Circle Line Port Captain Talks About Rescuing Passengers

Circle Line Captain Mike Duffy spoke with Sukanya about the part he played in rescuing passengers in yesterday's US Airways crash into the Hudson River.

Duffy was systematic in recruiting all available rescue personnel onto the scene--members of the FDNY, NYPD, and EMS, along with personnel on commuter ferries worked with each other to launch divers into the river. Duffy witnessed passengers clinging on to the wings of the sunken plane, as well as using its inflatable slides as rafts.

Recollected Duffy of his impulse to help, "You don't think of it at the time; the adrenaline's just running, so you do what's necessary without thinking of anything else." Duffy also employed an available 4 o'clock Circle Line boat to assist with rescue efforts.

"Everyone was calm; all boats in the area were coordinated with each other...It went surprisingly well," remarked Duffy.

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