HRECOS Story: HRECOS Data Used in Rescue of US Airways Flight 1549
One year ago today, US Airways flight 1549 landed safely on the Hudson River. Many hands contributed to the successful rescue of all 155 passengers including HRECOS. Data from the HRECOS network and forecasts produced by our partners at the Stevens Institute NY Harbor Observing and Prediction System provided important information on river conditions.
The plane landed less than one kilometer from the HRECOS station at Castle Point. Within minutes of the crash, Alan Blumberg at the Stevens Institute compiled a detailed summary of river conditions for the next 48 hours. He sent this information to Michael Lee, Commander Supervisor at the Office of Emergency Management who then forwarded the data to the coast guard, the NY Fire Department and other emergency personnel on the river.
“Nobody else had this extremely important information to aid in the rescue,” Lee later told the Stevens Institute, “As always, we are very appreciative of Dr. Blumberg’s continued assistance and support.”
Dr. Blumberg’s summary included information on . . . read more at www.hrecos.org
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HRECOS collaborators at the NY Harbor Observing and Prediction System utilized HRECOS data to provide forecasts to rescue workers. The forecast above displays surface currents with red being the swiftest currents and purple being the weakest (m/s). The plane landed at approximately 3:31pm when currents were very fast.
The plane landed less than one kilometer from the HRECOS station at Castle Point. Within minutes of the crash, Alan Blumberg at the Stevens Institute compiled a detailed summary of river conditions for the next 48 hours. He sent this information to Michael Lee, Commander Supervisor at the Office of Emergency Management who then forwarded the data to the coast guard, the NY Fire Department and other emergency personnel on the river.
“Nobody else had this extremely important information to aid in the rescue,” Lee later told the Stevens Institute, “As always, we are very appreciative of Dr. Blumberg’s continued assistance and support.”
Dr. Blumberg’s summary included information on . . . read more at www.hrecos.org
Find more videos like this on OurHudson.org
HRECOS collaborators at the NY Harbor Observing and Prediction System utilized HRECOS data to provide forecasts to rescue workers. The forecast above displays surface currents with red being the swiftest currents and purple being the weakest (m/s). The plane landed at approximately 3:31pm when currents were very fast.
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