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US AIRWAY Flight 1549 Salvage & Pollution Response

US AIRWAY Flight 1549 Salvage & Pollution Response.

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US AIRWAY Flight 1549 Salvage & Pollution Response

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  1. US AIRWAY Flight 1549 Salvage& Pollution Response

  2. Immediately upon the notification that a passenger plane had ditched in the Hudson River, local Coast Guard units mobilized into an Incident Response Team and seamlessly coordinated with emergency responders and passenger vessels to rapidly rescue the survivors

  3. Even before the conclusion of the unprecedented rescue of all 155 passengers and crew onboard US Airways Fligh1549 Sector NY FOSCR and Pollution Investigators arrived on scene to coordinate Port Safety and Pollution Response.

  4. Once it was confirmed that all persons on board the aircraft were safe the Incident Response Team focused all of its efforts towards the recovery of the aircraft and the containment of the fuel still onboard the plane

  5. SITUATION:Aircraft was mostly submerged in the Hudson River at the tip of Battery Park City in ManhattanIt was no longer moving but it was slowly sinking and settling in the mudStructural condition of the plane was unknown36° water temperature and 20° air temperature.Approximately 2600 gallons of JP-5 on board aircraft

  6. Unified Command for Aircraft SalvageNTSBUS AirwaysNY City Office of Emergency ManagementNY State Department of Environmental ConservationNY City Department of Environmental ProtectionWeeks Marine – Salvaged the aircraftHMHTTC - OSRONYPDFDNYUS Coast GuardNOAANJ State Police

  7. Concerns:Icing conditionsFast river current Safety of the salvage personnel, the divers & First RespondersWere the engines still attachedFuelLoss of evidence Can the aircraft be salvaged in one complete section?

  8. Goals:Protect the safety of the salvage personnel, the divers and First Responders Prevent a fuel spillSalvage the aircraft in one piece Safely transport the aircraft to the Weeks yard in Bayonne New JerseyPreserve Evidence for the NTSB InvestigationReopen the waterway to unrestricted traffic

  9. Process:Develop a Salvage, Safety and Pollution Prevention Plan Divers conducted extensive underwater surveys to determine the condition of the aircraft Modified the salvage plan based on the survey Prior to lifting all pollution response equipment was prepared and pre-staged on the shore or on the barge used to transport the aircraftOnce a final review was conducted the Aircraft was carefully lifted up.

  10. Even with the below freezing temperatures, icing conditions and fast river current the aircraft was safely salvaged two days later with no fuel spilled into the Hudson River

  11. Preserved vital evidence for the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation.

  12. On the third day the fuel was carefully drained from the wing tanks and the aircraft was transported to New Jersey

  13. Port engine was recovered from the river 5 days after the crashThe aircraft was disassembled for transportation

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