Shanghai drill recreates 'Miracle on the Hudson'
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> 150 <span word="airplane">airplane</span> "<span word="passengers">passengers</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="drill">drill</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="size">size</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yangtze">Yangtze</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="estuary">estuary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="simulate">simulate</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="ditched">ditched</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="engines">engines</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Huang">Huang</span> <span word="Jianwei">Jianwei</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Maritime">Maritime</span> <span word="Safety">Safety</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="command">command</span> <span word="center">center</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="drill">drill</span>, <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simulation">simulation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Airways">Airways</span> <span word="Flight">Flight</span> 1549, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="landed">landed</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hudson">Hudson</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009 <span word="with">with</span> 155 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="board">board</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zhai">Zhai</span> <span word="Jiugang">Jiugang</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="maritime">maritime</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="engines">engines</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="striking">striking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flock">flock</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="La">La</span> <span word="Guardia">Guardia</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Flight">Flight</span> 1549, <span word="Captain">Captain</span> <span word="Chesley">Chesley</span> <span word="B">B</span>. "<span word="Sully">Sully</span>" <span word="Sullenberger">Sullenberger</span>, <span word="ditched">ditched</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="icy">icy</span> <span word="river">river</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="rescued">rescued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flotilla">flotilla</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="converging">converging</span> <span word="ferries">ferries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="boats">boats</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="Miracle">Miracle</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hudson">Hudson</span>", <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sullenberger">Sullenberger</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="hero">hero</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="grace">grace</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="airport">airport</span>, <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Huang">Huang</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="drill">drill</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="in">in</span> 40 <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 20 <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="patrol">patrol</span> <span word="vessels">vessels</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="helicopters">helicopters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="maritime">maritime</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="fitted">fitted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="lifting">lifting</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span>.</p>
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