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| NY plane to be lifted from river |
| Recovery teams are preparing to lift the fuselage of a plane which crashed minutes after take-off into the Hudson River in New York City.
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 17-January-2009
6:15:17 AM |
| The US Airways plane has been tied to a pier since Thursday's accident in which all 155 people on board were rescued.
Divers were also continuing the search of the river bed for both engines, thought to have broken off on impact.
Transportation officials said the river's strong current has hampered the search.
The plane is due to be lifted by a crane and placed on a barge.
Apart from the missing engines, it remains intact.
Officials said they want to avoid it breaking apart as it is salvaged
The National Transportation Safety Board's Kitty Higgins said the flight recorder would be examined once the plane was lifted.
Speaking on Friday, she said: "The weather conditions are not the most favourable. The effort has been affected by the strong current, which has really limited the amount of dive-time that we've had.
"The divers can only be in the water for a certain amount of time."
Also on Saturday, pilot Chesley Sullenberger and his co-pilot are expected to be interviewed by investigators.
While relieved passengers have spoken to the media of their ordeal in the freezing waters, Captain Sullenberger is not able to speak publicly while the inquiry continues.
He was widely praised for his skill in bringing down the stricken plane after both engines failed when birds apparently flew into them.
The city's mayor, Michael Bloomberg, also honoured the rescuers who pulled all the passengers and crew to safety
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