Pilot Chesley Sullenberger safely landed a US Airways passenger plane on New York's Hudson River after both its engines failed.

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Future generations may sing about the "hero on the Hudson" - the pilot who saved his passengers when he crash-landed on a river.

VOA: special.2009.01.30

Well I'm a river pilot on the River Mersey what I do is to bring the big ships into Liverpool and then take them out again when they've finished discharging their cargo.

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After public pressure and leadership from a local councilman and the corps' commander, officials at several levels of government created the Los Angeles River Pilot Recreation Zone along a lush segment that features tree-lined islands, vistas of the San Gabriel Mountains and abundant wildlife such as herons, egrets, hawks and kingfishers.

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Also named in the lawsuit are the company the pilot worked for, Atleo River Air Services, and the estate of Mattersdorfer.

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