US Airways plane lands in Hudson river

Passengers wait to escape to a ferry from the wings of the US Airways Airbus 320 that landed safely in the waters of the Hudson river in New York after a flock of birds knocked out both its engines. All 155 people on board survived Photograph: Gary Hershorn/Reuters

A diver jumps into the water next to the plane, floating in the Hudson river, which is west of Manhattan and separates New York from New Jersey Photograph: Eric Thayer/Reuters

Emergency personnel search for more passengers Photograph: Eric Thayer/Reuters

Passengers are taken off the plane Photograph: Eric Thayer/Reuters

A lifeboat carries people away Photograph: Eric Thayer/Reuters

Rescue crews secure the floating plane Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images

The plane seen from New York with the skyline of Jersey City in the background Photograph: Edouard HR Gluck/AP

Rescue boats surround the plane Photograph: Alexandre Valerio/AP

Janis Krum, a passenger on a passing ferry, used his mobile phone to take this picture of passengers escaping Photograph: Janis Krums/AP

Ferries surround the plane Photograph: Bebeto Matthews/AP

Security video footage from the Manhattan cruise terminal shows the plane ditching in the Hudson Photograph: AP

Workers surround the plane as it begins to sink Photograph: Justin Lane/EPA

Officials believe the plane was airborne for three minutes before its emergency landing Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty

A rescuer helps a passenger to an ambulance Photograph: Liz Schultz/AP

Passengers wait for a bus to take them from a first aid centre in Weehawken, New Jersey, back to LaGuardia airport Photograph: Stuart Ramson/AP

The plane floats in the Hudson Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Emergency crew work around the wreckage in the icy waters Photograph: PATRICK ANDRADE/REUTERS

The plane is lit by work lights while tied to the seawall and awaiting removal Photograph: Chip East/Reuters

Workers prepare to lift the wreckage from the Hudson Photograph: Craig Ruttle/AP