Ebb tide, flowing water, even choppy water- makes no difference. The Hudson is not tidal BTW!
quote from some guy above...!
erm
YES, the hudson is tidal i can assure you,
and the currents are very fast and they were on that day !
2-3kts downstream.
secondly
re the above poster who thinks hes knows it all about safety briefs....
no safety briefing is run of the mill...
you must expect the unexpected and it may just save your life,
do you stay in a hotel and not bother to check your fire exit???
as i said in my post above we have had many unexpected catasprohic landing and take off events (but not fatal) in the past 2-3 years in large commercial jets operated by western airlines,
look at the list above !
one minute your sitting their all warm and comfy in your seat, on your i-pod or your're tired or with your shoes off
then you are suddenly plunged into a different world of chaos...
pax have had to get outta the plane double quick and with the help of superb cabin crews...
examples...
the air france a340 toronto crash, and BA 777 at london airport,
also the britannia airways crash of a 757 on landing at gerona in spain is
good example too, right mess but luckily no one killed...
if the crew at the rear door of this ditched US air a320 had allowed the pax to have fully opened that rear main door then the outcome would not have been so happy as the a/c would have flooded quickly and sunk faster...
if that pax had read his safety card he would have known not to have done that !!!
in ditchings usually the overwing exits are they way to go or out the cockpit window...remember that... just one day the cockpit window
may be your only or last safe exit !
(but not always, look at the 146/RJ85/100 series jets...no overwings)
READ and listen to the safety briefs/cards
just one day it will help you...
save the arrogance/complacency
''or, i dont need to know'' for somewhere else please,