Take a look at the photograph. Are there really still people who think airliners shouldn't be equipped with lifejackets? When Captain Sully landed on the Hudson, one of the main points said to be in his favour was the fact that it was the Hudson, and not open sea. This pilot successfully landed on the open sea, some way off shore. Everyone survived. Whatever the reason for the ditching, he obviously demonstrated tremendous skill in making the water landing survivable for those onboard his Embraer 120, in the same way Sully did for those on board his Airbus. I would therefore assume that in theory there is more chance of surviving a ditching than many people on this forum believed prior to the Hudson incident. Does this latest ditching not make the case for marine survival equipment even more "WATERTIGHT".