Oops! Crews dredging PCBs from Hudson River rip out remnants of Colonial fort in NY

September 30th, 2009 Pilot of jet that landed in Hudson to fly againTEMPE, Ariz. — The pilot who guided his crippled jetliner to a safe emergency landing in the Hudson River in January is set to fly again.

September 30th, 2009 Hudson 'Miracle' pilots reuniting for NY flightNEW YORK — The "Miracle on the Hudson" pilots are reuniting in the cockpit for the first time for a flight out of New York. Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and 1st Officer Jeffrey Skiles will pilot a flight on Thursday from LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte, N.C.

September 30th, 2009 Sullenberger will return to the cockpitTEMPE, Ariz. — The pilot who guided a US Airways flight into New York's Hudson River will return to flying regular flights along with new duties as a management pilot.

September 26th, 2009 Dig along upper Hudson opens window to old NY fortFORT EDWARD, N.Y. — A mistake made along the Hudson River is offering archaeologists a rare glimpse into how colonial military engineers built wooden forts, including the key stronghold constructed here by the British during the French and Indian War.

August 25th, 2009 Nicaragua to dredge border river with Costa RicaMANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaragua will reroute a river on the border with Costa Rica that has been at the center of a lengthy dispute between the two Central American countries, the Nicaraguan government announced Tuesday. Eden Pastora, president of the committee for development of the San Juan River, said the dredging project will begin at the end of September and cost $1 million.

August 20th, 2009 EPA: Dig planned for NY site of old fort beamsFORT EDWARD, N.Y. — Archaeologists plan to excavate a Hudson River site where crews dredging PCB-contaminated sediment last week mistakenly ripped out the remains of what was once Britain's largest fort in colonial America.

August 14th, 2009 Oops! Crew tears out remnants of old NY river fortFORT EDWARD, N.Y. — Crews dredging PCBs from the Hudson River on Friday ripped away remnants of what was once Britain's largest fort in Colonial America, a mistake that incensed local officials who had feared the cleanup project would damage such relics in the area.

August 14th, 2009 Oops! Crews tear out last remnant of old NY fortFORT EDWARD, N.Y. — Crews dredging PCBs from the upper Hudson River have ripped away the last remnants of what was once Britain's largest fort in Colonial America.

June 9th, 2009 Hudson River co-captain worried about air safetyWASHINGTON — The co-captain of the USAirways flight that made a safe emergency landing in the Hudson River says most regional airline pilots are well qualified but "there are cracks in the system." Jeff Skiles said in a nationally broadcast interview Tuesday that there appears to be a shortage of well qualified pilots, and "we're having to hire down to the FAA minimums, which most pilots consider to be substandard." Interviewed on CBS's "The Early Show" as hearings got under way into the forced landing of USAirways Flight 1549 last Jan. 15, Skiles also questioned existing federal rules on how many consecutive hours pilots can work.

May 7th, 2009 DHAKA - Bangladesh has sought foreign aid to dredge all its rivers and has told prospective donors that funds provided would be properly used. The assurance came from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who met envoys of different countries and heads of international agencies, The Daily Star newspaper said Thursday.

April 23rd, 2009 DHAKA - Sixty two cargo vessels are stranded at the Chittagong port after a ship sank Monday, blocking the only channel in the estuary leading to the port. 'We are considering a move to open an alternative channel near the location of the sunken coaster (a small ship)...

April 22nd, 2009 Ark. man digging in garden unearths cannonballFORT SMITH, Ark. — Officials say a Fort Smith man digging in his garden unearthed a Civil War-era cannonball that's possibly still explosive.

February 5th, 2009 NEW YORK - Cockpit recordings of the ill-fated US Airways plane that crashed in the Hudson River last month reveal that the pilot calmly advised air traffic controllers, 'We're going to be in the Hudson'. The Airbus 320 plane crashed in New York's Hudson River Jan 15 after losing both engines, apparently hit by a flock of birds, after taking off from LaGuardia Airport.

January 17th, 2009 NEW YORK - Crews worked into the night Saturday to slowly lift out of the icy Hudson River a US airways jet that made a successful emergency landing saving all 155 passengers and crew onboard. Work to recover the waterlogged A320 was making 'very good progress', Kitty Higgins of the National Transportation Safety Board told a press conference.

December 31st, 2008 LONDON - Actress Kate Hudson, who stars in the new movie 'Bride Wars', says that a couple should be sure they want to get married before taking the vows. Contactmusic.com reports Hudson as saying: 'Number one: Make sure you're ready to get married, that you're really sure you want to do this.