In 2009 , the company was instrumental in the rescue of passengers of US Airways Flight 1549 , which made an emergency landing on the Hudson River . The firm gained media attention both for its efforts to rescue passengers from airplane and for its hiring of 19-year-old Brittany Catanzaro as captain . Thanks in a large part to the successful efforts of Captains Vincent Lombardi and Catanzaro , together with their crews , all aboard were rescued
US Airways Flight 1549
US Airways Flight 1549
NY Waterway