USS New York put into service

NEW YORK – The USS New York, built with steel from the rubble of the World Trade Center, was put into Navy service yesterday as a symbol of both healing and strength. The $1 billion warship was built near New Orleans by workers who survived Hurricane Katrina. Read the full story

Two still missing after collision over Hudson River

NEW YORK (CNN)  — Divers will make another attempt Monday to find two remaining victims from the collision of a small plane and a sightseeing helicopter over the Hudson River.

Nine people, including five Italian tourists, were aboard the aircraft when they collided shortly before noon Saturday. Seven bodies have been pulled from waters up to 50 feet deep by divers working in near-zero visibility.

The search was put on hold as a storm approached Sunday evening, police said.

Investigators had raised the wreckage of the helicopter, but the plane remained missing.

New York police said they thought side-scan sonar pointed them to the wreckage of the Piper Saratoga PA-32 just north of where the helicopter went down, but Deborah Hersman, chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board, said swift current and low visibility hindered divers.

Aug. 9 (Bloomberg) — Rescue workers, including divers from the New York Police Department, resumed their search in the Hudson River today for those killed when a sightseeing helicopter and a small plane collided over the water yesterday.

Two bodies were found yesterday and it’s unlikely there were any survivors, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said yesterday. A third body believed to be that of a plane passenger was recovered before the search was suspended last night, Lieutenant John Grimpel of the New York Police Department said. Read the full story

NEW YORK (WPIX) — A helicopter and a small plane have collided just before noon over the Hudson river.

There were five tourists and a pilot onboard the sightseeing helicopter. It is being reported that three people were on the plane. At least one passenger has been killed and six others have been rescued thus far. Read the full story