NEW YORK — The Coast Guard is coordinating with local, state and federal agencies in response to the helicopter crash in the Hudson River that occurred Thursday afternoon in New York City near the Holland Tunnel.
Coast Guard Sector New York command center watchstanders received a report at approximately 3:15 p.m. reporting a downed helicopter into the Hudson River in New York City.
Response boat crews from Coast Guard stations New York, Sandy Hook and Kings Point, and Cutter Bonito were deployed to the incident.
An Urgent Marine Information Broadcast was issued regarding the incident and a safety zone was established, securing all vessel traffic 1 mile north and 1 mile south of the Holland Tunnel across the entire Hudson River.
At 6 p.m., the safety zone was reduced to 1,000 feet surrounding the Holland Tunnel ventilator and vessels may resume transiting the Hudson River slowly along the New York side with permission from on-scene assets.
The Coast Guard is working with the Army Corps of Engineers and the National Transportation Safety Board to salvage the helicopter. The cause of the incident is under investigation.
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