Originally Posted by
Toshbaf
When US1549 crashed in the Hudson River, the pictures that I saw were of passengers without luggage. They knew they were in deep do do.
Indeed, most were without luggage, but I believe a couple did have their bags. This photo appears to show a guy on the wing with his suiter carryon hanging from his shoulder:
This one seems to have a guy on the far left holding a carryon:
I wonder if the rescue crews let them take the bags into the crowded rubber life boats.