Coast Guard, local agencies respond to plane crash on the Hudson River

NEW YORK CITY — Coast Guard crews and local responders are responding to reports of a small plane crashing on the Hudson River, New York, Friday.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New York received a call at approximately 7:30 p.m. Friday, reporting a small plane had crashed into the Hudson River. 

Sector New York issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast notice to mariners, requesting vessels in the area to keep a sharp lookout for the crashed plane and for any survivors. 

Assets involved in the search include:

-Coast Guard Station New York

-New York Police Department

-New York Police Department Aviation Division

-New York Fire Deparetment

-New Jersey State Police

-And other local agencies are also responding.