Some other people deserve credit.
Sure, the plane captains deserve most of the credit for getting the plane down safely *and* landing it as such that it didn't sink right away.
The passengers and crew for the plane who didn't get into a panic and were able to get everyone out of the plane before it sank
The captains and the crews of the ferry boats who quickly responded to get people off of the plane and out of the water (throwing life jackets into the water to the victoms and getting cradles out to pluck people out of the water.
The Coast Guard for getting there quickly and pulling many people out of the water.
Other than the victim with two broken legs, I'm glad to hear that nobody else was seriously hurt.
That is nothing short of a miracle.
secondly, i was a firefighter in London Fire Brigade for 13 years, we proudly considered ourselves, the biggest, oldest and best in world. I think every fireman in London, i hope to speak for them, would say nyc fireman are heroes of biblical proportions. i salute you guys. let me say, you cannot drill or prepare for this shit. you guys were awesome. what i saw tonight was synergy between private and public services and was awestruck. it left me buzzin. simply outstanding.
FDNY (Fire Department of New York (City)) and NYPD (New York (City) Police department) rock (Even before 9-11). Outside of the military, you will have a hard time finding a finer and braver group of people in the world. When I lived in NJ I knew a few of them - great people, too.