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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/4094564.stm

They were really fortunate. Few people survive helo crashes. Amazing that it so happened to be over the river at the time. Anywhere else and who knows what could have happened.  ::)

I read elsewhere it's "Inflatable booms deployed".
It might have been far worse without those.
Rob.