The great boat lift of 9/11; The unsung story of how hundreds of thousands were rescued that tragic
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9/11: 20 years later
The great boat lift of 9/11
The unsung story of how hundreds of thousands were rescued that tragic day
https://www.nj.com/news/2021/09/the-great-boat-lift-of-911.html?utm_source=pocket-newtab
Updated on Sep 10, 5:36 PM; Published on Sep 10, 6:45 AM
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Boats converge on lower Manhattan to help evacuate thousands on Sept. 11, 2001. Twenty years later, it remains one of the lesser-known stories of 9/11. Courtesy of the New York Police Department
By Brittney Davies | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com,Joe Atmonavage | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com and Matthew Stanmyre | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
It was midmorning, but the air was black as midnight. Sirens and alarms wailed, echoing down ghostly streets, and dazed, ash-covered people screamed as they scrambled in all directions.
Karen Lacey was among them, stumbling through throngs along the lower Manhattan waterfront, edging her way toward the cold, choppy waters of the Hudson River.
Fleeing from the dense dust in the aftermath of the collapse of the south tower of the World Trade Center and fearing she would be crushed by the debris, Lacey believed she had only one chance to save her life.
She climbed over the steel railing alongside the river.
“Lady, don’t jump!” a police officer yelled.
But in the heavy smoke and clouds of ash and dust, the air turned from gray to pitch-black and she immediately lost sight of him.
She jumped................................................
As the Twin Towers fell, the maritime community would rescue and transport an estimated 400,000 people off the island of Manhattan to New Jersey and elsewhere. Courtesy of the New York City Police Department
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dinner boats, sightseeing boats and more. Countless captains and crews converged on the Hudson to help rescue the thousands of people who were desperate to flee.
But 20 years later, the maritime evacuation from Manhattan remains one of the lesser-known stories of 9/11. The countless narratives chronicling the events of that day include tales of heroism and tragedy, but much less has been devoted to the extraordinary maritime efforts in New York Harbor. In fact, at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in Manhattan, only a small corner of space is dedicated to it.
“There was this incredible selflessness and risk-taking by mariners, who made the choice over and over again to rescue people,” said Jessica DuLong, the author of a book about the 9/11 maritime operation. “It is just an incredible story of the way people help each other in a disaster.”
Twenty-four minutes after the first plane hit, most of the usual ways to get out of the city were not available. Virtually every mode of transportation in and out of Manhattan was temporarily shut down.
Except for the boats.'>>>
((Perfect coincidence, family and friends just came by my house, in MD.))
