“There were thousands of people on the pier and they rushed the ferry.”planes crashed into the

“There were thousands of people on the pier and they rushed the ferry.”

When planes crashed into the World Trade Center on September 11th, tens of thousands were stranded on the island of Manhattan.

Boat captains of all types of vessels sailed into action. They rescued thousands of New Yorkers and whisked them to safety in what would become the largest US maritime rescue mission. This is their story.

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