Rescue at Water's Edge: The U.S. Merchant Marine Response to 9/11

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To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the September 11th attacks, members of the U.S. Merchant Marine share how they helped evacuate people from lower Manhattan and brought supplies and first responders back to the World Trade Center site. More than 300,000 people were evacuated by water on 9/11 - the largest unplanned water evacuation in the history of the United States.

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  • Thank you to the Merchant Marines. You guys are always getting jipped out of the credit DUE YOU. You guys are awesome and have contributed SO MUCH to Americans from day one. People need to know who you are and what you've done for this country. God Bless You All and thank you for all you've done!

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  • My grandfather was the chief engineer aboard her for almost 30 years. I'd love to see the boat some time

  • This is truly wonderful, would have been nice to have known about these very heroic people before now. Thanks for the info

  • i am proud to be a part of the historic fireboat JOHN J HARVEY which used its archaic old ship to pump water to the site of the two building collapses, when the fire department couldn't. They worked for 80 hours straight..after they evacuated many people from lower manhattan. They need help financially and physically..deck painting and the like...

  • Is that the SS Mormaclynx in the painting at 1:30? That was my first ship 3rd class sea term!

  • Wonderful Job! check out what everyday ordinary people did to help  see "Boat Lift, An untold tale of 9/11 resilience" narrated by Tom Hanks. Makes me proud to be an American and a native New Yorker!

  • wonderful job guys, Walt Whitman and Sterling Morrison would have been proud of you. We are !

  • Check out: BOATLIFT, An Untold Tale of 9/11 Resilience.

  • Congress, DOT, and Secretary LaHood: Fund the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy appropriately. The Midshipmen and staff at this Federal Service Academy deserve facilities that are safe and up-to-date.

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