Did you know there was a massive boatlift by individual boat owners to get people off Lower Manhattan after the attack on the Twin Towers?
I didn’t, either. See the brief documentary here:
Moving documentary of 9/11 evacuation by boat shows resilience of cities | SmartPlanet.
I’m glad I was able to share this. It’s almost impossible not to imagine reasons why this seems to have been a secret for ten years. I hope it wasn’t because we’re supposed to feel as helpless as possible!
I would have missed this if not for your post, Sally. Thanks.
I saw the full documentary- it was amazing. Funny there hasn’t been more information about this…it is truly the story of ordinary people doing extraordinary things
Wow. I didn’t know that happened on that day. Very moving. A great reminder of the many stories of heroism and acts of kindness on a horrible day in our history.
I never knew about this, either! I guess there was so much focus on the lives lost, the rescues, and the destruction that this facet didn’t receive much (any) press at the time. Thanks for sharing!