Posted by Ron Carlson on September 16, 2011, 1:18 pm
On September 11, 2001, hundreds of thousands of people ran for their lives from the area of the World Trade Center in New York City. Thousands ran south, to discover the only way off Manhattan that day was by water.
Two videos tell the story of how members of the U.S. Merchant Marine, the U.S. Coast Guard, and private sailors, in an unplanned, spontaneous effort, used their ships and boats to help evacuate people from lower Manhattan and to bring first responders and emergency supplies back to the World Trade Center site. Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated by sea that day - the largest evacuation by sea in the history of the United States.
Thanks Ron for sharing these films. I did not know that this took place. It really shows what people are made of. It makes you wonder why the Media never has shown this??? Al