The Maritime Heroes of 9/11 Behind The 9/11 Boat Lift

“The Great Boat-lift of 9/11 became the largest sea evacuation in history. Larger than the evacuation of Dunkirk in WWII, where 339,000 British & French soldiers were rescued over the course of 9 days. On 9/11, nearly 500,000 civilians were rescued by boat. It took less than 9 hours.” I start every morning of September 11th by watching this short and powerful documentary. I encourage you to do the same and pass it on to someone else. Our nation is at its peak for division, and this story reminds