No training. This was just what people did that day.
- One of the captains that evacuated Manhattan on 9/11
It's not quite fair to call this "America's Dunkirk", since the English Channel is a lot wider than the Hudson River. And the Luftwaffe had something to say in 1940, that they didn't have in 2001.
But this is a great story, well told by Tom Hanks. About the time that the Coast Guard sent out a radio message to all boats that can help evacuate Manhattan. This is the story of the boats who responded, and evacuated a Million people in a day.
I've posted about this before. But this seems somehow apropos. And click through to that post to see the comment from Friend Of The Blog Paul, Dammit! who knows a bunch of the people interviewed in this. It's worth your time.
And you do read his blog every day, don't you? Thought so.
America's Dinkirk?
ReplyDeleteOther than that, good video.
I think the evacuation was well underway by the time the Coasties got involved. A good friend ran a Boston Whaler down from White Plains, to get his wife and coworkers back home.
ReplyDeleteKudos for the USCG for getting things organized.