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9/12/2021

Untold Stories from the Largest Boat Lift in History

by Jessica DuLong

On September 11, 2001, nearly half a million civilians in Lower Manhattan escaped by water when mariners conducted a spontaneous rescue. This was the largest waterborne evacuation in history, but has gone largely untold.

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Untold Stories from the Largest Boat Lift in History

by Jessica DuLong