All Available Boats: The Great 9/11 Boatlift
On September 11, 2001, with Manhattan's bridges and tunnels shut, an armada of ferries, tugs, and private boats evacuated roughly half a million people by water in about nine hours.
On September 11, 2001, with Manhattan's bridges and tunnels shut, an armada of ferries, tugs, and private boats evacuated roughly half a million people by water in about nine hours.