Overview
After terrorists crashed passenger jets into the World Trade Center towers, which later collapsed, mariners delivered an estimated 400,000 to 500,000 people off Manhattan Island. This unplanned evacuation-unprecedented in speed, scale, and scope-became the largest boat lift in history. Mariners' skill, innovation, professionalism, and cooperation made the effort successful--
- | Author: Jessica Dulong
- | Publisher: Cornell University Press
- | Publication Date: May 15, 2021
- | Number of Pages: 270 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1501759124
- | ISBN-13: 9781501759123
