Saved by the Boats: The Heroic Sea Evacuation of September 11

September 11 2001 was a dark day in U.S. history. Amid the chaos of the attacks sea captains and crews raced by boat to the tragic scene. Nearly 500000 people on New York City's Manhattan Island were rescued that day in what would later be called the largest sea evacuation in history. In this rarely told story of heroism we come to understand that in our darkest hours people shine brightly as a beacon of hope.