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GradyPhilpott · 30 September 2011, 05:16 AM

Check it out. I think it will be the best 11 minutes you spend today.

"In nine hours, boats streaming in from all over the Northeast evacuated 500,000 people trapped on Manhattan Island by the complete shutdown of all trains and bridges in the wake of the fall of the twin towers. (Compare that with history’s second-biggest evacuation, of 339,000 soldiers and civilians from Dunkirk, in WWII, which took nine days.)

"One of the things this event illustrates is that in cities present and future, redundancy is one of the keys to resilience. New York has long neglected its waterfront, and in the face of rising seas it is even occasionally seen as a liability. And yet without access to the water, a half million New Yorkers would not have made it home on 9/11.

"This documentary was produced by Road2Resilience, part of an effort by the Center for National Policy to 'build the reflexes and instincts necessary at every level of American society to respond quickly and wisely to future crises.'”

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/citi...81?tag=nl.e660

STEELINOX · 30 September 2011, 05:33 AM

Amazing vid Grady, thank you !

GradyPhilpott · 30 September 2011, 05:48 AM

Not to trivialize the intent of the video, but did you see the Sub Date at about 09:53?

STEELINOX · 30 September 2011, 07:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GradyPhilpott

Not to trivialize the intent of the video, but did you see the Sub Date at about 09:53?

Yes, I did !

GradyPhilpott · 30 September 2011, 08:01 AM

Cool, huh!

Numismatist · 30 September 2011, 08:02 AM

GradyPhilpott · 30 September 2011, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Numismatist

That's it in a nutshell.

No one had to get on the airwaves to get those people off that island.

A bunch of folks with boats looked at the situation and got themselves and their gear to where it was needed most and got the job done.

That's patriotism at its finest.

Semper Fi!

blackmsport · 30 September 2011, 08:14 AM

very good stuff

30 September 2011, 05:16 AM	#1
GradyPhilpott 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Mexico Watch: Seiko #SRK047 Posts: 34,460	9-11 Boat Evacuation in NYC‏ Check it out. I think it will be the best 11 minutes you spend today. "In nine hours, boats streaming in from all over the Northeast evacuated 500,000 people trapped on Manhattan Island by the complete shutdown of all trains and bridges in the wake of the fall of the twin towers. (Compare that with history’s second-biggest evacuation, of 339,000 soldiers and civilians from Dunkirk, in WWII, which took nine days.) "One of the things this event illustrates is that in cities present and future, redundancy is one of the keys to resilience. New York has long neglected its waterfront, and in the face of rising seas it is even occasionally seen as a liability. And yet without access to the water, a half million New Yorkers would not have made it home on 9/11. "This documentary was produced by Road2Resilience, part of an effort by the Center for National Policy to 'build the reflexes and instincts necessary at every level of American society to respond quickly and wisely to future crises.'” http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/citi...81?tag=nl.e660 __________________ JJ Inaugural TRF $50 Watch Challenge Winner

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STEELINOX 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Real Name: Sink-O! Location: a praire in AZ Watch: ROLEX-less atm... Posts: 14,021	Amazing vid Grady, thank you ! __________________ *Positive Waves Baby* Lug Hole Loyalist / Chamfer Line Inspector INFORTHE WIN SUB-MAH-REEEN-ER ~ !

30 September 2011, 05:48 AM	#3
GradyPhilpott 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: New Mexico Watch: Seiko #SRK047 Posts: 34,460	Not to trivialize the intent of the video, but did you see the Sub Date at about 09:53? __________________ JJ Inaugural TRF $50 Watch Challenge Winner

30 September 2011, 08:01 AM	#5
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blackmsport Banned Join Date: May 2009 Location: Melb - Australia Posts: 2,959	very good stuff

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