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 500,000 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.

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