The Boatlift (0:11)

The Boatlift is an excellent, uplifting, emotional documentary that is a must see. Thankfully, The Boatlift is available online at multiple sites. Two of the sites are The Coast Guard Digest and YouTube. Narrated by Tom Hanks, The Boatlift  recalls the efforts of private and public boaters to evacuate people from Manhattan on 9/11. When the towers fell, a half of million were stranded on Manhattan as the bridges and tunnels were closed. As the multitudes of survivors walked to the Sound, the Coast Guard began shuttling people away from the island. Given the magnitude of the crowds, the Coast Guard sounded a Mayday and asked boaters to help with the evacuation. And they did. People never had seen so many boats. The evacuation took nine hours and there were no accidents. Please watch this documentary about the unsung heroes of that day.