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Looking Back Over 25 Years — Remembering the Great New York Boatlift

Posted on September 11, 2026 by Rick SpilmanSeptember 11, 2026

The attacks of 9/11 do not seem to be 25 years in the past. Everything remains too vivid to be that long ago, and yet the evidence of the time slipping by is all around me. My sons are now … Continue reading →

Posted in City of Ships, History, Lore of the Sea | Tagged 9/11, American Dunkirk, BOATLIFT, Great New York Boatlift, manhattan, World Trade Center

On the 24th Anniversary of 9/11, Remembering the Great New York Boatlift

Posted on September 11, 2025 by Rick SpilmanSeptember 11, 2025

An updated repost. There is a line from a Paul Simon song, “These are the days of miracle and wonder.” One might not think to apply that lyric to the events of 9/11, 24 years ago today. Yet for at … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Lore of the Sea | Tagged 9/11, American Dunkirk, BOATLIFT, Great New York Boatlift, manhattan, World Trade Center

On the 23rd Anniversary of 9/11, Remembering the Great New York Boatlift

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Rick SpilmanSeptember 11, 2024

An updated repost. There is a line from a Paul Simon song, “These are the days of miracle and wonder.” One might not think to apply that lyric to the events of 9/11, 23 years ago today. Yet for at … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Lore of the Sea | Tagged 9/11, American Dunkirk, BOATLIFT, Great New York Boatlift, manhattan, World Trade Center
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