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Thiel
Post subject: 9/11 Boat liftPosted: September 11th, 2011, 11:57 pm
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We all remember what happened on the 11th September 2001, but most people doesn't realize that during the nine hours that followed more than half a million people where evacuated via boat from lower Manhattan.
It wasn't planned and all organization was done on the fly from the bridge of Pilot no. 1 as events unfolded.
http://gcaptain.com/video-boatlift-unto ... even?30705

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Post subject: Re: 9/11 Boat liftPosted: September 12th, 2011, 12:01 am
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Wasn't it September, american dates are very confusing (conform!)

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Post subject: Re: 9/11 Boat liftPosted: September 12th, 2011, 12:05 am
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It was. I'm using my phone and the dictionary isn't cooperating.
Anyway, just to give a sense of scale it took the allies nine days to evacuate some 340,000 troops from Dunkirk

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Post subject: Re: 9/11 Boat liftPosted: September 12th, 2011, 12:08 am
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Ah, same problem on mine (confusing ship with dip)

They do have massive ferries though but again it's a massive effort and those involved deserve a medal

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Post subject: Re: 9/11 Boat liftPosted: September 12th, 2011, 4:50 am
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Great video, thanks for posting! Such a monumental effort and good to see people helping each other when in need :)

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Post subject: Re: 9/11 Boat liftPosted: September 12th, 2011, 8:13 am
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I saw it yesterday on the CNN... Amazing the force and love that all that people expose that unfaithful day of september of 10 years ago...

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Post subject: Re: 9/11 Boat liftPosted: September 13th, 2011, 2:58 am
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Rodondo wrote:
Wasn't it September, american dates are very confusing (conform!)
Yes, we call it 9/11 here.

CONFORM TO US! :p


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