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How a Coast Guard lieutenant improvised the largest maritime evacuation

CLAVE 1 / 4Over 100 boats responded to Lieutenant Michael Day’s call for help in evacuating Lower Manhattan on September 11, 2001.

CLAVE 2 / 4Day used a 100-foot pilot boat to broadcast evacuation orders after all communications systems failed.

CLAVE 3 / 4Thousands of people were ferried to safety by tugboats and ferries in what became the largest maritime evacuation in history.

CLAVE 4 / 4Day had only three hours of sleep over four days while coordinating the relief effort.

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