ABOUT TIME: U.S. DOT Honors Service of Merchant Mariners on 9/11. “The heroism of merchant mariners who evacuated hundreds of thousands of people from Lower Manhattan after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks is featured in a new video released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration. ‘Rescue at Water’s Edge,’ includes interviews with vessel operators, emergency responders and passengers.”

I wrote a column on this back in 2002.

Here’s the video. It’s nice to see the faces and hear the voices of the people who performed this amazing feat.