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Attack, bridges, tunnels and public transit shut down leaving hundreds of thousands of people in lower manhattan signedly stranded. coast guard reserve captain working in the area quickly sounded the alarm. i realized i need to reach out to the command center at the coast guard to tell them the only way we will get all these people out of here is by water. as first responders rushed to the scene the u.s. coast guard made a radio call asking all nearby boaters for help. all available boats this is the united states coast guard. anyone can help with the evacuation of lower manhattan report to governor s island. and help they did. everything that floated was out there. passenger boats and ferry boats, yachts. within minutes a volunteer fleet of mariners converged. new york waterway ferries were some of the first private boats ....