Fort Schuyler Magazine Fall 2021

Author and Chief Engineer JESSICA DULONG

Discusses Her Book, Saved at the Seawall: Stories from the September 11 Boat Lift Journalist, historian, book

collaborator, ghostwriter and chief engineer Jessica DuLong came to Maritime College on October 9, to discuss her book, Saved at the Seawall: Stories from the September 11 Boat Lift , with the campus community. The book reveals the dramatic story of how the New York Harbor maritime community heroically delivered stranded commuters, residents,

and visitors out of harm’s way even before the U.S. Coast Guard called for all available boats, tugs, ferries, dinner boats, and other vessels. In less than nine hours, nearly half a million people from Manhattan were transported, making it the largest water evacuation in history. In her book, DuLong illustrates the intricacies of New York Harbor and the strength of the close-knit maritime community.

Remembering 9/11 TWENTY YEARS LATER On September 10, the New York Council Navy League hosted a special event at the U.S. Merchant Marine Memorial in Robert E. Wagner Jr. Park, Battery Park City, Manhattan. Fort Schuyler’s Color Guard was proud to participate in the tribute to merchant mariners that day. The event honored the 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001, and the heroes who took part in the 9/11 boatlift. After the attacks on 9/11, approximately 800 mariners rescued nearly 500,000 people from the waterfront in lower Manhattan, making it the world’s largest maritime evacuation in history.

Cadets Pay Tribute ON VETERAN’S DAY

In a special tribute to Veteran’s Day, the Color Guard and Regiment of Cadets paid homage to U.S. veterans and Veteran’s Day during morning formation. On Sunday, November 14, the Color Guard proudly participated in the 37th annual Throggs Neck Veteran’s Day Parade. The members marched as a Color Guard and Rifle Platoon and commanded two companies of cadets marching with the Guard.

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