Twenty Years Ago
Tribute in Light seen between the bow of the Mary A. Whalen and the boom of the Clipper City. (Photo courtesy of Carolina Salguero)
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
Most of the general public are unaware of the important part that mariners played on that terrible day. The maritime community evacuated people by boat from Lower Manhattan and provided much needed support to first responders.
Carolina Salguero* was there on the water that day and documented what she saw and experienced. She created and maintains a permanent online exhibit that details the 9/11 maritime response, which was overlooked by mainstream news outlets at the time.
Screenshot of the main page of the online exhibit Mariners’ Response to 9/11.
Ms. Salguero is committed to highlighting the importance of the contributions mariners made immediately after the attack and in the months that followed.
One World Trade Center towers over the surrounding Lower Manhattan buildings. It is one of the structures that are part of the rebuilt World Trade Center site. This photo was taken from the Staten Island Ferry. 21 April 2016.
*Mahalo to Carolina Salguero. She is the founder and Executive Director of PortSide NewYork. The organization is based on board the historic oil tanker, Mary A. Whalen, which is currently berthed in the Atlantic Basin in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Maritime Hawai‘i had the pleasure to visit the ship in 2016.
Mary A. Whalen. 24 April 2016.
