The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) returned to Naval Station Norfolk on Jan. 17, 2024 after an 8.5 month deployment. Ford is the flagship carrier of Carrier Strike Group 12 and deployed to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations. Delays kept the ship from its original return date by over 70 days.
who captained america s largest maritime evacuation. i was a ferry captain on september 11 2001. we were loading passengers in highlands, newjersey for pier 11, wall street. after we discharged our passengers, the deckhand came up and said, a plane just hit the tower. i said, are you sure? are you sure it s not a movie? he said, no, a plane just hit the tower. a co worker called to let me know that the first tower had been hit. i walked over to battery park city, and we were standing almost at the base of the world trade center when the second plane flew over our head and hit the building. it was total chaos and mayhem within a few minutes. there were thousands of people on the pier, and theyjust rushed the ferry. i was there when the north tower fell. - picked up people right after.
whether the papers have been served and whether virginia giuffre s civil case can continue. nicholas witchell, bbc news. when the twin towers were attacked on september the 11th, people who just wanted to get home, were left stranded as nearly all modes of transport in lower manhatten came to a halt. but there was still one way to leave the island by boat. all kinds of vessels rescued half a million people from the chaos and took them to safety, this is the story of those who captained america s largest maritime evacuation. i was a ferry captain on september 11 2001. we were loading passengers in highlands, newjersey for pier 11, wall street. after we discharged our passengers, the deckhand came up and said, a plane just hit the tower. i says, are you sure? are you sure it s not a movie? he said, no, a plane just hit the tower. a co worker called to let me know