9/11: Largest ever evacuation by boat in history
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By , on September 16th, 2011 2 comments   Life At Sea, Vessels and Equipment   , , , , , ,  

Eric Wolff alerted me to this moving documentary on the 500,000 people evacuated by boat from Manhattan on 9/11. From Christopher Mims: In nine hours, boats streaming in from all over the Northeast evacuated 500,000 people trapped on Manhattan Island by the complete shutdown of all trains and bridges in the wake of the fall . . . → Read More: 9/11: Largest ever evacuation by boat in history

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Never seen a sailor we couldn’t lick
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By , on August 10th, 2011 Leave a comment   Art, Life At Sea   , ,  

Most of the DSN team has also never seen a sailor that we couldn’t lick. Salty! Via GRP & Comically Vintage.

Nautical Phrase/Term Wednesday: Cup of Joe
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By , on July 28th, 2009 Leave a comment   Nautical Terms and Phrases   , , , , , , , ,  

From our ol’ friend Navy lore: Josephus Daniels (18 May 1862-15 January 1948) was appointed Secretary of the Navy by President Woodrow Wilson in 1913. Among his reforms of the Navy were inaugurating the practice of making 100 Sailors from the Fleet eligible for entrance into the Naval Academy, the introduction of women into the . . . → Read More: Nautical Phrase/Term Wednesday: Cup of Joe

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