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September 11 Boatlift: Local Captain Recalls Historic Evacuation

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Captain Jack Curtin aboard the tugboat docked at Battery Park on September 11, 2001.

Captain Jack Curtin aboard the tugboat docked at Battery Park on September 11, 2001.

On the mooring the day before, with the Twin Towers visible in the background, right.

On the mooring the day before, with the Twin Towers visible in the background, right. COURTESY CAPTAIN JACK CURTIN

The view from the water, on the tugboat.

The view from the water, on the tugboat. COURTESY CAPTAIN JACK CURTIN

The view from the tugboat Peter F. Gellatly pre-9/11.

The view from the tugboat Peter F. Gellatly pre-9/11. COURTESY CAPTAIN JACK CURTIN

Kitty Merrill on Sep 9, 2021
When catch limits began to make success as a tile fisherman untenable, the needle on Captain Jack Curtin’s career compass turned from Montauk to Manhattan. Today, he’s back fishing out... more

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