and the smell of low tide, was really an amazing juxtaposition.” Until the events of September 11, 2001, the ship would have been entirely out of sight by 1818.
On that tragic day, when many people across the globe watched in horror as a Boeing 767 carrying 20,000 gallons of jet
fuel slammed into the northern tower of the globe Trade Center, the ship had long since faded from memory.
Hundreds of people were killed instantaneously when the 110-story tower was ripped apart by the blast.
About 50,000 people worked in the facilities on an average workday. It was estimated that an additional 140,000 individuals visited the Twin Towers every day.
