Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises
Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises is a boat-based sightseeing and entertainment company in Manhattan, New York. Its principal business is operating guided tours of New York City from its base at Pier 83 in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood.
Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises
Circle Line cruise, 1973. Photo by Arthur Tress.
The Circle Line XVII touring the Harlem River
Fireworks at Pier 83 in 2006.
Maritime response following the September 11 attacks
Following the September 11 attacks in New York City, many people were unable to leave Lower Manhattan due to the closure of bridges and tunnels and mass transportation. Within minutes of the first plane hitting the first tower, multiple fireboats from the New York City Fire Department rushed to the scene. The United States Coast Guard coordinated a large convoy of merchant ships, tugboats, and ferries to evacuate the stranded and injured victims.
United States Coast Guard patrolling the New York Harbor with the impact area of World Trade Center in sight, September 11, 2001.
Patrol Boat Hocking of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on its way providing assistance to the site of World Trade Center on 11 September 2001.
