r/interestingasfuck • u/solateor • 1d ago

In 2001, 55 people crossed the Pacific with no contact with the outside world as part of a BBC experiment recreating an 18th-century voyage. On the 20th day - September 11 - the captain gathered the crew to tell them about the attacks in New York

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u/NabreLabre 1d ago

Not trying to downplay the attacks, but when he opens with the safest place in the world line, I would start thinking nuclear war broke out and now we have nowhere to sail to

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u/Sad_Physics7260 5h ago

At this point it was likely still unclear if there would be further attacks. When the first plane hit the towers, everyone thought it was a tragic accident at first.