Rogue Wave
The U.S. Coast Guard on and After 9/11
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On the morning of September 11, 2001, the U.S. Coast Guard faced a mission no one had trained for. In the hours that followed, Coast Guardsmen coordinated the largest maritime evacuation in history, moving tens of thousands of people from Lower Manhattan by water.
Rogue Wave: The U.S. Coast Guard on and after 9/11, written by Chief Petty Officer P.J. Capelotti, Ph.D., USCGR, with a foreword by then-Commandant Admiral Thomas H. Collins, is the official history of that day and the service’s rapid transformation into a core homeland-security force. From the chaotic waters of New York Harbor to the institutional shift that placed the Coast Guard inside the new Department of Homeland Security, this monograph captures courage, adaptability, and quiet professionalism.
“Perhaps the definitive book on the U.S. Coast Guard’s involvement as a leading responder on September 11, 2001.”