Majestic Star boat in Stillwater was used to help during 9/11 attacks

This week, 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS is remembering the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on America as the 20th anniversary approaches.

A boat that played a big part in helping rescue workers in New York now calls Stillwater home.

The Majestic Star, owned by Stillwater River Boats, was parked in New York Harbor when the Twin Towers were attacked on 9/11.

For the next week, the boat stayed in the harbor and was used by first responders as they worked at Ground Zero.

"Needed someplace to go to rest, to eat to sleep to get any medical if they needed it but then they would go right back out there they needed some place close by to do all that," Brian Anderson with Stillwater River Boats said.

The Majestic Star is now used for private cruises and weddings.

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