The 65-foot Cutter Hawser out of Bayonne, NJ patrols New York Harbor, normally performing such operations as icebreaking, law enforcement, and search and rescue. On September 11, 2001, however, the cutter was underway within hours of the attacks on the World Trade Center. Here, the BMC, the ship's chief, surveys the unfolding tragedy from across New York Harbor. US Coast Guard Art Program 2002 Collection, Ob ID # 200203, "New York Harbor: 9/11," Nate Ostrow, design marker, 18 x 14
