The Last Sunrise Between The Twin Towers (Photo Gallery)

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6:30 a.m.: Early in the morning on Sept. 11, 2001, Reinhard Karger awoke on his brother's sailboat, moored at a marina across the water from the World Trade Center. The sun has not yet risen when Karger photographs the skyline of Manhattan, complete with the twin towers. Reinhard Karger

A Unique Perspective On Sept. 11: The Last Sunrise Between The Twin Towers -- Spiegel Online

He came to New York for vacation, but became a witness to the most devastating terror attack the world had ever seen. Reinhard Karger documented the disaster from a marina across the water from the World Trade Center and shared his story with SPIEGEL ONLINE.

In the summer of 2001, my brother was living on a sailboat in New York Harbor. For one week, I went to visit him there to relax and sail a bit. I wanted to shop in Manhattan, and enjoy the last warm days of summer. The views were dazzling.

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