By numbers alone it now rivals the Dunkirk Evacuation where the British evacuated about 400,000 British and French across the English Channel as the German Panzer Divisions were advancing. During the week the US coast guard alone was rescuing 100 per hour. We probably will not even be able to calculate the total number of rescues including those by private citizens and businesses. I think a web site were all rescuers could post their stories and also list the numbers they rescued would be interesting.
What a brilliant, astute observation. I hadn't thought of the historical comparison, but you are right on.