9/11 voice recordings

[Tom]

Just thought people might be interested in voice recordings from the twin towers, in light of the ongoing trial in the US.

http://www.ogrish.com/archives/2006/april/ogrish-dot-com-kevin cosgrove 911.mp3

The ending to ^^ this ^^ is particularly frightening.

http://www.ogrish.com/archives/2006/april/ogrish-dot-com-melissa doi 911.mp3


I'm presuming (and the goulish part of me is hoping) that they may also release recordings from the flight that crashed as well.

 

[Will]

Thats one thing I don't understand about this trial in the US. What does playing these recordings have to do with establishing his guilt? The horror of the crime isn't an influencing factor on his guilt, that is something for the judge to decide during sentencing?

 

[throdgrain]

Just electrocute the fucker anyway I say .

 

[Gray]

The ending to the first one did seem quite chilling.

I couldnt really understand it though as it was rather muffled, at the end what happened? Was that the time the actual building collapsed?

 

[supersaint]

Transcript of Melissa Doi's call to 9-11 operators

Melissa Doi: Oh my God, I'm on the 83rd floor! I’m on the 83rd floor!

9-11: Ma’am how ya doing?

MD: Is it… is it… are they going to be able to get somebody up here?

9-11: Well of course ma’am. We’re coming up for you.

MD: Well, There's no one here yet and the floor's completely engulfed. We are on the floor and we can't breathe and it's very, very, very hot.

9-11: It’s very... are the lights still on?

MD: The lights are on but it’s very hot, very hot! We’re all the way on the other side of Liberty and its very, very hot!

9-11: Can you turn the lights off?

MD: No! No the lights are off.

9-11: Now, everybody stay calm, you’re doing a good job. Everybody’s coming, everybody knows… everybody knows what happened. That have to take time to come up there, you know that. You got to be very careful.

MD: It’s very, very hot.

9-11: I understand. You’ve got to be very, very careful… how they approach you, ok? Now you stay calm. How many people where you’re at right now?

MD: There’s like five people here with me. Everybody’s having trouble breathing, some people are worse.

9-11: Unconscious? Everybody awake? And its very hot there but there’s no fire there right?

MD: I can’t see because its too hot.

9-11: Very hot. No fire for now and no smoke right?

MD: Of course there’s smoke! There is smoke! I can’t breathe! I think there is fire because it’s very hot. It’s very hot everywhere on the floor.

9-11: I’m documenting what you’re saying ok? It’s very hot, you see no fire but you see smoke right?

MD: It’s very hot. I don’t see any air anymore. All I see is smoke. Please…

9-11: Listen. The call is in, I’m documenting…

MD: I'm going to die, aren't I?

9-11: No, no, no.

MD: I'm going to die.

9-11: Ma'am say your prayers.

MD: I’m going to die.

9-11: You have to think positive because you got to help each other off the floor.

MD: I’m going to die. I know I’m going to die.

9-11: Stay calm, stay calm, stay calm. You’re doing a good job.

MD: Please God. No. It’s so hot. I’m burning up.

(9-11 operator talks on radio)

MD: Wait, wait, wait! We here voices! Hello! Help!

9-11: Hello ma’am?

MD: Help!

9-11: Stay calm, stay calm. Just don’t move.

MD: Oh my God. Find out if there's anybody here on the 83rd floor.

9-11: Ma'am stay on the phone with me.

MD: Find out if there's anyone on the 83rd floor because we thought we heard somebody.

9-11: Ma'am I already notified the lieutenant, ok? I already notified the lieutenant that there’s five people on the 83rd floor right? Very hot and smoky so they won’t overlook you, ok dear?

MD: Can you... can you stay on the line with me please?

9-11: Yes ma’am.

MD: I feel like I'm dying… they’re here?

9-11: Are they inside with you yet, dear?

MD: No.

9-11: Ok, Stay calm.

MD: Can you find out where they are?

9-11: Ma’am, stay calm until they get inside.

(9-11 operator talks on radio and tape ends)



Transcript of Kevin Cosgrove's call to 9-11 operators

9-11: What's the telephone number I can tell FD to push up? What's the telephone number you're calling from?

Kevin Cosgrove: I can barely see.

9-11: You can barely see?

KC: 4-4-1... .

9-11: 4-4-1... .

KC: 2-6-2-3

9-11: That's on the 105th floor of the Northwest corner, right?

KC: Right.

9-11: At number Two World Trade Center?

KC: Right ... Lady, there's two of us in this office. We're not ready to die, but it's getting bad.

9-11: I understand, sir. We're trying to get all the apparatuses there. I am trying to let them know where you are. Stay on the line

KC: Oh, please hurry.

Fire Department: Let me talk to the caller please ... Let me talk to the caller. Where is he?

9-11: He's on the line.

FD: Let me talk to him ... Where is the fire, sir?

KC: Smoke really bad. 105 Two Tower.

FD: Alright. Sit tight. We'll get to you as soon as we can.

KC: They keep saying that, but the smoke's really bad now.

FD: That's all we can do now.

KC: What floor are you guys up to?

FD: We're getting there. We're getting there.

KC: Doesn't feel like it, man. I got young kids.

FD: I understand that, sir. We're on the way.

9-11: He's on the 105th floor in the Northwest corner.

KC: He hung up on me ... Hello, operator?

9-11: Yes?

KC: Come on, man.

9-11: We have everything we need, sir.

KC: I know you do, but doesn't seem like it ... You got lots of people up here.

9-11: I understand.

KC: I know you got a lot in the building, but we are on the top. Smoke raises, too. We are on the floor. We're in the window. I can barely breathe now. I can't see.

9-11: Okay, just try to hang in there. I'm going to stay with you.

KC: You can say that, you're in an air-conditioned building. What the hell happened?

9-11: Okay. I'm still here ... still trying ... The Fire Department is trying to get to you.

KC: Doesn't feel like it.

9-11: Okay, try to calm down so you can conserve your oxygen, okay? Try to ...

KC: Tell God to blow the wind from the West. It's really bad. It's black. It's arid. Does anyone else wanna chime in here? We're young men. We're not ready to die.

9-11: I understand.

KC: How the hell are you going to get my ass down? I need oxygen.

9-11: They're coming. They're getting you. They have a lot of apparatuses on the scene.

KC: It doesn't feel like it, lady. You get them in from all over. You get 'em in from Jersey. I don't give a shit. Ohio.

9-11: Okay, sir. What's your last name?

KC: Name's Cosgrove. I must have told you about a dozen times already. C.O.S.G.R.O.V.E. My wife thinks I'm alright. I called and said I was leaving the building and that I was fine and then -- bang ... Cherry. Doug Cherry. Doug Cherry's next to me. 105. Whose office? John Ostaru's office?

9-11: That's where he said? That's the office?

KC: We're in John Ostaru's office. O.S.T.A.R.U.

9-11: A.R.U.

KC: Right. That's the office we're in. There are three of us in here.

9-11: Ostaru. Hello?

KC: Hello. We're looking in ... We're overlooking the Financial Center. Three of us. Two broken windows. Oh God. Oh ...

At this point the tower collapses.