Though not as dramatic as Mike's report, shipping is down on the Great Lakes, at least in Duluth, MN, which is the largest and busiest seaport on the lakes. Several lakers have already been laid up for the winter here. That usually does not happen until late December. Things are slowing down. Of course, there are NO recreational vessels on the water now. Maybe a few commercial fishermen, but even they are few and far between. Winter has already arrived. Temps down in the single digits and some snow. David Sorenson Duluth, MN On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:39:03 -0800 Mike Maurice <mikem@yachtsdelivered.com> writes: > I have just been through the traffic lanes off Los Angeles, San > Francisco, and Seattle. Ship traffic is almost non existent. We had > one > such ship pass us from Neah Bay to Port Angeles and one more during > the > next day from Port Angeles to Seattle. > > I have read that large numbers of such ship will be going into layup > if > the economy does not improve. > > Mike > > _____________________________________ > Capt. Mike Maurice > Tigard Oregon(Near Portland) > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers-and-trawlering > > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, > change email address, etc) go to: > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/trawlers-and-trawlering > > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited. > > ____________________________________________________________ Click here to find the perfect picture with our powerful photo search features. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw1aBnJrS56dABS44TI9K4fUYK00l1dEElbHWEjAabw5i5cp2/