[PCW] Northwest Passage - was mono vs. cat

[sealubber7 at aol.com]

This?IS the catamaran list...., but while we're talking about it, I read somewhere that the Northwest Passage was opening up and there is competitive interest from the US Coast Guard, the Canadian Coast Guard, and the Russians. Each is afraid that the others will control it if they don't show a dominating presence.?That's a trip I'd like to make.


-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Deering <deering at ak.net>
To: 'Power Catamaran List' <power-catamaran at lists.samurai.com>
Sent: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:24 pm
Subject: Re: [PCW] Northwest Passage - was mono vs. cat



"I don't even think "hundreds" is true for commercial vessels. 
Actually, I'm sure it is not."

Georgs, my source is the District Commander (Admiral Brooks) for the 17th CG
District, which encompasses Alaska.  But he readily admits that the data is
sparse as there is no tracking system currently in place.  

The bottom line though is that things are changing dramatically and rapidly
up there and the Coast Guard is taking it very seriously based on a lot of
analysis.  I think their biggest fear, at least initially, is having to
respond to a cruise ship mishap involving hundreds of passengers.  
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