impressive if true
Big news...... If the congested straights become more narrow, More congestion and navigation problems for captains.
Most big ports would be happy to have a 45 foot channel. A hundred foot depth is not a factor in shipping. - tom
The Abe Lincoln passed through the Straits of Malacca without incident after the quake.
YAWN. Can't wait for the Gonzalez battle to get Tsumaniland off the news.
NGA?
Make sure you provide a link to http://www.nmic.navy.mil/
If only the president sent more money sooner.
The straights of Malacca are notoriously shallow.
SHIPPING LANES: A TARGET FOR TERRORISM?
Posted by WhoDaresWins on Tuesday, 18 May 2004 (18:55:45) CDT
Contributed by WhoDaresWins
The straits of Malacca and Singapore form one of the world's busiest sealanes, with 50,000 vessels a year passing through, carrying half the world's oil supplies and two-thirds of its liquefied natural gas to the energy-dependent economies of China, Japan and Korea.
The narrow and shallow straits are also one of the most dangerous, topping the global list for piracy attacks in a region where there are several well established terrorist groups.
Possibly even fewer, too.
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