10/9/2002: Cargo ships buildup

Undertoad • Oct 9, 2002 3:38 pm
Image

Hundreds upon hundreds of cargo ships are just floating around on the West Coast waiting to be unloaded.
perth • Oct 9, 2002 3:39 pm
very neat image, sort of surreal. anyone know where a higher-res version may be found?

~james
Griff • Oct 9, 2002 3:43 pm
Cool image, kind of a calm D-Day. Anybody know what percentage of traffic got re-routed to Mexico?
arz • Oct 9, 2002 4:08 pm
Ensenada was able to take some ships, but the problem with that port is that it is too shallow to accept many of the "super freighters."
juju • Oct 9, 2002 4:52 pm
What's the story behind the picture?
Nic Name • Oct 9, 2002 4:55 pm
I think it's something about a strike that was costing the American economy in excess of a billion dollars a day.

btw juju, what planet are you logged on from? ;)
jaguar • Oct 9, 2002 5:28 pm
A high res would make a fantastic background...
Undertoad • Oct 9, 2002 5:28 pm
Hi-res version: in wire photos, there's always a chance that MSNBC makes it one of their pics of the week. When that happens I try to pick it up and put it in the thread. Otherwise, I've tried to work my way through the AP trying to get information about images, but I never get very far.

They trickle the news images out to us on purpose, I think. I would be happy to pay a wire service for rights to some of their shots, to get better access, and to make this all legal, but they just aren't oriented around small players.
juju • Oct 9, 2002 6:19 pm
Originally posted by Nic Name
I think it's something about a strike that was costing the American economy in excess of a billion dollars a day.

btw juju, what planet are you logged on from? ;)

Ohh yeah I forgot about that. I've missed the news these past few days, though now I remember the thread on here about this.
Nic Name • Oct 9, 2002 6:22 pm
I used to worry about UT relying on CNN for his news of the world, until I realized that some people get their news from the Cellar. ;)
juju • Oct 9, 2002 8:30 pm
Well, usually I watch NBC Nightly News. But i've been tweaking the PVR software I have set up on my computer, and I haven't been recording stuff lately.

I'm actually going to get cable tv on Monday, so hopefully my potential sources will increase.
Undertoad • Oct 9, 2002 8:32 pm
:mad:

I don't rely on CNN.
juju • Oct 9, 2002 8:34 pm
^ CNN-Boy!
Undertoad • Oct 9, 2002 8:40 pm
:rar:
juju • Oct 9, 2002 9:01 pm
Come on, man. You love CNN. Don't deny your roots.
dave • Oct 10, 2002 12:27 am
Love and reliance are two different things.
blowmeetheclown • Oct 10, 2002 10:33 am
Originally posted by dave
Love and reliance are two different things.
I rely on heroin, I don't love it.