Lay-ups

©  2010  Rose George

The number of ships lying idle is bigger than some of the world’s navies, writes the daily boating magazine Mad Mariner. Presumably they’re not referring to Lichtenstein or Andorra, though not being more specific with their reference means they could be, making their comparison daft. Nonetheless the piece is interesting if only for its picture of ships lying idle off Singapore. You could do some superb speed-boat slalom amongst that lot.