I spent 4 years going back and forth on the intercoastal between the SC
state Line and Portsmouth, Virginia (it was a great job by the way) and
most people do not realize how much commercial and military traffic
travels the intercoastal. It is as vital a link for commerce and
security these days as much as it was years ago. Not everything can
just be trucked in on the back of an 18 wheeler and a lot of things we
would not want to travel our highways anyway. Plus there is the matter
of clearance under bridges I don't recall to many overpasses that
allowed a load over 60 ft high to pass under it. Also if people
actually knew what was traveling on the water behind some of those
million dollar homes they might not want to live there.

Marty