swells in some places, waves up to 15 feet. once water craft make their way down the mouth of the mississippi river, move through the delta and try to get out on to open sea, it is pandemonium on the water. response has been very, very limited. the bigger ships have had a tough time, but they've been able to maintain their pass out there and maintain their work. the smaller ships trying to deliver much-needed supplies. it's been severely limited today. there have been ships that left this port, going back to some of the bayou to protect some of the places like the national wildlife refuge. they've national wildlife refuge. they've been able to do work which is great. many of the places home for 400 species of endangered or protected birds, mammals, and, of course, those grasses. it's going to be around the clock effort, and, again, may be something that could take up to, say, 90 days, one of the latest estimates of the united states coast guard, a possibility of three months before they get a