Angry in the Great White North

From the Sun-Sentinal of south Florida:

Carnival Cruise Lines said Wednesday that the federal government has asked whether cruise ships could be used as emergency shelters or help in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in some other way.

The world's largest cruise line said that although "to undertake such an endeavor would involve many complicated issues, we are actively taking a look at it.'"

Carnival operates 21 ships, each of which holds anywhere from about 1,500 to 3,000 passengers.

"It is our intention to work with federal officials to determine the feasibility of moving a ship into the area if that is their desire,'' the Miami-based company said.

That's over 40,000 people. This relief effort is going to be one to go down in the history books.