I saw 3 ships come sailing by.. on Christmas day in the morning

Rather strange to wake up every morning including Christmas morning looking at the sea. And here are the 3 ships of the Christmas carol. Only they aren't sailing by. there were 6 of them actually - anchored off the Devon coast to stay in shelter. All cargo vessels with no cargoes. There's a global credit crunch remember. It costs more to tie up by the dock. So they stay at sea and the crews stay with them.