Comment by TeamMCS
3 years ago
Whilst I agree, and I hope the vessel had adequate insurance for such an eventuality, it's a excellent "training" exercise.
Real world scenarios which don't involve any enemy combatants are invaluable to keep everyone at peak readiness
It's also a little annoying to hear their lead adviser, David Concannon, complain about government moving too slowly: https://youtu.be/nW3r01_ZWmY
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/oceangate-...
He's representing a company that took safety shortcuts because government regulations slow innovation, but is also complaining that the government isn't helping them quickly enough in this search.
He thanks the governments, but says they need to move faster. As an adviser, he should be telling this company to have a better emergency plan.