Part 45 – AUGUST 16 1988
''The officer had the info in front of him. He disregarded information on the ship's computer. [The computer was telling him] the approaching aircraft was not a military plane.'' - US Official commenting on the Pentagon Report
For immemorial times, Captains have exercised absolute authority at sea. Consequently, early insurance writs, agreements with ship owners and passengers and the Board of Trade, dubbed them "Master Under God".
