[newzjunkey]

Four U.S. Navy warships made up a response force dedicated to recovering the S/V Quest: the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, the guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf, the guided-missile destroyers USS Sterett and USS Bulkeley.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! All those assets and the "negotiations" end with all four murdered?

[samadams2000]

Who made the decision to “follow” the boat? This set the stage for failure. They should have dropped a team in near by and take a shot. This is just crazy FAIL that must have come from the top.