The talks with Exxon are still on. We are focusing on three matters, operator-ship, sunk costs and compensation.

When the ship has sunk everyone knows how she might have been saved

And you know what happens when a ship gets too many rats on board? It sinks. That's what.

I wondered if a ship had ever really sunk that way.

A ship is always referred to as she because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder

It depends on how this proceeds. The compensation costs for refugees, you can't keep them in sports stadiums forever. It depends on how quickly they're employed, have homes, how much public assistance. There are so many unknowns here.

All we had aboard the ship that morning was one Annapolis graduate and three reserves.