Coast Guard

"We had a specific strategy in mind to accomplish this. We set out to buy up everything in the area, making us the only company in New England with the equipment needed for an immediate clean-up. The following morning, we showed up all set to go with our truckloads of equipment and hoses. The Coast Guard, who did the hiring, had no choice but to give us the job because nobody else could replicate what we had already onsite and we could access it immediately.  Buying all those hoses had been a huge risk, but a risk worth taking."

"When Røkke finally came up, the mood was somber. What were they to do? The rules are clear: The Coast Guard must be notified immediately if there is reason to believe that a boat has gone down. But that did not happen. For Kjell Inge Røkke, who had the operational responsibility on board, did not raise the alarm either. And even though the command lines formally had the captain at the top, the officers perceived Røkke as the real boss, and they registered with concern that Røkke did not want to do anything. On the contrary, he sat with his feet on the table and told stories about Norwegian fishermen who had gone down at sea."