Without intending to be completely obnoxious, I hardly think that the pax carried offshore in NFL are any better than those in the global offshore market. Neither physically better nor more better trained. Everyone does HUET & sea survival and as stated earlier - plenty of instances of successful HUET moments in real life.
I just don't want to see a fine aircraft blamed. We seem constantly to be looking for excuses or something to blame for what is just an accident. To infer that any aircraft out there is not built to be 100% faultless by intent is ridiculous.
What are people hoping to gain from this? The safer option is to take the boat. Go for it. The same environment sank the Titanic.
What has happened to PPRUNE. It used to be PILOTS discussing PILOTING issues. Isn't there a better place for passangers to take their complaints? Are we fuelling a debate here and informing persons with ZERO experience behind the controls and NO aviation qualifications?
How detremental is this to our industry. How many of these posts are from the media?