God bless him - he's 75! I'm sure the journo's mis-quoted him as they do. He is, of course, right, it's just that..........................
"Something has gone wrong. I'm not sure what it is, whether it is man-made or machine made. It could be either." - spot on, Prof.
"I think they will float it again" - yup, I'd go for that before getting a crane.
"It's pretty unlikely it will sink," - I thought that's how they worked?
I wonder how may telephoto shots the baddies have of the exposed hull by now? This is several one up on leaving your laptop or USB stick on a train.