Frank,
As to the politics of how, or whether, or if, it would have been given to the fleet for nicks ... I don't really care ... I think that door has closed ...I'm a bit over it now.
The future should be the focus now. I still believe it's an extremely useful bit of kit to be in the Industry's arsenal... one way or the other. What form it will take, who will use it, and how, and when, and at what cost, are the interesting questions for me.