there was no standard for wheel to hook distance
wire trampling and whipping is a well appreciated phenomenon, and LM and the USN will factor it into any solution
Two conflicting statements. And we know that LM (and the USN and anyone else that's involved) were alive to both. That makes this fault rather unfortunate.
And to follow LO's ridiculed point, you can't just force the hook down onto the deck a bit harder. Those sparks don't just need sunglasses, they indicate serious metal work - wear to the deck and the hook shoes.