Given that, why wouldn't the regulator seize the hull from the sea to aid anything it may have had on its mind? Being mindful of personalities, business dealings, politics etc. it makes one wonder if perhaps an element of cronyism isn't at work here. Any denial of cronyism should be accompanied with the recovered wreck at least. CASA are known for loosing evidence once it's been seized, but I guess if it stays where it is, it's effectively lost.