"The 777 is a long range aircraft much used on EROPS over sparsely populated and/or inhospitable environments. It is most likely that you’ll be in a position where serious consideration will have to be given to an off-airport landing or ditching (“controlled crash”)."
See the Cathay passenger video about the fumes(smoke?) in the cabin that diverted into Shemyak(sp?)? After what might have been a cargo fire warning? Think that gets the crews attention, and thought processes, while conducting N. Pacific, or any ETOPS, operations?
It's hard to explain to your spouse, or even over land only pilots, the huge difference between ETOPS and US/Europe continental flying.
It's like the difference between single engine vs two engine fighter ocean drags. Anyone choose the single engine?? Anyone choose an ETOPS emergency over an over land emergency?