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Modly insisted the that decision was his alone. He praised Crozier but said he had concluded that the captain "allowed the complexity of the challenge of the COVID breakout on the ship to overwhelm his ability to act professionally."

HA what a load of manure.

My bet is the Captain was on the line to his Superior officer...and when that failed he let his conscience be his guide, as he concluded that his asset was in danger of not being functional. You do not get to be a Captain in charge of a major asset if you do not know how to and ADHERE to bureaucratic protocol and or doctrine.

Bureaucratic protocol ossifies initiative and creativity.. there have been many times on the field of battle where the lack of initiative turned victory into defeat. The reason why Napoleon was a successful commander is that he applied novel tactical approaches in his engagements with an enemy who were using ossified tactical doctrines. Caesar at Alesia is a prime example of using a creative tactic to meet the extingencies of the circumstances.