Editor,

I find it almost funny that there has been a vacuum in the process of putting together the important pieces that are needed to run a ship.

I would have thought that the search would have begun even before the keel was laid. A good plan would have included the crew in the delivery trip to give the crew hands on experience and receive advice from the builder's delivery crew. Upon arrival the new crew would be quite familiar with their new ship and ready to serve the people of Tonga in a professional way.

John Emberson

JEmberson [at] precisioneng [dot] com