I guess that they didn't have an ocean going tugboat that was available and sufficiently flame proof.
SpyNavy
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
Real aircraft carriers don’t have skate board ramps on them... ;-)