It has to be true that any given MV skipper is particularly excited to be the first to take Uncle Sam up on this offer!
Guinea pig and all that rot!
That said, it would be nice if someone would volunteer.
...not particularly excited...
The captains of these commercial vessels have to get the okay from their owners and insurance companies first. That will probably take a few phone calls from Trump.
Read later statements at CFP about how it will be done.
I just saw a couple of articles that said two ships have been escorted through.
Probably made up as a market manipulation because oil was getting too high again. Remember, it was just two days ago he notified Congress that the war was over.
He just says things off the cuff now.