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And in addition. and after reading your heart felt post-— Thank you for your service for our country , Sir. These cables have tremendous cable strength. To break one requires a huge miss exceeding the specs. A court of inquiry will be called, but I see human error. I speculate the carrier was lined up wrong in the wind . Instead of repositioning, the Captain permitted a “hot” landing ( tail wind ). you NEVER DO THAT!! Those jets have a 10, 20, 30 degree flap capability to slow the craft but with a tail wind ,that is no good. Ill bet the landind speed of that Jet was 20% out of max. — Why?
I speculate the Captain violated the rules. I rest my case.

Have you ever even seen the complex machine the cable is attached too aka the arresting gear? There is a lot more going on and many more factors and persons involved in landings and making decisions than the Captain. Whether a plane lands or not is usually the Air Boss decision. He can be given an order and if it is an incorrect one endangering crew and ship he can refuse it. Same with CHENG if Captain ordered she ship to exceed it's propulsion capacities. Did you know a plane can not launch without the Engineering Officer of the Watch permission? He too though below water line is privy to direction and speeds etc. His concern is steam pressure available.

I don't believe you even read the article. They found the cause. It had nothing to do with the issues you mention and was corrected. Now IF it was as you say there would have had to have been a massive coverup. The Air Boss would be raising bloody cane. The LSO would be raising cane. The flight deck crew as well. NOT TO MENTION IT IS ALL FILMED AND BROADCASTED TO THE CREW REAL TIME.

BTW if cables are checked each landing. A guy from V-2 I think runs across the FD checking the cable between landings.

This makes about as much since as John McCain caused a carrier fire. Even with filmed evidence and plane spotted in a position making it impossible the post show up on here all the time and No I do not like McCain.