at least three or four studies have looked at worst-case scenarios, but said he did not think the agency needed to consider what would happen if a ship were hit by a plane.
"Why not?" Tierney asked.
"Because it's not realistic," said Capt. Mary Landry, commander of the U.S. Coast Guard's Marine Safety Office. Please tell me that article was written on or before Sept. 10, 2001. Otherwise, Mary needs a transfer to a nice, safe lighthouse or something.