Mike was a fun-loving guy, he was very gregarious, he was part of the community ; he was part of the family of this business that we're in. Larry Legere More Quotes by Larry Legere More Quotes From Larry Legere That is the expectation for these types of shipping companies, it's a very competitive business. It's very expensive to delay trips. Larry Legere us-news This is what we do for a living, we know it's dangerous and people die doing it. Every time you untie the boat, you're taking a risk. Larry Legere us-news I'm pretty sure it happened very quickly and very violently, if it was enough to rip the bridge right off El Faro, it was a very violent end. Larry Legere us-news My guess is that Phil Greene saw that Phil Greene could outrun the storm, providing everything went right. Larry Legere us-news My guess is that he saw that he could outrun the storm, providing everything went right, he would have weighed all of the factors -- the weather, the condition of the ship. Larry Legere us-news Mike was a very capable and experienced captain, he would have weighed all of the factors -- the weather, the condition of the ship. Larry Legere top-news However, I don't believe he would have been pressured by the company, considering the weather forecast and so forth. Larry Legere top-news