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 More Quotes by Larry Legere More Quotes From Larry Legere 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 us-news 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 However, I don't believe he would have been pressured by the company, considering the weather forecast and so forth. Larry Legere top-news