There were 4, 229 people on board the vessel at the timeof the casualty and while the tragic loss of life caused by this regrettable incident will rightly be the subject of forensic investigations for some time to come, it should not be forgotten that without the skilled response of the majority of the crew, the loss of life could have been far higher.
Despite the set-back and subsequent criticism for being an expensive casualty, Deng is confident of bouncing back in time for the start of the coming campaign.