As Lieutenant Commander Cahoone's report on the matter was comprehensive, I will only provide the details relevant to the beginning of the incident as it is.
This particular situation with Spa and Cruise Lines executive reminded me of my experience with the said organization in the past. The situation was exactly the same and the same nihilism regarding the legal procedures took place intentionally or due to folly.
The said captain directly referred to the Data Protection Act while ignoring that the Section 28 - National security - and Section 29 - Crime and taxation - are the exception from the legal framework set up by that document. Any processing for the purpose of safeguarding national security is exempt from all the data protection principles, as well as Part II (subject access rights), Part III (notification), Part V (enforcement), and Section 55 (Unlawful obtaining of personal data). Data processed for the prevention or detection of crime, the apprehension or prosecution of offenders, or the assessment or collection of taxes are exempt from the first data protection principle as well.
The following actions are precisely described by Lieutenant Commander Natalie Cahoone.
According to our information, the terrorist attack took place when the Liner was stopped in Pennsylvania for the second time, not before that. Eventually, our actions seemed to provoke the extremists - though, this is just a version so far.
We don't have the correct information about the exact number of casualties during the incident. With all the mess taking place, the people were evacuated to Philadelphia and West Point and then to Manhattan and Erie. So far I had contacted Herdo for the commentaries on the matter, no answer received so far.