History is story for the PH maritime industry. For some reasons or another and sometimes unimaginable why and how but publicity still persist and if ever we have an Oscar or Grammy award we are the best and most decorated actors in maritime history. Lately the USS Guardian, we had talking and discussing how to removed from the reef and the more we talk on TV and newspapers the more the destruction will occur. I will not surprised in a week or two the USS Guardian had been dismantled by unknown forces. The money spent though its not come from the government coffers but the damage will be beyond our imagination and it should be more than what we expect. So many resources had been neglected and wasted and why we wasted so much time by asking an advice from some in our own maritime sector re: Malayan Towage and Salvage and some sailors waiting to be tapped who had the experience with this kind of special operation. Most of the crew I know from the smit barge are mostly Filipinos and most of their salvage fleet are manned by filipino masters and officers. As a manning capital of the world we had all the capabilities but sad to know and say publicity stunt still persist first.