I am reminded of one those Crash Investigation Programmes where a plane developed a fuel leak in the middle of the Atlantic. The pilots had a warning that something was wrong but did not not establish that it was a leak until it was too late.

Whatever and whoever may have been to blame for getting them into such a position - and this show does tend to demonstrate that it never just one factor that goes wrong but a combination - from that point onward all of the passengers owed their lives to the crew.

They mangaged to find the only available land - a tiny mid-atlantic island - and to glide unpowered for many miles - to land the plane.

Were the crew villans for getting the passengers into the mess or heroes for getting them out of it?