Maybe, but I'd bet a serious inspector would find that his schedule was suddenly very full, and he might not be able to get back to their place for an inspection for a few days, weeks...? A restaurant can't last long with their doors closed and a "Health Inspector" sign on the front door. They'll be out of business one way or the other.
How predictably evasive!
OK, assuming none of your students ever made it to work for MMS (I'm certain you track the career of each and every one)....
What action do you think should be taken towards regulation of off-shore drilling? I agree with you that we can only trust the businesses so far. I'll even go first, with the caveat that I am not a lawyer, so some of this may be restricted by Fed/State laws...
I'm guessing that these are far enough off-shore to be a federal jurisdiction, the states have no say (other than 'pretty please, Mr Fed')? Well, since the Gulf states take the brunt of the damage, if I were Gov or Atty General of a Gulf State, I'd want some say in the matter.
Maybe the Gulf States form a group to 'oversee the overseers'? One of the first things I'd do if I were part of that group is to set up requirements for a containment plan, so when all else fails, there are procedures and equipment to contain and clean up the damage within hours of it being detected.
-ERD50