When was the EGM that Phipps made that remark? From the OHM announcment:
This is one of OHM's first shallow water contracts since the Company formally
launched its shallow water CSEM service in November, and the first time that
CSEM will be used in the Falkland Islands. Until now, CSEM was most effective in
very deep waters, however OHM has designed a method that overcomes the technical
challenges of shallow water, and it can be used effectively in depths as shallow
as 50 metres.
Perhaps if Phipps said it was unsuitable, it really was unsuitable? Maybe now Desire could benefit from it's use...