Hindering Factors
In the meantime, word of Hagen's actions had spread, sparking heated debate in PNG over whether or not he was engaging in criminal behaviour. Rapid escalation led to intervention from a parliamentary committee, which determined that the National Museum had acted illegally in issuing Hagen an export authorization for the Swamp Ghost. The PNG administration decided it couldn't let the plane leave the nation when it was rescued from the ocean and sitting ready to be transferred to the US.