Reply #24: Was it continuous loop video?

[Lance_Boyle]

The wording in this article makes it sound like a member of the bridge crew videotaped the incident in a more ad hoc fashion:

"The incident, which President George W. Bush denounced Tuesday as a 'provocative act,' was videotaped by a crew member on the bridge of the destroyer."

I'm not sure what to make of it. If the incident was captured by continuous loop cameras that are always on, wouldn't they say so, instead of pointing out that a crew member taped it?