Agreed on all accounts. SHARP issues are hard. I think the military is historically awful at addressing them, and it sounds like the same in the merchant community.That view creates a chicken and egg, or egg and chicken paradox. How are USMMA or the shipping companies supposed to do anything about it if incidents aren't reported contemporaneously so that an appropriate investigation can occur? We can't just assume guilt after the fact. The accused has rights as well.
Reports need to happen, and commands need to do everything thing they can to enable and protect reporters. I think informal reports and the CATCH program are a good start.