Whether or not he deserves to go to prison is debateable; there were numerous failings in this case as detailed in the NTSB report. But to say that this amounted to nothing more than "soiling some birds" is, at best, an enormous understatement, and I'm being kind. Everyone should read
Uncharted Waters: Criminalizing the Cosco Busan Incident from the Maritime Executive. We're entering a new era with unknown consequences for all of us. Try to keep 'er between the buoys.....