Deletion of Scott Waddle

Comment: The main idea about  is to protect the privacy of victims of a single event. I cannot see that a person who has written and published a reasonably well-known book about the event needs protection like that. The fact that he has been a reasonably high-profile keynote speaker on the topic of marine responsibility http://www.speaking.com/speakers/scottwaddle.html means there is considerable interest in the person Scott Waddle, not merely the event he was involved in
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons (WP:BLP1E)

Comment: Presence of vandalism needs to be dealt with. It is not an argument to delete articles about people who clearly meet . Moreover, there's no way that Waddle can even be plausibly be called a BLP1E or an individual of marginal notability given his long career and his work after the accident. Also note that the nominator has  explicitly attempted to canvass for deletion http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?showtopic=23608
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BIO)

Comment: The one event sparked different other things, so he's not notable for just the one event. Also  is not a valid reason for deletion, especially when it is semi-protected for a long time
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions (WP:NOEFFORT)

Comment: between the event, the book, and the lecturing career, he meets . This isn't a case of being known for only a one-time event but rather a case of being known for a one-time event and its sequelae
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:N)

Comment: to Ehime Maru and USS Greeneville collision.  Serious  issues here, but it is a somewhat plausible search term
Stance: merge
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons (WP:BLP1E)