[Dragon returns: Re-watch the first astronaut splashdown in 45 years]During a post-landing news conference, Bridenstine said the landing site was cleared by the U.S.
Coast Guard before the landing but then after the splashdown the private vessels “just came in.”“Certainly, we had all the clearance that was required at landing,” Bridentstine said, adding that as soon as the “capsule was in the water for a good period of time, and, you know, the boats just made a beeline for it so it’s a big area to have to clear and clear all of it is probably gonna require more resources.”Bridenstine said the wayward boats were not anticipated but despite the tropical storm on Florida’s east coast “it was a beautiful, sunny day” on the west coast and a lot.