Old p-3 acoustic operator here, it seems strange to me to be doing training ops in such shallow busy water. Someone else mentioned the surfaced U.S. sub near Miami. Yes we could be doing joint training ops for that sub. We could be doing shallow water testing for a newly commissioned sub. But 3 p-8s on station at once 24/7? Not unless they're hunting a threat IMHO. And if they are, there would be fast attacks (like the one caught on the surface) being absolutely utilized as well. Now the other question is why that fast attack was surfaced? The only logical reason is because they had to be. Maybe a mechanical malfunction forced them to the surface. If there are 3 p-8s, I bet there are at least that many FAs.