

Biggest and probably current constraint is the time it takes to create new manufacturing facilities. With how bad things are, I would imagine they have already maxed the output of the available production lines.
From what I’ve seen working in manufacturing and production facilities, it takes a handful of years to set up new production lines and many more to set up while new production facilities.







To be fair, I wouldn’t be surprised if the crew tried sabotaging the boat. They probably realized, at the last minute, that there was no escape, and tried to flood the boat to hide as much evidence as possible. Clearly they failed, but that would explain the sinking sub and lost bales.