Hope they woke up enough by the time they landed to file their NASA report!
Yeah those island controllers sure seemed calm, I'd be freaking out thinking it was another Payne Stewart-type situation and begging for the ANG to go up and have a look.
There are a few NY approach controllers who would be a little less calm about that. I have heard one guy ream out airline and GA folks alike for not being Johnny-on-the spot with their initial call-ups. I learned all about speed and brevity during repeated transits of his sector