User blog comment:Maimer1882/Hero or not a hero.../@comment-3146930-20110919033235/@comment-3146930-20110919233806

Poseidon and his allies had been searching for the ship since the Sea of Monsters. Even if they didnt know about the attack, they could allow Poseidon's forces to find it and still use it as a distraction. Remember that Luke attacked Olympus with a full army of monsters after the ship was destroyed. Even if it was destroyed, the monsters on board werent the main attack force