There is another perspective to this story that is equally important and that is in a free society people are allowed to be stupid as long as they are knowingly responsible for the consequences of their actions. On the surface, it appears that the two sailors were unprepared for their journey and perhaps that cannot be argued. But, how many ill prepared people have we all met along the way that accomplished considerable passages with poor
boats, poor skills, and physically less than perfect shape? And then, there is that last thought . . . when we're gasping for our last breath of life and staring into the maw of Death . . . will You have any regrets? By then, it's too late.