A quick skim of the report addresses this and comes to the conclusion that all the media hoopla would have had the effect of compelling them to accept the task. Rather than speaking ill of the dead I wish crab would address the report and give us the benefit of his SAR experience by commenting on the facts. Trashing the crew brings no lessons learnt to the table. Sorry.
To start at the beginning of the analysis - this was not a life-saving mission, they casualty vessel was lost and the only medical issue was seasickness.
They were initially called out and then stood down - they did not need to launch.
Having made the decision to launch in pi** poor weather, they did not seem to have made any plan for diversion or considered diversion fuel planning.
Not taking extra fuel on a poor weather search was a major error - always plan for the worst and fuel jettison was possible.
Leaving scene should have happened earlier - the casualty vessel was under tow and close to the harbour.
Having gone around from the first ILS and seeing nothing of the airfield was the time to think about diverting.
Having gone around from the second (probably much lower) the consideration of a trans down to the airfield should have been made.
Electing to make a downwind approach to the coast with no viable escape route was, as it proved, asking for trouble.
An approach on a Northerly heading, to the hover in the bay would have allowed subsequent slow speed manoeuvring to the coast - it would have given a more credible left turn into wind and out of the bay as an escape route.
Long crew duty day with no rest periods, non SAR-Squadron pilots (the unit QM and a QHI) flying more than one type, P1 with limited experience of the area.
Ultimately the Captain is responsible for the safe conduct of the flight and must consider variables such as weather, fuel, possible diversion etc.
The P2 and rearcrew are part of the crew and on SAR should have an equal voice regarding the conduct of mission planning and execution - without CVR we won't know anything about that unfortunately.
The mission was launched 'to let them have some practice' by the tasking authority despite the first decision to be to stand them down - that shows how little the flight needed to happen.