The title of your thread is 'is this right'. If you read it in a newspaper, the answer is invariably 'no'. If everyone realised this simple truth, there would be a lot less prejudice, a lot less fear and a lot more hope.
Basically the crew will have had excellent reasons for making their choice. It's a choice a little like asking if you would ride a motorcycle 50 miles along a clear road in half an hour to deliver an urgent package. 'Sure' you say.
Now imagine someone tells you 'and the last 25 miles will be in fog, but you still have to do it in half an hour'. Whatever you now choose to do, the package will definitely not get there. However, with one of the choices, you will definitely die.
The newspaper will have chosen to focus on the package however.