A boat like that with a VIP on board is also likely to have heavy security as well. May as well get letters of marque [1][2] and "assist" some pirates and cartel for fun and profit. One EO could enable this.
“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”
While they were not monitoring the channel, it was not a distress call in the first place. Running out of fuel is considered "non-emergency marine assistance". And one is not obliged to respond to it. Only in a life threatening scenario does it count as a distress call where one is obliged to respond, at full speed, if safe to do so.
I dislike lizard people as much as the next guy, but the only thing the crew did wrong was not be monitoring the frequency. Had they heard it, they could still choose to ignore it.
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[ 0.23 ms ] story [ 5.4 ms ] thread[1] - https://www.lee.senate.gov/2025/12/patriots-of-the-caribbean...
[2] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_of_marque#21st-century_...
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49222993
“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”
https://pylimitics.net/wilhoits-law/
The vessel declared a Pan Pan, not a Mayday, so there's no requirement to respond.
I dislike lizard people as much as the next guy, but the only thing the crew did wrong was not be monitoring the frequency. Had they heard it, they could still choose to ignore it.