[foobarbazetc]

What’s really interesting about this is the sort of horror film aspect to these situations where everyone gets a bad feeling of impending doom but they push forward anyway.

People should trust that instinct. Takes a lot of effort to pull away from the brink, but you should do it. 100% of the time.

[boomka]

The article pointed out that couple years earlier the captain did exactly as you suggest and pulled away from the brink because of safety concerns. His company punished him immediately with a big demotion.

It seems clear that the culture in the industry is set up to weed out those who want to err on the side of safety, and reward those who err on the side of maintaining their shipping schedules.

[oldmariner]

Some don't recognize the situation is bad because of ignorance.

Some don't pull back because of cowardice.

The rest keep on going because of the sense of adventure. It makes you feel alive.

[AnatMl2]

Agreed. Although, by changing the rout a couple of times they were pretty much following their instincts [alongside the weather reports].