We live in a very indulgent society. They get in trouble, and suddenly Navy destroyers are being sent out to save them. What a cushy society we have that can afford to do that. Journalistically, I'm much more interested in people who get in trouble doing their jobs. Someone has to build skyscrapers or drill for oil or catch fish or farm, things that get people hurt and killed.
Someone has to do it to keep the society running.
Nobody has to climb mountains or sail across the Atlantic to keep society going. The people who are doing something functional interest me much more. But to the rescuers, it doesn't matter who's in trouble. The Coast Guard guys I talked to were thrilled to be out there. Dave Moore, the rescue jumper, said everyone was jealous of him.