Very interesting story. Onw wonders why the second boat was not destroyed as well. Is there ANY logic outside of mere impulse?
I do not bleieve for a moment that aliens , should they exist, are in any way our “friends.”
They see us as ignorant and regressive IMHO. But they cannot go head to head with us for some reason. There is a limitation on what they do when interacting with human beings. Whether self imnposed or not, is an unanswered question.
If they are herders and we the sheep, all the more reason to insist that we be treated as equals, and engage in a form of technical interchange. They help us in that way or we run them off.
They do not behave as friends in all the reports I have seen. No rescues of humans in distress. No use of power to interrupt and end war, or to aid in the human suffering caused by natural disaster. NOT FRIENDS.
This stuff is really complicated.
If you want to learn about some “good aliens” then check out the story of the Bledsoe family.
The best place to start is this podcast:
https://podbay.fm/p/bledsoe-said-so/e/1640160000
I am a big believer in “you get what you give”.
Homo Sapiens has a very mixed track record in that regard.
;-)