“I watched about 5 minutes of this series before I turned it off. “
Well, you missed the best part then. Using a small boat, to play chicken with a ship in arctic waters is purely Darwinian. With a group of knuckleheads involved, you know what the outcome is going to be, but you can’t take your eyes off of it. After they are basically destroyed, the first thing that comes to your mind is, “These people are idiots. They certainly got what they deserved”.
Watch the reruns. It is something your kids can learn from.
Lesson 1: VERY IMPORTANT!! Don't be in an inflatable boat being launched by volunteer hippie non sailors at 15+ knots. This lesson gets reinforced several times a season.