Because they'd have been told no. Bureaucrats' first reaction to anything is to say "NO." Second it would have alerted the "authorities" and would have made it harder to get in and take the pictures. Third, Whose ships are they anyway? It was TAXPAYER money that paid for them, and since the government is throwing them out, it seems reasonable that the TAXPAYERS at least get a look at them.
The belief they would have been denied access due to bureaucracy doesn’t justify their implied disobedience to legitimate authority, nor their trespass.
After reading their blogs, it’s obvious these are liberals with an antiAmerican agenda. They think their trespass manifests virtue, but lack the integrity to present honest reports.
It would be honest if they simply stated they had criminal intentions, enjoyed trespass of property they don’t own, nor have the patience to understand, but seek to slander and libel those whom they trespass.