“Unforeseen happens”.
Yes it was a hurricane, that happens. They were stupid not to wait and see. What would have a 48 hour wait matter?
It was not a hurricane nor was it forecast to become a hurricane, and it was forecast to go north away from the area.
I’ve given the links to the NHC forecast archive. Take off your 20-20 hindsight goggles and go read what was and what was expected at the time.
I don’t think that’s the case here. The captain has over two decades at sea, much of it in heavy weather. He has an excellent reputation and is not a stupid man.
At any rate, the Coast Guard has found the debris field, over a hundred miles around so the hopes for these mariners is coming to a sad end.