Everything I've seen says they were something like 1200 miles away from Somalia. They'd just left Mumbai and were still 500 miles from Oman.
I simply won't join in the blame-the-victim stuff.
Sometimes victims are fools... obviously the sailing couples were TOO CLOSE to Somalia - because the Somali Pirates captured them ... or is that too much to comprehend?
Diving into a shallow stream from 40 feet up is STUPID - but some do it.
Driving 100 miles per hour on the Freeway is STUPID - but some do it.
Playing Russian Roulette is STUPID - but many have done it.
VICTIMS are YES sometimes to blame for contributing to their own deaths... for being stupid....
Flying at night in the clouds without instrument training and without the proper certification is STUPID but some people have done it to their peril
John John Kennedy flew an airplane into weather and poor visual conditions without proper certification and training - and John John was STUPID for doing it...
Doing STUPID things - even in the name of spreading the word of God is still STUPID...
God does not give immunity from being stupid - HE just calls it our FATE ...