I would hardly classify anyone on any boat heading into France on June 4, 1944 a coward. Some might have been less heroic than others. I would believe that some boat drivers might have had orders that allowed flexibility in landing spots.
Yeah, that was my primitive moment; I temporarily forgot that I had never been in any such situation myself, and so can't judge.
Excresence happens; one accepts, corrects the mistake, adapts, and moves on.