Jim wrote:
You are probably right, that group makes few mistakes.

The anchors are huge, but their dinghy is a good one, with a substantial
outboard. The dinghy was still in the davits until the last day on the
beach.

What do you do?

The problem with running out the anchors in this particular case,
immediately after the grounding, was SAFELY getting to them and working
them with a small boat in the given sea conditions and considering all
else that is going on regarding passenger and crew safety with the close
proximity of the breakwater.
There will be much "Monday Morning Quaterbacking" about this. In time
some viable options may/will arise, but the most important
considerations are that passengers, crew and vessel are all saved.

otn