I need to know more, but they appear to be modern Christian martyrs.
They seem to be more like modern stupidos to me. What on earth are they doing near the African East coast. Why should we spend one dollar or risk one soldier on people who think they can go anywhere they want in the world? The world is a dangerous place and any person of any nationality who thinks that they should be able to travel unmolested or even killed is living in fantasy-land.