Because their command from their ship captain to the DOD and up to the CIC abandoned them in their hour of need to orak savages of Islam.
More to the point, probably fearing the worst knowing the CinC is a backstabbing traitor who holds the military in low regard and will allow them to rot because he is a pussy.
Think if you were there in that position forced to rely on an at best unreliable CinC to get you back home to your family at some point - hopefully in the near future.
I think I would be worried sick that I may never see my family again, which I am quite sure would move me to tears at some point.