I didn't read anything about 'drifting without paying attention to where you are' in the article Drifting is a common tactic for vessels which don't need to be

I didn't read anything about 'drifting without paying attention to where you are' in the article Drifting is a common tactic for vessels which don't need to be anywhere specific, and 13 miles offshore is not an unsafe place to be drifting. In this location the wind and current will be mostly from the east, so the vessel will be moving to the west at a low speed. You can see what is in the way and 'oh we will hit an island in 12 hours unless we do something' is not an emergency.