Yes, one would assume if you charter a boat to the middle of the ocean hunting for alien debris, you are inclined to want to find some. Fortunately, as we know

Yes, one would assume if you charter a boat to the middle of the ocean hunting for alien debris, you are inclined to want to find some. Fortunately, as we know, it isn't the end of the world that humans have motivations to do scientific research, as long as their methods are sound and they publish their findings in the right way.