What can we learn from this story, then? Actually, lots of things. The first, and most important, is that we should never turn our backs on people who are in need. It would have been the easiest thing in the world for the fishermen to ignore the situation and just carry on fishing.
Every second they didn't spend fishing, they were losing money. Sometimes, though, money just doesn't matter. There are more important things in life. Sometimes, we have to remember just to be kind.