Maybe my taste buds aren’t refined but I can’t tell the difference
There is practically no difference unless you fully defreeze it in a microwave which will usually make it feel soggy. However you can get it mostly defrosted in the microwave, and finish the job in an oven, and it will basically feel like fresh bread
I mean, the boat appears to be pretty close to the coast, and not very big. I’d just call the coast guard and there are good chances that nobody dies.