https://www.pcgamer.com/sea-of-thieves-is-getting-invite-only-crews-because-players-are-misusing-the-brig/

I, Joe Donnelly, staff writer at PC Gamer, do not condone my superiors' behaviour. Locking Sea of Thieves randos in the brig is no laughing matter—but, to be fair, I think Sam and Tom's detainees deserved their incarcerations. Loud people are a pain in the arse. And they did feel pretty bad afterwards, suggesting ways in which the game's lockup might be improved down the line. 

To this end, it looks like Rare is working towards private, invite-only crews.