First, I thought the narration was well done.
Second, ...is this a world without the Three Laws of Robotics? What's up with that? We can recombine genes, manipulate DNA, but we can't build AI's that obey the Three Laws of Robotics? How much suspention of disbelief do we have to exibit? Oh, wait..nevermind, that's why we're here, isn't it? Y'know...Escape Pod. :-)
Actually, it took me a while to put my finger on what it was about the story that seemed odd, or off..and it was the Three Laws bit. An AI boat that can, by action or in-action, allow someone to come to harm... I mean, come on...it was trying to seek forgiveness.
That put aside, what a crappy situation to be in. You have a boat you can't really trust. The guy you liked takes his own life at the urging of the boat you can't trust, and now you're stuck pretty much back where you started, but down the person you wanted to go from neuter to a gender for, and you're out fuel and supplies. It makes me wonder if the boat won't plot to keep you from being able to free yourself from this sort of life, just so it has someone to be with!