Are Captains Required To Go Down With Their Ships?

[@ragzaugustus]

So the Captain's just suppose to be the last one off, that makes sense, he's suppose to be a leader, example and all. Not to actually die, just the last to leave.

[@dubstepforever99]

ye but the problem is how do he know how many is still inside the ship? what if he is walking around the ship and everyone is already evacuated?

[@Someone-by6jm]

@@dubstepforever99 inspections

[@dumbass6329]

It's best to go with it. You'll keep your honor.

[@chiasanzes9770]

Of course. I knew this already.

[@onetwothree2864]

@@dubstepforever99 there are many teams in case of emergency, and all the teams communicate with each other. So they will know if everyone is evacuated or somebody is still missing somewhere on the ship.

[@chads8001]

The Captain should be the last person off as reasonable, doesn't mean he needs to die and sink with the ship. He should be working until the last reasonable moment. There are some people you can't get off the ship. The SK and Greek vessels the captain was far from the last one off.But when the ship becomes imminent, within a minute there is a futility to try to rescue the last of them.

[@shawndarling5855]

Chad S With that Greek ship the captain and the crew who knew how to launch the lifeboats were the first off. It was the ship's band that lead the evacuation of it.

[@chads8001]

Right, that is true. That is wrong of them to be first ones off. I"m saying they should be on board until it is imminent that the boat is going down. They should be among the last off, but there are people you aren't going to be able to save by then. No way should they be first, but they should be among the last, and not have to die in futility trying to save people who are beyond trapped and you can't get them out.

[@TK-ib2vu]

Chad S absolutely. Captain goes down with the ship if there’s too many people also on board trying to escape. If not though, the captains responsibility should be to make sure his ships not takin anyone down, once everyone’s safe then cap should be able to jump ship. Traditions as old as sailing itself are for a reason.

[@eyestoenvy]

Chad S - memory serves that’s what Captain Bartlett of the Britannic did, he gave the final order (two long whistle blows) to abandon ship, confirmed that all were off, and then waited till water engulfed and sunk his bridge from underneath him and began swimming away. Technically he got all souls off and went down with his ship .....

[@AndrewTyberg]

Yes. Agreed. Very well said.

[@emanueltheodorus1056]

I'm leaning to the yes part. Here's why: As a captain, EVERYONE's life is in the captain hand. And when the captain put them in danger and it's up to him/her to save them. It doesn't necessarily means the captain have to die and sink with the ship. But it certainly means the captain must be the last person to leave the ship. The captain MUST ensure everyone is safe and sound, before saving him/herself. Don't be a captain if you have are either timid or a coward, because being a captain is a huge responsibility.

[@lewisaino]

Yeah, the Captain is held accountable.

[@danielf554]

Well said

[@marshamariner7897]

And Smith knew he was WRONG....so he did what HE HAD to...he didn't leave the 🚢⚓🚢🇬🇧🇺🇸🌹💖

[@joshplays9722]

@@marshamariner7897 is smith the captain of the Titanic? If so, how is he wrong?

[@marshamariner7897]

@@joshplays9722 he was going to fast in that icefield....he caved to ISMAY...back then it was a bit different...I read he did blast Ismay...BUT... after the fact...he was wrong to b going so fast....BUT....he didn't leave the 🚢⚓...THAT was the honorable way...sad way. But honorable 🌹🦋

[@Tarrocchi]

I don’t think he should go down with the sinking ship, but rather be the last person to leave the sinking ship, just see HMHS Britannic’s Captain. He’s the last off the ship.

[@wantedwario2621]

That captain was still pretty stupid since he kept the engines going to try and save the ship, while they were sending lifeboats so then the lifeboats got torn by the propellers as well as making the ship sink faster...

[@vagasint.4345]

Wanted Wario he was a pretty idiotic captain You are also under arrest Wario

[@immigrantgaming420epic]

@@wantedwario2621 the two lifeboats were launched without his permission

[@cherryhill9055]

@@RobUBlind-ef8bs yeah and 30 people died if I was correct (if I wasn't correct me)

[@NikoChristianWallenberg]

Of course a captain is not literally required to go down with his ship - but it is his responsibility to stay on the ship for as long as possible in time of crisis to do all he can. Some captains opted to take the ultimate responsibility for the loss of their ship by literally choosing to go down with it, but that is very rare and no one can legally demand a captain to do so.

[@Jeremy-ff7gv]

As a sailor it states in our manuals that the captain is the LAST one to abandon ship...this means that u r not obligated to go down with ur ship but u should only abandon ship once everyone else has been brought to safety

[@Jack1rules]

It is honorable to go down with your ship if not everyone is off of it, however if everyone is off the ship it is perfectly fine to leave the ship

[@jtm726]

@Angus Chandler than if anyone died you will face jailtime.

[@chilexxx6026]

@Angus Chandler then you shouldn't be a captain you coward You must be the last person to leave the ship. If not, accept your fate and die as a hero. You are the captain, you are in charge of this ship and you are responsible for all the souls of the ship. There women , children and fathers inside. It is as simple as that.

[@matrox]

Exactly!

[@matrox]

@Angus Chandler And every waking hour of your miserable life would be misery.

[@matrox]

@Angus Chandler If everyone got off the ship then their is no reason to go down with the ship. Going down with the ship means saving everyone before yourself. If all is saved then you leave.

[@Sams911]

as an airline captain, it is my duty to be the LAST one off the plane during an emergent evacuation ... the first officer will be the first off, to direct outside passengers to safety.

[@amongus2947]

An airline captain is called a "pilot" pretty sure

[@Sams911]

@@amongus2947 true .. doesn't change our duties from what I said above.

[@TheMaulam12345]

"Captain"? you are fucking pilot.

[@Sams911]

@@TheMaulam12345 nautical terms are used in both AeroNAUTICAL and MarineNAUTICAL fields..silly.

[@cjrulz05]

I thought thy went down cause they felt bad for putting the passengers in danger

[@-a.c.e-7590]

CJ RULZ its true if most of the passenger won't make it the captain must go down with the ship

[@schouvler25]

No the whole point is the captains main duty is to ensure everyone’s safety on board his ship. This doesnt mean suicide this means hes the last person off. Theres also little communication to life boats and help is hours away so the more information you can give rescuers before abandoning ship the better

[@snakes3425]

It's not written into law, but it's become romanticized the Captain is suppose to be the last person to leave the ship since he/she is in command of the vessel and must oversee the evacuation

[@connorshekelstein6432]

CJ RULZ so suicide? They shouldnt be captains if they will kill themselfs

[@godofcats5829]

CJ RULZ no they dont most of time like titanic if crew and passengers are on a lifeboat or on shore or a boat captain escapes he sees how many people left and contact recuse for info

[@DANIELLE_BREANNA_LACY]

One captain I’d like to mention who’s not featured in this video is Captain William Thomas Turner of the RMS Lusitania. More people died than survived the Lusitania’s tragic sinking and Captain Turner actually survived it, but he didn’t just leave the ship like he didn’t care. He stayed on board for as long as he could during the Lusitania’s short sinking time to see what could be done, helped as many people evacuate in lifeboats as he could and in the end, got painfully blasted out of the ship by the rushing water. From there, there he just grabbed onto a floating chair in the water before passing out and didn’t regain consciousness until he was found and pulled from the water by the HMS Bluebell several hours after the Lusitania went down.

[@hjp1hjp22]

The Titanic and Lusitania were destroyed in totally different circimstances. The Titanic struck an iceberg and took about 160 minutes to fill with water and sink. The Lusitania was blasted by a torpedo from a German submarine and had gone in 18 minutes. 705 people survived the Titanic disaster, with the majority, about 1520 lost including the Captain, chief and first officers. In contrast, more people survived the Lusitania disaster, 766, than the Titanic, including the Captain, but there were 1198 fatalities.

[@manichairdo6346]

HJP1 HJP2 My great uncle lost his life on the Lusitania.

[@postscript67]

@@manichairdo6346 My great uncle was on a ship torpedoed by the same U-Boat the day before the Lusitania. He survived, but was lost when another ship he was serving on was torpedoed the following year.

[@postscript67]

Sorry, not the following year, but 1918.

[@manichairdo6346]

@@postscript67 I just read your comment. What a very sad loss of life. It must have been harrowing for those left in mourning. A few years ago, I googled the Lusitania and found my great uncle's name listed and his job description and I just wept even though I was born years later. All the best to you and yours.

[@postscript67]

@@manichairdo6346 Thanks. I recently discovered a website with online records of British merchant seamen for 1915. I looked up my great uncle and found that between December 1914 and December 1915 he sailed on 7 ships (he would sign on for one trip, spend a week or two on shore and then sign on for another). Of those 7 ships, only two survived to the end of the war without being torpedoed.

[@DANIELLE_BREANNA_LACY]

My understanding of this tradition is that the captain doesn’t necessarily have to literally go down with the ship, he just needs to stay on board for as long as he can to see what can be done, help as many people as possible safely evacuate, and not board a lifeboat only for himself unless he’s the last one to leave.

[@panderffa5683]

In the moment I would probably be too scared, but right now I would go down with my ship

[@TorontoJediMaster]

During World War II, the USN and RN expected captains, if possible to save themselves. The idea was that a ship could be replaced, but a captain’s long experience couldn’t be replaced so easily. For the good of the service and the war effort they were to try to survive and fight again another day.

[@xmangii7164]

well as I heard it's a law that if the ship is sinking the captain must be last to leave the ship, and give the assistance to as many passengers.

[@zacharyradford5552]

It’s just an old maritime tradition that’s had a lot of romanization like being a knight.

[@staytheknight]

The tradition started when explores barrowed ships from nobles. If the ship sank the captain was libel for the ship and had to repay the debt. But if the captain went down with the ship they wouldn’t have to pay

[@wheelie1988]

Captain's 50/100 years ago use to go down with their boat/ship. These days the captain's is one of the first off!

[@smoky086]

No Even now captains supposed to be last one off. They can get in serious trouble if they abandon ship

[@UCt7z4WN-yMyGqDvczlTFXiQ]

@@smoky086 they do anyway heard of the concordia?

[@cityplanner3063]

They didn’t need to go down with the ship. A lot of captains survived such as the Lusitania survived. Once it is “every person for itself” the captain has the right to abandon ship. Basically when the ship is doing it’s final plunge.

[@smoky086]

@@UCt7z4WN-yMyGqDvczlTFXiQ yea the captain Francesco Schettino was found guilty of manslaughter in 2016 and sentenced to 16 years in prison. Francesco Schettino was given 10 years for multiple manslaughters, 5 years for causing a shipwreck, and 1 year for abandoning the passengers at the time of the sinking

[@smoky086]

@@cityplanner3063 Social and legal responsibility The tradition says that a captain will be the last person to leave a ship alive before its sinking or utter destruction, and if unable to evacuate the crew and passengers, the captain will not save himself even if he can.

[@ulfricstormcloack4066]

Me with my friends playing pirates: Me(The Captain):THE CAPTAIN GOES DOWN WITH HIS SHIP Friend1(Vice Captain) Wow you are so brave Me: Congratulations you are now the captain (jumps off the ship)

[@fascinatedbyeverything]

This exact exchange happens between Zapp Brannigan and Kipp in FUTURAMA.

[@ulfricstormcloack4066]

@@fascinatedbyeverything what is futurama? Wait I'll check it out.

[@stronzer59]

It is the Captains duty to safely steer his vessel to the Ocean floor and avoid all possible collisions with other vessels on the way. Once docked he may step ashore.

[@adrianblanchard416]

I'm from Florida and I'm proud of the law. Mom was in the navy so she always told me this growing up.

[@henderz174]

Comical that any person would think that a captain is required to die if everyone can't alight the ship. The captain has a duty to get all passengers to safety unless otherwise, thus, if the captain does leave his ship he must make sure there is nothing he can do anymore. You really think someone is gonna just let themselves die?

[@wantedwario2621]

Edward Smith did...

[@aerofiles5044]

@@wantedwario2621 OP said "required." It's honestly disgusting how anyone would think a captain is required to go down with their ship. If a plane crashes, and only a few people die, should both the pilots stay in the plane and burn with the wreckage? No, why? Because they could give investigators vital clues as to what caused the incident. Same for ships and any other type of transportation.

[@fascinatedbyeverything]

@Christian DiPaola Eh, close enough

[@Summonick2]

Depends on where and when. In Japan during ww2, Japanese officers were almost all required to die on the ship for the pure sake of dying.

[@Doon__]

the italian was the 1st... off the ship

[@davinp]

The Costia Condordia sank nearly 100 years after Titanic. It was the Captain's fault and he abandoned his ship will passengers were still on it trying to escape.

[@jonathanallard2128]

Right. What a fucking disgrace.

[@_____._..--_]

Depends if the captain want to keep his resolve to the grave.

[@Whisky2000]

I don't understand PUT SOME . . . IN IT.

[@Avenging.angel.no1]

Coward of the seas

[@c.l.freeman7654]

I guess the captain's of Oceanious and Consta Concordia took the cowards course

[@samiirai]

I would like to see you do something else.

[@jeffkim9816]

Comrade Trump to be fair, i would too.

[@robertovargas5839]

not every one has the determination to take the responsability of being a captain

[@ssgus3682]

Of course they are cowards. Human instinct does not excuse their being cowards since they chose to accept the duty.

[@anteatermusic]

You guys are Crazy. Being a captain means that you must be on the ship until much people ad possible are safe. Schettino left costa concordia, because of him mano people drowned. He was a coward

[@skyking6989]

Not die per say but the last one to leave the vessel. Captains responsibility is to get everyone off safely first and yourself last and years ago many died in the process however it today's age even if you have problems the Captain is extremely unlikely to perish however the last one off rule still applies

[@killman369547]

I think it's reasonable that a captain should stay until everyone else is off the ship, but as far as the captain actually sinking with the ship i think that's a little bit extreme. Plus if the captain in question is actually a really good captain with decades of experience. You lose all of that knowledge and experience if he goes down with the ship.

[@creepycutiegoth4113]

It's the captain's responsibility to make sure all his or her passengers get off safely. Same with a plane or any vessel that has a captain.

[@DANIELLE_BREANNA_LACY]

It’s also the captain’s responsibility to help as many passengers as possible from nearby ships that are in distress safely onto his ship.

[@KjartanAndersen]

A British captain goes down with Titanic is 90% because of a belief in honor. And the knowledge that if he didn't go down with the ship and passengers or crew was still on board, his life would be a nightmare for the rest of his time. The ridicule and harassment from society would never end. A fate that the Costa Concordia captain will experience after he leaves prison. In the Navy these things are formalized. The last lifeboat are for the Captain and a few selected personnel and I doubt any Navy Captain would consider it if not all other personnel was accounted for and already in their lifeboats (or confirmed dead).

[@DANIELLE_BREANNA_LACY]

Another British captain stays on board Lusitania for as long as he can to save as many of his passengers and crew members as possible and almost goes down with the ship, but gets blasted out of it by the rushing water and knocked out cold. He never made it into a lifeboat, but was pulled from the water a few hours after the sinking and eventually regained consciousness. Even though he survived and felt nightmares for the rest of his life, he did regain honor for heroically working so hard to help as many people as he could safely escape the disaster and not just abandoning the ship.

[@Deevo037]

First priority is to get the passengers to safety, then the crew and as the leader of the crew the Captain shouldn't leave the ship till he can do no more to help from there. This may not necessarily put him as the last one off but certainly as one of the last.

[@Wongwanchungwongjumbo]

The Ancient Maritime Famous 17th Century Pirates of the Caribbean also Emphasise Such Responsibility and Respect of the skipper or Captain on board his ship or Warship. Pilots of Airlines such as Emirates and Singapore Airlines also follows Tradition like the Marine types.

[@coreywilliams1454]

The Captain, and by extension the bridge and senior engineering crew are supposed to be the last ones off to ensure all other crew and passengers are safe. The Costa Concordia Captain was disgraced, with the Italian Coast Guard threatening to arrest him if he didn't return to his ship and ensure his passenger's safety, at one point a Coast Guard lieutenant was getting so pissed off with him via the radio that he approached the Captain with a drawn weapon and threatened to shoot him if he didn't return.

[@Marcus51090]

I dunno about anyone els but in the Royal Navy in the U.K. if a ship is going down they must ensure everyone soul alive is off the ship before he/she can leave.

[@johanderuiter9842]

We all need to be on the stage when the curtain falls, captains not excluded.

[@Seraphinus112]

It's often easier to go down with the ship than to face repercussions, and in the military terms, easier than paying for the lost ship.

[@nancyarat454]

It was a tradition

[@matrox]

In Military ...yes! In civilian No!...they are not required but its a code of honor that has been in affect for 100s of years. If you can not abide by the code you have no biness being a capt. of a ship. To sum up...The last to abandon ship, or go down with the ship if it comes to that. Am I right or wrong?

[@wmxx2000]

So basically until every person is confirmed off the sinking ship the captain is "strongly suggested" to stay on board.

[@kingofrivia1248]

Honestly as captain i would definetly hold on to the bridge as long as possible - because i do have some honor and because its honestly the safest place to be

[@paulkerr5082]

From what I understand, captain Smith went down with the titanic because he knew better than to sail at full speed in an area with icebergs, however he was ordered to by a representative of the white star line to reach New York ahead of schedule. If he had of left the ship after hitting the iceberg he knew he would face a board of inquiry that surely woul have hung him out to dry and he would have been disgraced. If I'm wrong about this then I'm wrong.

[@starrsmith3810]

……yeah your kinda wrong I don’t too much believe he was pressured into going full speed, more like that was the rule at the time. And that representative would be J. Bruce Ismay, who was unfairly blamed and shamed for surviving the sinking for the rest of his life.

[@DANIELLE_BREANNA_LACY]

He didn’t really know better than to sail at full speed in an iceberg field especially at night when there’s no moon and not enough lookouts watching carefully for what’s in their path.

[@dragonfang1235]

In my opinion the captain going down with his ship is an honor and is a sign of respect for the ship like: girl you and I have a adventure long way so till death do as apart.

[@123stripes]

But what if he falls into a rescue boat and is brought to a hotel against his will? He cant go back then because its dark.

[@Thompson98PL]

Leave last or ride it to the bottom

[@craelcereal8495]

That answered no questions...

[@GeorgiosD90]

It answered everything...... The captain is responsible for all people on board. Therefore, he must leave last. The captain of the Costa Concordia has been convicted already, meaning he was found guilty. In other words, the captain is responsible for fucking up maneuvers, therefore he should refrain from drinking at parties on board and do his job properly.

[@connorshekelstein6432]

Scho0rschi no the captain is Only responsible for his self no one is responsible for another persons life if there above 18

[@torinjones3221]

No it was just common for Royal Navy crew to remain on board until civilians had evacuated. (Many military ships would also act as transport ships and ferry passengers around) it also included navy personnel remain while the Army and Marines evacuated (Marines weren't tied to a specific ship so didn't technically class as crew)

[@joshuazero2277]

TLDR: No, honorable and brave as it is you don't *HAVE* to go down with it. If the coast guard manages to arrive in time they are more than willing to subdue you and carry you off the ship. The captain's job is to remain on the ship until everyone is off the ship, if a single person goes down the captain goes with him.

[@kebinab7856]

i think most captain doesn't need to die and sink with their ship, they probably just need to be the last to leave like HMHS Brittanic and Andrea Doria captain

[@gomerhanger2285]

Yes. They need to stay till all on board are evacuated. If you don't like it then don't be a captain on a ship.

[@jcarlovitch]

Although the standard is the same for both civilian and military being that the Commanding Officer can not abandon ship until all passengers/crew have been evacuated punishment can vary greatly. The Italian cruise Captain they mentioned although charged with manslaughter will very likely serve much time since manslaughter in Italy averages less than 5 years compared to 20 years in the US. Also Navies have their own sentences which are generally much stricter than civilian. To this day a charge of manslaughter and dereliction of duty in the US Navy can be a life sentence and if it is found that the Commanding Officer was at fault for the sinking can result in death by firing squad.

[@garydunken7934]

"Vada a bordo cazzo" ! 😄

[@madpenguin9402]

End of the day, top parts of ships should be the entire lifeboat that gets ejected and can float in such a disaster. Exploding bolts that detach the top deck.

[@davidrobinson3434]

Captains should always go down with the ship in order to prepare and present an after-action report. We wouldn't know today, what we know about Titanic's sinking without Captain Smith's comprehensive narrative.

[@koiba6386]

the caprtain is the leader he,s doing the decision and if the failure like titanic is too great he stays at the brige and take his fault coming i think it hardly depends how great the failure is and how dangerous it is in the end for the ppl he drive.

[@MediaInfoPolska]

this is not tradition it is a duty and responsibilities comply with SOLAS regulations

[@jeep146]

I saw a film years ago at the hearing the reason to stayed on board was so the ship could not be salvaged by another ship. So if the ship could be saved by another vessel they would have rights to it as long as every crewman had left.

[@madelinrodriguez9641]

Really just depends if you want salutes and respect.

[@ohmusicsweetmusic]

He's supposed to die because a couple of stupid, drunk passengers refused to leave when told to or didn't pay attention/participate in the emergency drills given at the beginning of the cruise? When exactly is he allowed to leave? After he personally rescues every person on a mil. sq foot cruise ship with 5,000 passengers? Since that's not possible, it seems we're automatically sentencing a captain to death.

[@wantedwario2621]

He is supposed to be one of the last people to leave. He is supposed to make sure every person who can get off, is off the ship before he leaves. Even if they are drunk and refused to participate in the drills, that's still a living person. And yes, it is possible to get all 5,000 passengers off of a sinking ship.

[@zaqu33n88]

ohmusicsweetmusic Actually, On the C.C sinking in Italy the Capitan made the ship get closer to the land so they could put on a show, and he went off track and got too close... Then he told the passengers it was just a power outage and to go to their rooms so they did... And when he finally told them the truth and evacuated the ship it was already a really bad situation... That Capitan is just a liar, a coward and put people's lives in more danger because he was an idiot... And actually he was the one drinking with some blonde passanger he met when he was suppose 2 be working and sober.... And worst part was he was one of the 1st people off the ship and on land before 95% of the passangers... He evacuated himself immediately...

[@TheBatugan77]

@@wantedwario2621 Pipe down, wario

[@DJ-tt7tq]

Traditionally, this was accepted, but not now. Everybody's life aboard ship is precious, be they passengers or crew. And everyone must always help each other to abandon ship safely, if that situation arises.

[@TheGamingSyndrom]

In my opinion you cant force someone to stay and die

[@zaqu33n88]

The_Gaming_Syndrom Exactly... Especially put in that situation your instincts will be to survive it WILL change your actions and thought process and make you do things you never thought you'd do when facing death... Now do I think the Capitan should be the first person off?? No... But then also if the Capitan doesn't have the balls to stay and help the who does?? The crew?? I mean somebody has to stay and load lifeboats and lower them and make sure people are getting off... I agree with you but oh mane it's a hard situation...Very hard call...

[@TheGamingSyndrom]

Zia Queen its obvious that the caötain needs to help the people. But i think after everyone is off the ship he shouldnt havw to go down with his ship

[@crusader_wolf1104]

The_Gaming_Syndrom You can’t, but if you do go down with your ship, you die with honor

[@crusader_wolf1104]

Angus Chandler A captain only goes down with his ship if there’s still people on board, the Captain is always the last one off or you can face murder charges. Would you rather be seen a murderer or a man with honor?

[@crusader_wolf1104]

Angus Chandler Well you could just leave the ship with 10 drowning passenger on board and be charged with murder

[@CryBlueofZ]

I'll ask my Uncle next time he's back on land

[@jamesrmorris1952]

I don't see any reason for a caption to do down with his ship once all the crew are safe, if the ship is military and has sensitive equipment or cargo onboard the captain can scuttle the ship or if the ship has an auto destruct I don't think the capatian should go down with his ship.

[@WhoThisMonkey]

Everyone on the ship has the responsibility to get as many people off that ship as possible, it's not a one man task.

[@sirxavior1583]

What about in a place crash? Is it expected for the Pilot and Co-pilot to go down last. It seams as if the Flight Attendants are the last ones to get off.

[@zaqu33n88]

Wow... I knew they were suppose to go down with their ship... But I thought they'd just be fired and looked down upon and looked at as a coward... I didn't know they was breaking the LAW... Hmmm... Francesco got 16 years I believe... IDK if I think he should do THAT long... I mean you NEVER know how you'll react in a situation that your facing life or death... And the want and will to survive and live during something as scary as that could definitely impact your actions, your thinking process and what you do... I don't think the punishment should be so harsh because your basically telling that man he has to willingly go drown himself and in a situation like that ALL KINDS of things come into play that could greatly influence your decisions to the point that you do things you wouldn't normally do... Yes, I think it's wrong But put yourself in their shoes... Your mind would NOT think straight guaranteed...

[@Kasmuller]

Isnt it more like Captain goes down with his ship But not if everylne else is evaquated

[@marrqi7wini54]

Well anyone who can reasonably be evaluated. There are just some people who just can't get off the ship to no fault of their own.

[@talicatinai2637]

The idea is to stay afloat . The master is known as " the old man " meaning father .

[@AussieGunzel]

HMHS Britannic caption abandoned his ship but was the last one off.

[@lerebox]

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[@jamesrmorris1952]

The captain should stay on the ship and manage the resuce untill all his passengers are off safely or untill his assistance is no longer needed. The captain has a duty of care to all his passengers and should remain on the ship until everyone is accounted for but If someone is trapped inside a sinking ship the captain should stay on the ship to assist in resuce unless he/she is getting in the way of rescuers and has been ask to leave.

[@nobleokami9746]

In the short term, they need to be last to leave. That all you have to say.

[@nobody-wk6ej]

Seems kinda common sense... You're the leader and in charge of many lives. You don't have to die, but you have to stay until nothing more can be done.

[@ZhangtheGreat]

Yeah, this phrase is misleading. It doesn't mean the captain _must_ go down with the ship. It simply means the captain bears ultimate responsibility for the safety of the crew and passengers of his vessel in the event of an evacuation. Once all crew and passengers are accounted for (whether rescued or counted as lost), the captain can (and should) abandon ship for his/her own safety. There's no need to go down with the ship when rescue efforts are completed.

[@hobohistorian4732]

Captain should remain calm not wear a safety vest and assist to evacuation of everyone, if the captain is still on the ship when it goes down not everyone made it off. Not wearing a floating vest it will ease passengers minds and help to keep them calm.

[@DANIELLE_BREANNA_LACY]

Yeah, like Captain Turner did.

[@Kyleinasailing]

The Captain is responsible, 100%, for his or her ship, and should remain to the last directing evacuation or what ever is necessary, there are no excuses.

[@evilwarrior-j9j]

The Tradition should be preserved as like captain of ins khukri in indian navy He sacrifice him self as his ship,in modern case the tradition should be use to sacrifice yourself for every last person in the vessel ❤

[@jamesricker3997]

Once the last person leaves the ship, it becomes fair salvage. That's why the Captain is the last to leave the ship.

[@strudelandwhippedcreamyum1389]

My great grandad went down with the trawler ship

[@tlaoutlaw4678]

Captain smith wasn't the best captain/navigator, it's not his fault they hit the iceberg and the iceberg hit the spot where the metal was weak from a fire days before voyage, but he had guts to go down like that.

[@punkrock1989]

But he ignored ice warning and told his men to keep going at full speed

[@zulubalandre9851]

they also can get a marketing job at iglo...

[@Rachel-km6rs]

It’s a traditional way and military way to go down but now most don t

[@Arben.b]

The captain may leave the ship only if every passenger is rescued from the ship,if not then by maritime law the captain cant leave.

[@bneale]

Yes, yes they are.

[@adolfhitler77]

who as a human will let your self die when you have the oportunity to save yourself, if the ship is sinking and the boat is already down, you can't do nothing to save the other people but to save yourself, there has to be a limit too. not leaving so esrly the ship without trying to help anyone

[@davidbaker234]

Yes they go down the ship. The captain is the first one on and last one off

[@Jack-og7yg]

A captains always goes down with his ship.

[@ariver7491]

Someone had to live to tell the story. Im going to be that guy

[@cathybobalek8069]

when people were accountable.they stayed with the ship.TO make sure there crew and passengers got off.TODAY IT'S all about self.and money.they could care less about the passengers. or crew.

[@Coalrollinfurry]

Technically yea. In practice... no. Just ask that scattino dusch. I hear he makes many statements from his cell.

[@gajahmada4847]

Captain must evacuation all passanger before him

[@Mitjitsu]

TBF, in America if a captain abandoned his ship. The courts would likely put manslaughter charges on them for every dead passenger. Meaning they'd likely spend the rest of their life in jail.

[@d3AdLyf3]

They arent required to go down per se, they are required to ensure the crews and passengers safety. If there is room for 8 and he makes 9 its presumed he doesn't get on the first escape boat. He must be the first and last man on that ship. Being at sea is like being on your own little island in a big place with varied laws. Captains are given the utmost respect and mutiny or things of that nature are treated so harshly because of the precarious nature at being.at sea. A little mistake on land is q big one at sea. Trusting that the captain will lay his life down if need be is part of the respect sent their way.

[@Gamepak]

no, he must not but he must stay on board till last, when he leaves the ship is abandoned and can be taken over by any 3d party

[@justayoutubecommenter7053]

Maybe they must not abandon ship unless all passengers are out the ship

[@Reeceeboy]

Does the captain still go down if everone is *found& specifically? For example, let's say including crew and himself there were 1000 people on a ship, 996 were fine and off but 3 are confirmed dead, does he still go down? Just curious

[@memadmax69]

"The captain goes down with the ship" is a long standing tradition for" the UK... ... everyone else is normal.

[@litamtondy]

The difference in judgment probably comes from the fact that Italy is a much more expert country than Korea when it comes to navigation.

[@FriedrichHerschel]

The captain is not required to go down with his ship. But he has to be the last one to leave.

[@DraqonfruitYT]

In the caption they spelled signed wrong. They spelled it singed

[@Goproarchive7678]

If I'm on a sinking ship I own I'm going down with it.

[@nobleokami9746]

So much fucking Debt, hell yeah.

[@johnedwards1321]

This is the Space Age. Captains are supposed to go UP with their ships. I mean, come on.

[@openmind2161]

Captain should be Last Person to leave the Ship

[@rajarshisarkar999]

They have no Honour. They don't have the Honour to be a Captain of a Ship if they Abandon the People in the Ship.

[@leewightman8619]

If i say abandon ship that's gos for ever one on board if some people want to stay thats up to them ....seid by a captain who was also one of the first people of the ship

[@roguewarr4662]

The Captain goes down trying to save everyone he can .no if's and or but .That's part of his oath of duty..If all off the sinking ship then and only then can he save himself.