Captains role is to save passengers and crew ...2 recent disasters Captains abandoned ship

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/21/world/asia/ship-captain-role/index.html?iid=article_sidebar


Witnesses said Schettino jumped into a lifeboat to flee the ship, even though hundreds of passengers were still on board. In his trial, the captain said he fell into a lifeboat when the ship listed sharply.


this is the Captain of the ship that ran aground