Quote Originally Posted by bermstalker View Post
I still don't know how they can make a captain stay on a sinking ship just b/c everybody's not off. That's like saying a fireman should stay in a burning building if everybody's not out. Sure, I bet most captains would say they would go down with the ship....but how many actually would?

Anyway, the point above really means nothing. This captain is in serious trouble and he probably should be if all the news reports are right.
It's no longer the case that the captain must go down with the ship (if it ever was) but, the crew, all of them are expected to do their best to save as many passengers as they can. Not be the first to hit the lifeboats even if they need to throw kids and old people overboard (metaphorically speaking) to do so.