"The captain goes down with the ship" is the maritime tradition that a sea captain holds the ultimate responsibility for both the ship and everyone embarked on it, and in an emergency they will devote
Captain Edward Smith held to the principle during the 1912 Titanic disaster.
Japanese painting, "Last Moments of Admiral Yamaguchi"
U-459 sinking
Bounty sinking during Hurricane Sandy.
Francesco Schettino
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Francesco Schettino is an Italian former shipmaster who commanded the cruise ship Costa Concordia when the ship struck an underwater rock and capsized off the Italian island of Giglio on 13 January 20
The captain goes down with the ship
…consequences, including the nature of salvage rights. Abandoning a ship in distress may be considered a crime that can lead to imprisonment. Captain Francesco Schettino, who left his ship in the midst of the Costa Concordia disaster of 2012, was not only widely reviled for his actions, but received a 16-year sentence…
Costa Concordia, commanded by Captain Francesco Schettino at the time of grounding
Schettino's actions during the Costa Concordia disaster resulted in a 16-year prison sentence for manslaughter.