"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.
Costa Concordia disaster
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On 13 January 2012, the seven-year-old Costa Cruises vessel Costa Concordia was on the first leg of a cruise around the Mediterranean Sea when the cruise ship deviated from her planned route at Isola
The captain goes down with the ship
…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 including one year for abandoning his passengers. Abandoning ship…
Costa Concordia aground with rigid lifeboats in foreground and inflatables hanging from the side of the ship
Costa Concordia as seen at Palma, Majorca, in September 2011
Rescued passengers huddle ashore
Wrecked ship with boulder in hull gash