You’ve seen the Titanic where the captain supposedly locked himself in the Wheelhouse and went down with the ship.
But did that really happen?
No one knows for sure since his body was never recovered.
Legally and morally a captain isn’t required to go down with the ship.
The true obligation is to ensure everyone’s safety and be the last to leave.
In the infamous Costa Concordia case, the captain faced legal trouble not for the accident but for abandoning the ship without ensuring passenger safety.
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