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Jan 24 2014 11:58pm
Quote (Norad777 @ Jan 24 2014 07:50pm)
Fuck that, if I was Captain, I'd be first one off.


good luck if anyone see's u in public...

could u imagine the captain of the titanic being seen somewhere? he would proly be raped and tortured ...( person in charge always gets most blame)
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"The captain goes down with the ship" is the maritime concept and tradition that a sea captain holds ultimate responsibility for both his ship and everyone embarked on it, and he will die trying to save either of them. The concept may be expressed as "the captain always goes down with the ship" or simply the "captain goes down with his ship." Although often associated with the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912 and its captain, Edward Smith, it predates the Titanic by at least 11 years.[1] In most instances the captain of the ship forgoes his own rapid departure of a ship in distress, and concentrates instead on saving other people. It often results in either the death or belated rescue of the captain as the last person on board."

tl;dr duty to all onboard before oneself

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Jan 25 2014 12:02am
Quote (ElCapitan @ Jan 25 2014 01:01am)
"The captain goes down with the ship" is the maritime concept and tradition that a sea captain holds ultimate responsibility for both his ship and everyone embarked on it, and he will die trying to save either of them. The concept may be expressed as "the captain always goes down with the ship" or simply the "captain goes down with his ship." Although often associated with the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912 and its captain, Edward Smith, it predates the Titanic by at least 11 years.[1] In most instances the captain of the ship forgoes his own rapid departure of a ship in distress, and concentrates instead on saving other people. It often results in either the death or belated rescue of the captain as the last person on board."

tl;dr duty to all onboard before oneself


from the captain himself
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Jan 25 2014 12:05am
Quote (ElCapitan @ Jan 25 2014 01:01am)
"The captain goes down with the ship" is the maritime concept and tradition that a sea captain holds ultimate responsibility for both his ship and everyone embarked on it, and he will die trying to save either of them. The concept may be expressed as "the captain always goes down with the ship" or simply the "captain goes down with his ship." Although often associated with the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912 and its captain, Edward Smith, it predates the Titanic by at least 11 years.[1] In most instances the captain of the ship forgoes his own rapid departure of a ship in distress, and concentrates instead on saving other people. It often results in either the death or belated rescue of the captain as the last person on board."

tl;dr duty to all onboard before oneself


Thank you. I love rational answers.

That being said, yes save the people but forget about the ship.
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Jan 25 2014 12:07am
becauss. im da moda fukin cap'tin B)
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Jan 25 2014 12:09am
Quote (Cannabist @ Jan 24 2014 07:41pm)
I don't get it, why does the captain have to go down with the ship?

Gentleman's policy and the law in most countries. I think it's cowardly when the captain saves himself and he suffered casualties during a sinking ship.
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Quote (Norad777 @ Jan 24 2014 07:50pm)
Fuck that, if I was Captain, I'd be first one off.

You have to save as many lives as possible while sacrificing your own. Don't really have a choice in that situation.
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Jan 25 2014 12:11am
Quote (Madmartigan @ 25 Jan 2014 18:09)
Gentleman's policy and the law in most countries. I think it's cowardly when the captain saves himself and he suffered casualties during a sinking ship.


what about the captin on that ship that fliped in ITA he was 1st off :lol:
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