TWO different views of Honor and Responsibility......

[lilmule]

Agree he did a great job landing the plane,but couldnt exactly leave it no parachutes.
As for ship captain also agree.
The company is at fault as well,life rafts didnt exactly work or release correctly and such a ship is most likly eq with sonar much exceeding what we as pleasure boaters use showing 1/4 mile or more to each side.
Even barring going nearer to shore so a crew member could wave to family etc,should have been a ground collision alarm go off,much prior to actual grounding.
Point is cruise lines may be cutting corners to keep afloat financially,and treat it like a business $ wise,costing lives in the end.
Such efforts need to be rewarded not just with hefty fines but actual jail time not only for the captain but the owners.

[RoadToad]

The comparison to Sully probably wasn't a good choice, but the point about this "captain" is a good one. He's a dog, and should rot in jail. Here's an excerpt from a transcript of his conversation with the Italian Coast Guard, to whom he had at first lied and said he was "catapulted into the water," then later said he had ordered "abandon ship":

"Get on board the ship and you tell me how many people are on board. ... Clear? You tell me if there are children, women, people with special needs," a coast guard officer tells Schettino in a conversation that ultimately includes 10 orders for the captain to get back on the ship.

"Get on board, **** it!" the officer shouts in frustration.

Schettino tells the officer at one point that he is coordinating the rescue.

"What are you coordinating there? Go on board and coordinate the rescue operation from there. Are you refusing?" the officer demands.

"You have declared 'Abandon ship.' Now I'm in charge. You get on board! Is it clear?" the officer says.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/17/world/...ain/index.html

There were two elderly passengers that were rescued alive, onboard, TWO DAYS after that scumbag abandoned them there. 11 people died. He's in jail, and I hope he spends a long time there. Sure, include the owners in the charges, as well as the hefty lawsuits that are sure to come, but he was directly responsible, and completely shirked his duty as captain of that vessel.

[Big Gills]

wow what a yellow bellied coward. The coast guard ordered back onto the ship to coordinate rescue efforts and tell them how many on board and he lied and said he was on board but they knew he wasnt. Thats really bad. It says in the video he is not in jail and has not been charged but under house arrest. hmmmmmm I wonder who he knows in high places!!Bet he wont see any jail time.