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It makes for a great Naval and Maritime tradition.
Some believe that if the Captain abandons the ship before the crew or passengers it will cause them to panic, since he/she is the leader and if you are the last one left on a ship there is a better chance you will die. It also could be due to a feeling of responsibility and failure to protect people and the ship. The Captain is responsible for the overall safety of the people and cargo (if any) as well as the vessel itself so it may be the shame of having failed to protect them that makes him/her go down with the ship. In more recent years it has become an increasingly uncommon practice in some countries. While they do feel the Captain should do everything he/she can to get the other people off safely, he/she is considered too valuable a person to pointlessly give their life up, because of the many years of experience and training it takes for a person to become a great Captain.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoDepends if he wants to.
The Master of a vessel is responsible for the safety of his vessel and other vessels at sea and secondly to the safety of his crew and passengers.
Also, should a ship at sea, be deserted and not sink, then by sea law the first person who makes the vessel safe and recovers the vessel and its contents earns salvage rights of both the vessel itself and the cargo. With ships this can be large sums of money. It is for this reason and to ensure the crew are away safely that the Master of a vessel will usually be the last person to leave his ship (and possibly loose his life saving others).
The next thing to consider is if the Master made a mistake, then upon his safe arrival on shore he will be subject to an investigation into the causes of the disaster and loss of the vessel. Loss of his Master Mariners ticket would mean loss of his job, and therefore it may have been "The better part of valour" that the captain disappear with the sinking of the vessel.
There is no written law that requires a Master to go down with his ship. The fallacy may have been started by one of the reasons detailed above.
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∙ 12y agoBecause the Captain always goes down with his ship.
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∙ 15y agoThe captain of the Titanic did.
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Did captain smith go down with his ship?
yes, he loved his ship so much ,that he decided to go down with it, and because this was his last voyage with any ship. He was going to retire.
Why did Captain John Smith let the Titanic sink?
The name is Edward Smith. He listened to Bruce Ismay when he told him to go faster. When the ship hit the iceberg, there was nothing he could do at that point. There weren't enough lifeboats on the ship, not enough for half the people. Captain Smith would not have taken one of those lifeboat spots for himself of course, so he had no other option but to go down with his ship.
Why did captain john smith want to go to Jamestown?
to search for new land
Why did Captain John Smith and his soldiers go to werowocomoco Virginia?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werowocomoco
What was life like in Jamestown?
Jamestown entered a period called the Starving time. Without Captain John Smith and Pocahontas to act as go-betweens the Indians refused to trade with the settlers.
What was the captain's name on the Titanic and did he go down with the ship?
Yes. Captain Smith went down with the ship on Titanic.
Did the captin of the Titanic survive?
No
Did captain smith go down with his ship?
yes, he loved his ship so much ,that he decided to go down with it, and because this was his last voyage with any ship. He was going to retire.
Did the captain on Titanic go down with the ship?
Yes, Captain Smith died on Titanic and his body, if recovered, was never identified.
Did Capt EJ Smith really go down with his ship?
Yes he did go down with his ship because its a tradition for Captains to go down with the ship if it sinks!
Why did Captain John Smith let the Titanic sink?
The name is Edward Smith. He listened to Bruce Ismay when he told him to go faster. When the ship hit the iceberg, there was nothing he could do at that point. There weren't enough lifeboats on the ship, not enough for half the people. Captain Smith would not have taken one of those lifeboat spots for himself of course, so he had no other option but to go down with his ship.
Why did the captain went down with his ship in te titanic?
because a captin is allways got to go down with his ship
Why did captain Edward Smith of the Titanic die?
Captain Edward Smith (1850-1912) went down with his ship. He was among the last of the crew onboard and was not encountered by any of the lifeboats. He would have either drowned or died from hypothermia. His body was among those that were never recovered.he went inside the place where people control the ship and held on to something and stood there until the water came to his attention[that was from the movie titanic]in real life the captain felt so mad because he bought the ship with so much money so then mr Andrews showed him and telled him that the ship was going to sink to the bottom of the Atlantic ocean mr Andrews also mentioned an hour or a hour and a half but mr Andrews also mentioned that the watertight chambers are not going to do anything that was when the carpathia was on their way to rescue titanic a near by ship was watching titanic go down mr smith and Andrews both were thinking suicide none of them made a run for it but this made a differents mr Andrews was definitly thinking suicide because captain smith said that he can go on a boat but mr Andrews refused then after that titanic was about 27 minutes away from sinking after hiting a iceburg captain smith than went on the control section of a the ship trying to save the ship when the water came in and pushed him down to the floor a baby came in braking a window just incase the baby didnt broke the window the baby was inside the water and the water broke the window after that captain smith grabbed the baby and ran out the control section room soon captain smith droped the baby in the water captain smith went down to save the baby but smoke stack fell down then in 5 seconds another one fell down none of them fell on the baby captain smith quickly throwed himself to the water but it was to late the smoke stacks made the water push down and the water was to dark to see in. then after that another guy or girl had the baby and him or her were huging it really tight captain smith said please pass me the baby but the girl refused soon the girl was freezing captain took the baby away from her or his arm the girl or boy had two babys the only thing was that the other one was frozin the baby that captain smith was holding was not the baby he was holding last time but sill captain smith brought the baby to the life boat the guy in the life boat said to to get on the life boat but captain smith refused captain smith was under the stern which means that when the ship broke apart captain smith was sqaushed captain smith tried to move away but some how the water was draging him to the ship captain smith went under the water but there was still something or some part of a ship that hit him hard and captain smith died if you go to explore titanic you could see his boots and the face of the baby he dropped
Did the captain of the britanic go down with the ship?
No but the propellers killed 30 passengers
Where is the ship captain in Pokemon Yellow?
He is in the last room of the SS Anne. First go in the ship and then go to the left, down and then finally right withoutgoing down/up any of the stairs. You will then have to fight your rival. Once you have beat him, you can go down the stairs that he just appeared from. You will then be in the ship captain's room. If this did not help, you can watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oM3Qlca9Ss
Why didn't the captain of the Titanic go down with the ship because other resources say he didn'?
He did.
Why did the captan go down with the titanic?
because every captain says every gud captaion goes down with his ship
