I did not say he abonded the ship. However, it is a fact, he entered a raft while he had passingers in danger on the wings. Mick, I have been an officer on ships which carried passingers. No one can say what he or she would do in the worst case ... but, we all know what is expected of us. I know, I would not have felt it proper to take my place in one of our boats when passingers were on the sinking ship, if that happened.
Everyone who has ever been on the water has taken risks, and most have risked life. We've taken risks for our passingers. What we would do when the water is rising fast around us... that is something else. I just know passingers should be taken off the ship first.
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