[Skerries]

Originally Posted by G.Gaskin

Not at all rogd, I only mention Italian and Greek captains who are infamous for abandoning their stricken ships, and no other nationalities, for example Captain Francesco Schettino “Italian” dubbed by the press as “Captain Coward” and then Captain Byron Voutsinas “Greek” see report below,
In 1965, the Bahama Star was sailing twelve miles behind the SS Yarmouth Castle when Captain Brown noticed smoke and fire emerging from the distant vessel. Brown ordered full steam ahead, in an attempt to rescue those stranded aboard the Yarmouth, only to find the ship’s cowardly captain, Byron Voutsinas, floating safely in a lifeboat. While helpless, abandoned passengers were jumping overboard, an enraged Brown scolded Voutsinas and ordered him back to his inflamed ship to assist in the evacuation.

Sounds like what happened to Shettino when the Coastguard ordered him back on board but he refused. He later claimed he was co ordinating the rescue from the nearby cliff top.