but his officers talked him out of it. the captain was the last person off and never commanded another vessel again. the tale of another italian ship ended very differently. in 2012 when the costa concordia ran aground off the coast of italy, 32 people died. captain francesco sitino got off the ship with hundreds still on board. he says he fell and tripped into a lifeboat. listen as the coast guard ordered him to return to his ship. [ speaking foreign language ] captain shitino is currently on trial. among the charges he s facing, abandoning ship with passengers on board and causing maritime disaster. we found there isn t any national maritime law that says a captain must stay on a sinking ship. many countries like south korea have their own law or follow the safety of life at sea treaty