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On board. he's under arrest, charged with abandoning his ship, among other things. today we heard recordings of ship controllers talking to him to get those passengers off the ship. survivors say they were instead told to stay put while the ferry tipped over. we're joined by jim staples, a veteran merchant marine, an expert on giant pilot ships around the world. looking back he's piloted ships in this very area. captain, just as you look at the circumstances here and now that we've heard those early communications where when the ship's captain first made that distress call to shore, they told ...