re: Why are ship captains still expected to go down with ship

A lot of them were picked up by rescue boats, though. They were either picked up hanging on the side of the ship or jumped in the water. I didn't see any lifeboats in the video I watched. Most of the casualties were below deck and couldn't get out once the ship listed too far over.. Apparently there was no evacuation order. There were reports of announcements that passengers should stay in their cabins.