But hey, he didn't leave ship on purpose. According to his statement, he kinda stumbled and fell into the lifeboat and couldn't get back onto the ship. The bloke clearly deserves our compassion, also for the fact that he apparently didn't get to screw the Moldawian bimbo.

Joking aside: It's their duty and responsibility to make sure that they're passengers are safe. If that is better done while on the bridge of the ship or in a lifeboat is a different question, and one that probably can only be answered afterwards. This bloke, however, was essentially clueless.

And concerning the Italian Coast Guard: Where's that officer been in the past? Why didn't he see to it that cruise ships didn't get too close to Isla Giglio? Now they all screaming murder at the captain, but there are lots of people who have fucked up in the past regarding that matter.