The captain of that capsized Italian cruse ship now claims that he fell off of the boat and that is why he left the ship.  Then, he said that once he hit the water, he found a life boat to climb into.  And, since the passengers in the life boat were headed to shore, he had no choice but to go a long.

I guess once he hit dry land, it never occurred to him that he should return to his ship.

The law suits will fly.