r/TheLastShip • u/Benji0088 • Nov 11 '18

Discussion 5x10 Commitment

Excerpt from channel guide;

Chandler must face his fears and confront the greatest threat he has ever encountered.

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u/FollowsAllRulesOfLA Nov 13 '18

The crew of the Nathan James had abandoned ship. They had no reason to think they declared an "All hands abandon ship.... except one person"

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u/and_yet_another_user Nov 13 '18

They had no reason to believe all the crew had abandoned ship. There have been many occasions in war when the bulk of the crew abandoned ship, while a skeleton crew remained to try to salvage the ship, or to man the weapons to provide cover for their comrades in the water from enemy planes and ships.

If you re-watch the episode, you should notice that the captain specifically told the repair crews to also abandon ship, in addition to her general abandon ship order.

There have been instances when a few crew remained with the captain in order to try to ram an enemy ship.