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Captains are supposed to be the last to leave their sinking ships, not the first. But that required act of valor has always been easier said than done — as evidenced by the story of the 1903 wreck of the S.S. South Portland off Cape Blanco. (Offshore near Port Orford, Curry County; 1903) (For text and pictures, see http://www.offbeatoregon.com/1203a-steamer-captain-named-poultroon-of-the-sea.html)