Secondly, Lieutenant Commander Oram displayed great moral courage in the short story when he had to make the heart wrenching decision to sacrifice the lives of fifteen crew members. First of all, captain Oram decided to save the five crew members who had families back home because they was more to lose if they would have died. Secondly Oram was well aware that his decision would be questioned and criticized by everyone, but he stayed strong on what he believed was right. Oram thought about all the five crew members whose families would most likely not be able to survive if anything happen to them. His own life was not that vital to him when it came up to this predicament. Lastly, Oram was advised that it could take up to 7 days for them all
