"Oh Captain!"
"Yes Ensign?"
"Captain, I'm sorry to report that the course you set has steered the ship into the rocks and we are taking on water!
Should we set a new course?
Should I send a crew below to try and repair the hull?"
"Hmm, now now. That's the difference between a Captain and a mere Ensign. I know better. We must merely make the ship lighter and then we shall not sink but sail safely to the fabled golden port of Dividendia!"
"What are your orders, Captain? How do we save the ship?"
"It's quite simple Ensign. Throw the crew overboard. And then please jump over the side when you're done. That will lighten us up to ship-shapeness again!"
"Yes my Captain! Goodbye my Captain! I hope it works!"
"Are you still here Ensign? Get on with it!"