This is an absolutely terrible tragedy.

Telling the young victims to stay in place rather than announcing an evacuation to muster points to abandon ship has caused many many unnecessary deaths as the ship begins to seriously list. Always pre-empt the ship list if possible to make your way to the high side. Anything > 20 degrees and your pretty much snookered making your way to the high side to evacuate to get into the water or deploy the lifeboats. The greater the list angle the higher probability of rapid capsize.