New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- Days after more than 200 passengers were stranded in Cambodia on MV Odyssey, a residential cruise ship that has been sailing around the world for more than two years, Mikael Petterson, the founder of its operator, Villa Vie Residences, said he "feels awful," adding that he sees himself as the "villain in the story."

Petterson made these remarks while speaking to Business Insider on Wednesday (local time). He said he is doing his best to right the ship, adding that the vessel's evicted residents are "counting on me to make the decisions here, and there's nothing else I'm focused on."

After two turbulent years at sea, Petterson said he had drawn up a plan last week to stabilise the ship's finances. He was reportedly ...