Folks,
Regardless of whether it is an undershoot or off the end, according to today's papers of other passengers accounts, somebody named Allan, surname unknown, apparently an Australian, should be lined up for a significant medal --- according to one eyewitness, he opened doors, got at least one liferaft out and inflated, and organised a substantial part of the evacuation -- in short one person changed chaos into a largely orderly and successful evacuation.
It would seem that many lifejackets were missing, a problem not unknown in this part of the world, including Australia --- there are lots of Qantas lifejackets on boats in Sydney harbour -- based on personal observation, and I doubt they were all time expired and sold legitimately.
Tootle pip!!