Originally Posted by
Paragraph377
Yeah well that is heresay, sorry. Anyone can say or make up statements that are ‘allegedly’ true. Who is this ‘peer’? Why has he/she not mentioned this fact publicly? The evidence shows Vette to be a company man, towing the company line. But regardless, if that statement was true and he said that about Jim Collins, then why has it not been documented previously, or mentioned in any inquiry? Why haven’t the person’s who were on the receiving end of Vette’s so-called comment come forward publicly at any time since 1979 and raised that point? I think you are throwing around herring’s mate.
You can think what you like, but there are many people with relevant information who were either not invited or chose not to submit evidence to the Royal commission.
Regardless, you're right - there's no way to prove such a statement was ever made but I have no personal reason to disbelieve it. In any case there's plenty of information available on public record to conclude Mahon was significantly off piste and the crew must at the very least share the responsibility for this accident.