Hi Mr Purdey,
The lighthouse keepr and all the other witnesses on the Mull were in the cloud. How could they estimate how far out it extended? Recall a time when you were in fog/cloud. Could you estimate how far it extended? I respectfully doubt it.
What about the evidence of the yachtsman, Mr Holbrook, who was looking at the Mull from the same direction as the Chinook's approach. He says he could see the coast of the Mull. As an experienced yachstman, doesn't his evidence deserve equal weight?
My best, as always.
Brian
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