Chinook
Pulse1 (at 2321) Claims that i would not say what the crew would have seen from the cockpit that would have made me allege that they were being negligent.
I do not recall being asked, but that apart, my answer is that the crew would have seen ahead of them, hills that were wholly or partly covered in cloud and mist according to expert evidence (I agree with Catazou at 2323), and that being unable to pinpont their position (the lighthouse was obscured according to the 'lone yachtsman', and they had just made a sea crossing), they should have exercised due caution and climbed to their SA, or, if they could not do that for whatever reason (see ArkRoyals many posts on the subject) turned away to fly up the coast. That is what I would most certainly have done.
Now, once and for all, hands up all those who would have pressed on towards the coast. (-and no more ducking and weaving please!) With all good wishes JP