The pilot, a Japanese fella, was piloting this ferry flight after a departure from Goose Bay Canada!!
22 hours airborne in a 172 most of it in sh1t weather, he was mentally off his tits by the time the tonka went to look for him!
His ground speed was about 30kts (maybe less at the time)and he was panicking as he thought his engine had conked but it was due to the headwind, mental fatigue caused him some confusion!
Not much shortage of fuel either, he was detanked at Wick with fuel remaining.
This guy was lucky unlike the pilot of a C310 that went into the water 50 miles out of KEF, looking like he just tried to scrimp on fuel!!