Hi Undervalued ATC... This is always a bone of contention for me...
Within the centre making use of the term "near miss" nearly ALWAYS results in some sarcastic comment saying, "Well, where did they hit?"
My take on it however is "near" is is more akin to "narrow" and not "almost". To say a "narrow miss" would be completely acceptable...
Sorry, rant over
(Sheepish face)
Back on the topic though, I wish them the best of luck... I see in the article there was some reference to their lawyers appealing the decision again... I'll be holding thumbs