I know this is not entirely on topic but my curiosity has peaked.
I read in Bowditch that at times it is believed that if caught in the eye of a hurricane that it could be best to let the ship hunt on its own under no power for the best heading. If he were to eliminate the issue with the scuttle being opened and the list, do you feel that they would have been in a position that when they lost power, all would have fared well?
When I read that section in Bowditch I have always been curious as to how that was determined. The way it was written made it seem like it was a theory at best…