On 26/09/2012 12:18, Martin wrote:
On Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:47:16 +0100, Phil Cook
wrote:

Yesterday the CalMac ship on Craignure (Mull) to Oban took 7 hours to do
a 45 minute crossing. They spent over six hours standing off outside
Oban waiting for a lull to get in.

It makes me wonder why they don't wait for the storm to pass.

Since the ship had left Oban just a little before I presume the master
had a reasonable hope of getting back in but you can never tell with the
interaction between tides and wind. I think hanging around at Graignure
wasn't an option either.
--
Phil Cook