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Message: [QUOTE="Diane Ostrow, post: 252454, member: 143032"] Christine et al~ After reading Beesley's book and several other of the accounts you mentioned I was asking myself this same question and I wonder if the differences in accounts may be due to exactly what Michael referred to. It was pitch dark, no moon and you're in the middle of the ocean alone in a tiny boat. You have just left behind people that are nearest and dearest to your heart. You, quite simply, are in shock. With all these stresses in addition to the way the human mind protects us from traumatic memories (being a nurse I have seen thousands of patients who cannot remember the accident they were in~it's a well known protective mechanism of the body)~ it would make sense that people were never 100% sure of what they saw. In addition to this, add all the pressure from the media and everyone else to pick their brains for each and every detail. IMHO it may be considered amazing that these poor people remembered anything of what happened to them or what they saw. I'm sure Beesley wrote exactly what he believed he remembered as did all the others although the accounts vary widely. It's a great question, Christine, and one I'm sure many are thinking about! Thanks! Ahoy! Diane [/QUOTE]