▁his ▁cargo . ▁The ▁third ▁officer ▁found ▁the ▁necessary ▁charts ▁and ▁the ▁Monte ▁Nev oso ▁proceeded ▁towards ▁the ▁East ▁coast ▁of ▁England . ▁In ▁the ▁English ▁Channel , ▁the ▁ship ▁ran ▁into ▁thick ▁fog ▁and ▁slow ed ▁to ▁half - speed ▁to ▁the ▁For el ands . ▁By ▁Friday ▁ 1 4 ▁October , ▁Captain ▁Sol v atore ▁was ▁trying ▁to ▁locate ▁the ▁New arp ▁Light ▁vessel ▁but ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁sign ▁of ▁this ▁gu iding ▁light . ▁The ▁Monte ▁Nev oso ▁was ▁now ▁at ▁a ▁steady ▁speed ▁of ▁nine ▁K not s ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁last ▁hundred ▁miles ▁and ▁Captain ▁Sol v atore ▁radio ed ▁an ▁estimated ▁time ▁of ▁arrival ▁to ▁his ▁agent ▁in ▁H ull . ▁Still ▁unable ▁to ▁locate ▁the ▁gu iding ▁light ▁of ▁New arp ▁the ▁Captain ’ s ▁next ▁step ▁was ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁bearing ▁from ▁the ▁H umber ▁radio ▁station ▁but ▁just ▁before ▁this ▁was ▁done ▁an ▁officer ▁on ▁the ▁bridge ▁saw ▁the ▁light ▁vessel ▁six ▁miles ▁away , ▁just ▁as ▁the ▁Captain ▁had ▁calculated . ▁ ▁Run ▁a ground ▁It ▁was ▁now ▁after ▁ 3 : 0 0 ▁am ▁and ▁the ▁Captain ▁waited ▁for ▁the ▁change ▁of ▁watch ▁and ▁went ▁into ▁the ▁chart ▁room ▁before ▁turning ▁in ▁for ▁the ▁night . ▁There ▁he ▁and ▁the ▁chief ▁officer ▁studied ▁the ▁charts ▁of ▁the ▁H ais bro ▁bu o ys . ▁The ▁chief ▁officer ▁recommended ▁that ▁they ▁ste er ▁a ▁course ▁more ▁to ▁port ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁flo od ▁t ide ▁carrying ▁them ▁farther ▁star board . ▁As