Table 1.

Stem and leaf plot of Reports from Kormoran survivors.

Type of Report	AR	E	Comment
1.26°S 111°E (to be read as ±30′)	17		Mode (including one report from Bunjes, two from Detmers)
• 26°S 110°E		2	EC including one report from Detmers
• 26°S		1	EO
• 26°S 11°E		1	EO
• 26°S 108°E		1	EC
• 26°S 111°40′E		1	EC
• 26°S 111°21′E		1	EC
• 24°S 111°E		1	EC
• 25°S 111°E		2	EC including one report from Detmers
1a. 26°S 111°E (to be read as ±30′)	1		Meyer as revealed by diary in 2000
• 27°S 111°E		5	Initial reports from Meyer
• 26°30′S 111°40′E		1	Later report from Meyer
2.120 nm from Coast	4		Bunjes; 120 nm selected on basis of MDP
• 150 nm from coast		2	EC
• 60 nm off land		1	EC
3.160 nm SW of Cape Cuvier	0		Bunjes; Cape Cuvier selected on basis of MDP
° 160 nm SW of NW Cape		1
4. Geraldton signal 2 (gap) 7S 11115E	1		26°07′S 111°15′E selected on basis of MDP
° 7C 115E 1000 GMT		1
5. Sailed 150 nm NE to land	1		Meyer—lifeboat diary
• Sailed 153 nm NE to land		1	V Malapert—lifeboat diary
6.26°34′S 111°E 3	6		Detmers: Winter (1991) classified as noon report
• 26°32′S 111°E		6	Detmers
• 25°34′S 111°E		2	Detmers
• 26°31′S 111°E		1	Detmers
7.130 nm SW of Shark Bay	4		Habben
8. Due West of Shark Bay at 2000 h	1		Detmers to be “due west of Shark Bay at 2000”
° 120 nm SW of Fremantle		4	EC
° 100 nm off Fremantle		1	EC
° 130 nm due West of Perth		1	EC
° 125 degrees SW of Frem.		1	EC
° 20 nm SW of Fremantle		1	EC
Total	35	38

The numbered and colored items define the stems. The bulleted items comprise the leaves associated with each stem. The gray items are “pure” errors.