People are shooting at them and the skipper doesn't notice it..on a river that was only 75 yards wide.....sure.
Also, Thurlow is too distracted to notice the enemy fire, but this guy, allegedly under enemy fire, is not too distracted to notice that Thurlow is distracted.
There was no damage to any of the boats allegedly under enemy fire.
Skipper Thurlow was too distracted for the entire hour and a half they were there to notice that he was being shot at.
They were there rescuing the men on the mined swift boat, which was slowly sinking, and preparing to tow it FOR 1 !/2 HOURS. (Unfit for Command entry)
And none of the boats had damage from the enemy fire, not a single bullet hole.