However, the erroneous signal from earlier in the day that reported the German fleet still in port, and an intelligence signal received at 22:45 giving another unlikely position for the German fleet, had reduced his confidence in intelligence reports.
Porén, os anteriores sinais erróneos recibidos durante o día dicindo que a frota inimiga aínda estaba en porto, e unha sinal de intelixencia recibida ás 22:45 dando outra improbable posición, reducira a súa confianza nos informes de intelixencia.