Unfortunately for Beatty, his initial course changes at 14:32 were not received by Sir Hugh Evan-Thomas's 5th Battle Squadron (the distance being too great to read his flags), because the battlecruiser HMS Tiger—the last ship in his column—was no longer in a position where she could relay signals by searchlight to Evan-Thomas, as she had previously been ordered to do.
Desafortunadamente para Beatty, os seus cambios na ruta inicial ás 14:32 non foron recibidos polo 5º escuadrón de batalla de Sir Hugh Evan-Thomas (estaba demasiado lonxe para ler as súas bandeiras), porque o cruceiros de batalla HMS Tiger, o último barco da súa columna, xa non estaba nunha posición que lle permitise transmitir os sinais do reflector para Evan-Thomas, tal é como se lle ordenara previamente que fixese.