What first springs to mind is that the captain may be a local.
I recall, many moons ago, a large vessel captained by a fellow originally from Dunnet taking his ship into the bay near Brough. From the Scarfskerry shore, it looked enormous.
No doubt, captains need a little bravado to do what they do, but the risk and shame of getting grounded should keep most of them at a safe distance.
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