Evan-Thomas acknowledged the signal, but Lieutenant-Commander Ralph Seymour, Beatty's flag lieutenant, aggravated the situation when he did not haul down the flags (to execute the signal) for some minutes.
Evan-Thomas recoñeceu o sinal, pero o tenente-comandante Ralph Seymour, tenente de bandeira de Beatty, agravou a situación cando non arriou as bandeiras (para executar o sinal) durante algúns minutos.