Anyone know if the
portholes were open in any pictures of the shipwreck?
Since they were in a
storm when they hit the island they should have been closed.
If someone was to stay on the crew bunk deck for long they may have tried to get them open for ventilation.
However, I think the better choice to stay is the two little stair houses if they were going to be on the look out and get good breezes high up.
I still think they wouldn't stay there long. Just long enough for water to run out, then leave a message
The
document attached shows two decks for ships stores in the forepeak
The decks should be about where the "
S.O.S" is. If paint did survive it could have been right there.