Why Rozhestvensky continued toward Tsushima

If Rozhestvensky was capable, why did he continue toward Japan instead of turning home?

He was obeying orders and hoped to join the stronger Pacific squadron before fighting the Japanese with a combined force.

A viewer asks why a competent admiral did not turn the Baltic Fleet home after its poor performance. Rozhestvensky had orders to proceed and could not simply abandon the campaign. His plan was to pass the Japanese fleet, reach the Russian Pacific squadron, and combine the two forces. The Pacific ships and officers were expected to provide the stronger core for a later battle on more equal terms. The plan failed because events destroyed that intended reinforcement, but continuing the voyage was not merely a refusal to recognize the fleet's weakness.