It was attached to the tugboat "Monarch", but the hawser (mooring rope) parted. A tanker is moored to a buoy by means of a hawser arrangement. River tugs usually do not have any significant hawser or winch. The "Salvor" caprail is curved to fairlead and prevent chafing of the towing hawser. With gale force winds blowing the ship was unable to anchor due to frozen hawser. The "Grapple's" caprail is curved to fairlead and prevent chafing of the towing hawser. The "Grasp's" caprail is curved to fairlead and prevent chafing of the towing hawser. The "Safeguard's" caprail is curved to fairlead and prevent chafing of the towing hawser. Although another hawser was passed to "Frank Jones", it parted as well. Fitzroy Henry Lee was supposedly the model for Hawser Trunnion. Brian Field retained the services of Lewis Hawser QC for his defence. After their alienation, he turns to Commodore Hawser Trunnion, who raises him.