Rajpal tries to scuttle proceedings but the hesitant Tripathi overrules him. The other two submarines succeed in laying their mines before the crews scuttle them. Authorities eventually decided to scuttle the ship. Some submarines ignored their orders to scuttle and escaped to fight on the Allied cause. Some of the submarines set sail to scuttle in deeper water. Republicans and Southern Democrats joined together to scuttle Fortas's nomination. To prevent this, he decided to scuttle his ships at the first opportunity. He threatened to scuttle the relationship between the two institutions. This contributed to Langsdorff's decision to scuttle his ship. Kingston valves can be used to scuttle (deliberately sink) a ship. The fish then suddenly scuttle away, diving back into the ocean. Scuttle and windscreen could be assembled and primed. He decided to scuttle, largely to spare his crew further casualties. Other insects, like fungus gnats and scuttle flies, utilize fungi at their larval stage. Nehru also tried to scuttle Patel's plan with regards to Hyderabad.