Then several hours later, the other ship, the Alert, was ordered to disconnect its towline, out of concern for the safety of the ship's nine-person crew.
We hopped out of the Suburban and strapped the Bug's towline to the back of the truck.
Alongside the burning vehicle, Norris and his team found a dying American soldier; to get him clear, Norris had to wade into the flames and hook a towline to the front of the Humvee, an action that led to his nomination for a Bronze Star.
He popped the hood as we approached and hooked a black towline to the back of the Suburban.
Bramble clipped a towline on to his kayak and my heartbeat slowed from extreme panic to mild unsettlement.
A second, smaller tug, owned by Dragamex, had attached a towline to the barge's stern, and, like circus trainers with an unruly elephant, the two boats leaned hard against their ropes, trying to bring the dumb beast in line.
Malcolm then sent 100 men on board as a prize crew and attached a towline to the French ship, just as the trailing Agamemnon finally reached the battle.
During the day on 28 March, Scranton attempted to run a towline to El Sol by sending a launch in the rolling seas, but it capsized, drowning three men.
So severe was the damage that Vanguard was almost wrecked on the Corsican coast on the following day and Nelson even ordered Captain Ball, who had managed to attach a towline to the flagship, to abandon him.
During the day on 28 March, Scranton attempted to run a towline to El Sol by sending a launch in the rolling seas, but it capsized, killing three men.
