contract, breaking free from her tow because of adverse weather. As a result her crew was rescued into a lifeboat and the vessel drifted crewless, however the tug resumed with the towage. The fact that the steamship’s crew were rescued and that the vessel itself had no one on board was considered a “present danger”, entitling the tug to salvage compensation (Mandaraka-Sheppard, 2009, p.726). Lastly, another difference is that a tugowner cannot have a maritime lien on the tow for the prefixed towage payment;