After a collision with pack ice damages Erebus's propeller, thereby slowing her down, Francis Crozier, captain of Terror, voices his concern that the two ships may become stuck in the ice. Crozier suggests to Captain John Franklin that all the men be moved from Erebus to Terror, in order to make it further south to safety before they become stuck in the ice, at the expense of time. Franklin, however, decides to press on with both ships, confident that the expedition will soon discover the passage.
