They were attempting to clear it and rig a jury rudder.

Nothing we require in the engine-room - except to get that jury rudder fixed.

No wonder they were not hurrying to get the yards up again; first they needed a jury rudder.

With the possibility that the edge of the pack was nearby, work on the construction of a jury rudder began.

For four days we fitted a jury rudder, then piloted with lines and tackles around the Cape."

The jury rudder was constructed from makeshift materials, and by 26 August was ready for use as soon as Aurora cleared the ice.

Glancing back I saw the Jolly Jack had turned broadside to the shore, her guns no longer able to bear on the Tiger, some of the crew desperately trimming sail, others working at the stern to rig some kind of a jury rudder.