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From the point of view of the incendiaries, the torching of the ship must be arranged in such a manner as to put the enemy at the highest risk possible. - (Avengers of Gor, Chapter 58, Sentence #143)

There are commonly two justifications for so desperate a measure as to fire one's own ship. The first is to guarantee that the ship does not fall to the enemy; the second is to attempt to take the enemy down with one. Given the proximities inevitably involved in ramming and shearing it can be highly dangerous to approach a flaming ship. From the point of view of the incendiaries, the torching of the ship must be arranged in such a manner as to put the enemy at the highest risk possible. This means either that one takes the flaming ship to the enemy, or fires the ship unexpectedly when the enemy finds himself in a position from which it is difficult to withdraw. At this point I was reasonably sure, despite the loss of one of our rudders, that we could bring the Tesephone, aflame, against one of the enemy ships. Over a short distance I would have matched her in speed against anything on Thassa. - (Avengers of Gor)