Captain Haddock Captain Haddock as a permanent addition to the cast. Hergé introduced Captain Haddock in "The Crab with the Golden Claws" as the rum-loving captain of the "Karaboudjan", a merchant vessel used— without Haddock's knowledge— by his first mate Allan for smuggling drugs inside crab tins. Because of his alcoholism and temperamental nature, his character was weak and unstable, at times posing as great a hazard to Tintin as the villains of the piece. He was also short-tempered, given to emotional expletive-ridden outbursts, and capable of infuriating behaviour; at one point he even attacks Tintin when, while traversing the Moroccan desert,
SS Belgian Captain Scotia. Convoy HX 254 departed New York on 27 August 1943 and arrived at Liverpool on 12 September. "Belgian Captain" was carrying a cargo of steel and lumber bound for Sunderland. There were complaints from other ships in the convoy that "Belgian Captain" did not repeat flag signals, despite orders to all ships to do so. Convoy ON 206 departed Liverpool on 11 October 1943 bound for New York. Convoy ON 291 departed Southend-on-Sea, Essex on 17 March 1945 bound for New York. In 1946, "Belgian Captain" was sold to Compagnie Maritime Belge SA and was renamed "Capitain Lambe". Her