Fearing retribution for their actions, the mutineers decided to navigate the ship toward Spanish waters. One reason the master's life was spared was because Turner could not navigate the ship properly without his help. The "Hermione" sailed to La Guaira, where they handed the ship over to the Spanish authorities. The mutineers claimed they had set the officers adrift in a small boat, as had happened in the mutiny on the "Bounty" some eight years earlier. The Spanish gave the mutineers just $25 each in return, and presented them with the options of joining the Spanish army, heavy labour, or refitting their ship. The "Hermione" was taken into service with the Spanish and renamed "Santa Cecilia". The ship was manned by 25 of her former sailors under Spanish guard.