The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has issued several safety recommendations after an electrical short circuit led ...

I used a paddle as a rudder (to steer). There are many types of rudders found in boat designs around the world and they are all important parts of a boat’s steering system. A rudder is often a ...

Without this crucial advance in ship technology ... Seafarers steered using a single side rudder on the right, the 'starboard' or "steering board" side. (The term 'starboard' is thought to ...

Three people were found perched on the rudder blade on an oil tanker in Spain Three stowaways have been found sitting on the rudder of a ship after ... ships and used for steering.

Podded drives are complete propulsion and steering units suspended below the ship, in place of conventional rudders or propellers. The pod contains an electric motor, the drive end of which is ...

Why have orcas suddenly started ramming into sailing vessels? Orca mothers ... playing a "game" focused on the boats' rudders - part of the moveable steering apparatus that sits in the water.

If there is no crew member steering the boat, it will veer out of control ... He said it is unclear why the crew member missed the water with the rudder oar and fell into the river.