rudder

The team’s ambitious plans to gather ice-sheet data were stymied by storms, a rudder problem, a medical emergency and the threat of ice closing in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

A nation without stories is a boat without a rudder.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

As you observe their big goofy head navigate toward the stick you threw in the river, you’ll notice their otter tail serving as their rudder as they swim back to you.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2025

The Villa Vie Odyssey cruise ship was to depart from Northern Ireland last May, but issues with its rudder stocks meant its guests were marooned in the city for more than four months.

From BBC ● May 11, 2025

The pilot sat large, his hands lightly on the wheel, feet on the rudder pedals.

From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen

They have also been developing stronger actuators—machines that pull and push and take the place of pilots’ muscles to move planes’ rudders and other flight-control surfaces in conditions where humans would otherwise have to intervene.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

But until Monday 30 September, the ship was stuck in Belfast due to problems with its rudders and gearbox.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2024

Back in May, the stories from off the Iberian Peninsula of orcas taking apart the rudders and propellers of yachts — and, in a couple of incidents, ramming them — were both alarming and intriguing.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2023

In most cases, the financial and structural damage has ranged from minimal to moderate: Boats have been spun and pushed, while rudders have been smashed and destroyed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2023

It has powerful hydraulic pistons hooked to rudder, ailerons, and elevator, which means that if you move your hand on the stick or your feet on the rudders ever so slightly, the airplane reacts immediately.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins