Word: bulkheads
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...into the Atlantic Ocean off the Irish coast on June 23, killing all 329 aboard, a bomb is suspected of having caused the 747 to disintegrate in midair. The JAL crash on Aug. 12, which claimed 520 lives, is still under investigation, but speculation continues that the rear pressure bulkhead cracked in flight...
...relatively calm stretch of weather after we had been forced to put to sea because of an approaching hurricane. Suddenly the ship, the U.S.S. Catskill, a converted cruiser, heeled over noticeably to starboard, as if pushed by a giant hand. Everything not tied down crashed against the starboard bulkhead. The phenomenon was not repeated, and we suffered no casualties or damages. If the ship had been under full sail, nothing could have kept it from turning turtle...
...tarmac. He was surrounded by at least five uniformed men. Reporters tried to open the door to follow, but were rebuffed by the guards, one of whom reached back and shoved a television cameraman, forcing the rest of the group back against the jetway's opposite bulkhead and closing the door...
...elsewhere, have emerged from the initial panic feeling that the current situation cannot fast forever--and as a result are scrutinizing the long-range implications and philosophical underpinnings of present aid policies. Says Richard W. Black. University coordinator of financial aid, quoting a Washington colleague: "We've taken the bulkhead, but it's still a long way to Berlin...