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...fish is based on auction prices at the Boston Fish Pier, he explains, fishermen cannot simply raise their prices to pass along increased costs. Nor can Mark Godfried, 49, meet the cost of coverage for his 50-ft. Stella G. After spending more than $20,000 converting the craft from a side trawler to a more efficient stern trawler, he was told that his premiums were rising by 70%. "That just put me on the beach," he said. Godfried bought a port-risk policy, which covers his boat only as long as it remains tied to a dock, and took...
...east for a return to Haneda. At this point, radar showed the plane at 24,500 ft., flying at 471 m.p.h. But at 6:28 p.m., the radar indicated Flight 123 was heading northwest instead of east. Radioed Tokyo: "Fly magnetic 90 degrees." The reply from the craft was ominous: "But now uncontrol...
...sticking to a steady course, and at 6:46 p.m., the dire message came again from the cockpit: "Uncontrol." Replied Tokyo: "Do you want to communicate with Haneda?" The answer, now in a loud voice: "Yes, please!" The craft was tracked at 11,700 ft. and had slowed to 299 m.p.h. One minute later, Flight 123 asked for the heading into Haneda, adding, "Uncontrollable." Tokyo's reply: "Maintain magnetic 90 degrees. Can you control?" The by now familiar answer: "Uncontrollable." The craft was down to 9,850 ft. By 6:49 p.m., the 747 had dropped...
...cannot be flown without its entire tail fin, which helps stabilize the big craft, and can be flown only with great difficulty without the attached rudder, which is moved to alter the plane's heading, or horizontal direction. The pilot can vary the thrust of the engines and use ailerons, hinged sections of the plane's wings, to maintain altitude and make turns, although directional control is difficult...
...auxiliary power unit provides electricity and compressed air primarily for air conditioning and on-board controls when the craft is on the ground and the engines are not producing this power. The unit is also a backup for the surface controls, like the rudder, in flight. Some experts theorized last week that as the auxiliary system disintegrated it might have ruptured hydraulic lines in the tail, which, in turn, could have affected the aircraft's main controls...