Sentence examples for control of the boat from inspiring English sources

The captain tried to get control of the boat, the official said, but it slammed into a concrete maintenance pier about 400 feet from the nearest ferry slip.

In a telephone interview, Captain Hammarstedt said the group took control of the boat, the Varadero I, at the urging of the Guatemalan authorities but that "the tables turned," with the Guatemalans dispatching a gunboat to arrest Captain Watson.

B1 Crash Probe Focuses on Pilot The investigation of a Staten Island Ferry crash that killed 10 people and injured scores more focused on a pilot who lost control of the boat as it swerved off course and slammed full speed into a pier that tore open its starboard flank and raked passengers like rag dolls.

Said he was promised £10,000 ($15,000) and the possibility of sending his family to Europe in exchange for taking control of the boat once smugglers had abandoned it, according to reports.

On August 30, Anderson and his men attacked a steamboat on the Missouri River, killing the captain and gaining control of the boat.

A centre rope gives you full control of the boat (ie it can't drift out front or stern) provided there is no wind or current).

They had lost control of the boats in the current and smashed into the pillars of the burned bridge at Krems, overturning their boats.

In Tarrytown, for instance, reports have long circulated that village officials seeking to develop the waterfront might pursue eminent-domain proceedings to gain control of the Tarrytown Boat Club, a privately operated site founded in 1908.

Use the left and right trim tabs to control the bank of the boat and keep it from tipping over.

This will need constant small adjustments of the main sheet (to control mainly the speed of the boat) and the tiller (to control the direction).

A man has been rescued from the water after losing control of his boat off the coast of Perth, Australia.