Word: ditched
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...That feeling of impending doom is speeding the collapse in sterling's value, and prompting renewed discussion about whether Britain should ditch the pound for the euro, which this month celebrated its first 10 years...
Though the Crimson had a 15-10 advantage in shots in the third period, the defense and junior goaltender John Riley were unable to stop Dartmouth’s last-ditch efforts to score. Big Green sophomore forward Evan Stephens tallied his second goal of the game with just over three minutes to play, sending the contest into overtime...
...Daddy, the plane turned into a boat.' SOPHIA SOSA, a 4-year-old traveling with her family on the US Airways flight that was forced to ditch in the Hudson River...
...uncontrolled way," says Curtis. Water landings can result in fatalities as well; in 1970, an ALM airlines flight from New York's John F. Kennedy Airport to the island of St. Maarten ran out of fuel after missing three approaches in heavy weather, forcing the pilot to ditch in the Caribbean; 20 of the 57 passengers on board died, largely because no announcement was made to remind them to buckle their seat belts. In 1996, a hijacked Ethiopian Airlines flight over the Comoros Islands crashed into the ocean after running out of fuel; the pilot attempted to make a water...
...useless, considering the high likelihood of fatalities. Patrick Smith, an airline pilot and author of Salon.com's "Ask the Pilot" column, later rebutted those claims, noting that a number of jets have landed on water and managed to bring some or all of their passengers to safety. "Any ditching is very dangerous, with the possibility of the airplane cartwheeling, flipping, or otherwise breaking apart," Smith told TIME. "But if you had to ditch, I can't think of a more opportune location: a relatively calm river adjacent to a large city with rescue equipment only moments away...