Hello Paul, during a routine service, I was informed that the rubber boots around my steering rack are cracked. The steering still feels perfectly normal, so I am wondering if they really need to be ...

SOUTH HAVEN, MI — Water safety officials responded to a beach emergency when a boat ran ashore after losing its steering capability. The vessel was navigating waves near the river channel entrance ...

You probably know somebody with a story about how Jiffy Lube did them wrong, and they vowed never to go back. Still, for better or worse, fast oil-change shops like them are the backbone of basic ...

A specialized cable-laying barge named Marmac 306 has been docked in Providence for months. The vessel is the first of its kind to be American-made, making it compliant with the Jones Act. City ...

There’s a reason we’re called WIRED. If there’s one thing most of today's gadgets have in common, it’s that they typically need to be plugged in from time to time. But all those cables, cords, and ...

Hydraulic steering systems are so super reliable that boaters may forget about them. But if you were to lose steering, you’d be put in a dangerous—perhaps life-threatening—situation. For this reason, ...

Taiwan continues to carefully monitor its subsea communications cables and other connections after a series of incidents involving ships. In the latest case, the Coast Guard Administration reports ...

BMW is launching a voluntary safety recall covering certain 2025–2026 BMW X3 models after identifying a software weakness in the steering system that, in rare cases, can lead to unintended steering ...

A heaping pile of tangled cords is an eyesore. In a tech-centered world, chargers, power strips, Internet cords, and connectors abound. But there’s nothing cute or calming about them. In fact, they ...

The US military carried out a strike Thursday on a suspected drug boat in the Eastern Pacific, killing four people on board, according to a social media post from US Southern Command. “Southern Spear ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Cable is dying, but it’s a slow death. And — worse — it’s ...

Jul 29, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The first US-flagged boat that can bury the undersea cables to connect offshore wind turbines to the power grid on land has started work within view of the Statue of Liberty ...