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MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
The primary sheave nut may loosen and fall off.
—Detroit Free Press, 30 Apr. 2021
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Witnesses reported a loud explosion and saw sparks and flames as the jet went overboard, while below deck, the crosshead ejected from the sheave damper, ‘spinning like the Tasmanian devil’ in what was described as an ‘entirely preventable’ mishap, according to USNI.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
The primary sheave nut may loosen and fall off.
—Detroit Free Press, 30 Apr. 2021
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“Sheave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheave. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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