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  2. Port and starboard - Wikipedia

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    Oncoming boat indicating its port (red) and starboard (green) sides. The term starboard derives from the Old English steorbord, meaning the side on which the ship is steered. Before ships had rudders on their centrelines, they were steered with a steering oar at the stern of the ship on the right hand side of the ship, because more people are ...

  3. List of ship directions - Wikipedia

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    Port: the left side of the ship, when facing forward (opposite of "starboard"). [1] Starboard: the right side of the ship, when facing forward (opposite of "port"). [1] Stern: the rear of a ship (opposite of "bow"). [1] Topside: the top portion of the outer surface of a ship on each side above the waterline. [1] Underdeck: a lower deck of a ...

  4. Hull (watercraft) - Wikipedia

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    Port is the left side of the vessel when facing the bow from on board. Starboard is the right side of the vessel when facing the bow from on board. Stern is the rear part of the hull. Waterline is an imaginary line circumscribing the hull that matches the surface of the water when the hull is not moving.

  5. Massive sea creatures linger near boat off California coast ...

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    A boat full of visitors trekking to an island off the coast off of California thought they were stopping to observe some passing sea creatures.

  6. Gangway (nautical) - Wikipedia

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    The port and starboard gangways of the Duquesne can be seen at the right and left of the ship's boats. The port side is fully careened, while the starboard side shows the inner structure of the woodwork. A gangway is a narrow passage that joins the quarterdeck to the forecastle of a sailing ship. The term is also extended to mean the narrow ...

  7. Glossary of nautical terms (A–L) - Wikipedia

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    Farther aft than the beam; a relative bearing of greater than 90 degrees from the bow; e.g. "two points abaft the beam, starboard side" would describe "an object lying 22.5 degrees toward the rear of the ship, as measured clockwise from a perpendicular line from the right side, center, of the ship, toward the horizon". [4] abandon ship

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  9. Sea creature puts on ‘rare’ show for California tour boat and ...

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    The marine animal performed for over an hour, the tour agency said.