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  2. Port and starboard - Wikipedia

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    Port side and starboard side respectively refer to the left and right sides of the vessel, when aboard and facing the bow. The port and starboard sides of the vessel always refer to the same portion of the vessel's structure, and do not depend on the position of someone aboard the vessel.

  3. List of ship directions - Wikipedia

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    Outboard: attached outside the ship. [20] 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 ...

  4. Parbuckle salvage - Wikipedia

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    Costa Concordia parbuckling diagram: In this view looking north (facing bow), chains are on the left of the image (starboard side of ship, facing the coast), sponsons and cables on right side of the image (port side of the ship, facing deeper water). Not shown are the grout pads between the seabed and the platforms.

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

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    The part of a ship's hull that is sometimes submerged and sometimes brought above water by the rolling of the vessel. bight 1. A loop in a rope or line – a hitch or knot tied "on the bight" is one tied in the middle of a rope, without access to the ends. [2] 2. An indentation in a coastline. bilander. Also billander or be ' landre.

  6. Hull (watercraft) - Wikipedia

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    Bow is the front part of the hull. Amidships is the middle portion of the vessel in the fore and aft direction. 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.

  7. 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 ...

  8. Glossary of nautical terms (M–Z) - Wikipedia

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    Also ship's magazine. The ammunition storage area aboard a warship. magnetic bearing An absolute bearing using magnetic north. magnetic north The direction towards the North Magnetic Pole. Varies slowly over time. maiden voyage The first voyage of a ship in its intended role, i.e. excluding trial trips. Maierform bow A V-shaped bow introduced in the late 1920s which allowed a ship to maintain ...

  9. Brace (sailing) - Wikipedia

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    A brace on a square-rigged ship is a rope (line) used to rotate a yard around the mast, to allow the ship to sail at different angles to the wind. Braces are always used in pairs, one at each end of a yard ( yardarm ), [ 1 ] termed port brace and starboard brace of a given yard or sail (e.g., the starboard main-brace is the brace fixed to the ...