Port and starboard are nautical terms for left and right, respectively. Port is the left-hand side of or direction from a vessel, facing forward. Starboard is the right-hand side, facing forward. Since port and starboard never change, they are unambiguous references that are not relative to the observer.
The term starboard derives from the Old Englishsteorbord, 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 and, because more people are right-handed, on the right-hand side of it. The term is cognate with the Old Norsestýri (rudder) and borð (side of a ship). Since the steering oar was on the right side of the boat, it would tie up at wharf on the other side. Hence the left side was called port.
Formerly larboard was used instead of port. This is from Middle-Englishladebord and the term lade is related to the modern load.Larboard sounds similar to starboard and in 1844 the Royal Navy ordered that port be used instead.Larboard continued to be used well into the 1850s by whalers. In Old English the word was bæcbord, of which cognates are used in other European languages, for example as the Germanbackbord and the French term bâbord (derived in turn from Middle Dutch).
This system will assume both system-serving and safety-related tasks.” ... The power distribution for each deck within a fire zone, consisting of nine starboard, nine port, and 18 interior cabins, is unidirectional and has a lower voltage level of 350 V.
The names given to them by local zoologists were Port and Starboard, labelled for their distinctive dorsal fins, collapsed to the left and right respectively ... Towner was certain that Port and Starboard were responsible.
The machine guns fire dead ahead, while your other weapons can be mounted on either the starboard or port sides of the ship, meaning you'll need to line up your shots before pulling the trigger.
"It's not just us destroyers ... "Uncrewed operations are an undeniable trend in modern warfare." ... It appears to have dual elevators, port and starboard, for handling a higher volume of aircraft traffic than the previous-generation Type 075 ... ....
While sailing in the back of other ships, I've experienced engine noise and vibration, particularly when entering and exiting ports of call ... A cruise ship typically has at least two at the bow, one on the starboard (right) and one on the port (left).
The ferry was equipped with three identical navigation bridge control stations—center, port, and. starboard—each capable of controlling both the port and starboard propulsion systems ... Uniform pushbuttons ... Technological complexity ... ImageCredit ... ....
on Jan ... It was heading from TomakomaiPort in Hokkaido to Funagawa Port in Oga, AkitaPrefecture ... On Jan ... on Jan ... The vessel put up an oil fence on the port side to contain the spread. The vessel was tilting about 5 degrees toward the starboard side ... .
It was initially assessed to be drifting, with a CPA of 0.2 nautical miles on the starboard side, and the ship altered course to port to increase the CPA to 0.4 to 0.5 nautical miles ... CHIRP Comment ... DegreeDefinition ... 4 Fully autonomous ship ... ....
At 21.09, the co-pilot advised the bridge team that a radar target was observed near 11° on the starboard bow at a range of 2.5nm and a speed of 10 knots ... By this time, the target vessel was very fine on the port bow and at a range of about 0.5 nm.
The ferry was equipped with three identical navigation bridge control stations — center, port, and starboard — each capable of controlling both the port and starboard propulsion systems ... ....
Port authorities were advised for medical assistance ... After all mooring lines were made fast, the Master updated the local port authorities on the situation.
The ATSB’s investigation also found the ship’s pilot had cast off the port and starboard shoulder tugs early, inconsistent with the recommended practices of PortHedland’s escort towage strategy.
Video and photos published on Friday by the Finnish daily Ilta-Sanomat showed the Eagle S with a single anchor chain stretching into the sea from its starboard side, while the hole where the port side anchor chain would normally be was empty ... ....
Video and photos published on Friday by the Finnish daily Ilta-Sanomat showed the Eagle S with a single anchor chain stretching into the sea from its starboard side, while the hole where the port side anchor chain would normally be was empty ... ....
Video and photos published on Friday by the Finnish daily Ilta-Sanomat showed the Eagle S with a single anchor chain stretching into the sea from its starboard side, while the hole where the port side anchor chain would normally be was empty ... .
