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Brief #007 · SEA LORE
Why the left side is called port
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Starboard comes from the steering oar on the right, so ships loaded on the left: first larboard, then port, because larboard sounded too much like starboard.
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Things worth knowing about the sea.
The essentials and the curious details of the sea and boating, each in under a minute: why the left side is called port, why a big ship can’t just stop, how a lighthouse tells you which one it is. Made by a naval reserve officer and former boat-handling instructor.
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