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heikkilevanto
on April 19, 2023
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Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of...
Plastic boats give way to wooden ship, wooden ships give way to metal ships, and nothing gives way anything much smaller than itself - Not the colreg rules, but a good approximation for unskilled crew members. Especially on a wooden ship.
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