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Re:Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left”... by wpietri on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @06:55PM (#35621612)
Great points. And I'd add that thanks to wind and water, ships can also move in directions besides the obvious one. So it's possible in this case the boat could be moving west, giving another direction that left could be relative to.
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