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Re:Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left”... by dmurray on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @02:23AM (#35624885)
That's exactly because they didn't follow the convention. If they called it the Right Bank, it would always be clear which side that was if you could identify the flow of the river.
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