The Port side is the left side looking FORWARD. The red side light is the Portside light Mnemonic=Port wine is red...
Red. Memory cue: Port wine is red.
A red light (green is Starboard).Red Port or left looking at the bow
Port is the Word for the left side of the ship.
The old name for the port side is 'larboard' which starts with 'L' for 'left'.'Port' has four letters and so does 'left'.The port side shows a red light and port wine is red.
Port side
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The port side of a ship is the left side of the ship. It was earlier called as larboard also. But this name has been replaced now as port side.
Left side - is the port side of a ship. An easy way to remember is that if you stand facing the bow (front end) of the ship your left hand side is the port side, your right the starboard. Left is a shorter word than right, port is shorter word than starboard.
Left side - is the port side of a ship. An easy way to remember is that if you stand facing the bow (front end) of the ship your left hand side is the port side, your right the starboard. Left is a shorter word than right, port is shorter word than starboard.
the left side
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