10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ON THE PORT BOW»
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1
Synopsis of Decisions of
the Treasury Department and Board ...
When two barges are towed alongside of a steamer, one on the starboard and
one on the port side, the starboard barge shall carry a green light on the
starboard bow and the port barge shall carry a red light on the port bow. When
two or more ...
United States. Dept. of the Treasury, 1896
2
Treasury decisions under customs and other laws
When two barges are towed alongside of a steamer, one on the starboard and
one on the port side, the starboard barge shall carry a green light on the
starboard bow and the port barge shall carry a red light on the port bow. When
two or more ...
United States. Dept. of the Treasury, United States. Customs Court, 1896
While there is considerable confusion in the testimony as to how much the green
light broadened on the port bow, there is no doubt that it passed over to the port
bow with the porting of the vessel. Then, with the paying off of the vessel to ...
250. Hold my course; the schooner on my starboard bow is on the starboard tack
steering about NNE, and has, therefore, crossed my course and is running away
from me. The schooner on the port bow is on the port tack, steering about SSE, ...
5
The Sailor's Illustrated Dictionary
A bearing of 045° (broad on the starboard bow), or a bearing of 315° (broad on
the port bow). If the bearing is approximate, the proper expression is "on the
starboard (port) bow." See RELATIVE BEARING. broad on the quarter phr. A
bearing ...
6
Admiralty Manual of Seamanship
The expressions fine and broad may also be used relative to ahead or astern; for
example, an object may be fine on the port bow, broad on the starboard quarter (
or abaft the starboard beam). ON THE PORT QUARTER ABEAM ON THE PORT
...
7
A Treatise
on the Law of Marine Collisions
When such barge is towed alongside of a steamer, on the port side, such barge
shall have a red light on the port bow. When two barges are towed alongside of a
steamer, one on the starboard and one on the port side, the starboard barge ...
Herbert Ranson Spencer, 1895
8
United States Coast Pilot: Atlantic coast. Parts I-II : from ...
2 should be a little on the starboard bow, and two black spar-buoys will be seen
on the port bow farther to the westward ; these buoys must be passed close-to, as
the channel is narrow to the eastward of black spar-buoy No. 7. On the W. i S.
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1891
9
United States Coast Pilot: Atlantic coast. Chesapeake Bay ...
On the NEW. course Lower Cedar Point lighthouse and Lower Cedar Point
beacon light should be on the starboard bow, and black can buoy No. 18 on the
port bow. On the N. M E. course Lower Cedar Point beacon light should be left
well on ...
10
The Federal Cases: Comprising Cases Argued and Determined in ...
The people on the schooner say they saw the brig's red light a point or a point
and'a half on the port bow of the schooner, the schooner being headed south by
west and close-hauled. Yet the people on the brig say they saw the green light of
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ON THE PORT BOW»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
on the port bow is used in the context of the following news items.
Awash on the Amoeba: Baddeck sailor tells scary tale as Bermuda …
However, the sailboat then lost a porthole on the port bow. “That porthole just went 'smack,' right in,” he said. “A wave hit her. “Of course, we ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Nov 14»
"Luck of the Irish" how 250 convicts survived shipwreck en route to …
Shortly before 10pm, an alarmed Morgan hurried to Canney's cabin, blurting out dire news: "There's something white on the port bow. It looks ... «IrishCentral, Sep 14»
Sailing through history in Vermont, NYS, Canada
... of us," Roger says over the walkie-talkie, "and then once we get out of the lock and start over to the dock you can make up on the port bow.". «North Country Public Radio, Jul 14»
Galloway's Great War
... the pilot and the man at the wheel all saw the periscope of a submarine close on the port bow. It crossed to the starboard bow and dived, ... «The Galloway Gazette, Jun 14»
Skipper to blame for sinking of fishing boat in Lerwick Harbour
“The skipper did not effectively monitor Prospect's passage after making a course alteration to put Skibby Baas beacon fine on the port bow, ... «Yachting and Boating World, Feb 14»
What happened to the 'Scotch Boat'?
Between Quigley's Point and Whitecastle, the Garland struck another steamer, the Falcon, on the port bow, cutting her down almost to the ... «Londonderry Today, Feb 14»
Blue whale strikes boat off Palos Verdes Peninsula
“All of a sudden there was this big crash and a whale was surfacing from behind on the port bow,” Jory said. “I saw its eye as big as a soccer ... «Easy Reader News, Oct 13»
Big truck, streetcar collide in Southeast Portland; no injuries reported
A southbound Portland Streetcar took one on the port bow when it got crossways with a tractor trailer rig at Southeastd Market Street and Martin ... «OregonLive.com, Apr 13»
Introducing: Mawdryn Undead
... spars and sails of a brig 200 yards distant stood out in strong relief as she came up on the port bow, where also the officer of the watch from ... «Doctor Who UK Webzine, Apr 13»
Kayakers circumnavigate Martha's Vineyard in record time
We delayed our start until 5:50 am and had choppy seas on the port bow for the first leg to Cape Poge, but once around that corner we enjoyed ... «Martha's Vineyard Times, Sep 12»
