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Ashore: on or towards the shore or land. [7] Astarboard: toward the starboard side of a ship (opposite of "aport"). [8] Astern (adjective): toward the rear of a ship (opposite of "forward"). [9] Athwartships: toward the sides of a ship. [1] Aweather: toward the weather or windward side of a ship. [10] Aweigh: just clear of the sea floor, as ...
Turner came left and headed toward the contact. Not long thereafter, her bridge watch sighted an object lying low in the water. Those witnesses definitely identified the object as a submarine which appeared to be sinking by the stern.
The port side is the side to the left of an observer aboard the vessel and facing the bow, towards the direction the vessel is heading when underway in the forward direction. The starboard side is to the right of such an observer. [1]
2. Towards the shore. 3. "To run ashore": to collide with the shore (as opposed to "to run aground", which is to strike a submerged feature such as a reef or sandbar). assembly station See muster station. astarboard Toward the starboard side of a vessel. astern 1. Toward the stern or rear of a vessel. 2. Behind a vessel. astern gear
Thinking there had been an explosion on the Esso Brussels, the fireboat began to pour water onto the ship from its starboard bow, keeping their ship upwind and upcurrent from the smoke and flames now heading towards the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. As the two ships passed beneath the bridge, the pool of burning oil surrounding the ships sent ...
A cargo ship rammed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Bridge early Tuesday, causing the span to collapse and rescuers to launch a massive search for at least six people who were missing. The ...
Unusually strong solar storms headed toward Earth could disrupt communications systems and other infrastructure this weekend, while also creating a heavenly show that may be visible all the way to ...
The torpedo stern or torpedo-boat stern describes a kind of stern with a low rounded shape that is nearly flat at the waterline, but which then slopes upward in a conical fashion towards the deck (practical for small high-speed power boats with very shallow drafts). [12] A Costanzi stern is a type of stern designed for use on ocean-going vessels.