"Jeff" wrote in message
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Capt. Scumbalino wrote:
Scotty wrote:

You've never seen those ferries that go back and forth
without turning around?

Do they have sets of nav lights for each direction? I'd
have said that port
and starboard are fixed with respect to the bow, but
maybe craft like these
are exceptions.


Yes, there are two sets of running lights, two helm
stations, etc. I
rode on such a ferry a few weeks ago, between Woods Hole
and Vineyard
Haven.

Right, so port / starboard would be determined by which
direction she's headed.

Scotty