Port and Starboard

Port and starboard are nautical terms for watercraft and aircraft, referring respectively to the left and right sides of the vessel, when aboard and facing the bow. Vessels with bilateral symmetry have left and right halves which are mirror images of each other. One asymmetric feature is where access to a boat, ship, or aircraft is at the side, it is usually only on the port side.

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Two orcas named Port and Starboard have slaughtered at least eight great white sharks near the Gansbaai coast since 2015. Shark carcasses have been found with their bodies torn open and their livers ripped out. This behaviour could be a result of declining prey populations.