Sector light Authorities). For example, the United States uses a signalling stereotype which is the opposite of Europe. In USA, the red light indicates the starboard side of the channel for harbour bound vessels, while the green light indicates the port side of the same channel. An expression to remind of this is "red right returning". An example of a sector light is the light of the Fisgard Lighthouse in British Columbia. The lighthouse as built to guide ships through the entrance of Esquimalt harbour. The white sector is an isophase light of 2s from 322° to 195°. If the ship sees
RMS Empress of Ireland of a manoeuvre to spin back to his previous heading to pass "Storstad" as originally intended on his starboard side, thereby avoiding what he saw as a time-wasting diversion from his preferred and fast route through the channel. When Captain Anderson of "Storstad" saw "Empress of Ireland" through the fog he thought, by seeing both "Empress of Ireland"s port and starboard lights during its manoeuvre, that "Empress of Ireland" was attempting to pass on the opposite side of "Storstad" than previously apparent, and turned his ship to starboard to avoid a collision. However, "Empress" turned to port to continue on