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
USS Starboard Unit (1918) USS Starboard Unit (1918) USS "Starboard Unit" was a United States Navy patrol vessel acquired in 1918 but never commissioned. "Starboard Unit" was built as a civilian motorboat of the same name. On 5 November 1918, the U.S. Navy acquired her under a free lease from her owner, Joseph W. Marsh, for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. World War I ended on 11 November 1918, six days after "Starboard Unit"s acquisition. No longer needed for naval service, "Starboard Unit" never received a section patrol (SP) number and was never commissioned. The Navy returned her to