Shame they didn't let Ronni Ancona finish speaking.

You got me. You got me to click by showing a picture of Jimmy Carr in a sailor's cap.

When I was a child, I once wore odd socks to my uncle's house. He was in the navy and pointed the port and starboard colours out to me and I wore them like that for years afterwards.

"He back doored in..." so was he a Rear Admiral?

It's no Boaty McBoatface, but...

When I was in the Navy, I served aboard the City of Corpus Christy. Of course, that was kind of a mouthful for a group of simple seamen, so we shortened it. We would go home to our families and loved ones and proudly tell them about how we were all serving aboard the COCC.

C.S. Forester, in his novel The Ship, points out an easy way to remember: port is red like port wine.

I was taught "The big red ship left the port" as a way of remembering which is which.

If you can see the port and starboard lights, it's coming towards you! Because, those particular light only have a 120° visible arc (centre-line to 30° aft of abeam). If it was going away from you, all you would see is the white stern light (no coloured lights on the side of the vessel would be visible).

If it hits you then it was coming towards you

I think Jimmy looks like the "Matey Bubbles" character in that hat!

The way you remember it is the number of letters. Port, left, and red are all shorter than their counterparts: Starboard, right, and green. No need for a rhyme.

Her Brother is former admiral Simon Ancona for those that want to know,

(Runs ship in reverse)

2:30

I actually served with her Brother. He was the Captain on HMS Cumberland at that time. Legitimately one of the best Skippers I had

The USN needs this book after having collided with two ships at night. Sailors seemed clueless and had no lights or transponders on.

Lol Titan Uranus took far too long for the penny to drop😅😂🤣😭

The exquisite care they put into getting those Cap Tallies manufactured.

Jimmy Carr is impossibly quick witted.