it is known as the port shingle
Port side
The port side of a ship is the left side of the ship. It was earlier called as larboard also. But this name has been replaced now as port side.
Most boats' left side (when facing forward) is called the port side.
The left side on every ship is the port side.
Port.
A: port.
It is called listing when a boat leans. If the boat leans to port (left) then it is listing to port.
Starboard on any boat or ship is the righthand side, port is the lefthand side. Port use to be called larboard.
This is called the 'port' side- the right hand one is the 'starboard' side.
the left side is port and the right side is starboard
On a boat, the right side is the starbord side; the left side is called port.