Larboard The old name for 'Port' or the left side of a vessel
Lateen A trangular fore-aft sail on a long yard
Lazarette A small hold or locker usually in the stern used for stowage
League An old measure of three nautical miles
Letter of Marque A Royal license authorizing a non-naval vessel to act as a 'warship' under the Royal flag
Lewis Bolt An eyebolt socketed and wedged under deck for extra strength. Usually fitted when a breakbulk cargo vessel had a heavy-lift derrick
Limbers Holes Holes in the frames at bilges level to allow drainage
Loblolly A porridge usually served to sick crew
Loblolly Boy A surgeons assistant in a naval vessel
Lobscouse A hash served to crews
Long Stay A term used for a long anchor rode
Loof The taper of the hull toward the bow and stern
Lubber An ackward or not to bright sailor
Lubber's Hole The hole in a square-rigger through which the shroud heads pass to the mast
Lyle Gun A small cannon used to fire a projectile to pass a light line, such as a Breeches Buoy rescue rig
Manhelper A long pole to which at paintbrush or scraper can be attached
Manifest A master document of a merchant ship listing her cargo, passengers with details
Mitten Money The extra pilotage fee charged in very cold weather
Mother Carey's Chicken A seafaring name for stormy petrels
Mouse To enclose a hook with small line or wire to prevent it jumping free
Good Watch
There still remain some 400 of our fellow seafarers held ashore and off the coast of Somalia. There are now quite a few shoddy security outfits trying to make money from this misery.
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