The term “wheelhouse” comes from the small “house” on a ship where the captain stands and where you’ll find the ship’s wheel and other navigational equipment. The captain navigates the ...

The skipper of a fishing vessel had left the wheelhouse unattended before a collision ... Floodwater immediately entered Guiding Star’s hull and the ship sank around an hour later.

So I’m on the port side of the wheelhouse and I’m looking toward the starboard and the ship is to my right.” He said the ship had a smooth departure from Philadelphia on Wednesday ...