stern ladder

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Many boaters simply assume they will use the stern ladder, but in fact the transom is dangerous in a sea; it is all too easy to be swept under the swim platform or stern.

From Time Magazine Archive

The people then thanking them for their great kindness, with tears in the eyes of all, hastened down the stern ladder.

From Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. by Anonymous

The waterman, who thought it time to haul alongside, and wished to communicate with his employer on board, was climbing up by the stern ladder.

From Percival Keene by Marryat, Frederick

He, however, soon reached a stern ladder, where he stood suspended, and evidently endeavouring to discern which of the two forms, that were overlooking his proceedings, was that of the individual he sought.

From The Red Rover by Cooper, James Fenimore

A boat then came from the windward, and a man in her said, if Captain Nicholls would give him fifty pounds, he would come on board, which being promised, he ascended the stern ladder.

From Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. by Anonymous