"...said David Larter, a US navy veteran and naval warfare writer."
" '...and they have at least one lookout posted at the back end of the ship to watch for exactly these kinds of situations,' he said."
He must've been simplifying it for some audience, but I had to laugh at that. I know "stern" is German for "star," maybe that's why. "Sternmotor," for example, is "star engine," meaning a radial engine, in German.
Terry, 230RN