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NP 45 RECORD OF AMENDMENTS
The table below is to record Section IV Notice to Mariners amendments affecting this volume. Sub paragraph numbers in the margin of the body of the book are to assist the user with these amendments.

Weekly Notices to Mariners (Section IV) 2005 2006 2007 2008

IMPORTANT SEE RELATED ADMIRALTY PUBLICATIONS

This is one of a series of publications produced by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office which should be consulted by users of Admiralty Charts. The full list of such publications is as follows: Notices to Mariners (Annual, permanent, temporary and preliminary), Chart 5011 (Symbols and abbreviations), The Mariners Handbook (especially Chapters 1 and 2 for important information on the use of UKHO products, their accuracy and limitations), Sailing Directions (Pilots), List of Lights and Fog Signals, List of Radio Signals, Tide Tables and their digital equivalents.

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NP 45

MEDITERRANEAN PILOT VOLUME 1

The coasts of Spain from Gibraltar to Cap Cerbre; Islas Baleares; the north coast of Africa from Ceuta to Ras Ajdir; Isola di Pantelleria and Isole Pelagie; the Maltese Islands; Isole Egadi; Sicilia and Isole Eolie; the coast of Italy from Capo Suvero to Capo Santa Maria di Leuca

TWELFTH EDITION 2005

PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE

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The Twelfth Edition of Mediterranean Pilot Volume I has been prepared by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, which has used all reasonable endeavours to ensure that this Pilot contains all the appropriate information obtained by and assessed by it at the date shown below. Information received or assessed after that date will be included in Admiralty Notices to Mariners where appropriate. If in doubt, see The Mariners Handbook for details of what Admiralty Notices to Mariners are and how to use them. This edition supersedes the Eleventh Edition (2002) which is cancelled. Information on climate and currents has been based on data supplied by the Met Office, Exeter. The following sources of information, other than UKHO Publications and Ministry of Defence papers, have been consulted:

Local Port Authorities Port Handbooks produced by Port Authorities Fairplay Ports Guide 2005 Ports of the World 2005 Lloyds Maritime Guide 200405 Whitakers Almanac 2005 The Statesmans Yearbook 2005 Encyclopedias Lloyds List Italian Charts and sailing Directions Spanish Charts and sailing Directions French Charts and sailing Directions Algerian Charts

Dr D W Williams United Kingdom National Hydrographer

The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office Admiralty Way Taunton Somerset TA1 2DN England 12th May 2005

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to the Eleventh Edition (2002) The Eleventh Edition of Mediterranean Pilot Volume 1 has been prepared by Lieutenant Commander H. J. R. Milner, Royal Navy, and Captain J. H. Gomersall, Master Mariner, and contains the latest information received in the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office to the date given below. This edition supersedes the Tenth Edition (1978) and supplement 10 (1998), which are cancelled. Information on climate and currents has been based on data supplied by the Meteorological Office, Bracknell. The following sources of information, other than UKHO Publications and Ministry of Defence papers, have been consulted:

Local Port Authorities Port Handbooks produced by Port Authorities Fairplay Ports Guide 2002 Ports of the World 2001 Lloyds Maritime Guide 200102 Whitakers Almanac 2002 The Statesmans Yearbook 2002 Comptons Encyclopedia Lloyds List Italian charts and Sailing Directions Spanish charts and Sailing Directions French charts and Sailing Directions Algerian charts

Dr D W Williams United Kingdom National Hydrographer

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CONTENTS Pages Preface to the Twelfth Edition (2005) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Preface to the Eleventh Edition (2002) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Explanatory notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Index chartlet 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix Index chartlet 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx

CHAPTER 1 Navigation and regulations Limits of the book (1.1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Navigational dangers and hazards (1.3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Traffic and operations (1.7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Charts (1.13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Aids to navigation (1.17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Pilotage (1.21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Radio facilities (1.22) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Regulations (1.25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Signals (1.43) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Distress and rescue (1.44) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Countries and ports Algeria (1.54) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Italy (1.63) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Malta (1.72) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morocco (1.81) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spain (1.90) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tunisia (1.99) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Principal ports, harbours and anchorages (1.108) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port services summary (1.109) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Natural conditions Maritime topography (1.116) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Currents, tidal streams and flow (1.128) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sea level and tides (1.134) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sea and swell (1.136) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sea water characteristics (1.139) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Climate and weather (1.145) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Climatic tables (1.166) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meteorological conversion table and scales (1.199) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 2 South coast of Spain: Gibraltar to Cabo de San Antonio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 CHAPTER 3 Spain East coast Cabo de San Antonio to Cap Cerbre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 CHAPTER 4 Islas Baleares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 CHAPTER 5 Morocco Mediterranean coast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 CHAPTER 6 The coast of Algeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 23 24 27 27 27 32 44 78

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Admiralty Sailing Directions are intended for use by vessels of 150 gt or more. They amplify charted detail and contain information needed for safe navigation which is not available from Admiralty charts, or other hydrographic publications. They are intended to be read in conjunction with the charts quoted in the text. This volume of the Sailing Directions will be kept up-to-date by the issue of a new edition at intervals of approximately 3 years, without the use of supplements. In addition important amendments which cannot await the new edition are published in Section IV of the weekly editions of Admiralty Notices to Mariners. A list of such amendments and notices in force is published quarterly. Those still in force at the end of the year are reprinted in the Annual Summary of Admiralty Notices to Mariners. This volume should not be used without reference to Section IV of the weekly editions of Admiralty Notices to Mariners. CDROM Status. 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The UKHO accepts no liability (except in the case of death or personal injury caused by the negligence of the UKHO) whether in contract, tort, under any statute or otherwise and whether or not arising out of any negligence on the part of the UKHO in respect of any inadequacy of any kind whatsoever in the data on the CD or in the means of distribution. Conditions of release. The material supplied on the CDROM is protected by Crown Copyright. No part of the data may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the UKHO. The copyright material, its derivatives and its outputs may not be sold or distributed or commercially exploited in either an original or derived form without the prior written permission of the UKHO. 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Admiralty List of Radio Signals should be consulted for information relating to coast and port radio stations, radio details of pilotage services, radar beacons and radio direction finding stations, meteorological services, radio aids to navigation, Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) and Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) stations, as these are only briefly referred to in this volume. Admiralty Maritime Communications is a comprehensive guide on all aspects of maritime communications for the yachtsman and small craft user. It provides general information on Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), the management of VHF, Maritime Safety Information, NAVTEX, Inmarsat and Radio Facsimile, and detailed information and procedures for marinas and harbours used by small craft. 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Chart references in the text normally refer to the largest scale Admiralty chart but occasionally a smaller scale chart may be quoted where its use is more appropriate. Firing, practice and exercise areas. Submarine exercise areas are mentioned in Sailing Directions. Other firing, practice and exercise areas maybe mentioned with limited details. Signals and buoys used in connection with these areas maybe mentioned if significant for navigation. Attention is invited to the Annual Notice to Mariners on this subject. Names have been taken from the most authoritative source. When an obsolete name still appears on the chart, it is given in brackets following the proper name at the principal description of the feature in the text and where the name is first mentioned. Tidal information relating the daily vertical movements of the water is not given; for this Admiralty Tide Tables should be consulted. Changes in water level of an abnormal nature are mentioned. Time difference used in the text when applied to the time of High Water found from the Admiralty Tide Tables, gives the time of the event being described in the Standard Time kept in the area of that event. Due allowance must be made for any seasonal daylight saving time which may be kept. Wreck information is included where drying or below-water wrecks are relatively permanent features having significance for navigation or anchoring. Units and terminology used in this volume Latitude and Longitude given in brackets are approximate and are taken from the chart quoted. Bearings and directions are referred to the true compass and when given in degrees are reckoned clockwise from 000 (North) to 359 Bearings used for positioning are given from the reference object. Bearings of objects, alignments and light sectors are given as seen from the vessel. Courses always refer to the course to be made good over the ground. Winds are described by the direction from which they blow. Tidal streams and currents are described by the direction towards which they flow. Distances are expressed in sea miles of 60 to a degree of latitude and sub-divided into cables of one tenth of a sea mile. Depths are given below chart datum, except where otherwise stated. Heights of objects refer to the height of the object above the ground and are invariably expressed as ... m in height. Elevations, as distinct from heights, are given above Mean High Water Springs or Mean Higher High Water whichever is quoted in Admiralty Tide Tables, and expressed as, an elevation of ... m. However the elevation of natural features such as hills may alternatively be expressed as ... m high since in this case there can be no confusion between elevation and height. Metric units are used for all measurements of depths, heights and short distances, but where feet/fathoms charts are referred to, these latter units are given in brackets after the metric values for depths and heights shown on the chart. Time is expressed in the four-figure notation beginning at midnight and is given in local time unless otherwise stated. Details of local time kept will be found in Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 2. Bands is the word used to indicate horizontal marking. Stripes is the word used to indicate markings which are vertical, unless stated to be diagonal. Conspicuous objects are natural and artificial marks which are outstanding, easily identifiable and clearly visible to the mariner over a large area of sea in varying conditions of light. If the scale is large enough they will normally be shown on the chart in bold capitals and may be marked conspic. Prominent objects are those which are easily identifiable, but do not justify being classified as conspicuous.

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AIS ALC ALP AMVER C CALM CBM CDC CVTS DF DG DGPS DW DSC dwt DZ E EEZ ELSBM ENE EPIRB ESE ETA ETD EU feu fm FPSO FPU FSO ft g/cm3 GMDSS GPS GRP grt gt HAT HF HMS hp hPa HSC HW IALA IHO IMO ITCZ JRCC

Automatic Indentification System Articulated loading column Articulated loading platform Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System degrees Celsius Catenary anchor leg mooring Conventional buoy mooring Certain Dangerous Cargo Cooperative Vessel Traffic System direction finding degaussing Differential Global Positioning System Deep Water Digital Selective Calling deadweight tonnage danger zone east (easterly, eastward, eastern, easternmost) exclusive economic zone Exposed location single buoy mooring east-north-east Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon east-south-east estimated time of arrival estimated time of departure European Union forty foot equivalent unit fathom(s) Floating production storage and offloading vessel Floating production unit Floating storage and offloading vessel foot (feet) gram per cubic centimetre Global Maritime Distress and Safety System Global Positioning System glass reinforced plastic gross register tonnage gross tonnage Highest Astronomical Tide high frequency Her (His) Majestys Ship horse power hectopascal High Speed Craft High Water International Association of Lighthouse Authorities International Hydrographic Organization International Maritime Organization Intertropical Convergence Zone Joint Rescue Coordination Centre

kHz km kn kW Lanby LASH LAT LF LHG LMT LNG LOA LPG LW m mb MCTS MF MHz MHHW MHLW MHW MHWN MHWS MLHW MLLW MLW MLWN MLWS mm MMSI MRCC MRSC MSI MSL MV MW MY N NATO Navtex NE NNE NNW No nrt NW ODAS

kilohertz kilometre(s) knot(s) kilowatt(s) Large automatic navigation buoy Lighter Aboard Ship Lowest Astronomical Tide low frequency Liquefied Hazardous Gas Local Mean Time Liquefied Natural Gas Length overall Liquefied Petroleum Gas Low Water metre(s) millibar(s) Marine Communications and Traffic Services Centres medium frequency megahertz Mean Higher High Water Mean Higher Low Water Mean High Water Mean High Water Neaps Mean High Water Springs Mean Lower High Water Mean Lower Low Water Mean Low Water Mean Low Water Neaps Mean Low Water Springs millimetre(s) Maritime Mobile Service Identity Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre Marine Safety Information Mean Sea Level Motor Vessel megawatt(s) Motor Yacht north (northerly, northward, northern, northernmost) North Atlantic Treaty Organization Navigational Telex System north-east north-north-east north-north-west number nett register tonnage north-west Ocean Data Acquisition System

PEL PLEM POL PSSA

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RCC RMS RN Ro-Ro RT S SALM SALS SAR Satnav SBM SE SPM sq SS SSE SSW SW teu TSS

Rescue Coordination Centre Royal Mail Ship Royal Navy Rollon, Roll-off radio telephony south (southerly, southward, southern, southernmost) Single anchor leg mooring system Single anchored leg storage system Search and Rescue Satellite navigation Single buoy mooring south-east Single point mooring square Steamship south-south-east south-south-west south-west twenty foot equivalent unit Traffic Separation Scheme

UHF UKHO ULCC UN UT UTC VDR VHF VLCC VMRS VTC VTMS VTS W WGS WMO WNW WSW WT

ultra high frequency United Kingdom Hydrographic Office Ultra Large Crude Carrier United Nations Universal Time Co-ordinated Universal Time Voyage Data Recorder very high frequency Very Large Crude Carrier Vessel Movement Reporting System Vessel Traffic Centre Vessel Traffic Management System Vessel Traffic Services west (westerly, westward, western, westernmost) World Geodetic System World Meteorological Organization west-north-west west-south-west radio (wireless) telegraphy

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ARABIC
Arabic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English abiad, abyad, abyadh . . . . . . . . . . . . ahmar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ain, ain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . aswad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . anak, anaq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arish, arisha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bahr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . baid, bdiya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . balad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . beheira, bahra, buhireh . . . . . . . . . . bir, bir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . boghaz, bghz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bu (abbrev.ab). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . burj . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . white red (masculine) spring black the cliff dune narrow strait, gate river, lake desert town, village, land lake wells, well entrance channel father, chief tower Arabic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English km . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mound, hillock kothon, liman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . port, anchorage maghreb, maghrub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mrabt, marabout, murbit . . . . . . marsa, mers, mersa . . . . . . . . . . . . . masjid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . matla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mdene, manra, manr . . . . . . . . . mhnat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . minqar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mirjan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . west monument, tomb, saints tomb bay, cove, harbour, anchorage mosque east minaret harbour, bay point coral

nahr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . river natur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tower nabi, nebi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tomb qalaat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . castle qasr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . castle qornet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . peak ras, ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cape, point sabakat, sabkha, sbcha, sebkha, trga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . saghira, seghir, saghir . . . . . . . . . . . sakije . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shab, shab, shib . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sherm, sharm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shmal, shaml . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sidi, saiyid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the gasr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gezret, gezira . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gharb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hajar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . halat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hamr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hassar, hissar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jam, jmi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jabal, jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jazrat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . janub, junub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kabir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kalat, kelat, kulat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kasba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kefr, kafr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kibli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . castle hill lake island west stone, rock sandbank which dries red (feminine) rock mosque mountain, hill, island island bay south big castle citadel village south

salt lake, salt lagoon, salt marsh small, little canal rock, reef, rocky shoal east cove, creek, inlet north Lord, master (title of descendants of the prophet and saints)

tallet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mountain tarf, taraf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cape tell, tall, tlia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hill umm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mother wd, wadi, wed, uad . . . . . . . . . . . . valley, river bed, river

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French . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English anse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bay, creek avant port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . outer harbour baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . balise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . banc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . barre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . basse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bassin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . batterie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . blanc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bouche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . calanque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . canal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . chane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . chteau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . chausse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . chenal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . col . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . colline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bay, gulf beacon bank bar shoal basin, dock battery white mouth of river or strait creek canal, channel cape, headland chain castle causeway channel mountain pass hill coast French . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English maison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . marais . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . montagne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . morne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mouillage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . neuf, ve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . noir, e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . nord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . nouveau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . house swamp, marsh marine, navy sea mole, pier mount, mountain mount, mountain hill anchorage new black north new

ouest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . west passe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . petit, e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . piton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . plage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . plateau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . presqule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pass, channel small peak peak beach tableland, shoal point bridge port, harbour peninsula

darse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . basin dique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dike, mole cueil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . est . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shoal, rock groyne east lake, lagoon

quai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . quay, wharf rade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rivire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . roche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rouge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ruisseau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . saline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sommet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tombeau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . torrent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . trou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . roadstead river rock rock, generally above water red stream sand salt works summit south tomb stream, torrent tower small opening in coast

fleuve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . river, stream fosse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ditch golfe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . grand, e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . grau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gulf, bay great channel large, heavy

hautfond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shoal, shallow le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . island lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . islet isthme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . isthmus jete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jetty lac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lake

vieux, vieil, vielle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . old

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English alto, alta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ancorraggio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . antemurale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arcipelago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . avamporto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bacino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . baia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . banchina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . banco, banchi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . barra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bassafondo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bianco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bocca, bocche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cala, calanca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . calata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . campanile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . campo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . canale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . canneto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . casa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . casino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . castel, castellazo, castello . . . . . . . . castelluccio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . chiesa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . citta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . collina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . high, lofty anchorage seawall archipelago outer harbour basin, dock bay quay, wharf bank, banks bar shoal, shallow white mouth of river, strait, s creek, small bay wharf belfry, steeple plain canal, channel reedy marsh cape, headland house country house castle small castle church city, town hill Italian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English montagna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mountain monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mount, mountain, hill nero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . black nuovo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . new palude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . passagio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . passo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . penisola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . picco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . piccolo, picciolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pietra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . poggio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ponente . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ponte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pontile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . porticciolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . porto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . promontorio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rocca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rosso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rotondo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sabbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . salina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . santo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . scali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . scalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . scirocco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . scogli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . scogliera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . secca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . secche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . seno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . spiaggia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . stagno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . strada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . stretto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . taglio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . testa, testata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tondo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . torrente . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tramontana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . valle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vecchio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . via . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . villa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vortici . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . swamp, marsh passage pass, channel peninsula plain, flat peak small, little stone mound, small hill west bridge pier small entrance port, harbour promontory point, summit roadstead fortress on rock red round sand salt water lagoon holy, sacred steps landing place southeast reef rock, reef ridge of rocks shoal, sandbank group of shoals, reef small bay, creek beach lake, pond road strait cut head round tower stream, torrent north valley old, ancient road, street villa eddy, whirlpool

darsena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . basin, wet dock diga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . breakwater, mole fiumara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fiumicino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . forte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fortino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fossa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . river river rivulet fort small fort cutting

golfo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gulf, bay grande . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . great imboccatura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . insenatura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . isola, isole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . isolotto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . istmo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mouth of a river cove, inlet island, islands islet isthmus

lago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lake levante . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . east macchia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mezzo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . molo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . thicket sea beach, landing place middle mole

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Maltese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English blata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rock cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cove, small bay da la (da let) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cove, inlet fiegu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . channel ebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hill, point g ar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cove gejjer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . island ara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rock (in water) ofra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . inlet kalanka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cove kbira . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . big marr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . inlet Maltese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English ponta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . point qala (qalet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bay, inlet qolla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hill qortin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hill, upland ramla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bay, inlet, beach ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . point, cape scalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . landing place sikka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . reef skoll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rocks (in water) taktigha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rock (in water) wied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . valley, torrent g ira . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . small

THE MALTESE LANGUAGE Maltese is a Semitic language, closely related to Arabic, but written wholly in Roman letters. The Maltese alphabet is as follows: ABDEFGH ( ) I J K L M N G (g ) O P Q R S T U V W X Z Consonants are pronounced as in English, except: as in church as in George ( ) as in Hard but pronounced in the throat; c.f. Arabic . The upper case is written with a double bar, the lower case with a single bar. J as in Yes G (g ) unpronounced, but lengthens the adjacent vowel Q glottal stop; as in the slovenly pronunciation of butter, i.e.buer X as in Sheep as in fizz Z as in Fitzpatrick The definite article Il (c.f.Arabic Al) is capitalised when it occurs initially and is hyphenated to the name following, e.g. IlBirgu. The I of Il is generally dropped before names beginning with a vowel or G , e.g. LA mar, LG aqba. Sometimes it is dropped before other consonants, e.g. LKbira and examples lBajda, l amra below. The l of the article is assimilated as I, Id, In, Ir, Is, It, Ix, Iz and I before names beginning with these nine letters, e.g. IsSikka. The I is also sometimes dropped before assimilated articles, e.g. Hara sSewda, IlHofra Zg ira. All these forms of the article are written in lower case when occuring in the middle of a compound name, e.g. IlBlata lBajda, Ras inNiexfa, IxXag ra, l amra. The preposition of is Ta and may occur initially in names, e.g. Ta Brija. It combines with the definite article as Ta l, e.g. Ta lAbatija. This form assimilates in the same way as the article; Ta Tad, Tan, Tal, Tar, Tas, Tat, Tax, Taz and Ta, e.g. TalGruwa, Taejt. , Similarily, the initial T is written in lower case when occurring as the second element in a name, e.g. IlQala taxXwieni, Wied ta lIsqof.

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Spanish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English abra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . adento . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . afuera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . aguado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . aguado, a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . aguja . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . albufera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . aldea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . alto, a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . altos, alturas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . amarillo, a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ancladero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ancho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ancn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . angostura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . archiplago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arenal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arrecife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arroyito . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arroyo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . astillero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . atalaya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . azul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cove, creek, haven, opening inner, inside (adj) outer, outside (adj) watering place sharp, pointed (adj) needle lagoon, pond village tall, high (adj) heights yellow anchorage wide, broad (adj) open bay or roadstead narrows archipelago sand extemsive area of sand reef brook stream, rivulet shipyard watchtower, high viewpoint blue Spanish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English cayo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cerrito . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cerro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . chico, a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cima . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ciudad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ciudadela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . col, c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . colina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . collado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . colinia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . comarca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . concha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cono . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . convento . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cordillera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . corona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cortadura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . costa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cruz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cuartel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cuesta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cuera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cumbre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cspide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . drsena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . delta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . departamento . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . desembarcadero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . desembocadura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . desierto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . distrito . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . doble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . duna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . embocadura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ensenada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . entrada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ermita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . escollera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . escollo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . espign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . estacin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . estancia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . este . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . estero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . estrecho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . estuario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cay hillock hill, hillock small summit, crest city or town citadel hill, rocky shoal, rock hollock, hill hillock, elevation colony, settlement reddish in colour region bay or cove cone convent mountain range crown, summit cut, cutting, very narrow channel or defile coast summit cross barracks sloping ground, hill, hillock cave summit, peak quoin, ridge summit basin, dock, breakwater delta department landing place mouth of a river desert mole, dock, embankment district double dune definite article (masc.) mouth bay entrance hermitage breakwater, wave trap shallow rock, reef awash arm of a mole station ranch, country estate east creek, inlet straits, narrows estuary outer, exterior

baha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bay bajo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shoal bajo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shoal (adj) below, under, low (adj) baliza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . beacon balneario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . seaside resort bancha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bank banco (de arena) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bank (sandbank) barlovento . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . windward barra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bar (of a river, etc.) barranco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . precipice, ravine barrera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . barrier (e.g.mountain barrier) barrio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ward, section (of a town) bateria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . battery blanco, a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . white (adj), target (n.) boca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mouth boquern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wide mouth, opening or entrance boquette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . narrow entrance, gap bravo, a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . coast, shore, beach exposed to heavy seas brazo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arm (of the sea etc.) cabeza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cabezo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cadena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . caleta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . caletn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . campo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . caada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . canal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . canalizo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . canto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . capilla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cargadero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . casa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cascada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . casero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . castel, l, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . castillo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . castro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . catedral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shoal head summit of a hill cape chain (of mountains, etc.) narrow cove or creek with steep sides cove large cove any tract of country glen channel narrow channel between islands bluff chapel loading terminal house waterfall hamlet, group of houses castle fort fort, castle headland, hillock surmounted by ruins cathedral

faralln . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . stack; steep, sharppointed rocky islet faro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lighthouse fondeadero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . anchorage fortaleza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fortress fraile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . friar freo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . strait freu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . narrow strait between island and mainland frontn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . walllike cliff fuerte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fort garganta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . narrow restricted passage garita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sentry box, hut, lookout golfo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gulf

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gran, grande . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . large, great, big gris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . grey grupo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . group (of islands) hacienda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . farm, plantation herradura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . horseshoe shaped iglesia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . isleta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . islita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . isole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . islotillo, islotito . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . istmo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . la, las . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . laguna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . laja . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . largo, a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lastra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . levante . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . llana, o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . llanura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . loma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lomo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . los . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lugar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lugarejo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . malecn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . margen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . marisma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mdano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . medio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . meridional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mesa, meseta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mogote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . molino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . monasterio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . montaa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . monticulo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . moreno, a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . morro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . muelle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . muralla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . church inner island islet small island, islet barren islet, skerry small barren islet isthmus definite article (fem.) lake lagoon, pond flat rock long rocky ledge eastern plain plain hillock, knoll ridge definite article (masc.) village, place hamlet quay, mole sea shore, river bank marsh dune, sandhill middle southern tableland, plateau hummock mill monastery mountain mountain, forest, group or clump of trees knoll brown headland, bluff, head of breakwater, etc. pier, jetty, mole wall of mountains, cliffs, etc.

petn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . picacho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . piedra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . placer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . playa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . poblacin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . poblado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . poniente . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pozo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . presa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . promontorio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . provincia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pueblecito . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pueblito . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pueblo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . puente . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . puerto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . puntal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

pinnacle rock sharppeak peak stone, rock shoal beach town village western well, deep hole in river or sea bed barrage, wier promontory province small town, village hamlet town bridge port, harbour point narrow point

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negro, a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . black norte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . north nuevo, a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . new obscuro, oscuro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . occidental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . oeste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . oriental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . palacio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pan de azcar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pantano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pardo, a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . parque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pasaje . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . paseo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . paso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . peal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . peasco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pennsula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pequeo, a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dark western west eastern place sugarloaf swamp, marsh grey park pasage promenade, avenue pass rock rocky large rock peninsula rocky mountain small

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LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPERTAINING TO NAVIGATION While, in the interests of the safety of shipping, the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office makes every endeavour to include in its hydrographic publications details of the laws and regulations of all countries appertaining to navigation, it must be clearly understood:(a) that no liability whatever will be accepted for failure to publish details of any particular law or regulation, and (b) that publication of details of a law or regulation is solely for the safety and convenience of shipping and implies no recognition of the international validity of the law or regulation.

MEDITERRANEAN PILOT VOLUME I

CHAPTER 1 NAVIGATION AND REGULATIONS COUNTRIES AND PORTS NATURAL CONDITIONS

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LIMITS OF THE BOOK

S to position Chart 4301 1.1 Area covered. This volume contains Sailing Directions for the coastal and offshore waters bordering the S and E coasts of Spain, the Islas Baleares, the N African Mediterranean coasts of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. Also covered are Sicily, the Strait of Sicily and the S coast of Italy. 1.2 Sea area. The sea area covered includes the Alborn Sea, the Balearic Sea, the S part of the Tyrrhenian Sea and the W part of the Ionian Sea. The area is defined as within the following limits: Lat From the Gibraltar/Spanish border E and N along the Spanish coast to the Spain/France border E to position SE to position E to position ENE to position E to Capo Suvero S, E and N to Capo Santa Maria di Leuca at the entrance to the Adriatic Sea 3610N 4226N 4226N 3830N 3830N 3900N 3900N 3948N Long 520W 310E
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1.3 In all coastal areas covered by this volume the mariner, must keep a good look out for Tunny and other fishing activities (1.8). Spain. The coast along the S and E of Spain consists of busy traffic lanes (1.7) for commercial vessels offshore with crowded pleasure craft activity closer inshore near the tourist and holiday resorts that abound along the coast. In most parts the coast can be closed to a short distance and there are few off-lying dangers. The mariner needs to be aware of possible submarine exercise activity (2.3 and 3.5). Islas Baleares. Most offshore traffic passes SE or NW of the islands on an NE-SW track. Pleasure craft activity can be expected closer inshore near the tourist and holiday

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resorts. The mariner must be aware of the submarine exercise areas (4.5). Moroccan coast. Most offshore traffic (1.7) passes about 45 miles N of the Moroccan coast and N of Isla de Alborn (2.149) on a W-E track. Closer inshore mariners should approach the coast with caution due to the age of the coastal surveys (5.5) from which charts have been published. The mariner must be aware of the submarine exercise area (5.3). Algerian coast. Most offshore traffic (1.7) passes close to the Algerian coast on a W-E track. Closer inshore and when approaching Algerian ports specific national regulations (1.37) need to be obeyed. Tunisian coast. There are particularly high concentrations of offshore traffic (1.7) through the les Cani TSS (7.26) and Cap Bon TSS (7.26). Further S only coastal traffic pertains. The mariner must be aware of the possibility of encountering marine exploitation activities (1.12). Strait of Sicily. Most of the offshore traffic passes NE of Isola di Pantelleria (8.17) and the Maltese Islands (8.57). The mariner must be aware of the possibility of encountering marine exploitation activities (1.12). Sicilian coast. Most offshore traffic (1.7) passes S of Capo Passero (13.119) bound either for the Adriatic Sea, Greece, Beirut or Port Said. Some traffic also transits N of the island, while N Mediterranean traffic transits N-S through Stretto di Messina. Mariners need to be cautious of the strong currents which are experienced in the approaches to, and vicinity of Stretto di Messina. The mariner must be aware of the possibility of encountering marine exploitation activities (1.12). Submarine and other exercise areas (13.2) are located to the E and SE of Sicilia. Italian W coast. Most offshore traffic (1.7) heads through the Stretto di Messina, but a significant volume also heads for the container terminal at Porto di Gioia Tauro (11.52). The mariner must be cautious of the strong currents which are experienced in the approaches to, and vicinity of Stretto di Messina. Italian S coast. Most offshore traffic (1.7) transits NE-SW to and from the Adriatic Sea. Most traffic in the Golfo di Taranto is bound to and from Porto di Taranto (14.117) or its associated container terminal at Porto Industriale Esterno (14.141). The mariner must be aware of the possibility of encountering marine exploitation activities (1.12). Submarine and other exercise areas (14.56) are located in the Golfo di Taranto. Certain weather conditions (14.61) regularly bring thick fog to the coasts of this region.

volume is now considered to be no more than the ordinary hazards of navigation. Some ships carrying explosives have also been sunk in the area covered by this volume. Additionally, after the war, explosives were dumped at sea in certain locations. All declared mine danger areas and explosive danger areas are marked on the charts. For additional information about mines and explosives see The Mariners Handbook and Annual Notice to Mariners Number 6. Consequent to the above, a risk does still exist with regard to anchoring, fishing or any other form of submarine activity close to the seabed in the following declared Mine Danger areas (MDA) or Explosive danger areas: Italy MDA: Capo Colonne (14.69) Explosives danger areas: Golfo di Sant Eufemia (11.10). Capo Molini (13.9). Porto di Augusta (13.102). Capo dell Armi (14.7). Capo Spartivento (14.10) Golfo di Taranto (14.102). Taranto (14.132). Torre Chianca (14.187). Punta del Pizzo (14.187).

Sicilia Explosives danger areas: NE of Trapani (9.10). SSW of Punta Bassana (9.10). WSW of Porto Empedocle (9.10). Capo Mongerbino (10.17). Golfo di Castellammare (10.29). Capo Rama (10.29). Capo dOrlando (10.106). Spain Explosives danger area: Cabo Tioso (2.165)

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1.6 Since 1995, there have been seven reported incidents of piracy or attempted armed robbery against ships in the waters covered by this volume. The mariner should be alert to the risk of such activity, especially when in port. After the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the USA, there is now a real international fear that terrorists could use a ship as a weapon. Consequently, security needs to be a top priority for all mariners.

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1.7 Concentrations of shipping. Major routes through the area covered by this volume predominantly lead E-W from the Strait of Gibraltar via the Strait of Sicily to the Adriatic Sea, the Aegean Sea, the E Mediterranean and the Suez Canal. Alternately, routes lead NE-SW to the Balearic Sea, Gulf of Lions, Ligurian Sea and Tyrrhenian Sea. For additional information see the Admiralty Ocean Passages for the World.

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Navigation routeing east bound: East bound. Vessels proceeding E from the Strait of Gibraltar should pass about 10 miles N of Isla de Alborn (2.149) and about 20 miles S of Cabo de Gata (2.138). Vessels bound along the African coast should pass the salient points at a distance between 10 and 20 miles, thence passing through the Canal de la Galite (7.9). Vessels should then pass about 5 miles N of Ras Ben Sekka (7.18), 7 miles N of les Cani (7.32) in the TSS, 5 miles NNE of Cap Bon (7.32) in the TSS, and 5 miles NE of Isola di Pantelleria (8.17) and Gawdex (Gozo) (8.59); thence as prudent navigation allows. North-east bound. Vessels bound for ports in the N part of the W Mediterranean Sea should keep at about 20 miles from the coast of Spain after rounding Cabo de Gata (2.138) and take departure for their destinations when abreast Cabo de San Antonio (2.258). Palermo bound. Vessels bound for Palermo (10.51), take departure from Cabo de Gata (2.138) and make for the N side of Sicilia, giving Keith Reef (8.11) a wide berth. Navigation routeing west bound: From the E Mediterranean. Vessels bound W for the Strait of Gibraltar from the E part of the Mediterranean Sea should pass S of Sicilia. The E-going current (1.132) may be avoided by keeping N of le de la Galite (7.9), thence making direct for Cabo de Gata (2.138) and then follow the Spanish coast as closely as navigation permits. From Barcelona. Vessels make Cabo de San Antonio (2.258) direct and, after rounding Cabo de Gata (2.138), follow the Spanish coast as closely as navigation permits. From Italian ports. Vessels proceeding from Italian ports make the Spanish coast at Cabo de Palos (2.273), if passing N of Islas Baleares, or at Cabo de Gata if passing S of Islas Baleares. Traffic separation schemes: IMO adopted TSS are established at the following focal waterways: Strait of Gibraltar 35563N 5450W to 35591N 5256W 36362N 2069W to 36380N 2007W 37317N 10076E 37117N 11063E 37324N 0342W to 37350N 0309W 38378N 0217E to 38427N 0259E

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For additional information concerning Traffic separation schemes see Annual Notice to Mariners Number 17. Ferries. Numerous ferry routes criss-cross the Mediterranean between national mainlands and their various off-lying islands. There are also regular ferry routes between N African ports and European Mediterranean ports. Some of these routes will cross main shipping routes and mariners are advised to keep a good lookout. A particularly high density of ferry traffic exists in Stretto di Messina (12.1). High speed ferries operate in the area covered by this volume, and mariners are advised to keep a good lookout. Some high speed craft (HSC) may generate large waves, which can have a serious impact on small craft and their moorings close inshore and on shallow off-lying banks. Additional information on HSC is available in Annual Notice to Mariners Number 23. Deep-draught vessels. Many deep-draught vessels navigate through the area covered by this volume. They are slow to manoeuvre and special rules pertain under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea. Mariners are advised to keep a good lookout. Masters of deep-draught vessels must be aware of their under-keel allowance at all times. Further information on under-keel allowance is available in the Mariners Handbook and in the Annual Notice to Mariners Number 15. Pleasure craft. Numerous pleasure craft navigate through the area covered by this volume, especially during the summer months. Particularly high numbers can be expected in the vicinity of the Spanish and Italian mainlands and offshore islands. Mariners are advised to keep a good lookout. Ship movement reporting systems and requirements: TSS. See above for locations of TSS and Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3) for reporting requirements. Vessels carrying Dangerous or Polluting Goods. See 1.26 and Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3) for reporting requirements. Ports. For reporting requirements, see the Pilots and Port information sections listed under the appropriate port name in Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3).

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European waters together with a description of associated equipment and type of vessel are given in the Mariners Handbook. Tunny fishing. During certain seasons of the year, fishing nets of large size are moored off many of the coasts covered by this volume, for the purpose of catching tunny fish. These nets, which sometimes extend up to 7 miles offshore, should be avoided. The nets can obviously be damaged if vessels pass over them, however, the nets are usually of such strength that, should the propeller become fouled, the vessel may be unable to navigate safely. In most cases the nets are marked by buoys or boats carrying lights see below. The general areas where these nets may be encountered are detailed in the appropriate chapter and section of this book. In 1985 tunny fisheries in the Mediterranean began to decline and many semi-permanent obstructions relating to tunny nets were being lifted. Tunny nets and fishing technique. These nets, from 30 to 40 m in depth, are held in position by a special system of mooring lines, the upper part of the net being attached by vertical lines, to a hawser (sommo), which is secured by anchors at suitable intervals and kept afloat by bundles of corks. Another hawser (piombo) is attached at the lower side of the net, and weighted by large pieces of stone. These nets act as guides to direct the passage of the fish which seldom attempt to pierce them. The tunnery proper is divided into several chambers which are closed or opened by raising or lowering net coverings. Watchmen in boats are constantly on the lookout for the fish, and by means of the net coverings, the fish are allowed to pass through the various chambers until they reach the last (the chamber of death). This last chamber which is made of close and heavy hemp netting, and with a bottom, is hauled over a pontoon, thus obliging the fish to come to the surface, where they are dispatched by gaffs, fastened to the ends of short poles. Tunny fishing season. The season varies somewhat in different parts. Details are as follows: Area S and E coasts of Spain, Islas Baleares, Off the N coast of Morocco Off the coast of Algeria Off the coast of Tunisia the season varies in different locations Approximate dates 1st February to 30th September 15th March to 10th November Commences: March to May. Ends: July to November March to November

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At night: Two red lights, disposed vertically, on the first-mentioned boat or buoy, and a red light above a white on the other. New system. A new system of marking tunny fisheries should have by now (2005) been implemented. Fisheries should be marked by light-buoys (cardinal), with a nominal range of not less than 3 miles, at the outer points of the area. Tunisian waters Marking of tunny nets. The corners of the areas containing tunny nets are marked by buoys surmounted by two balls, the upper one white and the lower one red. These buoys are moored on the alignment of wooden or iron beacons erected on the coast and surmounted by two balls similarly mounted. The outermost part of the net is marked by a float with a mast 5 m in height, on which the following signals are shown: By day: A white ball above a red ball. By night: A white light above a red light. Maltese waters Marking of tunny nets. The seaward extremities of the nets are marked as follows: By day: A small conical buoy surmounted by a staff and ball. By night: A boat exhibiting two white fixed lights disposed vertically. Italian waters Marking of tunny nets. Tunny nets are marked exclusively by IALA special marks. Marks and lights are established on boats or floats at the outer central part of the net. Extensive tunny nets may have two marks, one at each corner, on the seaward end of the nets. Drift net fishing for swordfish. Drift net fishing for swordfish may be encountered off the coasts of some of the countries covered by this volume, particularly off Italy. Several parts of the Italian coastline, specifically within 3 miles of Capo dell Armi (14.10) and Capo Spartivento lighthouse (14.9) have prohibitions against such drift netting. Additionally, it is prohibited in the approaches and vicinity of some Italian ports. Night fishing with gill nets. Night fishing takes place in Italian waters (13.3), during the summer months, in the area between Promontorio di Taormina (13.12) and Capo Murro di Porco (13.104) and up to 30 miles from the coast. Fishing is carried out by staked nets, marked on the surface by a long line of white lights. Mariners should keep a lookout for small craft which are difficult to see against the background of lighted nets. Trawling in Italian waters from sailing or powered vessels is prohibited within 3 miles of the coast unless the depth of water is over 50 m. Drag-net fishing. On the approach of another vessel, Spanish vessels engaged in drag-net fishing, exhibit a torch-light or flare on the side on which the net is, in addition to the lights prescribed by the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea. Pair trawling. When trawlers are working in pairs and it is desired to warn an approaching vessel not to pass between them, a flare will be exhibited on the same side as that on which is the trawl, in addition to the lights prescribed by the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea. Marine farms may be encountered off the coasts of some of the countries covered by this volume. Marine farms usually consist of moored or fixed structures and should be given a wide berth. Some of the farms are charted, however, some of these positions are only

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approximate, and mariners are cautioned that additional farms may be established without notice. The farms are generally marked by buoys and beacons, which may be unlit. Shellfish beds are encountered in shallow water off the coasts of some of the countries covered by this volume. There are notable shellfish beds (14.139) at Taranto. Underwater and surface obstructions exist in these areas.

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Marine, Integral and underwater Reserves

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1.9 Marine and Integral Reserves are established in various locations within the limits of this book. In general the following prohibitions are likely to apply: Navigation, approaching, and stopping by all craft, unless authorised for scientific study; Anchoring within an Integral Reserve. The removal of, or damage to, geological or mineral formations; Underwater swimming, either with or without breathing apparatus, unless authorised for study; The hunting, capture, collection, injury, or in general any activity which could constitute a danger or agitation for any animal or vegetable species, including the introduction of foreign species; Activities which could damage or disturb any study programmes or scientific research being carried out in the reserve zone. Most reserves will be marked onshore by notice boards and offshore by light-buoys, with radar conspicuous top marks, all painted yellow. All reserves are marked on the charts. In some cases the protected zone may also extend to the territorial coastal areas of the state littoral property, where prohibitions and restrictions for the protection and safeguard of the coastal environment are in force. In each case the mariner should consult the chart to determine the limits of the reserves and read the appropriate waterway paragraph of this book for additional information. Locations of reserves are as follows: Spain: Isla de Alborn (2.150). Cabo de Palos (2.248). Isla de Tabarca (2.249). Islotes Columbretes (3.129). Puerto de Tarragona (3.167). Puerto de Comarruga (3.202). Islas Medas (3.299). Cabo Creus (3.299). Punta de Las Llosas Begur Nature Reserve (3.302). Isla de Ibiza Los Freus Marine Reserve (4.9). Isla Cabrera Archipelago (4.84). Baha de Palma (4.116). Isla de Menorca Cabo Gros (4.247). Cala Fornells (4.255). Sicilia: Isole gadi (9.8). Macchia del Fiume Irminio Nature Reserve (9.158). Torre dell Impiso (10.31). Isola di Ustica (10.43). Isole Ciclopi (13.37). Italy: Capo Rizzuto marine nature reserve (14.40). Porto Cesreo Marine Nature Reserve (14.184).

1.10 Naval exercises. Exercise areas are mentioned in the text, under the general section, at the start of appropriate chapters, in the body text, and are also detailed at the appendix to this volume. Notes are also annotated on applicable charts. Additional information is available in Annual Notice to Mariners Number 5. When major exercises are scheduled details will be promulgated by NAVAREA III Navigational Warning (1.23) and/or in Temporary Notices to Mariners. Firing practice. Firing practice areas are mentioned in the text, under the general section, at the start of appropriate chapters, in the body text, and are detailed at the appendix to this volume. Notes are also annotated on applicable charts. Additional information is also available in Annual Notice to Mariners Number 5.

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1.11 Spanish submarines exercise off the E coast of Spain between Cabo de Gata (2.138) and Cabo de San Sebastin (3.271). Italian submarines exercise off the Maltese Islands (8.57), off the S coast of Sicilia (9.92), the E coast of Sicily (13.2) and in Golfo di Taranto (14.56). Submarine exercise areas are mentioned in the text, under the general section, at the start of appropriate chapters, in the body text, and are detailed at the appendix to this volume. Notes are also annotated on applicable charts. Additional information is available in Annual Notices to Mariners Number 8. Caution. Vessels on passage through and close to the above areas must adhere to the arrangements promulgated in any notice to mariners giving warning of an exercise under way or scheduled. In the absence of a specific notice, they must navigate with care through the area maintaining a good visual and radar watch for submarines.

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1.12 Seismic survey operations. General information about vessels engaged in seismic surveys and advice on precautions in the vicinity of these vessels is given in The Mariners Handbook. The areas in which seismic survey operations are taking place are promulgated from time to time as NAVAREA III Navigational Warning (1.23) and in Italian Notices to Mariners. Oil and gas fields. The continuing exploration of offshore waters in the quest for oil and gas has led to the development of a variety of ships, craft and fixed structures which may be encountered, in increasing numbers, particularly off the coasts of Tunisia, Sicily, Italy and the Maltese islands. Details about these structures and systems, navigational and visual identification marking of offshore installations, visual signals and international regulations are contained in The Mariners Handbook. Drilling rigs and fixed structures. Fixed drilling structures may be erected in these waters. Such structures will exhibit a white light Morse (U) and may sound a fog signal. As appropriate permanent fixed structures are shown on the charts, mobile structure details and movements will be

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published as a NAVAREA III Radio Navigational Warning (1.23), and/or as a weekly Notice to Mariners. Light details of permanent structures will be included in Admiralty List of Lights and Fog Signals Volume E.

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CHARTS Admiralty charts

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1.13 The area described in this volume is well covered by modern metric British Admiralty Charts. They are adequate for use on passage and for entry into the principal ports and harbours, as well as for many secondary and minor ports, harbours and anchorages. British Admiralty Charts include large scale plans of all harbours and anchorages of any consequence. Charted information in some areas has been derived from surveys by Spanish, French, Italian and Algerian authorities. However, it must be stressed that in some areas, both offshore and inshore, the charted depths may be taken from incomplete, small scale, lead line surveys with soundings widely spaced, supplemented by lesser depths which have been reported from time to time. In particular coastal surveys along parts of the African N coast are old or incomplete. Uncharted dangers and less water may exist and mariners are advised to approach the coast with extreme caution. All mariners should be aware of the limitations of the charts, as given in The Mariners Handbook, and, when planning routes, consult the Source Data Diagram on the relevant chart which gives the date and scale of survey for specific areas.

1.16 Horizontal Datums. Significant differences in geographical positions, in some cases as much as 2 minutes of longitude, exist between British Admiralty charts based on nineteenth century surveys and more modern charts, British and foreign, based on European Datum. Notes on the charts concerned give details of the differences. Most modern charts either have been, or will be converted to the WGS 84 geodetic system. All charts should indicate the geodetic reference system used when the chart was produced (Bessel, Roma 40, ED 50, WGS 72, WGS 84). Notes on the chart will indicate corrections that may have to be applied to GPS systems. See also 1.22. When transferring positions between charts based on different horizontal datums it is advisable to do so by bearing and distance from a common reference object, and not by latitude and longitude. Vertical Datums (chart datum) used for the reduction of soundings equates approximately to LAT (lowest astronomical tide). For an explanation of LAT and other datums see Admiralty Tide Tables. For the factors to be taken into account when determining an Under-keel Allowance see The Mariners Handbook. Elevations. On British Admiralty charts, elevations are usually given above MHWS. On some foreign charts MSL is used as the datum. Due to the small tidal ranges in many parts of the Mediterranean the discrepancy is almost negligible. Satellite derived positions. Many charts carry a note of the corrections, where they are known, to be applied to satellite-derived positions, which are referred to the World Geodetic System (WGS84), in order to agree with the datum of the chart in use. On charts where this correction is not known, it should not be assumed that such a correction is negligible. For further information, see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 2.

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1.14 ARCS is an established, official electronic charting service developed from the trusted Admiralty paper chart. Each ARCS chart is an exact reproduction of its corresponding Admiralty paper chart, presented in a digital form for use within electronic navigational systems. There is full ARCS coverage of the area covered by this volume. For additional information see the Catalogue of Admiralty Charts and Publications.

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1.17 For general information on the different types of light see The Mariners Handbook. Details of the lights in the area covered by this volume will be found in Admiralty List of Lights Volume E.

Landmarks Foreign charts

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1.15 In certain areas where the Admiralty charts show insufficient detail for navigation close inshore, these Sailing Directions have been written using foreign charts. These are not quoted as reference charts in the text, which has been written on the assumption that mariners wishing to navigate in these areas will have provided themselves with suitable charts on which to do so. Foreign charts may be obtained from the publishing authorities shown in this volume and in the Catalogue of Admiralty Charts and Publications. These charts are not issued by the UK Hydrographic Office nor are they amended by Admiralty Notices to Mariners. When comparing foreign charts with Admiralty charts, the mariner must bear in mind that a difference in datum (1.16) may exist.

1.18 Caution is necessary when evaluating the descriptions given in this volume concerning landmarks, such as colour and shape of structures etc. New buildings may have been erected and old ones demolished or destroyed, so that marks that may at one time have been conspicuous on account of their isolation, shape or colour, may no longer exist or may be difficult to identify.

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1.19 IALA Maritime Buoyage System. The IALA Maritime System, Region A, is in force throughout the area described in this volume. For information concerning this system see The Mariners Handbook and NP735 (IALA Maritime Buoyage System).

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ODAS light-buoys may be established in the area covered by this volume. Permanent buoys are mentioned in the text and shown on the charts. For details of these buoys see The Mariners Handbook.

Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia issue coastal and local forecasts in French. For full details of meteorological warnings and weather services, including diagrams of the forecast areas, see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 3(1).

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1.20 The mariner should clarify details of reported depths alongside as some ports quote depths measured at a set distance off the quay. Many harbours are also liable to silting and depths may not be as charted.

REGULATIONS Submarine cables and pipelines

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1.25 See The Mariners Handbook and Annual Notice to Mariners Number 24 for information on the International Convention for the Protection of Submarine Cables and the avoidance of cables and pipelines and their associated dangers.

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1.21 Italy. Licensed pilots are available at the more important Italian ports and harbours. For details see the text in the arrival information section for the appropriate port. A vessel requiring a pilot by day should display any of the signals laid down in the International Code of Signals. Spain. Pilotage is compulsory at all Spanish ports for vessels of more than 500 grt.

1.26 The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from ships 1973 (MARPOL 1973) and the 1978 Protocol to MARPOL 1973, jointly known as MARPOL 73/78, is summarized in The Mariners Handbook. The Mediterranean Sea is defined as a Special Area for the purposes of the Convention.

European Community regulations RADIO FACILITIES Radio aids to navigation

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1.27 This Directive establishes a common vessel traffic monitoring and information system throughout European Community (EC) waters. The principal provisions are described below. They apply in general to all commercial vessels over 300 grt but the rules concerning the notification of carriage of dangerous and polluting goods apply to all vessels regardless of size. Caution. These extracts are for reference purposes only and are not to be regarded as a statement of the applicable law. The full text of the regulations is the sole authoritative statement of the applicable law and it is recommended that it is consulted. The regulations to which the following refer are contained in Directive 2002/59/EC, or the appropriate enabling legislation drafted by individual member states which, in the United Kingdom, is The Merchant Shipping (Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements) Regulations 2004, a copy of which can be obtained from Her Majestys Stationery Office (www.hmso.gov.uk).

1.22 DGPS transmitters are established along the coasts of Spain and Algeria. Racons are sited throughout the area with the exceptions of Morocco and Algeria. There is no Loran-C coverage and no direction finding services in the area. For details of radio aids to navigation see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 2.

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1.23 Navarea III. The coasts of the Mediterranean lie within NAVAREA III of the World Wide Navigational Warning Service; the area co-ordinator is Spain which issues the Area Warnings. Italy also broadcasts NAVAREA III warnings for the entire Mediterranean. Coastal navigational warnings are broadcast in English at scheduled times from coast radio stations in Spain, Italy and Malta. Coastal navigational warnings are broadcast in French at scheduled times from coast radio stations in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. For details of navigational warnings see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 3(1).

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1.24 Italy issues weather service information for the entire Mediterranean. Spain and Malta issue coastal and local forecasts.

1.28 All vessels bound for a port within the EC must report to the port authority at least 24 hours prior arrival, or, if the voyage is less than 24 hours, no later than the time of departure from the previous port. The report shall include the following information: Name, call sign, IMO or MMSI number. Port of destination. ETA and ETD at port of destination. Total number of persons onboard. Upon receipt of a ships report, the port authority will notify the national coastguard authority by the quickest means possible. This information will then be pooled in the European-wide telematic network called SafeSeaNet.

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Any amendments to the initial ship report must be notified immediately. Mandatory ship reporting systems. All vessels shall report to the coastguard authority on entering an IMO adopted mandatory ship reporting system, the report being made in the recognised format (See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3)). The coastguard authority is to be informed of any changes to the initial report.

(d) The sighting of a slick of polluting material or drifting containers and packages. The owner of a vessel, who has been informed by the master that one of the above has occured, must inform the coastguard and render any assistance that may be required.

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1.29 VTS. All vessels are to participate in and comply with VTS systems operated by EC member states and also those systems operated by member states in conjunction with co-operating non-member states. This includes those systems operated by member states outside their territorial waters but which are operated in accordance with IMO guidelines. Routeing Schemes. All vessels must comply with IMO recommended TSS and Deep Water route regulations. (See IMO publication Ships Routeing Guide).

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1.30 All vessels are to be equipped with AIS and VDR. The systems shall be in operation at all times except where international rules provide for the protection of navigational information. By 2008 individual coastguard stations throughout the EC are required to be able to receive AIS information and to relay it to all other coastguard stations within the EC.

1.33 If, on the advice of the national meteorological office, the coastguard authority deems a threat of pollution or a risk to human life exists due to impending severe weather, the coastguard authority will attempt to inform the master of every vessel about to enter or leave port as to the nature of the weather and the dangers it may cause. Without prejudice to measures taken to give assistance to vessels in distress, the coastguard may take such measures as it considers appropriate to avoid a threat of pollution or a risk to human life. The measures may include: (a) a recommendation or a prohibition on entry or departure from a port; (b) a recommendation limiting, or, if necessary, prohibiting the bunkering of ships in territorial waters. The master is to inform his owners of any measures or recommendations initiated by the coastguard. If, as a result of his professional judgement, the master decides not to act in accordance with measures taken by the coastguard, he shall inform the coastguard of his reasons for not doing so.

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1.31 All vessels leaving an EC port are to report dangerous and polluting goods as specified within the Directive to the harbour authority. Vessels arriving from outside EC waters must transmit a report to their first EC port or anchorage upon departure from their port of loading. If, at the time of departure, the port of destination in the EC is not known, the report must be forwarded immediately such information becomes known. Where practical, this report is to be made electronically and must include the information described in Annex 1(3) of the Directive. When a harbour authority receives a dangerous or polluting cargo report, it shall retain the report for use in the event of an incident or accident at sea, forwarding it whenever requested by the national coastguard authority.

1.34 The coastguard authority will take measures to ensure the safety of shipping and of persons and to protect the marine and coastal environment. Measures available to EC states include; (a) a restriction on the movement of a ship or an instruction to follow a specific course. (b) a notification to put an end to the threat to the environment or maritime safety; (c) send an evaluation team aboard a ship to assess the degree of risk and to help the master remedy the situation; (d) instruct the master to put in at a place of refuge in the event of imminent peril, or, cause the ship to be piloted or towed. The owner of the ship and the owner of the dangerous or polluting goods onboard must cooperate with the coastguard authority when requested to do so.

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1.32 Whenever a vessel is involved with one of the following, the coastguard authority of the EC coastal state is to be informed immediately; (a) any incident or accident affecting the safety of the ship; (b) any incident or accident which compromises shipping safety, such as a failure likely to affect a ships manoeuverability or seaworthiness; (c) any event liable to pollute the waters or shores of the coastal state;

1.35 EC states are required to designate places of refuge where a vessel which has undergone an accident or is in distress can receive rapid and effective assistance to avoid environmental pollution.

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1.36 See 1.7 for traffic and TSS information. Regulations for IMO adopted schemes are contained in Rule 10 of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea. See also Annual Notice to Mariners Number 17.

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1.37 Pollution. See 1.26. Approaching the coast. In specific areas, temporary restrictions are in force as follows: (1). The Government of the peoples Democratic Republic of Algeria has announced the temporary suspension of the freedom of navigation within Algerian territorial waters, up to 10 miles offshore, between 315E and 410E. (2). Vessels wishing to enter or leave the following ports should do so within designated channels: Port de Zemmouri (6.197), Bahar channel centred on the port running N to S between 3335E and 3346E. Port de Dellys (6.189), channel centred on Pointe de Dellys Light and running N to S between 3548E and 3558E. Pointe Tigzirt (6.187), channel centred on the port running N to S between 4078E and 4086E Port entry. Vessels should send their ETA and details to the appropriate port, in accordance with the information contained in Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3). Mers-el-Kbir (6.50) is a naval port which is closed to navigation. Radio frequencies. For details concerning Radio Telegraphy and Radio Telephony in Territorial waters and harbours, see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3). Territorial sea. See 1.55. Firing and exercise areas see appendix.

Such tankers must establish and maintain radio contact, preferably by VHF RT, with the Port Captain, advising him immediately of any incidents or defects which may affect the safety of navigation or cause pollution. Pilots should be employed outside the areas of compulsory pilotage whenever the nature of the cargo or navigational conditions including reduced visibility, require.

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1.39 Pollution. See 1.26. Traffic regulations. All vessels bound for Malta must make an initial VHF contact with Valletta port control as soon as possible. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3). Territorial sea. See 1.73. Restricted area: No commercial vessel, or vessel over 50 m LOA, may pass through the channels between Malta and Ghawdex (Gozo). Firing and exercise areas see Appendix.

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1.38 Pollution. See 1.27. Additionally, tankers bound for an Italian port should signal details of their insurance certificates against oil pollution at least 24 hours prior to arrival. Protection of historic wrecks. Prohibited areas for the protection of historic wrecks are established at: Isola di Pantelleria (8.29). Sicilia Isola Levanzo two sites (9.56). Sicilia Isolotto Formica (9.64). Sicilia Punta di Porto Palo two sites (9.157). Sicilia Cala Santa Maria (10.41). Sicilia SSE of Cozzo Spadaro Light two sites (13.100). Torre Santa Caterina (14.186). Protection of wildlife. See 1.9. A vessel traffic service is established at Messina. Territorial sea. See 1.64. Firing and exercise areas see Appendix. Cables and pipelines. Along the Italian coasts the landing of cables, and the limits of the associated prohibited anchorages, are usually marked by balls, painted yellow above and black below, and with the letter E for power and T for telephone cables. These marks are displayed on masts in the vicinity of the buildings where the cables are landed. The penalties laid down for anchoring in areas so marked are severe. Tanker regulations for Italian Ports. Tankers over 1600 grt, entering or leaving Italian ports and carrying, or with uncleaned tanks which last carried petroleum, gas or chemical products, are required to make a comprehensive report to the appropriate Port Captain. See Admiralty list of Radio Signals Volume 6(3).

1.40 Pollution. See 1.26. Port entry. Only certain ports are declared as ports of entry for foreigners. Where known, information is included in the body text. Mariners should check details before arrival. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3). Mdiq (5.23) is reported to be officially closed to pleasure craft. Territorial sea. See 1.82. Firing and exercise areas. See Appendix.

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1.41 Pollution. See 1.26. Radio frequencies. The use of radio ferequencies lower than 30 MHz by merchant vessels when in or in the approaches to Spanish ports is prohibited, except in cases of emergency or when permission has been granted by the Maritime Authority. Protection of wildlife. See 1.9. Vessel traffic services are established at: Cabo de Gata. Tarragona. Territorial sea. See 1.91. Firing and exercise areas. See Appendix.

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1.42 Pollution. See 1.26. Radio frequencies. For details concerning Radio Telegraphy and Radio Telephony in Territorial waters and harbours, see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3). Customs. There are regulations concerning foreign pleasure craft entering Tunisian ports. These regulations restrict the first entry to those which have a Customs Officer. Territorial sea. See 1.100. Firing and exercise areas. See Appendix.

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SIGNALS Storm signals

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Morocco: It was reported (1996) that the ISVSWS is not used. The following signals may be displayed:

1.43 ISVSWS: The international System of Visual Storm Warning Signals (ISVSWS), is described in the Mariners Handbook. Algeria: The ISVSWS is used in Algerian ports. Italy: The ISVSWS is used for the quandrantal gale warnings, and in addition the following signal may be displayed:

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Malta: The following signals are shown from the Palace Tower Signal Station (8.112) and from Fortizza Sant Anglu (8.113) standing near Il-Port Il-Kbir (Grand Harbour).

Spain: The ISVSWS is used in Spanish ports. In addition the following signals may be displayed:

Tunisia: No visual storm warning signals are used. Storm and strong wind warnings: For details of radio warnings see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 3(1).

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General information Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)

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Malta Maritime Authority and Malta International Airport assist MRCC Malta in the conduct of such operations. Distress information originating from Cospas-Sarsat and Inmarsat is transmitted to Malta MRCC or Malta International Airport Air Traffic Control Tower.

1.44 The concept of GMDSS is that Search and Rescue (SAR) authorities ashore as well as shipping in the immediate vicinity of the ship, or persons in distress, will be rapidly alerted to a distress incident so that they can assist in a co-ordinated SAR operation. The GMDSS applies to all cargo ships of 300 grt and above, and to all passenger ships, regardless of size, on international voyages. For full details of GMDSS, including diagrams of the Search and Rescue Region (SRR) area boundaries, plus VHF/MF/HF Digital Selective Calling (DSC) stations and area frequency coverage, see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 5. For additional SAR information see The Mariners Handbook and Annual Notice to Mariners Number 4.

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1.49 The Directorate of the Merchant Marine is responsible for co-ordinating SAR operations and liaising with MRCCs of other nations. A Network of Coast Radio Stations maintains a continuous listening watch on international distress frequencies. MRCCs are established at Mdiq (35410N, 5186W) (5.23) and Al-Hocema (3515N, 355W) (5.52); and a MRSC at Nador (35168N, 2550W) (5.84).

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1.45 The Coast Guard is responsible for co-ordinating SAR operations. A Network of Coast Radio Stations maintains a continuous listening watch on international distress frequencies. MRCC are established at Alger (3647N, 304E) (6.154) and Bizerte (3716N, 953E) (7.53). There are MRSC at Klibia (3650N, 1107E) (7.151) and Sfax (3444N, 1046E) (7.195).

1.50 Maritime Search and Rescue Region. Overall responsibility for, and co-ordination of, the Spanish Maritime Search and Rescue Region (SRR) rests with MRCC Madrid. In the Mediterranean Sea the SRR is subdivided into five areas, each under the control of a MRCC. A Network of Coast Radio Stations maintains a continuous listening watch on international distress frequencies. Spanish MRCCs in the Mediterranean are established at: Tarifa (3600N, 536W) (Strait of Gibraltar) Almera (36505N, 2272W) (2.114) Valencia (3928N, 022W) (3.34) Barcelona (4121N, 210E) (3.210) Palma (3933N, 238E) (4.135) For details of SAR in the Mediterranean see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 5.

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1.46 Gibraltar co-ordinates SAR operations within the Spanish SRR in the Strait of Gibraltar. The Gibraltar MRCC is established at: MRCC Tarifa (3609N, 0521W).

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1.47 MRCC Roma is responsible for co-ordinating SAR operations within the Italian SRR and liaising with MRCCs of other nations. A Network of Coast Radio Stations maintains a continuous listening watch on international distress frequencies. Italian MRSCs in the area covered by this volume are established at: MRSC Palermo (3808N, 1322E) (10.51) MRSC Reggio di Calabria (3807N, 1539E) (12.34) MRSC Catania (37305N, 15053E) (13.18)

1.51 The Tunisian Navy are responsible for co-ordinating SAR operations within the Tunisia SRR and liaising with MRCCs of other nations. A Network of Coast Radio Stations maintains a continuous listening watch on international distress frequencies. Tunisian MRCCs and MRSCs are established at: MRCC Bizerte (3716N, 953E) (7.53) MRCC Tunis (3648N, 1012E) (7.89) MRSC Klibia (3650N, 1107E) (7.151) MRSC Sfax (3444N, 1046E) (7.195)

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1.48 The Maritime Search and Rescue Region (SRR) of Malta is unilaterally declared, provisional and corresponds to the Malta Flight Information Region (FIR). The Operations Centre of the Armed Forces of Malta doubles as Malta MRCC (3553N, 1421E) (8.67) and is responsible for co-ordinating SAR operations within the Malta SRR and liaising with MRCCs of other nations.

1.52 Some countries covered by this volume have a coastguard service with, in some cases, numerous stations round their coast. Only those coastguard stations which are prominent or are important for other reasons are mentioned in the body of the text. Spain: Coastguard duties are carried out by the Gardia Civil.

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Spain: Puerto de Puerto de Puerto de Puerto de Puerto de Puerto de Puerto de Puerto de Puerto de Puerto de Puerto de Puerto de Puerto de (3.203)

Mlaga (3643N, 425W) (2.35) Almera (3650N, 227W) (2.114) Carboneras (3658N, 154W) (2.189) Cartagena (3736N, 059W) (2.211) Torrevieja (3758N, 041W) (2.259) Denia (3851N, 007E) (3.16) Valencia (3928N, 022W) (3.34) Peiscola (40215N, 0240E) (3.120) Vinaroz (4028N, 028E) (3.122) La Ampolla (40487N, 0425E) (3.143) Tarragona (4106N, 114E) (3.153) Torredembarra (4108N, 124E) (3.201) Segur de Calafell (41114N, 1364E)

Puerto de Vilanova i La Geltr (4113N, 144E) (3.193) Puerto de Sitges (41140N, 1495E) (3.205) Puerto de Barcelona (4121N, 210E) (3.210) Puerto de San Feli de Guxols (4147N, 302N) (3.274) Puerto de Palams (41508N, 3073E) (3.281) Puerto de Rosas (42152N, 3108E) (3.318) Puerto de Cadaqus, (4217N, 317E) (3.320) Islas Baleares: Puerto de Palma (3933N, 238E) (4.135) Fornells (4003N, 408E) (4.255) Puerto de Mahn (3953N, 418E) (4.264) Tunisia: Sfax (3444N, 1046E) (7.195)

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COUNTRIES AND PORTS ALGERIA General description

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1.57 Algeria is governed by a President and a National Peoples Assembly consisting of 380 members and a 96member National Council (Upper House). Algeria is divided into 15 Departments. The coastal regions comprise the departments of Oran, Algiers Mostaganem, Constantine and Annaba.

1.54 Algeria is situated on the S shore of the Mediterranean Sea between Morocco and Tunisia. Additionally it has inland borders with Libya, Niger, Mali, Mauritania and Western Sahara. It is the second largest country of the continent of Africa, however about four fifths of its 2 381 745 square kilometres is in the Sahara desert. The country is traversed by two ranges of the Atlas mountains (Tell Atlas) in the N, which in places approaches close to the coast, and the Sahara Atlas farther S. The Tell region comprises the N slopes of the Tell Atlas range and the plains between the mountains and the sea; it is the most fertile part of the country. The Hauts Plateaux is an elevated region between the two above-mentioned ranges. It is of variable width, narrowing towards the E. The Sahara, S of the Sahara Atlas, is a vast plain of which the level in the W part of the country is higher than that in the E part, where it is nearly at sea level. The capital of Algeria is Alger.

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1.58 The population projection for 2010 is 35 millions.

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1.59 The official language is Arabic. About 83% speak Arabic and 17% speak Berber. French (the principal foreign language) is also widely spoken.

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1.60 Comparatively high hills and mountains lie close to the coast for most of the 550 mile coastline. The more salient points are generally faced with cliffs.

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1.55 Algeria claims a limit of 12 miles, for its territorial waters and a 52 miles fisheries zone. For additional details regarding territorial waters and exclusive economic zone (EEZ) limits see Annual summary of Admiralty Notices to Mariners.

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1.56 The Berbers originally lived in the region and today form an important element of the population. The Arabs came to rule the country later in the seventh century, but in the sixteenth century the country came under Ottoman Turkish control. France attacked Algiers in 1830, and by 1848, the whole country was under French governmental control. In 1954 the Front de Libration Nationale (FLN), representing the Muslim majority, declared open warfare on the French administration, resulting in Algeria becoming an independent Republic in 1962. The founder of the FLN became prime minister and president the following year. However, in 1965 the government was overthrown by a junta of army officers, who established a revolutionary council under Colonel Houari Boumdienne. After 10 years Boumdienne proposed that elections should be held for a President and National Assembly. The proposed new constitution was approved by referendum in 1976 and Boumdienne was elected president unopposed. In 1977 a National Assembly was elected, although only FLN members were allowed to stand as candidates. When Boumdienne died in 1978, the Revolutionary Council again took over the government. A new constitution was agreed by referendum in 1988 moving Algeria towards plurism. However the 1991 elections were abandoned in anticipation of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) opposition being successful. The FIS was banned in March 1992, after which a campaign of terrorism was launched by Muslim fundamentalists, which has continued to the present day. In June 1997 multi-party elections were won by the newly formed National Democratic Rally (RND) who won 155 of the 380 seats of the National Assembly.

1.61 Plant and animal life is determined by the patterns of rainfall. Rainfall increases from W to E, but also decreases from N to S. The Sahara Atlas and Tell Atlas mountains effectively divide the country into three main agriculture and vegetation regions: North of the Sahara Atlas mountains. Farming is possible, forests and abundant vegetation is found. South of the Sahara Atlas mountains. Vegetation is similar to steppe regions, including esparto grass. Some plants grow quickly after rain and disappear almost at once. Some grasses and stunted shrubs can survive despite the meagre rainfall. The government began planting (1975) a 930 mile long belt of trees S of the Sahara Altas mountain chain with the aim of stopping the desert from drifting N. High plateau between the two mountain ranges. Seasonal pastures are used for grazing livestock. Depending on the amount of rainfall, the cultivation of crops is possible. Elephants, hippopotamuses and crocodiles once lived in Algeria. Today few species are found, mainly due to the sparse vegetation which does not support diverse animal life. Native animals are: Hyenas, jackals, monkeys, hawks, desert snakes, antelope, gazelles, hares, jerboa and wild boars.

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1.62 Agriculture. Many Algerians work in agriculture, but less than 5% of the arable land is permanently cultivated. Main Crops: wheat, potatoes, barley, tomatoes, grapes, water-melon, oranges, dates, olives, onions, tangerines, silk, wine and tobacco. Livestock: sheep, goats, cattle, donkeys, camels, horses and poultry. Fishing. There are extensive fisheries for tuna, anchovies, sprats, sardines, and shellfish. Industry. Iron and steel products, concrete bars, cement, bricks, ammonitrates, phosphate fertilizers, tobacco, tractors, lorries and assembled TV sets are the main industries.

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Natural resources. Antimony, crude petroleum, iron ore, lead, natural gas, salt, phosphates, and zinc. Petroleum and natural gas are Algerias main exports. There are about 14 gas oil-fields with over 200 oil wells in production. Algerian gas reserves are amongst the largest in the world.
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1.63 Italy known to the Italians as Italia, is primarily a large peninsula projecting 500 miles SSE from the Alps into the Central Mediterranean, and varying from 70 to 150 miles in breadth. The SW coast of Italy forms the E shore of the Tyrrhenian Sea, which washes the N coast of Sicilia. The Italian peninsula also forms the W side of the Adriatic Sea. Italy also includes Sicilia, Sardegna, Pantelleria, the Isole Pelagie island group and about 70 other smaller islands. Italys N frontier is bounded by France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. All together, the total area of Italy is about 301 318 square kilometres. The capital of Italy is Roma. Sicily, the national name of which is Sicilia, is situated close off the SW extremity of Italy. The greater part is mountainous, and Monte Etna, an active volcano, lies near its E coast. Isole Egadi, a group of islands, lie to the W of Sicily, and Isole Eolie, another group of islands lie off its N coast. In the latter group, Isola Vulcano and Isola Stromboli have active volcanoes. The area of Sicily, including off-lying islands, is 25 708 square kilometres.

eighth century BC; they built the cities of Siracusa, Catania, Messina and Gela as well as several others. Sicily was occupied by Carthaginians, Romans and, after the fall of the Roman Empire, by Vandals, Ostrogoths and Byzantines. The island was invaded by the Arabs in 826 AD; they occupied the whole of Sicily by 901 AD. The Normans, under Count Roger d Hautville, invaded Sicily in 1060 and ruled the island until the Sicilian Vespers in 1282. Sicily was under Spanish rule from the fourteenth to nineteenth century. The Kingdom of Two Sicilies, which was the united kingdom of Sicily and Naples, began in 1442. A break in Spanish rule occurred in 1713 with the Peace of Utrecht when the island was ceded to the House of Savoy, and again in 1721 when it became the property of the Austrian Hapsburgs. Joseph Bonaparte ruled Sicily during the Napoleonic period and, after the fall of Napoleon, civil war and insurrections took place from time to time, until Garibaldi landed in Marsala in 1860. Sicily was then annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia and then to Italy.

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1.64 Italy claims a limit of 12 miles, for both its territorial waters and fisheries zone. For further details regarding territorial waters and exclusive economic zone (EEZ) limits see Annual Notice to Mariners Number 12.

1.66 Italy. By the constitution of 1947, the elected parliament consists of a chamber of Deputies (630 deputies) and the Senate (326 senators) elected for 5 years. The President of the Republic is elected, in a joint session of both chambers of the parliament for 7 years. The President of the Senate acts as his deputy. For administrative purposes, Italy is divided into regions, provinces and municipalities. Of the 20 autonomous regions 5 are with special statute with their own parliaments and governments, and the other 15 are with ordinary statute. The region of Calabria is one of the latter. Sicily is one of the five special statute regions of Italy with its own parliament and government. The island is further sub-divided into 9 provinces.

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1.65 Italy. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the country consisted of a number of independent states until unified as the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 under a constitutional monarchy of the House of Savoy, the rulers of Piedmont. Rome was added to the Kingdom in 1870, and became the capital the following year. During the war of 1914 to 1918 Italy fought against Germany, and at the peace received some former Austrian territory, including Trieste, along the NE frontier. In 1922 Mussolini came to power and in the subsequent years established a Fascist Government with the monarch as titular Head of State. Italy entered the war of 1939 to 1945 on the side of Germany in 1940 but in 1943, after being invaded by the Allies, signed an armistice and thereafter supported the Allies. Hostilities against the occupying German forces continued until the end of the war in Europe, and during this period Mussolini was executed by resistance fighters. A referendum in 1946 terminated the monarchy and declared a Republic. At the peace treaty in 1947 Italy lost to Yugoslavia much of the territory gained after the 1914 to 1918 war, but retained Trieste. Italy is a member of the UN, the military and political unions of NATO and the EU. Sicily. The Neolithic inhabitants of Sicily were the Sicani and Siculi. Sicily was occupied by the Greeks in the

1.67 The population projection, including Sicilia and Sardegna, for 2010 is 5656 millions. Sicilia had a population of 497 millions at the 2001 census.

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1.68 Italian, a Romance language derived from Latin, is used throughout the country by 94% of the population, but with numerous dialects showing French, Spanish, German and Arabic influences. There are also small pockets of German-speakers and French-speakers.

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1.69 Italy. The coasts of S Italy are, in general dominated by the high hills of the region of Calabra. The two main features of the coastline N of Stretto di Messina (Chapter 11) are Golfo di Saint Eufemia, which extends S from Capo Suvero, and Golfo di Gioia, which extends N from Stretto di Messina. Golfo di Taranto is the principal feature of the S coast of Italy (Chapter 14) which terminates in the E with Capo Santa Maria di Leuca at the entrance to the Adriatic Sea. Sicily. The main component features are detailed at 1.63. On the N coast (Chapter 10), the peninsula terminating in Capo Milazzo forms a distinctive feature. Stretto di Messina (Chapter 12) is notable for its tides, whirlpools and eddies famous from ancient history.

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On the E coast (Chapter 13), the plain S of Monte Etna is remarkable as distinct from the rest of the island where the coast is backed by hills and mountains close inland.

Natural resources. A considerable amount of mining is carried out in Sicily; sulphur and mercury are exported.

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1.70 Italy has three zones of differing vegetation: the Alps, the PO valley, and the Mediterranean-Apennine area which is covered by this book. The Apennine zone extends the length of the peninsula and is well forested. In S Italy, near the tops of the mountains there are still traces of the ancient mountain forests with Chestnut, Flowering Ash, Truffle Oak, White Popular, Oriental Oak, and Oriental Plane. Where forests have been destroyed, the Macchia shrub has replaced the trees. Reclamation of former forested areas is in progress. Modern forest trees include: Holm Oak, Olive, Oleander, Carob, Mastic, and the Aleppo Pine. The Mediterranean foothills are characterized by the Cork Oak and the Aleppo Pine. Fauna. Very few of the original animal species native to the country survives due to the human habitation of the best land and mountain pastures over the centuries. Wolves and other predators still live in the remote Apennine mountains. Chamois, lynx, ibex, mountain goats, brown bears and European deer live in the national parks and wildlife preserves of the Alps and Apennines. The land offers few natural resources, so small mammals, and birds, of all kinds, have always been hunted for food. Alpine birds include the black grouse and golden eagle, and caves are inhabited by the horseshoe bat. The greatest variety of animal life is in the seas surrounding Italy.

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1.72 The Maltese Islands group are located in the SE part of the Strait of Sicily (8.1) between Sicily and the coast of Africa. They are strategically located in the central Mediterranean Sea and stand on the ridge which separates the W basin from the E basin of the Mediterranean Sea (1.122). The Maltese Islands group consist of Malta, the largest island, Gawdex (Gozo) and Kemmuna (Comino), together with small islets. They are chiefly formed of sandstone, with some beds of marl and coral limestone. Most of the soil in the islands was originally brought from Sicily. Malta has an area of about 316 square kilometres. The capital is Valletta.

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1.73 Malta claims a limit of 12 miles, for its territorial waters and a 25 miles fisheries zone. For further details regarding territorial waters and exclusive economic zone (EEZ) limits see Annual summary of Admiralty Notices to Mariners.

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1.71 Italy: Agriculture is a significant part of the Italian economy. Principal products are: grain, sugar-beet, grapes, olives, citrus fruits, vegetables, potatoes, tomatoes, rice, cheese, and wine. Fishing. In 1994 the fishing fleet consisted of about 16 000 motor boats. In 1998 the catch was about 315 500 tonnes. Industry. Textile, clothing, leather and footwear industries are the largest and most important. Other notable manufacturing industries include: Food, beverages and tobacco; energy products; agriculture and industrial machinery; metal products; mineral products; timber products; electrical equipment; chemicals and pharmaceuticals; ship building and vehicle production. Tourism is also an important part of the economy. Natural resources. Italy is generally poor in natural resources; only sulphur and mercury are exported. Principal deposits worked are: Iron pyrites, iron ore, sulphur, lignite. Oil and methane gas reserves are exploited off the Adriatic coast, but known deposits and production are insufficient to meet all national requirements. Sicily: Agriculture in Sicily is highly productive with wine, olive oil and fruit the chief products. Fishing. The fishing industry is important especially in Isole Egadi where tunny fishing predominates. Industry. Major industries are: Mineral exports, agriculture, fishing, energy products and tourism. 15

1.74 Archaeological remains of structures on Malta are assessed among the oldest in the Mediterranean region. Neolithic temples, dated between 4000 and 3000 BC have been found and there is evidence of bronze-age occupation. Malta was colonized by the Phoenicians in about 900 BC, then in turn by the Greeks, Carthaginians and Romans. The Arabs took control of the islands in 870 AD and introduced Arabic. Malta was joined, politically, to Sicily and ruled by a succession of feudal lords, between the ninth and early sixteenth century. In 1530, Emperor Charles V of Spain handed the islands over to the Knights of Saint John who fortified the islands, built Valletta, and ruled over the islands until they were dispersed by Napoleon in 1798. The Maltese rebelled against the French and the islands were blockaded by the British until they were seized in 1800. The Maltese people requested the protection of the British Crown in 1802 on condition that their rights and privileges were preserved. Maltas status as a British colony was recognised in the treaty of Paris in 1814. Malta was again besieged during the second world war, between June 1940 until the end of the war, gaining the George Cross in the process. Malta became independent in September 1964, and became a Republic within the Commonwealth in December 1974. Malta became a member of the European Union on 1 May 2004.

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1.75 Malta is a parliamentary democracy. There is a President and a House of Representatives (65-69 members). In 1999 the House of Representatives had 65 members directly elected on a plurality basis. The cabinet consists of the Prime Minister and appointed Ministers.

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the world. The population is of mixed Italian, Arab, Turkish, Greek, and British ethnic origin.

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respectively. In 1994 they obtained limited autonomous status. Islas Chafarinas is a province of Melilla. Morocco has an area of about 446 550 square kilometres. The capital is Rabat.

1.77 The constitution states that the national language and language of the courts is Maltese. However, both Maltese and English are official languages of the country

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1.78 The coasts of the islands are generally rocky with cliffs of varying height, except for the bays which have sandy beaches at their heads.

1.82 Morocco claims a limit of 12 miles, for its territorial waters and a 200 mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ). For further details regarding territorial waters and exclusive economic zone (EEZ) limits see Annual summary of Admiralty Notices to Mariners.

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1.79 The mediterranean climate provides hot, dry summers and mild wet winters, with an absence of snow, frost and fog. Malta has no permanent rivers or lakes, and natural vegetation is sparse. The long summer drought excludes many European plants and results in those that can resist excessive moisture loss through evaporation. Many plants have thickened stems, waxy/hairy coatings, and small prickly leaves to discourage browsing animals. Succulent (water storing) plants thrive in this climate.

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1.80 Agriculture. About half the total land is cultivated, but because the soil is poor, productivity is low. Wheat, barley, corn, potatoes, tomatoes, grapes, and citrus fruits are cultivated on tiny farms on terraced hillsides. Livestock: cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens. Despite local efforts, Malta needs to import fruit, vegetables and meat. Fishing. The fishing industry is important with about 370 full-time and 1599 part-time fishermen. Production from fish-farms is also growing with 95% of production being exported to EU countries, mainly Italy. Industry. Tourism is the primary industry with well over 1 million tourists visiting the islands annually. Other major export driven industries are: ship building and repair, food processing, wine-making, textiles, plastics, garments and leather-wear. Natural resources. Malta possesses few indigenous raw materials, only salt and limestone.

MOROCCO General description

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1.81 The Kingdom of Morocco occupies the NW corner of Africa. It is bordered on the W by the Atlantic Ocean and to the S is Western Sahara, a disputed territory (previously under Spanish rule) now administered by Morocco. Further S is the Mauritanian frontier. The N coast, described in this volume, is bordered by the W Mediterranean and extends E to the Algerian frontier. For details of the area between Ceuta and Cabo Espartel, on the N coast of Morocco, see West Coasts of Spain and Portugal Pilot. The ports of Ceuta and Melilla, on the NW and NE coasts of Morocco, are under Spanish sovereignty. They are contained within areas of 18 and 14 square kilometres,

1.83 Ancient Morocco was called Mauretania. The native people of Morocco are the Berbers. This ancient race have endured a succession of invaders, initially by Carthagenians, and then Romans in the second century BC. The African Mediterranean coast was under Roman rule for almost 600 years. However, after the fall of Rome, Morocco was again invaded, first by the Vandals in 429 AD and later by the Byzantium in 533 AD. The Arab conquest in 682 AD, ended the Byzantium rule. This conquest swept over the country leaving the Arabs in possession of the towns and plains while the Berbers, survived in the mountain regions retaining their own language and customs, although they were converted to Islam. The Berber Islamic kingdoms of the Almoravids and the Almohads ruled Morocco, much of Spain, and North Africa from 1050 to the mid-thirteenth century. During this time Morocco flourished as a centre of Moorish learning. There-after, Morocco was ruled by a series of Arab and Berber dynasties, none of which lasted for long or had a very firm grip on the country. Between 1579 and 1603, however, the country flourished again, and during this period many Moors and Jews expelled from Spain settled in Morocco. During the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries the Barbary (Berber) coast became the scene of widespread piracy. During the nineteenth century both France and Spain began to have territorial ambitions in Morocco, which were opposed by Britain, who did not want to see a strong power established on the S coast of the Strait of Gibraltar. Eventually, Britain withdrew her opposition and in 1912 France established a protectorate over the greater part of the country, while Spain established one over a much smaller area in the N. These protectorates continued, with many small wars and revolts, until 1956 when France and Spain made a joint declaration withdrawing their protectorates and the former Sultan assumed the title of King of Morocco. At the same time, the former international zone of Tangier became Moroccan territory.

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1.84 The Kingdom of Morocco is a constitutional monarchy. There is a Chamber of Representatives (lower house) consisting of 325 members elected for a 5year term using a first-past-the-post system. A second Chamber of Counsellors (upper house) of 270 members was established in 1996. These members are elected for a 9year term in tranches of 90 every 3 years. In the upper house 60% are are elected by electoral colleges representing local councils, 20% representing employers associations and 20% representing trade unions.

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1.85 Morocco has a population estimated at just over 28 million.The population projection for 2010 is 34 millions.

food processing, cement, textiles and chemicals. Morocco also has vast hydroelectric potential in the Atlas Mountains Natural resources. Phosphate (largest reserves in the world), coal, lead, zinc, silver, cobalt, copper, iron ore, manganese, barytine, salt, oil and gas.

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1.86 Arabic is the official language. French is taught as a second language and is widely used in commerce and government. Berber is widely spoken in the mountain districts and constitutes the mother-tongue of about a third of the population. Arabic, French, and Spanish are spoken in towns and lowland areas. Recently English has started to become a subsidiary language in the country.

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1.87 The general surface of the country is mountainous, and there are many rich plains and fertile valleys. The mountains, from 3 to 10 miles from the Mediterranean coast, attain elevations of over 2000 m in places. There are many small streams flowing from the mountains in the W part of this coast which is the province of Tetuan. The province of Riff, the E part of this coast, is mostly deserted and arid. Cap des Trois Fourches (5.40), projects N from about the middle of the E part and is the most salient feature of the whole coastline. Coastal surveys attention is drawn to 5.5.

1.90 Spain, the national name of which is Espaa, occupies the greater part of the Iberian Peninsula at the SW extremity of Europe. The Pyrenees mountains separate Spain from the main part of the continent. Continental Spain has an area of about 492 592 square kilometres and Islas Baleares 5014 square kilometres. Spainish territory also includes Isla de Alborn (2.149), as well as two enclaves located across the Mediterranean on the shores of Africa Ceuta and Melilla (5.84). These latter two provinces include Alhucemas, Ceuta, Chafarinas, Melilla and Pen de Vlez In the Atlantic, the Canary islands are also Spanish territory. The capital of Spain is Madrid.

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1.91 Spain claims a limit of 12 miles, for its territorial waters and a fisheries zone which extends to median lines. For further details regarding territorial waters and exclusive economic zone (EEZ) limits see Annual Notice to Mariners Number 12.

1.88 The climate and natural vegetation found in Morocco are characteristic of the Mediterranean climate (dry-summer sub tropical). It is a climate characterised by clear, dry, hot summers and moderately moist, mild winters. The result of this regular rhythm of wet-dry climate change can be clearly seen in the landscape. The W Moroccan climate is also made more temperate by the influence of the Atlantic Ocean. The long summer drought results in plants that can resist excessive moisture loss through evaporation. Many plants have thickened stems, waxy/hairy coatings, and small prickly leaves to discourage browsing animals. Succulent (water storing) plants thrive in this climate. Crop production varies widely because of drought and erratic rainfall. Most crops are grown by dry-farming methods with irrigation necessary in the southern lowlands. A large scale water development program is underway to increase available irrigated agriculture land.

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1.89 Agriculture. Only about one third of the land is arable, mainly in the Oued Sebou valley and the Atlantic lowland plains. Agriculture employs almost half of Moroccos work force. Crops: wheat, barley, maize, citrus fruits, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, melons, watermelons, olives, sugar-cane, sugar-beet. Livestock: cattle, sheep, goats, chicken. Fishing. There is a fairly large fishing industry and fleet. Moroccos annual catch is the largest of any African country. Substantial quantities of canned fish are exported. Industry. Moroccos main sources of wealth are mineral and agriculture. The production of phosphates is Moroccos main industry. Other industries are: Petroleum refining,

1.92 Modern Spain is descended from the kingdom of Lon, Castille, Navarre and Aragon, which survived in the N part of the country after the Moorish conquest of 711 AD. During the next 700 years these kingdoms gradually united, and at the same time pressed the Moors S. The final unification brought about by the marriage of Ferdinand of Aragon to Isabella of Castille, took place in 1479 and the re-conquest of the country was completed in 1492. Four months later, Columbus sailed on his voyage of discovery, the first step in the foundation of Spains empire which, during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, included most of South America and Central America and the Philippine Islands. During the nineteenth century, Spain was rent by Napoleons occupation and by civil wars and her colonies gradually became independent. After the 1931 elections, the king left the country in order to avert civil war, and a republic was set up which lasted until 1936, when military revolt in Spanish Morocco led to the outbreak of civil war. The civil war ended in 1939 and the country was ruled by General Franco until his death in November 1975. Juan Carlos I took the oath as King of Spain on 22nd November 1975, returning the country to democracy with a parliamentary monarchy. Spain is a member of the UN, the military and political unions of NATO and the EU.

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1.93 Spain is a democracy with a parliamentary monarchy, and is governed by a cabinet and a parliament consisting of the Congress of Deputies (lower house) (350 members approx elected by a proportional system) and a Senate (upper house) (259 members) (208 elected by a majority system, plus 51 regional representatives).

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There are 47 mainland provinces which elect 4 senators each, the island provinces of Baleares and Las Palmas 5 senators each, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 6 senators, plus the Ceuta and Melilla enclaves on the Moroccan coast have 2 senators each. The provinces are constituted by the association of municipalities and each province has its own assembly. The provinces bordering the Mediterranean are, from W to E: Mlaga, Granada, Almera, Murcia, Alicante, Valencia, Castelln, Tarragona, Barcelona and Gerona; the last three, together with the inland province of Lerida constitute the region of Catalonia. Islas Baleares form a separate province. Additionally, under the 1978 constitution, 19 autonomous regions were established with their own parliament and government. These regions are: Andaluca, Aragn, Asturias, Balearics, the Basque country, Canaries, Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y Len, Catalunya, Ceuta, Extremadura, Galicia, Madrid, Melilla, Murcia, Navarra, La Rioja and Valencia.

loss through evaporation. Many plants have thickened stems, waxy/hairy coatings, and small prickly leaves to discourage browsing animals. Succulent (water storing) plants thrive in this climate.

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1.94 The population projection for 2010 is 413 millions.

1.98 Agriculture is a significant part of the Spanish economy. Principal products are: cork, wheat, barley, oats, hemp, flax, pomegranates, peppers, cucumbers, oranges, lemons, bananas. apricots, olives, nuts, and grapes Fishing. The fishing industry is important, the principal catches being sardines, tunny fish and cod. Industry. The main industries and exports are: wine, agricultural/fish products, textiles, footwear, leather goods, ship building, car manufacture, machine tools, ceramics, plastics, chemicals, paper and light engineering products. Marble is exported from Isla de Mallorca and soft stone from Isla de Menorca. Tourism makes a substantial contribution to Spains economy. Natural resources. Spain has considerable mineral resources. Principal deposits worked are: coal, iron, copper, lead, zinc, wolfram, mercury, pyrites, lignite, crude oil, tungsten, uranium oxides, potash and sulphur.

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1.95 Castillian, commonly known as Spanish, is the the official language of the country but is often a second language, not a mother tongue. Spanish is spoken by two-thirds of the population. In the N, two regional languages (Euskara the language of the Basque people; Gallego the language of the Galicia region) are widely spoken. Catalan is spoken in Catalonia, in the E part of the country.

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1.99 Tunisia is situated on the S coast of the Mediterranean Sea between Algeria and Libya. The N part of the country is mountainous with large fertile valleys. The NE part in the vicinity of Cap Bon (7.32) is especially suited for the growing of citrus fruit trees. The central part of the country consists of high table-lands and pastures, and the S part forms part of the Sahara. Tunisia has an area of about 163 610 square kilometres. The capital is Tunis.

1.96 The interior of the country is a tableland which attains an elevation of between 600 m and 900 m. This is nearly completely surrounded by mountains which in some parts approach within a short distance of the coast. The long E-facing Mediterranean coast of Spain is world renowned as a resort area of attractive sunny beaches and modern tourist hotels. The S coast of Spain from Gibraltar to Cabo de Palos, about 240 miles, is mostly elevated and rocky, but from that cape to Cabo de San Antonio, about 80 miles, it is low and sandy or else rocky. The E coast, from Cabo de San Antonio to the delta of Ro Ebro, a distance of about 120 miles, is similar to the E part of the S coast. Ro Ebro is the principal river in the E part of Spain. The coast between the delta of the Ro Ebro and the Franco-Spanish border, about 150 miles, is alternatively high and low.

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1.100 Tunisia claims a limit of 12 miles, for both its territorial waters and fisheries zone. For further details regarding territorial waters and exclusive economic zone (EEZ) limits see Annual summary of Admiralty Notices to Mariners.

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1.97 The climate and natural vegetation found in this part of Spain are characteristic of the Mediterranean climate (dry-summer sub tropical). It is a climate characterised by clear, dry, hot summers and moderately moist, mild winters. The result of this regular rhythm of wet-dry climate change can be clearly seen in the landscape. The long summer drought excludes many European plants and results in those that can resist excessive moisture

1.101 Ancient Tunisia was a Phoenician colony and became the site of ancient Carthage. By the mid fifth century BC. Carthage controlled commerce in the central Mediterranean. The Carthaginians ruled the area for about 1000 years until defeated by the Romans in 146 BC when the region became part of the Roman Empire. It became part of the Byzantine Empire after the Vandals defeated the Romans and occupied the country in 439 AD. Tunisia then remained under Byzantine rule until the Arab conquest in the seventh century. Africa Minor, as Tunisia was then called, was a province of Arab and Muslim empires through the fifteenth century. The Normans controlled Tunis between 1148 to 1160. After a brief period of Moroccan rule, the country was once again incorporated into Arab Empires ruled from Baghdad and Cairo. However Berber families controlled provincial governments. Spanish and Ottoman Turks fought over the country during the sixteenth century, with the Ottomans gaining control in 1574 when Tunisia became a Barbary state. After a brief period of direct control, it was ruled as a monarchy by the bey, who was the senior officer of the Ottoman occupation forces.

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After France occupied Algeria, Tunisian affairs came under the control of France, Great Britain and Italy. Tunisia became a French protectorate in 1878, although the monarchy continued. Tunisia gained independence from France, abolished the monarchy and became an independent Republic in 1957.

Industry and trade

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1.102 Tunisia is governed by a President and a National Assembly which are elected simultaneously by direct universal suffrage for a period of five years. The National Assembly consists of 163 seats, 144 directly elected by the first-past-the-post system and 19 distributed by proportional representation to parties that fail to win seats under the first-past-the-post system. The country is divided into 23 regions (gouvernorats) each administered by a governor.

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1.103 The population projection for 2010 is 106 millions.

1.107 Agriculture. The N region with valleys, pasture and table-lands supports large flocks and herds as well as containing rich crop growing areas. In the deserts of the S dates are grown. Crops: barley, wheat, apples, peaches, almonds, pears, tomatoes, melons, water-melons, olives, dates, grapes, potatoes. Livestock: cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, horses, asses, mules, camels. Fishing. There is a local fishing industry with about 7000 small boats. Industry. Oil products, textiles and leather goods, cement, vehicle production and assembly, electric equipment, chemical products, paper, wood. Tourism also plays a significant part. Natural resources. Calcium phosphates (worlds largest producer), iron ore, lead ore and zinc ore. Petroleum products are Tunisias main exports. There are 7 oil-fields near the Algerian border and 3 oil-fields in the Gulf of Gabs.

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1.104 Arabic is the official language. French is taught as a second language and is used in commerce and government. Less than 1% of the population are Berber-speaking.

PRINCIPAL PORTS, HARBOURS AND ANCHORAGES

1.108 Place and position Remarks ALGERIA
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1.105 There are three large bights on the coasts of Tunisia: the Gulf of Tunis in the N coast; with the Gulf of Hammamet and the Gulf of Gabs on the E coast. Bancs Kerkenah (7.183) and les Kerkenah lie between the latter two gulfs. Cap Bon (7.32) is the NE extremity of Tunisia, about 80 miles SW of Sicily. In the N, the Atlas mountains separate into two chains. The Northern Tell are lower, with elevations of about 300 to 900 m and following the coast extend almost to Tunis. The High Tell, an extension of the Algerian Sahara Atlas are more rugged and extensive. The Oued Mejerda (7.47) valley separates these mountain chains and the river, with the only constant water flow in Tunisia, enters the sea in the Gulf of Tunis. Central Tunisia is an extensive plateau which slopes gradually E from the High Tell mountains to the coastal plain. South of the High Tell mountains an extensive depression contains three seasonal chotts (salt lakes) which are below sea level. During the winter rainfall drains into the chotts, evaporating in the summer to leave a thick salt crust on the surface. South of these chotts, Tunisia extends S into the Sahara.

Oran (6.56) (3543N, 038) Anchorage Harbour Mers-el-Kbir (6.50) (35435N, 0406W) Anchorage Harbour Arzew (6.91) (3551N, 018W) Harbour

Commercial harbour Naval harbour closed to navigation Commercial harbour and tanker terminal Terminal for LNG and LPG tankers Commercial harbour Commercial harbour Naval and commercial harbour Commercial harbour

Arzew-el-Djdid (Port de Bethioua) (6.91) (3549N, 0016W) Harbour Mostaganem (6.100) (3556N, 005E) Harbour Tns (6.113) (3631N, 119E) Harbour Alger (Algiers) (6.154) (3646N, 304E) Anchorage Harbour

Dellys (6.189) (3655N, 355E) Anchorage Harbour Djen-Djen (6.215) (3650N, 547E) Anchorage Harbour Bejaa (6.229) (3645N, 506E) Anchorage Harbour

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1.106 Northern Tunisia has a Mediterranean climate. Summers are hot and dry; winter months are mild and wet. Cork and evergreen oak forests cover the wetter and more remote slopes of the Northern Tell mountains. However, scrub bushes and grasses are the most common vegetation. Southern Tunisia borders and includes part of the Sahara. It has a hot arid climate with little rainfall. Underground water supplies support permanent settlements at scattered oases, elsewhere in the S regions there is no permanent vegetation.

Commercial harbour and tanker terminal Commercial harbour and tanker terminal Commercial harbour and tanker terminal

Skikda (6.257) (3653N, 654E) Anchorage Harbour Annaba (6.303) (3654N, 745E) Anchorage Harbour

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Place and position Catania (13.18) (3730N, 1505E) Anchorage Harbour

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Remarks Naval and commercial harbour Naval and commercial harbour, tanker terminal and dockyard Tanker terminal

Vibo Valentia Marina (11.20) (3843N, 1608E) Anchorage Harbour Gioia Tauro (11.52) (3827N, 1554E) Harbour Villa San Giovanni (12.27) (3813N, 1538E) Harbour Reggio di Calabria (12.34) (3807N, 1539E) Anchorage Harbour

Small commercial harbour

Commercial harbour and container terminal Commercial harbour and ferry port Small commercial harbour

Augusta (13.44) (3712N, 1512E) Anchorage Harbour Melilli Oil Terminal (13.106) (3707N, 1516E) Anchorage Oil terminal Siracusa (13.120) (3703N, 1517E) Harbour

Commercial harbour

Crotone (14.77) (39050N, 17080E) Harbour Taranto (14.117) (4027N, 1712E) Anchorage harbour and container terminal Gallipoli (14.196) (40033N, 17586E) Harbour

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MALTA Valletta Harbours (8.84) (3554N, 1431E) Anchorage Harbour Il-Bajja ta Marsaxlokk (Marsaxlokk) (8.132) (3549N, 1433E) Anchorage Harbour Commercial harbour with dockyard Container terminal and tanker terminal

Naval and commercial harbour, container terminal and dockyard Small commercial harbour

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Trapani (9.68) (3801N, 1231E) Anchorage Harbour Marsala (9.76) (37480N, 12255E) Harbour Mazara del Vallo (9.83) (3739N, 1235E) Anchorage Harbour

Small commercial harbour and dockyard Small commercial harbour

Al-Hocema (5.52) (Puerto de Villa Sanjurjo) (3515N, 355W) Harbour Isla de Isabel II (5.81) (35111N, 2256W) Anchorage

Naval harbour and port of entry Anchorage only

Small commercial harbour

Empedocle (9.109) (3717N, 1332E) Anchorage Harbour Licata (9.119) (3706N, 1356E) Harbour Gela/Isola (9.129) (3704N, 1415E) Anchorage Harbour and Oil terminal

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Cap des Trois Fourches Anchorage only (5.40) (Cap des Trois Forcas) (Ras Tleta Madari) (35257N, 2586W) Anchorage Melilla (5.84) (Spanish municipality) (3517N, 256W) Anchorage Harbour Nador (5.84) (3517N, 256W) Anchorage Harbour Commercial harbour

Small commercial harbour Commercial harbour and tanker terminal

Commercial harbour

Pozzallo (9.164) (3644N, 1451E) Anchorage Harbour Palermo (10.51) (3807N, 1322E) Anchorage Harbour Termini Imerese (10.107) (3759N, 1342E) Anchorage Oil terminal

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SPAIN Mlaga (2.35) (3643N, 425W) Anchorage Harbour Motril (2.105) (3643N, 331W) Anchorage Harbour Almera (2.114) (3650N, 230W) Anchorage Harbour
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Commercial harbour and dockyard Tanker terminal

Commercial harbour

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Milazzo (10.137) (3813N, 1514E) Anchorage Harbour and Oil terminal Messina (12.49) (3812N, 1534E) Harbour

Tanker terminal

Puerto de Carboneras (2.189) (3658N, 154W) Harbour Cartagena (2.211) (3735N, 058W) Anchorage Harbour

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PORT SERVICES SUMMARY Docking facilities

1.109 Algeria: Alger (Algiers) (6.154); 2 dry docks maximum capacity 4000 tons. Annaba (6.303); 1 graving dock with a maximum capacity of 200 tons. Bejaa (6.229): 1 floating dock. Oran (6.56); 3 slipways; maximum lifting capacity 1000 tons Italy: Taranto (14.117); Two dry docks (one naval) and seven floating docks. Maximum floating dock lifting capacity 60 000 tonnes. Sicilia: Augusta (13.44); Two floating docks; maximum length 160 m, breadth 232 m, lifting capacity 8500 tons. Messina (12.49); Two dry docks and two floating docks. Largest dry dock 268 m in length, 36 m in breadth, 10 m depth on the sill at MHWS, for vessels up to 70 000 dwt. Floating dock 111 m in length, 1798 m in breadth, lifting capacity 4060 tonnes. Repair berth 500 m in length. Palermo (10.51); 2 floating docks the largest being 285 m in length, 46 m in breadth with a lifting capacity of 150 000 tonnes. Two dry docks, the largest 370 m in length, 68 m in breadth, 1045 m on the sill, for vessels up to 400 000 dwt. A graving dock; maximum capacity 52 000 tons. Trapani (9.68); Two floating docks, maximum length 1224 m, beam 216 m, lifting capacity 5000 dwt. One transverse slipway, lifting capacity 300500 tonnes. Malta: Valletta Harbours: Il-Port Il-Kbir (Grand Harbour) (8.106); seven dry docks with an eighth under construction, the largest 360 m in length, 62 m in breadth and 1072 m on the sill with a maximum dwt capacity of 300 000 tonnes. One floating dock with a lifting capacity of 5000 tonnes. Spain: Barcelona (3.210); One dry dock 215 m in length, 34 m breadth, depth on sill 8 m with a capacity for 50 000 dwt vessels at a maximum beam of 33 m. One floating dock, length 120 m, breadth 19 m with a 6000 tonnes lifting capacity. A ship-lift docking system which can lift 1610 tonnes on a 5975 m by 145 m platform. Cartagena (2.211); one dry dock, 202 m in length, 22 m in breadth for vessels up to 35 000 dwt. One floating dock, lifting capacity 5500 tonnes. A ship-lift docking system which can lift 8740 tonnes on a 130 m by 25 m platform. Malaga (2.35); one floating dock, 100 m in length, 24 m in breadth with a lifting capacity of 4500 tonnes. Motril (2.105); Two small slipways. Maximum size of ship 150 tonnes. Valencia (3.34); One floating dock 155 m in length, 25 m in breadth with a lifting capacity of 8000 tonnes.

Alicante (2.302) (3820N, 029W) Anchorage Harbour Valencia (3.34) (3928N, 022W) Anchorage Harbour

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Commercial harbour and tanker terminal

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Ibiza (4.63) (38547N, 1268E) Anchorage Harbour Palma (4.135) (3933N, 238E) Anchorage Harbour Sller (4.168) (3948N, 241E) Harbour

Commercial harbour

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Alcudia (4.192) (3950N, 308E) Anchorage Harbour Mahn (4.264) (3953N, 418E) Anchorage Harbour

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La Goulette/Tunis (7.89) (3648N, 1018E) Anchorage Harbour Sousse (7.144) (3550N, 1039E) Anchorage Harbour Sfax (7.195) (3444N, 1046E) Anchorage Harbour

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Ashtart Oil Terminal (7.186) (3417N, 1125E) Anchorage Oil Terminal La Skhirra Oil Terminal (7.239) (3420N, 1008E) Anchorage Oil Terminal Port de Ghannouch (7.245) (3355N, 1006E) Anchorage Harbour Zarzis (7.263) (3330N, 1107E) Anchorage Harbour

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Islas Baleares: Palma (4.135); Four slipways, Maximum size of ship 1750 tonnes. Tunisia: Bizerte (7.53); Four dry docks at Menzel Bourguiba, the largest being 240 m in length, 35 m in breadth, with a depth on the sill of 12 m. Sfax (7.195); One floating dock 4284 m in length, 1646 m in breadth, with a maximum lifting capacity of 508 tonnes.

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1.113 Spain: Puerto de Barcelona (3.240). Italy: Taranto: Mar Piccolo W bay (14.172). Sicilia: Messina (12.66), Porto di Augusta (13.84)

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1.110 Minor repairs and repairs to small craft can be carried out at most ports. For details see the port services section for the relevant port or harbour.

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1.111 Oily waste is divided into the following categories: Dirty ballast water (DB) Tank washing (TW) Oily mixtures containing chemicals (OM) Scale and sludge from tanker cleaning (SS) Oily bilge water (OB) Sludge from fuel oil purifier (SP). Facilities for the disposal of oily waste are available at: Algeria: Alger (DB), Bejaa (DB), Skikda (DB). Italy: Taranto (DB, TW). Sicilia: Augusta (DB, TW, OM OB), Catania (DB, TW, OB), Gela (All exempt SS), Messina (All exempt OM), Palermo (All types), Siracusa (DB, TW, OB). Malta: Valletta (All types)

1.114 De-ratting facilities are maintained at the following ports: Algeria: Alger, Oran. Italy: Taranto. Sicilia: Catania, Messina, Palermo, Siracusa, Trapani. Malta: Valletta in Il-Port Il-Kbir. Morocco: Nador, Mellila (Spanish Enclave). Spain: Almera, Alicante, Barcelona, Cartagena, Castelln, Mlaga, Tarragona, Valencia. Islas Baleares: Mahn, Palma Tunisia: Bizerte, La Goulette, Tunis, Sousse, Gabs, Sfax. De-ratting exemption certificates can be issued at the following ports: Algeria: Alger, Annaba, Oran, Skikda. Italy: Reggio Calabria, Taranto. Sicilia: Augusta, Catania, Gela, Messina, Palermo, Siracusa, Trapani. Malta: Valletta in Il-Port Il-Kbir. Morocco: Nador, Mellila (Spanish Enclave). Spain: Almera, Alicante, Barcelona, Cartagena, Castelln, Mlaga, Motril, Tarragona, Valencia. Islas Baleares: Mahn, Palma Tunisia: Bizerte, La Goulette, Tunis, Sousse, Gabs, Sfax.

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1.112 A salvage tug is reported to be available at Messina (12.59).

1.115 Spain: Puerto de Cartagena (2.229). Islas Baleares: Las Illetas (4.119). Malta: Ras il-ebel (8.125). Italy: Two in Golfo di Taranto (14.58, 14.59). Sicilia: Isola delle Femmine (10.13), two at Torre Corsaro (10.54), Porto di Augusta (13.48)

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NATURAL CONDITIONS MARITIME TOPOGRAPHY Seabed West Mediterranean

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1.116 The continental shelves in the W part of the Mediterranean are moderately well developed, but they are rather narrow with widths averaging less than 25 miles. Continental slopes are generally very steep and are cut by submarine canyons which lead to an abyssal plain.

Channel (8.1), approximately as shallow as that of Gibraltar, cuts the Mediterranean Sea into two basins. The shelf widens S of the channel to as much as 190 miles in the Gulf of Gabs (7.227). The floor of the Gulf of Gabs is largely sand-covered, but mud and clay are reported for the deeper water.

Italian peninsula
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1.123 The continental slopes around the Italian peninsula are mostly quite low.

Strait of Gibraltar and Spanish coast

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Volcanic activity Volcanoes

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1.117 The Strait of Gibraltar has a sill depth of 286 m with narrow shelves on either side, and irregular troughs and ridges in the middle. Along the coast of S and E Spain, some slopes are as steep as 10 out to the 2000 m line. They have many canyon indentations. Along the E coast of Spain the shelf is mostly narrow, but off the Rio Ebro delta (4043N, 0054E) (3.126) and for 70 miles to the S, it is about 50 miles across, much wider than to the N and S. Muddy zones occur off the Rio Ebro, but gravel is also found near the shelf edge, partly coming from a group of small islands, Islotes Columbretes (3954N, 0041E) (3.127).

Balearic abyssal plain

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1.118 The Balearic abyssal plain, which covers an area of more than 87 700 square kilometres, forms the greater part of the basin floor. The sediments have been largely derived from the Rhne, but the plain is also fed to some extent from Riviera canyons as well as from canyons along the Algerian coast.

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1.119 Along the Moroccan and Algerian coast, a narrow shelf and a slope, averaging 6, is cut by numerous small canyons. As far E as Algiers (3641N, 0303E) (6.154), shelf sediments contain many patches of rock and gravel, usually off projecting points.

Tyrrhenian Sea
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1.120 The Tyrrhenian Sea, N of Sicily, has a small central abyssal plain at a depth of about 3500 m, together with numerous seamounts, several of which form islands on the continental slopes of Sicily and Calabria, the SW part of Italy.

1.124 Vesuvius, in the S of Italy, is infamous for its 79 AD eruption, which destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Stabiae under ash and Lapilli and Herculaneum under a mud-flow. In 5960 BC and 3580 BC Vesuvius had two eruptions that rate among the largest in Europe. Vesuvius was last in eruption between 19131944, which is thought to be the end of an eruptive cycle that began in 1631. Monte Etna (13.7), in Sicilia, is the largest volcano in Europe, and significant eruptions take place, on average, at intervals of about 7 years. There are some 200 recorded major eruptions. The most recent was in 1989. Since 2000, Etna has been almost continuously erupting with some of the series of minor eruptions resulting in ash falling on the city of Catania (28 August 2000 and 31 July 2001). Isole Eolie (10.166) to the N of Sicilia are known as a Volcanic Arc. All of the seven islands are volcanic in origin. Three volcanoes in the arc are active: Stromboli, Vulcano and Lipari. Stromboli has been erupting almost continuously for over 2000 years and is one of the most active volcanoes on the Earth. Most eruptions consist of small gas explosions that hurl blobs of lava above the rim. Several explosions occur each hour. Larger eruptions and lava flows are less frequent, while violent eruptions are rare. Vulcano has had numerous explosive eruptions, the most recent between 18881890. The word Vulcano owes its origin to Isole Vulcano and Vulcan, the Roman god of fire who lived within the volcano. Lipari. The most recent eruption on Lipari, the largest in the archipelago, was about 1400 years ago. South-west of Sicilia. There have also been a number of submarine eruptions in the area SW of Sicilia. Such eruptions could produce temporary volcanic islands. Isola di Pantelleria (8.17) and Isole Pelagie (8.35) are of volcanic origin.

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1.121 The Gulf of Tunis is largely mud-covered, but wide sand areas lie off the points on both sides. The sand in the Gulf of Tunis and in the Sicilian Channel is largely calcareous with many shells, bryozoans and foraminifera.

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1.122 At the turn of the coast at Cap Bon (3705N, 1103E) (7.32), the shelf widens to about 100 miles and the Sicilian

1.125 Algeria is subject to earthquakes which frequently occur and are occasionally very severe. One in 1716, continued with intervals for a month. Blida, about 21 miles SSW of Algiers, was entirely destroyed by one. Again in 1867, Blida and the surrounding villages were partially ruined. Jijel was destroyed by an earthquake in 1855, and a very severe one occurred at MSila, about 70 miles SSW of Bejaa in 1885. Some earthquake shocks were experienced at Bizerte in February 1899 and, although doing no damage, were somewhat severe.

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1.126 The magnetic variation in the 308W (2002). The variation Mediterranean area covered by (2002) in the vicinity of Capo (3948N, 1822E) (14.64).

vicinity of Gibraltar is decreases across the this volume to 224E Santa Maria di Leuca

an average rate of between and kn as far as Cabo de Gata. On the S flank a branch of the E setting current recurves S towards Cap des Trois Fourches to form a weak clockwise gyre SE of Ceuta. The constancy of this W setting current along the Moroccan coast is low and with an average rate of between and kn. To the E of Cap des Trois Fourches the E setting current near the Moroccan coast is thought to be weak with a low constancy and an average rate of around kn.

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1.128 The Mediterranean receives, from the rivers that flow into it, only about one third of the water amount that it loses by evaporation. Still greater losses of water result from the sub-surface outflow through the Strait of Gibraltar which removes from the Mediterranean Sea to Atlantic Ocean the highly saline and dense water resulting from evaporation. These losses are compensated by a strong surface inflow from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. A similar, though much less pronounced, pattern prevails between the Mediterranean and Black Seas; water flows out of the Mediterranean through Canakkale Bogazi (4001N, 2610E) at depth, and into it at the surface. With few exceptions the main winds over the Mediterranean Sea support the general circulation shown in diagrams 1.129.1 and 1.129.2. However, wind directions do vary, particularly in winter and can result in changes to the set of the current and its average rate depending on the strength of the wind, its direction and persistence.

1.131 Part of the anti-clockwise circulation over the W basin of the Mediterranean Sea sets S and SW from the Gulf of Lions towards the Islas Baleares and along the E coast of Spain with an average rate of around kn. The SW setting current near the Spanish coast joins the main E setting current towards Cabo de Gata and with a moderate constancy. NE gales in winter can give rise to onshore sets in Golfo de Valencia with rates of up to around 2 kn. On the E flank of the flow from the Gulf of Lions the set of the current becomes SE in winter and joins the main E setting current N of Algeria. In summer a branch of the main E setting current from the Strait of Gibraltar recurves to the NE between Cabo de Gata and Oran and towards NW Corse. Thus around the Islas Baleares the set of the current is mainly SSW to SE in winter and E to NE in summer with an average rate of about kn.

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1.129 In the current diagrams 1.129.1 to 1.129.2, arrows indicating the predominant direction, Average rate and Constancy are shown, which are defined as follows: Predominant direction. The mean direction within a continuous 90 sector containing the highest proportion of observations from all sectors. Average rate as indicated by the figures in the diagrams. It is emphasised that rates above and below those shown may be experienced. Constancy, as indicated by the thickness of the arrows, is a measure of its persistence; e.g. low constancy implies marked variability in rate and, particularly, the direction of the current.

1.132 From Ghazaouet the weak coastal current is thought to set ENE with an average rate of around kn but increases to around kn near Cap Falcon where the main E setting current closes the Algerian coast. The combined flow then sets ENE to Cap Bizerte with an average rate of about kn. This ENE current is much affected by wind particularly in winter and spring. After prolonged periods of W winds, the rate of the E setting current may increase to 3 kn or more. NW winds often give rise to onshore sets and NE to E winds in summer may temporarily reduce or even reverse the E set of the current. To the E of Cap Bizerte the main current moves away from the coast into the Sicilian Channel with an average rate of between and kn. The S flank of the current turns S between Cap Bon and Isola di Pantelleria and closing the coast near Ras Kaboudia (3514N, 1110E) (7.177). The currents between Cap Bizerte and Ras Kaboudia have a low constancy and are much affected by the wind. Strong N or NW winds producing onshore sets into the Gulf of Tunis and a S to SSW set of 1 kn in the Gulf of Hammamet. Winds from other directions are thought to encourage a weak clockwise gyre. From Ras Kaboudia the current sets SSW with an average rate of around kn then recurving SE near le de Jerba (7.228).

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1.130 From the Strait of Gibraltar the current sets E with the axis of the strongest flow near 36N and with an average rate of about 1 kn but decreasing to around kn as the flow approaches Isla de Alborn. Maximum rates around 3 to 5 kn have been reported in central areas setting mainly between NE and SE but occasionally other directions are reported. The current then continues E towards the coast of Algeria. The E setting current near the Spanish coast has

1.133 The main current of the Mediterranean Sea sets SE through the Sicilian and Malta Channels towards NE Libia with an average rate of between and kn and with a moderate constancy. Strong WNW winds in winter can increase the rate to nearly 2 kn and strong E winds in spring and autumn may temporarily reverse the set of the current. Inshore currents N of Sicilia are very variable but generally E setting in winter with W winds and W setting in summer with E to NE winds.

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Water leaves the Adriatic as a strong S setting current along its W shore then flows SSW into the Ionian Sea with an average rate of about to kn, and with a moderate constancy in summer when N to NW winds predominate. A minor branch of the flow enters the Gulf of Taranto and flows around the coast in an anti-clockwise direction with an average rate of between and kn. Between Punta Alice (3924N, 1710E) and Capo Spartivento (3755N, 1604E) the current can be very variable but with at times a SSW set with an average rate of about kn. In the Stretto di Messina the current sets SSW with an average rate of about kn which increases to kn with strong N winds. On the E coast of Sicilia the current sets S at about kn towards Siracusa then SSE away from the coast. Rates of 3 to 4 kn setting W or NW have very occasionally been reported S of the toe of Italy with strong persistent NE winds but usually onshore drifts do not exceed kn.

Along the N Africa coast, strong W to NW winds can result in rough seas between Oran and Cape Bon. Strong winds from between N and E may cause a considerable sea off the E coast of Tunisia. These conditions occur, on average, 3 days in winter, 5 days in spring and on less than 2 days per season in summer and autumn. Heavy swells, however, are rare. Near Malta, NW and NE winds (gregale) cause rough seas and may persist for several days between October and April. Strong NW winds cause rough seas along the N coast of Sicilia including the Stretto di Messina, Golfo di Santa Eufemia and Golfo di Gioia in SW Italy. The E coast of Sicilia is subject to rough seas with a strong gregale wind which may be expected on about 7 occasions between November and April Seas are often slight, even in winter, and particularly between May and October. Changes in sea conditions can be relatively sudden particularly in the SW of the area.

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1.134 During February, March and April the mean sea level in the central Mediterranean may fall as much as 05 m below normal due to the meteorological conditions which normally prevail during these months.

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1.138 Swell roses for January and July are given in diagrams 1.138.1 and 1.138.2. Between Gibraltar and Isla de Alborn, swells are predominantly Low E or W throughout the year but with occasional Moderate W swells in winter. Elsewhere within the area covered by this volume, the direction of the swell is variable in winter but with the greatest frequency of Low to Moderate swells from between W and N. In summer, Low NW swells predominate in the E half of the area but are more variable S of the Islas Baleares where there is a slight predominance of NE swells. Gales from between NW and N in winter are often preceded by a Moderate swell from the N.

1.135 In the Strait of Gibraltar, the range of the tide is about 1 m. The range decreases farther E until, on the coast of Spain NE of Cartagena (3735N, 0100W), in the Islas Baleares and on the coast of Algeria from Tns (3630N, 0120E) to Jijel (3650N, 0545E), it is hardly appreciable. Elsewhere the range is less than 03 m, except in the Gulf of Gabs (3400N, 1020E) where the range increases to nearly 2 m at Gabs.

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1.140 For an explanation of density as applied to sea-water, see The Mariners Handbook. The average density values for the area vary between 102550 in summer (August) and 102800 in winter (February). Although slight variations in the density values occur, average value over the area remains constant in each season.

1.137 Sea waves are generated locally by the wind and can be very variable in direction. The roughest seas in the region occur with strong E winds (levante), particularly along the E and S coasts of Spain and the N coast of Morocco. Most of the Bay of Gibraltar is sheltered from these strong winds but squalls may develop in the lee of the rock. Rough seas, around the Islas Baleares and S of Sardegna, are frequently the result of strong to gale force winds from between NW and NE or a strong SW wind (libeccio). NE gales give rise to the roughest seas along the coast between Barcelona and Valencia.

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1.142 From January to April, the sea surface temperature rarely varies by more than 2C from the monthly mean. From June to October the variations from the mean may reach 3C to the N of the Islas Baleares, and in September and October the variation may be as great as 4C. Near the NE coast of Spain, the sea temperature from autumn to spring is several degrees cooler close inshore, averaging 8 to 10C in February and about 15 to 16C in May and in November. In the Strait of Gibraltar, prolonged W winds will lower the sea temperature and a spell of E winds will raise it by as much as 5C following a spell of W winds. The average difference between the sea surface temperature and that of the overlying air temperature is generally no more than 1 or 2C but on some occasions it can be considerable. The greatest departures occur with offshore winds; for example with cold NW winds off the Spanish coast in winter or with hot S winds (Scirocco) off the coasts of North Africa in spring. In the latter case the air temperature may be more than 5C above that of the sea surface temperature.

quickly and therefore overcast skies are infrequent with good spells of sunshine, particularly in the S of the area. Winds of force 7 and over are rare in summer over most of the W basin except for the Golfe du Lion where they may occur on around 5 to 6 per cent of occasions, and around Corse with a frequency of 4 to 5 per cent. The frequency of gales steadily increases during October and with a maximum frequency occurring over the Golfe du Lion in late autumn and winter.

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1.143 The water colour for the area covered by this volume ranges from green in the Straits of Gibraltar to greenish blue towards the Balearic Islands and then blue for the rest of the area. The average depth of transparancy is 25 m for the area. Values for depth of visibility and for colour are dependent on meteorological conditions; the values given here are, therefore as an indication of what may be observed.

1.147 The average pressure distribution at mean sea level in January and July is shown in the accompanying diagrams 1.147.1 and 1.147.2 and illustrate the typical mean pressure fields for the cool and warm seasons. From November to March pressure is usually lower over the Mediterranean Sea than over the surrounding land masses. By July, the W extension of Asian anticyclone to Europe has normally collapsed and replaced by a ridge of high pressure extending E, from the Azores anticyclone (1.149), across Spain to the W basin of the Mediterranean Sea

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1.144 Bioluminescence is frequently observed between June and October in the Alborn Sea.

1.148 It is emphasised that the diagrams 1.147.1 and 1.147.2 depict average pressure distributions of very variable pressure patterns, which may change markedly from day to day. This is particularly so in the cool season when mobile depressions, troughs and ridges of high pressure cross the region. There is a small diurnal variation of pressure of about 1 hPa (mb). Maxima occur at about 1000 and 2200 local time and minima at around 0400 and 1600. Mobile depressions or ridges of high pressure often obscure the diurnal variation.

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1.149 The Azores anticyclone, the sub-tropical high-pressure belt centred over the Atlantic, has a major controlling influence on the climate of the Mediterranean. In the cool season, when the anticyclone is centred at its most S latitude, a ridge often extends E to Spain or N Africa. Atlantic depressions moving E along the N flank of the anticyclone often move into the Mediterranean from the NW to bring disturbed weather to the region. In late spring and summer the Azores anticyclone usually intensifies and with a ridge frequently extending ENE towards the Alps. This ridge effectively forces Atlantic depressions further N away from the Mediterranean and normally results in settled summer conditions.

1.145 The following information on climate and weather should be read in conjunction with the information contained in The Mariners Handbook, which explains in more detail many aspects of meteorology and climatology of importance to the mariner. Weather reports and forecasts, that cover the area, are regularly broadcast in the various languages of the region and also in English; for details see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 3(1). See also 1.24.

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1.146 Summer in the W basin of the Mediterranean Sea is frequently hot, particularly in the S, with long periods of fine settled weather. Winters are mild with most of the rainfall occurring in late autumn and winter. The rain is mainly in the form of heavy showers which usually clear

1.150 In winter a W extension of the Asian anticyclone to central Europe is common and is the source of very cold air, which on occasions may affect the N part of W basin of the Mediterranean Sea. When a ridge of high pressure extends to the Balkans or central Europe, it can induce strong N to NE winds over the N part of the W basin.

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1.154 Diagram 1.154 shows the names of the main regional winds of the Mediterranean and which are described as follows: Vendavales is the name given to the strong SW winds, which blow between the Spanish coast and the N coast of Morocco. They chiefly occur in the cold season and particularly in late autumn and early spring, and are associated with depressions moving E into the Mediterranean Sea across Spain or S France. They some times reach gale force but seldom maintain this force for long. The onset of this wind is often associated with violent squalls and thunderstorms and occasionally waterspouts. They tend to blow more strongly in the Strait of Gibraltar than in the Alborn channel, and significantly less near the N African coast. The wind may be fresh SW between Gibraltar and Mlaga but become moderate W to NW further to the E. The frequency of vendavales becomes progressively less frequent towards NE Spain and S France. Levante is the name given to winds that have a long fetch from the NE near the Spanish coast. The term levantade is used for strong to gale force winds of the same kind. These winds are often associated with a depression centred to the S of Islas Baleares and high pressure to the N. These winds are most likely to reach gale force in spring and autumn but from June to September they are seldom strong and usually of short duration. There are usually 8 or 9 levante gales per year between Valencia and Cabo Creus and 1 or 2 further S. Levanter. The term levanter is used for E winds in the Strait of Gibraltar and the Alborn channel. However, since the winds in the Strait are either E or W, a wider variety of pressure distributions favour a E levanter than those that give rise to the levante. Mistral. At frequent intervals, between mid-autumn and mid-spring, when a depression is centred over the Golfo di Genova or the Gulfe du Lion, a strong cold, dry N to NW wind is funnelled down the Rhone Valley, across the Golfe du Lion to affect the Islas Baleares, Corse and Sardegna. The average strength of the mistral in winter is force 5 to 6 and force 3 to 4 in summer. Tramontana. A branch of this N to NW airflow may cross the mountains near the Spanish/French border and enter Catalonia as a NNW wind known as tramontana. Mestral. Another branch may flow down the Rio Ebro in NE Spain and enter the Mediterranean as a NW wind called the mestral. These N to NW winds often increase in strength further off shore and with increasing cloud. Scirocco, or sirocco, is the name applied to a S to SE wind from N Africa. They are generally very hot and dry along the N African coast but the airflow steadily becomes less hot and more humid as it moves N and which may result in warm, cloudy and misty conditions over Islas Baleares, Sardegna, Malta, Sicilia and S Italy. In Malta and Sicilia the visibility may be markedly reduced due to dust and sand carried by the wind. A scirocco may blow at any time of the year but is most

1.151 Mobile depressions frequently affect the area in the cool season and are usually small in area when compared with the major depressions of the N Atlantic but may nevertheless be vigorous features that rapidly intensify to give very stormy conditions. Depressions are normally less common in summer and are usually much less intense than those of the winter months. The principle tracks and development areas of depressions are shown in diagram 1.151 and give the yearly average number of depressions for each source area. The most common development areas in and around the W Mediterranean are the Gulf of Lions, Ligurian Sea and south of the Atlas Mountains. Atlantic Ocean depressions may cross France, Spain or the Strait of Gibraltar to affect the W Mediterranean although their frequency is usually significantly lower than those originating within the Mediterranean itself. Depressions originating in the Golfo di Genova generally move SE across the Tyrrhenian Sea towards Sicilia, whilst depressions forming around the Islas Baleares usually move between E and NE. Depressions entering the W Mediterranean Sea through the Strait of Gibraltar, or forming S of the Atlas Mountains (particularly in spring), frequently move E to affect Tunisia, Sicilia and Malta. Depressions often move at around 10 to 15 kn but secondary depressions may move more rapidly at 20 to 30 kn. The movement of some depressions can be difficult to predict when they become slow moving or stationary before quickly transferring elsewhere.

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1.152 Most depressions have associated frontal systems but in general warm fronts are weak features particularly in the S of the area (see The Mariners Handbook for a full description of warm, cold fronts and occlusions). Cold fronts are often very active and can give rise to violent conditions with severe squalls and thunderstorms. The passage of a cold front may herald the arrival of a vigorous outburst of cold air in winter and with a sharp wind veer. Prolonged rain on a cold front is rare but may be intense. Secondary cold fronts, or troughs of low pressure, may follow behind the main cold front as further outbreaks of cold air arrive, and are most marked in the N and E of the area. Although warm fronts are generally weak and difficult to detect, hot air moving N off the African coast soon becomes moist and often gives rise to mist and low cloud to the N.

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frequent off the African coast during the spring. The onset is usually gradual and may be preceded by a SE swell and a rise in sea level. Winds are sometimes strong and may give rise to rough seas and a moderate swell in the N. The wind is known by various names in N Africa: chihli in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, chibli in Libya and a leveche in SE Spain. The more violent dust-storms are called simoon or samun in Arabic. Gregale is the name for a cool, strong NE wind affecting the central Mediterranean including the Ionian Sea. It is most frequent in the cool season with high-pressure over the Balkans and low pressure over the S central Mediterranean. The weather is similar to that associated with the bora. Libeccio is an Italian name for winds from between W and SW that affect the area between Sardegna and Italy. They tend to blow strongly when a depression is located over N Italy, particularly in winter. Deep depressions may give rise to rough seas and poor visibility on W coasts. Ponente is the Italian name for the W wind. Tramontana is the Italian name given to N winds along the W coast of Italy. Marin is the the French name given to SE winds between the Pyrenees and Marseille. These winds are usually the result of slow moving depressions that give rise to persistent winds from particular directions.

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1.155 Between Gibraltar and Isla de Alborn, winds are mainly between W and WSW, or between E and ENE throughout the year. Winds of force 7 or more occur on around 7 per cent of occasions in winter and spring and about 2 to 3 per cent of occasions in summer and autumn, and with a slightly higher frequency of strong W winds. Winds to the N of Islas Baleares can be variable at times but there is a predominance of NW winds, however, winds of force 7 or more are predominantly NW. The frequency of force 7 or more is around 17 per cent in late autumn and winter, 10 per cent in spring and autumn, and 5 to 6 per cent in summer. To the S of the Islas Baleares, the winds show a similar pattern to those in the Alborn channel. Over the rest of the area covered by this volume the winds are mainly from between W and NW but with an slightly lower frequency of winds between E and SE winds. Again the highest frequency of winds of force 7 or more are associated with winds from the NW. They occur on around 10 to 12 per cent of occasions in winter, 6 to 8 per in spring, 1 to 2 per cent in summer and around 3 to 5 per in autumn.

cloud, and is most frequent from July to October but may occur at any time of the year. During this period it may blow for up to 15 days but generally only exceeds force 3 on about one day in eight. In winter it is much less frequent but may be much stronger. When there is a fresh to strong levanter then violent eddies are formed in the lee of the rock. With winds of force 3 to 4 a banner cloud, known as the levanter cloud, usually extends for a mile or so in the lee of the rock but lifts and disappears with winds of force 6 or more. A dry hot sand laden wind called the leveche sometimes affects the coastal region of SE Spain. It is not a particularly strong wind and is an extension of the scirocco. Like the scirocco it blows rather intermittently and is usually preceded by light variable winds with a brownish streak of cloud on the S horizon. The arrival of the cloud and sand heralds the arrival of the S to SE wind but is usually of less than 24 hours duration. Others local effects are as follows: Along the N African coast W winds predominate in winter and, during daylight hours in summer, N to NE are most frequent. The frequency of the NE gregale exceeding 35 kn in Malta is highest in February when it may occur on one day in the month. In Stretto di Messina, winds tend to be diverted N or S through the Strait. Squally NE winds descending from the mountains of Calabria, especially when covered in snow, are often frequent on the E side of the Strait. Strong N winds, often an extension of the Adriatic bora, may give rise to rough seas in the Golfo di Taranto. See the Climatic Tables (1.166) for the mean winds and directions for a number of reporting stations within the area.

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1.157 Land and sea breezes are very pronounced in all parts of the area in the warm season. Even in the cool season they are sometimes apparent in fine settled weather, particularly in the S. In summer the sea breeze usually commences in the mid-forenoon and gradually freshens until mid-afternoon when it commonly reaches force 3 to 4. Thereafter it weakens and eventually ceases shortly after sunset. The direction is usually onshore in the morning but will often slowly veer during the day to blow almost parallel to the coastline. The land breeze often begins to set-in in the late evening and reaches maximum strength in the early hours of the morning and fades around sunrise. It is normally lighter than the sea breeze but it may, on occasions, be reinforced by katabatic winds in the cool season when cold air drains from high ground inland from the coast. At other times the sea and land breezes may strengthen or weaken the prevailing wind.

1.156 Winds in coastal areas are largely controlled by the general pressure distribution of the area but within about 20 m of the coast topography, or land and sea breezes, often produce significant local modifications to both the wind strength and direction (see The Mariners Handbook). Straits, headlands and steep sided valleys may cause local increases in wind strength due to funnelling. In the Strait of Gibraltar, winds strengths usually increase in the narrowest part. The E levanter, like the more general levante, usually results in moist air and local

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1.164 Over the open sea in February the mean air temperatures is around 11_ C in the extreme N of the area and between 14_ and 15_ C in the SW and SE of the area. In August, normally the warmest month, the mean air temperature increases to around 22_ C in the N, 26_ to 27_ C in the S and SE and to between 22 to 23C in the Strait of Gibraltar. In coastal areas the seasonal and diurnal variations of temperature are greater although sea breezes have an important moderating influence which inhibit excessive afternoon temperatures in summer (see the Climatic Tables (1.166) for the mean and extreme temperatures for a number of coastal stations in the area). Winds direction has an important bearing on the temperature. Lowest temperatures tend to be associated with winds between NW and NE whilst S winds usually bring higher temperatures. Some of the hottest and most unpleasant conditions are associated with the scirocco.

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1.161 Thunderstorms occur throughout the region, some times with hail and are most frequent in late summer and autumn. The highest frequency of thunderstorms occur in the N and E half of the area (see the Climatic Tables (1.166)) for the frequency of thunderstorms at a number of coastal stations within the area covered by this volume). Waterspouts develop when the airflow is very unstable and are relatively frequent in the W and S of the area. They are common in the Strait of Gibraltar during the autumn and slightly less so in spring, and are often associated with the onset of a SW vendavale wind. They have also been reported off the prominent headlands of the E coast of Spain, such as Cabo de Gata and around Islas Baleares.

Snow
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1.162 Snow rarely falls at sea level even in the N part of the region and is unknown on the coast of Morocco.

1.165 Humidity is inversely related to air temperature; thus high humidity is usually associated with low temperatures and vice versa. Maximum humidity normally occurs around dawn and the minimum in the early afternoon. Over the open sea the mean value of the humidity usually falls to a minimum in December of about 71 per cent in the N, 73 per cent in the extreme SW of the area and 66 per cent in the extreme SE. Maximum values occur in June with values of 77 to 78 per cent in the N and extreme SE and 81 per cent in the extreme SW. In coastal areas the humidity tends to be highest in the morning in winter and lowest on summer afternoons. There is no significant variation of humidity across the region but the wind direction is often an important factor. Low humidity tends to be associated with N winds, particularly in the N of the region. In contrast S winds such as the scirocco become both warm and humid, and can result in unpleasantly oppressive conditions with mist on S facing coasts of the region where the moist warm air flows over a relatively cooler sea, particularly in late

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winter. In calm conditions with clear skies, fog is possible in the early morning, particularly in autumn.

Climatic Tables General information

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1.166 Meteorological conversion tables and scales are shown in diagram 1.199. The location of climatic stations are shown in diagram 1.166. The tables (1.167 to 1.198), which follow, give data for several coastal stations that regularly undertake weather observations. Some of these stations have been re-sited and so the position given is the latest available. It is emphasised that these data are average conditions and refer to the specific location of the observing station

and therefore may not be totally representative of the conditions over the open sea or in approaches to ports in their vicinity. The following comments briefly list some of the differences to be expected between conditions over the open sea and the nearest reporting station (see The Mariners Handbook for further details): Wind speeds tend to be higher at sea than on land, although funnelling in narrow inlets can result in an increase in wind strength. Precipitation along hilly wind facing coasts can be considerably higher than at sea to windward. Similarly precipitation in the lee of high ground is generally less. Air temperature over the sea is less variable than over the land. Topography has a marked effect on local conditions.

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15

20

45

45

NP 47

1.174
BARCELONA

1.173
TORTOSA NP 46 MARINA DI GINOSA MAHON
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1.198

40

45
1.168
MALAGA GIBRALTAR

1.172
VALENCIA IBIZA

PALMA

1.177
CROTONE

1.176 1.175
USTICA

1.197 1.192
PALERMO MESSINA

1.171
ALICANTE CASTILLO GALERAS

1.191

TRAPANI

1.170 1.169
ALMERIA ALGIERS BEJAIA

1.183 1.182
ANNABA TUNIS BIZERTE

1.193
GELA

1.196
CATANIA

1.195

1.184

PANTELLERIA

1.194

1.188
LUQA LAMPEDUSA

1.180
ORAN

1.181
MONASTIR

1.167

1.179

1.185
SFAX

1.190

35

1.189 1.186

AL HOCEIMA

35

1.178

GABES

1.187

NP 49

Longitude 5 East from Greenwich

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1.167 WMO No 08495 GIBRALTAR (36 09 N, 05 21 W) Height above MSL 5 m Climatic Table compiled from 26 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 1999
Temperatures Average pressure at MSL Average humidity Average cloud cover Mean wind speed Number of days with

Precipitation

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Mean highest in each month

Mean lowest in each month

Mean daily max.

Mean daily min.

Month

No. of days with 1 mm or more

Average fall

Calm

hPa January February March April May June July August September October November December Means Totals Extreme values No. of years observations 26 1022 1021 1019 1016 1016 1017 1016 1016 1017 1018 1020 1021 1018 _ _

C 16 17 19 20 23 26 28 29 26 22 19 17 22 _ _

C 11 12 13 13 16 18 20 21 19 17 14 12 15 _ _

C 20 21 24 25 28 31 35 34 31 28 24 21 36* _ 41

C 7 7 9 10 13 16 17 18 16 13 9 7 6 _ 3

% 79 80 80 81 82 82 82 83 85 84 82 81 82 _ _

% 68 68 65 63 62 61 63 63 66 70 70 72 66 _ _

Oktas 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 _ _ 4 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 4 4 5 4 _ _

mm 122 104 106 63 31 7 1 3 25 70 131 130 _ 793 _ 8 8 9 6 5 1 | 1 3 6 9 9 _ 65 _ 3 2 1 1 1 | 5 24 6 25 7 28 6 23 8 22 9 25 2 2 3 2 3 4 7 4 4 3 2 3 3 _ _ 2 20 35 1 19 36 1 18 33 2 20 37 2 23 37 1 22 35 1 23 24 1 23 26 2 20 26 2 20 29 2 18 34 2 19 34 2 20 32 _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 8 7 8 4 4 4 3 3 4 7 6 5 _ _ 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 5 2 2 2 2 2 _ _ 1 10 30 | | | 0 0 | | | | 7 35 6 42 4 33 5 32 4 38 7 46 7 47 8 45 8 42 2 2 6 5 4 19 29 5 18 28 5 17 22 9 21 27 4 4 3 2 1 | | | 1 1 3 4 2 _ _ 1 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | | | _ _

Calm

NW

SW

NW

SW

NE

SE

NE

SE

Knots 11 12 11 10 9 9 9 8 9 9 10 11 10 _ _ 13 14 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 11 12 13 12 _ _ 1 1 1 | | | | | | | | 1 _ 4 _ | | 1 | 1 1 3 4 2 1 | 1 _ 14 _ 26 3 2 1
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7 10 21 24 6 11 22 19 9 12 15 10 5 11 19 10 6 10 19 11 6 5 3 5 _ _ 7 17 18 4 19 24 3 19 26 8 19 21 _ _ _ _ _ _

| 10 29 1 10 27 1 10 33 1 13 26 1 11 23 2 1 _ _ 8 24 9 26 _ _ _ _

| 11 34 1 11 31 | _ _ 7 38 _ _ _ _

26

26 26

30

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26 26 26

Mean of highest each year Mean of lowest each year

Highest recorded temperature Lowest recorded temperature

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0700

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1.168 WMO No 08482 MALAGA AIRPORT (36 40 N, 04 29 W) Height above MSL 7 m Climatic Table compiled from 26 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 1999
Temperatures Average pressure at MSL Average humidity Average cloud cover Mean wind speed Number of days with

Precipitation

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Mean highest in each month

Mean lowest in each month

Mean daily max.

Mean daily min.

Month

No. of days with 1 mm or more

Average fall

Calm

hPa January February March April May June July August September October November December Means Totals Extreme values No. of years observations 26 1022 1021 1019 1016 1015 1016 1016 1015 1017 1018 1019 1021 1018 _ _

C 17 18 20 22 24 28 30 31 28 24 20 18 23 _ _

C 8 9 10 11 14 18 20 21 19 15 12 10 14 _ _

C 21 23 27 28 31 35 38 39 34 30 25 22 40* _ 44

C 2 3 5 7 10 14 17 18 14 11 5 4 1 _ 0

% 80 80 80 79 76 73 72 72 76 81 82 82 78 _ _

% 62 59 56 54 53 53 54 55 57 59 61 64 57 _ _

Oktas 3 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 _ _ 4 4 4 4 4 3 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 _ _

mm 83 75 59 40 23 13 2 5 15 55 115 98 _ 583 _ 8 7 6 5 4 2 | 1 2 6 10 9 _ 60 _ 2 2 2 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 _ _ | 1 | | 1 1 1 1 | | | | 1 _ _ 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 3 4 2 _ _ 4 7 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 3 _ _ 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 _ _ 1 12 69 10 1 11 61 14 2 15 60 12 1 14 60 16 2 15 59 16 | 19 53 21 1 17 54 24 | 16 56 20 1 13 60 20 2 14 64 13 1 14 65 12 1 14 60 13 1 14 60 16 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 3 2 2 2 2 | 1 1 2 1 3 2 _ _ 1 1 | | | | | | 1 1 1 1 | _ _ 6 13 7 26 5 8 1 12 43 18 3 2 5 5 3 3 3 3 2 9 29 17 6 23 5 24 5 18 5 12 3 3 7 8 7 4 3 2 1 1 2 5

Calm

NW

SW

NW

SW

NE

SE

NE

SE

Knots 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 7 6 7 8 8 7 _ _ 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 9 _ _ | | | | 0 | | | | | | | _ 1 _ | 1 1 | 1 | | 1 1 1 1 1 _ 8 _ 26 1 1 1
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3 37 20 3 32 24 1 32 34 2 37 37 1 45 39 3 45 36 2 43 33 5 40 23 6 27 10 5 17 5

5 10 5 18

2 10 28 15 3 13 34 21 3 _ _ 6 21 _ _ _ _ 8 _ _

4 33 23 _ _ _ _ _ _

26

26 26

30

26

26 26 26

Mean of highest each year Mean of lowest each year

Highest recorded temperature Lowest recorded temperature

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0700

1300 0700 1300 Gale Fog

1300

0700

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1.169 WMO No 08487 ALMERIA AIRPORT (36 51 N, 02 23 W) Height above MSL 21 m Climatic Table compiled from 26 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 1999
Temperatures Average pressure at MSL Average humidity Average cloud cover Mean wind speed Number of days with

Precipitation

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Mean highest in each month

Mean lowest in each month

Mean daily max.

Mean daily min.

Month

No. of days with 1 mm or more

Average fall

Calm

hPa January February March April May June July August September October November December Means Totals Extreme values No. of years observations 26 1021 1020 1018 1014 1014 1015 1015 1015 1016 1017 1018 1020 1017 _ _

C 17 18 20 22 24 28 31 32 29 24 21 18 24 _ _

C 8 8 10 11 14 19 22 23 20 16 12 10 14 _ _

C 20 22 25 27 31 34 38 38 33 29 25 22 39* _ 40

C 6 5 7 9 11 15 18 19 16 12 8 6 4 _ 1

% 73 74 74 74 78 77 74 75 75 74 74 74 75 _ _

% 61 60 59 58 60 58 58 59 59 59 60 61 59 _ _

Oktas 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 _ _ 4 4 4 4 4 2 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 _ _

mm 27 18 20 26 12 8 1 1 11 29 31 20 _ 204 _ 4 3 3 4 2 1 0 0 2 4 4 3 _ 30 _ 59 12 50 16 44 14 33 16 3 3 6 7 | | | 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 | 1 1 _ _ | | | | 1 1 1 | | 1 | 1 1 _ _ 1 1 1 5 7 5 7 12 8 14 9 21 7 22 4 28 3 34 2 32 3 33 4 26 7 14 9 9 9 9 4 3 3 1 | | | 1 | 2 2 5 2 _ _ 5 19 5 16 3 20 2 14 2 17 1 19 1 23 2 20 2 19 4 18 4 17 4 17 3 18 _ _ _ _ 5 16 28 10 6 19 32 12 4 21 36 8 4 11 3 2 | 1 | 0 0 | 1 3 2 1 _ _ 5 3 1 1 1 | 0 1 2 6 9 3 _ _

Calm

NW

SW

NW

SW

NE

SE

NE

SE

Knots 7 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 4 5 7 7 5 _ _ 8 9 10 12 12 11 11 10 10 10 8 8 10 _ _ | | | | | | | | | | | | _ | _ 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 | 1 1 1 _ 12 _ 26 1 1 1
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4 10 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 2 2 _ _ 8 6 6 5 4 5 7 7 6 _ _

5 19 46 11 4 19 46 10 6 15 49 6 17 48 4 19 50 7 19 48 4 17 46 5 17 38 8 5 4 4 7 9

27 16 11 21 16 14 23 17 14 26 18 10 40 16 52 13 59 9 6 5 4 3 7 _ _

58 11 41 15 _ _ _ _

3 16 31 11 5 18 42 _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 _ _

6 21 _ _ _ _

26

26 26

30

26

26 26 26

Mean of highest each year Mean of lowest each year

Highest recorded temperature Lowest recorded temperature

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0700

1300 0700 1300 Gale Fog

1300

0700

0700

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1.170 WMO No 08431 CASTILLO GALERAS (37 35 N, 01 00 W) Height above MSL 217 m Climatic Table compiled from 16 to years observations, 1983 to 1998
Temperatures Average pressure at MSL Average humidity Average cloud cover Mean wind speed Number of days with

Precipitation

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Mean highest in each month

Mean lowest in each month

Mean daily max.

Mean daily min.

Month

No. of days with 1 mm or more

Average fall

Calm

hPa January February March April May June July August September October November December Means Totals Extreme values No. of years observations 16 1023 1020 1019 1015 1014 1016 1016 1015 1016 1017 1017 1020 1017 _ _

C 14 15 16 18 20 24 27 28 26 22 18 16 20 _ _

C 9 9 10 12 14 18 20 21 20 16 13 11 14 _ _

C 19 20 22 23 24 28 31 30 29 26 23 20 32* _ 35

C 4 4 5 7 11 14 16 18 15 10 8 6 2 _ 2

% 72 72 74 71 79 79 80 83 81 78 74 74 76 _ _

% 70 67 68 67 72 71 68 71 70 71 70 70 70 _ _

Oktas 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 _ _ 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 _ _

mm 41 7 | 1 1 1 2 1 | 3 1 1 1 1 1 _ _ 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 1 2 _ _ 2 19 4 22 5 19 5 23 6 15 4 13 5 4 9 8 6 21 6 19 4 19 8 18 3 15 2 13 1 9 4 3 4 4 8 9 7 6 5 4 6 4 5 _ _ 24 21 14 22 10 31 9 21 4 25 4 34 6 40 4 33 5 29 11 24 15 21 24 20 11 27 _ _ _ _ 1 1 4 3 4 6 2 3 8 29 7 39 3 2 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 4 4 2 _ _ 8 7 5 3 1 1 | 1 1 3 7 6 4 _ _ 5 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 6 6 3 _ _

Calm

NW

SW

NW

SW

NE

SE

NE

SE

Knots 11 11 10 10 8 8 9 8 8 10 10 10 9 _ _ 10 11 12
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32 11 34 14 31 11 31 17 37 18 48 16 45 17 45 11 35 11 32 12 37 10 _ _ 37 13 _ _ _ _ _ _

3 11 32 7 16 37 9 19 37 8 13 32

13 12 13 12 11 11 11 10 10 11 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4 11 15 23 4 15 19 23 4 13 18 26 3 3 2 3 _ _ 9 11 33 3 3 6 35 4 31

2 12 3 13 6 20 8 16 8 14 5 16 _ _ _ _

5 13 5 17 2 22 1 24 4 17 _ _ _ _

7 12 31 _ _ _ _ _ _

16

16 16

16

16 16

Mean of highest each year Mean of lowest each year

Highest recorded temperature Lowest recorded temperature

| Rare { All observations

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0700

1300 0700 1300 Gale Fog

1300

0700

0700

1300

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1.171 WMO No 08359 ALICANTE (38 22 N, 00 30 W) Height above MSL 82 m Climatic Table compiled from 17 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 1999
Temperatures Average pressure at MSL Average humidity Average cloud cover Mean wind speed Number of days with

Precipitation

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Mean highest in each month

Mean lowest in each month

Mean daily max.

Mean daily min.

Month

No. of days with 1 mm or more

Average fall

Calm

hPa January February March April May June July August September October November December Means Totals Extreme values No. of years observations 17 1022 1021 1018 1015 1015 1016 1016 1015 1016 1018 1018 1020 1017 _ _

C 17 18 19 22 24 28 30 31 29 25 21 18 24 _ _

C 7 7 9 11 14 18 20 21 19 15 11 8 13 _ _

C 22 25 26 27 28 32 33 35 34 31 26 23 36* _ 41

C 3 2 4 6 10 13 17 18 15 10 5 3 1 _ 2

% 75 74 75 73 73 74 72 75 78 79 77 79 75 _ _

% 70 67 66 62 64 64 63 68 70 73 71 73 68 _ _

Oktas 3 3 3 4 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 _ _ 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 _ _

mm 20 27 25 34 32 23 4 8 41 66 42 34 _ 356 _ 4 4 4 5 5 3 1 1 4 6 5 4 _ 46 _ 16 22 9 9 3 3 6 3 6 7 5 3 2 1 2 2 4 _ _ | 1 1 1 2 1 2 | | | 1 | 1 _ _ 3 2 1 1 3 3 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 _ _ 3 20 35 11 5 17 32 10 4 9 34 12 10 15 15 4 9 7 12 11 17 9 10 5 7 2 2 0 | 2 5 7 8 4 2 1 1 4 8 8 3 | 1 | | | 4 9

Calm

NW

SW

NW

SW

NE

SE

NE

SE

Knots 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 _ _ 4 4 5
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7 15 19 10 13 10 5 16 25 11 22 5 11 20 16 28 4 17 23 21 24 1 16 30 21 27 1 13 34 25 26 | 14 30 25 26 3 15 26 18 21 4 18 22 10 18 11 11 13 10 6 6 4 2 1 2 7

24 11 24 7

5 13 29 15 3 13 25 17 7 3 9 20 13 7 20 8

5 5 5 4 5 4 4 3 3 4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

21 10 25 15 34 18 28 13 30 10 24 25 18 6 5 6

2 10 20 21 3 15 25 14 4 17 38 5 17 34 9 9

8 15 10 3

9 10 11 13 16

6 18 37 12 4 13 29 13 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3 10 11 10 14 18 6 _ _ 6 _ _ 7 _ _ 6 _ _

24 10 _ _ _ _

5 15 22 14 19 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

17

17 17

30

17

17 17

Mean of highest each year Mean of lowest each year

Highest recorded temperature Lowest recorded temperature

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0700

1800 0700 1800 Gale Fog

1800

0700

0700

1800

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1.172 WMO No 08285 VALENCIA (39 29 N, 00 23 W) Height above MSL 11 m Climatic Table compiled from 17 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 1999
Temperatures Average pressure at MSL Average humidity Average cloud cover Mean wind speed Number of days with

Precipitation

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Mean highest in each month

Mean lowest in each month

Mean daily max.

Mean daily min.

Month

No. of days with 1 mm or more

Average fall

Calm

hPa January February March April May June July August September October November December Means Totals Extreme values No. of years observations 17 1021 1020 1018 1014 1014 1016 1016 1015 1016 1017 1017 1020 1017 _ _

C 16 17 19 21 23 27 30 30 28 24 20 17 23 _ _

C 8 8 9 11 14 18 21 22 19 15 11 8 14 _ _

C 22 25 26 27 30 32 36 36 34 29 26 22 38* _ 43

C 3 3 5 7 10 15 18 19 15 11 5 2 1 _ 4

% 75 76 75 74 77 78 78 79 80 79 77 77 77 _ _

% 69 67 67 64 67 69 69 70 70 71 72 73 69 _ _

Oktas 3 3 3 4 4 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 _ _ 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 _ _

mm 36 34 37 41 34 23 16 20 48 88 62 42 _ 481 _ 4 4 4 5 4 2 1 2 5 8 7 5 _ 51 _ 11 11 12 12 15 18 19 20 12 10 7 8 13 _ _ 3 5 6 6 7 8 9 5 5 4 4 4 6 _ _ 0 1 | 1 1 1 1 | | 0 1 1 1 _ _ 1 1 2 | 2 1 1 1 | 1 | 2 1 _ _ 2 12 44 16 12 1 10 40 12 19 2 9 36 14 20 14 11 12 14 10 19 10 19 2 12 7 9 16 4 15 3 9 8 21 7 18 5 14 6 4 1 1 8 8 8 6

Calm

NW

SW

NW

SW

NE

SE

NE

SE

Knots 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 _ _ 5 5 5
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3 17 11 5 25 11 8 26 10

2 12 30 13 25 1 3 1 | 1 9 29 11 26 7 21 9 31

3 11 2 2 | 1 2 7 4 3 2 7

5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

7 24 11 27 10 5 26 16 35 4 27 17 39 3 25 18 35 6 22 10 33 12 15 14 13 14 9 4 22 4 2 9 6 4 3 5 4 7 7

6 19 12 31 4 22 14 32 9 35 14 24

1 11 2 14 5 18 9 21 7 26 5 14 _ _ _ _

1 11 43 11 20 1 14 41 16 16 1 12 44 11 17 1 _ _ 9 33 13 23 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

5 12 9 14

7 10 19 7 _ _ 4 10 _ _ _ _

9 19 _ _ _ _

8 24 _ _ _ _

17

17 17

30

17

17 17

Mean of highest each year Mean of lowest each year

Highest recorded temperature Lowest recorded temperature

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0700

1800 0700 1800 Gale Fog

1800

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1.173 WMO No 08238 TORTOSA (40 49 N, 00 30 E) Height above MSL 50 m Climatic Table compiled from 17 to 30 years observations, 1967 to 1999
Temperatures Average pressure at MSL Average humidity Average cloud cover Mean wind speed Number of days with

Precipitation

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Mean highest in each month

Mean lowest in each month

Mean daily max.

Mean daily min.

Month

No. of days with 1 mm or more

Average fall

Calm

hPa January February March April May June July August September October November December Means Totals Extreme values No. of years observations 17 1021 1019 1017 1013 1014 1015 1015 1015 1016 1016 1016 1019 1016 _ _

C 14 16 19 21 25 28 32 32 29 24 18 15 23 _ _

C 6 7 8 10 13 17 20 21 18 14 10 7 13 _ _

C 21 23 26 27 31 34 37 37 34 29 25 21 37* _ 40

C 0 1 3 5 8 13 17 17 13 9 4 1 1 _ 3

% 73 74 74 75 79 77 76 78 79 80 76 76 76 _ _

% 58 54 48 47 50 48 46 49 50 54 59 61 52 _ _

Oktas 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 _ _ 4 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 4 _ _

mm 33 33 31 46 62 37 14 37 71 92 60 43 _ 559 _ 4 5 4 6 7 4 2 5 7 8 6 6 _ 64 _ 51 35 40 31 28 27 31 36 39 42 42 51 38 _ _ 4 5 4 2 3 4 3 5 3 6 4 4 4 _ _ 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 _ _ 2 2 1 3 5 4 5 3 3 2 1 2 3 _ _ 3 3 3 3 7 5 6 8 3 4 2 3 4 _ _ 1 7 18 13 40 24 18 17 12 10 7 8 17 23 33 43 21 _ _ 6 4 6 4 3 5 4 5 3 6 4 5 5 _ _ 2 4 6 2 2 2 8 22 10 7 23 8 21 9 3 3 1 1 1 2 3 3 6

Calm

NW

SW

NW

SW

NE

SE

NE

SE

Knots 6 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 4 _ _ 7 6 7 8 7 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 7 _ _ 0 | | 0 0 | | | | 0 | | _ | _ 1 3 2 3 1 1 | 1 2 2 1 2 _ 19 _ 17 | | |
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2 10 21 21 4 7 20 19

4 11 17 7 15 21 7 25 15 9 33 23 7 42 21 7 44 26 7 45 20 7 31 21 6 15 23 3 2 9 14 5 7

3 11 19 27 6 5 7 3 4 3 3 2 4 _ _ 6 13 31 6 13 35 5 15 27 6 13 25 5 16 25 4 19 19 8 23 13 8 18 10 7 17 22 _ _ _ _ _ _

1 10 18 2 | 1 | 1 2 7 11 5 10 3 6 6 6

7 11 8 15

2 11 18 1 1 _ _

9 17 10 7 15 _ _ _ _ 4 _ _

6 23 18 _ _ _ _ _ _

17

17 17

30

17

17 17 17

Mean of highest each year Mean of lowest each year

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Thunder 2 3 4 2 5 3 2 1 | _ 22 _ 17

0700

1300 0700 1300 Gale Fog

1300

0700

0700

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1.174 WMO No 08181 BARCELONA AIRPORT (41 17 N, 02 04 E) Height above MSL 6 m Climatic Table compiled from 26 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 1999
Temperatures Average pressure at MSL Average humidity Average cloud cover Mean wind speed Number of days with

Precipitation

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Mean highest in each month

Mean lowest in each month

Mean daily max.

Mean daily min.

Month

No. of days with 1 mm or more

Average fall

Calm

hPa January February March April May June July August September October November December Means Totals Extreme values No. of years observations 26 1020 1018 1017 1014 1015 1016 1016 1016 1017 1016 1018 1019 1017 _ _

C 14 15 16 18 21 24 28 29 26 22 17 14 20 _ _

C 6 6 8 9 13 16 19 21 17 14 9 7 12 _ _

C 18 19 22 23 25 29 31 32 29 26 22 19 32* _ 36

C 1 1 3 5 8 12 16 16 12 9 3 1 0 _ 3

% 81 81 83 83 83 83 81 83 85 84 83 80 82 _ _

% 64 62 62 63 67 66 65 65 64 65 64 63 64 _ _

Oktas 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 _ _ 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 _ _

mm 44 36 48 51 57 38 22 66 79 94 74 50 _ 659 _ 6 4 6 6 7 4 3 7 7 8 7 6 _ 71 _ 61 58 54 49 49 51 54 60 64 66 65 64 58 _ _ 8 5 6 9 7 5 5 4 5 7 5 4 6 _ _ 2 1 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 1 1 1 2 _ _ | | 1 1 1 | | 1 | | | | | _ _ 1 1 | 1 1 2 | | 1 1 1 | 1 _ _ 3 3 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 4 2 _ _ 4 11 11 5 14 13 5 11 18 5 13 19 2 10 25 2 10 25 1 11 25 1 2 9 20 8 16 39 20 6 3 1 2 1 2 3 9 8 5 7 1 4 13 7 11 11 6 5 4 2 1 | 1 3 5 6 8 10 3 3 1 1 | 1 2 5 4 2 2 1 1 1 3 8

Calm

NW

SW

NW

SW

NE

SE

NE

SE

Knots 8 7 6 6 5 5 4 5 6 7 7 8 6 _ _ 8 8 10 11 10 10 10 9 9 8 7 8 9 _ _ | | | 1 | | | | | | | | _ 2 _ 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 _ 13 _ 26 | | 2
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8 12 21

6 13 15 22 26 6 15 13 29 26 4 16 16 31 26 4 15 19 33 25 2 15 20 34 27 3 15 21 34 21 4 16 21 24 24

3 11 11 4 13 10 5 12 9

9 10 14 13 15 22 33 10 43 13 _ _ 7 6 4 3 | 7 14 2 11

9 13

8 14 10 4 _ _ 5 _ _ 5 _ _

3 11 17 _ _ _ _ _ _

6 12 13 21 21 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

26

26 26

30

26

17 26 26

Mean of highest each year Mean of lowest each year

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Thunder 2 3 3 2 5 5 4 2 1 _ 29 _ 26

0700

1300 0700 1300 Gale Fog

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1.175 WMO No 08373 IBIZA/ES CODOLA (38 52 N, 01 23 E) Height above MSL 12 m Climatic Table compiled from 26 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 1999
Temperatures Average pressure at MSL Average humidity Average cloud cover Mean wind speed Number of days with

Precipitation

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Mean highest in each month

Mean lowest in each month

Mean daily max.

Mean daily min.

Month

No. of days with 1 mm or more

Average fall

Calm

hPa January February March April May June July August September October November December Means Totals Extreme values No. of years observations 26 1021 1019 1018 1015 1015 1016 1017 1016 1017 1017 1018 1024 1018 _ _

C 16 16 18 20 23 27 30 31 28 24 20 17 23 _ _

C 9 9 10 12 15 18 21 22 20 17 13 10 15 _ _

C 19 21 23 24 27 31 33 35 32 28 24 20 35* _ 37

C 4 4 6 7 11 14 18 19 15 12 7 5 3 _ 0

% 82 80 81 82 82 81 82 85 84 82 81 82 82 _ _

% 67 65 63 61 63 61 60 62 62 63 64 66 63 _ _

Oktas 3 3 3 4 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 _ _ 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 _ _

mm 34 28 39 37 24 14 6 26 42 66 50 56 _ 422 _ 5 4 5 5 4 2 1 3 5 7 6 6 _ 53 _ 14 9 4 5 5 5 6 9 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 | 2 1 1 _ _ 2 11 16 11 33 1 2 9 18 13 28 7 14 12 26 8 9 13 4 3 4 6 6 6 22 19 14 4 26 16 11 5 29 11 10 7 28 12 10 6 30 6 26 7 21 8 21 9 24 8 3 2 2 6 5 2 3 2 5 6 2 2 1 1 1 1 | 1 2 5 5 2 _ _

Calm

NW

SW

NW

SW

NE

SE

NE

SE

Knots 6 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 4 5 5 6 5 _ _ 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 10 9 _ _ | | | | | | 0 | | | | | _ | _ | 1 1 1 | | | | | | | | _ 4 _ 26 1 | 1
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15 11 19 13 17 13 11 19 11 19

9 12 17 7 11 21 6 3 1 2 3 3 7 9 9 21 9 33

2 10 11 11 30 4 1 2 2 9 11 9 4 5 7 3 3 7 6 33 4 37 4 43 6 39 9 40 9 30 8 35

8 43 10 6 50 9

14 18 10 19 14 10 16 11 18 13 15 12 9 9 6 6 5 4 6 _ _

4 46 13 7 34 11 6 25 9 17 6 4 4 7 _ _

1 10 2

8 13

6 27 11 10 5 22 16 13 6 23 21 10 6 25 10 _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 _ _

1 10 16

2 11 18 11 32 2 _ _ 9 11 _ _ _ _ 9 34 _ _ _ _

10 10 11 6 _ _ 8 28 _ _ _ _

15 13 _ _ _ _

26

26 26

30

26

26 26 26

Mean of highest each year Mean of lowest each year

Highest recorded temperature Lowest recorded temperature

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0700

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1.176 WMO No 08306 PALMA DE MALLORCA/SON SAN JUAN (39 33 N, 02 44 E) Height above MSL 8 m Climatic Table compiled from 26 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 1999
Temperatures Average pressure at MSL Average humidity Average cloud cover Mean wind speed Number of days with

Precipitation

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Mean highest in each month

Mean lowest in each month

Mean daily max.

Mean daily min.

Month

No. of days with 1 mm or more

Average fall

Calm

hPa January February March April May June July August September October November December Means Totals Extreme values No. of years observations 26 1021 1019 1018 1015 1015 1017 1017 1016 1017 1017 1018 1024 1018 _ _

C 15 16 18 20 24 27 31 32 28 24 19 16 23 _ _

C 5 5 6 7 11 15 18 19 17 13 9 6 11 _ _

C 19 20 23 25 29 33 37 37 33 28 24 20 38* _ 40

C 2 2 0 2 6 11 14 15 12 7 3 0 3 _ 4

% 90 89 91 91 89 86 85 88 91 91 90 90 89 _ _

% 69 66 63 61 58 56 53 56 60 64 66 70 62 _ _

Oktas 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 4 4 3 3 _ _ 4 5 4 4 4 3 2 3 4 4 5 5 4 _ _

mm 37 35 36 39 30 14 9 20 50 63 47 44 _ 424 _ 6 5 6 6 4 3 1 2 5 6 6 6 _ 56 _ 3 14 3 13 3 19 2 16 2 18 3 18 3 15 4 15 5 12 3 12 3 13 5 14 3 15 _ _ _ _ 6 6 3 5 7 7 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 _ _ 1 | 1 1 | 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 _ _ 2 1 1 1 1 | | 0 1 1 | 1 1 _ _ 6 5 4 5 5 2 1 1 2 5 5 7 4 _ _ 7 7 2 4 3 2 | 1 2 6 8 54 9 55 7 60 8 59 4 60 2 65 2 71 2 70 5 68 7 59 2 17 2 17 2 18 8 9 8 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 4 2 4 4 1 3 _ _ 3 30 4 31 5 41 5 48 6 57 4 65 3 72 3 69 4 56 5 37 4 29 8 14 16 9 16 10 5 15 6 14 5 4 5 3 5 7 5 2 3 8 4 3 1 1 1 1 4 6

Calm

NW

SW

NW

SW

NE

SE

NE

SE

Knots 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 3 _ _ 9 10 11 11 11 12 11 11 10 9 9 9 10 _ _ | | | | | | | | | | 0 | _ | _ 4 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 _ 29 _ 26 1 1 1
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1 11 10 | 11 10 1 11 | 1 8 9 8 7 8

1 11 10 1 14 11 2 16 10 2 16 1 13 _ _ _ _ 9 9 _ _

8 13

5 10 57 8 4 _ _ 7 51 6 61 _ _ _ _

7 16 12

5 27 11 14 15 4 47 _ _ _ _ 6 11 _ _ _ _ 6 _ _

26

26 26

30

26

26 26 26

Mean of highest each year Mean of lowest each year

Highest recorded temperature Lowest recorded temperature

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0700

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1300

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1.177 WMO No 08314 MAHON/MENORCA (39 52 N, 04 14 E) Height above MSL 82 m Climatic Table compiled from 26 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 1999
Temperatures Average pressure at MSL Average humidity Average cloud cover Mean wind speed Number of days with

Precipitation

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Mean highest in each month

Mean lowest in each month

Mean daily max.

Mean daily min.

Month

No. of days with 1 mm or more

Average fall

Calm

hPa January February March April May June July August September October November December Means Totals Extreme values No. of years observations 26 1020 1019 1017 1014 1015 1017 1017 1016 1017 1017 1018 1019 1017 _ _

C 15 15 16 18 22 25 29 30 27 23 18 15 21 _ _

C 9 8 9 11 14 18 21 22 20 17 12 10 14 _ _

C 18 18 21 22 26 30 33 34 31 27 23 19 34* _ 38

C 4 4 5 7 10 14 18 19 15 12 7 5 3 _ 0

% 84 83 84 84 86 82 82 83 84 84 82 83 83 _ _

% 71 69 66 65 64 59 56 59 64 67 68 71 65 _ _

Oktas 4 4 4 5 4 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 _ _ 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 _ _

mm 66 57 55 51 37 14 4 26 55 84 77 44 _ 570 _ 7 6 6 5 5 2 1 3 4 9 9 8 _ 65 _ 22 10 21 12 25 12 21 12 6 7 6 9 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 5 5 4 4 4 _ _ 6 13 14 13 13 4 11 18 13 10 5 12 12 11 13 6 12 11 13 12 6 13 3 10 4 3 4 5 5 8 8 6 6 6 9 16 8 19 9 19 7 23 20 12 21 13 22 12 7 9 8 6 5 7 20 17 10 8 19 18 7 7 5 3 2 1 1 2 5 9 9 5 _ _ 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 _ _

Calm

NW

SW

NW

SW

NE

SE

NE

SE

Knots 8 8 8 8 6 7 6 5 5 7 8 9 7 _ _ 12 12 13 12 11 11 11 10 10 11 11 12 11 _ _ 1 | | | | | | | 0 | | 1 _ 2 _ 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 | | 1 1 1 _ 12 _ 26 2 2 2
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6 10 20 14 7 10 22 13 9 16 22 9 15 21 8 18 17 9 19 17 9 18 20 8 7 4 4 8

20 11 11 13 13 15 13 22 11 17 20 14 13 20 15 14 18 11 16 14 23 23 9 9

15 17 11 20 22 24 22 22 22 20 16 18 13 25 12 24 10 22 15 _ _ _ _ 9 7 7 6 9 7 4 7 _ _

5 12 24 9 11 18

5 12

9 10 11 20 13 7 6 7 5 7 19 16 7 18 20

4 10 11 13 14 5 14 16 15 10 5 10 10 11 16 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

18 14 10 _ _ _ _ _ _

8 12 20 12 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

26 26

30

26

26 26 26

Mean of highest each year Mean of lowest each year

Highest recorded temperature Lowest recorded temperature

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0700

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0700

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1.178 WMO No 60107 AL HOCEIMA (35 11 N, 03 51 W) Height above MSL 14 m Climatic Table compiled from 17 years observations, 1983 to 1999
Temperatures Average pressure at MSL Average humidity Average cloud cover Mean wind speed Number of days with

Precipitation

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Mean highest in each month

Mean lowest in each month

Mean daily max.

Mean daily min.

Month

No. of days with 1 mm or more

Average fall

Calm

hPa January February March April May June July August September October November December Means Totals Extreme values No. of years observations 17 1023 1022 1019 1016 1015 1016 1016 1015 1016 1017 1018 1021 1018 _ _

C 17 18 19 20 23 25 28 29 27 24 21 18 22 _ _

C 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 21 20 16 12 10 14 _ _

C 22 22 24 25 28 30 34 34 31 29 27 23 35* _ 40

C 5 6 7 8 11 15 17 17 16 13 8 6 5 _ 2

% 80 82 83 83 84 84 85 83 85 85 83 81 83 _ _

% 65 66 69 68 68 69 73 72 72 71 68 66 69 _ _

Oktas 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 _ _ 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 _ _

mm | 1 2 1 2 2 4 3 2 1 1 | _ _ 1 _ _ _ _ | 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 2 _ _ 1 3 6 2 3 3 2 2 1 3 3 2 3 _ _ 3 31 20 8 26 15 6 20 13 3 17 16 4 15 3 8 8 8 5 7 8 6 7 5 9 4 4 4 3 4 4 6 8 5 _ _ 2 35 3 38 5 42 3 48 2 59 3 67 6 66 5 61 2 62 2 56 3 39 2 36 3 51 _ _ _ _ 21 7 5 8 3 3 4 1 1 | 0 | 1 1 1 4 2 _ _ 4 3 1 1 1 | 0 | 1 1 2 6 2 _ _ 5 11 19 25 2 1 1 | 0 0 1 1 3 3 4 2 _ _ 7 24 14 4 21 5 31 3 24 2 20 2 23 1 25 1 27 3 24 4 2 2 0 | | 2 6

Calm

NW

SW

NW

SW

NE

SE

NE

SE

Knots 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 3 2 _ _ 5 7 10 11 11 12 11 11 11 9 7 6 9 _ _ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | _ _ 1 1 | | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | _ 9 _ 17 1 2 1
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29 10

39 16 10 40 15 50 15 55 20 52 21 53 16 49 17 42 15 36 11 28 6 4 4 3 1 3 2 5 3 4 4 _ _

1 10 3 12 3 16

3 18 10 3 25 19 4 33 16 4 19 12 _ _ _ _ _ _

7 24 12 8 20 21 5 23 _ _ _ _ 7 _ _

41 14 _ _ _ _

17

17 17

26

26 17 17

Mean of highest each year Mean of lowest each year

Highest recorded temperature Lowest recorded temperature

| Rare { All observations

Thunder 1 2 1 1 2 3 2 1 | _ 17 _ 17

0600

1200 0600 1200 Gale Fog

1200

0600

0600

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1.179 WMO No 60490 ORAN/ESSENIA (35 38 N, 00 36 W) Height above MSL 90 m Climatic Table compiled from 17 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 1999
Temperatures Average pressure at MSL Average humidity Average cloud cover Mean wind speed Number of days with

Precipitation

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Mean highest in each month

Mean lowest in each month

Mean daily max.

Mean daily min.

Month

No. of days with 1 mm or more

Average fall

Calm

hPa January February March April May June July August September October November December Means Totals Extreme values No. of years observations 17 1022 1021 1019 1015 1015 1015 1015 1015 1016 1017 1018 1021 1017 _ _

C 17 18 20 22 24 27 30 32 29 25 21 18 24 _ _

C 6 7 8 10 14 17 20 21 18 15 10 7 13 _ _

C 22 23 27 28 31 34 38 40 35 31 28 23 41* _ 44

C 1 1 3 4 8 12 15 16 13 9 4 1 0 _ 2

% 89 90 90 86 84 81 83 81 84 87 87 89 86 _ _

% 62 60 55 49 53 52 54 50 52 52 57 62 55 _ _

Oktas 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 _ _ 4 5 4 5 4 3 2 2 3 4 5 5 4 _ _

mm 47 46 44 43 30 8 2 2 13 31 44 62 _ 372 _ 6 6 5 5 3 1 | | 2 3 6 7 _ 44 _ 3 11 3 10 4 12 5 8 7 5 6 7 3 12 23 14 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 8 25 13 8 20 14 8 30 16 6 28 20 6 24 23 7 22 20 9 18 17 6 23 17 8 20 14 2 26 2 32 3 31 2 21 2 19 3 18 3 24 1 27 3 28 1 33 1 28 2 32 2 27 _ _ _ _ 5 10 9 3 5 4 | 1 1 | 1 1 1 3 3 2 _ _ 6 41 20 5 27 23 3 19 21 2 15 26 | | 0 | 2 9 18 7 16 5 8 6 7 2 6 8 6 6 5 5 3 4 7 6 2 5 _ _ 4 4 4 1 1 0 0 | | 3 5 6 2 _ _

Calm

NW

SW

NW

SW

NE

SE

NE

SE

Knots 4 5 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 _ _ 9 10 10 13 13 14 13 12 11 9 9 9 11 _ _ 1 1 | | | | 0 | 0 | | | _ 2 _ 2 3 3 1 1 | 1 | 2 3 3 3 _ 21 _ 17 2 2 2
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9 11 11 17 17 35 10 53 10 64 76 69 57 6 7 9 9 8 6 3 1 1 3 5 9 8 8 6 _ _

3 10 10 4 11 4 11 5 13 3 10 4 3 9 7 8 7 6 6 8 8 7 7 _ _

7 14

28 16 8 11 4 12 36 11 _ _ _ _

3 14 19 3 26 29 4 37 23 2 18 18 _ _ _ _ _ _

2 11 24 16 2 10 24 12 3 _ _ 8 23 16 _ _ _ _ _ _

2 10 4 10 _ _ _ _

17

17 17

30

17

17 17 17

Mean of highest each year Mean of lowest each year

Highest recorded temperature Lowest recorded temperature

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Thunder 1 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 1 _ 21 _ 17

0700

1300 0700 1300 Gale Fog

1300

0700

0700

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1.180 WMO No 60390 ALGIERS/DARELBEIDA (36 43 N, 03 15 E) Height above MSL 25 m Climatic Table compiled from 26 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 1999
Temperatures Average pressure at MSL Average humidity Average cloud cover Mean wind speed Number of days with

Precipitation

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Mean highest in each month

Mean lowest in each month

Mean daily max.

Mean daily min.

Month

No. of days with 1 mm or more

Average fall

Calm

hPa January February March April May June July August September October November December Means Totals Extreme values No. of years observations 26 1021 1019 1018 1015 1015 1015 1015 1015 1016 1017 1019 1020 1017 _ _

C 17 18 19 21 24 28 31 33 30 26 21 18 24 _ _

C 6 6 7 9 13 16 19 21 18 15 10 8 12 _ _

C 23 24 28 29 32 35 39 40 37 33 28 24 41* _ 48

C 1 1 2 3 7 11 14 16 13 9 3 2 0 _ 2

% 87 88 89 88 88 85 85 84 85 85 87 86 86 _ _

% 65 66 69 68 68 69 73 72 72 71 68 62 56 _ _

Oktas 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 _ _ 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 _ _

mm | 1 2 1 2 2 4 3 2 1 1 | _ _ 1 _ _ _ _ | 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 2 _ _ 1 3 6 2 3 3 2 2 1 3 3 2 3 _ _ 3 31 20 8 26 15 6 20 13 3 17 16 4 15 3 8 8 8 5 7 8 6 7 5 9 4 4 4 3 4 4 6 8 5 _ _ 2 35 3 38 5 42 3 48 2 59 3 67 6 66 5 61 2 62 2 56 3 39 2 36 3 51 _ _ _ _ 21 7 5 8 3 3 4 1 1 | 0 | 1 1 1 4 2 _ _ 4 3 1 1 1 | 0 | 1 1 2 6 2 _ _ 5 11 19 25 2 1 1 | 0 0 1 1 3 3 4 2 _ _ 7 24 14 4 21 5 31 3 24 2 20 2 23 1 25 1 27 3 24 4 2 2 0 | | 2 6

Calm

NW

SW

NW

SW

NE

SE

NE

SE

Knots 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 3 2 _ _ 5 7 10 11 11 12 11 11 11 9 7 6 9 _ _ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | _ _ 1 1 | | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | _ 9 _ 17 1 2 1
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29 10

39 16 10 40 15 50 15 55 20 52 21 53 16 49 17 42 15 36 11 28 6 4 4 3 1 3 2 5 3 4 4 _ _

1 10 3 12 3 16

3 18 10 3 25 19 4 33 16 4 19 12 _ _ _ _ _ _

7 24 12 8 20 21 5 23 _ _ _ _ 7 _ _

41 14 _ _ _ _

26

26 17

26

26 17 17

Mean of highest each year Mean of lowest each year

Highest recorded temperature Lowest recorded temperature

| Rare { All observations

Thunder 1 2 1 1 2 3 2 1 | _ 17 _ 17

0600

1200 0600 1200 Gale Fog

1200

0600

0600

1200

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1.181 WMO No 60402 BEJAIA AIRPORT (36 43 N, 05 04 E) Height above MSL 2 m Climatic Table compiled from 17 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 1999
Temperatures Average pressure at MSL Average humidity Average cloud cover Mean wind speed Number of days with

Precipitation

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Mean highest in each month

Mean lowest in each month

Mean daily max.

Mean daily min.

Month

No. of days with 1 mm or more

Average fall

Calm

hPa January February March April May June July August September October November December Means Totals Extreme values No. of years observations 17 1022 1022 1019 1015 1015 1016 1016 1015 1016 1017 1018 1021 1018 _ _

C 17 17 18 20 23 26 29 30 28 25 21 18 23 _ _

C 7 8 9 10 14 18 20 21 20 16 12 9 14 _ _

C 22 24 27 28 30 33 37 38 35 33 28 23 41* _ 48

C 4 4 5 6 9 12 16 17 15 12 7 5 3 _ 1

% 81 83 84 84 85 82 79 80 82 82 81 82 82 _ _

% 62 62 63 65 68 69 68 67 65 61 62 63 65 _ _

Oktas 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 _ _ 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 3 4 5 5 4 _ _

mm 100 86 100 71 41 16 6 13 40 90 100 135 _ 798 _ _ 30 _ 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 | | 2 1 1 _ _ 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 1 | 1 | 1 _ _ | 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 2 | 2 _ _ 0 | 0 1 3 5 5 2 2 | | | 2 _ _ 2 34 56 2 34 51 1 36 46 1 39 41 1 27 47 2 28 36 1 27 38 2 29 42 3 40 39 3 38 49 2 32 51 1 37 51 2 33 46 _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 2 5 6 2 3 2 3 2 1 17 60 1 1 2 1 | | | 1 1 7 44 3 23 3 11 2 1 | 1 1 3 1 1 1 4 4 6 7 7 4 1 | 1 2 4 7 4 4 _ _ 8 5 6 4 3 1 1 1 2 5 8 8 4 _ _

Calm

NW

SW

NW

SW

NE

SE

NE

SE

Knots 10 9 8 8 7 6 7 6 7 8 9 10 8 _ _ 9 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 8 9 9 9 _ _ | | | 0 | | | 0 0 | | | _ | _ | | | | | | | 1 | | | | _ 2 _ 17 2 2 2
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5 17 12

1 12 1 13 1 16 1 22 1 20 1 18 1 13 1 2 2 8 7 7

7 12 26 16 9 15 30 19 7 12 45 23 4 21 52 20 3 23 54 18 2 16 59 19 7 15 49 20 4 12 33 20 3 2 6 11 11 2 2 2

3 17

1 11 43 1 12 66 1 _ _ 5 23 _ _ _ _

1 12 _ _ _ _

4 12 32 15 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

17

17 17

17

17 17 17

Mean of highest each year Mean of lowest each year

Highest recorded temperature Lowest recorded temperature

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Thunder 3 3 4 2 2 4 3 3 3 _ 33 _ 17

0700

1300 0700 1300 Gale Fog

1300

0700

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1.182 WMO No 60360 ANNABA (36 50 N, 07 49 E) Height above MSL 4 m Climatic Table compiled from 17 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 1999
Temperatures Average pressure at MSL Average humidity Average cloud cover Mean wind speed Number of days with

Precipitation

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Mean highest in each month

Mean lowest in each month

Mean daily max.

Mean daily min.

Month

No. of days with 1 mm or more

Average fall

Calm

hPa January February March April May June July August September October November December Means Totals Extreme values No. of years observations 17 1021 1020 1018 1015 1015 1016 1016 1016 1016 1018 1018 1020 1017 _ _

C 17 17 19 20 24 27 30 31 29 26 21 18 23 _ _

C 7 7 8 10 13 17 19 21 19 15 11 9 13 _ _

C 22 23 27 30 32 35 39 39 37 34 29 24 42* _ 48

C 3 3 4 5 8 12 15 17 14 11 6 4 2 _ 0

% 85 86 86 87 86 83 82 83 85 86 85 84 85 _ _

% 61 60 59 57 59 58 55 57 56 55 58 61 58 _ _

Oktas 5 5 5 4 4 4 2 3 4 4 5 5 4 _ _ 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 4 5 5 5 4 _ _

mm 93 75 68 50 31 15 3 8 30 72 74 96 _ 615 _ 8 7 7 6 4 2 | 1 3 5 5 8 _ 56 _ 3 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 3 2 _ _ 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 1 | 1 1 1 _ _ 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 | 1 2 1 1 _ _ 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 _ _ 8 48 17 7 47 13 5 40 13 8 35 11 6 28 7 27 6 24 4 26 7 34 6 39 7 5 4 5 8 9 4 19 4 23 4 32 3 38 2 51 | 53 1 59 2 58 0 46 1 42 2 27 5 15 2 39 _ _ _ _ 9 4 2 2 4 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 3 1 2 _ _ 2 2 1 1 1 | 0 | 1 1 1 1 1 _ _ 2 32 24 7 18

Calm

NW

SW

NW

SW

NE

SE

NE

SE

Knots 7 6 5 4 3 3 2 2 3 4 6 8 4 _ _ 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 15 13 10 9 9 11 _ _ | | | | | | 0 0 | | | | _ | _ | 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 | 1 | | _ 9 _ 17 3 3 3
CHAPTER 1

12 15 25 25 31 31 37 43 49 41 50 42 41 52 37 48 25 36 12 13 7 5

2 20 25 10 12 1 11 18 10 3 1 1 1 | 1 3 4 15 10 1 1 1 | 3 5 2 1 1 4 6 4 4 2 3 6 6 5 2 1 0 1 1 4

7 15

5 45 14 8 51 14 7 37 10 _ _ _ _ _ _

3 19 27 2 33 30 2 11 14 _ _ _ _ _ _

9 13 7 13 6 _ _ 6 _ _

28 30 _ _ _ _

17

17 17

30

17

17 17 17

Mean of highest each year Mean of lowest each year

Highest recorded temperature Lowest recorded temperature

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Thunder 3 3 4 1 2 4 4 4 4 _ 38 _ 17

0700

1300 0700 1300 Gale Fog

1300

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1.183 WMO No 60714 BIZERTE AIRPORT (37 15 N, 09 48 E) Height above MSL 3 m Climatic Table compiled from 17 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 1999
Temperatures Average pressure at MSL Average humidity Average cloud cover Mean wind speed Number of days with

Precipitation

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Mean highest in each month

Mean lowest in each month

Mean daily max.

Mean daily min.

Month

No. of days with 1 mm or more

Average fall

Calm

hPa January February March April May June July August September October November December Means Totals Extreme values No. of years observations 17 1020 1019 1017 1015 1015 1016 1016 1015 1016 1017 1017 1019 1017 _ _

C 16 16 18 20 25 29 32 33 30 26 20 17 24 _ _

C 7 7 8 10 13 17 20 21 19 16 11 9 13 _ _

C 21 22 25 27 34 38 41 41 38 33 27 22 42* _ 47

C 2 2 2 3 7 12 15 16 14 10 6 3 0 _ 1

% 86 87 87 87 84 79 78 82 86 88 86 86 85 _ _

% 67 65 63 58 53 48 46 48 52 58 62 67 57 _ _

Oktas 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 4 5 5 5 4 _ _ 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 4 5 5 5 4 _ _

mm 77 62 61 37 28 12 4 3 27 58 76 118 _ 563 _ 10 8 8 5 4 1 | | 3 6 7 12 _ 64 _ 9 10 12 8 5 3 4 7 8 8 10 10 8 _ _ 5 4 4 2 3 5 4 4 3 3 1 4 3 _ _ 5 4 6 6 8 8 7 7 3 5 2 2 5 _ _ 4 3 4 6 6 5 4 3 7 7 3 3 5 _ _ 3 9 16 22 28 5 9 10 10 3 4 5 5 14 11 10 24 20 6 13 9 16 8 5 2 3 | 1 1 4 7 9 25 23 3 26 24 5 25 24 1 18 24 1 15 30 1 14 34 | 15 26 3 16 30 4 18 22 9 3 1 1 | | | | 1 2 3 9 3 _ _

Calm

NW

SW

NW

SW

NE

SE

NE

SE

Knots 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 5 _ _ 10 12 12 12 12 13 13 12 11 10 11 10 12 _ _ 1 1 | | | | | | | | | | _ 2 _ 1 1 1 | 1 | | | | 1 1 | _ 6 _ 17 2 3 3
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3 10 19 21 26 5 4 6 4 3 2 6 7 23 19 21 8 20 19 27 9 20 12 31 9 23 18 27 6 23 16 34 7 21 15 33 9 15 19 30

8 12 13

10 18 15 12 12 20 13 13 17 15 16 18 14 8 5 9

10 10 12 15 7 7 8 7 13 21 2 2

5 10 13 16 34 5 13 17 18 30 4 12 19 17 30 4 _ _ 9 19 18 29 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

6 15 10 11 26 19 4 8 11 15 23 20 5 _ _ 5 20 25 _ _ _ _ _ _

10 10 10 12 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

17

17 17

30

17

17 17 17

Mean of highest each year Mean of lowest each year

Highest recorded temperature Lowest recorded temperature

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Thunder 2 1 2 1 2 6 4 3 4 _ 33 _ 17

0700

0900 0700 1300 Gale Fog

1300

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1.184 WMO No 60715 TUNISCARTHAGE (36 50 N, 10 14 E) Height above MSL 4 m Climatic Table compiled from 17 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 1999
Temperatures Average pressure at MSL Average humidity Average cloud cover Mean wind speed Number of days with

Precipitation

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Mean highest in each month

Mean lowest in each month

Mean daily max.

Mean daily min.

Month

No. of days with 1 mm or more

Average fall

Calm

hPa January February March April May June July August September October November December Means Totals Extreme values No. of years observations 17 1020 1019 1017 1015 1015 1016 1015 1015 1016 1017 1017 1019 1017 _ _

C 16 17 19 22 26 30 33 34 31 27 21 17 24 _ _

C 8 8 9 11 14 18 21 22 20 17 12 9 14 _ _

C 21 22 26 29 34 38 41 41 37 32 27 22 43* _ 47

C 3 3 4 6 9 14 17 18 16 12 7 4 2 _ 0

% 85 85 85 82 79 73 73 78 82 86 83 84 81 _ _

% 65 61 58 52 49 45 42 44 50 56 59 64 54 _ _

Oktas 5 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 3 4 5 5 4 _ _ 5 5 5 5 4 3 1 2 4 5 5 5 4 _ _

mm 59 57 47 38 23 10 3 7 33 66 56 67 _ 466 _ 9 9 7 6 3 1 | 1 4 9 8 9 _ 66 _ 4 3 5 3 6 6 6 7 5 2 2 3 4 _ _ 3 2 2 2 4 4 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 _ _ 2 4 4 4 2 17 34 22 11 3 13 33 20 14 6 9 30 21 15 7 8 8 7 10 12 3 3 6 5 7 13 20 21 24 1 | 1 | | 0 0 | | | 1 1 1 _ _

Calm

NW

SW

NW

SW

NE

SE

NE

SE

Knots 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 5 5 6 7 6 _ _ 10 11 12 13 12 12 11 10 10 9 10 11 11 _ _ | | | | | | | | | | | | _ | _ 2 2 1 1 1 | 1 | | 1 1 1 _ 11 _ 17 2 2 2
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4 13 11 11 22 26 8 12 9 6 5 1 3 4 8 5 16 31 6 10 27 1 1 | 1 3 7 16 3 18 1 17 4 15 7 19

9 11 27 19 13 11 9 17 18 12 16 8 9 19 21 15

12 10 11 18 14 19 19 19 16 28 18 15 16 28 23 12 15 24 21 17 13 15 18 18 9 7 5

7 11 7 11 6 5 2 4 3 1 4 _ _ 6 7

7 12 15 22 23 9 16 17 13 24

6 13 27 16 14 15 6 14 34 14 2 16 37 19 9 15 9 10 5

9 11 18 12 3 2 5 3

7 12 20

9 15 15 22 23 6 13 18 25 26 8 _ _ 7 12 22 _ _ _ _ _ _

2 15 42 19 12

6 12 27 18 14 13 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

11 13 12 14 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

17

17 17

30

17

17 17 17

Mean of highest each year Mean of lowest each year

Highest recorded temperature Lowest recorded temperature

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Thunder 2 2 3 1 3 5 4 3 2 _ 31 _ 17

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1.185 WMO No 60740 MONASTIRSKANES (35 40 N, 10 45 E) Height above MSL 3 m Climatic Table compiled from 26 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 1999
Temperatures Average pressure at MSL Average humidity Average cloud cover Mean wind speed Number of days with

Precipitation

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Mean highest in each month

Mean lowest in each month

Mean daily max.

Mean daily min.

Month

No. of days with 1 mm or more

Average fall

Calm

hPa January February March April May June July August September October November December Means Totals Extreme values No. of years observations 26 1019 1018 1016 1014 1014 1015 1015 1014 1016 1016 1017 1018 1016 _ _

C 17 17 19 21 25 29 32 33 30 26 21 18 24 _ _

C 9 9 11 12 16 20 22 24 22 18 13 10 15 _ _

C 22 24 27 29 35 38 40 40 38 34 28 23 42* _ 47

C 4 4 6 7 11 16 18 20 17 13 7 4 2 _ 1

% 81 82 82 81 81 77 77 79 82 84 81 80 81 _ _

% 61 60 60 58 58 55 53 55 60 60 60 60 58 _ _

Oktas 4 4 4 4 4 3 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 _ _ 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 3 4 4 4 3 _ _

mm 26 25 36 30 24 11 4 8 36 41 32 29 _ 302 _ _ 30 _ 10 9 14 17 23 3 4 6 7 9 2 4 4 6 6 6 2 3 3 3 2 1 3 _ _ 4 18 20 19 16 8 24 4 3 6 5 6 7 7 15 12 26 8 10 11 18 6 6 4 2 2 4 6 7 6 3 1 2 3 5 9 5 13 4 2 | 1 1 1 4 8 3 | 1 1 3 9 3 1 1 | | | | 0 | 1 2 3 1 _ _

Calm

NW

SW

NW

SW

NE

SE

NE

SE

Knots 8 7 8 7 6 7 6 5 6 6 7 7 7 _ _ 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 11 _ _ | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 _ 2 _ 1 1 1 1 1 1 | | 1 | | | _ 7 _ 26 1 2 1
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4 17 17 18 17 11 5 17 13 14 17 12 6 15 12 11 13 15 8 11 6 11 5 18 5 14 9 6 8 8 5 10 19 4 11 19 4 12 21 7 10 24

28 13

32 17 11

24 23 16 12 18 29 29 14 17 34 30 16 14 41 26 13 18 36 26 11 25 28 21 10 30 18 11 29 10 24 7 4 2

27 11 23 20 18 13 11 10 16 _ _ 8 9 8 6 5 5 7 _ _

5 15 10 10 12 19 4 16 13 14 12 18 4 16 18 19 14 11 2 18 24 20 11 8

8 10 4 3 9 _ _

9 11 12 19 7 18 16 20 6 _ _ 7 _ _ 6 10 _ _ _ _

5 16 13 12 13 15 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

23 22 16 _ _ _ _ _ _

26

26 26

26

26 26 26

Mean of highest each year Mean of lowest each year

Highest recorded temperature Lowest recorded temperature

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1.186 WMO No 60750 SFAX ELMAOU (34 43 N, 10 41 E) Height above MSL 23 m Climatic Table compiled from 17 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 1999
Temperatures Average pressure at MSL Average humidity Average cloud cover Mean wind speed Number of days with

Precipitation

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Mean highest in each month

Mean lowest in each month

Mean daily max.

Mean daily min.

Month

No. of days with 1 mm or more

Average fall

Calm

hPa January February March April May June July August September October November December Means Totals Extreme values No. of years observations 17 1021 1019 1017 1014 1014 1015 1015 1015 1016 1017 1017 1020 1017 _ _

C 17 18 20 22 26 30 32 33 31 27 22 18 25 _ _

C 7 7 9 11 15 19 21 22 21 17 12 8 14 _ _

C 22 24 27 29 34 39 40 40 37 32 29 23 41* _ 46

C 2 3 4 6 11 15 18 19 16 14 6 2 1 _ 1

% 82 82 82 80 76 72 74 79 82 85 80 80 79 _ _

% 54 50 50 48 48 47 45 50 53 54 50 52 50 _ _

Oktas 4 3 3 4 3 2 1 1 3 4 4 4 3 _ _ 4 4 4 4 4 2 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 _ _

mm 23 19 23 18 9 4 2 6 24 56 23 29 _ 236 _ 3 3 4 3 2 1 | 1 3 5 3 4 _ 32 _ 20 22 26 4 6 8 1 2 4 5 4 5 4 2 4 5 1 1 3 _ _ 3 2 2 4 5 3 3 4 4 4 2 | 3 _ _ 2 14 17 31 3 11 16 32 4 3 3 2 3 3 4 2 9 6 19 9 6 9 5 8 20 14 18 2 2 1 | 1 0 0 0 | | 1 1 1 _ _

Calm

NW

SW

NW

SW

NE

SE

NE

SE

Knots 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 4 4 5 6 5 _ _ 10 10 11 11 10 11 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 _ _ | | | | | | | | | | | | _ | _ 2 2 1 1 | | | | 1 1 | 1 _ 9 _ 17 1 | 1
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19 10

7 15 12 14 14 9 5 2 3 2 1 3 7 13 4 2 | | 1 3 4 9 4 1 1 1 3 8

6 12 29 10 2 2 3 3 2 3 5 7 20 15 3 16 15 2 9 15

19 10 14 12 16 13 9 18 18 24

32 10 34 17 37 24 36 15 42 12 41 12 36 23 16 8 6 3

5 12 30 27 18 5 14 38 25 15 3 3 11 8 32 31 22 6 27 39 23 8 24 26 21

5 15 17 4 16 14 5 18 6 27 9 8 5 6

15 11 18 16 15 12 17 24 13 _ _ 9 7 9 4 8 4

1 12 19 31 2 17 20 36 3 _ _

9 18 14 16 6 24 14 16 9 _ _ 6 _ _ 9 _ _

30 10 _ _ _ _

7 10 23 11 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

9 19 18 16 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

17

17 17

30

17

17 17 17

Mean of highest each year Mean of lowest each year

Highest recorded temperature Lowest recorded temperature

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1.187 WMO No 60765 GABES (33 53 N, 10 06 E) Height above MSL 5 m Climatic Table compiled from 17 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 1999
Temperatures Average pressure at MSL Average humidity Average cloud cover Mean wind speed Number of days with

Precipitation

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Mean highest in each month

Mean lowest in each month

Mean daily max.

Mean daily min.

Month

No. of days with 1 mm or more

Average fall

Calm

hPa January February March April May June July August September October November December Means Totals Extreme values No. of years observations 17 1022 1020 1017 1015 1014 1015 1015 1015 1016 1017 1018 1020 1017 _ _

C 17 18 20 22 25 28 31 32 30 27 22 18 24 _ _

C 8 9 11 14 18 21 23 24 23 19 13 9 16 _ _

C 21 25 29 32 36 38 39 40 39 34 29 24 44* _ 50

C 4 4 6 8 13 17 20 21 18 13 8 4 3 _ 1

% 75 73 74 74 73 72 74 75 77 76 71 75 74 _ _

% 56 51 53 55 60 60 58 59 58 56 51 54 56 _ _

Oktas 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 _ _ 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 _ _

mm 24 19 23 13 7 3 1 1 23 44 32 33 _ 223 _ 4 3 4 2 2 1 | | 3 5 4 4 _ 32 _ 7 8 6 8 2 7 3 5 5 2 17 40 14 10 1 15 31 13 13 6 12 23 11 11 5 4 6 8 7 10 3 3 4 4 7 6 2 2 4 9 9 13 6 11 3 11 5 23 5 21 7 18 13 17 11 9 20 20 6 22 37 5 22 53 4 6 6 7 1 | | | | 1 | 1 1 1 | 1 1 _ _ 6 35 13 4 29 10 3 16 2 1 | | 1 1 8 4 1 1 1 5 8 3 1 | | 1 | 5 9 | 1 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 1 1 | _ _

Calm

NW

SW

NW

SW

NE

SE

NE

SE

Knots 6 5 5 5 6 6 4 4 5 5 5 6 5 _ _ 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 _ _ | | | | | 0 | | | | | 1 _ 1 _ 1 1 | | | | | | | | | | _ 1 _ 17 1 | 1
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8 14 11

9 21 15 11 8 23 26 13 7 29 24 14 3 18 21 16

3 20 61 11 1 19 68 11 1 14 70 13 | 16 72 3 25 56 7 28 38 12 22 15 15 12 8 9 9 8 4 2 8 _ _

3 16 22 16 11 9 18 13 13 9 14 7 7 9 5 9 5 2 8 2 1 9 _ _ 8 6

9 16 13 15

2 12 5 32

2 15 37 13 11 1 14 42 15 12 5 _ _ 9 19 _ _ _ _ 9 14 _ _ _ _

4 40 17 2 15 _ _ _ _ 6 _ _

7 15 13 _ _ _ _ _ _

6 20 42 _ _ _ _ _ _

17

17 17

30

17

17 17 17

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Highest recorded temperature Lowest recorded temperature

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1.188 WMO No 16470 PANTELLERIA (36 49 N, 11 58 E) Height above MSL 170 m Climatic Table compiled from 17 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 1999
Temperatures Average pressure at MSL Average humidity Average cloud cover Mean wind speed Number of days with

Precipitation

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Mean highest in each month

Mean lowest in each month

Mean daily max.

Mean daily min.

Month

No. of days with 1 mm or more

Average fall

Calm

hPa January February March April May June July August September October November December Means Totals Extreme values No. of years observations 17 1020 1018 1016 1014 1015 1015 1015 1015 1016 1017 1016 1018 1016 _ _

C 14 14 15 18 22 26 28 29 27 23 18 15 21 _ _

C 11 10 11 13 16 19 22 23 21 19 15 12 16 _ _

C 18 18 21 25 30 33 36 35 33 28 24 19 38* _ 42

C 6 5 6 8 12 15 19 20 17 14 10 7 4 _ 2

% 80 82 84 80 76 76 77 80 82 83 82 82 80 _ _

% 75 75 74 70 62 62 64 66 69 72 75 76 70 _ _

Oktas 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 _ _ 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 3 4 5 5 4 _ _

mm 77 48 37 32 14 6 1 14 41 65 69 80 _ 484 _ 9 8 6 5 3 1 0 1 3 6 8 9 _ 59 _ 12 10 12 12 13 8 6 7 6 6 14 9 16 17 12 12 8 9 5 8 7 6 4 2 1 5 9 8 7 6 _ _ 5 14 11 16 23 5 14 13 21 20 4 14 10 15 25 6 18 11 15 26 5 19 3 18 1 16 2 17 5 20 5 22 8 12 27 5 6 9 8 34 9 39 8 33 3 3 1 | 1 1 1 | 1 2 3 4 2 _ _

Calm

NW

SW

NW

SW

NE

SE

NE

SE

Knots 10 10 11 10 9 8 7 7 8 9 10 11 9 _ _ 12 13 13 13 12 11 10 10 11 11 13 13 12 1 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 | | 1 1 _ 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 _ 17 _ 17 2 2 1
CHAPTER 1

4 12 13 17 18 14 6 13 10 14 20 6 18 6 17 3 17 2 15 3 20 7 22 8 22 9

10 10 15 11 7 6

6 10 4 9 9 8 6 5 5 8

7 15 18 11 8 11 18 11 5 9 23 11

13 11 13 15 16 10 16 14 15 12 12 12 11 11 7 7

14 13 16 9

5 11 20 16 5 7 9 18 16 8 14 16

14 10 12 8 12 11 12 _ _ 6

8 10 23 8 12 18

7 12 4 10 7 7 _ _ 7 8 _ _

7 11 11 12

7 16 12 15 14 10 3 16 12 15 19 10 5 17 _ _ _ _ 8 13 18 12 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4 15 14 18 21 3 13 14 20 19 4 17 10 13 25 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

13 10 _ _ _ _

_ 14 _ _

17

17 17

30

17

17 17 17

Mean of highest each year Mean of lowest each year

Highest recorded temperature Lowest recorded temperature

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1.189 WMO No 16490 LAMPEDUSA (35 30 N, 12 36 E) Height above MSL 20 m Climatic Table compiled from 8 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 1999
Temperatures Average pressure at MSL Average humidity Average cloud cover Mean wind speed Number of days with

Precipitation

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Mean highest in each month

Mean lowest in each month

Mean daily max.

Mean daily min.

Month

No. of days with 1 mm or more

Average fall

Calm

hPa January February March April May June July August September October November December Means Totals Extreme values No. of years observations 8 1021 1018 1017 1015 1015 1016 1016 1016 1017 1018 1017 1019 1017 _ _

C 16 16 16 19 22 25 29 29 28 25 21 17 22 _ _

C 13 13 13 15 17 21 24 25 24 22 18 14 18 _ _

C 18 19 21 22 25 29 32 32 31 28 25 21 34* _ 36

C 8 10 10 12 13 16 22 23 22 17 14 10 7 _ 1

% 80 79 84 84 86 88 88 87 85 83 79 81 84 _ _

% 76 73 75 74 75 75 73 74 73 73 71 75 74 _ _

Oktas 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 2 4 4 4 3 _ _ 5 4 4 3 3 2 1 2 3 4 4 5 3 _ _

mm 43 30 24 22 6 2 1 3 16 59 63 52 _ 321 _ 7 5 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 6 6 7 _ 42 _ 11 10 10 10 14 9 3 7 5 5 6 6 9 17 15 19 10 14 9 11 10 8 6 8 5 4 7 6 5 19 18 24 1 1 5 3 1 1 1 1 5 7 4 9 3 _ _

Calm

NW

SW

NW

SW

NE

SE

NE

SE

Knots 12 11 11 10 9 8 6 7 7 9 11 11 9 _ _ 14 13 13 12 12 11 9 9 9 10 12 13 11 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 | 1 _ | | 1 1 1 | | 1 | 1 0 0 _ 5 _ 8 1 1 |
CHAPTER 1

5 12 10 14 21 19 7 7 9 7 4 6 7 8 8 11 22 23 4 | 4 2 3 6 4 6 25 18 4 16 25 3 16 20 3 16 32 1 17 30 1 18 32 4 14 21 9 18 18

8 13 15 20 25 5 11 13 12 28 6 12 25 9 7 5 18 4 15

7 10 12 9 14 11 8 6

9 13 13 10

13 13 15 16 10 23 14 14 16 22 13 17 11 16 10 12 7 7

23 13 12 20 16 13 10 7 9 7 8

8 12

6 11 20 7 3 25 7 19 4 17

4 12 6 9

6 14 14

6 13 15 11 8

9 11 17 10 6 6 8 _ _ 7 4 9 _ _

8 11 17 15 7 7 9 3

12 11 12 11 13 _ _ 8 _ _

7 14

10 11 9 8

9 13 13 24 7 16 15 25

6 13 15 20 13 8 _ _ 7 _ _ 7 18 22 _ _ _ _ _ _

14 10 _ _ _ _

9 11 10 11 10 22 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

_ 11 _ _ 8

8 8

30

8 8

Mean of highest each year Mean of lowest each year

Highest recorded temperature Lowest recorded temperature

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1.190 WMO No 16597 LUQA, MALTA (35 51 N, 14 29 E) Height above MSL 91 m Climatic Table compiled from 26 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 1999
Temperatures Average pressure at MSL Average humidity Average cloud cover Mean wind speed Number of days with

Precipitation

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Mean highest in each month

Mean lowest in each month

Mean daily max.

Mean daily min.

Month

No. of days with 1 mm or more

Average fall

Calm

hPa January February March April May June July August September October November December Means Totals Extreme values No. of years observations 26 1019 1018 1017 1015 1015 1016 1016 1015 1017 1018 1018 1019 1017 _ _

C 16 16 17 20 24 29 32 32 29 25 21 17 23 _ _

C 10 9 10 12 15 19 21 23 21 18 15 12 15 _ _

C 19 19 21 25 29 35 36 37 33 27 25 20 39* _ 44

C 4 5 6 8 11 16 19 20 17 13 9 6 4 _ 0

% 84 85 86 84 81 78 78 82 85 85 83 84 83 _ _

% 70 67 65 61 56 52 50 53 60 64 67 69 61 _ _

Oktas 5 4 4 4 4 2 1 1 2 4 4 5 3 _ _ 5 5 4 4 3 2 1 1 3 4 5 5 4 _ _

mm 89 61 41 23 7 3 21 7 40 90 80 112 _ 553 _ 14 11 9 6 3 1 0 1 4 10 11 14 _ 84 _ 6 5 5 6 5 7 8 5 6 7 9 9 6 12 28 18 11 8 11 27 18 12 7 10 23 20 10 8 8 7 6 7 6 6 18 22 10 6 12 23 7 7 9 10 9 9 9 9 7 9 8 12 22 22 9 14 21 19 9 14 15 21 9 17 19 1 1 | | | | 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 _ _

Calm

NW

SW

NW

SW

NE

SE

NE

SE

Knots 8 8 8 8 8 7 6 5 5 6 7 8 7 _ _ 12 13 13 13 12 11 10 10 10 11 12 12 12 _ _ | | | | | | 0 | | | | | _ | _ 1 1 1 1 1 | | | | 1 | | _ 6 _ 26 4 4 3
CHAPTER 1

7 10 9 11

9 10 11 11

8 10 13 13 11

10 12 12 10 13 11 10 8 7 5 4 4 5 7 _ _ 9 6 6 5 5 3 4 8

5 14 12 14 13 11 13 17 9 12 14 12 13 13 11 15 9 14 9 14 10 14 9 8 14 16 12 18

9 27 11

5 14 35 14 7 18 25 20 6 18 18 22 5 20 15 19

6 10 16 16 12 16 9 15 15 12 10 13

7 10 9 6 7 8 _ _

9 10 10 7 6 8 _ _ 7 5 7 _ _

9 14 13 12 12 13 13 14 6 11 9 10 8 7 9 11 14 18 23 5 8 15 22 21

8 13 23 17 14 7 14 28 18 10 7 _ _ 9 20 21 13 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

9 12 10 10 12 13 15 18 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

26

26 26

30

26

26 26 26

Mean of highest each year Mean of lowest each year

Highest recorded temperature Lowest recorded temperature

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1.191 WMO No 16400 ISOLA DI USTICA (38 42 N, 13 11 E) Height above MSL 251 m Climatic Table compiled from 17 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 1999
Temperatures Average pressure at MSL Average humidity Average cloud cover Mean wind speed Number of days with

Precipitation

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Mean highest in each month

Mean lowest in each month

Mean daily max.

Mean daily min.

Month

No. of days with 1 mm or more

Average fall

Calm

hPa January February March April May June July August September October November December Means Totals Extreme values No. of years observations 17 1020 1018 1016 1014 1015 1016 1015 1015 1017 1018 1017 1018 1017 _ _

C 14 14 15 17 21 25 29 30 26 23 18 15 21 _ _

C 10 9 10 11 15 18 22 23 21 18 14 11 15 _ _

C 17 17 19 23 27 30 33 34 30 27 23 19 35* _ 39

C 6 5 5 8 12 15 19 20 17 14 9 6 4 _ 1

% 85 84 86 86 88 88 88 90 87 85 84 84 86 _ _

% 79 76 75 73 71 69 67 69 71 73 75 78 73 _ _

Oktas 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 _ _ 5 4 4 4 3 3 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 _ _

mm 48 45 35 35 18 9 4 11 37 67 71 69 _ 449 _ 9 8 7 5 3 1 1 1 4 7 9 9 _ 64 _ 14 11 15 11 13 12 12 7 7 7 7 9 11 16 9 12 10 15 8 7 10 15 14 13 12 8 9 9 12 14 16 5 7 5 6 8 7 8 7 7 9 4

Calm

NW

SW

NW

SW

NE

SE

NE

SE

Knots 11 11 10 10 8 7 5 6 7 8 11 11 9 _ _ 11 11 10 10 8 8 7 7 8 8 11 11 9 _ _ 1 1 1 1 1 | | 1 | 1 1 1 _ 9 _ 1 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 _ 18 _ 17 1 2 2
CHAPTER 1

8 11 12 11 15 10 9 11 13 12 15 8

15 10 17 13 13 7

7 10 11 16 11 11 7 11 9 13 7 16 4 10 9 11 9 16 14 16 6 7 6 8 8 12 12 6 13 15 7 8 8 13 6 11

5 16 10 13 12 12 13 8 17 9 12 7 7 5 6 8 8 9 14 9 16 9 24 6 27 8 17 7 16 8

13 10 14 9

17 15 18 11 28 16 24 17 16 11 17 10 15 15 6 9

7 16 13 10 5 9 11 8 7

17 11 12 12 10 11 10 11 15 10 12 10 13 10 _ _ _ _

7 12 12

8 13 14 12 8 13 15 13 7

6 15 12 12 11 10 5 11 17 14 9 9

8 16 14 10 12

6 12 16 17 12 11 5 10 14 17 11

5 11 15 16 7 12 12 12 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

9 11 12 9 11 14 _ _ _ _ _ _

9 10 7 _ _

17 11 _ _ _ _

7 12 11 12 11 12 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

17

17 17

30

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Mean of highest each year Mean of lowest each year

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1.192 WMO No 16405 PALERMO/PUNTA RAISI (38 11 N, 13 06 E) Height above MSL 21 m Climatic Table compiled from 26 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 1999
Temperatures Average pressure at MSL Average humidity Average cloud cover Mean wind speed Number of days with

Precipitation

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Mean highest in each month

Mean lowest in each month

Mean daily max.

Mean daily min.

Month

No. of days with 1 mm or more

Average fall

Calm

hPa January February March April May June July August September October November December Means Totals Extreme values No. of years observations 26 1019 1017 1016 1014 1015 1015 1015 1015 1017 1017 1017 1018 1016 _ _

C 15 15 17 19 23 26 30 30 28 25 20 17 22 _ _

C 10 10 11 12 16 20 23 24 22 19 15 12 16 _ _

C 20 20 24 27 31 34 35 36 35 30 26 22 37* _ 42

C 6 5 6 8 12 16 19 21 18 14 10 7 5 _ 1

% 77 77 78 78 80 77 77 77 76 78 76 76 77 _ _

% 70 69 69 69 71 70 70 69 66 67 68 70 69 _ _

Oktas 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 3 _ _ 5 4 4 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 _ _

mm 72 65 60 44 26 12 5 13 42 98 94 80 _ 611 _ 10 10 9 6 3 2 1 2 4 8 9 11 _ 75 _ 6 6 7 9 7 7 6 6 5 4 4 5 6 7 5 5 6 _ _ 6 29 13 8 27 11 7 22 14 9 8 7 7 17 9 16 6 19 4 28 4 36 4 38 4 43 3 41 4 35 3 27 5 21 6 17 5 28 _ _ _ _ 10 14 9 19 11 26 9 28 11 39 11 43 19 42 19 42 12 39 9 26 9 13 9 15 12 29 _ _ _ _ 6 7 6 6 7 4 4 3 6 6 6 4 5 _ _ 2 13 22 14 10 2 12 19 15 10 1 | 1 2 2 1 1 8 15 17 9 9 7 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 8

Calm

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SW

NW

SW

NE

SE

NE

SE

Knots 9 9 8 7 4 4 4 3 5 6 8 9 6 _ _ 9 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 10 9 _ _ 1 1 1 | | | | | 1 | 1 1 _ 6 _ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | | | | _ 8 _ 26 2 2 3
CHAPTER 1

6 12 5 8

4 21 14 10 3 13 16 4 14 15 4 14 12 6 17 10 7 22 11 6 29 12 6 29 12 6 28 15 5 22 13 _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 7 4 6 5 7 9 8 7 _ _

5 13 22 12 5 2 1 2 5 7 16 10 5 15 14 4 12 12 5 12 13 7 16 10 7

3 11 4 11 4 12 4 3 3 5 6 5 _ _ 9 7 7 7 9 9 _ _

3 11 16 16 2 15 21 13 3 16 23 12 2 _ _

8 13 7 12 6 _ _

8 13 15 10 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

26

26 26

30

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26 26 26

Mean of highest each year Mean of lowest each year

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1.193 WMO No 16429 TRAPANI / BIRGI (37 55 N, 12 30 E) Height above MSL 14 m Climatic Table compiled from 26 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 1999
Temperatures Average pressure at MSL Average humidity Average cloud cover Mean wind speed Number of days with

Precipitation

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Mean highest in each month

Mean lowest in each month

Mean daily max.

Mean daily min.

Month

No. of days with 1 mm or more

Average fall

Calm

hPa January February March April May June July August September October November December Means Totals Extreme values No. of years observations 26 1019 1017 1016 1014 1015 1016 1016 1015 1017 1017 1017 1018 1016 _ _

C 15 16 17 19 23 27 30 31 28 24 19 16 22 _ _

C 8 8 8 10 14 17 20 21 20 17 12 10 14 _ _

C 18 19 23 27 32 35 36 37 34 29 25 20 38* _ 44

C 3 3 3 4 9 12 16 17 15 12 6 4 2 _ 0

% 87 88 88 86 86 81 83 84 87 88 88 88 86 _ _

% 74 72 71 67 65 62 64 64 65 68 73 76 68 _ _

Oktas 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 _ _ 5 5 4 4 4 3 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 _ _

mm 56 46 45 37 17 5 2 9 42 61 65 65 _ 450 _ 9 8 7 6 3 1 0 1 3 7 7 10 _ 62 _ 9 6 9 7 8 10 7 5 6 5 7 6 7 _ _ 4 4 4 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 3 5 3 _ _ 6 20 7 16 4 16 3 16 2 15 1 11 1 12 2 13 4 18 5 24 5 18 5 17 4 16 _ _ _ _ 5 7 7 6 4 6 5 4 5 4 6 7 5 _ _ 3 13 11 28 5 12 13 31 3 11 12 34 5 12 11 38 3 3 1 1 1 3 8 9 51 17 16 19 15 19 25 27 25 18 15 16 15 19 _ _ 5 7 4 1 1 | | 1 2 3 4 7 3 _ _ 4 16 10 12 15 14 2 12 12 15 16 16 1 13 11 12 20 18 1 13 10 15 21 23 | 1 | | 1 9 4 3 3 9 14 20 27 8 16 17 29 6 16 15 32 7 17 17 30 7 4 2 1 1 1 | | 1 2 5 7 3 _ _

Calm

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SW

NW

SW

NE

SE

NE

SE

Knots 8 7 7 6 4 4 3 3 4 5 7 8 5 _ _ 11 11 12 12 11 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 _ _ 1 | 1 1 1 | | | | | 1 1 _ 6 _ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | _ 11 _ 26 3 3 3
CHAPTER 1

4 10 52 4 4 7 8 61 4 66 6 52

8 11 20 18 21

7 10 41

1 13 13 17 17 20 2 15 14 11 18 15 4 12 13 13 15 14 1 10 10 15 17 22 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4 12 11 33 6 14 10 30 3 _ _ 9 10 43 _ _ _ _ _ _

26

26 26

30

26

26 26 26

Mean of highest each year Mean of lowest each year

Highest recorded temperature Lowest recorded temperature

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1.194 WMO No 16453 GELA (37 05 N, 14 13 E) Height above MSL 65 m Climatic Table compiled from 17 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 1999
Temperatures Average pressure at MSL Average humidity Average cloud cover Mean wind speed Number of days with

Precipitation

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Mean highest in each month

Mean lowest in each month

Mean daily max.

Mean daily min.

Month

No. of days with 1 mm or more

Average fall

Calm

hPa January February March April May June July August September October November December Means Totals Extreme values No. of years observations 17 1019 1018 1016 1014 1014 1015 1015 1014 1016 1018 1017 1018 1016 _ _

C 15 15 16 18 22 25 27 28 26 23 20 16 21 _ _

C 9 9 9 11 15 19 21 22 21 17 14 11 15 _ _

C 18 19 21 24 28 31 32 32 30 28 24 20 34* _ 41

C 5 4 5 6 10 14 18 19 16 12 8 6 3 _ 1

% 83 83 81 81 76 72 73 76 81 84 83 83 80 _ _

% 71 70 71 74 77 80

Oktas 3 3 3 3 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 _ _

mm 46 36 29 24 17 3 3 11 20 56 54 55 _ 354 _ 6 6 5 4 2 0 0 1 2 5 6 7 _ 44 _ 15 33 15 12 34 15 13 33 14 11 35 13 10 32 12 11 24 11 22 12 32 7 9 9 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 3 2 2 _ _ 2 | 1 2 1 3 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 _ _ 3 2 2 1 1 4 2 2 2 1 3 3 2 _ _ 6 9 16 4 6 4 2 1 1 | 1 1 3 3 9 8 6 3 2 1 | 1 2 9 8 9 8 6 4 3 1 1 | 3 5 7 14 20 20 4 15 24 21 6 21 30 21 6 18 34 28 8 21 42 20 3 20 48 23 1 14 62 21 1 21 60 13 5 28 44 13 7 28 31 13 7 10 7 3 2 2 1 0 | 1 1 5 8 3 _ _ 7 3 3 2 2 1 2 3 3 8 9 4 _ _

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NE

SE

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8 10 20 6 8 5 4 3 4 5 6 28 4 38 6 40 4 36 5 27 6 20 9 15

81 t1 82 t1 77 74 72 72 75 _ _ 2 3 3 3 2 _ _

11 37 12 13 37 18 12 34 17 13 33 15 12 32 13 _ _ _ _ _ _

6 10 18 21 21 8 5 _ _ 6 12 21 19 5 19 36 20 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

8 11 15 6 _ _ 7 24 _ _ _ _

6 11 3 _ _ 5 _ _

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1.195 WMO No 16460 CATANIA FONTANOROSSA (37 28 N, 15 03 E) Height above MSL 17 m Climatic Table compiled from 26 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 1999
Temperatures Average pressure at MSL Average humidity Average cloud cover Mean wind speed Number of days with

Precipitation

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Mean highest in each month

Mean lowest in each month

Mean daily max.

Mean daily min.

Month

No. of days with 1 mm or more

Average fall

Calm

hPa January February March April May June July August September October November December Means Totals Extreme values No. of years observations 26 1018 1017 1016 1014 1015 1015 1015 1014 1016 1017 1017 1017 1016 _ _

C 16 17 18 20 24 29 32 33 30 25 20 17 23 _ _

C 6 5 6 8 12 16 19 20 18 15 10 7 12 _ _

C 20 21 24 26 31 35 39 38 36 30 26 21 40* _ 45

C 1 1 1 3 8 12 16 17 14 9 4 2 1 _ 2

% 88 87 88 87 83 76 76 80 87 90 90 88 85 _ _

% 61 57 56 56 56 52

Oktas 4 4 3 3 3 2 4 4 4 4 4 2 1 2 3 4 5 4 3 _ _

mm 75 53 46 35 19 6 5 9 45 106 62 86 _ 647 _ 8 7 6 5 3 1 1 2 3 1 5 8 _ 56 _ 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 _ _ 5 6 6 6 6 3 2 2 5 7 6 5 5 _ _ 4 4 5 4 4 3 2 2 3 4 4 3 4 _ _ 2 1 1 | | | | 1 | 1 1 1 1 _ _ 2 26 32 1 25 31 1 23 29 1 22 31 2 25 18 2 21 20 1 25 19 2 23 22 2 23 25 2 25 24 2 28 28 1 27 34 2 24 26 _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 24 4 27 3 31 3 32 3 41 2 48 2 48 3 45 3 39 4 32 3 25 4 22 3 34 _ _ _ _ 2 9 11 6 8 4 19 28 5 13 25 2 10 16 1 1 | | 1 1 6 13 3 2 2 2 5 6 2 1 4 8 6 16 6 11 4 6 2 2 1 1 1 3 7 3 2 | 0 1 2 5

Calm

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SW

NW

SW

NE

SE

NE

SE

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1 13 34 13 1 16 42 13 1 23 54 9

1 24 59 10 | 23 60 13 1 22 52 17 1 15 48 18 1 16 36 13 2 11 14 1 9 9 7 2

50 t1 53 55 58 60 62 56 _ _ 1 2 3 4 4 3 _ _

3 10 15 5 20 23 4 21 30 2 _ _ 9 14 _ _ _ _

4 15 6 18 3 _ _ 7 _ _

1 16 37 11 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

26

26 26

30

26

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Highest recorded temperature Lowest recorded temperature

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1.196 WMO No 16420 MESSINA (38 12 N, 15 33 E) Height above MSL 51 m Climatic Table compiled from 17 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 1999
Temperatures Average pressure at MSL Average humidity Average cloud cover Mean wind speed Number of days with

Precipitation

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Mean highest in each month

Mean lowest in each month

Mean daily max.

Mean daily min.

Month

No. of days with 1 mm or more

Average fall

Calm

hPa January February March April May June July August September October November December Means Totals Extreme values No. of years observations 17 1019 1017 1016 1014 1015 1015 1015 1014 1016 1018 1016 1017 1016 _ _

C 15 15 16 18 23 27 30 31 28 24 19 16 22 _ _

C 11 10 11 13 17 21 24 25 22 19 15 12 17 _ _

C 18 18 21 24 27 31 35 35 31 27 23 19 36* _ 44

C 5 7 7 8 12 17 20 22 17 15 10 8 4 _ 3

% 79 78 77 77 76 74 76 79 80 82 81 78 78 _ _

% 67 62 60 60 59 55 54 58 59 63 67 68 61 _ _

Oktas 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 3 4 5 5 4 _ _ 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 _ _

mm 113 98 84 60 32 14 19 24 55 109 107 117 _ 832 _ 12 11 9 8 4 2 2 3 5 9 10 12 _ 87 _ 15 15 17 6 8 9 | | 1 1 | 1 3 | 2 1 1 | 1 _ _ 1 | | 1 1 2 2 1 | 0 1 | 1 _ _ 4 14 12 29 20 4 17 4 17 5 16 6 12 5 2 2 9 2 6 9 23 23 6 23 24 5 24 23 3 16 20 1 14 15 1 19 16 3 17 22 5 20 27 6 19 32 16 12 15 16 19 17 13 18 12 32 14 32 19 37 3 3 3 3 5 9 8 2 16 14 2 13 16 2 14 16 1 18 17 2 14 14 1 13 10 2 10 3 11 6 8 6 24 5 22 4 21 5 21 3 17 2 15 2 16 2 13 2 19 4 15 6 14 5 19 4 18 _ _ _ _ 6 9 4 4 2 2 2 1 2 5 9 8 5 _ _

Calm

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SW

NW

SW

NE

SE

NE

SE

Knots 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 _ _ 6 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 _ _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | 1 _ 4 _ 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 _ 13 _ 13 3 3 3
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15 35 10 13 22 11 13 16 11 17 11 15 21 _ _ _ _ 9 6 2 3 5 _ _

3 16 5 20

3 17 14 2 21 21 2 20 19 1 15 21 2 15 15 _ _ _ _ _ _

4 22 11 20 25 4 17 12 24 21 4 14 _ _ _ _ 6 21 22 _ _ _ _ _ _

17 14 _ _ _ _

17

17 17

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1.197 WMO No 16350 CROTONE (39 00 N, 17 04 E) Height above MSL 161 m Climatic Table compiled from 15 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 1997
Temperatures Average pressure at MSL Average humidity Average cloud cover Mean wind speed Number of days with

Precipitation

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Mean highest in each month

Mean lowest in each month

Mean daily max.

Mean daily min.

Month

No. of days with 1 mm or more

Average fall

Calm

hPa January February March April May June July August September October November December Means Totals Extreme values No. of years observations 15 1017 1017 1015 1013 1014 1014 1014 1014 1015 1017 1016 1018 1015 _ _

C 13 13 15 18 23 27 31 31 27 22 17 14 21 _ _

C 6 6 7 9 13 16 20 21 18 15 11 7 12 _ _

C 18 18 21 23 28 33 37 35 33 26 22 19 38* _ 44

C 1 1 2 4 8 11 16 17 13 10 5 2 0 _ 3

% 80 78 78 80 76 69 64 69 74 82 82 81 76 _ _

% 67 64 63 62 54 47 41 45 53 64 70 70 58 _ _

Oktas 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 _ _ 5 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 3 4 5 5 4 _ _

mm 90 55 75 39 25 8 11 18 48 103 106 104 _ 682 _ 8 7 7 5 4 2 1 2 4 7 7 9 _ 63 _ 26 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 | 2 1 3 1 _ _ 4 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 | 2 2 2 2 _ _ 8 13 7 16 6 14 7 21 6 14 5 13 2 4 5 9 3 3 4 4 2 2 1 1 2 4 2 3 3 _ _ 5 32 7 31 9 38 5 41 4 51 2 49 6 48 6 49 4 51 4 37 5 33 7 34 5 41 _ _ _ _ 27 17 22 21 16 23 12 18 2 3 7 5 11 19 4 13 22 8 17 16 4 2 3 2 1 | 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 _ _ 4 11 6 5 3 1 0 1 1 1 2 4 7 5 3 3 2 2 1 1 5 8

Calm

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SW

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NE

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NE

SE

Knots 7 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 5 _ _ 11 11 11 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 _ _ | | | | | 0 | | | | | | _ 1 _ 1 1 1 1 2 | 1 1 | 1 1 1 _ 11 _ 15 1 1 1
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5 10 23 24

11 11 17 10 22 14 20 10 16 8

8 25 11 14 22 16 5 27 10 16 23 17 8 38 10 11 22 6 38 11 13 20 8 8

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1.198 WMO No 16325 MARINA DI GINOSA (40 26 N, 16 53 E) Height above MSL 12 m Climatic Table compiled from 26 to 30 years observations, 1960 to 1999
Temperatures Average pressure at MSL Average humidity Average cloud cover Mean wind speed Number of days with

Precipitation

Wind distribution Percentage of observations from

Mean highest in each month

Mean lowest in each month

Mean daily max.

Mean daily min.

Month

No. of days with 1 mm or more

Average fall

Calm

hPa January February March April May June July August September October November December Means Totals Extreme values No. of years observations 26 1018 1017 1015 1013 1013 1013 1013 1013 1015 1016 1016 1017 1015 _ _

C 13 14 16 18 22 27 31 31 27 22 17 14 21 _ _

C 6 5 7 9 14 18 20 21 17 14 10 7 12 _ _

C 18 18 21 24 29 33 36 36 32 26 22 19 37* _ 41

C 1 1 2 4 9 13 16 17 13 8 3 2 0 _ 3

% 85 86 85 85 84 81 78 81 83 85 86 85 84 _ _

% 72 69 68 68 70 67 62 63 63 66 72 73 68 _ _

Oktas 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 _ _ 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 3 4 5 5 4 _ _

mm 44 51 43 28 27 21 16 21 35 59 52 58 _ 455 _ 5 6 6 4 5 3 2 3 4 6 6 6 _ 56 _ 7 6 7 6 5 4 3 4 7 7 6 5 6 _ _ 2 2 4 3 3 3 1 1 3 7 3 2 3 _ _ 3 2 4 4 4 2 | 1 1 3 2 3 2 _ _ 4 4 6 6 4 1 0 | 2 3 4 4 3 _ _ 3 2 2 3 2 1 1 | 2 3 3 3 2 _ _ 3 22 47 10 3 21 46 12 3 20 40 14 4 20 41 13 2 25 34 22 2 30 38 19 | 32 47 16 1 31 46 16 1 25 47 12 3 20 42 13 5 19 46 12 5 23 46 9 9 13 12 11 6 7 13 11 9 14 13 10 11 _ _ 4 5 6 11 8 16 6 6 5 11 28 20 5 3 5 4 4 2 3 4 4 5 7 28 13 5 17 5 13 3 2 2 2 3 5 9 8 9 9 9 9 6 3 3 1 2 2 5 9

Calm

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SW

NW

SW

NE

SE

NE

SE

Knots 8 7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 5 _ _ 8 9 9 10 9 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 _ _ | | | | | | | | | | | 1 _ 2 _ 1 1 1 1 | | | | | | 1 1 _ 6 _ 26 | | |
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9 20 14

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7 26 18 _ _ _ _ _ _

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METEOROLOGICAL CONVERSION TABLE AND SCALES Fahrenheit to Celsius

Fahrenheit
0 F 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 +0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 733 678 622 567 511 456 400 344 289 233 178 178 122 67 11 +44 100 156 211 267 322 378 433 489 739 683 628 572 517 461 406 350 294 239 183 172 117 61 06 +50 106 161 217 272 328 383 439 494 744 689 633 578 522 467 411 356 300 244 189 167 111 56 0 +56 111 167 222 278 333 389 444 500 750 694 639 583 528 472 417 361 306 250 194 161 106 50 +06 61 117 172 228 283 339 394 450 506 1 2 3 4 Degrees Celsius 756 700 644 589 533 478 422 367 311 256 200 156 100 44 +11 67 122 178 233 289 344 400 456 511 761 706 650 594 539 483 428 372 317 261 206 150 94 39 +17 72 128 183 239 294 350 406 461 517 767 711 656 600 544 489 433 378 322 267 211 144 89 33 +22 78 133 189 244 300 356 411 467 522 772 717 661 606 550 494 439 383 328 272 217 139 83 28 +28 83 139 194 250 306 361 417 472 528 778 722 667 611 556 500 444 389 333 278 222 133 78 22 +33 89 144 200 256 311 367 422 478 533 783 728 672 617 561 506 450 394 339 283 228 128 72 17 +39 94 150 206 261 317 372 428 483 539 5 6 7 8 9

Celsius to Fahrenheit
Celsius
0 C 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 +0 10 20 30 40 50 940 760 580 400 220 40 +140 320 320 500 680 860 1040 1220 958 778 598 418 238 58 +122 302 338 518 698 878 1058 1238 976 796 616 436 256 76 +104 284 356 536 716 896 1076 1256 1 2 3 4 Degrees Fahrenheit 994 814 634 454 274 94 +86 266 374 554 734 914 1094 1274 1012 832 652 472 292 112 +68 248 392 572 752 932 1112 1292 1030 850 670 490 310 130 +50 230 410 590 770 950 1130 1310 1048 868 688 508 328 148 +32 212 428 608 788 968 1148 1328 1066 886 706 526 346 166 +14 194 446 626 806 986 1166 1346 1084 904 724 544 364 184 04 +176 464 644 824 1004 1184 1364 1102 922 742 562 382 202 22 +158 482 662 842 1022 1202 1382 5 6 7 8 9

HECTOPASCALS TO INCHES
HECTOPASCALS 950 960 970 980 990 1000 1010 1020 1030 1040 1050

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100 4

0 0 5 10

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(2) (for large values) millimetres 1500 2000 1000 40 50 60 70 inches 80 90

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GENERAL INFORMATION
Chart 2717

Scope of the chapter

1

the Mediterranean, the only other islands are small and lie within 3 miles of the coast.

2.1 The chapter covers the S coast of Spain from the E side of La Lnea (3610N 521W), close N of the frontier between Gibraltar and Spain, to Cabo de San Antonio (3848N 012E) (2.258). Gibraltar is described in West Coasts of Spain and Portugal Pilot. This chapter includes the major ports of Mlaga (2.35), Almera (2.114), Cartagena (2.211) and Alicante (2.302). It is divided into the following sections: Gibraltar to Mlaga (2.8); Mlaga to Cabo de Gata (2.69); Cabo de Gata to Cabo de Palos (2.155); Cabo de Palos to Cabo de San Antonio (2.241).

Submarine exercise area

1

2.3 Submarines exercise frequently E of the Strait of Gibraltar; see Annual Notice to Mariners Number 8 and 1.11.

Measured distances
1

2.4 There are measured distances at Ensenada de Mazarrn (2.186) and Cartagena (2.229).

Rescue
1

2.5 Overview of rescue information is at 1.44. Local assets: see 2.10, 2.78, 2.161 and 2.245.

Topography
1

2.2 The coast of Spain, from the isthmus of Gibraltar, extends 180 miles E to Cabo de Gata, thence 170 miles NE to Cabo de San Antonio. It presents a series of fertile areas, arid plains, gently sloping beaches, rugged coasts, salient headlands and bays. In most parts the coast can be closed to a short distance and there are few off-lying dangers. The coastal hills are of moderate elevation backed by high mountains. Most rivers on this coast are swollen by rains or melting snow from the inland mountains, and in summer they diminish to small streams or, in some instances, completely dry up; no large rivers enter the sea along this coast. The coastline is also the site of numerous holiday resorts, all of which contain tall prominent buildings and in view of continued development the mariner should be prepared to see towns where small villages or even open country are charted. Apart from Isla de Alborn (3557N 302W) (2.149), about 18 miles S of the track of vessels bound E through

Fish havens
1

2.6 Fish havens proliferate along the coast and new havens are designated frequently. See charts for positions and extents.

Natural conditions
1

2.7 Local magnetic anomalies: In the E approach to the Strait of Gibraltar. Reported (1977) 3 miles S of Cabo Tioso (3732N 107W). Tidal streams. For information on tidal streams in the approaches to the Strait of Gibraltar see 1.128 to 1.135, West Coasts of Spain and Portugal Pilot, and charts of the area. Tide-rips. In the E approaches to the Strait of Gibraltar, tide-rips have been reported to occur under certain weather conditions during the period of the W-going stream. The tide-rips, which have been detected on radar, may extend up to 4 miles in length. For additional information see 1.116.

GIBRALTAR TO MLAGA GENERAL INFORMATION

Chart 773
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Tunny nets
2.9 Tunny nets may be found up to 7 miles offshore in areas mentioned in the text; they are usually marked by day and night. See 1.8.

Scope of the section

1

2.8 In this section the coastal route between Europa Point (3607N 521W) (2.22) and the major commercial port of Mlaga (2.35), 57 miles NE, is described together with its off-lying dangers and the minor ports situated along this length of coast. This section is sub divided as follows: Coastal route (2.12); Puerto de Mlaga and approaches (2.35).

Rescue
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2.10 Lifeboat. There is a lifeboat station at: Puerto de Mlaga (3643N 425W) (2.35). Coastguard stations are located at: Punta Torre Nueva (3613N 520W) (2.23) Punta Carbonera (3615N 518W) (2.23). Punta de Guadalmanza (3627N 504W) (2.24).

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Torre de las Bvedas (36275N 04594W) (2.24). Torre de Alarcn (36300N 04559W) (2.24). Punta de la Torre Nueva (36296N 04416W) (2.25). Cala Moral (36302N 04406W) (2.25). See also 1.44 to 1.53.

should avoid entering the firing range when prescribed signals are displayed.

Anchorage east of Gibraltar

1

Natural conditions
1

2.16 Large vessels, many awaiting orders, anchor off the E side of Gibraltar up to 5 miles offshore. For details see West Coasts of Spain and Portugal Pilot, NP 67.

2.11 Currents and tidal streams. See 1.128 to 1.135, and information on the chart. Climate table. See 1.166 and 1.167.

Prohibited anchorage and fishing areas

1

2.17 For areas where anchoring and fishing are prohibited, and for the extent of fish havens see charts.

Sewage outfalls COASTAL ROUTE

1

General information
Charts 144, 1448, 142, 3578 (see 1.15)

2.18 Sewage outfalls, which are numerous in the vicinity of the urban areas between Estepona (3625N 509W) and Mlaga, are normally marked by buoys (special); care must be taken to avoid damaging an outfall when anchoring.

Route
1

2.12 From a position SSE of Europa Point (3607N 521W), the coastal route leads generally NNE, E and NE for a total of about 60 miles to the approaches to Mlaga.

ODAS buoy
1

2.19 An ODAS light-buoy is moored about 13 miles E of Punta Carbonera (3615N 518W).

Topography
1

Rescue
1

2.13 The E side of the Rock of Gibraltar is described in West Coasts of Spain and Portugal Pilot. Sierra Carbonera, a S extension of Serran de Ronda, rises to an elevation of 310 m about 5 miles N of Europa Point. From Punta de la Chullera (3619N 515W) (2.23), the coast rises and leads 1 miles NNE to abreast Piedra Alcorrin (2.23). Lying between Piedra Alcorrin and Punta Torre del Salto de la Mora (2.23), 2 miles NNE, there is the sandy shore of Fondeadero de la Sabinilla (2.28), through which five streams enter the sea. The largest of these is Arroyo del Estanquillo which lies 5 cables N of Piedra Alcorrin. Sierra de Marbella (3633N 456W), is a mountain range which is not as high as Sierra Bermeja (2.22) and not so easily identifiable, being more extended E and W. The irregular crest, La Concha, attains an elevation of 1270 m, 3 miles NW of Marbella and another crest, Pico de Juana, with an elevation of 1184 m, lies 1 miles NE of La Concha. Sierra de Mijas (3637N 439W), is a mountain range rising to an elevation of 1150 m. From the E, this range may be identified by the town of Mijas which appears as a white band halfway up its S slopes.

2.20 See 2.10.

Tidal streams
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2.21 Tidal streams in Mala Baha (3610N 520W) (2.23) usually set as follows: Interval from HW Gibraltar +0400 HW +0030 +0330 Remarks S-going for about 8 hours N-going; very weak

Principal marks
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Caution
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2.14 In poor visibility, when viewed from the E, the dip between the Sierra Carbonera and the Rock of Gibraltar might be mistaken for the approach to the Strait of Gibraltar.

Exercise areas
1

2.15 British forces Gibraltar firing practice areas are located on the E side of the Gibraltar peninsula originating from two firing positions close N of Europa Point. The limits of the firing areas lie in quadrants one and two, within a 2 mile radius of Europa Point and a maximum of 2 miles seaward of the peninsula to the E. The limits of the areas are indicated on BA charts 144 and 1448. Vessels

2.22 Landmarks: Europa Point (3607N 521W), is the S extremity of the Rock of Gibraltar. Europa Point Light (white round tower, red band, 19 m in height) is exhibited from the point. A conspicuous white radar dome stands 4 cables N of the light. El Hacho (35538N 5174W), 204 m in height (not charted), the highest point of the Peninsula de Almina, crowned by a castle. See West Coasts of Spain and Portugal Pilot for details. Punta Almina Lighthouse (white tower on building, 16 m in height) (3554N 517W), which stands on the summit of a hill, called Cerro de los Mosqueros, about 1 cables close SW of Punta Almina, the S entrance point at the E end of the Strait of Gibraltar. Torren (3612N 521W), an ancient watch-tower with a conspicuous radio tower (red and white) standing 2 cables NNW. Building (light blue chimney), about 5 cables S of the mouth of the Ro Guadiaro (3617N 516W) (2.23). Pyramid shaped buildings at Costa Natura (not charted) (36240N 5116W), NE of the Torre de Arroyo Vaquero (2.29). Sierra Bermeja (3629N 512W), one of the most prominent features along this stretch of coast, rises

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to a rocky peak upon which are some ruins of Moorish fortifications. The peak, being the highest mountain in the area, is easily identified at a great distance especially from the S. Punta de la Doncella Lighthouse (dark 8-sided tower, grey lantern, white dwelling, 21 m in height) (3625N 509W), standing at the N end of Estepona Harbour (2.29). A prismatic white church tower standing 4 cables E of Punta de Guadalmanza (3627N 504W). Monte Mayor (3631N 504W), with a well-defined conical summit. The ruins of a castle on its summit, are difficult to see from a distance. The buildings and church tower of San Pedro de Alcntara (36294N 4593W). Marbella Lighthouse (white round tower, 29 m in height) (3631N 453W), standing at the W end of the town (2.31). The lighthouse is reported (1995) to stand among high-rise buildings which makes it difficult to identify. Punta Calaburras Aero-marine Lighthouse (white truncated conical tower, dwelling with red roof, 25 m in height) (3631N 439W), standing on the point. TV mast standing on a hill (3636N 436W). Torre Quebrada, standing 3 cables W of Punta Negra (3635N 432W) (2.33), is the most prominent tower along this section of the coast. An hotel, standing close to the tower, is prominent. Mlaga Lighthouse (white truncated conical tower on white two storey building, 33 m in height) (3643N 425W), standing near the root of the Dique del Este in the port, is prominent and can be identified for a considerable distance offshore. Castillo de Gibralfaro, 6 cables NNE of Mlaga Light, standing on the summit of a hill at an elevation of 141 m; it is clearly visible from a distance of 20 to 25 miles and is distinctive because of its battlemented walls and square tower. Major lights: Europa Point Light as above. Gibraltar Aero Light (elevation 405 m) (3609N 521W). Punta de la Doncella Light as above. Marbella Light as above. Punta Calaburras Aero-marine Light as above. Mlaga Light as above.

Directions
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Europa Point to Punta del Salto de la Mora

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2.23 From a position SSE of Europa Point (3607N 521W) (2.22) the track leads generally NNE for about 18 miles to the approaches to Estepona, passing: ESE of the British forces Gibraltar firing practice area (3607N 519W) (2.15), thence: ESE of the anchorage E of Gibraltar (3608N 518W) (2.16), thence: ESE of Gibraltar Airport runway (3609N 521W), the approach to which is marked by a line of three light-buoys (special) orientated E/W. Several wrecks lie within a radius of 4 cables of the W buoy, as shown on the chart. A marine farm extends from 3 to 8 cables N of the centre

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light-buoy. Mala Baha extends 3 miles N from the runway to Punta Torre Nueva; it has a sandy beach and no dangers beyond 5 cables offshore. Mala Baha (Bad Bay) is so named because it is dangerous with E or SE winds and is difficult to clear in bad weather; it is not recommended as an anchorage. Thence: ESE of the entrance to La Atunara Fishing Harbour (3611N 5504W) (3.212.65) which is marked by lights. A light-buoy (isolated danger) is moored close E of a fish haven about 6 cables NE of the harbour and an orange conical buoy marks the extremity of an outfall extending 8 cables E from a position on the shore 7 cables NNE of the harbour, thence: ESE of Punta Torre Nueva (3613N 519W), a low rocky point with a tower standing on it, 1 miles N of La Atunara Fishing Harbour; a coastguard station is located near the point. The sandy beach between Punta Torre Nueva and Punta Carbonera, 2 miles NNE, is fringed with rocks to a short distance offshore. Thence: ESE of Punta Carbonera (3615N 518W), a point of reddish rock. Punta Carbonera Light (yellow tower, 14 m in height) is exhibited from the point, and Torre Carbonera stands on its summit; a coastguard station is located close to the tower. Thence: ESE of the mouth of the Ro Guadiaro, about 2 miles NNE of Punta Carbonera. There is good shelter for boats inside the bar. Torre de Guadiaro stands on a sandy ridge about 7 cables N of the river mouth; several buildings lie in the vicinity of the tower. Lights mark Puerto de Sotogrande (2.66), 6 cables N of the river mouth. Thence: ESE of Punta de la Chullera (3619N 515W), and NNW of a light-buoy (special) and an ODAS light-buoy (2.19), moored 13 miles and 11 miles, respectively, SSE from the point. Punta de la Chullera is of moderate elevation and is also known as Punta de Cala Sardina because it is the E end of a cove of that name. The cove provides shelter for small craft from W and N winds, taking care to avoid a rocky ledge which lies in the centre and N part of the cove. Torre de la Chullera stands close to the extremity of the point. A reef extending about 2 cables S and SE from the point includes Piedra Hroe which is awash. Thence: The track continues NNE (with positions given from Punta de la Chullera): ESE of Piedra Alcorrin (1 miles NNE) (not named on the chart), which is a small islet fringed with rocks lying 1 cable offshore. Several rocky heads, some of which dry, lie N of it. These dangers can be avoided by keeping at least 3 cables offshore. Thence: ESE of La Duquesa Yacht Harbour (2 miles NNE) (2.67), which is marked by lights. The reddish ruins of Castillo de la Sabinilla stand close S of the harbour and La Sabinilla, an important fishing village, lies 8 cables N. The town of Manilva, lies 1 miles NW of La Sabinilla on moderately high ground and is clearly visible from seaward. Ro Manilva enters the sea 5 cables N of La Sabinilla. Thence: ESE of Punta del Salto de la Mora (4 miles NNE), a rocky point upon which stands a tower, Torre del

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Salto de la Mora. Laja de Salto de la Mora (not named on BA charts) dries and is the outermost of a group of islets and rocks lying within 3 cables E of Punta del Salto de la Mora. The shoal is usually marked by breakers and should be given a wide berth. (Directions for the approach to Estepona are given at 2.29)

Punta del Salto de la Mora to Marbella

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2.24 From a position ESE of Punta del Salto de la Mora, the track leads generally E for about 15 miles, passing (with positions given from Marbella Light (3631N 453W)): S of Punta de la Doncella (14 miles WSW) from which a light (2.22) is exhibited. The mouth of Ro Monterroso, spanned by a road bridge with five arches lies 5 cables NE of the point. Thence: S of Punta de los Mrmoles (Punta de Pinillos) (12 miles WSW) (not charted), which is low-lying and fringed with a beach; there is a six storey building in its immediate vicinity. The coast between Estepona (2.29) and the point is an open roadstead free of off-lying dangers which is used as an anchorage. Los Balcones, an area of rocky heads with depths of 5 to 14 m over them, lie within 4 cables SE of Punta de los Mrmoles, and Roqueros de los Cipresses, with a least depth of 10 m over them, lie 5 cables S of the same point. Thence: S of Punta de la Plata (12 miles WSW), a low sandy point fringed by a beach. Bajo Lance de los Mozos (not charted), with a depth of 24 m over it, lies 1 cable SE of the point. Torre del Padrn stands on a low ridge 1 mile ENE of the point. Close E of the tower is the mouth of Ro de Padrn which is spanned by a steel road bridge. Thence: S of Punta del Castor (11 miles WSW), which is low and projects little from the coast; there are several rocks close off the point. Torre Albelern stands on a sand hill close to the coast, 2 cables NE of Punta del Castor. The tower is surrounded by several buildings the most distinctive of which is an elongated structure, E of the tower, with a semi-spherical cupola at its centre. Thence: S of an area of shoal water, with a least depth of 122 m over it, lying 1 miles S of Punta de Guadalmanza (9 miles WSW) which has Torre Guadalmanza standing on it together with a coastguard station. Ro de Guadalmanza enters the sea 3 cables E of the point. Torre de Saladillo stands on a sandy hillock close to the coast, 1 miles NE of Torre de Guadalmanza Thence: Clear of Placer de las Bvedas, an off-lying bank, with a least depth of 17 m over it, lying about 3 miles S of Punta de Baos (6 miles WSW), a low rocky point with Torre de Baos, a round tower, standing on it. According to local opinion, a very steep-to patch, with a depth of only 146 m over it, lies on the bank; mariners are advised not to pass over this bank as rocky heads with shallower water than charted over them might exist. Torre de las Bvedas stands on the coast 1 mile NE of Punta de Baos close W of a very large coastguard station. Thence:

S of Puerto Deportivo Jos Bans (3 miles WSW) (2.30), a small harbour marked by lights, with Torre del Duque standing on the coast close W. Laja de Duque is a reef lying 4 cables SW of the tower, close inshore. Tunny nets may be found off both Torre de Bvedas and Torre del Duque. Torre de Alarcn, a round tower surrounded by trees stands, with a coastguard station close E, 1 miles NE of the small harbour. Punta de los Nabueles, a rocky headland, lies 3 cables E of Torre de Alarcn. Thence: S of Marbella Light (2.22).

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2.25 From a position S of Marbella Light, the track leads generally E for about 13 miles, passing: S of Torre del Real (2 miles E), which stands on a slight elevation. Another white tower stands behind a camping site about 200 m from Torre del Real, and is easily recognizable. The new town of Real de Zaragoza lies 2 miles ESE of Torre del Real. An ancient easily recognizable tower stands between Torre del Real and Real de Zaragoza. The track continues E (with positions given from Punta de Calaburras (3631N 439W)): S of Punta del Lance de las Caas (6 miles WSW), which is a very minor feature with Torre Lance de las Caas standing on it, thence: S of Punta Ladrones (5 miles WSW), with Torre Ladrones, a square tower, the upper part of which is disintegrating, standing on it. Puerto de Cabo Pino (2.68), which is marked by lights, lies close E of Punta Ladrones. Thence: S of Torre de Calahonda (3 miles WSW), which stands on high ground 1 miles ENE of Punta Ladrones; between Torre de Calahonda and Punta de la Torre Nueva, 1 mile ENE, there is a small cove with several reefs in it. Thence: S of Punta de la Torre Nueva (2 miles WSW), an elevated headland with Torre Pesetas and a coastguard station standing on it; a reef extends 3 cables SSE from the point. Thence: S of Torre de Cala Moral (1 miles W), a large tower surrounded by small buildings with a coastguard station nearby, standing on the shore of Cala Moral, a cove between Punta de la Torre Nueva and Punta Calaburras. The shore of the cove is foul and several dangerous rocks lie in the E part. A newly built town lies W of the Torre de Cala Moral. Thence: S of Cabezo el Fraile (1 mile WSW), a dangerous rock in the E part of the above mentioned cove, thence: S of Punta de Calaburras an easily identifiable point from which a light (2.22) is exhibited. A disused lighthouse and several houses stand close to the light. The point is fringed with rocks extending cable SE. Chart 773 (see 1.15)

Punta de Calaburras to Puerto de Benalmdena

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SE of El Cura (1 mile NE), a rocky outcrop with depths from 15 to 45 m over it, extending up to 3 cables offshore. The shoreline in this area consists of white sandy beaches. Thence: SE of Castillo de Fuengirola and Puerto de Fuengirola (1 miles NNE) (2.32). Thence: SE of the shoals (Benalmdena, Quebrada and Bajo de la Yesera) lying between Puerto de Fuengirola (2.32) and Torre Bermeja (2.34). Bajo de la Yesera (45 m by 20 m) is the most prominent shoal, with depths of between 2 and 5 m, lying in position 236 21 miles from Torre Benalmdena and about 2 cables from the shore. Thence: SE of the submarine outfall at Punta Negra (6 miles NE) (not charted) (2.33). Thence: SE of Laja Bermeja and Puerto de Benalmdena (8 miles NE) (2.34). (Directions continue at 2.84) (Directions for Mlaga are given at 2.57)

Anchorages and harbours

Chart 3578 (see 1.15)

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2.27 Anchorages can be obtained off the coast in suitable depths from Mala Baha (3610N 520W) (2.23) to La Duquesa (2.23) 11 miles NNE, during winds between SW and N, but see NP2.1. Small craft can obtain an anchorage S of La Duquesa, near Piedra Alcorrin (2.23), where protection from SW is provided by Punta de la Chullera (36186N 5148W) (2.23).

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2.28 Fondeadero de la Sabinilla (36222N 05127W) lies between La Duquesa and Punta del Salto de la Mora (2.23), 1 miles NNE. Large vessels can obtain an anchorage in a depth of about 18 m, 8 cables S of Punta del Salto de la Mora. If this anchorage has been chosen during strong winds from SW to N it should be abandoned as soon as the wind veers E of N because this almost invariably presages an equally strong E wind (Levanter) (1.154). Charts 773, 3578 (see 1.15)

Caution. Owing to bad weather, sand and weed accumulate in the entrance and depths can be less than those charted. In strong SW winds it has been reported that entry is not possible. Landmarks: Torre de la Sal Vieja (42 m in elevation) (36251N 5096W). Punta de la Doncella Lighthouse (2.22). Major light: Punta de la Doncella Light. Directions. From a position ESE of Punta del Salto de la Mora (3624N 513W) (2.23), the track leads NNE for about 3 miles, passing (with positions given from Punta del Salto de la Mora): ESE of Islote de la Palomas, which is small and low, and lies close inshore; Torre de Arroyo Vaquero stands 4 cables NNE on a hillock dominating a rocky point. The coast between the tower and Punta del Salto de la Mora is fringed with reefs and rocks. Thence: The route continues to lead NNE to the entrance to Puerto de Estepona, passing clear of Roquero de Alfaro (2 miles NE), a rocky patch 1 cables in extent, with depths of 9 to 13 m over it, lying close off the harbour entrance. Useful marks: Light (truncated tower, 4 m in elevation) (36248N 5094W), standing at the head of Dique de Abrigo. Light (yellow truncated tower, black base, 4 m in height), standing on spur of Dique de Abrigo almost 1 cable E of the above. Light (white truncated tower, red top, 4 m in height), standing on the head of Dique de Poniente about cable NNE of the head of Dique de Abrigo. A tower and church standing close together in the middle of Estepona, 7 cables NE of Punta de la Doncella Light. Berths and services. The harbour has 440 berths with depths up to 35 m at the outer extremities of the pontoons. Marina services are available, including two slipways one of which takes vessels up to 100 tons. Chart 3578 (see 1.15)

Puerto de Jos Bans

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2.29 Description. Puerto de Estepona is a small harbour which lies close SW of Punta de la Doncella (3625N 509W), from which a light (2.22) is exhibited. Four buildings, which are reported to be conspicuous, stand close N of the harbour. The town of Estepona lying close NE of the harbour, is divided into two parts by Ro Monterroso (Ro Monterrojo) A fairly large three storey building stands on a hill NW of the town. Ro Cala Pacheco flows into the sea to the E of the town. Pilotage is not compulsory but pilots are available. See also 1.21. Harbour. The harbour is protected by Dique de Poniente, which extends 1 cables ESE from Punta de la Sal Vieja, 4 cables WSW of the lighthouse, and Dique de Abrigo which extends about 3 cables SSW of the lighthouse. The entrance is about 80 m wide between the breakwaters with a least charted depth of 51 m in the middle of the approach to the entrance.

2.30 Description. Puerto de Jos Bans (3629N 457W) is a small harbour lying close E of Torre del Duque (2.24). W of the harbour entrance there are several coast protection groynes; a light stands on one of these groynes (below). Port Authority. Puerto Jos Bans, Nueva Andalucia, Marbella 29660, Spain. Maximum size of vessel which can be accommodated is length 92 m, beam 14 m, draught 6 m. Anchorage in good weather can be obtained about 1 cables S of Fishing Harbours Dique de Levante, in depths of 10 to 13 m, sand. For greater sea room, anchorage can be obtained outside the 20 m depth contour, sand bottom, about 4 cables S of the same breakwater. In both anchorages care should be taken to avoid the fish havens marked on the chart. Harbour. The harbour is protected by Dique de Levante, which extends SW and W from its root 3 cables E of Torre del Duque, and Dique de Benabol, which extends SE from

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close S of the tower. The entrance between the two breakwaters is 80 m wide and a control tower stands at the head of Dique de Benabol. Depths in the harbour range from 75 m in the entrance to 3 m or less in the NE corner. Useful marks: Light (truncated masonry tower, green lantern, 9 m in height), standing on the S head of Dique de Levante. Light (truncated masonry tower, red lantern, 4 m in height), standing on the elbow of Dique de Benabol. Light (masonry tower, yellow lantern, 6 m in height), standing on the N head of Dique de Levante. Light (truncated masonry tower, 6 m in height), standing on a coast protection groyne 3 cables W of the S head of Dique de Levante. Berths and services. Berths for 915 yachts. Full marina facilities available including a 48 ton travel hoist and a 5 ton crane.

Light (red truncated pyramidal tower, 4 m in height), standing on the head of the Yacht Harbours Dique de Poniente. Services. A patent slip is available for yachts and fishing vessels in the Fishing Harbour. It is reported (2001) that a second marina (Marina la Bajadella) is in operation in the vicinity of Marbella. Chart 773 (see 1.15)

Puerto de Fuengirola
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2.31 Description. The town of Marbella (3631N 453W), stands on both banks of the Ro de la Tenera. The mass of high-rise flats and hotels with the high Sierra de Marbella (2.13) behind make the town easy to locate. There are two small harbours, the one to the W for yachts, and the one to the E for fishing vessels; the town is also fronted by many small coast protection groynes enclosing private small craft shelters which should not be confused for the harbours. Three towers, which comprise the remains of an disused iron ore handling structure, stand in line (NS), 2 cables E of the Fishing Harbour, a light (black tower, yellow top) is exhibited from the S structure. At the 2001 census the population was 115 871. Pilotage is compulsory. See also 1.21. Yacht harbour. The Puerto Deportivo (Yacht Harbour), which lies close S of Marbella Lighthouse (2.22) is enclosed by two breakwaters with its entrance, about 50 m wide, facing W. The Dique de Levante (outer breakwater) has been heightened to give extra protection to the marina. Depths in the harbour range from 3 m in the entrance to 2 m at the E end. Caution. It has been reported that the Yacht Harbour is uncomfortable and could be dangerous in strong SW to W winds. Fishing harbour. The Puerto Pesquero (Fishing Harbour), lies 6 cables E of the yacht harbour and is protected by Dique de Poniente which extends 80 m S from the shore and by Dique de Levante which extends S, thence SW and W for a total of 436 m; there is a wharf on the inner side of the breakwater. The entrance to the harbour faces W. Bad weather can cause sand and weed to accumulate in the entrance and the mariner should therefore be prepared for shallower depths than charted. Landmark and major light: Marbella Lighthouse (2.22). Useful marks: Church tower, 3 cables ENE of Marbella Light. Light (grey concrete tower, green top), standing on the head of the Fishing Harbours Dique de Levante. Light (grey concrete tower, red top), standing on the head of the Fishing Harbours Dique de Poniente. Light (green pyramidal tower, 4 m in height), standing on the head of the Yacht Harbours Dique de Levante.

2.32 Description. Puerto de Fuengirola (3633N 437W) lies about 2 miles NNE of Punta de Calaburras and consists of a small harbour used mainly by yachts. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the E by Dique de Abrigo which extends ESE from the shore then NNE to form the entrance, which is about 150 m wide and faces NNE, with Contradique extending from the shore W. The harbour is quayed, with depths varying from 35 m to 5 m, and is used by fishing vessels and yachts. Bad weather can cause weed and sand to accumulate in the entrance and mariners should be prepared to encounter depths less than charted. A coast protection groyne extends from the shore about 2 cables N of Contradique. Prohibited areas. Two fish havens, marked on the chart, lie close to the approaches. Shoals. Several shoals (2.26) lie to the N of Puerto de Fuengirola. Useful marks: Castillo de Fuengirola which stands in ruins on the summit of a small hill, 1 mile SW of the harbour. Highest tower block (marked by a red obstruction light) (36324N 4372W), standing close to the root of Dique Abrigo. Light (green tower, 4 m in height) standing on the head of the coast protection groyne. Light (red pyramidal tower, 4 m in height), standing on the head of Dique Abrigo. Light (green truncated pyramidal tower, 4 m in height), standing on the head of Contradique. Berths and services. 400 berths available. Normal marina facilities available, including a slipway, travel-lift of 25 tonnes, small repair yard; fuel is available at garages in the town.

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2.33 Description. Punta Negra (3635N 0433W) (not charted) is a salient rocky point lying at the end of the rocky coastline with a few sandy beaches, which extends N from Punta de Calaburras (2.25). A beacon (S cardinal) stands on Punta Negra and Torre Quebrada (2.22) stands on a rounded hillock that rises from the point. A submarine outfall extends about 1 cables SE from the coast, 3 cables N of the point. Shoals. Several shoals (2.26) lie close to Punta Negra. Harbour. A small private yacht harbour, with depths of about 2 m, lies at Punta Negra; the entrance is unlit.

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2.34 Position. Puerto de Benalmdena (3636N 431W) lies 8 miles NE of Punta de Calaburras and 1 miles NE of Punta Negra (2.33). The town of Benalmdena is visible from seaward, lying 1 mile N of Torre Benalmdena, and standing on one of the spurs of Sierra Mijas (3.102.13). Anchorage can be obtained about 1 mile NE of Puerto de Benalmdena, off the beach fronting the popular resort

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of Torremolinos, in a depth of about 25 m. Care should be taken to avoid the dangerous wreck lying 066 distance 7 cables from the light standing on the NE head of Dique Sur. Care should also be taken to avoid straying into the fish havens lying NE of Torremolinos, as shown on the chart. Wreck. A dangerous wreck lies 4 cables SE of Torre Benalmdena. Shoals. Several shoals (2.26) lie to the S of Puerto de Benalmdena. Harbour. Puerto de Benalmdena is a large artificial yacht harbour protected by breakwaters with the entrance open SW at the S end of the harbour. The outer breakwater is called Dique Sur. Directions. The approach requires care in heavy weather owing to the rocky outcrop Laja de Bermeja. Many vessels have been wrecked on this shoal and lesser depths than charted may exist over their remains. Rock. Laja Bermeja, has a least depth of 25 m over it, lies about 1 cables SW of the harbour entrance. The sea nearly always breaks over it and a light (E cardinal daymark on beacon, yellow band) (36356N 4308W) (reported to be missing in 1998), stands on the shoal. It is reported that a light-buoy (isolated danger) also marks the shoal. Useful marks: Light (white truncated conical masonry tower, grey and green bands, 5 m in height), (36357N 4307W) standing on the SW head of Dique Sur at the entrance to the harbour. Light (E cardinal mark on truncated conical masonry tower, 5 m in height), standing on the NE head of Dique Sur. Light (truncated white tower, grey and green bands, 2 m in height), standing on Dique Sur about 480 m E of the SW head. Light (red truncated conical masonry tower, grey bands, 2 m in height) standing on the head of the breakwater on the W side of the entrance to the harbour. It is reported that these lights are difficult to see on account of the mass of shore lights in the area. Torre Bermeja (low, rounded tower), standing close to Benalmdena Marina is only barely visible. It marks the start of the 8 mile long beach which stretches N from the port as far as Mlaga. Torre Benalmdena stands on a cliff top 1 miles E of Punta Negra (2.33) and close W of the port. It is not very visible. Berths and services. 900 berths available with a full range of marina facilities including a travel hoist and slip.

Function
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2.36 Owing to its industrial and commercial activities, Mlaga is one of the busiest ports on the S coast of Spain. At the 2001 census the population was 535 686.

Topography
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2.37 The Ensenada de Mlaga is easily identified by the mountainous scenery behind it to the N: SW are the Sierra Mijas (2.13) and on its N side rise the Sierra de Mlaga which extends E to the Tetas de Mlaga, two prominent peaks easily identified especially from the E, rising close to Cerro de San Antn, 3 miles NE of Mlaga. Santo Pitar is a rounded mountain 7 miles NE of Mlaga. The shore between Torremolinos and Mlaga is low and flat, rising inland to the foothills of the mountains. The town of Torremolinos, 1 mile N of Punta Torremolinos (3637N 430W), a small rocky point, stands on the slopes of Sierra Mijas and shows up well from the E. A large number of blocks of flats and hotels stands close to the coast in this area. The city of Mlaga, which stands on each side of the Ro Guadalmedina, is situated on level ground N and W of the harbour and on its E side ascends the lower slopes of Monte Gibralfaro and other hills.

Approach and entry

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2.38 See 2.57.

Traffic
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2.39 In 2004 there were 1378 ship calls with a total of 12 475 092 dwt.

Rescue
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2.40 See 2.10.

Port Authority
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2.41 Autoridad Portuaria de Mlaga, Muelle de Canovas, s/n, 29001 Mlaga, Spain.

Limiting conditions Controlling depth

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2.42 Controlling depths in the entrance are reported to be 14 m with a least charted depth of 124 m in the entrance between the breakwaters.

Deepest and longest berths

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General information
Charts 773, 1850, 1851

2.43 Outer Harbour (Antepuerto): Berth No 7 (2.59). Oil Tanker Berth (2.59). Passenger Berth (2.59). Drsena de Heredia: Muelle No 6 (2.59). Drsena de Guadiaro: Muelle No 2 (2.59).

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2.35 Puerto de Mlaga (3643N 425W), lies at the head of Ensenada de Mlaga which indents the coast between Punta Torremolinos (3637N 430W) (2.37) and Punta de los Cantales (2.84), 11 miles NE.

2.44 Mean spring range about 05 m; mean neap range about 03 m. See Admiralty Tide Tables Volume 2.

Maximum size of vessel handled

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2.45 Queen Elizabeth 2: LOA 291 m; draught 995 m.

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Puerto de Mlaga from SSW (2.35)

(Original dated 2000) (Photograph Spanish HO)

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Arrival information Notice of ETA required

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2.46 Winds from S or SW in winter usually fall off towards the land whilst it might be blowing hard from SW in the offing; winds from NNW are most common at the head of the bay. The bay is dangerous during strong SE winds. It has been reported that with SE winds a heavy swell rolls into the bay and breaks in depths of 9 m SW of the harbour. Tidal streams in Ensenada de Mlaga have been observed to set approximately 240 and 060, with a rate of about kn at springs. It is reported that the streams run more strongly in the vicinity of the Dique del Oeste. Offshore the tidal streams are negligible compared with the currents. Current. About 3 miles offshore the current sets E which is the main Mediterranean current. However it has been observed that close inshore the current has formed an eddy and, in the vicinity of Mlaga, sets W. The direction of the wind, the state of the sea and that of the tide have considerable influence on the rate and direction of the current. On the meridian of Mlaga, the rate of the main E-going current in the offing may be considerable, but that of the eddy is insufficient to affect navigation. For additional information see 1.128 to 1.131.

2.47 Notice of ETA required is 24 hours prior to arrival.

Outer anchorages
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2.48 Designated dangerous cargo anchorages A, B and C are established as shown on the chart. These anchorages offer shelter from SW and NW winds, and from tidal streams setting NE. A general designated anchorage area lies close NW of dangerous cargo anchorage A, as shown on the chart. Anchoring should not be attempted during strong NE to SE winds with accompanying tides. Useful mark: Light (black round tower, yellow band, 2 m in height) (36426N, 4246W) standing on the head of the NE arm of Dique del Este.

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2.49 Pilotage is compulsory for vessels over 30 grt and is available 24 hours. Pilots can be obtained by making the usual signals or by establishing contact on VHF channel 16; they board 5 cables SSE from the harbour entrance.

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The pilot boats are white with a black letter P on their bows and fly a blue flag with a white letter P on a blue background. See also 1.21. Tugs are available.

Directions for entering harbour Approaches and entry

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2.50 Cros S.A. Ammonia Terminal, 2 miles SSW of the entrance to Puerto de Mlaga, consists of two dolphins which provide a berth for loading and unloading ammonia lying 7 cables offshore. A submarine pipeline extends from the terminal to the shore WNW. A light (2.58) is exhibited from the terminal. A buoy (special), 1 miles S of the terminal, marks the seaward extension of a submarine cable which connects wave recording equipment to the shore. A sewage outfall extends about 1 miles from the shore 9 cables NW of the ammonia terminal and a submarine pipeline extends 4 cables SE from the shore 1 cables NNE of the outfall.

2.57 Approaching from the SW, the mariner should, after passing Puerto de Benalmdena (3636N 431W) (2.34) at a distance of about 2 miles, keep parallel to the coast at a distance of approximately 2 miles in order to avoid the ammonia terminal (2.50), 3 miles SSW of the entrance to Puerto de Mlaga. When the ammonia terminal is abeam the port should be approached through the prohibited anchoring and fishing areas. The entrance lies between the head of the S arm of the W breakwater and the head of the breakwater (2 cables NW) extending along the S side of the reclaimation area. Lights are exhibited from both breakwater heads (2.58). Three light-buoys (special) lie in approximate line from 2 to 6 cables SW from the entrance.

Useful marks:
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Submarine cables and pipelines

2.51 There are numerous disused cables, some of which run through designated anchorages, in the area. An anchoring and fishing prohibited area surrounds the ammonia terminal (2.50) and a cable area SW of it. See also 1.25.

Harbour General layout

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2.52 The harbour is orientated N/S, being entered from S behind an E breakwater. There are two main basins; Drsena de Heredia is the first basin entered and leads to Drsena de Guadiaro at the N end of the harbour. There is a fish harbour and a small yacht basin.

Light (black E cardinal mark on black latticed tower, yellow band 12 m in height) (36398N 4263W), standing on Cros SA Ammonia Terminal. Light (E cardinal mark on black structure, yellow band, 9 m in height) (36410N 4264W), standing on the head of Espign de la Central Trmica jetty which has been purpose built as a cooling water intake. Light standing on the head of the outer section of Dique del Este. Light (conical masonry tower, 8 m in height) (36425N 4248W), standing on the head of the inner section of Dique del Este. Light (conical masonry tower) (36426N 4250W), standing on the head of Dique del Oeste.

Development
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Basins and berths Berths

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2.53 Reclamation is in progress (2003) in an area W of the entrance.

Natural conditions
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2.54 Climate. See climatic table for Mlaga (1.168).

Principal marks
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2.55 Landmarks: Radio mast (marked by red obstruction lights) (36393N 4286W). Cathedral (white and distinctive with a single spire) (36433N 4251W). Mlaga Lighthouse (3631N 453W) (2.22). Castillo de Gibralfaro (2.22), 6 cables N of Mlaga Lighthouse. Colegio de Religiosas (36436N 4226W), standing on a spur of the Sierra de Mlaga (2.37). Major light: Mlaga Light as above.

Other aids to navigation

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2.59 Outer Harbour (Antepuerto): Berth No 7 (Muelle Transversal del Oeste); length 340 m; charted depth 137 m alongside. Oil Tanker Berth (inside Dique del Oeste); length 240 m; reported depth alongside 135 m. Passenger Liner Berth (inside Dique del Este close S of the root); length 300 m; depth alongside 135 m. Drsena de Heredia: Only the largest berths are mentioned. Berth No 6 (Muelle de Romero Robledo); length 420 m; depth alongside 108 m charted at mid-length. Berth No 4 (Muelle de Heredia); total length 455 m; depth alongside 78 m charted at mid-length. Berth No 3 (Muelle de Cnovas del Castillo) is a Ro-Ro berth. Drsena Guadiaro: Berth No 1; length 472 m; depth alongside 94 m. Berth No 2 (Muelle de Guadiaro); length 450 m; charted depth alongside 107 m. It is reported that berths in both drsenas are being dredged to 11 m and therefore the Port Authority should be consulted for up to date information on alongside depths.

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Port services Repairs

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2.60 There are several workshops where repairs can be done. In the SW corner of Drsena de Heredia there is a floating dock; length 100 m; breadth 24 m; lifting capacity 4500 tonnes.

Useful marks: Light (concrete tower, green top), standing at the S head of the E breakwater. Light (E cardinal mark on black tower, yellow band) stands at the N head of the E breakwater. Light (red round tower) stands at the head of the W breakwater.

Other facilities
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2.61 Several hospitals; de-ratting and issue of certificates; oily waste disposal.

La Duquesa Yacht Harbour

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Supplies
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2.62 Fuel and diesel oil by road tanker; fresh water; provisions.

Communications
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2.63 Ferry services to Melilla (5.84), Las Palmas and Tenerife. Mlaga international airport 8 km from the city.
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Anchorages and harbours Real Club Mediterrneo de Mlaga Marina

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2.64 Mediterranean Royal Sailing Club (Real Club Mediterrneo de Mlaga Marina) is a small marina enclosed by breakwaters lying on the E side of Drsena Heredia.

Chart 144

2.67 Description. La Duquesa Yacht Harbour (3621N 514W) is protected from the E by a breakwater. The entrance, which is about 80 m wide and is dredged to a depth of about 4 m, faces SSW, and lies between the breakwater and a jetty which extends SE from the SW part of the harbour. Directions. A jetty has been built to the S of the harbour to prevent silting of the entrance. Piedras del Castillo is a group of drying rocks which extend up to 1 cable offshore about 1 cable SSW of the harbour entrance. Owing to variations in depth in the entrance it is recommended that the mariner favours the E side of the channel which is marked by buoys. Useful marks: The control tower standing at the head of the jetty on the W side of the harbour entrance. Light (white truncated tower, green top, 4 m in height) (36212N 5137W), stands on the S head of the breakwater. Light (red truncated tower, 4 m in height), stands on the W side of the harbour entrance, close W of the head of the E breakwater. Light (yellow truncated tower, black bands, 4 m in height), stands on the N elbow of the breakwater 1 cables NNE of the above light. Services. Marina facilities are available.

La Atunara Fishing Harbour

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2.65 Description. La Atunara Fishing Harbour (3611N 5520W) is protected by two breakwaters with its entrance facing S. A detached breakwater lies 1 cable SSW of the harbour entrance and another detached breakwater lies 12 cables N of the harbour. A fish haven, marked by a light-buoy, lies 6 cables NE. Submarine outfalls extend 5 cables and 8 cables respectively offshore, from positions 7 cables S and N. Useful marks: Light (green truncated tower) stands on the head of the E breakwater. Light (red truncated tower) stands on the head of the W breakwater. Services. There is a marina and a patent slip.

Puerto de Cabo Pino

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Chart 3578 (see 1.15)

Puerto de Sotogrande
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2.66 Description. Puerto de Sotogrande (3617N 516W) is protected by two breakwaters with the entrance facing S. Depths within the harbour range from 1 to 4 m. The harbour is easy to approach and enter but in SES winds entry could be difficult and under these conditions a heavy swell enters the harbour.

2.68 Description. Puerto de Cabo Pino (3629N 444W), is a yacht harbour protected by two breakwaters E and W forming an entrance facing W which is about 50 m wide. A coast protection groyne extends 240 m from the shore close W of the harbour entrance. A landing stage lies about 5 cables E of the harbour. The harbour is restricted to the use of shallow draught vessels owing to continual silting in the entrance and is on occasions closed to traffic. Signals are displayed vertically, as follows, from the head of the E breakwater when the harbour is closed: By day, three black balls. By night, three red lights. Caution. Entry is dangerous in strong SW to W winds. Useful marks: Black truncated pyramidal tower, yellow top and S cardinal topmark, standing on the head of the groyne close W of the harbour entrance. White round tower, 4 m in height, standing on the E breakwater head. A similar tower stands on the W breakwater head. white round tower, 4 m in height), standing on the head of the W breakwater.

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MLAGA TO CABO DE GATA GENERAL INFORMATION

Charts 773, 774 (see 1.15) A fish haven, extending to over 2 miles offshore, lies between Punta del Sabinal (3641N 242W) (2.89) and Punta Elena (2.137), 2 miles ENE, as shown on the chart. Two fish havens lie close SW and SE of Cabo de Gata (2.138), as shown on the chart.

Scope of the section

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2.69 In this section the coastal route between Mlaga (3643N 425W) and Cabo de Gata (2.138), about 107 miles E, is described together with its off-lying dangers, minor ports, and the major commercial port of Almera (2.114). Isla de Alborn (35564N 3020W) (2.149), which belongs to Spain, lying about 45 miles offshore is included in this section. The section is sub divided as follows: Coastal route (2.80); Golfo de Almera including Almera (2.114); Isla de Alborn (2.149).

Submarine exercise area

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2.74 Mariners are advised that submarines exercise frequently in the area to be described. See Annual Notice to Mariners Number 8 and 1.11.

Traffic Separation Scheme

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Topography
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2.70 Between Mlaga and Cabo Sacratif (2.85), about 45 miles E, the coast is backed by high mountains with lofty peaks, many of which are constantly snow covered and can be seen from the coast of Africa on clear cloudless days. From Cabo Sacratif to Cabo de Gata, the coast consists of an irregular shoreline of sandy beaches and abundant inland plains backed by mountains which are branches or spurs of the Sierra Nevada, the main mountain range, which follows this entire stretch of coast about 30 miles inland. These spurs have permanently snow covered peaks which can also be seen from the coast of Africa on clear cloudless days.

2.75 A TSS has been established off Cabo de Gata at a distance between 5 and 10 miles off the coast, as shown on the chart. The TSS is IMO adopted, and Rule 10 of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (1972) applies. An inshore traffic zone has also been established between the inner boundary of the scheme and the coast. Movement reporting. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3).

Off-lying banks
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2.76 El Seco de los Olivos lies 12 miles SW of Punta del Sabinal (3641N 242W).

ODAS Buoy
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2.77 An ODAS Light-buoy is moored about 11 miles SW of Cabo de Gata.

Landmarks
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Rescue
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2.71 The principal peaks are as follows (with positions given from Punta de Torrox (3644N 357W)): Monte Maroma (338 distance about 11 miles), 2134 m in elevation. Pico de El Zafarraya (El Lucero) (0215 distance about 9 miles), a notable sharp-pointed peak 1779 m in elevation. Alto de la Cuesta del Espartel (055 distance about 9 miles), a summit of 1596 m in elevation. Pico Mulhacn (37033N 03186W), with a elevation of 3481 m, and La Valeta, about 3 miles W, with an elevation of 3470 m.

Tunny nets
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2.78 MRCC. There is a Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre at: Almera (3650N 227W) (2.114). For further information see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 5. Lifeboat. There is a lifeboat station at: Puerto de Almera. Coastguard stations are located at: Punta de Torrox (36437N 03574W) (2.84). Punta del Moro (36420N 02514W) (2.89) Castillo de San Telmo (36498N 02294W) (2.137). Torre Perdigal (36507N 02220W) (2.138). Torre de Garcia (36495N 02175W) (2.138). See also 1.44 to 1.53.

2.72 Tunny nets may be found up to 7 miles offshore in the area to be described; they are generally marked by day and night. See 1.8.

Natural conditions
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2.79 Currents and tidal streams. See 1.128 to 1.135.

Fish havens
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COASTAL ROUTE General information

Charts 773, 774 (see 1.15)

2.73 A large fish haven extends 4 miles E, and up to 1 miles offshore, from a position close off Puerto de El Candado (3643N 421W) (2.112), as shown on the chart. A fish haven lies across the 20 m depth contour from a position 5 cables SE of Torre del Mar Light (2.83) to a position 2 miles WSW. A fish haven, extending up to 2 miles offshore, lies between Puerto de Vlez (3645N 404W) (2.113) and Punta de Torrox (2.84), 5 miles E, as shown on the chart.

Route
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2.80 From a position SE of Puerto de Benalmdena (3636N 431W) (2.34), in the approaches to Mlaga, the coastal route leads generally E for about 110 miles to the entrance to the E-bound traffic lane of the TSS (2.75) off Cabo de Gata.

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Topography
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2.81 The coast E of Mlaga is generally moderately elevated with numerous sandy beaches and many towns, villages and old abandoned towers.

Rescue
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2.82 See 2.78

Principal marks
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2.83 Landmarks: A tall permanently smoking chimney (3643N 420W) and the roof of a building close by. Torre del Mar Lighthouse (white round tower, 26 m in height), standing 1 mile NE of Punta de Vlez-Mlaga (3644N 406W) (2.84), which is visible only from the S and E. Punta de Torrox Lighthouse (white conical tower and dwelling, 23 m in height) (3644N 357W), standing on the point. Punta de la Concepcin (Mona) Lighthouse (truncated conical masonry tower, 14 m in height) (3644N 344W), standing on the point. Cabo Sacratif Lighthouse (white truncated conical tower and dwelling, 17 m in height) (3642N 328W), standing on the summit of the cape (2.85). Two conspicuous white radar domes standing on the summit of Sierra de Jolcar. A radio mast (lattice, red and white), standing 8 miles NE of Cabo Sacratif, close S of a summit which rises to an elevation of 1871 m. Adra Lighthouse (white tower, red bands, 26 m in height) (3645N 302W), standing close W of Adra Harbour (2.103). Torre de Perdigones (truncated cone, lower part white, upper part red, 40 m in height), standing on a rise close N of Adra Harbour (3645N 301W). Punta del Sabinal Lighthouse (truncated tower on white dwellings, 32 m in height) (3641N 242W), standing 2 cables N of the coast. Cabo de Gata Lighthouse (white round tower, grey lantern, 19 m in height) (3643N 212W), standing on the headland (2.138). Charts 773, 774 (see 1.15) Major lights: Punta de Torrox Light as above. Punta de la Concepcin or Mona Light as above. Cabo Sacratif Light as above. Adra Light as above. Punta Sabinal Light as above. Almera Light (white square tower, black band, 7 m in height) (3650N 230W). Cabo de Gata Light as above.

S of Puerto de El Candado (11 miles W) (2.112), a yacht harbour which is marked by lights, thence: S of Punta de los Cantales (9 miles W) upon which stands Torre de los Cantales. The 9 mile length of coast extending E from Punta de los Cantales to Punta de Vlez-Mlaga has no distinctive geographical features. Five towers stand close to the shore, namely: Torre de Benagalbn (7 miles W); Torre de Chilches (5 miles W); Torre Moya (4 miles W); Castillo del Marqus (2 miles W) and Torre Jaral. Thence: S of Punta de Vlez-Mlaga, which is a low sandy point growing seaward with the silt from the Ro Mnoba, known locally as Ro de Vlez, which enters the sea at the point. Artificial reefs have been established around the point along the 30 m depth contour; Punta de Vlez-Mlaga should be given a wide berth. Torre del Mar light (2.83) stands 1 mile NE of the point. Thence: S of Puerto de Vlez (2 miles NE) and a sewer outfall close E (2.113), thence: S of Punta de Torrox (7 miles E), from which a light (2.83) is exhibited. Close E of the point is the mouth of the Ro Rilamar; the land in the vicinity of the point is low, rising inland gradually to hills of moderate elevation. The town of Torrox, which stands on the brow of a hill 2 miles N of the point, gives the appearance of an amphitheatre and is easily seen from seaward. Artificial reefs lie on the 30 m depth contour about 5 cables SW of the point, and close W of the point, the outer end of a coast protection groyne is marked by a light-buoy (S cardinal). Torre de Cala Aceite and Torre de Macaca (Torre Catraca), stand about 1 miles and 2 miles E, respectively, of Punta de Torrox; a coastguard hut stands close to the latter tower. Thence: (with positions given from Punta de Torrox (36437N 03575W)): S of a point (3 miles ENE), close W of which a sewage outfall extends 7 cables from the shore, thence: S of Punta del Barranco de Maro (5 miles ENE), a high rugged point. At intervals of about 1 mile to the E of the point stand Torre de Maro, Torre de la Miel and Torre del Pino (2.94). Thence: S of Punta de Cerro Gordo (9 miles E) (not charted); a tower stands on the point which is dominated by a spur of a high inland mountain range. Shellfish beds lie 3 cables NE of the point. Thence: S of Punta de la Concepcin (Punta de la Mona) (11 miles E); a tower stands on the point.

Punta de la Concepcin to Cabo Sacratif

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Directions
(continued from 2.26) Chart 773 (see 1.15)

Puerto de Benalmdena to Punta de la Concepcin

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2.84 From a position SE of Puerto de Benalmdena (3636N 431W) (2.34), the track leads E for about 35 miles, passing (with positions given from Punta de Vlez-Mlaga (3644N 406W)):

2.85 From a position S of Punta de la Concepcin, the track leads about 12 miles E, passing (with positions given from Punta de la Concepcin (36434N 03437W)): S of Puerto Punta de la Mona (1 miles ENE) (not charted) (2.97), which is marked by lights, thence: S of Punta de San Cristbal (1 miles ENE) (not charted) (2.98), thence: S of Punta de Velilla, (2 miles E) upon which stands a tower, thence: S of Punta del Ro (8 miles E), a projection formed by sediment brought down by the Ro Guadalfeo

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which enters the sea 1 miles WNW. The point is steep-to but growing S and should be approached with caution. Thence: S of Puerto de Motril (10 miles E) (2.105), which is marked by lights, thence: S of a dangerous wreck (11 miles ESE), which lies about 3 cables offshore S of the town of Torrenueva which has a church and buildings 30 m high all of which obscure Torre Nueva. A light-buoy (S cardinal) is moored 1 cables ESE from the wreck. A detached coastal protection breakwater, 1 cables in length, lies parallel to and 1 cable off the beach fronting the town. A sewage outfall extends 6 cables seaward from the shore fronting Torrenueva. Thence: S of Cabo Sacratif (12 miles ESE) from which a light (2.83) is exhibited. Cabo Sacratif is a rocky headland which is easily recognised. The headland is a spur of Sierra de Jolcar which attains a height of 832 m, 3 miles NE of the light. Torre del Chucho stands 2 cables NE of the point. A light-buoy (S cardinal) is moored close offshore, 4 cables W of the cape. Shoal water extends SE and E of the cape which should be given a berth of 1 mile; strong currents, usually E-going, are experienced off Cabo Sacratif, see 1.131. Chart 774 (see 1.15)

stands above Pen de San Patricio, a promontory projecting into the sea (12 miles ENE).

Punta Negra to Torre Aljamilla

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Cabo Sacratif to Castel de Ferro

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2.86 From a position S of Cabo Sacratif, the track leads generally E for about 38 miles, passing (with positions given from Cabo Sacratif (36418N 03280W)): S of Castillo de Carchuna (1 miles E), a ruined fort which stands on the shore of Playa de Carchuna; the beach is fronted by foul ground. Thence: S of Punta de Carchuna (2 miles E) (not charted) which has the prominent remains of a lighthouse standing on it; this landmark is 10 m high and leans to the SE owing to its foundations having given way. Torre de Zambulln (Torre de Calahonda) stands on Punta Zambulln (3 miles ENE). A light-buoy (special) marks a fish farm about cable S of the point. The coast ENE to Punta del Melonar is indented and moderately high. Thence: S of Punta del Melonar or Punta de la Estancia (5 miles ENE), which is high and sheer with Punta del Melonar Light (white truncated conical tower, 12 m in height) standing on it; a tower also stands on the point. The town of Gualchos stands at an elevation of 324 m 2 miles NNW of Punta del Melonar in what appears to be an amphitheatre formed by the steep slopes of the mountain. It is the only town in the vicinity and is prominent against the dark background of the terrain. Thence: S of Castel de Ferro (5 miles ENE) (2.102).

2.88 From a position S of Pen de San Patricio, the route continues to lead E, passing (with positions given from Punta del Sabinal (3641N 242W)): S of Punta Negra (25 miles W), so named from the dark colour of the land in its vicinity; a ruined watch-tower stands on the head of the point. The village of La Rbita stands about 2 miles E of Punta Negra on a small plain at the foot of a hill on the summit of which is a castle. A sewage outfall extends about 6 cables from the shore at Punta Rbita, 4 cables SE of the village. Thence: S of Torre de Guainos (18 miles WNW), which stands on a summit about 1 cables inland. A sewage outfall extends about 3 cables from the coast beneath the tower; a light-buoy (special) marks the extremity of the outfall. Fishing nets are laid within 5 miles of the coast in this area from April to June each year. Thence: S of Adra Light (16 miles WNW) (2.83), which stands 1 mile W of Adra (2.103), thence: S of Punta del Ro (14 miles WNW) (not charted), which lies at the mouth of the Ro de Adra; the river is liable to change its course near its mouth and considerable changes occur along this part of the coast owing to sediment being brought down the river. Gales from E or W subsequently move these banks. A shoal, with a depth of 37 m over it, lies 5 cables WSW of the point; the point should be given a wide berth. A prominent tower stands 1 mile NE, and Torre de Aljamilla stands 2 miles ENE, of the point. From Torre de Aljamilla, the coast is low and sandy for 5 miles to Punta de los Baos (2.89).

Torre Aljamilla to Punta del Sabinal

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Castel de Ferro to Punta Negra

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2.87 Thence the shore from 5 cables NE of Castel de Ferro to Punta Negra, 7 miles ENE, is high and rugged but free from dangers except close inshore. Punta de Baos lies 2 miles ENE of Castel de Ferro and Torre de Mamola, which is prominent, stands on a hill through which the main road passes, 1 mile farther E. Torre de Melisena

2.89 Llanos de Almera, also known as Campo de Dalas, is a low plain which starts near Torre de Aljamilla and extends E to the W coast of Golfo de Almera (2.114), about 16 miles E. Dalas is a town 5 miles NE of Torre de Aljamilla which shows up well from seaward against a dark mountainous background. Caution is necessary in estimating the distance from the seaward edge of this plain, as, owing to its blending with the horizon and being backed by high land, its apparent distance is often misleading. From a position S of Torre de Aljamilla the route continues to lead E, passing (with positions given from Punta del Sabinal (3641N 242W)): S of Torre de Balerma (9 miles WNW), a wide, circular, brick coloured tower standing conspicuously in the midst of the large fishing village of Balerma. A sewage outfall extends 7 cables offshore, close NW and 1 miles NW, respectively, of the tower. Thence: S of Punta del Moro (7 miles W) (not charted) which is the SW extremity of Llanos de Almera; a large rock lies off the point and currently owing to the deposit of sand has become the seaward extremity of the Punta del Moro. A castle and a coastguard station stand on a hillock about 3 cables ENE of the point. Thence:

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S of Punta de los Baos (7 miles W), from which Culo de Perro, a rocky shoal with a least depth of 41 m over it, extends 2 miles SE. Punta de los Baos Light (white masonry tower, 21 m in height), stands on the point. Thence: S of Puerto de Almerimar (5 miles W) (2.104), which is marked by lights, thence: S of the extremity of a shoal which extends 5 cables S and SE from Punta de las Entinas (3 miles W); a light-buoy (S cardinal) is moored close S of the shoal. A wreck lies about 7 cables ESE of the point. A ruined tower stands on the point which takes its name from some entinas or shoals formed by seaweed growing from the seabed to the surface; the seaweed is separated by narrow channels. The shore from Punta de las Entinas to Punta del Sabinal is foul and rocky for distances up to 6 cables offshore; in places the 10 m depth contour line lies 1 mile offshore. Thence: S of Punta del Sabinal, the W entrance point to the Golfo de Almera (2.114); Punta del Sabinal light (2.83) stands N of the point. (Directions for Almera are given at 2.137)

anchored in depths of 18 to 20 m. Closer inshore, in depths of 7 to 9 m, there are patches of hard sand on which, during SW winds, the sea rises and sometimes breaks. For extent of fish havens see chart.

2.93 Description. The town of Nerja (3643N 353W) stands on level ground surrounded by hills of moderate elevation covered with vineyards and hamlets. A promenade, which has been built amid the ruins of a castle, fronts the town and can be identified from a distance by its palm trees by day and by its lights at night. Playa de Burriana is the beach lying between the town and Punta del Barranco de Maro (2.84). Anchorage can be obtained about 5 cables E of the town in depths of 15 to 20 m, sand; the mariner should be prepared to weigh anchor once on shore winds threaten.

Nerja

Punta del Sabinal to Cabo de Gata

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2.90 From a position S of Punta del Sabinal, the coastal track leads to the approaches to the TSS (2.75). For vessels allowed to use the Inshore Traffic Zone, the following directions are also appropriate except they will pass closer to the dangers mentioned off Cabo de Gata. The track leads generally E for about 25 miles, passing (with positions given from Cabo de Gata (3643N 212W) (2.138)): S of Almera Light (16 miles WNW) (2.83), thence: S of a shoal (3 miles SW), with a depth of 18 m over it (reported 1986), thence; S of a dangerous wreck (9 cables SW), marked by a buoy (special), thence: S of Laja de Cabo de Gata (5 cables SSE), a dangerous rock. Strong currents, usually setting E or SE and influenced by the winds, are liable to be encountered in this area. The rock is covered by the red sector (316356) of Cabo de Gata Light (2.83). Caution. No attempt should be made to pass between the rock and the cape; the latter should be given a wide berth. (Directions continue at 2.170)

2.94 Description. Cala de los Cauelos (36447N 3475W) is a cove which lies between Torre del Pino (Torre de Arroyo Hondo) and Pen del Fraile. Torre del Pino can be easily identified by two white houses in its vicinity and Torre de la Caleta stands in ruins close E of Pen del Fraile. Anchorage for small craft can be obtained close to Pen del Fraile in depths of 7 or 8 m.

Cala de los Cauelos

La Herradura
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Anchorages and harbours

Chart 773 (see 1.15)

2.95 Description. La Herradura is a semicircular bay between Punta de Cerro Gordo (3644N 346W) (2.84) and Punta de la Concepcin (2.84), 1 miles ESE. The bay is hemmed in by high cliffs and is dominated by the lofty Sierra de Tejeda which has its spurs on Punta de Cerro Gordo. At the head of the bay is a beach in the middle of which the Ro Jate enters the sea; the village of Herradura lies close E of the river mouth. A sewage outfall extends about 6 cables SSW from the middle of the beach fronting the village. Anchorage for small vessels can be obtained off the beach in depths of 18 to 25 m, mud; however it is dangerous especially in winter. Better shelter can be obtained close to the E and W sides of the bay from E or W winds respectively. It is reported (1987) that a current of more than 3 kn was experienced by a vessel anchored about 8 cables SE of Punta de Cerro Gordo, during winds of near gale force from E to SE.

Anchorage in the vicinity of Punta de Vlez-Mlaga

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2.91 Anchorage can be obtained off the open coast between Torre de Benagalbn (36428N 4152W) (not charted) and Punta de Vlez-Mlaga (2.84), 7 miles E. For extent of fish havens see chart. Local knowledge is required.

Ensenada de los Berengueles

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Fondeadero de Torre del Mar

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2.92 Anchorage can be obtained off the town of Torre del Mar about 3 cables NE of Torre del Mar Lighthouse (36442N 4057W) (2.83), for small vessels in depths of about 10 m, sand and mud, as shown on the Spanish chart. Larger vessels, especially in bad weather, should be 94

2.96 Description. Ensenada de los Berengueles lies between Punta de la Concepcin (3644N 344W) (2.84) and Punta de San Cristbal (2.98), 2 miles ENE. Punta de San Jos lies 8 cables WNW of Punta de San Cristbal. Ensenada de los Berengueles includes Puerto Deportivo Punta de la Mona (2.97) and Punta de San Cristbal (2.98). Topography. The bay is surrounded by high ground with only a few sections of beach. The town of Almucar straddles a hill on the peninsula above Punta de San Cristbal and is backed by high mountains. The church tower, and a large hotel above which are the ruins of an ancient castle are prominent.

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2.97 Description. Puerto Deportivo Punta de la Mona, also known as Marina del Este (36438N 3434W) lies on the W shore of Ensenada de los Berengueles (2.96) 5 cables NE of Punta de la Concepcin. Pen de las Caballas, a high rocky islet lies close E of the port and Punta de San Cristbal (2.98) lies 1 miles E. Pen de las Caballas anchorage Anchorage can be obtained about 2 cables E of Pen de las Caballas, in depths of 25 to 27 m, sand. Small vessels can anchor in depths of 10 to 12 m within 1 cable of the islet. In both instances the anchorage should only be used in offshore winds. Harbour. The shoreline lies to the W and N of the port. The harbour is protected from the E and S by Pen de las Caballas, by the breakwater which connects the S end of the island to the shore and by another breakwater (Dique de Abrigo) which extends about 170 m N of the islet. A third breakwater (Contradique) projects E from the shore opposite the head of Dique de Abrigo, thus forming the N facing harbour entrance. The marina can accommodate 270 yachts up to 30 m in length with draughts between 2 and 45 m. Useful marks: Punta de la Concepcin Light (2.83). Light (stone tower, red top, 5 m in height), standing on the head of Dique de Abrigo. Light (stone tower, green top, 3 m in height), standing on the head of Contradique. Services. There are normal marina services including a 30 tonne hoist and a mobile crane.

this anchorage is preferable to the one off Puerto de Mar (2.98). Local knowledge is required. Useful mark: Torre del Diablo, which stands a short distance inland 7 cables E of Punta de Jess; it is conical and earthen coloured.

Surgidero de Salobrea
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2.98 Description. Punta de San Cristbal (not charted) (3644N 0342W) lies on the E shore of Ensenada de los Berengueles (2.96) and has three rocky islets at its foot. A low battlemented building is visible on the point as is a large white cross. A reef, with a depth of 05 m over it, lies 1 cable SW of the outermost islet. Playa de San Cristbal anchorage. Anchorage for small vessels can be obtained in Playa de San Cristbal, to the W of Punta de San Cristbal in depths of 14 to 16 m giving shelter from moderate E winds. The anchorage is not suitable in winter when strong E to SE winds occur frequently. Puerto de Mar anchorage. Anchorage can be obtained E of Punta de San Cristbal in depths of 14 to 16 m, giving shelter from W winds, off Puerto de Mar which fronts the E side of Almucar (2.96). The anchorage is not suitable in winter when strong E to SE winds occur frequently. Three coastal protection piers have been constructed on Puerto de Mar.

2.100 Description. The town of Salobrea (3645N 335W) stands near the sea at the foot of Sierra de Gujar atop a high, sheer rock which slopes towards the E. The town retains the remains of its ancient walls and a large ruined castle stands on the summit of the rock W of the town. Near the town are two factories each with a tall chimney. Submarine pipelines. A sewage outfall extends about 6 cables SW from the shore on each side of Pen de Salobrea a large isolated flat topped rock on the beach fronting the town. The extremities of both outfalls are each marked by two buoys (special). Fish haven. A fish haven lies about 4 cables SW of Pen de Salobrea. Anchorage can be obtained off the beach in depths of not less than 15 m, W of Pen de Salobrea and clear of the outfalls and the fish haven; it affords protection from E winds. Useful marks: Torre del Cabrn, stands a short distance inland 1 miles WNW of Pen de Salobrea; it is earthen coloured, cylindrical in shape and has an hotel standing behind it which can make it difficult to see. The W chimney of the factories standing 5 cables NNW of Pen de Salobrea.

Chart 774 (see 1.15)

Caleta Calahonda
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2.101 Description. Caleta Calahonda (36425N 3250W) is a large cove which indents the shore N of Punta de Carchuna (2.86). Numerous chalets have been built along the beach fronting the town of Calahonda which lines the W shore of the cove; there is a church in the town which looks similar to a lighthouse Anchorage can be obtained with shelter from the W and N by small vessels in depths of about 25 to 30 m, 1 cable offshore. For those with local knowledge small craft can moor with their sterns secured to the shore.

Castel de Ferro
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Ensenada de Velilla
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2.99 Description. Ensenada de Velilla lies between Punta de Velilla (36440N 3406W) (2.85) and Punta de Jess, a rocky point 1 mile NE; Torre de la Galera stands on a rocky hillock about 2 cables W of the point, with Castillo de la Galera close to it. Anchorage can be obtained in depths of 14 to 16 m, sand and mud. In greater depths the bottom is rocky in places and vessels are liable to drag. During NW winds

2.102 Description. Castel de Ferro (3644N 321W) crowns a small steep sided hill at the foot of which lies a village of the same name. There are coast protection groynes in the area and a sewage outfall extends about 8 cables offshore close SW of the village; a buoy (special) marks the extremity of the outfall. Rambla de Gualchos, a small river enters the sea 5 cables NE. Anchorage can be obtained off Castel de Ferro in depths of 15 to 20 m, mud, affording shelter from NW winds. Squalls sometimes blow heavily down the ravines inland, and as the bottom is steep and the holding ground poor, vessels are liable to drag.

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Adra
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2.103 Description. Adra (36448N 3012W), which is of ancient origins, lies 22 miles E of Cabo Sacratif (2.85). The town consists of two parts, the old town and the modern; the old part stands on the summit of a hill nearby and the modern part is near the beach. The port is a fishing harbour with limited facilities for commercial traffic. Anchorage can be obtained in depths of about 14 m, hard mud, 3 cables W of the head of Dique de Poniente. This anchorage is sheltered from NW and NE winds and the holding ground is mostly good, however, with onshore winds it can be dangerous. Submarine pipeline. A sewage outfall extends about 3 cables SW from the shore about 3 cables E of the harbour entrance. Wreck. A dangerous wreck lies 1 cables SSW of the head of Dique de Poniente, as shown on the chart. Harbour. The harbour is protected by a W breakwater (Dique de Poniente) and an E breakwater (Dique de Levante) with its entrance facing SE; the harbour and its layout can be seen on the chart. Depths. A draught of 61 m can be carried through the entrance although the entrance narrows to less than 40 m between the 5 m contour lines. Depths in the harbour are subject to continual change. Local knowledge is required. Useful marks: Adra Light (3645N 302W) (2.83) Torre de Perdigones (2.83), 4 cables E of Adra Light. Torre del Humo (not charted on BA chart), which stands 4 cables NNE of Torre de Perdigones on higher land. The towers in line bear 011. Light (red masonry tower), standing on the head of Dique de Poniente. Light (green masonry tower, 5 m in height), standing on the head of Dique de Levante. Other minor lights stand on the heads of breakwaters within the harbour. Berths: Muelle de Poniente; length 140 m; depth 55 m. Used for general cargo. Dique de Levante; length 200 m; depth 40 m. Fishing vessel berth. Services: Repairs. Limited repairs available; patent slip for vessels up to 150 tonnes. Medical facilities available. Supplies. Fresh water available and limited bunkers. Communications. Almera Airport, 50 km distant. Very limited berths and facilities for yachts lie in the NW part of the harbour.

There are depths from 35 to 75 m within the harbour which is subject to the swell from SW. Yachts up to 9 m draught can be accepted; 1100 mooring posts, graded to vessels lengths, lie in the inner harbour. Buoy. A light-buoy (port hand) is moored on the E side of the harbour entrance. Useful marks: Light (green square tower) (36419N 2478W), standing on the head of Dique Sur. Light (green truncated tower, 1 m in height), standing at mid length on Dique Sur, 1 cables ESE of the head. Light (post on truncated red tower, 3 m in height), on the head of the groyne, 1 cable N of the head of Dique Sur. Light (red truncated tower, 1 m in height), standing on the head of Contradique, a little over 1 cable E of the head of Dique Sur. Services. Full marina services are available including 110-tonne and 60-tonne travel lifts.

Puerto de Motril
Charts 774, 1854 plan Motril (see 1.15)

General information
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2.105 Position. Puerto de Motril (3643N 331W) lies midway between Mlaga and Almera. Playa de Azucenas extends 3 miles SE from Puerto de Motril to Capo Sacratif. Function. Motril is a small fishing harbour which has developed into a commercial port serving the city of Granada. Topography. The small town of Varadero has developed around the port and has progressively increased in importance; its white houses are visible from some distance at sea. Traffic. In 2004 there were 482 ship calls with a total of 4 386 744 dwt. Port Authority. Autoridad Portuaria de Almera-Motril, Muelle de Levante, s/n04001 Almera, Spain.

Limiting conditions
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2.106 Controlling depth. The harbour is dredged to 105 m (1993), but owing to silting the depths in the entrance and harbour may be less than charted. Mariners are advised to consult the Port Authority for up-to-date information on depths. Deepest berth. Bulk Quay (2.110). Longest berth. Coast Quay (2.110). Largest vessel handled reported (1999): LOA 18975 m; draught 128 m; 48 041 dwt.

Arrival information
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Puerto de Almerimar
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2.104 Description. Puerto de Almerimar (3642N 248W) is a large artificial yacht harbour on the E side of Ensenada de las Entinas. Much of the hinterland is covered by sheets of plastic beneath which northern Europes winter vegetables are grown. Harbour The harbour is protected by two breakwaters, the S breakwater (Dique Sur) and the N breakwater (Contradique), between the heads of which lies the entrance, facing NW on the W side of the harbour; a groyne, 1 cable W, protects the entrance.

2.107 Notice of ETA should be sent 24 hours prior to arrival. Anchorage can be obtained S of the harbour entrance in depths of about 20 m, mud, or about 1 miles S of the head of the W breakwater (Dique de Poniente). Vessels should not be anchored E of the port where depths are shallow and they would run a serious risk of grounding in heavy seas. Pilotage is compulsory and is available 24 hours; requests for a pilot should be made 2 hours prior to arrival and normal visual signals should be made 1 mile from the port. The pilot boat displays a white flag with the letter P in black in the centre. See also 1.21. Tugs are available.

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Puerto de Motril from WNW (2.105)

(Original dated 2000) (Photograph Autoridad Portuaria Puerto de Almeria y Motril)

Submarine pipelines. Two sewage outfalls extend from the shore W of the W breakwater (Dique de Poniente); the extremity of the W outfall is marked by a buoy (special). A third outfall extends 6 cables from the shore about 14 miles SE of the harbour entrance.

Light (green tower, red band, 5 m in height), standing on the head of Dique de Levante Two other lights mark the entrance to the fishing basin between Nuevo Dique de Levante and Dique de Levante.

Harbour
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2.108 The harbour is protected by two breakwaters. The W breakwater (Dique de Poniente) extends about 8 cables SE from the shore on the W side of the harbour and the E breakwater extends about 3 cables SW from the shore on the E side of the harbour to a position about 1 cables NE of the head of Dique de Poniente, forming the SE facing entrance. A marina lies in the NW part of the harbour.

Berths
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2.110 Only the largest are mentioned: Bulk Quay (Muelle de Graneles); length 260 m; depth alongside 105 m. Used for bulk cargo. Coast Quay (Muelle de Costa); length 298 m; depth 90 m. Used for general cargo. Ro-Ro berths are available at the junction of Coast Quay with Dique de Levante.

Directions
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2.109 The harbour is approached and entered from the open sea; the chart is a sufficient guide. Useful marks: Light (red truncated conical tower), standing on the head of Dique de Poniente. Light (green truncated conical tower, 4 m in height), standing on the SE elbow of Nuevo Dique de Levante.

Port services
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2.111 Repairs of a minor nature are available; a patent slip for vessels up to 150 tons. Medical. Full facilities available. Supplies. Provisions, fresh water and gas oil is available. Communications. Granada Airport, 70 km distant.

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Puerto de El Candado
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GOLFO DE ALMERA, INCLUDING ALMERA General information

Charts 774, 1589

2.112 Description. Puerto de El Candado (3643N 421W), a small harbour enclosed by breakwaters with a W facing entrance, lies E of El Palo, a suburb of Mlaga. Buoy. A light-buoy (S cardinal) is moored about 1 mile WSW of the harbour and marks the seaward limit of coast protection groynes. Fish havens. See 2.72. Harbour. The harbour was dredged to 4 m in 1980, but is suitable only for vessels with a draught of 2 m or less; there is not much room to manoeuvre. Sand and weed accumulate in the harbour entrance after storms and depths shallower than those charted should be anticipated. Owing to silting in the harbour entrance and damage to harbour structures, the port was declared shut (February 2002) for an indefinite period. Mariners need to check with harbour authorities for the latest information. Useful marks: Light (white truncated tower, green top, 4 m in height), standing on the head of the E breakwater Light (white truncated tower, red top, 4 m in height), standing on the head of the W breakwater. A permanently smoking chimney (2.83), 7 cables E of the harbour. Torre Paloma, standing on Punta Paloma, close SE of the chimney mentioned above.

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2.114 Golfo de Almera, is entered between Punta del Sabinal (3641N 242W) (2.89) and Cabo de Gata (2.138), 24 miles E. The city of Almera and Puerto de Almera lies at the head of the gulf and, with the exception of the shore between Punta Elena (3642N 238W) and Almera where numerous charted fish havens protected by artificial reefs lie close offshore, the shores of the gulf are free of off lying dangers.

Function
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2.115 Almera handles significant quantities of iron ore and other bulk commodities in addition to petroleum products and passengers. At the 2001 census the population was 173 338.

Topography
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2.116 The shore of the gulf W of Almera is backed by cliffs and elsewhere it is low and flat.

Rescue
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2.117 There is a MRCC and a lifeboat station at Almera. See also 1.44 to 1.53.

Puerto de Vlez
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Port limits
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2.113 Description. The town of La Caleta de Vlez (3645N 404W), which can be identified by its transformer tower, is fronted by Puerto de Vlez, a harbour, protected by two breakwaters, for yachts and fishing vessels. A sewer outfall extends 9 cables offshore from the mouth of the Ro del Algarrobo, 1 mile E of Puerto de Vlez. Harbour. The entrance to the harbour faces W. About 2 cables W of the entrance a breakwater extends about 150 m from the shore and serves to protect the harbour from the accumulation of sand. Depths of 4 m in the harbour were reported in 1995, however, sand and weed can accumulate in the entrance after storms and the mariner should be prepared to encounter shallower depths than charted. Useful marks: Torre del Mar Light (36442N 4057W) (2.83). Light (white truncated conical tower, green top, 4 m in height) (36449N 4042W), standing on the head of the outer breakwater (Dique de Abrigo) on the S side of the harbour entrance. Light (red truncated tower, 4 m in height), standing on the head of the breakwater 2 cables W of the harbour entrance. Light (white round tower, red top, 2 m in height), standing on the head of the inner breakwater on the N side of the harbour entrance. Berths. The harbour has berths for 200 craft with limited facilities for yachts.

2.118 The port limits are enclosed between two lines, the first in a 122 direction from Puntazo de el Palmer (36493N 2320W), the second being the parallel of Punta del Ro (36485N 2253W) to its intersection with the first line.

Approach and entry

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2.119 Almera is approached and entered from the Golfo de Almera.

Traffic
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2.120 In 2004 there were 1091 ship calls with a total of 3 381 423 dwt.

Port Authority
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2.121 Almera Port Authority, Muelle de Levante s/n04001 Almera, Spain.

Limiting conditions Controlling depths

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2.122 Maximum draught. It is reported that the maximum draught in the outer port is 131 m and in the inner port it is 119 m.

Deepest and longest berths

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Muelle de Levante (3.1212.140). Muelle de Ribera, Berth B (2.140). Muelle de Poniente, Berths B and C (2.140).

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Almeria from ESE (2.114)

(Original dated 2000) (Photograph Autoridad Portuaria Puerto de Almeria y Motril)

Tidal levels
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2.124 See information in the relevant Admiralty Tide Tables and on the chart. Mean spring range about 02 m; mean neap range about 01 m.

Maximum size of vessel handled

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2.125 LOA 253 m; 93 070 dwt. It is also reported that a vessel of 25975 m LOA has been accommodated and the deepest draught on departure is reported to be 1539 m.
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2.128 Pilotage is compulsory and is available 24 hours. Normally the pilots board outside the harbour entrance, however in bad weather vessels should approach as close as possible to the harbour entrance to enable the pilot to board in the lee of Dique de Poniente. See 2.49 for a description of the pilot boat. See also 1.21.

Tugs
2.129 Tugs available.

Arrival information Notice of ETA required

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Submarine cables
2.130 Two submarine cables extend S and WSW, respectively, from a position on the shore 3 miles E of Almera, as shown on chart 774. A disused submarine cable extends SSW, thence SSE from the shore 1 mile ESE from the entrance to the harbour, as shown on chart 1589.

2.126 Notice of ETA required is 48 hours especially if fuel oil and/or gas oil is required.

Outer anchorages
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2.127 Anchorages can be obtained in Rada de Almera about 3 cables S and 4 cables W of the head of Dique de Poniente, as shown on the chart. Care should be taken to avoid the submarine outfall, see 2.131

Submarine pipeline
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2.131 A submarine outfall pipeline extends 7 cables S from the root of Dique de Poniente, as shown on the chart.

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An ODAS light-buoy is moored close W of the outfall about 1 cables S of the root of Dique de Poniente, as shown on the chart.

Harbour General layout

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2.132 The main harbour, Darsena Comercial, is entered from SE between the head of Dique de Levante, a short mole extending SSW from the shore, and Dique Poniente, a breakwater extending SE from the head of Muelle de Poniente. There is a fishing harbour W of Darsena Comercial and a yacht haven E of Dique de Levante.

Development
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2.133 Muelle de Poniente is being enlarged by reclamation on its seaward side (2005).

Natural conditions
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2.134 Climate. See climatic table for Almera (1.169).

40 m in height, stand close to the beach about 2 miles NE of Punta Elena. A church, standing in the village of Solanillo, is visible from seaward even though it is some distance inland. Thence: SE of Castillo de Roquetas (3 cables SSW), which is in ruins and has a disused lighthouse standing close SE. A group of buildings surround the lighthouse making it barely visible from seawards. Thence: SE of Puerto de Roquetas de Mar (2.148), where two large hotels are extremely visible, thence: SE of Puerto Deportivo Aguadulce (4 miles NNE) (2.147), which is marked by lights, thence: SE of Torre de la Garrofa (6 miles NE), which stands on a high rugged point with some huts, including an old coastguard hut, nearby. Thence: SE of Punta de Torrejn (6 miles NE) upon which stands Castillo de San Telmo. A coastguard station is located within the castle and Almera Light (2.83) is exhibited from it. Thence to a position S of the head of Dique de Poniente, 1 miles E of Punta de Torrejn. A light (white octagonal tower, red top and base, 12 m in height) stands at the head of the breakwater.

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2.135 Landmarks: Punta del Sabinal Lighthouse (3641N 242W) (2.83). Sierra de Gdor, a spur of the Sierra Nevada, is the best mark for the gulf; it attains an elevation of 2236 m at Morrn (3655N 250W). Las Hermanicas, 2102 m lies close S of it. La Alcazaba (citadel) of Almera (36505N 2282W) on a sheer-sided plateau about 67 m in height; it is reported that the citadel tends to be dwarfed by tower blocks of flats to the E. Port Traffic Control Tower, on Dique de Levante (3650N 228W), which exhibits red obstruction lights. Cargadero No 1, close E of Dique de Levante, is a disused covered bulk terminal which from seawards appears as a low dark cliff. Two power station chimneys about 1 mile ESE of the harbour entrance. Colativi (elevation 1387 m), 12 miles NE of Almera. Cabo de Gata Lighthouse (3643N 212W) (2.83). Major lights Punta del Sabinal Light (2.83). Almera Light (2.83). Cabo de Gata Light (2.83).

Departure to the south-east

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2.136 See 1.22.

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2.137 Punta del Sabinal to Almera. From a position E of Punta del Sabinal (3641N 242W) (2.89), the track leads NE for about 10 miles, passing (with positions given from Puerto de Roquetas de Mar, Dique Sur Light (36455N 2361W) (2.148)): SE of Punta Elena (4 miles SW), which lies on a sandy coast and has Torre de los Cerrillos, in ruins, lying close W. A group of hotels, about

2.138 Almera to Cabo de Gata. From a position S of the head of Dique de Poniente, the track leads SE for about 15 miles, passing (with positions given from Punta del Ro (36485N 2253W)): SW of a small jetty extending about 1 cable seawards from the base of a power station (1 mile NW) (2.135). A light (W cardinal daymark on yellow metal framework tower, black band, 9 m in height), stands on the head of the jetty. SW of Punta del Ro, a level sandy headland formed principally from sediment brought down by the Ro de Almera, which enters the sea at this point. A light-buoy (S cardinal) is moored on the edge of shoal water 4 cables S of the point; no attempt should be made to pass between the buoy and the point. A sewage outfall extends 8 cables SSE from a position 8 cables ENE of Punta del Ro. A TV tower stands close N of the point. Thence: SW of Torre Perdigal (3 miles ENE), which is an ancient watch-tower and now incorporates a coastguard station. The tower of the aero radiobeacon at Almera Airport, stands about 5 cables NNW of Torre Perdigal. A fish haven extends up to 2 miles offshore between Torre Perdigal and Torre de Garcia as shown the charts. Thence: SW of Torre de Garcia (6 miles E), with a coastguard hut nearby, thence: SW of Torre de San Miguel (9 miles ESE), near which is the town of the same name, thence: SW of Punta de la Testa (12 miles SE), which is comparatively high and lies at the end of a 3 mile length of low sandy shoreline, thence: SW of Cabo de Gata (a rugged promontory) (12 miles SE) from which a light (2.83) is exhibited, and clear of the shoal, with a depth of 18 m over it, which lies 3 miles SW of the cape. Fish havens lie to over 1 mile offshore W and E of the cape, as shown on the chart. Thence:

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The route continues to lead SE and enters the E-bound traffic lane of the TSS (2.75) about 9 miles S of Cabo de Gata.

Useful marks
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extending about 7 cables ESE from the coast about 5 cables N of the head of Dique Sur. Small vessels can obtain an anchorage closer in about 4 cables E of the head of Dique Sur, in depths of about 10 to 13 m, sand and clay; care should be taken to avoid a rocky patch, with a depth of 16 m over it, lying about 7 cables NE of Castillo de Roquetas (36453N 2363W) (2.137). This anchorage should be abandoned when an E wind threatens. Useful marks: See 2.148.

Puerto de Aguadulce
2.147 Position. Puerto de Aguadulce (3649N 234W) lies 4 miles W of Almera. Sewage outfall extends some 4 cables SE from the shore about 2 cables NE of the harbour. Fish farms lie in the approaches to the harbour; they are marked by light-buoys (special). Harbour. The harbour is protected to the E by a breakwater which extends SW for about 2 cables; another breakwater which protects the marina from the SW, extends E towards the head of the above breakwater to form the entrance to the harbour, facing SW. Depths in the harbour were reported (1996) to be 25 to 65 m. Useful marks: Light (green pyramidal tower, 4 m in height), standing on the head of the outer breakwater. Light (red concrete tower, 4 m in height), standing on the head of contradique.

Basins and berths Berths

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2.140 Darsena Comercial has berths on three sides with Ro-Ro ramps at the root of Muelle de Poniente, in the NW corner of the basin, and on either side of the root of the Ferry Pier, on the NE side of the basin. The deepest berths are on Muelle de Poniente, 10 to 12 m, on the SW side of the basin. A second wooden ferry pier extends SW between Ferry Pier and Dique de Levante.

Port services Repairs

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2.141 Repairs can be carried out. A patent slip for vessels up to 250 tonnes is available. In the fishing harbour there is a patent slip for vessels up to 170 tonnes.

Puerto de Roquetas de Mar

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2.142 Hospitals in town; de-ratting and issue of certificates; refuse disposal.

Supplies
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2.143 Gas and diesel oil by road tanker; fresh water; provisions.

Communications
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2.144 Almera airport lies close E of the city.

Anchorages and harbours Club de Mar de Almera

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2.145 Club de Mar de Almera is a marina situated in a basin close E of the disused ore loading facilities at Cargadero No 1.

Fondeadero Roquetas
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2.146 Description. Fondeadero Roquetas, is the most spacious and safest anchorage available between Mlaga and Almera. It allows vessels to anchor almost anywhere between Punta Elena (3642N 239W) (2.137) and Puerto de Roquetas de Mar (2.148), 4 miles NNE, taking care to avoid the fish havens (2.114) and submarine cable (2.130) which are shown on the chart. Anchorages. The best anchorage for large vessels can be obtained about 1 mile ENE of the head of Dique Sur at Puerto de Roquetas de Mar, in a depth of about 30 m, coarse sand, taking care to avoid the sewage outfall

2.148 Description. Puerto de Roquetas de Mar (3646N 236W) is used by fishing vessels and yachts. Harbour. The harbour is formed by Dique Sur and Dique Norte; the former extends NNE for about 415 m from a position on the shore in front of Castillo de Roquetas (2.137) and the latter extends ESE for about 370 m from a position on the shore about 3 cables N of the castle, forming the entrance which faces N and is about 80 m wide. Useful marks: Light (red round concrete tower, 4 m in height), standing on the head of Dique Sur. Light (green round tower on square base, 3 m in height), standing on the head of Dique Norte. Light (green pedestal, 5 m in height), standing on the head of the inner quay. Berths. The harbour is divided into two basins by a quay which extends from the shore parallel to Dique Norte. Pontoon berths line the inner side of Dique Norte and the fishing harbour lies in the inner basin. Services. A 50-tonne travel hoist is at the S end of the harbour and an 8-tonne mobile crane is available. Water is available at the quays. Small shops and a supermarket are in the town.

ISLA DE ALBORN
Charts 774 plan of Isla de Alborn, 773

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2.149 Isla de Alborn lies 50 miles SSE of Cabo Sacratif (2.85) and 30 miles N of Ras Tleta Madari Lighthouse (5.44). It is flat, reddish and about 20 m high. The cliffs on

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its S side are steep, but less so on its N side. Punta del Islote is the NE extremity of the island and cable further NE offshore of the point lies Islote de la Nube. Isla de Alborn lies on a narrow bank, with depths of less than 200 m. The bank extends 12 miles ENE and 20 miles WSW of the island. The shallowest parts are 3 miles ENE of the island where there are depths of 27 m, and 2 miles SSW where there is a depth of 38 m. Both the island and the islet are fringed with submerged rocks extending up to cable offshore, and there are depths of less than 11 m within 2 cables of the island in several directions. There is a lighthouse, heliport and a small harbour (2.154) on the island. Small craft moorings are laid off the E and SW sides.

Commercial fishing is restricted within this area and outside of the marine reserve, to those vessels having a permit.

Currents
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2.151 Strong E-going and SE-going currents are experienced in the vicinity of Isla de Alborn, and caution should be exercised in poor visibility.

Directions
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Prohibited areas
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2.150 Integral reserves have been established within a radius of 5 cables from the coast of Isla de Alborn and the off-lying bank in position 35579N 2586W, as shown on the chart. All types of fishing are prohibited within these areas, except for those that are of an authorised scientific nature. A Marine reserve has also been established, within a radius of 1 mile from the coast of Isla de Alborn, as shown on the chart. Within the marine reserve and outside the integral reserve, restricted fishing activities are only allowed with prior authority. A fishing reserve has been established within a radius of 12 miles from Isla de Alborn, as shown on the chart.

2.152 There are no specific directions for the island but the following mark may be of use: Isla de Alborn light (grey conical tower attached to a grey dwelling, 20 m in height) (35564N 3021W), situated near the SW extremity of the island.

Submarine cables
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2.153 Submarine cables are landed in the E cove near to the lighthouse.

Harbour and landing

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2.154 There is entrance on from either A small landing.

a small craft refuge harbour with a S facing the E side of the island. Lights are exhibited side of the entrance. cove close W of the lighthouse may afford

CABO DE GATA TO CABO DE PALOS GENERAL INFORMATION

Charts 774 (see 1.15)
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Fish havens
2.158 Fish havens, formed by artificial reefs, lie between the 20 and 30 m depth contours, from Cerro del Obispo (37058N 1512W) (not charted) to the mouth of the Ro de Aguas (2.171), 3 miles N. Fish havens, formed by artificial reefs, lie between the 20 and 40 m depth contours from Punta Parda (3722N 138W) (2.171) to S of Aguilas, 3 miles NE. Fish havens lie about 5 cables NE of Isla El Fraile (3725N 133W) (2.172). A fish haven, marked by light-buoys (special), lies 7 cables E of Punta de Calnegre (3730N 124W) (2.172) and other unmarked fish havens lie close inshore S and SW of the same point. A fish haven lies 3 cables S of Isla de Adentro (37335N 1160W) (2.172). A fish haven, marked by light-buoys (special), lies 5 cables S of Punta de la Azoha (3733N 110W) (2.172). Two fish havens extend between the 20 and 50 m contour line SE and NE of Cabo Negrete (3735N 049W) (2.173), as shown on the chart.

Scope of the section

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2.155 In this section the coastal route between Cabo de Gata (3643N 212W) (2.138) and Cabo de Palos (2.273), about 93 miles NE, is described together with the Golfo de Vera and its minor ports and the major natural port of Cartagena at the N end of the gulf. This section is sub divided as follows: Coastal route (2.163); Cartagena and approaches (2.211).

Topography
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2.156 The coast between Cabo de Gata and Cabo de Palos is high and broken and presents a mass of scarped summits of medium elevation interrupted by ravines which open onto the sea in the form of coves and bays. These generally contain sandy shores and offer shelter from the NW.

Tunny nets
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2.157 Tunny nets may be found up to 7 miles offshore. They are generally marked by day and night. See 1.8. During the period February to July nets are laid off Punta de la Azoha (2.172). Their outer extent is marked by a light-float (S cardinal) 7 cables W from the point.

Submarine exercise area

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2.159 Mariners are advised that submarines exercise frequently in the area to be described. See Annual Notice to Mariners Number 8 and 1.11.

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Measured distances
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Principal marks
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2.160 There are measured distances at Ensenada de Mazarrn (2.186) and Cartagena (2.229).

Rescue
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2.161 Lifeboat stations. There are lifeboat stations at: Carboneras (3658N 154W) (2.189). Cartagena (3736N 059W) (2.211). Coastguard stations are located at: Monte del Fortin (36354N 02062W) (2.170). Los Frailes del Cabo de Gata (36468N 02035W) (2.170). Castillo de San Felipe (36484N 02038W) (2.170). Cala de San Pedro (3654N 0159W) (2.181). Cala de Agua Amarga (3656N 156W) (2.182). See also 1.44 to 1.53.

Natural conditions
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2.162 Currents. See 1.128 to 1.133. Waterspouts. See 1.161.

COASTAL ROUTE General information

Chart 774
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Route
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2.163 From a position in the E-bound traffic lane of the TSS (2.75), SE of Cabo de Gata (3643N 212W) (2.138), the coastal route leads generally NE, entering the Golfo de Vera, SE of Punta de la Media Naranja (3656N 154W) (2.170), to continue NE and thence ENE for a total of about 91 miles, to a position SE of Cabo de Palos (2.273).
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2.164 Golfo de Vera (3711N 130W) lies between Punta de la Media Naranja and Cabo Tioso (3732N 106W) (2.168) and when viewed from a distance presents a great void as the low shores at the head of the gulf cannot be seen. Only the Sierras Cabrera (3705N 155W), Almagrera (3717N 145W) and other lesser mountain ranges are visible.

2.168 Landmarks: Cabo de Gata Lighthouse (3643N 212W) (2.83). Two prominent pyramid looking peaks, Los Frailes de Cabo de Gata, lie 1 mile WNW of Punta de Loma Pelada (3747N 204W) (2.170). The higher of the two attains an elevation of 489 m. Punta de la Polacra Lighthouse (truncated masonry tower, 14 m in height) (3651N 200W), standing on a rounded hill above the point (2.170). Mesa de Roldn Lighthouse (white octagonal tower, 18 m in height) (36566N 1543W), standing on the summit of La Mesa de Roldn, a high tableland. A ruined conical brown masonry tower stands about 1 cables W. A chimney (grey with red and white bands near the top, red obstruction lights, 205 m in height) (3659N 154W), stands at a power station close to Carboneras (2.189). Sierra de Moreras (3734N 121W), the three peaks of which are conspicuous. Cabo Tioso Lighthouse (white tower and dwelling, 10 m in height) (3732N 106W), standing on the cape. Cabo Tioso is high, precipitous and reddish in colour. Cabezo de Roldn (3735N 103W) is a prominent summit which rises steeply from the coast. Islote Escombreras Lighthouse (white round tower on white square dwelling, aluminium cupola, 8 m in height) (3734N 058W), standing on the summit of the island (2.173). Los Juncos, two prominent conical peaks, are visible from a considerable distance and appear to be isolated; Junco Grande, at an elevation of 338 m lies 3 miles NE of Cabo Negrete (3735N 049W) (2.173), and El Junquet lies close E of Junco Grande. Cabo de Palos Lighthouse (dark grey round tower, 51 m in height) (3738N 041W), standing on the cape (2.273). Major lights: Cabo de Gata Light (2.83). Mesa de Roldn Light as above. Mazarrn Light (white tower black bands, 11 m in height) (3734N 115W), exhibited 2 cables NNE of Punta Negra (2.172). Cabo Tioso Light as above. Islote Escombreras Light as above. Cabo de Palos Light as above.

Other aid to navigation

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Dumping ground
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2.165 A disused explosives dumping ground lies about 7 miles SE of Cabo Tioso (3732N 106W), as shown on the chart. Depth charge operations might be carried out in the area.

2.169 Racon: Racon (37378N 00406W) which transmits from Wave recorder buoy, 6 cables ESE of Cabo de Palos (2.273).

Directions
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Rescue
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2.166 See 2.161.

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Cabo de Gata to Punta de la Media Naranja

2.170 From a position in the E-bound traffic lane of the TSS SE of Cabo de Gata (3643N 212W) (2.138), the track leads generally NE for about 20 miles, passing (with positions given from Punta de la Media Naranja (3656N 154W)):

Local weather
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2.167 In winter the gulf is exposed to offshore storms and frequent NW winds, occasionally violent.

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SE of Torre de Vela Blanca (18 miles SW), which stands on a high hill 1 mile E of Cabo de Gata; at the foot of this hill there is a remarkable white patch resembling a vessel under sail. Punta Negra (not charted) lies about 2 cables SE of Torre de Vela Blanca and a light-buoy (special) is moored 1 miles S of the tower. Thence: SE of Morro Genovs (16 miles SW), a conically shaped promontory with a flatish top at an elevation of 69 m, thence: SE of Castillo de San Jos (15 miles SW), a ruined castle standing on the flat-topped promontory of Monte del Fortin; a coastguard barracks, which has been built on the ruins, is clearly visible from seawards. Thence: SE of Torre de Cala Higuera (13 miles SW) (not charted), which stands on a steep cliff, thence: SE of Punta de Loma Pelada (12 miles SW). A coastguard barracks, clearly visible, stands on the slopes of Los Frailes del Cabo de Gata, close W of the point. Thence: SE of Castillo de San Felipe (11 miles SW), a ruined castle with a coastguard barracks and a battlemented tower adjacent to it; thence: SE of Punta de la Polacra (7 miles SW). An isolated rock, close inshore on the S side of the point, resembles a vessel under sail (polacra) when viewed from a distance. A light-buoy (special) marks a marine farm about 8 cables SW of the point; tunny nets are also laid close N of the marine farm. A light (2.168) is exhibited from the point. The point is dominated by the elevated and rounded Cerro de los Lobos on the summit of which stands Torre de los Lobos. Cala de los Ruejos is about 8 cables wide and lies N of Punta de la Polacra. At the N extremity of this small bay lies Punta del Bergantn, a high cliff faced headland. Thence: SE of Punta del Cerro Negro (5 miles SW), high and cliff faced. Castillo de San Pedro stands on a hill about 1 miles NNE. Thence: SE of Punta Javana (3 miles SW), high and steep. Islote de San Pedro, lies close to its foot. Thence: SE of Punta de la Media Naranja, high and cliff faced with a ruined tower standing on it. Mesa de Roldn Lighthouse (2.168) stands close NNW of the point.

Punta de la Media Naranja to Aguilas

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2.171 From a position SE of Punta de la Media Naranja, the track leads generally NE for about 32 miles, passing: SE of Punta de los Muertos, 8 cables NE of Punta de la Media Naranja. The slopes of La Mesa de Roldn (2.168) present a high sheer cliff face between the two points. Thence: SE of Carboneras (3658N 154W) (2.189), which is marked by lights, thence: SE of Isla de Carboneras or San Andrs (36596N 1530W), which lies on a reef extending 4 cables SE of La Puntica, a headland backed by the village of Carboneras. El Islote, a small rocky islet, lies on the reef between the island and the mainland. Castillo de San Andrs stands on the mainland close W of La Puntica. Thence:

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(with positions given from Garrucha Light (37105N 1494W)): SE of Punta del Rayo (10 miles SSW), which is high and steep and has a tower standing on it. Ro de Carboneras (Ro de Alias) enters the sea mile N of Punta del Rayo; it flows only after heavy rain. Thence: SE of Torre del Pen (6 miles S), which stands on a low promontory. Torre de Macenas, a small castle, stands 6 cables N. Playa de Macenas, which extends from Torre del Pen to Punta del Cantal, is backed by several ranges of hills; a coast protection groyne lies about 2 miles N of Torre del Pen. Thence: SE of Punta del Cantal (3 miles S), a low lying rocky headland which has the ancient city of Mojcar standing about 1 miles NW. A coast protection groyne lies at Punta del Cantal and a sewage outfall extends 6 cables SE from a position 1 miles N. Thence: SE of the mouth of Ro de Aguas (Ro de Mojcar) (1 miles S), which flows only after heavy rain and has a sandy spit where it enters the sea. Thence: SE of Garrucha Light (white tower on buildings, 10 m in height), exhibited 50 m NNW of Castillo de Garrucha, 4 cables SSW of the entrance to Puerto de Garrucha (2.197). Thence: SE of Punta Hornicos (4 miles NNE). The village of Palomares, standing inland, and 1 mile NW of Punta Hornicos, stands out from seaward as do several black slag heaps farther S. A sewage outfall extends 1 mile SE from the shore in the vicinity of Palomares. Thence: SE of Torre de Villaricos (5 miles NNE), which with the village of Villaricos close N of it, stands to the N of Punta Boca del Ro, the mouth the Ro Almanzora (Ro Guadalmanzor). Two very small harbours front Villaricos. The S harbour is called Puerto de Punta del Ro and is marked by lights, one of which (red truncated tower, 3 m in height) stands on the head of the outer breakwater. The N harbour takes the towns name and is marked by lights, one of which (green truncated conical tower, 3 m in height) stands at the head of the outer breakwater. A sewage outfall extends about 4 cables SE from the shore in the vicinity of Villaricos. Thence: SE of Punta del Ruso (7 miles NNE), the highest summit of the Sierra Almagrera (2.164), thence: SE of Loza del Payo, with a depth of 85 m over it, 2 miles ENE of Punta del Ruso and 5 cables S of Piedra del Caln, another rocky patch; both these patches lie SE of Punta de Sarri. Thence: SE of Isla de los Terreros (13 miles NE), which is steep-to and is separated from Punta del Can on the mainland NNW by a channel with a least a depth of 75 m. The deeper part of the channel is closer to the island than the mainland. Castillo de San Juan de los Terreros, a ruined castle, stands on Punta del Can. Isla Negra, an islet about 25 m in height, lies 2 cables NE of the castle. Thence: SE of Punta Parda (15 miles NE), a distinctive brownish colour. Roca Cama de los Novios, a drying rock lies 3 cables NE. Thence:

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Charts 774, 1515 plan Aguilas and El Hornillo SE of Punta Negra Light (white tower, black bands, 23 m in height), (18 miles NE), exhibited from Punta Negra. Punta Negra is the W seaward extremity of Monte de Aguilas, a conical hill reddish in colour, 1 cable WSW of the light. Punta del Pen is the E extremity of Monte de Aguilas, and the prominent ruins of Castillo de Aguilas stand on its summit.

Aguilas to Cabo Tioso 2.172 From a position SE of Aguilas, the track leads generally ENE for about 24 miles, passing: SSE of Monte de la Aguilica, 8 cables E of Punta Negra Light (2.171), a promontory connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus. Punta de la Aguilica is the W extremity of the promontory, and is fringed by rocks. Islote de la Aguilica from which a light (2.208) is exhibited lies cable S of the point. Thence: SSE of Isla El Fraile, 6 cables ENE of Monte de la Aguilica, and 1 cables S of Punta del Cabrn, to which it is connected by a shoal. Cala de la Barrilla lies close NE of Punta del Cabrn. A fish haven lies close off the SE side of the island. Thence: (with positions given from Cabo Tioso Light (3732N 106W) (2.168)): SSE of Monte Cope (19 miles WSW), a reddish promontory, steep-to and rocky on its SE side, at the S end of which lies Punta del Pen de Santa Maria. Punta del Cerro de la Crux (Punta de las Cabricas) is the NE end of the promontory and Torre Cope stands close WNW of the point. Thence: SSE of Bajo de la Chapa de Puntas (14 miles W), with a depth of 34 m over it, lies 2 cables S of Punta de Calnegre, thence: SSE of Isla de la Cueva de los Lobos (11 miles W), a small islet lying 2 cables E of Punta Negra. Punta de la Cueva de los Lobos (not charted), moderately high, cliff faced and rocky, lies 7 cables ENE of Punta Negra; a ruined tower stands 5 cables ENE. Thence: SSE of Punta Negra (8 miles W). Punta Negra is a dark cliff faced headland at the E extremity of Cabezo del Puerto, a promontory which attains a height of about 60 m. Mazarrn Light (2.168) stands close N of Punta Negra and a monument stands 1 cables W of the light. Isla de Adentro (56 m in height) lies 5 cables W of the point. Thence: SSE of Bajo de Fuera (7 miles W), a rock, with a depth of 144 m over it (not charted), 4 cables ESE of Punta Negra. A fishing vessel has been deliberately sunk close to the rock in a depth of 25 m, to assist in the breeding and protection of fish resources. Thence: SSE of Punta de la Azoha (3 miles W), high and cliff faced with Torre de la Azoha standing on it. The coast between Punta de la Azoha and Cabo Tioso is high and rugged. Thence: SSE of Cabo Tioso (2.168). Caution. Strong currents, usually E-going, are experienced off the cape. Fish havens (2.223) lie close by.

Cabo Tioso to Cabo de Palos 2.173 From a position SSE of Cabo Tioso, the track leads generally ENE for about 21 miles, passing (with positions given from Islote de Escombreras Light (3734N 058W)): SSE of Islote de Escombreras from which a light (2.168) is exhibited. The island is steep-to and cliff faced on its S side. Boca Chica, a channel 2 cables wide, lies between Islote de Escombreras and Punta de los Aguilones, 2 cables ENE. Punta de los Aguilones is comparatively steep-to and an outfall pipe extends about 1 cables SW from the point; a buoy (special) marks the extremity of another sewage outfall extending from a position on the shore 1 cables NE of the point. Bajo de Escombreras (2.233) lies 2 cables W of the island. The coast between Punta de los Aguilones and Cabo del Agua is high, bold, steep-to and rugged. Thence: SSE of Cabo del Agua (2 miles ESE), high, rugged and terminating in three peaks. During strong E winds, heavy squalls occur off the cape. Thence: SSE of Cala de Gorguel (4 miles ENE), a small cove with a sandy beach, 2 miles ENE of Cabo del Agua; it is used as an anchorage only by fishing vessels and small craft seeking shelter. La Manceba, a rocky islet lies close SW of the cove. Thence: SSE of a fish haven (4 miles E), lying close offshore and not charted; it is marked by four light-buoys (special). Thence: SSE of Punta de la Chapa Light (white tower and dwelling, aluminium cupola, 8 m in height) (6 miles ENE), which stands 1 cables N of Punta de la Chapa on the E side of the entrance to Baha de Portman. Punta de la Galera marks the W side of the bay 5 cables WNW. Thence: SSE of Cabo Negrete (7 miles E), which is high, steep and black in colour. Cerro de Sancti-Spiritus attains a height of 436 m, 2 miles NW of the cape. Thence: SSE of Punta de la Espada (12 miles ENE), the E extremity of the cliff face formed by El Junquet (2.168). Between Punta de la Espada and Cabo de Palos (2.273) the coast decreases in elevation and is much indented and foul. Thence: SSE of Bajo del Descargador (Bajo del Cargador) (13 miles ENE), a rock with a depth of 29 m over it which lies 2 cables offshore, 7 cables NE of Punta de la Espada, thence: SSE of Islotes Los Punchosos (13 miles ENE), 1 miles NNE of Punta de la Espada, which are prominent among the various rocks along this stretch of coast. These islets lie on the W side of the approach to Cala Avelln (2.188), a small inlet at the head of which is the small town of La Barra where Puerto de Cabo de Palos (2.188) lies. Los Punchosos Light (grey mast on a concrete base, 5 m in height), stands on the largest of the Islotes Los Punchosos. Thence: SSE of Cabo de Palos and Bajo de los Pajares (14 miles ENE) (2.273). Thence the track joins the TSS (2.244) about 9 miles SE of Cabo de Palos. (Directions continue at 2.254)

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Anchorages and harbours

Chart 774 (see 1.15)

Fondeadero de Villaricos
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2.174 Description. Fondeadero de Villaricos (3715N 146W) lies off the village of Villaricos (2.171). Anchorage, during offshore winds only, can be obtained about 5 cables off Villaricos in depths between 15 and 20 m, mud with good holding ground, taking care to avoid Piedra de los Burros, a rocky shoal with a depth of 8 m over it, lying about 5 cables ENE of Torre de Villaricos (2.171). E winds, which prevail in February and March, are considered dangerous. Winds from the E sometimes shift to the NW which is the prevailing and strongest wind.

Useful marks: Light (red square on truncated tower) (36458N 2061W), standing on the head of the S breakwater. Light (green triangle on truncated tower), 40 m ESE of the above light, standing on the head of the E breakwater. Services. A small village nearby can provide basic requirements. Fresh water is available but it may be brackish.

Ensenada de los Escullos

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Ensenada de Terreros
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2.175 Description. Ensenada de Terreros (3721N 140W) indents the shore close W of Isla de los Terreros (2.171). Anchorage can be obtained in Ensenada de Terreros about 7 cables W of Isla de los Terreros, in depths of about 15 m, sand and weed, taking care to avoid a sewage outfall which extends 6 cables SSE from the shore in this vicinity. The anchorage affords shelter from NE winds. Quay. There is a salt-loading quay within the bay located on a small headland called El Pichirichi, 7 cables NW of Isla de los Terreros.

2.179 Description. Ensenada de los Escullos (3649N 0203W), 8 miles NE of Cabo de Gata (2.138), is named because of the rocks which lie close inshore, and is bounded by Punta de Loma Pelada (2.170) to the S and Punta de la Polacra (2.170) to the N. Anchorage affords shelter from W or SW winds. A large vessel can anchor in depths of 17 m, sand, 4 cables E of Castillo de San Felipe (3648N 204W) (2.170). The anchorage should be abandoned in the event of a change in weather conditions. Useful mark: Isleta del Moro, close off Punta de la Isleta, 9 cables NE of Castillo de San Felipe, and located in the centre of the bay.

Ensenada de Rodalquilar
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Puerto Genovs
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2.176 Description. Puerto Genovs is a cove 4 miles ENE of Cabo de Gata (3643N 212W) (2.138). The cove is open to the E and has depths of less than 10 m. Anchorage for small vessels, giving the best shelter from winds N of SW, can be obtained about 1 cables NNE of the extremity of Morro Genovs (2.170), in depths of 8 to 10 m, sandy mud. However, fresh W winds can cause squalls to descend from the hills and this causes the anchorage to become indifferent. Local knowledge is necessary for mariners in small craft who wish to find good protection closer inshore on the N or S sides of the cove, in depths of 5 m, sand and mud.

2.180 Description. Ensenada de Rodalquilar (3652N 200W) indents the coast about 1 miles N of Punta de la Polacra (2.170). Castillo de los Alumbres stands on the plain about 5 cables from the beach in the cove and Castillo de San Ramn stands close to the N shore. Anchorage for small craft can be obtained in the cove but it is exposed to the E; the holding ground is reported to be poor. Local knowledge is required.

Cala de San Pedro

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Ensenada de San Jos

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2.177 Description. Ensenada de San Jos lies close N of Puerto Genovs and owing to its surrounding hills is more sheltered than Puerto Genovs. Cala Figuera is a cove in the NE part of the bay. Anchorage can be obtained NNE of Castillo de San Jos (2.170), in depths of 10 to 12 m, sand. Local knowledge is required for anchoring in Cala Figuera.

2.181 Description. Cala de San Pedro (3654N 0159W), indents the shore 3 miles NNE of Punta de la Polacra (2.170). The shores of the bay are highand steep with cliffs; landing is restricted to the beach in the bays N corner, S of a coastguard house which is visible near the E headland. Castillo de San Pedro (2.170) stands at the head of the bay. Anchorage for small vessels can be obtained in the bay about 3 cables S of the castle in depths of about 11 m, sand. The anchorage should be abandoned when SW winds strengthen because they drive strongly onshore, especially in winter; for this reason the anchorage is unsuitable for large vessels.

Cala de Agua Amarga

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Puerto Deportivo de San Jos

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2.178 Description. Puerto Deportivo de San Jos lies on the N side of Ensenada de San Jos (2.177). Maximum size of vessel handled. Maximum LOA is 14 m. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the E and S by breakwaters. The entrance faces SW and it was reported (1995) that the depths within the harbour varied from 18 to 65 m.

2.182 Description. Cala de Agua Amarga (3656N 156W) is a wide bay which lies 1 miles W of Punta de la Media Naranja (2.170). A coastguard hut is visible on a slight elevation in the village of Agua Amarga at the head of the bay. The ruins of an old iron ore mine stand about 3 cables inland on the high, sheer mountain range which extends E to Punta de la Media Naranja. In the middle of the bay, about 1 cable offshore S of the village, there is a shoal with a depth of 49 m over it. Anchorage for small vessels can be obtained in the bay.

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Cala Bardina
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2.183 Description. Cala Bardina (37245N 1330W) is a bay indenting the coast 2 miles ENE of Puerto de El Hornillo (2.204), which offers good shelter from E winds for a large number of vessels. Wrecks. Two wrecks lie in the bay, as shown on the chart. Fish havens lie in the W approaches to Cala Bardina, 4 cables SE of Cala de la Barrilla (37252N 1332W). Anchorage can be obtained in depths of 24 m, sand and weed, about 1 cable from the E shore of the bay. An alternative anchorage can be obtained in depths of 13 m about 2 cables off the beach. Local knowledge is required.

In depths of 13 to 14 m, sand, about 2 to 3 cables NNW of Torre de la Azoha (37330N 1102W) (2.172), taking care to avoid fish havens which are reported to be established within the 20 m depth contour NW of Punta de la Azoha.

Puerto de Mazarrn
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Ensenada de la Fuente
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2.184 Description. Ensenada de la Fuente (3726N 128W) (not charted) lies immediately N of Punta del Cerro de la Crux (2.172), and offers shelter from the W to large vessels. Anchorage can be obtained in depths of 13 to 15 m, sand, not less than 5 cables E of Torre de Cope (2.172).

Puerto Deportivo de Mazarrn

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2.185 Description. Puerto Deportivo de Mazarrn (37335N 1160W) is a marina which lies on the mainland close W of Isla de Adentro (2.172). Harbour. The marina is protected by a breakwater and provides 122 berths. Useful mark: Light (red triangular tower, white bands, 9 m in height) (37335N 1163W), standing on the head of the breakwater.

Ensenada de Mazarrn
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2.186 Description. Ensenada de Mazarrn (3734N 113W) lies between Cabezo del Puerto (2.172) to the W and Punta de la Azoha (2.172), 4 miles E. The city of Mazarrn lies along the NW shore of the bay. Topography. The shores of the bay are mostly sandy. Cabezo del Mojn is a rocky bluff, about 10 to 12 m in height, which projects from the N shore of the bay 1 miles NE of Cabezo del Puerto; it is clearly visible and can be recognised by its dark grey colour. Isla Plana is a flat islet 8 cables ESE of Cabezo del Mojn. The pylons of a disused mineral transporter lie about 8 cables E of Isla Plana. Dangers: La Galerica (3734N 115W), two isolated rocks surrounded by foul ground, lying 3 cables N of Mazarrn Light (2.168). Los Esculles, a group of rocks awash, lie 1 cables S of Isla Plana. Bajo Ballesta, with a depth of 75 m over it, lies 1 cables SSW of Isla Plana. Tunny nets are occasionally laid in Ensenada de Mazarrn. Anchorages can be obtained in the bay as follows: In a depth of 13 m, weed, off Mazarrn between Cabezo del Puerto and La Galerica. Larger vessels anchor NE of Mazarrn Light. In depths between 10 and 20 m, sand, about 7 cables ESE of Isla Plana.

2.187 Description. Puerto de Mazarrn (3734N 115W), is a fishing and commercial harbour which exports ore, and is located on the N side of Cabezo del Puerto. Coast protection groynes and three wooden piers lie abreast the town of Mazarrn N of the harbour. Port Authority. Port Authority of Mazarrn, Capitania de Puerto, Calle Nueva 5, Puerto de Mazarrn, Spain. Port radio. Initial contact is made on VHF; see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3). Pilot is reported to be available. Harbour. The port consists of a small basin, open to the N, protected from the E by a breakwater extending 2 cables from the N side of Cabezo del Puerto, with an enclosed basin adjoining its W side. There is a depth of 68 m in the approach to the port and within the harbour depths vary from 78 m in the outer basin to less than 1 m in the inner basin. Landmark: Mazarrn Lighthouse (3734N 115W) (2.168). Major light: Mazarrn Light. Directions. The port is approached from the open sea, avoiding Bajo de Fuera (37335N 1148W). Thence the track leads as required to anchor off Mazarrn. Useful marks: Light (metal post, 3 m in height), standing on the head of the outer breakwater. Light (metal framework tower, green top, 7 m in height), standing on La Galerica (2.186). Berths. It is reported that vessels discharge and load at anchor off Mazarrn using lighters. There is a berthing length of 200 m, with an alongside depth of 4 m, on the W side of the outer breakwater, at which lighters are worked. Fresh water can be obtained from the fish quay; provisions can be obtained from local supermarkets.

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2.188 Description. Puerto de Cabo de Palos (3738N 042W) is situated at the centre of Cala Avelln, and to the S of Cabo de Palos (2.273). Harbour. The harbour is formed and protected by a breakwater fronting the S side of the town of La Barra (2.173). Depths. The entrance, which faces E, was reported in 1995 to have depths 25 m, with depths within the harbour of 05 to 25 m. Directions. The approach and entrance require care and in summer a line of small buoys (port hand) may be found marking the NW side of the entrance channel. Useful marks: Light (S cardinal, black beacon, yellow top) (37378N, 0418W), standing on the S extremity of a spit extending from the shore close E of the entrance. Light (green metal post, white bands, 4 m in height) (37379N 0419W), standing on the head of Espignon de la Sal on the S side of the entrance channel.

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Light (red post, white bands, 3 m in height), standing on the S side of the entrance about 60 m N of the light on the head of Espignon de la Sal. Light (grey metal post) standing on the head of the breakwater. Facilities of a limited nature only were reported in 1995. There are two small slipways; fresh water and provisions available. It is reported that additional services are to be supplied.

Traffic. In 2004 there were 137 ship calls with a total of 2 843 033 dwt. Rescue. See 2.161. Port Authority. Almera Port Authority, Muelle de Levante s/n. 04001 Almera, Spain.

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Carboneras
Charts 774, 1515 plan Carboneras

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2.189 Position. Carboneras (3658N 154W) is the collective name for two harbours, Puerto de Hornos Ibricos and Puerto de Pucarsa. Function. Puerto de Hornos Ibricos is used for loading cement, gypsum and clinker. Puerto de Pucarsa is used for discharging coal for use at the power station close inland. Topography. The immediate area of the port is dominated by the huge cement plant at Puerto de Hornos Ibricos and the power station at Puerto de Pucarsa; however the hinterland is wild and attractive.

2.190 Controlling depths. Puerto de Pucarsa was dredged to a depth of 190 m in the entrance and to a depth of 1785 m within the harbour in 1996, as shown on the chart. The mariner is advised to consult the Port Authority for the latest information on depths. Deepest and longest berth. Puerto de Hornos Ibricos; Muelle Este (2.194). Puerto de Pucarsa; Muelle de Descarga (2.194) Largest vessel handled. Puerto de Hornos Ibricos; LOA 250 m; beam 35 m; draught 13 m. Puerto de Pucarsa; LOA 300 m; beam 43 m; draught 17 m.

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2.191 Notice of ETA: 24 and 12 hours. Anchorages are available, in depths of about 35 and 36 m, NE of Puerto de Pucarsa as shown on the chart.
Puerto de Pucarsa

Carboneras from S (2.189)

(Original dated 2000) (Photograph Autoridad Portuaria Puerto de Almeria y Motril)

Puerto de Hornos Ibricos

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Pilotage is compulsory and is available 24 hours. The pilot station is located at Garrucha, 13 miles NNE. Pilot boards from a small fishing boat or tug, about 1 miles E of the Carboneras, as shown on the chart. See also 1.21. Tugs are available. Fish farm. Close N of Puerto de Pucarsa there is a fish haven, marked by light-buoys, as shown on the chart.

Puerto de Garrucha
Charts 774, 1515 plan Garrucha

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Harbour
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2.192 Puerto de Hornos Ibricos (3657N 154W) is a small harbour protected by Dique del Este, a high angled breakwater, 1 mile N of Punta de los Muertos (2.171); its layout is best seen on the chart. Puerto de Pucarsa is a small harbour protected by Dique de Abrigo, 5 cables N of Puerto de Hornos Ibricos; its layout is best seen on the chart. See also the photograph of the two harbours (2.189). Landmarks: Mesa de Roldn Lighthouse (36566N 1543W) (2.168). Chimney (2.168) of the power station at Puerto de Pucarsa. Major light: Mesa de Roldn Light.

2.197 Position. Puerto de Garrucha (3711N 149W) fronts the town of Garrucha midway between Carboneras and Puerto de Aguilas. Function. Garrucha is a fishing harbour with facilities for the export of gypsum. Traffic. In 2004 there were 64 ship calls with a total of 676 070 dwt. Port Authority. Port Authority of Garrucha, Avda Generalisiuo 105, 04630 Garrucha, Almera, Spain.

Limiting conditions
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2.198 Controlling depths. The mariner is advised to consult the Port Authority for up-to-date information on depths. Deepest and longest berth. See 2.202. Maximum size of vessel. LOA 200 m; draught 85 m.

Arrival information
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Directions
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2.193 Both harbours are approached and entered direct from the open sea; the chart is a sufficient guide. Useful marks: Light (green round concrete tower, 4 m in height), standing on the head of Dique del Este at Puerto de Hornos Ibricos. Light (red round concrete tower), standing on the head of Dique del Oeste, 2 cables W of Dique del Este. Light (black round concrete tower), standing on the elbow of Dique del Este, 2 cables N of its head. Light (red metal framework tower, 6 m in height), standing on the head of Dique Auxiliar, 3 cables NNW of Dique del Este. Light (green metal post), standing on the head of Dique de Abrigo at Puerto de Pucarsa.

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2.194 Only the largest is mentioned: Puerto de Hornos Ibricos; Muelle Este; length 120 m; depth alongside 13 m. Puerto de Pucarsa; Muelle de Descarga; length 241 m; depth alongside 15 m.

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2.195 Repairs are available. Medical facilities are available. Supplies. Provisions are available. Fresh water, gas and diesel oil available by road tanker. Communications. Nearest airport at Almera.

2.199 Notice of ETA should be sent 24 and 12 hours prior to arrival. Anchorages. An anchorage can be obtained 2 to 2 cables off the centre of the town in depths of 15 to 30 m in line with the S arm of the Dique de Levante. When a NE or E wind prevails in the offing, but not of gale force, it is said that the wind in the anchorage will be N, and when the wind is SW or W in the offing, it will be NW in the anchorage. Care must be taken to avoid anchoring too far off the coast as the 100 m depth contour line lies N/S about 3 cables E of the harbour entrance; the mariner should take soundings before anchoring. A recommended anchorage can be obtained close N of Puerto de Garrucha off La Bolaga, in depths of 14 m, sand and weed. The caution regarding depths close offshore, described above, are also applicable here. Another anchorage can be obtained about 1 miles NE of Dique de Levante in a depth of about 30 m. Anchorage can also be obtained in the vicinity of the mouth of the Ro de Aguas (2.171), about 1 miles S of Puerto de Garrucha, in depths of 20 to 50 m. The anchorage is safe only in good weather and should be abandoned as soon as there are indications of onshore winds developing. Pilotage is compulsory for vessels over 50 grt and is available 24 hours. The pilot boarding ground lies about 3 cables SE of the harbour entrance, as shown on the chart. The pilot vessel is painted white and displays a blue flag with a white letter P at its centre. Contact with the pilot should be made on VHF one hour before arrival. See also 1.21. Tugs are available and compulsory for vessels over 110 m in length, or 3500 dwt or over. Marine farm. A marine farm, marked by a light-buoy (special), lies about 1 miles off the coast 4 miles NE from the harbour. Submarine pipeline. A sewage outfall extends 3 cables ESE from the root of Dique de Levante.

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2.196 Puerto Pescaro de Carboneras is a busy fishing harbour, protected by breakwaters, about 6 cables N of Puerto de Pucarsa as shown on the chart; a light stands on the head of each breakwater.

2.200 General layout. The harbour is protected by two breakwaters, Dique de Levante and Dique de Poniente, with the entrance facing S. Two detached breakwaters parallel the coast S of the entrance and a third breakwater extends

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ENE from the shore about 4 cables SSW from the entrance. An outfall extends from the shore to a point about 120 m S of the end of Dique de Levante. Garrucha Marina lies on the W side of the harbour. Landmarks: Factory chimney on Cerro del Calvario (37110N 1495W), W of the centre of Garrucha. Another chimney lies about 3 cables NNE. A third chimney stands 4 cables farther NNE in the village of La Bolaga (2.199). Garrucha Lighthouse (37105N 1494W) (2.171). Castillo de Garrucha lies close SSE.

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2.205 Controlling depth. There is a charted depth of 149 m in the entrance to Puerto de Aguilas, with depths of 85 m to 120 m alongside Dique Abrigo. In Puerto de el Hornillo the commercial quay has depths of 85 m to 140 m alongside. The Port Authority should be consulted for up-to-date information on depths. Maximum size of vessel handled. LOA 160 m; draught about 84 m, reported 1988.

Arrival information Directions

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2.201 The harbour is approached and entered from the open sea; the chart is a sufficient guide. The heads of the breakwaters should be given a wide berth as they are surrounded by stone blocks. Useful marks: Light (white round tower, 11 m in height), standing on the head of Dique de Levante, 5 cables NE of Garrucha Light. Light (red truncated tower, 3 m in height), standing on the head of Dique de Poniente, 6 cables NNE of Garrucha Light. Light-beacon (E cardinal), on the N detached breakwater, 16 cables WSW from the head of Dique de Levante. Light-beacon (E cardinal), on the end of the breakwater 4 cables SSW from the end of Dique de Levante.

2.206 Anchorage. The only recognised anchorage is in Puerto de El Hornillo, in a depth of about 20 m, as shown on the chart. Extreme care must be taken when anchoring in Puerto de El Hornillo owing to the existence of a fish farm within the port Pilotage is compulsory for both ports and the pilot embarks when requested. The pilot vessel is a small white motor boat with the letter P on both sides. The pilot boards between 1 and 1 miles from the Puerto de Aguilas harbour entrance. See also 1.21. Tugs. If tugs are required the services of a local fisherman can be hired, otherwise larger tugs can be arranged from Garrucha. Regulation. Puerto de El Hornillo cannot be entered at night.

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Dique de Levante; length 580 m; depth alongside is maintained at 9 m for the S 140 m of this quay which shoals to 65 m at its N end.
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2.203 Repairs of a minor nature can be carried out. There are two patent slips for vessels up to 150 tonnes and one for vessels up to 400 tonnes. Medical facilities available. Supplies. Provisions and fresh water available; bunkers available by road tanker. Communications. Almera Airport 70 km distant.

2.207 General. Fishing nets are occasionally laid in the entrance to Puerto de Aguilas. See also 2.157. A marine farm, marked by light-buoys (special), lies in the middle of El Hornillo in the approaches to the loading quay (2.209). There is a marina, protected by breakwaters which are marked by lights, on the N side of the harbour in Puerto de Aguilas. The fishing basin lies at the W end of the harbour in Puerto de Aguilas between Muelle de Ribera and a small quay projecting S, cable E; the head of the quay is marked by a light. Landmarks: Castillo de Aguilas (37241N 1347W) (2.171). Punta Negra Lighthouse, 1 cable E of the castle.

Directions Puerto de Aguilas and Puerto de el Hornillo

Charts 774, 1515 plan Aguilas and El Hornillo
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2.204 Position. Puerto de Aguilas (37243N 1340W) lies in a bay which indents the shore between Punta Negra (2.171) and Punta de la Aguilica (2.172). The town of Aguilas stands W and NW of the harbour. Puerto de el Hornillo lies in a bay, 5 cables E of Puerto de Aguilas, between Monte de la Aguilica (2.172) and Isla El Fraile (2.172). Function. Puerto de Aguilas is principally used for the handling of grain and other bulk cargoes. Puerto de el Hornillo is used for the handling of bulk minerals. Port Authority. Capitania Maritima de Aguilas, Paseo de Parra 30, 30880 Aguilas, Spain.

2.208 Both harbours are approached and entered from the open sea; the chart is a sufficient guide. Useful marks: Isla Aguilica Light (white square structure), exhibited from the summit of the islet, 5 cables E of Punta Negra Light. Light (grey metal post, 5 m in height), standing on the head of Dique de Abrigo, 2 cables ENE of Punta Negra Light.

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2.209 Only the largest berth is described: Puerto de Aguilas: Commercial Quay (Dique de Abrigo); length 300 m; depths alongside 85 to 120 m. A buoy is moored off the root of this quay to assist in berthing operations.

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Puerto de El Hornillo: Loading Quay at Los Amarillos; length 164 m; depths alongside 85 to 140 m.

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2.218 Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena, Plaza Heroes de Cavite s/n, E30201 Cartagena, Spain.

2.210 Repairs of a minor nature only are available in Puerto Aguilas and on the quay there is a crane of 10 tonnes capacity. Supplies. Fresh water is available in Puerto Aguilas. Deratting services are available.

Limiting conditions Controlling depths

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CARTAGENA AND APPROACHES General information

Charts 1700, 1189, 1194 (see 1.15)
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2.219 The permitted maximum draught in the basin at Cartagena is 11 m. In Escombreras Basin the controlling depth is restricted to 21 m.

Deepest and longest berth

2.220 Deepest berth; Muelle de Bastarreche Quay N in Escombreras Basin (2.236). Longest berth; Muelle de Alfonso XII in Cartagena Basin (2.236).

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2.211 The approaches to Cartagena are entered between Cabo Tioso (3732N 106W) (2.168) and Islote de Escombreras (2.173), 7 miles E. Cartagena (3736N 059W) is a natural harbour at the head of which stands the city of Cartagena. Ensenada de Escombreras, a bay which lies 1 miles SE of Cartagena, has been developed largely as an oil handling basin lying within the port limits of Puerto Cartagena, see 2.215.

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2.221 Cartagena Basin; LOA 270 m; draught 115 m; 70 000 dwt, reported 1999. Escombreras Basin; LOA 360 m; draught 210 m; 250 000 dwt, reported 1999.

Function
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2.212 Cartagena is a major naval, commercial and fishing port with modern facilities for handling all types of vessels. At the 2001 census the population was 188 003.

Arrival information Notice of ETA required

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2.222 Notice of ETA should be sent 24 and 12 hours prior to arrival.

2.213 Cartagena is enclosed by a mountain range which extends from Cabo Tioso to near Cabo de Palos (2.273), 20 miles ENE.

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2.214 Cartagena was established by Hasdrubal circa 243 BC and subsequently became the centre of Cartagenian influence in Europe. Hannibal, Hasdrubals brother, used it as a base for his invasion of Italy across the Alps in 217 BC. In the 16th century the surrounding hills were fortified by Philip II and Francis Drake stole his guns in 1585. An arsenal and naval base were built in the 18th century and during the Spanish Civil War the Republicans were besieged for several months by the Falangists.

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2.215 The port limits lie within a line drawn from the root of the breakwater at Algameca Grande (37351N 1002W) (2.233) to the W extremity of Islote de Escombreras, 2 miles SE, thence to Punta del Borracho (37336N, 0576E).

2.223 Designated anchorages are established in the approaches to Cartagena. Their positions, designation letters and use can best be seen on charts of the area. The areas are named from A to M and are designated according to ship type, size and prevailing weather conditions. Prohibited anchorage and fishing area lies around Punta de Trinca-Botijas (37347N 0585W) (2.235), as shown on the chart. A lightbuoy (special) marks the SW corner of this area, and other buoys (special) are moored within it. Fish havens. A fish haven, marked by light-buoys (special) lies close offshore 1 miles N of Cabo Tioso (3732N 106W). An extensive area of fish havens lie up to 5 cables offshore between La Aguja (37343N 1056W) and a position on the shore 2 cables W of La Terrosa (37344N 101W) (2.233).

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2.216 In 2004 there were 367 ship calls with a total of 4 108 630 dwt at Cartagena; the figures for Escombreras are 740 and 24 738 853 dwt respectively.

2.224 Pilotage is compulsory and is available 24 hours. The pilot vessel is 11 m long with a black hull and a white letter P on both sides of the bow. The cabin is white with the word Pilots on both sides; the boat displays a quick yellow flashing light for identification purposes. Pilot boarding grounds, according to ship type, are shown on the charts. See also 1.21.

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2.217 See 2.161.

2.225 Tugs are available.

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2.226 Vessels of in excess of 100 000 dwt can effect entry at Escombreras during daylight hours only.

Harbour General layout

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2.227 The layout of the basins at Cartagena and Puerto de Escombreras can be seen on the chart. Algameca Grande (37351N 1002W) is a small naval harbour, protected from the S by a breakwater, which lies within the port limits. Anchorage of a temporary nature can be obtained in depths of 13 to 165 m, S of Dique de la Curra (37354N 0588W). Anchorage is also available within Cartagena Basin in depths of 91 to 101 m, rock and mud.

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2.228 An outer basin to handle tanker and container traffic is under construction (2005) W of Puerto de Escombreras. Work includes reclamation E from Islote de Escombreras (2.173) to the mainland and construction of a mole extending NW for about 6 cables from the W end of Islote de Escombreras.

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2.229 A measured distance of 2048 m is established off the coast between Isla de las Palomas and La Terrosa, 1 mile E. The limits of the distance are marked by beacons, as shown on the chart; the running track is 090270. In 1994 it was reported that these marks were difficult to identify.

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2.230 Storm signals are displayed from the old semaphore tower on the S bastion of Castillo de Galeras (37365N 0596W).

2.233 From a position SE of Cabo Tioso (2.168), the track leads NE for about 5 miles, passing: SE of Cala de la Salitrona, a cove with a sandy beach 1 miles NW of Cabo Tioso. Piedra Blanca, a dangerous underwater rock, lies 6 cables NNE of the cove. Thence: (with positions given from Isla de las Palomas (37342N 1024W)): SE of Punta del Moco (1 miles WNW), a steep high headland forming the E side of Cala de Ports, a small cove where small vessels can find an anchorage; local knowledge is necessary. Thence: SE of a shoal spit, with a depth of 65 m over it, extending 1 cable SW of Isla de Las Palomas, a rocky islet with a dangerous wreck lying cable off its NW side; a patch, with a depth of 44 m over it, lies a similar distance off the SE side of the islet. Thence: SE of La Terrosa (1 miles E), a rock connected to the shore N by a spit of sand, thence: NW of Bajo de Escombreras (37336N 0585W); a shoal, marked on its W side by a light-buoy (S cardinal). Islote de Escombreras (2.173) lies 2 cables E of the shoal. Thence: SE of Algameca Grande (37351N 1002W) (2.227). A light (white and yellow truncated conical tower, 5 m in height), stands on the head of the breakwater protecting the harbour; another light (similar structure, 3 m in height), stands on a point 1 cable NNE. Light (grey metal column, 4 m in height), stands on a pier head 1 cables within the harbour entrance. Two mooring buoys are laid 3 cables S and 5 cables SE, respectively, of the harbour entrance.

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2.231 Climate. See climatic table for Castillo de Galeras (1.170).

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2.232 Landmarks: Cabo Tioso Lighthouse (3732N 106W) (2.168). Cabezo de Roldn (3735N 103W) (2.168). Castillo de Atalaya (37362N 1005W), on the summit of Monte de la Atalaya. Castillo de Galeras (37365N 0596W), on the summit of Monte de la Galeras. Castillo de San Julin (37349N 0579W), on the summit of Monte de San Julin. Chimney (red and white bands, 100 m in height), standing 4 cables NE of Punta de Santa Ana (37350N 0587W); a shorter chimney stands close N. Islote de Escombreras Lighthouse (37336N 0581W) (2.168). Major lights: Cabo Tioso Light as above. Islote de Escombreras Light as above.

2.234 Escombreras Basin. From a position SSE of Punta de la Podadera, the track leads about 1 mile E to the entrance, passing (with positions from Punta de la Podadera (37350N 0593W)): S of Bajo de las Losas (8 cables SE), marked on its SW side by Las Losas Light (S cardinal day mark on black tower, yellow top). Punta de las Losas lies close NNE. Thence: S of Punta del Gate (1 mile SE). A light-buoy (port hand) is moored cable SE. Thence: N of the head of Dique-Muelle Bastarreche (1 miles SE), from which a light (grey truncated pyramidal tower, 7 m in height), is exhibited. Thence as required for the allocated berth. Useful marks: Light (green mast, 4 m in height) (37344N 0576W), standing on a dolphin close off the W end of Muelle del Prncipe Felipe. Light (red mast, 4 m in height), standing on the S end of Muelle del Prncipe. Light (red mast green band, 4 m in height) (37341N 0575W), standing on a dolphin close off Muelle Pantalln. Light (red column, 4 m in height) (37341N 0571W), standing on the S end of Nuevo Muelle de Isaac Peral.

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Light (green column) (37341N 0570W), standing on the small craft mole head.

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2.235 From a position SSE of Punta de la Podadera, the track leads NNE and NW for about 1 mile to the entrance, passing (with positions from Punta de la Podadera (37350N 0593W)): WNW of Punta de Trinca-Botijas (6 cables ESE), a high cliff faced point. Foul ground extends up to cable offshore NW of the point. Thence: ESE of Punta de la Podadera. Algameca Chica, NW of the point, is a shallow cove with a mud and rock bottom. Thence: WNW of Punta de Santa Ana (5 cables E). Bajo de Santa Ana, marked on its NW side by a light-buoy (starboard hand) lies cable WNW. Thence: SE and NE of Dique de Navidad (3 cables NE), from which a light (white round tower, red top, 11 m in height), is exhibited. Thence: NE and ENE of Ensenada del Espalmador Grande (4 cables N), enclosed E and NE by a pier with a light at its N end. Thence: SW and W of the head of Dique de la Curra (5 cables NNE), from the head of which a light (white round tower, green cupola, 11 m in height) is exhibited. Thence as required to the required berth. Useful marks: Light (red mast, 5 m in height) (37355N 0591W), on the S end of Muelle del Carbn. Light (green triangular tower) (37358N 0591W), on the W end of the marina breakwater. Light (red post), on the SE corner of the marina breakwater. Light (green post) (37359N 0585W), on the NW corner of Muelle de Santa Lucia.

Muelle de Santa Lucia; length 385 m; depth alongside 125 m. Containers. Muelle de Santa Lucia Ro-Ro; length 25 m; depth alongside 125 m. Containers and general cargo. Muelle de San Pedro Ro-Ro; length 25 m; depth alongside 121 m. General cargo. Muelle de San Pedro; length 440 m; depth alongside 121 m. General cargo. Muelle de la Curra; length 600 m; depth alongside 1158 m. Naval vessels. There are marinas at the head of Cartagena Basin. Escombreras Basin. Dique-Muelle Bastarreche N; length 424 m; depth alongside 21 m. Tankers. Muelle de Maese; length 367 m; depth alongside 106 m. Multi Purpose. Nuevo Muelle Isaac Peral: length 480 m; depth alongside 141 m. Bulk vegetable solids. Muelle Prncipe Felipe (South); length 350 m; depth alongside 156 m. Solid and liquid bulk. Metaneros E001, lies close within the entrance on the N side of the harbour; length 445 m; depth 125 m. LNG terminal.

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2.237 Full range of repairs is available. Drydock; length 210 m; width 22 m; depth 83 m for vessels up to 35 000 dwt. Synchro lift, capacity 9928 tonnes.

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2.238 Deratting and issue of certificates; hospital in town; oily waste disposal; refuse disposal.

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2.239 Fuel and diesel oils; fresh water at most berths; provisions.

Communications
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2.240 Nearest domestic airport is at San Javier, 30 km distant. Nearest international airport at El Atlet, Alicante, 100 km distant.

CABO DE PALOS TO CABO DE SAN ANTONIO

GENERAL INFORMATION
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Fish havens and marine farms

2.242 Fish havens and marine farms, shown on the chart, are established as follows: Located 2 miles ENE of Punta Calnegre (3740N 043W). Located 2 miles E of Puerto de San Pedro del Pinatar (3749N 045W). Four locations in Baha de Santa Pola (3807N 035W). Located 1 miles WSW of the light on Isla de Tabarca (3810N 028W), close W of the W extremity of the Marine Reserve (2.249), and

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2.241 In this section the coastal route between Cabo de Palos (3738N 041W) (2.273) and Cabo de San Antonio (2.258), 84 miles NE, is described together with its off-lying dangers, minor ports, anchorages and the major commercial port of Alicante. This section is sub divided as follows: Coastal route (2.246); Baha de Alicante including Alicante (2.302).

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within the Marine Reserve close S of Isla de Tabarca. Located 2 miles E of Punta del Ro (3825N 023W), marked by light-buoys (special). Two locations up to 6 miles ENE of Punta del Ro. Located 1 miles E of Villajoyosa (3831N 014W), marked by four light-buoys (special). Located 1 mile S of Cabezo del Tosal (3832N 010W). A triangular-shaped area of fish havens extends NNE and NE from its apex close W of Islote de Benidorm (3800N, 008W) (2.256). Baha de Santa Pola, throughout the bay. Several locations between Punta del Albir (3834N 003W) and Cabo Toix, 5 miles NE. Located 1 miles ENE of Cabo Toix. Tunny nets: see 1.8.

The coast between Punta de la Escaleta (3831N 005W) (2.257) and Punta del Albir (2.257), 3 miles NE, rises in precipitous, reddish cliffs to Sierra Helada. This range, when viewed from SW or NE presents a steep slope on its seaward side with a gradual decline inland. Cerro del Cabezo Gordo, a hill which rises to a height of 312 m and stands 3 miles W of San Javier (37485N 0500W) (2.275), may be mistaken for Isla Grosa (3744N 042W) (2.274) to which it has some resemblance when viewed from the NE. Caution must be exercised, especially in misty weather, to avoid mistaking the hill for the island.

Marine and integral reserves

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Submarine exercise area

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2.243 Submarines exercise in the area to be described. See Annual Notice to Mariners Number 8 and 1.11.

Traffic separation schemes

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2.244 TSS are established off Cabo de Palos (2.271) and Cabo de la Nao (2.270), as shown on the chart. These TSS are IMO-adopted and Rule 10 of International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (1972) applies. Inshore traffic zones have been established between the inner boundaries of the schemes and the coast. See also 1.7.

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2.245 Lifeboat station. There is a lifeboat station at: Puerto de Torrevieja (3758N 041W) (2.259). Lifesaving appliances are stationed at: Puerto de Torrevieja. Coastguard station. There is a coastguard station located at: Cabo de Santa Pola (3813N 0031W) (2.278). See also 1.44 to 1.53.

2.248 A Marine Reserve, which encompasses the dangers (2.251) extending NE from Cabo de Palos, has been established; it is bounded by a line joining the following positions: Cabo de Palos (3738N 041W) (2.273); 37388N 0418W; 37409N 0376W; 37397N 0366W; 37378N 0408W; Cabo de Palos. Light-buoys (special) numbered 1 to 6 mark the limits of the reserve. Entry into the reserve is affected by numerous restrictions and prohibitions. Within the reserve, and outside the Integral Reserve described below, restricted fishing activities are allowed only with prior arrangement. An Integral Reserve has been established around the Islas Hormigas (2.251) in the middle of the Marine Reserve. Four light-buoys (special), mark the limits of the reserve. Within the reserve all types of fishing are prohibited, except for those which are of an authorised scientific nature.

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2.249 A Marine Reserve encompasses Isla de Tabarca (3810N 028W) (2.255) and its surrounding waters; its limits are marked by light-buoys (special) numbered 1 to 6, as shown on the chart. Within the reserve restricted fishing activities are allowed only with prior arrangement.

COASTAL ROUTE General information

Chart 1700 (see 1.15)
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Prohibited anchorage and fishing area

2.250 A prohibited anchorage and fishing area has been established to protect a submarine water pipeline which is laid between the mainland and Isla de Tabarca, as shown on the chart.

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2.246 The route from the vicinity of Cabo de Palos to the vicinity of Cabo de San Antonio leads generally NE for about 84 miles. It is arranged as follows: Cabo de Palos to El Mojn (2.254.) El Mojn to Isla de Tabarca (2.255). Isla de Tabarca to Islote de Benidorm (2.256). Islote de Benidorm to Punta de Ifach (2.257). Punta de Ifach to Cabo de San Antonio (2.258).

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2.247 From the N side of the Cabo de Palos peninsula the coast consists of a low sandy barrier, 1 to 5 cables wide, extending 11 miles N to Puerto de San Pedro del Pinatar (2.276). The barrier encloses Mar Menor (2.275), a large salt water lagoon.

2.251 Bajo de Fuera, an underwater rock with a depth of 36 m over it, lies at the extremity of a chain of islets and underwater dangers extending 3 miles NE from Cabo de Palos (2.273). Hormiga Grande Light (grey tower and building, 12 m in height), stands on the SW extremity of La Hormiga, the largest of the Islas Hormigas, 2 miles NE of the cape. La Losa and El Hormign, the other two islets of the Islas Hormigas, lie close together 2 cables SW of the light; Bajo el Mosquito, a rock with a depth of 26 m over it, lies close S of the light. Bajo de Dentro, a rock with a depth of 31 m over it, Bajos del Piles, two rocks lying close together with a least depth of 75 m over them, and Bajo de la Testa, a rock with a depth of 90 m over it, lie between El Hormign and Cabo de Palos and are the remaining dangers within the chain.

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A light-buoy (special) is moored 5 cables E of the light on La Hormiga. Local knowledge is essential for navigation within the channels in this area.
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Cabo de Palos to El Mojn

2.254 On exiting the TSS (2.244), about 10 miles ESE of Cabo de Palos (3738N 041W) (2.273), the track leads generally NE for about 36 miles, passing (with positions given from Cabo Cervera (3800N 039W)): SE of the dangers (20 miles S) (2.251) extending NE of Cabo de Palos and SE of Punta Calnegre, which lies 2 miles NW of the cape. Islote Escull de la Raja, lies close off the point. Thence: SE of Isla Grosa (16 miles S) (2.274). Thence: SE of La Laja, a small rocky patch 3 cables NE of El Faralln. Punta del Estacio, 1 miles WNW of La Laja, is a low rocky SE extremity of a small peninsula projecting from the shore; El Estacio Light (white round tower, black bands, 29 m in height) stands on the point at the entrance to the channel linking the Mediterranean Sea to the Mar Menor (2.275). Punta del Cocedor lies 3 cables NNW of Punta del Estacio and is the N extremity of that peninsula. Cala del Estacio is the bay formed by the peninsula and lies close W of Punta del Estacio. Thence: SE of Punta del Pudrimel (14 miles SSW), which has the distinctive ruins of an old windmill and warehouse standing 3 cables NNW. The town of Venerola and a high tower stand close E of the windmill. The buildings of Encaizada de la Torre stand 1 mile NW of Punta del Pudrimel; one of them, a two-storied building can be seen from a considerable distance seaward. A prominent windmill stands about 1 miles NNW of Punta del Pudrimel. Thence: SE of Puerto de San Pedro del Pinatar (12 miles SSW) (2.276), which is marked by lights; the outer breakwater (Dique Norte) of this harbour is high and can be seen from a distance. Thence: SE of El Mojn (10 miles SW), which is the site of a coast guard post:

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2.253 Landmarks: Cabo de Palos Lighthouse (3738N 041W) (2.168). Guardamar de Segura Mast (white radio mast, red bands) (3804N 040W). A building, about 90 m in height, stands about 3 cables SE of the mast. Sierra de Callosa (3807N 054W), a rugged dark coloured mountain, a good landmark for Baha de Santa Pola. Sierra de Crevillente, about 10 miles NNE of Sierra de Callosa, is visible from seawards in good visibility. Building, about 60 m in height, consisting of five towers joined together, but from seawards appears as a single white building, stands out among many buildings on the sea front at Villajoyosa (3830N 014W). Puig de Campana (3836N 012W), a prominent mountain near the coast; when viewed from SSE it can be easily identified by Cuchillada de Roldn, a large and deep ravine between its summit and another peak 5 cables SW with an elevation of 1366 m. Pen de Calpe (Monte Ifach), a peninsula resembling the Rock of Gibraltar. The seaward sides of the peninsula have high reddish cliffs and the land to the NW is very low. When viewed from the NE or SW, it appears as an island. Monte Isabela (La Llorenza) (3843N 010E), conical and easy to identify. Cabo de la Nao Lighthouse (white octagonal tower and dwelling, 20 m in height) (3844N 014E). Cabo de San Antonio Lighthouse (white tower and building, 17 m in height) (3848N 012E), standing on the cape (2.258). Monte Mong (3848N 008E), a prominent conical peak surmounted by a castle, which from a distance appears as an island. In clear weather it can be seen at a distance of 50 miles. Major lights: Cabo de Palos Light as above. Aero light (3804N 040W), exhibited from the top of Guardamar de Segura Mast. Seven vertically disposed red obstruction lights are displayed on the mast. Isla Tabarca Light (white round tower, 14 m in height) (3810N 028W). Cabo de Santa Pola Light (metal tower on white square tower, 15 m in height) (3813N 031W), exhibited from the cape (2.278). Punta del Albir Light (white round tower and dwelling, 8 m in height) (3834N 003W). Cabo de la Nao Light as above. Cabo de San Antonio Light as above.

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2.255 From a position SE of El Mojn, the route continues generally NE, passing (with positions given from Cabo Cervera (3800N 039W)): SE of Punta de la Horadada (9 miles SW) (2.282), thence: SE of Puerto de Campoamor (8 miles SW) (2.283), which is marked by lights, thence: SE of Cabo Roig (6 miles SW), reddish in colour with tower on its summit. Puerto de Cabo Roig (2.284), lies close W of the cape. Thence: SE of Punta Prima (Punta Delgada), 2 miles NNE of Cabo Roig, thence: SE of Puerto de Torrevieja (2 miles SW) (2.259), which is marked by lights, thence: SE of Cabo Cervera, low, and surmounted by a ruined tower (Torre de la Mata), thence: SE of Guardamar (5 miles N), a small town, within which the yellow square church tower, with a red domed roof, stands out and is visible from seawards. Thence: SE of a light-buoy (special) (5 miles NNE), thence: SE of the mouth of Ro Segura (7 miles N), which enters the sea between training walls. A shifting

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sand bar in the river mouth makes depths uncertain but usually there is about 2 m. Inside the river there is a dredged area of about 2 m and a quay along the S bank; a light stands on the head of the S training wall. Lights mark an access channel to a marina at the mouth of the river. Thence: SE of Baha de Santa Pola (9 miles NNE) (2.277), thence: SE of Bajo de La Nao, a rock which lies close to the E end of a chain of islets, rocks and shoals extending ESE of Isla de Tabarca (3810N 028W). The whole group is enclosed within a marine reserve; see 2.249. Isla Tabarca light (2.253) and a coast guard barracks stand on the middle of the island. Castillo de San Pablo and a church standing on the W end of the island are visible. Islote de La Nao, described as a sugar-loaf stack, is fringed with low dark rocks and lies 3 cables ESE of Punta Falcn, the low E extremity of Isla de Tabarca. The island is fringed with rocks. Islote La Galera lies off the middle of the S side of the island. A light-buoy (E cardinal) is moored 2 cables ESE of Bajo de La Nao; no attempt should be made to pass between the buoy and the shoal.

SE of Islote de Benidorm (15 miles NE), in the approach to Ensenada de Benidorm (2.287); it is barren and reddish with cliffs. A flat, whitish, rocky shoal, with a depth of 58 m over it, extends about 2 cables S of the islet. Islote de Benidorm Light (white truncated pyramid, 4 m in height), stands on the middle of the islet.

Islote de Benidorm to Punta de Ifach

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2.256 From a position SE of Bajo de La Nao, the track leads generally NE for about 25 miles, passing (with positions given from Cabo de las Huertas (3821N 024W)): SE of Cabo de Santa Pola (9 miles SSW) (2.278). Thence: SE of Puerto de Alicante (4 miles WSW) (2.302); a wave measuring light-buoy (special) is moored 6 miles SE of the port. Thence: SE of Cabo de las Huertas, a low point with Monte de las Matas, rising close WNW; a light (white round tower, 9 m in height) stands on the cape. Banco del Caballo, a rocky reef with depths of less than 10 m over it, including La Roqueta, a spit of dangerous underwater rocks, fringes the cape up to 3 cables offshore. Thence: SE of Punta del Ro (4 miles N), which has Torre de la Illeta standing about 1 miles N. La Illeta, close SE of the tower, was an islet but is now joined to the mainland by a causeway. Puerto de Campello (2.281), which is marked by lights, lies close S of La Illeta and two light-buoys (special) are moored close together about 2 miles E of the port. Numerous fish havens, shown on the chart, lie along the coast between Torre de la Illeta and Punta de la Escaleta (2.257). See 2.242. Thence: SE of Torre del Barranco del Agua which stands near a coastguard station 2 miles NE of Torre de La Illeta. Torre del Charco stands in the same direction about 3 miles farther along the coast. Thence: SE of Villajoyosa (12 miles NE) (2.286), also known as La Vila. Its ancient part stands on the slope of a hill with its modern part between it and the sea. Inland of Villajoyosa, the land rises W towards El Cabezo and N towards Sierra de Aitana. Thence: SE of Punta Plana (14 miles NE) which has Torre Aquil standing close N. Cabezo del Tosal, is a small, noticeable, whitish promontory 7 cables NE of Punta Plana. Thence:

2.257 From a position SE of Islote de Benidorm, the track leads generally NE for about 22 miles, passing (with positions given from Punta de Ifach (3838N 005E)): SE of Punta de la Escaleta (10 miles SW), a high, sheer-sided, rocky promontory surmounted by a tower, thence: SE of Isleta Mediana (Isleta Mitjana), 1 mile NE of Punta de la Escaleta, which lies close inshore and is steep-to on its seaward side; it cannot be distinguished against the cliffs on the mainland until it is approached close to. Isleta de la Pila lies close inshore 2 miles NE of Punta de la Escaleta. Thence: SE of Punta del Albir (7 miles WSW), the high and sheer-sided N buttress of Sierra Helada (2.247). Television and telephone masts (red and white bands, about 20 m in height), a light (2.253) and a ruined tower stand on the point. Thence: SE of Cabo Negrete (6 miles WSW), consisting of a rocky hillock upon which a white-painted building and the ruins of a tower can be seen. A dangerous wreck, shown on the chart, lies approximately 7 cables offshore in this vicinity. Thence: SE of Islote de Altea (5 miles WSW), lying 3 cables offshore, 5 cables NE of Cabo Negrete; a smaller islet lies 5 cables farther N. Thence: SE of Cabo Toix (2 miles W), where the ruins of two towers (Torre de la Galera and Torre del Mascarat) are visible on the summit. Punta Manzanera lies 8 cables NNE of the cape. Thence: SE of Punta de Ifach, the E extremity of Pen de Calpe (2.253). Tall buildings in the town of Calpe at the root of Pen de Calpe, are visible from seawards. Thence:

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2.258 From a position SE of Punta de Ifach, the route continues generally NE, passing (with positions given from Punta de Ifach (3838N 005E)): SE of Cabo Blanco (3 miles NE), steep-to with a tower standing on the point, thence: SE of Cabo de Morayra (4 miles NE), high with cliffs and with a tower standing on it. Torre de la Granadilla, a ruined fort stands about 3 miles NE of Cabo de Morayra; the coast between is high, steep and gullied. Thence: SE of Isla del Descubridor (Isla del Escubridor) (8 miles NE), which lies close off the mainland; the channel N of the island cannot be used. Torre del Descubridor, stands on the mainland N of the island. Thence: SE of Cabo de la Nao (9 miles NE), which is fairly steep-to, and at its foot lies a large rock close to a cave; a light (2.253) stands on the point. Piedra de la Nao, a rock which rises to a height of 10 m, lies between Cabo de la Nao and Cabo Negro, 8 cables N. Cabo Negro is sheer-sided and has a

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rock awash, at its foot and another rock, with a depth of 35 m over it, close N. Punta del Emperador lies 4 cables N of Cabo de la Nao. Thence: (with positions given from Cabo de la Nao (38441N 00141E)): SE of Isla del Portichol (1 miles N), which is prominent and has a rock named Escollo de la Isla close S. Cabo de San Martin, which is lower than the coast to the S, lies about 4 cables NNW of Isla del Portichol, and has a steep-sided hillock at its extremity. Thence: SE of Cabo de San Antonio (4 miles NNW), which is a high level promontory, falling steeply on its seaward sides. A light (2.253) and a signal station stand on the cape. Several windmills stand on a ridge about 1 miles W. A fish haven (2.300) lies in the vicinity of the cape. Here the track enters the TSS (2.256) (15 miles E), thence: On exiting the TSS the track alters gradually NW to a position NE of Cabo de San Antonio. (Directions continue at 3.14)

the low rocky Punta de la Cornuda (Punta del Castillo). The SW side of the harbour is formed by Muelle de la Sal extending SE from the shore SW of the town to form the entrance with a width of 240 m facing W. Three mooring buoys are in position close NW of Dique de Levante. A basin for fishing vessels lies inside the root of Dique de Levante in the NE corner of the harbour with berthing facilities for yachts lying to the W of the basin. Two marinas lie in the N part of the harbour W of the fishing vessel basin. Landmark: Guardamar del Segura Mast (3804N 040W) (2.253). Major light: Aero light exhibited from the top of Guardamar de Segura Mast.

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Puerto de Torrevieja General information

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2.263 The Spanish chart is a sufficient guide. Useful marks: Light (round concrete tower, 10 m in height), standing on the head of Dique de Levante. Light (white octagonal masonry tower, 6 m in height), standing on the head of Muelle Sal.

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2.259 Position. Puerto de Torrevieja (3758N 041W) fronts the town of Torrevieja. Function. The port is a commercial, fishing and yacht harbour. Port limits are defined as an area of inner water up to 1 mile from the head of Dique de Levante (E breakwater). Approach and entry is made direct from the open sea. Traffic. In 2004 there were 112 ship calls with a total of 464 997 dwt. Rescue. See 2.245. Port Authority. Capitania Maritima de Torrevieja, Esplanade del Mar s/n, 03180 Torrevieja, Spain.

2.264 Anchorage can be obtained in the N part of the harbour about 1 cable SW of the breakwater protecting the fishing vessel basin in depths between 55 and 85 m. Alongside berths. Muelle de la Sal; Outer length 350 m; depths alongside 8 to 10 m. Inner length 200 m; depth alongside 65 m. Both berths are used for loading salt.

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2.260 Controlling depth. The depth in the entrance is 11 m. Deepest and longest berth. Muelle de la Sal (2.264). Maximum size of vessel handled reported to be 200 m LOA; draught 9 m.

2.265 Repairs. Workshops capable of repairs available. Medical facilities available. Waste reception. Refuse, oily water and sludge disposal available. De-ratting facilities available. Supplies. Provisions and fresh water available. Bunkers by road tanker. Communications. Alicante International Airport, 40 km distant.

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2.261 Outer anchorage. A designated anchorage lies about 7 cables SE of Dique de Levante. A designated anchorage, with a radius of 5 cables, for vessels carrying dangerous cargoes is centred on a position about 2 miles SE of Dique de Levante. In bad weather such vessels may use the former anchorage. Pilotage is compulsory. Pilot embarks about 1 mile off Dique de Levante. The pilot boat is about 10 m long, painted white with the letter P on both sides. See also 1.21. Tugs are available from Alicante.

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2.266 Description. Puerto de Santa Pola (3811N 034W), an old Roman port and settlement fronts the town of Santa Pola; it is a busy fishing and yacht harbour with facilities for the export of salt. Castillo de Santa Pola is a square building standing within the walls of the old town. The modern town is built round the walls and to the N of the old town. Traffic. In 2004 there were 23 ship calls with a total of 56 261 dwt.

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2.262 General layout. The harbour is protected from the E by Dique de Levante (outer breakwater) extending SW from

2.267 Outer Anchorages. There are three anchorages in positions as shown on the chart.

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2.268 The harbour is protected from the E by Dique de Levante which extends SW from the shore fronting the middle of the town, and by Contradique which extends SSE from the W side of the town to form an entrance, 220 m wide, facing W. Barranco Hondo is a ravine in which there is a quarry, 9 cables E of Dique de Levante. A breakwater, which extends from the shore fronting the ravine, is used for the landing of rocks cut from the quarry. Two slipways extend SW from the W side of the root of the breakwater. Between Dique de Levante and the breakwater there are several beach protection groynes. Landmarks: Isla de Tabarca Lighthouse (3810N 028W) (2.253). Cabo de Santa Pola Lighthouse (3813N 031W) (2.253). Major lights: Isla de Tabarca Light as above. Cabo de Santa Pola Light as above.

Useful marks: Three silos, each 17 m in height, standing in line close together about 100 m ENE of the head Dique de Levante. Customs house, a two storey building painted red and white, close NE of the silos. Light (white octagonal tower, 5 m in height), standing on the head of Contradique about 1 cables NNE of the head of Dique de Levante. Light (green mast on white base, 3 m in height), standing on the head of a spur about 1 cables NE of the head of Dique de Levante.

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2.271 Muelle Comercial; length 110 m; depths alongside vary between 3 and 6 m. This is the only commercial berth in the port, and lies on the S side of the entrance to the harbour, close E of the head of Dique de Levante; it is used for the export of salt.

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Directions from south-east

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2.269 From a position SW of Isla de Tabarca (2.255), and of the Marine Reserve (2.249) and fish havens (2.242) in the vicinity, the track leads NW for about 4 miles to the entrance to Puerto de Santa Pola, passing (with position given from the light on the head of Dique de Levante (green metal tower) (38111N 0337W)): SW of shoal patch (8 cables SE), with a depth of 45 m over it, thence: To a position SW of the harbour entrance as dictated by the vessels draught.

2.272 Repairs can be effected to wooden hulled vessels; there is a sail maker in town. Fresh water at Dique de Levante and limited provisions are available.

Anchorages and harbours Cabo de Palos

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Directions from east

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2.270 The port can also be approached from E by passing through Freu de Tabarca (3811N 030W), the channel between Isla de Tabarca and Cabo de Santa Pola. The channel is suitable for small vessels only. Local knowledge is essential. It should be noted that, in addition to the dangers described below, there are many places where depths of only 6 m are available. From a position N of Isla de Tabarca, the track leads W for about 4 miles, passing: N of Bajo del Oeste, a spit of foul ground extending 6 cables W of Isla La Cantera, an islet lying close off the W extremity of Isla Tabarca. No 5 Light-buoy (special) is moored 5 cables N of the spit on the NW vertex of the Marine Reserve (2.248) which surrounds the island, and: S of Bajo El Cabezo (38123N 0298W), a rock which lies 4 cables ESE of Restinga de la Renegada, a rocky ledge extending about 2 cables E of Cabo de Santa Pola. Thence: S of two rocky patches, 3 cables apart with depths of 49 m and 48 m over them, lying, respectively, 6 cables ESE and 5 cables SE of Torre de la Escaleta (38116N 0317W); Punta del Esparto lies 2 cables SW and a radar tower stands 1 cables NE of Torre de la Escaleta. Thence: N of a patch, with a depth of 45 m over it, lying 8 cables SE of the light standing on the head of Dique de Levante (2.269), thence: To a position SW of the harbour entrance as dictated by the vessels draught.

2.273 Description. Cabo de Palos (3738N 041W) stands 2 miles NE of Punta de la Espada (2.173) and 14 miles E of Cartagena. A light (2.168) is exhibited from the cape, and two radio masts stand close by the lighthouse. A racon (2.169) operates from the vicinity of the cape. Puerto de Capo de Palos (2.188) lies close S. Bajo de los Pajares, a rock with a depth of 56 m over it, is the outermost danger extending 2 cables SE of Cabo de Palos. A submarine cable extends 6 cables ESE from the cape to a wave recorder, marked by a buoy (special); anchoring and fishing is prohibited in the vicinity of the cable. Tunny nets are laid annually off the cape during May and June. Traffic Separation Scheme. See 2.244 and 1.7. Anchorage. An anchorage lies on the N side of Cabo de Palos, about 4 cables WNW of the cape. Anchorage can be obtained in depths of 12 to 17 m, sand. The anchorage is exposed NE to SE and should only be used by small vessels. Local knowledge is necessary.

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2.274 Description. Isla Grosa (37437N 00423W) is a flat topped island lying on the extremity of a shoal spit extending about 1 mile SE of Punta del Estacio (2.254). A light, stands on the island. Punta La Boca de Len is the S extremity of the island and a ravine, El Frontal, lies close NE of the point. Cala de las Galerotas is a cove on the NE side of the island. El Faralln, an islet with a sharp pointed summit 22 m high, lies 3 cables NE of Isla Grosa. Anchorage, sheltered from E winds, can be obtained between 4 and 6 cables W of Isla Grosa, in depths of about 6 to 12 m, weed. Care should be exercised when anchoring here owing to the many rocks in the area.

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Military Zone. Anchoring within 300 m of the island is prohibited for security reasons. Useful mark: Isla Grosa Light (red round tower, 2 m in height).

Chart 473

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2.275 Description. Mar Menor (3744N 047W) is a large salt water lagoon, about 12 miles long and 6 miles wide, enclosed by the barrier described in 2.247. The only natural connection to the Mediterranean is a shallow break in the barrier close N of Punta del Pudrimel (37465N 0443W). There are general depths of 5 to 6 m over the greater part of the lagoon and in its S part there are five islets, two of which are quite large and steep-to. The bed of the lagoon is mostly mud although there are large quantities of weed which flourish at certain times of the year. In the N part of the lagoon there is a small harbour, which has been built at the NE end of a Spanish Naval Air Station at San Javier Airport, and is used only by the Spanish Navy. Elsewhere throughout the lagoon there are numerous yacht harbours. Anchorage can be obtained almost anywhere throughout the lagoon according to draught and although these waters are not tidal the depth of water can vary by as much as 05 m or more during prolonged periods of strong winds or rain. Services. Most of the marinas in Mar Menor have the usual facilities.

2.278 Description. Cabo de Santa Pola (3813N 031E) is moderately high and of a reddish colour. From N or S it appears as a flat projection ending in a steep slope. On nearer approach, the level ground at the foot comes into view. A light (2.253) stands 3 cables inland above the cape and a coastguard station stands close to the cape. Anchorage can be obtained about 1 miles ESE from the cape in depths of 8 to 10 m, weed. The cape provides good shelter from very strong NW winds which prevent vessels from reaching Baha de Alicante or Baha de Santa Pola. Charts 473, 1700

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2.279 Description. Playa de las Huertas extends 3 miles N from Cabo de las Huertas (3821N 024W) (2.256) to the mouth of the Ro Montnegre (Ro de Castalla), close N of which lies Punta del Ro (2.256). There are numerous tall buildings, of more than 10 storeys, along the beach N of the cape. Anchorage can be obtained off Playa de las Huertas in good holding, taking care to avoid the dangers extending E of Cabo de las Huertas.

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2.280 Description. Costa Blanca Yacht Harbour (3822N 026W) is a small shallow harbour, protected by two breakwaters, suitable only for vessels drawing 15 m or less. Chart 1700 (1.15)

Puerto de San Pedro del Pinatar

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2.276 Description. Puerto de San Pedro del Pinatar (3749N 045W) is a small commercial and fishing harbour protected by two breakwaters with the entrance, 180 m in width, facing S. Close within the entrance a short breakwater divides the harbour into an outer and inner basin. Depths within the harbour range from 30 to 55 m. Caution. Strong N winds create a heavy swell which breaks across the entrance thus making entry and departure dangerous. Useful marks: Light (green mast, 12 m in height) standing on the head of the N breakwater. Light (grey mast, 5 m in height), standing on the head of the S breakwater. Services. Fresh water is available; other facilities are very limited.

Puerto de Campello
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2.281 Description. Puerto de Campello (38255N 0230W), known also as Puerto Deportivo El Campello, is located in the old anchorage S of La Illeta (2.256). It is a marina and fishing harbour formed by Dique de Levante which extends in a general S direction from the mainland close W of La Illeta; a contradique extends ESE from the shore, about 1 cables S of the root of Dique de Levante, to form the entrance which is about 70 m wide and faces SW. There are lights at the breakwaters heads.

Puerto de la Horadada
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2.282 Position. Puerto de la Horadada (3752N 045W) lies 15 miles N of Cabo de Palos (2.273). Harbour. The harbour is a modern marina well protected from all directions, except the S, by two breakwaters with the entrance facing W.

Baha de Santa Pola

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2.277 Description. Baha de Santa Pola (3807N 035W) has shores fringed by a bank, which with depths of less than 10 m over it extends up to 1 miles offshore in places. Torre del Tamarit stands inland at the NW end of the bay near a strip of land lying between the sea and Albufera de Elche, a shallow salt water lagoon. Fish havens, see 3.2052.242. Anchorage can be obtained in Fondeadero del Tamarit, at the NW end of Baha de Santa Pola, as shown on the chart in depths of 5 to 6 m, weed. Local knowledge is required as the bottom is uneven.

Puerto de Campoamor
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2.283 Position. Puerto de Campoamor (Puerto Dehesa de Campoamor) (Miguel Caballero de la Dehesa de Campoamor Marina) (3754N 045W) lies 16 miles N of Cabo de Palos (2.273). Harbour. The harbour is a yacht harbour protected by two breakwaters with the entrance facing S.

Puerto de Cabo Roig

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2.284 Description. Puerto de Cabo Roig (3755N 044W) lies 17 miles N of Cabo de Palos (2.273).

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Harbour. The harbour is a yacht harbour protected by two breakwaters, Dique de Levante (outer breakwater) and Dique de Poniente (inner breakwater), with the entrance facing W.

Puerto de Tabarca
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2.285 Description. Puerto de Tabarca is a small refuge harbour for fishing vessels on the N side of Isla de Tabarca (3810N 028E) (2.255), close E of the fishing village of Tabarca. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the E by a breakwater with a light (metal tower, 4 m in height), standing on its head. Services. No services available.

Anchorage for large vessels can be obtained during offshore winds in depths of 20 to 25 m, mud and sand, about 3 to 5 cables SW of Punta de Canfli. Anchorage, also for large vessels, can be obtained during offshore winds in depths of about 36 m, weed and mud, between Islote de Benidorm (38300N 0077W) (2.256) and the mainland N.

Puerto de Benidorm
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Puerto de Villajoyosa
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2.286 Description. Puerto de Villajoyosa (3830N 013W), a fishing harbour largely given over to yachts, lies close W of Punta Alcoc, a rocky point at the NE end of Playa Villajoyosa. The harbour is embraced by Dique de Levante, extending SW from Punta Alcoc, and by Dique de Poniente, extending S from the shore about 2 cables WSW of the root of Dique de Levante thus forming the entrance, which is about 140 m wide and faces SW. Fish havens, see 2.242. Anchorage can be obtained almost anywhere off Playa de Villajoyosa; the best place is off the town in a depth of 20 m, sand, taking care to avoid the charted 4 m depth about 1 mile SW of the harbour. Depths in the middle of the harbour are about 5 m but silting tends to occur and although dredging is carried out periodically, these depths can be incorrect. Useful marks: Light (white octagonal tower, green bands, 6 m in height), on the head of Dique de Levante. Light (white octagonal tower, red top, 6 m in height), on the head of Dique de Poniente. Light (truncated concrete tower, red top, 7 m in height), on the head of a jetty which extends SE from the shore about 70 m ENE of Dique de Poniente. Berths. The W side of Dique de Levante is largely used as berthing for fishing vessels. Club Nutico de Villajoyosa is situated on the W side of the harbour; a small craft basin lies between Dique de Poniente and a jetty extending SE from the shore ENE of the dique, close within the entrance to the harbour. Services. Major hull and engine repairs available in the shipyard at the NE end of the harbour where there is a slipway for vessels up to 100 tonnes. Fuel, fresh water and provisions are available.

2.288 Description. Puerto de Benidorm is a small, old fishing harbour consisting of one breakwater extending W from the shore close NW of Punta de Canfli (2.287); it provides minimal shelter. The town of Benidorm lies around Punta de Canfli and is the site of one of the most massive developments on the SE coast of Spain. Useful marks: Punta de la Cueva de Barber (38315N 0062W), a sheer-sided high promontory with a tower standing on it. Light (green tower on white hut, 3 m in height) (38319N 0079W), on the head of the breakwater.

Ensenada de Altea
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2.289 Description. Ensenada de Altea lies between Punta del Albir (2.257) (3834N 003W) and Cabo Toix (2.257), 5 miles NE. The town of Altea, which has within it a distinctive church with high cupolas, stands 2 miles N of Punta del Albir. Fish havens, see 2.242. Wreck, see 2.257. Anchorage can be obtained affording shelter from offshore winds in depths of 15 to 20, mud and sand, from 5 cables to 8 cables E of the town of Altea, as shown on the chart. Care should be taken to avoid the charted fish havens in the vicinity.

Puerto de Altea
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Ensenada de Benidorm
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2.287 Description. Ensenada de Benidorm, which lies between Cabezo del Tosal (38315N 0097W) (2.256) and Punta de la Escaleta (2.257), 3 miles E, provides shelter from N winds. In winter it serves as a refuge from strong NE winds for many vessels. Fish haven. A fish haven has been established about 6 cables SSE of Punta de Canfli (3832N 008W), on which stands a castle. Tunny nets are laid out annually in the E part of Ensenada de Benidorm. See 1.8.

2.290 Description. Puerto de Altea (38360N 0027W) is a busy artificial fishing harbour formed by two breakwaters fronting the town of Altea. Wreck. A dangerous wreck lies 1 cables SSE of the S extremity of Dique de Levante. Depths. The maximum depth in the harbour entrance is 49 m but silting occurs and dredging is undertaken which might change the charted depths. Local knowledge is recommended. Harbour. Dique de Levante extends SSE and SW from a position on the shore about 3 cables SSW of Altea Church. Dique de Poniente extends E from a position about 3 cables SSW of the root of Dique de Levante to form the entrance which is about cable wide and faces SSW. Useful marks: Light (green octagonal tower, 6 m in height), standing on the head of Dique de Levante. A metal post (port hand daymark, 2 m in height) stands on a rocky bank, with a depth of 22 m over it, about 40 m NE of the head of the dique. Light (red octagonal tower, 6 m in height), standing on the head of Dique de Poniente. Berths. Fishing vessels berthing facilities lie inside the middle section of Dique de Levante; depths are between 3 and 4 m.

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Club Nutico de Altea lies on the W side of the harbour. Services. Two small yards for repairs.

Puerto de Calpe
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El Portet Marina
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2.291 Description. El Portet Marina (Puerto La Olla de Altea) lies 1 cable N of Cabo Negrete (38368N 0020W) (2.257). Harbour. The harbour, protected by two breakwaters, is very small and is suitable only for boats, dinghies and small yachts, which can be hauled ashore in bad weather. Useful marks: Islote de Altea (38369N 0012W) (2.257). Light (green round tower, white base, 4 m in height), on the head of the outer breakwater. Light (red round tower, white base, 4 m in height), on the head of the inner breakwater.

Puerto de Marymontaa
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2.292 Description. Puerto de Marymontaa (38373N 0016W) which lies 9 cables NE of Cabo Negrete, is a small privately owned harbour for use as a harbour of refuge. Harbour. The harbour is protected by two breakwaters with its entrance facing W. It is suitable for small to medium-sized yachts and should not be used without good reason. Useful marks: Islote de Altea (38372N 0012W) and the islet 5 cables N (2.257). Light (white masonry column, 3 m in height) (38373N 0011W), standing on the head of the outer breakwater.

2.295 Description. Puerto de Calpe (38385N 0042E) is an old fishing harbour dating back to the Phoenicians which is now protected by two breakwaters. Weather. In N winds there can be strong gusts in the harbour from Monte Ifach. Harbour. Dique de Levante extends W from the shore close to the ruins of the ancient walls at the foot of Monte Ifach, and Dique de Poniente extends S from the shore, about 500 m NW of the root of Dique de Levante. The entrance to the harbour is about 90 m wide and faces W. When the wind is from the SW a swell can enter the harbour. Depths in the entrance are 6 m and within the harbour are from 2 to 5 m. Useful marks: Monte Ifach (2.253). Light (green truncated tower, 6 m in height), on the head of Dique de Levante. Light (red truncated tower, 4 m in height), on the head of Dique de Poniente. Services. Hull and engine repairs are available at a boat-building yard; 10 tonne crane is available.

Puerto Blanco
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2.296 Description. Puerto Blanco(38386N 0035E), which lies within Cala de Maravilla, and about 4 cables W of Puerto de Calpe, is a small-boat harbour. It affords good shelter except from the E. Harbour. The harbour is protected by two breakwaters with the entrance facing NE.

Cala la Fosa
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Ensenada de Calpe
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2.293 Description. Ensenada de Calpe, is a bay indenting the coast between Cabo Toix (38375N 0020E) (2.257) and Punta de Ifach (2.257), 2 miles E. The town of Calpe, which lies at the foot of Monte Ifach (2.253), is surrounded by an old ruined town wall and has tall recently constructed buildings standing on its E and W sides. Wreck. It is reported that a dangerous wreck lies in the middle of the bay about 5 cables offshore. Fish havens are established W of Punta de Ifach; they are protected by artificial reefs and fishing is prohibited in their vicinity. Anchorages. Owing to the existence of the fish havens mentioned above, it is unwise to attempt to find a suitable anchorage in Ensenada de Calpe. Local knowledge is required.

Luis Campomanes
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2.294 Description. Luis Campomanes harbour (38379N 0002W) lies about 1 mile NE of Islote de Altea at the base of high rocky hills. Harbour. The harbour is protected by two breakwaters. The L-shaped Dique del Sur initially extends S, then W for a long distance, from the shore about 4 cables W of Punta Mascarat (38378N 0003E); Contradique extends a short distance S from the shore about 270 m W of the root of Dique del Sur to form the entrance which is about 50 m wide and faces W.

2.297 Description. Cala la Fosa (38387N 0045E) is a sandy cove with Monte Ifach on its S side and Punta de las Basetas, 9 cables N; a large tower stands on Punta de las Basetas and a rocky ledge, with depths of 08 to 17 m over it, extends about 4 cables S from the point, parallel to the beach. Several small coves, suitable only for small craft, lie between Punta de las Basetas and Cabo Blanco, 2 miles NE; local knowledge is required. Fish haven. A fish haven has been established in Cala la Fosa. Anchorage, giving shelter from W or SW winds, can be obtained 5 cables off Playa de la Fosa, in depths of 26 m, sand and clay, taking care to avoid the fish haven mentioned above. Small vessels can obtain an anchorage closer in, although this anchorage is little used owing to the violence of the breakers on the beach especially in winter. Harbour. Puerto de las Basetas, a small marina has been constructed using the reef, described above, upon which a wall has been built acting as an outer breakwater.

Ensenada de Morayra
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2.298 Description. Ensenada de Morayra indents the coast between Cabo Blanco (38405N 0070E) (2.258) and Cabo de Morayra (2.258), 1 miles ENE. The village of Morayra lies near the head of the bay which has a rocky shore with only patches of sandy beach. A small castle stands close W of the village and E of the village, two buildings, each 70 m in height, stand out from other modern buildings.

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Anchorage sheltered from W through N, can be obtained about 4 cables SW of the light on the head of Dique de Abrigo (38410N 0083W) (2.299), in a depth of about 16 m, sand or mud.

Puerto de Morayra
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2.299 Description. Puerto de Morayra (3841N 008E) is a well sheltered modern harbour fronting the village of Morayra. Anchorage for can be obtained in El Rinconet, a small cove about 2 cables ENE of the harbour entrance. Harbour. The harbour, which takes up some of the old anchorage in the bay, is protected by two breakwaters. Dique de Abrigo is L-shaped and extends S for a short distance from the shore in front of the village, then E for about three times the distance; Contradique extends S from the shore, about 350 m E of the root of Dique de Abrigo, to form an entrance facing E which is about 50 m wide. Depths. There is a depth of 7 m in the entrance with depths within the harbour ranging from 3 to 5 m. Useful marks: Light (white round tower, red bands, 6 m in height), on the head of Dique de Abrigo. Light (white round tower, green bands, 6 m in height), on the head of Contradique. Services. Repairs, 50 tonne travel-lift, 10 tonne crane and slipway are available.

generally E from a position on the shore about 2 cables SW of Punta de la Galera, to form the entrance which is about cable wide and faces SSW. Depth. There is a depth within the harbour of 75 m. Landmark: Cabo de San Antonio Lighthouse (2.253). Major light: Cabo de San Antonio Light. Useful marks: Light (green truncated pyramid, white base, 6 m in height), on the head of Dique Abrigo. Light (red truncated tower, white base, 6 m in height), on the head of Contradique. Services. Limited hull and engine repairs are available. A 65-tonne travel lift and a 5-tonne crane are available.

BAHA DE ALICANTE AND PUERTO DE ALICANTE General information

Charts 1700, 469

Position
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Ensenada de Jvea
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2.300 Description. Ensenada de Jvea is entered between Cabo de San Martin (3846N 0013E) (2.258) and Cabo de San Antonio (2.258), 2 miles NNW. Cala Sardinera is in the SW corner of the bay and Punta de la Fontana, with the ruins of a fort on top of it, is 1 miles NW of Cabo de San Martin; a small reef extends seawards from the point. Cala de la Fontana lies close W of Punta de la Fontana. The town of Jvea stands on a hill in the NW corner of the bay. Ro Jaln (Ro Gorgs), enters the sea close S of the town, 8 cables WSW of Cabo de San Antonio, and the ruins of Castillo de San Jorge lie 1 cables NNE of the mouth of the river. Caution. A dangerous wreck lies about 1 mile NW of Cabo de San Martin. Fish havens lie up to 1 mile offshore in the vicinity of Cabo de San Antonio and also between the 20 and 50 m depth contour lines in the approaches to, and the middle of, the bay, as shown on the chart. Submarine cables (disused) enter the sea from a cable hut close S of the river mouth. Anchorage in good weather can be obtained N of the prohibited area, 6 cables E of Puerto de Jvea (2.301) in depths of about 21 m, sand. Anchoring is prohibited between lines drawn 090 and 105 from the cable hut. Tunny nets are occasionally laid in Cala Sardinera.

2.302 Baha de Alicante is entered between Cabo de Santa Pola (3813N 031E) (2.278) and Cabo de las Huertas, 10 miles NNE. The bay is easily identified by the mountains and hills in its vicinity; the ancient city of Alicante and its port lies at the NW head of the bay. The shores of the bay may be approached in safety to a distance of about 1 mile.

Function
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2.303 The principal exports are wine, petroleum products, coal, salt, fruit, vegetables and esparto grass. At the 2001 census the population was 293 629.

Topography
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2.304 A deep gorge cuts into the cliff 1 mile N of Cabo de Santa Pola and, from close N of this gorge the Playa del Saladar extends N for about 6 miles. The beach is wide, but, close seawards, the bottom is rocky and the 10 m contour line which lies about 1 mile offshore at the S end of the beach meanders N between 2 and 5 cables off shore in places. The coast, from the N part of the Playa del Saladar, continues low and sandy as far as the suburbs of Alicante which have outgrown the city walls.

Approach and entry

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2.305 Alicante is approached and entered from the Baha de Alicante.

Traffic
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Puerto de Jvea
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2.301 Description. Puerto de Jvea (38477N 0112E), lies in the NW part of Ensenada de Jvea (2.300). Harbour. The harbour is enclosed by two breakwaters; Dique de Abrigo extends SSW from Punta de la Galera on the E side of the harbour and Contradique extends

2.306 In 2004 there were 953 ship calls with a total of 8 308 513 dwt.

Port Authority
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2.307 Junta del Puerto de Alicante, Muelle de Poniente 11, E03001 Alicante, Spain.

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Limiting conditions Deepest and longest berths

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2.308 Longest berth; Muelle No 14 (2.321). Deepest berth; Muelle No 17 (2.321).

Tidal levels
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2.309 Tidal range is hardly appreciable, see Admiralty Tide Tables.

NE from reclaimed land about 3 cables W of the elbow of Dique de Abrigo de Levante, and by Muelles Nos 8 and 10 which extend SW from a position on Dique de Abrigo de Levante, about 2 cables NNE of the elbow, to form the entrance to the Inner Harbour. A fishing harbour, Drsena Pesquera, lies 6 cables W of the entrance to the Outer Harbour. Its entrance faces SW and a light is exhibited from the breakwater head on either side.

Storm signals
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Maximum size of vessel handled

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2.310 Largest vessel reported: LOA 243 m; draught 1433 m.

Arrival information
2.311 Rada de Alicante is located at the head of the bay and is used by large warships and merchant vessels not wishing to enter harbour. Reserved Anchorage Areas Nos 1, 2 and 3 have been established, as shown on the charts. Attention is drawn to the note on the charts. In winter, with strong NW winds, vessels often drag if anchored too far out. Submarine outfall extends cable SSE from the elbow of Dique de Abrigo de Levante, as shown on the charts.

2.316 Storm signals are displayed from a flagstaff standing at the Pilot Station close to the root of Dique de Abrigo de Levante, as shown on the chart. The signals consist of a blue flag over a black ball by day; by night a red light is exhibited above a white light.

Outer anchorages

Climatic table
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2.317 See 1.166 and 1.171. Chart 1700

Principal marks
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Submarine pipeline
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2.312 A submarine gas pipeline extends from the shore to a light-buoy (38182N 0304W) (2.319). See also 1.25.

Pilotage
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2.313 Pilotage is compulsory for vessels over 50 grt and is available 24 hours. The pilot vessel is white with a black letter P on both bows and during daylight will display a blue flag with a white letter P. The pilot boarding ground is 1 mile S of the harbour entrance, as shown on the chart; in bad weather conditions the pilot will board nearer the entrance. At night the pilot should be requested one hour prior to departure. See also 1.21.

2.318 Landmarks: Cabo de Santa Pola Lighthouse (3813N 031W) (2.253). Sierra de Fontcalent (38215N 0345W) and Sierra de Jijona, 11 miles N, are prominent in good visibility when approaching from S or SE. Cerro del Tozal, is crowned by Castillo de San Fernando (38212N 0294W). Cerro del Castillo, a conspicuous limestone hill on the summit of which stands Castillo de Santa Brbara (38210N 0287W); a radio mast stands within the castle. Cerro del Molinet, 6 cables NE of Castillo de Santa Brbara. Cerro de San Julin, 5 cables NE of Cerro del Molinet. Cabo de las Huertas Lighthouse (3821N 024E) (2.253). Major lights: Cabo de Santa Pola Light as above. Cabo de las Huertas Light as above.

Directions for entering harbour Approach from south

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Tugs
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2.314 Tugs are available.

Harbour
2.315 The harbour is well protected from the E and SE by Dique de Abrigo de Levante which extends SSE and SW, for a total of about 1 miles, from a position on shore at the E end of the city close S of Castillo de Santa Brbara. An area of reclaimed land, which comprises Muelle No 17 (2.321), extends SE for about 3 cables from the shore NW of the head of Dique de Abrigo de Levante, to form the entrance which faces SW. The harbour is divided into two basins, Outer Harbour and Inner Harbour, by Muelle de Poniente which extends

General layout

2.319 Isla de Tabarca to Alicante. From a position E of Isla de Tabarca (3810N 028E) (2.255), the track leads generally NNW for about 11 miles to the entrance to Alicante Harbour, passing: ENE of Cabo de Santa Pola (3813N 031W) (2.278), thence: ENE of Torre Andalucia, a white building which stands out well because it has been built on the summit of a small ridge. Thence: ENE of a Alicante Airport Light (metal framework tower, 26 m in height) (38173N 0337W), which stands 2 miles inland, thence: ENE of a light-buoy (special) (38182N 0304W), marking the seaward end of a submarine gas pipeline (2.322), thence: ENE of an abattoir (38182N 0312W) which is easily distinguished owing to the reddish colouring

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of its facade. Some spherical tanks for butane gas storage can be seen close to the abattoir. Thence as required to the dredged channel leading into the harbour.

Approach from east

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2.320 Cabo de las Huertas to Alicante. From a position S of Cabo de las Huertas (3821N 024W) (2.256), the track leads generally WSW for about 4 miles, passing: SSE of Punta de la Cala, 1 miles W of Cabo de las Huertas, which lies the E side of the entrance to Ensenada de la Albufereta, a shallow bay where small craft can find shelter from NE winds, thence: SSE of a shoal patch (38206N 0270W), with a depth of 96 m over it. Thence as required to the dredged entrance channel leading into the harbour. Useful marks: Light (green metal tower, white base, 9 m in height), on the head of Dique de Abrigo de Levante. Light (red round tower on white base, 6 m in height), standing at the SW corner of Muelle No 17, 2 cables WNW of the head of Dique de Abrigo de Levante. Light (red round tower on white base, 6 m in height), standing at the NE corner of Muelle No 17. Light (red metal tower, white base, 7 m in height), standing on the SW corner of Muelle No 11, 1 cables NE of Muelle No 17.

Muelle No 11; four berths, total length 354 m; depth alongside 85 to 94 m. Container terminal, Ro-Ro, tanker terminal and bunkering. Muelle No 14; length 950 m; depth alongside 84 to 112 m. Dry bulk cargo. Ro-Ro facilities at NE end of the quay. Muelle No 10; three berths, total length 203 m; depth alongside 7 m. Passengers and Ro-Ro.

Butane gas terminal

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2.322 Butane Gas Terminal is located 1 miles SSW of the harbour entrance. Vessels up to 140 m in length can be accepted; draught 85 m.

Inner harbour
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2.323 Description. The inner harbour, which is almost entirely occupied by Alicante Marina and New Sailing Club, is entered between Muelle de Poniente to the W, and Muelles Nos 8 and 10 to the E; each side of the entrance is marked by lights and the channel within the Inner Harbour is marked on its W side by a light-buoy (E cardinal). The marina lies on the E side of the Inner Harbour and the Sailing Club lies on the W side.

Port services
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Basins and berths Berths

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2.321 Outer Harbour. Only the largest berths are described: Muelle No 17; five berths, total length 450 m; depth alongside 14 m. All purpose.

2.324 Repairs: available; two slipways, each with a lifting capacity of 400 tonnes for vessels up to 175 m in length. Other facilities: hospital; de-ratting and issue of certificates. Supplies: fuel and diesel oil; fresh water; provisions. Communications: Alicante International Airport, 10 km distant.

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CHAPTER 3 SPAIN EAST COAST CABO DE SAN ANTONIO TO CAP CERBRE

GENERAL INFORMATION
Charts 2717, 1704, 1705

Scope of the chapter

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3.1 This chapter covers the E coast of Spain from Cabo de San Antonio (3848N 012E) (2.258) to Cap Cerbre (4226N 311E) (3.333) which lies in France close N of the Franco-Spanish border. The chapter includes the major ports of Valencia (3.34) Tarragona (3.153) and Barcelona (3.210). The chapter is divided into the following sections: Cabo de San Antonio to Valencia (3.8). Valencia to Cabo de Oropesa (3.62). Cabo de Oropesa to Cabo Tortosa (3.101). Cabo Tortosa to Tarragona (3.132). Tarragona to Barcelona (3.182). Barcelona to Punta del Ro Tordera (3.243). Punta del Ro Tordera to Cabo de San Sebastin (3.264). Cabo de San Sebastin to Cabo Creus (3.296). Cabo Creus to Cap Cerbre (3.323).

The only off-lying islands are the Islotes Columbretes (3.127), about 27 miles ESE of Cabo de Oropesa (4005N 009E) (3.71). The Casablanca Production Platform stands in the Afortunada Oilfield (3.138), 22 miles E of Cabo de Tortosa (4043N 055E) (3.111).

Tunny fishing
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3.3 Tunny nets may be found up to 7 miles offshore in the area described in this chapter. They are generally marked by day and night; see 1.8.

Fish havens and marine farms

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3.4 Fish havens, marine farms and artificial reefs proliferate along the Spanish Mediterranean coast. For their positions and extent see large scale charts.

Submarine exercise areas

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Topography
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3.5 Submarines exercise frequently in the waters described in this chapter, as shown on the charts. See Annual Notice to Mariners Number 8 and 1.11.

3.2 The E coast of Spain is less indented and rugged than the S coast and a number of rivers enter the sea with the Ro Ebro (3.126) being one of the largest rivers in Spain. Most of the coast is low although mountains of considerable elevation rise inland especially in the S part and N of Cabo de San Sebastin (4153N 312E) (3.271). The coast is thickly populated but possesses no natural harbours for vessels of deep draught although there are several artificial harbours, the most important of which is Barcelona. Large sections of this coastline have been transformed into built-up areas with numerous prominent hotels and large blocks of flats. Many of the villages mentioned in the subsequent text may have by now become large towns or tourist resorts.

Rescue
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3.6 MRCC are located at Valencia (3.34), Barcelona (3.210) and Palma (4.135). MRSC are located at Castelln (3.86) and Tarragona (3.153). There are 15 lifeboat stations (see 1.53 and following text) on the Spanish mainland covered by this chapter, and three on the Islas Baleares. An overview of rescue information is at 1.44. See also Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 5.

Natural conditions
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3.7 Currents and tidal streams. See 1.128. Climate and weather. For general remarks see 1.145.

CABO DE SAN ANTONIO TO VALENCIA GENERAL INFORMATION

Chart 1701
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Depths
3.9 The shores of the Golfo de Valencia are free of off-lying dangers and can be approached in most places to about 1 mile. The bottom, from 2 to 20 miles offshore, is in many places rocky, and caution should be exercised when anchoring. In thick weather, soundings should be taken continuously and vessels should not enter into depths of less than 20 m.

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3.8 In this section the coastal waters between Cabo de San Antonio (3848N 012E) and the major commercial port of Valencia (3.34), about 45 miles NW, are described together with anchorages and harbours along the coast. The area lies in the S part of the Golfo de Valencia which extends between Cabo de San Antonio and Cabo de Oropesa, 77 miles N. The section is sub divided as follows: Coastal route (3.12). Valencia (3.34).

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3.10 MRCC: at Valencia (3928N 022W) (3.34). Lifeboat stations and lifesaving appliances are located at: Puerto de Denia (3851N 007E) (3.16).

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Valencia Real Club Nautico Yacht Harbour (3.46). For further information see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 5. See also 1.44 and 3.6.

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3.11 Vessels crossing the bay in E winds, especially when moving from N to S, should exercise great caution to avoid being set inshore by the current, which sometimes attains a rate of 2 or 3 knots. This current may also be experienced in settled weather when it is frequently associated with the development of a NE or SE wind (see 1.128 to 1.131). When the rivers entering the gulf are in spate, the current may attain rates of 4 or 5 knots.

COASTAL ROUTE General information

Chart 1701 (see 1.15)

Route
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3.12 From a position NE of Cabo de San Antonio (3848N 012E) (2.258), the route leads about 45 miles NW to the approaches to Valencia. The route is sub divided as follows: Cabo de San Antonio to Cabo de Cullera (3.14). Cabo de Cullera to Valencia (3.15).

Principal marks
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3.13 Landmarks: Cabo de San Antonio Lighthouse (3848N 012E) (2.253). Monte Mong (3848N 008E) (2.253). Castillo de Denia at Denia (3851N 007E) (3.16). Monte de las Zorras (3910N 015W), 222 m in height, at the S end of Sierra de Cullera, which rises steeply from the plains and at a distance might be mistaken for an island. Cabo de Cullera Lighthouse (white conical tower, 16 m in height) (3911N 013W) standing on the cape (3.15). Ermita de los Santos de Sueca standing on a hillock 38 m in height in the middle of the coastal plain, about 2 miles inland, 5 miles NW of Cabo Cullera. Valencia, Dique del Norte Elbow Lighthouse (pyramidal stone tower on an octagonal base, 22 m in height) (3927N 018W). Major lights: Cabo de la Nao Light (2.253). Cabo de San Antonio Light (2.253). Cabo Cullera Light as above. Valencia, Dique del Norte Elbow as above. Manises Airfield Aero Light (tower on control tower, 15 m in height) (39296N 0282W), exhibited occasionally.

from Puerto de Ganda Dique Norte Light (3900N 009W) (3.27)): NE of Punta del Sardo (17 miles SE). Torre del Jarro (Torre del Agua Dulce) stands on a hill at an elevation of 149 m, 1 mile SE. Caution. This stretch of he coast should be given a wide berth because during onshore winds the sea breaks heavily on it, and with offshore winds, heavy squalls come off the high land. Thence: NE of Escollo de San Nicols (16 miles SE) a reef lying 7 cables WNW of Punta del Sardo and close NNW of Punta de San Nicols. The coast between Punta del Sardo and Punta de San Nicols, 1 cables SE of the reef, is partly rocky and sandy, and decreases in elevation. Thence: NE of Puerto de Denia (15 miles SE) (3.16), which is marked by lights, thence: NE of Algar de la Almadraba (12 miles SE), an extensive area of foul ground where heavy seas are raised in strong onshore winds. Torre de la Almadraba stands on the shore SW of the foul ground and Ro del Molinell flows into the sea 2 miles W of the tower. Ro Bullent (Ro del Calapatar) also enters the sea 3 miles further NW. Thence: NE of La Oliva (4 miles SSE), a conspicuous town 1 miles inland from Puerto de Oliva (3.31); the harbour is marked by lights. Torre de Piles (Torre de Miramar) is circular and stands near the beach 2 miles N of Oliva. The tower was reported (1990) not visible from seaward. Thence: NE of Puerto de Ganda (3.23), thence: NE of El Mitjanet, a rocky patch with depths of 96 to 119 m over it, lying parallel to the coast about 4 cables offshore 5 cables N of Puerto de Ganda. Thence: NE of a dangerous wreck (43 miles NNE), thence: NE of La Viyeta (5 miles N), one of several rocky patches, with depths of 101 to 201 m over them, lying within 1 mile of the shore between El Mitjanet and the mouth of Ro Jcar, 9 miles NNW. Thence: NE of the mouth of Ro Jcar (10 miles NNW) (3.32), the entrance to which is lies between two training jetties; a light stands the head of each jetty. The river is shallow and its mouth is encumbered by a bar.

Capo de Cullera to Valencia

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Directions
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Cabo de San Antonio to Capo de Cullera

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3.14 From a position NE of Cabo de San Antonio (3848N 012E), the route leads generally NW for about 45 miles to the approaches to Valencia, passing (with positions given

3.15 From a position NE of the mouth of Ro Jcar, the route continues NW, passing (with positions given from Cabo de Cullera (3911N 013W)): NE of Cabo de Cullera, a steep point at the E end of the Sierra de Cullera (3.13); Torre Cullera stands close S of the cape on a rocky hill 448 m high. A light (3.13) is exhibited from the cape. Punta de la Pedrera Vieja lies 2 cables NW of the cape. Thence: NE of a dangerous wreck (1 mile NE), thence: NE of Peas del Moro (Piedras del Moro) (4 miles NNW) (not charted), a rocky reef extending 3 cables from the beach. Casa del Rey stands 5 cables SW of the reef. Thence: NE of a dangerous wreck (6 miles N), about 2 miles NE of Peas del Moro. Puerto El Perell (3.33) lies about 2 miles W of the wreck. The port is

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marked by lights and is in the S entrance to Albufera de Valencia, a shallow lake separated from the sea by a low coastal sand bank. Gola El Perellonet, the N entrance to the lake, lies 2 miles farther N; both entrances are shallow and frequently choked by sand. Isla de Palmar lies at the SE end of the lake. Torre Nueva stands 1 miles N of Gola El Perellonet. Thence: NE of Caserio El Saler, (12 miles NNW), which can be identified by the small square tower in the village. (Directions continue at 3.71) (Directions for Valencia are given at 3.51)

there is a small boat basin and the SE part of the harbour contains a marina; the commercial wharfs lie on the W side of the harbour between the small craft basins. Landmark: Castillo de Denia (3.16).

Directions
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Puerto de Denia
Chart 1515 plan of Denia

General information
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3.16 Description. Puerto de Denia (3851N 007E) is a small commercial harbour protected by two breakwaters. Bajo El Blancar, Placer de San Nicols, and foul ground lies between the entrance to Puerto de Denia and Escollo de San Nicols (3.14) 6 cables SE. Castillo de Denia stands on a hillock at the head of the harbour. A church spire and square topped belfry of another church are close by. Traffic. In 2004 there were 2 recorded ship calls with a total of 1788 dwt.

Limiting conditions
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3.17 The entrance channel and commercial harbour are both dredged to a depth of 6 m, as shown on the chart. Entry restricted to vessels no more than 100 m in length.
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Arrival information
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3.18 Notice of ETA required is 24 hours. Outer anchorage is bounded by the following co-ordinates: 38525N 0082E 38516N, 0086E 38520N, 0090E 38521N, 0078E

Currents in the anchorage usually set in the direction of the prevailing wind. Pilotage is compulsory for vessels over 50 grt. The pilot boarding ground lies 1 mile NE of the harbour entrance. No vessel should attempt to enter or leave the harbour in adverse weather conditions without a pilot. The pilot boat is painted black with the letter P in white on each side; a blue flag with the same letter in white is displayed. In bad weather the pilot might use a life-boat. See also 1.21. No tugs are available but fishing boats can be hired. Regulations concerning entry. Masters of vessels intending to anchor off Denia for whatever reason, without prior communication with the Harbour Master, shall inform the Harbour Master of his arrival and position. In addition he should provide full vessel details, including length of stay, crew nationalities and numbers, and local agents.

3.20 Leading lights: The alignment (228) of Puerto de Denia Leading Lights (38503N, 0069E) leads through the centre of the entrance channel into the harbour: Front light (metal column with platform, 10 m in height). Rear light (similar structure and height). Caution. This leading line should be used with care since it passes dangerously close to the head of Dique del Norte which should be passed at a safe distance. The structures of the leading marks are barely visible in daylight so the pilots use a lead of a hillock in line with three other hillocks, until the harbour entrance is reached, by which time the leading light-structures can be identified. Entry into the harbour can be dangerous, and on occasions impracticable. With the wind from the first and second quadrants, control of the vessel might be lost when running before the sea. Dangers: Bajo La Androna, a shoal with a depth of 45 m over it extending NE from the head of Dique Sur and projecting into the entrance channel. Dangerous wreck, 5 cables N of the head of Dique del Norte. Sewage outfall extends from the shore about 2 cables W of the root of Dique del Norte to a position close W of the above mentioned wreck, as shown on the chart. Useful marks: Hotel Denia, Mare Nostrum (a 14-storey building), and Chalet San Nicols, stand, respectively, 1 cables S, 3 cables SSE and 4 cables SE of the root of Dique Sur. Light (white octagonal tower, green top, 7 m in height), on the head of Dique del Norte. Light (white octagonal tower, red top, 7 m in height), on the head of Dique Sur. Light (white octagonal tower, green top, 3 m in height), on the elbow of Dique del Norte. Light (white octagonal tower, red top, 3 m in height), on the elbow of Dique Sur. Light (white octagonal tower, 3 m in height), on the head of Espignon Central.

Basins and berths

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3.21 Berths. The commercial wharfs have depths up to 6 m alongside.

Port services
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Harbour
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3.19 General layout. The harbour is protected by two breakwaters, Dique del Norte and Dique Sur, forming an entrance about 110 m wide facing NE. Within the harbour entrance a mole, Espignon Central, extends SE from the middle of Dique Norte. In the NW part of the harbour

3.22 Repairs: slip, capacity 600 grt; floating crane of 10 tonnes capacity. Other facilities: hospital at Denia. Supplies: provisions; fresh water; diesel. Communications: Ro-Ro service for passengers and vehicles to Ibiza and Formentera. Rescue. There is a lifeboat station in the port and lifesaving appliances are stationed locally. Two inflatable craft are also available at the lifeboat station; a VHF listening watch is maintained between 0800 and 2200. See also 1.44.

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Puerto de Ganda
Charts 1701, 1453
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Basins and berths

3.28 Berths, only the largest are mentioned: Serpis: length 300 m; depth alongside 9 to 10 m. Frutero: length 300 m; depth alongside 6 m.

General information
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3.23 Description. Puerto de Ganda (3900N, 0009W), a commercial and fishing harbour under the administration of Valencia, lies abreast El Grao at the mouth of the Ro San Nicols. The city of Ganda lies in the middle of a cultivated plain about 2 miles inland from the port which also has a large ship breaking yard. The population is about 42 000. Traffic. In 2004 there were 123 ship calls with a total of 985 920 dwt. Port Authority. Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia, Muelle Aduana s/n, E46024 Valencia, Spain.

Port services
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3.29 Repairs: undertaken. Other facilities: hospitals at Ganda; refuse collection. Supplies: provisions; fuel; fresh water. Communications: airport at Valencia, 70 km distant.

Anchorages and harbours

Chart 1701 (see 1.15)

Rada de Cullera
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Limiting conditions
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3.24 Controlling depths. The approaches and entrance to the harbour are dredged to a depth of 11 m and 115 m (1999), as shown on the chart. Inside the harbour dredged depths range from 105 m (1999) close within the entrance to 50 m (1990) at the head of the harbour, as shown on the chart. Depths within the harbour are subject to change when the river is in flood. Deepest and longest berth: Serpis (4.334.333.28).

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3.25 Anchorages. Anchorage for vessels carrying non dangerous cargoes has been established 1 miles ENE of Dique del Norte in a depth of about 20 m. Anchorage for vessels carrying dangerous cargoes has been established 3 miles E of the head of Dique del Norte. Both anchorages are shown on the chart. These anchorages are recommended during offshore winds. With onshore winds mariners are cautioned regarding El Mitjanet (3.14) and the fish haven close N. Pilotage is compulsory as local knowledge is essential owing to shifting shoals near the entrance to the harbour. The pilot boards about 1 miles ENE from the entrance. See also 1.21. Tugs are available.

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3.26 The harbour is formed by Dique del Norte on the N side of the mouth of the Ro San Nicols with Contradique on the S side of the river mouth; the entrance is 140 m wide and faces ESE. The largest and widest part of the harbour is directly inside the entrance, with the deepest berth on its SW side. Thereafter the harbour extends, with gradually reducing depths, WSW in to the mouth of the river. The fish berths are at the inner end of the harbour and Ganda Yacht Harbour is entered at the N corner 1 cables from the root of Dique del Norte.

3.30 Description. Rada de Cullera (39099N, 0138W) is a roadstead indenting the coast between the mouth of the Ro Jcar and Punta de los Pensamientos, a rocky point 2 miles NNE; Punta del Medio and Punta Negra are two rocky points on the N shore of the roadstead W of Punta de los Pensamientos. Anchorage can be obtained, only in offshore winds, about 3 cables N of the beacon on El Moro (39095N, 0138W) (3.32) in depths of about 6 m, or in similar depths the same distance S of the beacon. Small craft can obtain anchorage about 1 cables W of Punta Negra, between Punta Negra and Punta del Medio and also between Punta del Medio and Punta de los Pensamientos. Useful mark: The hermitage of Santa Marta, on the slopes of Sierra de Cullera (3911N, 015W) (3.13) is distinctive because of its whiteness. Puerto de Oliva 3.31 Description. Puerto de Oliva (3856N, 006W) is a small craft harbour. Harbour. The harbour comprises Dique de Abrigo and Contradique both of which extend NE and then SE from the coast to form the entrance which faces SE. The entrance channel has a least depth of 1 m. Useful marks: Light (white tower, green top, 4 m in height) on the head of Dique de Abrigo. Light (white tower, red top, 4 m in height) on Contradique. Services. Normal facilities are available including a 5-tonne crane.

Puerto de Cullera
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3.27 Directions. The port is approached and entered direct from the open sea; the chart is a sufficient guide. Useful marks: Light (green triangular concrete tower, 12 m in height) on the head of Dique del Norte. Light (red triangular concrete tower, 8 m in height) on the head of Contradique.

3.32 Description. Puerto de Cullera (3909N, 014W) lies about 1 mile up river within the Ro Jcar, on the N bank below the town of Cullera. The town has a population of about 20 000. Approach should be made only in good weather and entry is not possible when the wind is from NE through E to SE. Harbour. Entrance to the river is made between two training walls extending ESE from the shore on each side of the mouth. Depths. It was reported (1996) that the minimum depth of water in the entrance was 26 m and between 2 to 24 m in the river. The depths of water in the river vary with the amount of water flowing and the silt deposited.

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Anchorage is prohibited in the river. Useful marks: Beacon (red pyramid, 55 m in height) standing on El Moro (not charted), a small pointed rock, 6 cables NNE of the head of the N training wall. Light (green round tower on square base, 7 m in height) on the head of the N training wall. Light (red round tower on square base, 7 m in height) on the head of the S training wall. Services. Full marina facilities including repairs are available.

Useful marks: Light (green tower, 3 m in height) on the head of the E breakwater. Light (red tower, 5 m in height) on the head of the W breakwater.

VALENCIA General information

Charts 518, 562

Position Puerto El Perell

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3.33 Description. Puerto El Perell (3917N, 016W) is a yacht harbour at the mouth of the S entrance channel (Gola El Perell) to Albufera de Valencia (3.15). Approach and entry is not difficult with offshore winds but it is not advisable with winds from NE to SE. Harbour. The harbour is protected by two breakwaters with the entrance facing E. Cautions. Heavy rain might cause the channel to be in spate with a strong current setting through the harbour; careful sounding is advisable because depths may change owing to silting; with onshore winds seas might break in the entrance.

3.34 Ciudad de Valencia (3928N, 022W) stands on a fertile plain about 2 miles inland from Valencia and is prominent from seaward. There are many tall steeples and towers with the octagonal belfry of the cathedral, 81 m in height, being the most prominent. Population is about 720 000. The port was built at the former mouth of the Ro Turia which was diverted and now enters the sea close S of the harbour entrance.

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3.35 It is a large, important commercial harbour with modern facilities which has expanded greatly in recent years and is regarded as being the port serving Madrid. It has

Valencia from E (3.34)

(Original dated 2000) (Photograph Autoridad de Valencia)

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specialised berths for bulk, container, Ro-Ro, tanker and passenger cargoes. At the 2001 census the population was 761 871.

Pilotage and tugs

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Traffic
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3.36 In 2004 there were 5096 ship calls with a total of 84 612 696 dwt.

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3.46 Pilotage is compulsory and is available 24 hours. The pilot vessel has a black hull with a white letter P on both sides and displays a quick flashing orange light for identification purposes. The pilot boarding ground is SE of the harbour entrance, as shown on the charts. See also 1.21. Tugs are available.

3.37 There is a MRCC and a lifeboat station at the port; other lifesaving equipment is available locally. See also 1.44and 3.6.

Harbour General layout

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Port Authority
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3.38 Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia, Muelle Aduana s/n, E46024 Valencia, Spain.

Limiting conditions
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3.39 Controlling depths. The entrance channel and most of Darsena Norte are dredged to a depth of 16 m (1990), as shown on the chart. Deepest and longest berth. Muelle Principe Felipe (3.53). Maximum size of vessel handled. A vessel of 105 327 grt ; LOA 234 m; draught 1365 m. Local weather. NNE winds usually cause a heavy swell across the entrance to the harbour.

3.47 The harbour is a series of basins measuring 2 miles from SSE to NNW. The entrance is at the SE corner and leads in to the deepest basins, with the container terminal to the W. At the root of the container mole on the S side is the Real Club Nutico Yacht Harbour. Development. An area in the NE corner of Darsena Ampliacion Sur, the container port basin, is being reclaimed (2004). A new harbour entrance, which will provide direct access to Darsena Interior, is under construction (2005) at the N end of the port.

Mussel beds
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3.48 Mussel beds line the W side of Nuevo Dique del Este and the E side of Dique del Este, as shown on the chart.

Arrival information Notice of ETA required

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Climatic table
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3.40 Notice of ETA should be sent well in advance.

3.49 See 1.166 and 1.172.

Principal marks
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Anchorages
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3.41 Designated anchorages for vessels carrying non-dangerous and dangerous cargoes are centred, respectively, 1 miles SSE and 3 miles SE from the harbour entrance. Prohibited anchorage and trawling area lies N of the harbour as shown on the charts; it protects submarine cables and a sewage outfall.

3.50 Landmarks: Dique del Norte Elbow Light (3927N, 018W) (3.13). Manises Airfield Aero Light (3930N, 028W) (3.13). Major lights: Dique del Norte Elbow Light. Manises Airfield Aero Light.

Submarine pipeline
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3.42 A sewage outfall, the seaward end of which is Y shaped, extends 2 miles ESE from the N side of the mouth to the Ro Turia (39256N, 0198W), as shown on the charts.

Directions for entering harbour Approaches

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Fish haven
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3.43 A fish haven extends into the S approaches to Valencia from Gola El Perellonet (3919N, 017W).

Wreck
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3.44 A dangerous wreck lies about 4 cables SE of Nuevo Dique del Este Elbow Light (3927N, 018W) about 1 cables E of the breakwater.

ODAS buoys
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3.45 ODAS light-buoys are moored, respectively, 1 miles NNE and 2 miles ENE from Nuevo Dique del Este Elbow Light (3927N, 018W).

3.51 From a position NE of Caserio El Saler (3923N, 020W) (3.15), the track leads NW for about 3 miles to the entrance to the harbour, passing (with positions given from Nuevo Dique del Este Light (3926N, 018W) (3.52)): NE of a light-buoy (E cardinal) (6 cables S), moored about 1 cables outside the dredged area of the entrance channel, thence: NE of a light-buoy (port hand) (4 cables S), moored on the S side of the channel, thence: Between the head of Nuevo Dique del Este, and the N elbow of the S breakwater (3 cables SW). A light (red tower, 4 m in height) stands on the elbow. A light-buoy (special) is moored on the S side of the dredged channel cable NE of the light. Thence as required for the allocated berth.

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Valencia NE basins from SSE (3.34)

(Original dated 2000) (Photograph Autoridad de Valencia)

Useful marks:
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Nuevo Dique del Este Light (green metal column on white base, 4 m in height) (3926N, 018W) Light (4 m in height).(39255N,0187W) on the S elbow of the S breakwater. Light (red round tower, 4 m in height) (39262N, 0188W).

Midway along Muelle de Levante; depth 9 m. Two in the corner between Muelle de Levante and Muelle Transversal Levante; depths of 12 and 7 m, respectively. On the E end of Espignon del Turia Sur; depth 11 m. Two between Espignon del Turia Sur and Muelle del Turia; depths 9 m.

Darsena Interior
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3.57 Within this basin there are many Ro-Ro berths with depths of 7 m.

3.53 Only the largest in each basin is mentioned: Muelle Principe Felipe: berthing length 1500 m; depth alongside 16 m. Container Terminal.

Port services Repairs

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Darsena Norte
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3.54 Muelle Nuevo (on W side of Dique del Este): length 600 m; depth alongside 16 m. Bulk cargoes.

Darsena Sur and Darsena del Levante

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3.58 Full range of repairs are available. Floating dock: length 155 m; breadth 246 m; lifting capacity 8000 tonnes moored on the W side of Darsena de Levante close S of the shipyard. There is a 50-tonne travel lift in the NW corner of the yacht harbour.

3.55 Muelle del Sur (on N side of Dique del Sur): length 600 m; depth alongside 14 m. Grain Terminal. Public Container Terminal (Muelle de Levante): total length 1030 m; depth alongside 14 m in the first 600 m from the S end and 12 m alongside in the remainder. Containers. CAMPSA Jetty: berthing length 210 m; depth alongside 12 m. Petroleum products.

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3.59 Hospitals in town; refuse disposal.

Supplies
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3.60 Fuel oil available by pipeline at the Turia berths; elsewhere by road and barge; Fresh water at berths and by barge; provisions.

Ro-Ro berths
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Communications
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3.56 There are Ro-Ro berths as follows:

3.61 Nearest airport, Manises (Valencia), 15 km distant.

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VALENCIA TO CABO DE OROPESA GENERAL INFORMATION

Chart 1701
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Scope of the section

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3.62 In this section the coastal waters between Valencia and Cabo de Oropesa (4005N, 009E) (3.71) are described together with Islotes Columbretes (3952N, 039E) (3.127) and various ports and anchorages.

Fish havens and marine farms

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3.63 There are numerous marine farms, fish havens and artificial reefs, most of which are charted, along this coast.

Tunny fishing
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3.64 Tunny nets may be found up to 7 miles offshore in the area to be described; they are generally marked by day and night. See 1.8.

Submarine exercise area

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Flare stack (75 m in height), (39571N, 0001W), at oil refinery. Chimneys (red and white bands, 152 m in height), close together, 5 cables NNE of the above flare stack. Castelln de la Plana Lighthouse (white round tower, 27 m in height) (3958N, 002E) standing on the head of Dique de Levante. Monte Colibr Lighthouse (white conical tower and dwelling, 20 m in height) (3954N, 041E) standing on the summit at the N end of Islote Columbrete Grande (3.131). Major lights: Manises Airfield Aero Light (3.13). Valencia, Dique del Norte Elbow Light (3.13). Cabo Canet Light as above. Cabo Oropesa Light (white round tower and dwelling, 13 m in height) (4005N, 009E), exhibited from the cape. Monte Colibr Light as above.

3.65 Submarines exercise in the vicinity of 3934N, 013W. See Annual Notice to Mariners Number 8 and 1.11.

Other aids to navigation

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3.70 Racons: Monte Colibr Lighthouse (3.69). Castelln Light-float (39569N, 0057E) (3.91).

3.66 See 1.44.

Directions
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COASTAL ROUTE General information

Charts 518, 1701 (see 1.15)
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Charts 518, 1701

Valencia to Cabo de Oropesa

3.71 From a position NE of Caserio El Saler (3923N, 020W), the route leads generally NE, passing (with positions given from Valencia, Dique del Norte Elbow Light (3927N, 018W)): SE of Dique del Norte Elbow Light (3.13), thence: SE of Algar de Albuixech, and Algar del Puig, two rocky banks which extend about 7 miles NNE from a position (2 miles N), thence: SE of the sewage outfall and dangerous wreck (6 miles N) off Puerto Puebla de Farnals (3.96), thence: SE of Puerto de Sagunto (12 NNE) (3.72), marked by lights, thence: SE of Cabo Canet (39405N, 0124W), on the N side of the mouth of the Ro Palancia; a light (4.684.683.69) stands 2 cables inland from the cape. Shifting sandbanks form off the mouth of the river during freshets. Nova-Canet, a summer resort, stands about 1 cable N of the point. Thence: SE of a sewer outfall extending about 1 mile offshore from a position about 1 miles N of Cabo Canet; a buoy (special) is moored at its seaward end. A dangerous wreck lies close S of the outfall in depths between 6 and 10 m. Thence: (with positions given from Nules Lighthouse (39495N, 0065W) (4.683.69)): SE of Bajo Punta La Llosa (6 miles SSW), a sandy shoal which lies midway along a bank of foul ground fronting the shore, thence: SE of Nules Lighthouse (3.69), thence: SE of the dangerous wrecks (3.68) lying in the approaches to Puerto de Burriana (2 miles NE); An artificial reef, marked by light-buoys (special)

Route
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3.67 The route from the vicinity of Caserio El Saler (3923N, 020W) (3.15) to the vicinity of Cabo de Oropesa (4005N, 009E) (3.71) leads generally NE for about 44 miles.

Dangerous wrecks
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3.68 Dangerous wrecks lie up to 3 miles offshore in the vicinity of Puerto de Burriana (3952N, 004W) (3.79)and within an area 3 miles SE of Olla de Benicasim (4003N, 005E) (3.99).

Principal marks
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3.69 Landmarks: Manises Airfield Aero Light (3930N, 028W) (3.13). Valencia, Dique del Norte Elbow Light (3927N, 018W) (3.13). Cabo Canet Lighthouse (white octagonal tower grey lantern, 33 m in height ) (39405N, 0124W) exhibited from the cape (3.71). Castle and tower on the summit of Sierra de Almenara (39495N, 0135W) (not charted), can be seen from a distance. Pico de Espadn which stands 13 miles inland, 16 miles NW of Cabo Canet. Nules Lighthouse (brown square masonry tower, 36 m in height) (39495N, 0065W), standing 2 miles NE of Moncfar.

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(not charted), is established between these dangers and Puerto de Burriana about 1 miles SSE of the harbour entrance. Thence: SE of a wreck (7 miles ENE), the existence of which is doubtful, with a depth of 113 m over it, thence: SE of a dangerous wreck, about 1 miles ESE of the mouth of the Ro Mijares (Ro Millares) (7 miles NE). Foul ground extends about 9 miles NE from a position SE of the river mouth. Thence: SE of the offshore oil terminal (9 miles NE) (3.89), thence: SE of the sewage outfall (9 miles NE), SSW of Puerto de Castelln de la Plana (3.86), thence: SE of the sewage outfall and rocky patch (10 miles NE), off Puerto de Castelln de la Plana (3.86), thence: SE of Torre de Benicasim (Torre de San Vicente) (15 miles NNE), about 5 cables S of the town of Benicasim. The ruins of Torre de San Julin stand about 1 mile NE of the Torre de Benicasim. Ermita del Padre Bartolo crowns Monte Pinos, the highest summit of Los Colls, about 2 miles NW of Benicasim town. Thence: NW of Placer de la Barra Alta (30 miles E), a rocky shoal area 8 miles SW of Islote Columbrete Grande (3.127), thence: SE of Cabo de Oropesa (4005N, 009E). An islet lies close inshore N of the cape and the village of Oropesa lies 7 cables inland. A light (3.69) stands on the cape with an old watch tower close SW. (Directions continue at 3.111)

on the chart. Attention is drawn to the artificial reef which extends into the SW corner of this anchorage. A non-dangerous cargo anchorage has been established 2 miles SE of the harbour, as shown on the chart. Pilotage is compulsory and is available 24 hours. The pilot boards about 1 mile SE of the harbour from a launch painted black with a white letter P on both sides. See also 1.21. Tugs available.

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3.75 The harbour consists of a single basin with berths on three of the four sides. A breakwater forms the E side and protects the SSE facing entrance. A long finger pier extends ESE from the broad root of the breakwater. A small basin for fishing vessels lies on the E side of the harbour. Development. A larger basin, with a depth of 14 m, is being constructed (2003) to S of the harbour and the E breakwater extended S. Landmark: Cabo Canet Lighthouse (39405N, 0124W) (3.69). Major light: Cabo Canet Light. Charts 1701 (see 1.15)

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Puerto de Sagunto
Charts 1701, 1460

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3.72 Position. Puerto de Sagunto (3939N, 013W), a small artificial harbour which is under the jurisdiction of Valencia, fronts the town of Sagunto, population about 53 000. Function. Puerto de Sagunto complements the port of Valencia by being the main site where dry bulk, LNG, liquids, multi-purpose and all other non-containerised cargoes are handled. There is a small fishing vessel basin. Approach and entry is made from the open sea through a buoyed and dredged entrance channel. Traffic. In 2004 there were 927 ship calls with a total of 6 407 667 dwt. Port Authority. Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia, Muelle Aduana s/n, E46024 Valencia, Spain.

3.76 From a position about 5 miles S of Cabo Canet Light (39405N, 0124W) (3.69), the route leads generally N, through the non-dangerous cargo anchorage (3.74), as appropriate, to enter the dredged entrance channel, marked by light-buoys (lateral), 9 cables SW of the light (E cardinal day mark on metal tower) (39388N, 0116W) standing on the head of Pantaln de Sierra Menara. Useful marks: Light (green masonry tower) on the head of Escollera de Levante, 7 cables WSW of the head of Pantaln de Sierra Menara. Light (red masonry tower, 10 m in height) on the SE head of Muelle Sur, 3 cables NW of the head of Escollera de Levante. Light (concrete tower, 3 m in height) close N of the light on the SE head of Muelle Sur.

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3.77 Only the deepest and longest are mentioned: Pantaln de Sierra Menara: length 270 m; depth alongside 14 m. Coal and cement. Muelle Centro: length 650 m; depth alongside 1125 m. General cargo.

3.73 Controlling depth in the entrance channel is dredged to a depth of 125 m (1995), reducing to 100 m within the harbour, as shown on the chart. It is reported that depths in and adjacent to the harbour may be less than charted. Confirmation of latest depths should be obtained from the port authority. Deepest berth. Pantaln (3.77). Longest berth. Muelle Centro (3.77). Largest vessel handled. LOA 223 m; draught 115 m.

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3.78 Medical facilities, including hospitals available. De-ratting facilities available. Supplies. Provisions, fresh water and bunkers available. Communications. Valencia Airport 18 km distant.

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3.74 Outer anchorages. A dangerous cargo anchorage has been established about 3 miles S of the harbour as shown

3.79 Position. Puerto de Burriana (3952N, 004W) is a small artificial harbour serving the important town of Burriana which stands inland about 1 miles NW of the harbour.

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Function. The port has a mixture of commercial, fishing and yachting interests. Approach and entry is made direct from the open sea. Traffic. In 2004 there were 6 ship calls with a total of 10 037 dwt. Port Authority. Administracion del Puerto de Burriana Avda Blasco Ivanas 50, E46010 Valencia, Spain.

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3.80 Depth. The harbour entrance is dredged annually to a depth of 7 m. Deepest berth. Muelle Transversal (3.84). Longest berth. Muelle Levante (3.84). Maximum size of vessel handled reported to be LOA 130 m; draught about 6 m.

Caution. The approaches to the harbour tend to shoal and the sandbank which lies S of Dique de Levante is reported to be extending S. Deeper water lies closer to the head of Dique de Poniente. Useful marks: Light (green tower, 8 m in height) on the head of Dique de Levante. Light (red structure, 8 m in height) on the head of Dique de Poniente. Light (E cardinal topmark on tower) on the head of Dique exterior de Levante. Light (green tower, 6 m in height) on the head of Muelle Transversal.

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3.81 Outer anchorages. Anchorage can be obtained in depths between 10 and 12 m about 2 cables SSE of the head of Dique de Levante (39515N, 0040W) from which a light (3.83) is exhibited. Caution. Care should be taken to keep clear of Bajo de Peas de Carambio, a sandy shoal with a depth of 47 m over it 4 cables SW of the head of Dique de Levante. Anchorage can also be obtained anywhere off Playa del Grao, a beach extending 1 mile N of the port to the mouth of the Ro Bechi (Ro Seco), a river which flows only in winter, in depths of 10 to 12 m, sand or weed. Local pilots prefer to anchor off the S part of the beach where the bottom is cleaner. The anchorage is exposed to onshore winds. Pilotage is available and embarks about 1 mile from the harbour entrance. See also 1.21. Tugs are available from Valencia. Local knowledge is required.

3.84 Muelle Transversal: length 180 m; depth alongside 49 to 61 m. Muelle Levante: length 400 m; depth alongside 43 to 55 m.

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3.85 Repairs are available. A patent slip: length 85 m for vessels of 1500 tonnes displacement. Another patent slip is under construction: length 140 m for vessels of 5000 tonnes displacement. Medical facilities available. Supplies. Fuel oil available by road tanker; diesel oil by pipeline. Fresh water and provisions available. Communications. Valencia Airport, 80 km distant.

Castelln
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3.82 The harbour is protected from the E by Dique de Levante which extends in a general S direction for about 2 cables from the S end of Playa del Grao. Protection from the S is given by Dique de Poniente which extends in a general SE direction for about 3 cables from the shore 4 cables W of the root of Dique de Levante. The entrance faces SW and is about 1 cable in width. Dique exterior de Levante, a beach containment jetty, extends E for about 1 cables from the root of Dique de Levante. Within the harbour Muelle Transversal extends 1 cables SW from close NE of the root of Dique de Levante, forming the SE side of the inner basin. The main commercial berth lies on the NW side of Muelle Transversal with the Club Nutico located in the W corner of the inner basin. Landmarks: Nules Lighthouse (39495N, 0065W) (3.69). Torre de Burriana (39528N, 0032W). A conspicuous group of eucalyptus trees, about 30 m high, about 7 cables NNE of the above tower.

3.86 Position. Puerto de Castelln de la Plana (3958N, 001E) is an artificial harbour serving the city of Castelln de la Plana which lies in the middle of a fertile plain about 2 miles WNW of the port. Function. The port is a commercial and fishing harbour with good facilities for yachts. An offshore oil terminal berth lies off the harbour. At the 2001 census the population was 153 225. Approach and entry to the harbour is made through the TSS (3.88), the seaward end of which is marked by a light-float (safe water) (39569N, 0057E) 3 miles ESE of the entrance. When approaching from the S traffic making for the TSS should keep to seaward of the soffshore terminal sea berth, 2 miles SE of the harbour entrance. Traffic. In 2004 there were 975 ship calls with a total of 15 837 254 dwt. Port Authority. Autoridad Portuaria de Castelln, Muelle Serrano Lloberes, Grao, 12071 Castelln, Spain.

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3.83 From a position between Nules Lighthouse (39495N, 0065W), and the artificial reef (3.71) 2 miles E, the track leads N for about 1 miles to the the harbour entrance.

3.87 Deepest and longest berth. Muelle de Fluidos (Muelle Levante Exterior) (3.93) Largest vessels handled at the oil terminal are reported to be: LOA 296 m; draught 170 m and LOA 261 m; draught 2231 m. Within the harbour: LOA 200 m; draught 99 m.

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Local weather. During winter the winds are normally from the N and S; during summer gales are frequent.
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3.88 Notice of ETA at the oil terminal should be sent 72 hours (or on departure from previous port) and 24 hours in advance. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3). Outer anchorages. For oil tankers waiting to berth at the sea berth (3.89) there is a circular designated anchorage area with a radius of 5 cables centred on 39555N, 0039E. A designated anchorage, with a radius of 6 cables, centred on a position 2 miles E of Castelln de la Plana Light (3958N, 002E), is established for use by vessels with non-dangerous cargo. A designated anchorage, with a radius of 1 mile, centred on a position 3 miles E of Castelln de la Plana Light (3958N, 002E), is established for use by vessels with dangerous cargo. Prohibited anchorage areas. Anchoring is prohibited outside the designated areas except in the event of an emergency when permission must be obtained from the Harbour Master. Emergency beaching zone has been established between Dique de Poniente and the power station (Central Trmica) at the S end of Playa del Serrallo, 7 cables SSW of the root of Dique de Poniente. Pilotage is compulsory and available 24 hours. Confirmation of ETA should be made by VHF at least 2 hours before arrival. The pilot vessel is painted white and has a black letter P on both sides of the bow. Pilots board at the inner end of the TSS (3957N 003E) or at the anchorages. Tugs are available 24 hours. Traffic regulations. A TSS is established in the approach to Castelln. The scheme is not IMO adopted, however, the Spanish authorities advise that the principles for the use of the routing system defined in Rule 10 of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (1972) apply. Prohibited entry area. Except for vessels berthing and those in support of the terminals operations, a prohibited area lies between the light-buoy (safe water) and the shore WNW, as shown on the chart. Small vessels, recreational craft and fishing vessels should take particular care not to hinder the manoeuvring of merchant vessels in the approaches to the oil terminals facilities and the harbour of Puerto de la Castelln de la Plana.

light-buoys (spar) moored about 5 cables N of the terminals buoy field, as shown on the chart; both anchors should be ready for letting go. Tugs will be in attendance. Vessels berth heading ENE with wires from the stern and amidships to the five buoys and both anchors laid out ahead. Having berthed, the vessel must always be on immediate notice to sail should the weather turn foul.

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3.90 The berthing platform, with berthing facilities on each side, lies on the line of the pipeline about 1 mile inshore of its seaward end. The platform is 70 m in length and 15 m wide with walkways extending to mooring dolphins 95 m off each end of the platform; between the mooring dolphins and the platform there is an additional mooring post serving both berths. Lights are exhibited from the mooring dolphins. Vessels up to 37 000 dwt, 220 m in length and with a maximum draught of 113 m can be accommodated at the platform. Useful mark: Light (yellow metal column, 6 m in height) on the berthing platform.

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3.91 General layout. The harbour is protected by two breakwaters. Dique de Levante extends S from an area of reclaimed land comprising Muelle de Fluidos extending SE from the shore on the N side of the harbour. Dique de Poniente protects the S side of the harbour. Within the entrance, which faces S, the harbour is subdivided into the Outer Harbour, Darsena Commercial and Darsena Pesquera as shown on the chart. The Castelln Sailing Club basin lies in the SW corner of Darsena Comercial. Entry into the basin is difficult in strong NE winds. Development. The harbour authority should be consulted regarding the current status of harbour development. Landmarks: Flare stack (75 m in height) (39571N, 0001W) (3.69). Chimneys (3.69), close together, 5 cables N of the flare. Castelln de la Plana Lighthouse (3958N, 002E) (3.69). Racon: Castelln Light-float (39569N, 0057E).

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3.89 Petrleos del Mediterrneo SA Oil Terminal The Offshore Oil Terminal lies 1 miles SE of the entrance to the harbour at the end of a submarine pipeline extending 2 miles ESE from the shore WNW. The terminal consists of five light-buoys (special, mooring) laid in an arc close W of the end of the pipeline. Vessels up to 300 m in length with a maximum draught of 25 m can be accommodated at the terminal. Berthing directions. The approach to the terminal should be made from the S on the transit of two

3.92 From the pilot boarding position at the W end of the TSS the entrance is approached on a WNW, thence a NW heading through the buoyed channel, dredged to 15 m (2003). Sewage outfalls: A sewage outfall extends about 2 cables ESE from the shore from a position, beside the power station, and 8 cables SSW of the port. The offshore extremity of the outfall is marked by an E-cardinal spar light-buoy. A sewage outfall extends 1 miles ESE from a position 1 mile N of the port. Entinas del Estany, a small rocky patch with a depth of 35 m over it, lies about 5 cables offshore close N of the outfall (not charted).

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3.93 Outer Harbour: Muelle de Fluidos (Muelle Levante Exterior): length 440 m; depth 12 m. Bulk Liquids Muelle Transversal Exterior: length 235 m; depth alongside 105 m. Container, general cargo, Ro-Ro. Darsena Comercial: Only the largest berths are mentioned. Muelle de Costa: length 402 m; depth alongside 8 m, General cargo, containers. Muelle Serrano de Lloberes (Muelle Levante): length 297 m; depth alongside 8 m, Containers, bulk cargo and Ro-Ro.

Rocky banks. Algar de Albuixech, and Algar del Puig (3.71) lie close offshore. Sewage outfall. A sewage outfall extends almost 2 miles ESE from a position onshore close S of Puerto Puebla de Farnals. Dangerous wreck. A light-buoy (isolated danger) marks a dangerous wreck 8 cables S of the entrance to the harbour. Chart 1701 (see 1.15)

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3.94 Repairs: patent slip 1229 m in length, capacity 200 grt; workshops for minor repairs. Other facilities: medical services; de-ratting. Supplies: fuel oil with 48 hours notice; fresh water; provisions. Communications: Castelln Airport, 2 km N of the port.

3.97 Description. The roadstead off Grao de Murviedro (3938N, 015W) (not charted) offers an anchorage which is little frequented owing to it being exposed to winds from N through E to S. Anchorage. In good weather it is used by small vessels which anchor in depths of 10 to 12 m, sand, off some small ruined buildings prominent among which there is a tower. Local knowledge is required. Reef. About cable offshore there is a reef with depths of less than 18 m over it.

Anchorages and harbours

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Puerto Canet de Berenguer

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3.95 Description. Puerto Alboraya (Port Saplaya) (39307N, 0192W) is an artificial harbour which is entered through an access channel formed by two breakwaters. Harbour. The harbour consists of Dique del Nortoeste which extends about cable E from the shore N of the harbour, with Dique Sur extending about 2 cable E from the shore S of the harbour together forming an entrance facing S. A coast protection groyne, Espignon No 1 extends about cable into the sea about 2 cables S of the access channel. The harbour offers good protection although the mouth tends to silt up and has to be dredged frequently. In strong winds and a heavy swell from N through E to SE, the harbour should not be used as these conditions could make entry dangerous.

3.98 Description. Puerto Canet de Berenguer (39404N, 0120) is an artificial harbour of recent construction lying close N of Cabo Canet. Current. When the Ro Palancia (3.71), which enters the sea close S of the entrance, is in spate, strong currents might be experienced when entering. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the E by an L-shaped breakwater (Dique de Levante) and from the S by a counter breakwater (contradique) forming an entrance about 39 m wide facing S. The harbour has five T-shaped pontoons as well as two small quays. Depths. The harbour is subject to silting and is dredged periodically. The mariner is advised to sound carefully. Chart 1701 (see 1.15)

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3.96 Description. Puerto Puebla de Farnals (3934N, 017W) is a large artificial modern harbour fronting a complex of high-rise buildings. Torre de Puig stands on the coast about 1 mile N and the convent of Puig lies about 1 miles WNW of the tower. Speed limit within the harbour is 3 kn. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the E by Dique de Abrigo de Levante which extends from the shore initially SE, thence generally S, for a total length of about 4 cables. Contradique or Dique del Sur, a wide breakwater, extends ESE from the shore to form the entrance channel with the final section of Dique de Abrigo de Levante; the entrance faces S. Owing to silting the entrance requires care and in strong E through S winds in a heavy swell entry could be dangerous. Beach regeneration groynes, shown on the chart, extend N and S of the harbour. Minimum depths in the entrance 2 m; in the harbour 15 to 40 m

3.99 Description. Olla de Benicasim (40023N, 0054E) is a roadstead off Torre de Benicasim (3.71). S of the tower the shore is rocky but between the tower and the ruins of Torre de San Julian, 1 mile NE, it is sandy. Dangerous wrecks. See 3.68. Useful marks: Ermita del Padre Bartolo (4005N, 002E) (3.71). Desierto de las Palmas, a convent standing halfway up the mountain side which is crowned by Ermita del Padre Bartolo. Church tower in Benicasim (40035N, 0040E). Anchorage can be obtained in depths of 73 to 110 m, 6 cables to 1 mile offshore with the church tower in Benicasim in line with Ermita del Padre Bartolo bearing 319. Better anchorages exist, in depths between 82 to 110 m, 8 cables to 11 miles offshore, with the church tower in line with the convent of Desierto de las Palmas, bearing 301, or about 2 cables SW. Caution. A shoal, on which a vessel grounded in 1918, lies in the S part of the roadstead, about 1 mile S of Torre de Benicasim; the charted position of this shoal is approximate.

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3.100 Description. Puerto Oropesa del Mar (Puerto Copfre) lies close SW of Cabo de Oropesa (4004N, 008E) (3.71). Harbour. It is protected by two breakwaters, Dique de Abrigo and Contradique forming the entrance which faces SSW and is about 55 m wide. The harbour offers good protection, although the swell may enter it during E to SE winds. Depths. It is reported that the minimum depth in the

entrance is 6 m and within the harbour it is 4 m. Directions. It is easy to enter the harbour, even during bad weather. Useful marks: Light (green tower, 3 m in height) on the head of Dique de Abrigo. Light (red tower, 2 m in height) on the head of Contradique. Repairs. There are slipways in the SW part of the harbour, a 35-tonne travel lift and a 10-tonne crane.

CABO DE OROPESA TO CABO TORTOSA GENERAL INFORMATION

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3.101 In this section the coastal waters between Cabo de Oropesa (4005N, 009E) (3.71) and Cabo Tortosa (4043N, 053E) (3.111) about 52 miles NE, are described together with the off-lying dangers, minor ports and the Islotes Columbretes (3.127), a group of islets lying about 27 miles ESE of Cabo de Oropesa.

The SE and NE coasts of the delta are gradually extending E, the alluvium first forming shoals and islets which subsequently become connected with the land, form small harbours, and finally lagoons or salt pans. Playa del Trabucador is a narrow isthmus of sand and mud connecting the low swampy peninsula on the S side of Puerto dels Alfacs to the remainder of the delta of the Ro Ebro farther NE. Isla de Buda (4042N, 052E) is very low and at times submerged in places; it was separated from the rest of the delta by the S mouth of the Ro Ebro and has subsequently silted up.

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3.102 For 9 miles NE from Cabo de Oropesa to Torre Capicorp (3.111) the coast for the greater part is backed by marshes and its S part is fringed with rocks which extend about 1 cables offshore. Several streams empty into the sea on this stretch of coast, the largest being Barranco Chinchilla which enters the sea 1 mile N of Cabo de Oropesa. From Torre Capicorp the coast extends about 11 miles NNE to Puerto de Peiscola (3.120) and inland the hills rise steeply to the summits of Sierra de San Benet. Along this extent of shoreline there are a few sandy beaches and numerous mouths of streams, but the greater part of it is rocky. From Puerto de Peiscola a sandy beach extends about 3 miles NNE to Puerto Benicarlo (3.121) and then to the Puerto de Vinaroz (3.122), a farther 3 miles NNE, the coast is low with rocky patches alternating with sandy beaches and rises gently inland. The coast from Puerto de Vinaroz to Casa de Sol del Ru (3.111), 4 miles NNE, is free from off-lying dangers; several streams enter the sea on this extent of coastline. The land N of Las Casas de Alcanar, 2 miles NNE of Casa de Sol del Ru, rises steeply to Sierra de Montsia which dominates the coast in this area and possesses several prominent peaks (3.109). At the foot of Sierra de Montsia, the coast between Las Casas de Alcanar and Sant Carles de la Rapita (3.112), about 5 miles NE, consists of a series of small cliffs alternating with short beaches. Alfaques de Tortosa, (the delta of the Ro Ebro), is subject to extensive flooding. It is low and unhealthy and is covered for its major part with marshes, stagnant pools and salt pans, connected by shallow creeks and canals thus forming an immense number of islands, with the whole projecting E for about 12 miles from a line joining Sant Carles de la Rapita (3.112) and Punta Figuera (3.142), about 14 miles NNE.

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3.105 Lifeboat stations are located at: Puerto de Peiscola (40215N, 0240E) (3.120). Puerto de Vinaroz (4028N, 028E) (3.122). Lifesaving appliances are located at: Puerto de Vinaroz. See also 1.44and 3.6.

COASTAL ROUTE General information

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3.106 From a position SE of Cabo de Oropesa (4005N, 009E) the coastal route leads NE for about 49 miles to a position SE of Cabo Tortosa.

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3.107 Playa del Trabucador (4037N, 044E) (3.102) should be given a wide berth as depths off it are shoal. Ro Ebro and Cabo de Tortosa. Shoals, formed by the alluvium of the Ro Ebro are continually extending off the entrance to the river and Cabo de Tortosa should not be approached within 2 miles. Special care is necessary at night and in thick weather and it should be kept in mind that NE winds give rise to a current setting into the bight N of the cape.

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3.108 In storms, considerably heavy seas occur between the Islotes Columbretes (3952N, 041E) (3.127) and the mainland.

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3.109 Landmarks: Monte Colibr Lighthouse (3954N, 041E) (3.69). Cabo de Irta Lighthouse (square tower on white building 28 m in height) (4016N, 018E), exhibited 3 miles SW of the cape. Castillo de Papa Luna (3.120), standing in Peiscola (40215N, 0245E). Ermita de los Mrtires (not charted), at an elevation of 184 m bearing 285 distance 2 miles from Puerto de Vinaroz (4028N, 028E). Ermita de San Sebastin (not charted), at an elevation of 182 m bearing 327 distance 3 miles from Puerto de Vinaroz. Cement factory (40347N, 0327E) at Puerto de Alcanar, which usually has clouds of smoke rising from it, can be seen from afar. Pea de Bel (at an elevation of 1004 m) (40366N, 00099E), standing 16 miles NW of Puerto de Vinaroz. Pare Pascual (at an elevation of 764 m) (4037N, 032E), a prominent peak in the Sierra de Montsia. El Baul (at an elevation of 760 m) (not charted), a prominent peak about 3 cables NNE of Pare Pascual. Pico de Horadada (at an elevation of 698 m) (not charted), a prominent peak in the Sierra Montsia, 1 mile NE of El Baul. Punta de la Baa Lighthouse (white round tower, black bands, 26 m in height) (40336N, 0397E). Major lights: Cabo de Oropesa Light (4005N, 009E) (3.69). Peiscola Light (white octagonal tower and dwelling, 11 m in height), standing on Castillo de Papa Luna (3.120).

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dangerous rocky bank lies close off the mouth of this river. Thence: SE of Islote del Moro (not charted), an islet 4 m in height, which lies 2 cables offshore about 1 mile N of Torre Capicorp; a reef extends from its S end. Thence: SE of Puerto de Las Fuentes (11 miles SW) (3.119) which is marked by lights, thence: SE of Cabo de Irta Light (10 miles SW) (3.109), thence: SE of Torre Badn (6 miles SSW), thence: SE of Puerto de Peiscola (3 miles SW) (3.120), a harbour marked by lights, thence: SE of Piedra de la Fuerza (5 cables SSW) (3.121), thence: SE of Puerto de Benicarlo (3.121), which is marked by lights and Piedras de la Barbada (3.121), Thence: SE of Puerto de Vinaroz (3 miles NNE) (3.122), marked by lights, thence: SE of Casa de Sol del Ru (7 miles NNE), a white building above which rises a battlemented turret standing near the coast on the S side of the Ro Cnia. At its mouth there is a bar. Thence: SE of Puerto de las Casas de Alcanar (9 miles NNE) (3.123), which is marked by lights, thence: SE of Punta de la Baa (14 miles NE) from which a light (3.109) is exhibited. An old lighthouse stands close NE of the light. A dangerous wreck lies 2 miles E of the light and another dangerous wreck, marked by a light-buoy (special), lies 4 miles NE of the light. Thence: SE of a dangerous wreck (22 miles NE), which lies on the 30 m depth contour line 9 miles E of Punta de la Baa Light, thence: SE of Cabo Tortosa Light (black metal framework tower and platform, aluminium top, 18 m in height) (4043N, 056E) exhibited from a light-structure located close to the 20 m depth contour line, 2 miles E of Cabo Tortosa. A light-buoy (special), marking a swell recorder, is moored 2 miles ENE of the light. (Directions continue at 3.141)

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3.110 Racon: Cabo Tortosa Lighthouse (4043N, 056E) (3.111).

Sant Carles de la Rapita

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3.111 From a position SE Cabo de Oropesa (4005N, 009E) the route leads generally NE for about 49 miles, passing (with positions given from Puerto de Benicarlo (4025N, 026E) (3.121)): SE of Castillo Albalat (19 miles SW). Three towers stand about 1 mile inland on the summits of a chain of small hills, thence: SE of Torre Nostra (Torre Blanca) (16 miles SW) (not charted). Torre Molino (Torre Malino) stands 5 cables further NNE. Thence: SE of Torre Capicorp (14 miles SW) standing close S of the mouth of the Ro de las Cuevas; a

3.112 Position and function. Sant Carles de la Rapita (4037N, 036E) is a commercial and fishing harbour with a basin for yachts. Approach and entry. The port is approached through the entrance of Puerto dels Alfacs (3.125) and entered E of the head of Dique de Abrigo (3.125). Traffic. In 2004 there were 319 ship calls with a total of 2 068 814 dwt. Port Authority. Ayudantia Militar de Marina, Capitania Maritima, Pasco del Puerto, 43540 Sant Carles de la Rapita, Spain.

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3.114 Notice of ETA required is 24 hours. Anchorages. See 3.125. Pilotage is compulsory and is available throughout 24 hours. The pilot vessel is white with a black P on its side and the pilot will board when the vessel approaches Dique de Abrigo. See also 1.21. Tugs are available.

is about 40 m wide. Slipways lie in the NW and SW corners of the harbour. Depths. Depths of 4 m exist in the harbour entrance and depths of 2 to 3 m exist within the harbour. Owing to silting the harbour requires regular dredging; depths may be shallower than charted and mariners should sound carefully.

Puerto de Peiscola
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3.115 The harbour has two sections, the older lying SW comprises the commercial basin, fishing harbour and yacht basin, the newer section lies NE and is used by fishing vessels and yachts. Both sections are well protected from all directions The major feature of the old harbour is Dique de Abrigo extending about 7 cables SE from the S part of the town; it is quayed along most of its inshore outer length which comprises Muelle Comercial. Dique de Levante, which has its root in the N part of the town 3 cables NE of the root of Dique de Abrigo, extends SE for about 3 cables with a spur projecting SW from its head towards the mid-length of Dique de Abrigo to form the entrance, about 1 cable wide, facing SE. Muelle de Poniente extends about 1 cable NE from Dique Abrigo about 1 cable within the entrance; the yacht basin lies on the NW side of the muelle. Muelle Pesquera extends SW and S from the mid-length of Dique de Levante; fishing vessel basins lie on both sides of it. The new harbour is formed by an Lshaped breakwater extending S from the shore and thence W to leave a SW facing entrance at the head of Dique de Levante.

Directions
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3.116 Directions and useful marks. See 3.125.

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3.117 The main berth is Muelle Comercial, on the NE side of Dique de Abrigo: length about 400 m; charted depth alongside 58 m.

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3.118 Repair shops at the shipyard on Muelle de Poniente. Three slips available, the largest of 200 tonnes. Medical facilities available. Supplies. Fuel is available by road tanker, 24 hours notice is required. Diesel oil is available at bunkering pier, maximum draught 36 m. Fresh water and provisions available. Communications. Nearest airport Reus Airport, 90 km distant.

Anchorages and harbours

Chart 1701

Puerto de Las Fuentes

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3.119 Description. Puerto de Las Fuentes (40150N, 0174E) consists of two breakwaters, Dique de Levante and Contradique forming the entrance which faces SW and

3.120 Description. Puerto de Peiscola (40215N, 0240E) is an attractive natural harbour on the SW side of Peiscola Peninsula. The harbour has a large and very active fishing fleet. Castillo de Papa Luna and Peiscola Light overlook the town. Rescue. There is a lifeboat station in the port. See also 1.44and 3.6. Anchorages. Large vessels can obtain an anchorage about 3 cables E of the head of the peninsula in depths of 10 to 12 m, fine sand. A light-buoy (E cardinal) is moored about 1 cables E of the N extremity of the head of the peninsula; it marks the extremity of a submerged groyne. This anchorage is completely exposed to onshore winds. Vessels anchoring farther offshore should take care to avoid the charted wreck, with a depth of 22 m over it, lying 2 miles E of the head of the peninsula. Small craft can obtain anchorage about 1 cables SW of the head of Dique de Levante in depths of 5 m, sand or if draught permits about 50 m W of the elbow on Contradique in depths of 2 m, sand. Small craft wishing to find shelter from SW winds can find an anchorage N of the peninsula in a depth of about 6 m, sand, or closer in if draught permits. Harbour. Protection from the E is provided by Dique Muelle de Levante extending about 3 cables SW from the head of the peninsula. Muelle de Poniente extends about cable SE from the shore about 2 cables NW of the head of Dique de Muelle de Levante. Contradique extends SW and SSE from reclaimed land about 1 cable NW of the root of Dique Muelle de Levante forming the entrance to the harbour which is some 50 m wide. Depths in the entrance are 4 m and within the harbour are reported to be up to 4 m. The head of Dique de Levante extends 25 m underwater beyond the visible head which should be given a wide berth. The harbour is subject to silting and is dredged periodically. Landmark: Castillo de Papa Luna, a large square fortification completed by the Knights Templar in the 14th century, overlooks the town and has Peiscola Light (3.109) standing on its SE wall. Major light: Peiscola Light. Directions. The approach and entry is uncomplicated although SE to S winds make it uncomfortable. Useful marks: Light (green column, 4 m in height) on the head of Dique de Levante. Light (red column, 6 m in height) on the head of Contradique. Berths. It may be possible to obtain a berth near the head of Contradique by day, or alongside Muelle de Pescadores which lies on the reclaimed land between the root of Dique de Levante and the root of Contradique. By 1700 hours the fishing fleet usually returns and requires all berths. Services. Limited facilities available including diesel, petrol, water and a chandlery.

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3.121 Description. Puerto de Benicarlo (4025N, 026E) is a small artificial harbour. Anchorage for small vessels can be obtained off the port in depths between 9 and 11 m, sand. Care should be taken to keep clear of Piedra de la Fuerza and Piedra de la Barbada. Small craft can obtain anchorages about 1 cable S of the head of Dique Sur in depths of about 35 m, sand or about 2 cables farther S; owing to silting soundings should be taken carefully. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the E by Dique de Levante which extends S for about 4 cables from the shore on the N side of the port; Dique Sur offers protection from the S and extends E from the shore to form the entrance which is about 100 m wide and faces S. A spur extends about cable S from a position approximately midway along the length of Dique Sur. Depths in the entrance are 5 m and within the harbour they range from 1 to 36 m. Underwater obstructions extend about 25 m W of the head of Dique de Levante and owing to silting depths may not be as charted; sounding is advised.

Directions. The harbour is easy to approach and enter although it tends to become uncomfortable in S to SE winds. Useful marks: Light (green tower, 5 m in height) on the head of Dique de Levante. Light (red tower, 5 m in height) on the head of the spur projecting from Dique Sur. Light (red octagonal tower, 4 m in height) on the head of Dique Sur. Piedra de la Fuerza, a shoal with a depth of 34 m over it, lies about 5 cables SSW of the harbour entrance. Piedras de la Barbada, a shoal with a depth of 61 m over it, lying about 3 cables E of the root of Dique de Levante. Berths. There is a berth for small vessels on the N side of Dique Sur. Yachts berths are available on the N side of Espign, a quay extending ESE from the shore in the middle of the harbour. Services: Repair. There is a shipyard in the N part of the harbour where hull repairs can be done. An engineering workshop with a small crane lies at the root of Dique Sur. Supplies. Fresh water and provisions available.

Puerto de Vinaroz from S (3.122)

(Original dated 2000) (Photograph Spanish HO)

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3.122 Description. Puerto de Vinaroz (4028N, 028E) is a small commercial, fishing and yacht harbour. Rescue. There is a lifeboat station in the port and lifesaving appliances are stationed locally. See also 1.44and 3.6. Pilotage is compulsory for vessels over 50 tonnes and the pilot should be requested at the harbour entrance by displaying the customary signals. The pilot station is located on Dique de Levante. See also 1.21. Vessels carrying dangerous cargo can anchor in the outer basin where the holding ground is reported to be good. Harbour. The harbour is protected by two breakwaters. Dique de Levante extends in a general S direction for about 5 cables from the shore near the S end of the town of Vinaroz. Dique de Poniente extends in a general E direction from the shore about 3 cables SE of the root of Dique de Levante to form the entrance which is about cable wide and faces S. There is a yacht club and harbour in the W corner. Depths. The approach to the harbour on the W side of Dique de Levante, the entrance and an area around Muelle Transversal, have been dredged to a depth of 7 m. Other areas in the inner basin have been dredged to depths between 35 and 50 m. The limits of all these areas, which were dredged in 1991, are shown on the chart. Useful marks: Chimney (44 m in height) 1 cable NW of the root of Dique de Poniente. Light (green tower, 10 m in height) on the head of Dique de Levante. Light (green octagonal tower, 3 m in height) on a spur 2 cables N of the head of Dique de Levante. Light (red octagonal tower, 3 m in height) on the head of Dique de Poniente. Muelle Transversal: length 160 m; depth alongside 7 m. General cargo. Services. Minor repairs can be undertaken. A patent slip for vessels up to 100 tonnes is available. A large crane is available on Muelle Transversal. Diesel oil, fresh water and provisions available. Charts 1515 plan of Sant Carles de la Rapita and Alcanar, 1701

Useful marks: Light (red pyramidal tower, 4 m in height) on the head of Dique Sur. Light (green pyramidal tower) on the head of Dique de Levante. Berths. The inner side of Dique de Levante is fully quayed, as is the the shoreline off which two pontoon berths extend SE. The quay extends around the harbour to half the length of Dique Sur, opposite the head of Dique de Levante. Services: Repairs: minor only; 6-tonne crane and hard standing on Dique Sur; slipway in W corner of harbour. Supplies: fresh water; limited provisions.

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3.123 Description. Puerto de las Casas de Alcanar (4033N, 032E) is a small artificial harbour for fishing vessels and yachts. Marine farms. Two marine farms, marked by light-buoys (special), lie close together about 1 miles ESE of the port, as shown on the chart. Shellfish beds and and an area of fish havens lie farther SE, as shown on the chart. Local weather. Gale force winds from the E make conditions for entry impossible and mariners are therefore advised to make for Puerto de Sant Carles de la Rapita (3.112), which lies about 5 miles NNE, in such conditions. Anchorage can be obtained about 1 cable S of the harbour in a depth of 5 m, sand. Harbour. The harbour is protected by two breakwaters, Dique Sur extends ESE, from the shore on the S side of the harbour, for about 2 cables then NNE for about 2 cables. Dique de Levante extends about cable SE then about cable S to form the entrance which is about 50 m wide and faces NE.

3.124 Description. Puerto Cargadero de Alcanar (Puerto Cargadero de la Martinenca) (4034N, 033N) is a commercial harbour serving a cement factory (3.109) standing on the coast nearby. Approach and entry. The harbour is approached and entered direct from the open sea through a channel, marked by light-buoys (lateral), and entered about 4 cables NW of fairway light-buoy (safe water) (40320N, 0354E). Traffic. In 2004 there were 2 ship calls with a total of 64 516 dwt. Port Authority. Alcanar Port Authority, Capitania Maritima, E43540. San Carlos de la Rapita, Tarragona, Spain. Controlling depth. The channel was dredged to a depth of 12 m (1981). Masters are advised to contact the Port Authority for up to date information on depths. Port radio, as for Puerto de Sant Carles de la Rapita; see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3). Notice of ETA: 24 hours. Anchorage. There are two designated anchorages, both shown on the chart: Within a circle of radius 4 cables centred 1 miles ESE from the harbour. Within an area extending for about 1 mile NNE from Punta Corballera, centred 2 miles ENE from the harbour. Pilotage is compulsory and available 24 hours. The pilot vessel is white with a black P on the hull; the pilot boarding ground lies close to the fairway buoy. See also 1.21. Tugs available. Harbour. The harbour lies on the inshore side of an L-shaped breakwater (Dique Exterior) extending SE and ENE from the shore. Dique Interior extends parallel to the ENE extension of Dique Exterior about 1 cables inshore of it. Caution. The mariners attention is drawn to the changing depths (3.125) in the approaches to Puerto dels Alfacs which is equally applicable here. Shell fish beds. The mariners attention is also drawn to the areas of shell fish beds and fish havens which lie S of the channel, as shown on the chart. Useful marks: Punta de la Baa Light (40336N, 0397E) (3.109). The buildings of the cement factory (3.109). Three silver coloured silos standing on the ENE extension of Dique Exterior Light (square red tower, 2 m in height) standing on the head of Dique Exterior. Light (square tower, red and green top, 3 m in height) standing on the head of Dique Interior.

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Berths: There are three berths available with lengths of 350 m, 135 m and 100 m, one with a reported depth of 62 m alongside and the other two with reported depths of 116 m alongside.

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3.125 Description. Puerto dels Alfacs (formerly Puerto de los Alfaques) (4036N, 040E) is a large natural harbour, on the SW side of the delta of the Ro Ebro, in which depths do not exceed 62 m. Approach and entry. The port is entered between Punta de la Senieta (40365N, 0352E) and Punta del Galacho, almost 2 miles SE and extends about 7 miles ENE. Local weather. NW squalls often descend from the Sierra de Montsia (3.102) causing vessels to drag; gales from the NE raise a choppy sea. The level of water is raised by NE and SE winds; those from other quarters lower it. Pilotage. See 3.124 for pilotage services. Local knowledge is essential. Harbour. The S side of the harbour is formed by a low peninsula. Puerto de Sant Carles de la Rapita (3.112) lies on the N side of the harbour, close within the entrance. Depths within about 5 cables of the N and S sides of the harbour and within 1 mile of its head are shallow. Shelter is afforded to vessels with a draught of up to 5 m, from 2 to 4 miles within the entrance; however it should be borne in mind that depths are continually decreasing. The bottom throughout the harbour is soft mud. Directions. From a position S of Punta de la Baa (3.111), from which a light (3.109) is exhibited, the track leads about 5 miles NW, passing NE of the fairway light-buoy and SW of the reclaimed land extending about 6 cables NW from Punta Corballera. Punta Corballera light is exhibited from the reclaimed land. Thence the track leads NE for about 2 miles, passing: NW of Punta Corballera Light, thence: NW of Punta del Galacho, about 1 mile NE of Punta Corballera Light, which is very low and is gradually extending W, thence: SE of Punta de la Senieta, from which Sant Carles de la Rapita Light is exhibited, 2 miles NNW of Punta Corballera Light, thence: The track leads ENE, passing: SSE of the head of Dique de Abrigo from which a light is exhibited, 9 cables E of Sant Carles de la Rapita Light. Thence: As required for an anchorage in Puerto dels Alfacs, or a designated berth in Puerto de Sant Carles de la Rapita (3.112). Caution, depths. Caution should be exercised in the approaches to Puerto dels Alfacs as depths are continually changing. Vessels have been reported to have grounded or struck obstructions up to 2 miles offshore. Vessels approaching from the S should follow the directions given at 3.111. A vessel approaching from the E should exercise the greatest caution. In thick weather no attempt should be made to enter the port. Mussel beds extend along much of the N side of the harbour; they are marked by light-buoys (S cardinal) as shown on the chart. Sewage outfall. An outfall pipeline extends SSE from the N shore of the harbour; its extremity is marked by a light-buoy (S cardinal), as shown on the chart.

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Useful marks: Punta de la Baa Light (40336N, 0397E) (3.109). Punta Corballera light (black round tower, 12 m in height) (40341N, 0360E) is exhibited close SE of the reclaimed land extending about 6 cables NW from Punta Corballera. Sant Carles de la Rapita Light (white round tower) (40365N, 00352E) standing on Punta de la Senieta. Dique de Abrigo Light (red truncated pyramidal tower, 5 m in height) (40366N, 00363E), standing at the head of the breakwater. Tower on Cerro de la Guardiola (40375N, 0352E). Light (green tower, 4 m in height) (40369N, 0360E) standing on the head of Dique de Levante in Puerto de Sant Carles de la Rapita. Light (black N cardinal daymark on yellow framework tower, black top, 3 m in height) (40362N, 0414E) standing on the head of Muelle de Hierro. Berths. Recommended anchorage lies within a circle of 5 cables radius centred on 40355N, 0355E. Mariners staying for a while are advised to use a single anchor to two or three shackles, and in the event of a NW or any other strong wind, a second anchor should be used with 5 shackles being paid out on both. Mariners are advised that anchors become buried in the mud and after some time a substantial and prolonged effort is required to raise them. Accordingly they are advised to work them free from time to time. Chart 1701 (See 1.15)

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3.126 Description. Ro Ebro enters the sea close W of Cabo Tortosa (4043N, 054E) (3.111). It is one of the largest rivers in Spain, but, owing to a shallow bar and many shifting shoals at its mouth, it can be entered only by vessels of light draught. Amposta, a small old town, lies 16 miles upstream from the river mouth. Tortosa, a larger very old town, lies on the E bank of the river 25 miles upstream. Pilotage is essential and can be obtained from the village of Barracas, near its mouth. See also 1.21. Natural conditions. See climatic table for Tortosa 1.173. Useful marks: Light (white metal tower, black bands, 21 m in height) (40433N, 0516E) on the N bank of the Ro Ebro. Two light-buoys (special) are moored in the approaches to the mouth of the Ro Ebro, 9 cables NNE and 1 miles NNE, respectively, from the light described above.

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The islets are in most places steep-to and the greater parts of their coasts are inaccessible. The S group should be given a wide berth and the passage between the two middle ones should not be used. Puerto Tofio (3.130) lies off Islote Columbrete Grande.

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3.128 A heavy sea is raised by NE winds in the vicinity of the islands.

Arrival information
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3.129 Restricted area. Vessels of greater than 1000 grt and those carrying dangerous or pollutant cargo should not enter a restricted area of radius 8 miles centred on Monte Colibr Lighthouse (3.77), as shown on the chart. Marine and integral reserve. An area, shown on the chart, which extends about 1 mile around the islets has been declared a marine and integral reserve. Anchoring and fishing is prohibited in areas up to about 8 cables around Islotes La Ferrera and La Horadada, the limits of these areas are shown on the Spanish charts. Entry to marine and integral reserves is affected by numerous restrictions and prohibitions.

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3.130 Description. Puerto Tofio lies between the chain of islets described at 3.131, and the NE end of Islote Columbrete Grande. It is open NE and has foul ground near its head and a shoal near the middle; a small mooring buoy is in the middle of the bay. Shelter. The bay affords no shelter except for small craft during W winds and then only in settled weather during the summer. Landing can be made at the head of the bay where the coast is lower and mariners should report to the military authorities on arrival. Landmark and Major light: Monte Colibr Lighthouse (3954N 041E) (3.69). Useful marks: Light (white octagonal tower, 6 m in height) (39537N 0413E), standing on Punta Michorn. Light (white octagonal tower, 6 m in height) (39541N, 0413E), standing on Punta Norte.

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3.131 Islets and dangers: Islote El Bergantin, the largest of the S group, lying about 3 miles S of Islote Columbrete Grande (3954N 041E), is a remarkable columnar rock which at a distance appears similar to a square-rigged vessel under sail. The islet is the core of an old volcano which is steep-to on its W side although within about 1 cables NE and E of it there are numerous rocks. Banco de Ulloa (not charted), with a depth of 187 m over it, lies 1 cables W of Islote El Bergantin. Another rock, with a depth of 10 m over it, lies 1 cables S of Islote de Bergantin. Islote Cerquero (not charted), 6 m in height, is one of the rocks on the E side of Islote Bergantin. Banco de Patino, (not charted) with a depth of 117 m over it, lies 3 cables SE of Islote El Bergantin. Islote Churruca, 3 m in height, lies about 3 cables E of Islote de Bergantin. Close S of Islote Churruca

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lies Baleato (not charted), a rock. A rock with a least depth of 11 m over it lies about 1 cable SSE of Baleato and a depth of 29 m (1989) lies 1 miles S of Islote Churruca. Banco de Luyando (not charted), the SE danger of this group, has a rock awash and lies 2 cables SE of Baleato; it is usually marked by breakers. Banco de Mendoza (not charted), with a least depth of 11 m over it, lies 2 cables NE of Islote de Bergantin. Banco Diaz (not charted), a patch with a least depth of 48 m over it, lies 3 cables NE of Islote El Bergantin. Islote La Horadada (39525N 0405E) is an islet which from close to resembles a bridge in appearance. Islote Mndez Nez (not charted) is a much smaller islet lying close E of the S extremity of Islote La Horadada, and Islote Lobo lies between Islote Mndez Nez and the NE extremity of Islote La Horadada. Foul ground lies E and NE from Islote Mndez Nez for a short distance. Piedra Joaquin (not charted) is an above-water rock, lying 2 cables NNW of Islote La Horadada; it lies on a small shoal with a depth of 64 m over it. A submerged rock with a depth of 24 m over it lies cable W of it. Banco de Don Jorge Juan (not charted) about 1 miles NNW of Piedra Joaquin, is a small rocky bank with a least depth of 65 m over it lying nearly in the middle of the channel between the Horadada and Ferrera groups. Islote La Ferrera (Islote Malaspina) is a saddle-shaped islet nearly 1 mile N of Islote La Horadada. Islote Navarrete (not charted) lies about 1 cable SW of the SW extremity of Islote Ferrera, and from it a reef extends SW for about 1 cable. Banco Ciscar (not charted) with depths of about 2 m over it, lies about cable SE of Islote Navarrete. Banco El Fidalgo (not charted), with a least depth of 18 m over it, lies about 1 cable S of Islote La Ferrera and extends over 2 cables farther S. Islote Valds (not charted), a small islet, lies close SE of Islote La Ferrera. Islote El Bauz (not charted), is pyramidal in shape and 22 m in height. It is separated from the NE side of Islote La Ferrera by a narrow and foul channel. Islote El Espinosa (not charted), is a much smaller islet lying close off the NE side of Islote El Bauz. Islote Columbrete Grande (3954N 041E), the largest islet of the group, is in the form of a crescent and lies about 8 cables ENE of Islote La Ferrera. It is highest at its N and S points where it attains elevations of 67 and 45 m respectively. Its low central part is composed of lava and rock. Punta Norte is the N extremity of the islet; Cap de Rosi lies on its NW side and Punta de Michorn is its SE extremity. Close W of Punta de Michorn there is a cove named La Cueva. A depth of 20 m, the existence of which is doubtful, lies 7 cables NW of Punta Norte. A small military garrison is stationed on the islet. Islote El Mascarat, Islote La Seoreta and Islote Mancolibre, are conical islets NE of Punta de Michorn.

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CABO TORTOSA TO TARRAGONA

GENERAL INFORMATION
Chart 1701 (see 1.15)

Afortunada Oilfield
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3.132 In this section the coastal waters from Cabo Tortosa (4043N 054E) (3.111) to the major commercial port of Tarragona (4106N 114E) (3.153), about 25 miles NE, are described together with anchorages and harbours along the coast, which lie within the Golfo de San Jorge, and the Casablanca Production Platform which stands 22 miles E of Cabo Tortosa. The section is sub divided as follows: Coastal route (3.137). Tarragona and approaches (3.153).

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3.133 Golfo de San Jorge lies between Cabo Tortosa and Cabo de Salou (3.141), 23 miles NE. Depths between the two capes are approximately between 70 to 85 m, mud. However, closer inshore between Golfo de lAmpolla (4048N 044E) (3.142) and Rada de Salou (3.150), 24 miles NE, although there are no off-lying dangers, the bottom is mostly comprised of rock and gravel and anchoring is not advised.

3.138 The Afortunada Oilfield, 22 miles E of Cabo Tortosa, consists of a lighted production platform (Casablanca), numerous wellheads and pipelines. A submarine pipeline extends from the platform, N to the shore, landing close SW of Tarragona (4106N 113E). A submarine pipeline is laid 2 miles S from the platform to wellhead C12, then continues SW for 1 miles to wellhead C11. Another submarine pipeline takes a W direction from the platform for 6 miles to Rodabello1. Light-buoys (special) are moored at C12, C11 and Rodabello1. A submerged wellhead lies 5 miles SW of the platform; two more submerged well heads lie 3 miles farther S. A submerged wellhead lies 4 miles E of the platform with others lying 11 miles NNW and 12 miles W, respectively, from the platform. Prohibited anchoring and fishing areas have been established along various sections of these pipelines, as shown on the chart. An ODAS light-buoy is moored 6 miles NE from Casablanca platform.

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3.134 Along the coastline N of the mouth of the River Ebro shellfish beds, fish havens and marine farms have been established within the 25 m depth contour line. The shellfish beds and marine farms are marked by light-buoys (special). Mariners are advised to avoid this area. An artificial reef, shown on the chart, lies in the SW part of Golfo de San Jorge. Tunny nets may be found up to 7 miles offshore along this waterway; they are generally marked by day and night. See also 1.8.

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3.135 Submarines exercise frequently in areas off this coast. See chart, Annual Notice to Mariners Number 8 and 1.11.

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3.136 MRSC: at Tarragona (4106N 114E) (3.153). Lifeboat stations: at Puerto de LAmpolla (40487N 0425E) (3.143) and Tarragona, which also has additional lifesaving equipment. See also 1.44 and 3.6.
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COASTAL ROUTE General information

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3.137 From a position E of Cabo Tortosa Light (4043N 056E), the route leads about 22 miles NNE to the vicinity of Cabo de Salou, in the approaches to Tarragona.

3.140 Landmarks: Coll de los Guardias (not charted), on which stands Torre del Perell (Torre dels Moros), attains an elevation of 246 m 2 miles NW of Punta del Aguila (4051N 046E) (3.141). Los Frailes are three conspicuous flat-topped peaks in the Sierra de Balaguer; the N peak rises to an elevation of 470 m 3 miles WNW of Cabo del Trmino (40560N 0515E). La Mamelleta, 1 miles NE of Los Frailes. Coll de Balaguer (not charted) is a mountain pass near the coast in the Sierra Balaguer, 1 miles NE of Cabo del Trmino, which can be identified by the whiteness of an embankment carrying the coastal road and also by the ruins of Castillo de San Felipe standing near it. Vandellos I and II Nuclear Power Stations (not charted) stand on the coast between 1 and 1 miles NE of Cabo del Trmino. The buildings are grey, devoid of openings and prominent. Torre de Hospitalet, on Punta de Ru (4059N 055E) (3.141). A coastguard hut stands nearby. Sierra de Llaveria (4106N 052E), a high mountain range with two summits separated by a ravine 1 mile across. A tower stands on the top of the N summit. Coastguard hut, on Punta de la Pixerota (41025N 1005E).

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Two church towers in Montroig (41054N 0576E) (not charted) are distinctive. The towers of the churches in Botarell, Montbri and Viols stand between 3 and 4 miles generally NE of Montroig. Cabo de Salou Lighthouse (white tower, red bands, on white building, 11 m in height) (4103N 110E) standing on the cape (3.141). Major light: Cabo de Salou Light as above.

Punta de las Animas. Cala de Cranc (a small cove) lies between Punta Grosa and Punta de las Animas. (Directions continue at 3.192) (Directions for Tarragona are given at 3.172)

Anchorages and harbours Golfo de lAmpolla

3.142 Description. Golfo de lAmpolla (4048N 043E) indents the shore on the NE side of Alfaques de Tortosa (3.102). The town of LAmpolla (3.143) is a popular resort on the NW side of the gulf and the SE part of the gulf embraces Puerto del Fangal. The entrance to Puerto de Fangal is gradually silting up and it is estimated that in a few years time it will be completely closed off thus forming a pool. Approach and entry. Golfo de lAmpolla is approached from the vicinity of Punta del Aguila (4051N 046N) (3.141) and entered between Cabo Roig (4049N 044N) and Punta del Fangal, the W extremity of a low peninsula extending W across the entrance to the gulf, 1 miles S. Local weather. The sea level is lowered by NW winds and raised by SE winds by about 03 m to 06 m; neither wind is normally considered to be dangerous. Anchorage can be obtained about 4 cables S of the entrance to Puerto de LAmpolla in depths of about 6 m, mud and sand, with Cabo Roig bearing 049 and El Fangal Light bearing 107; the anchorage is exposed NE and E. Small craft can obtain anchorage about cable S of the head of Dique de Levante in a depth of 5 m, mud. Local knowledge. The gulf should not be entered without good local knowledge or the services of a local pilot. Landmark: Chimney, 78 m in height standing 1 miles WSW of LAmpolla (40487N 0425E). Directions. From a position SE of Punta del Aguila, the track leads generally SW for about 3 miles to a position off the entrance to Puerto de LAmpolla (3.143), passing (with positions given from Punta del Aguila (4051N 046E) (3.141)): Clear of a marine farm (1 mile S), marked by two light-buoys (special); the W extremity, marked by light-buoys (special), of the extensive shellfish beds extending along the N coast of the Ro Ebro delta lie 4 cables E of the marine farm (3.134). Thence: SE of Punta Figuera (1 miles SW). Laja Morro de Gos, a rock awash, lies about 3 cables N of the point. Thence: SE of Cabo Roig (2 miles SW), which lies on the N side of the entrance to Golfo de lAmpolla. Cabo Roig can be readily identified by a reddish scar on it, and: NW of Punta del Fangal, 1 miles S of Cabo Roig. El Fangal Light (round tower, red and white bands, 18 m in height) stands on the coast about 1 miles E of Punta del Fangal. Thence: As required for the anchorage off Puerto de LAmpolla (3.143) or a berth within the harbour. Useful marks: Light (green pyramidal tower, 5 m in height) (40485N 0428E) on the head of Dique de Levante at Puerto de LAmpolla.

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3.141 From a position SE of Cabo Tortosa (4043N 056E), the route leads NE for about 24 miles to the vicinity of Cabo de Salou in the approaches to Tarragona, passing (with positions given from Punta de Ru (4059N 056E)): SE of Punta del Aguila (11 miles SW), 1 miles NE of Cabo Roig (3.142). An islet lies close S of the point. Thence: SE of Puerto de LAmetlla (9 miles SW) (3.145), a fishing harbour and marina marked by lights, thence: SE of Cabo de San Jorge, 2 miles NE of Puerto de LAmetlla. A ruined castle stands on its summit, and a coastguard hut lies close by. Thence: SE of Puerto de Calafat (not charted) (3.147), which is marked by lights, 1 mile NE of Cabo de San Jorge, thence: SE of Vandellos I and II Nuclear Power Stations (3 miles SW) (3.140). A light-buoy (E cardinal) marks the S water intake and a light-buoy (special) marks the N water intake. Thence: SE of Punta de Ru, a low point which is being extended E by sediment from a river mouth (Riachuelo de Llastre) close S; the point should be given a wide berth. Thence: SE of Punta dels Peals (1 miles NE); a ruined tower of an old castle standing 5 cables NE can be easily identified. Close W is a coastguard post and to the E an ancient tower stands close to Punta de la Porquerola. Thence: SE of Puerto de Cambrils (7 miles NE) (3.149), which is marked by lights, thence: SE of Punta de la Riera de Riudoms (8 miles NE), a low sandy point at the mouth of a small stream. A boulder jetty extends 1 cables S from the point and an ancient tower stands on the coast on Punta del Esquirol, 2 cables E. Thence: SE of Puerto de Salou (not charted) (3.151), 2 miles E of Punta de la Riera de Riudoms, which is marked by lights. The town of Salou lies close N of the harbour and can be easily identified by Torre Vieja. Torre Nueva, with an elevation of 29 m, stands on the coast about 1 mile ESE of Salou. Close W of the tower is Punta Pedrera and close E lies Punta del Lazareto. Thence: SE of Cabo de Salou (11 miles NE), 4 miles E of Punta de la Riera de Riudoms. A light (3.140) stands on Cabo de Salou with two tall buildings nearby and Laja del Cranc, a dangerous underwater rock (not charted), lying close W. Punta de las Animas is the point lying 1 cable SW, while Punta Grosa lies 4 cables further W of

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Light (red truncated tower, 3 m in height), on the head of Contradique about 1 cable WNW of the head of Dique de Levante.
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3.143 Description. Puerto de LAmpolla (40487N 0425E) fronts the town of LAmpolla; it is a fishing harbour with facilities for yachts. Rescue. There is a lifeboat station in the port. See also 1.44 and 3.6. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the E by Dique de Levante which extends in a general S direction from the shore for about 3 cables. Contradique extends ESE for about cable from the shore at the SW end of the harbour to form the entrance, which is about 70 m wide and faces S. Within the harbour there are several piers extending from the shore on the W side. Depths in the entrance are reported to be 25 m and within the harbour they are reported to vary from 05 m to 25 m. Services: Repairs: minor engine repairs; 15-tonne crane; 10-tonne crane; slip. Other facilities: yacht club. Supplies: fresh water; provisions.

Useful marks: Light (green square metal tower, white hut, 10 m in height) on the head of Dique de Levante. Light (red truncated tower) on the head of Contradique. Services: Repairs: minor repairs; slipway; 5-tonne crane. Supplies: fuel; fresh water; provisions.

Puerto San Jorge de Alfama

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3.144 Description. Puerto de LEstany Gras (40524N 0477E) is a small natural harbour which is little used and lies in a narrow rocky cove. Harbour. A small damaged breakwater extends a short distance SE from the shore on the S side of the entrance to the cove; the breakwater is quayed along its N side. The entrance which faces SE is about 50 m wide. Depths in the entrance are reported to be 18 m and 1 to 18 m within the harbour. Useful marks: Light (green pyramidal tower, 5 m in height) on the shore on the N side of the harbour entrance. Light (red pyramidal tower, 5 m in height) on the head of the breakwater on the S side of the entrance. Berths. It may be possible to berth alongside the less damaged parts of the breakwater; care is necessary owing to underwater obstructions. Services: no services available.

3.146 Description. Puerto San Jorge de Alfama (40547N 0499E) is a small private harbour for use in an emergency. Anchorage can be obtained about 5 cables SE of the harbour in a depth of 10 m, sand. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the E by Dique de Levante which extends SE for a short distance then SW and WSW for 110 m. Dique de Poniente extends SE for a short distance from the shore NW of the head of Dique de Levante to form the entrance facing SW which is about 20 m wide. Depths in the entrance are reported to be 3 m and 16 to 3 m within the harbour. It is essential to sound carefully during the approach, entry and within the harbour owing to silting caused by bad weather. Directions. The entrance requires care particularly in winds from SE to SW and would be dangerous under these conditions. Useful mark: Light (green metal post, 3 m in height) on the head of Dique Levante. Services are very limited; fresh water available.

Puerto de Calafat
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3.145 Description. Puerto de LAmetlla (4053N 048E) is a busy fishing harbour lying in Cala de l Ametlla. Approach and entry. The harbour is easy to approach and enter but space is restricted when the fishing fleet is in port. Harbour. The harbour is protected by Dique de Levante which extends in a general S direction for about 2 cables from the shore on the N side of the harbour. Contradique extends E and NE for about 2 cables from the shore on the S side of the harbour to form the entrance which is about 50 m wide and faces SSE. Rocks. There are several rocky shoals at the root of the quays within the harbour. Depths in the entrance are reported to be 4 m and 05 to 4 m within the harbour.

3.147 Description. Puerto de Calafat (40558N 0511E) is a yacht harbour. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the E by Dique de Abrigo extending SE for a short distance from the shore on the N side of the harbour, thence SW for about 2 cables. Contradique extends a short distance SE from the S side of the harbour forming the entrance which faces SW and is about 50 m wide. Useful marks: Light (green tower, 6 m in height) on the head of Dique de Abrigo. Light (red tower, 4 m in height) on the head of Contradique. Services: Repairs: 40-tonne travel-hoist; 5-tonne crane; slipway. Supplies: fuel; limited provisions.

Puerto Hospitalet del Infanta

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3.148 Description. Puerto Hospitalet del Infanta is an artificial harbour on the S side of Punta de Ru (4059N 056E) (3.141). Anchorage can be obtained about 2 cables S of the harbour entrance in a depth of 8 m, sand.

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3.149 Description. Puerto de Cambrils (4104N 104E) is an artificial fishing harbour with a yacht basin. it provides good shelter and is easy to approach and enter. Villa de Cambrils lies 5 cables inland on the banks of the Ro de Cambrils.

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Anchorage can be obtained about 2 cables W of the entrance in a depth of 5 m, sand. Harbour. Dique de Levante extends S and SW from the shore on the N side of the harbour. Dique de Poniente extends ESE from the shore about 3 cables W of the root of Dique de Levante; it terminates about 85 to 90 m short of the mid-length of Dique de Levante to form the entrance which faces SW. The yacht basin occupies the NE part of the harbour. Developments. Extensive work was in progress (1999) to the S and W of Dique de Poniente to provide a new large yacht basin. Depths. Minimum depths in the entrance are reported to be 6 m and to vary from 15 to 6 m within the harbour. Useful marks: Light (green pyramidal tower) on the head of Dique de Levante. Light (red round tower, white base) on the head of Dique de Poniente. Services: Repairs: 140-tonne travel lift; two cranes of 12 and 7-tonnes capacity; two patent slips. Other facilities: yacht club in the NW part of the harbour.

Function
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3.154 The principal exports are wine, olive oil, dried fruits, coal, cereals, grain and cars; the port also handles large quantities of petroleum products. At the 2001 census the population was 117 184.

Topography
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3.155 Tarragona is the capital of the province of the same name. The city stands at the foot and on the side of a hill, 100 m in height, which slopes gently on its seaward side. The Ro Francoli enters the sea W of the city. In the old part of the city, near the summit of the hill, there are numerous large buildings and the remains of ancient fortifications.

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3.156 The port limits are defined by a line drawn from the meridian of Punta Grosa (41035N 1098E) (3.141) S to 4100N, thence E to 1205E, thence N to Punta de la Mora (3.190).

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3.150 Description. Rada de Salou is a roadstead which lies between Punta de la Riera de Riudoms (4104N 108E) (3.141) and Cabo de Salou (3.141), 4 miles E. Anchorage can be obtained with good holding ground in depths of 10 to 12 m, sand and weed about 4 cables S of the head of Dique de Poniente at Puerto de Salou (41043N 1077E) (3.151). Small vessels can anchor closer inshore. Caution. Vessels should be ready to put to sea at any time on indication of a S wind, especially in winter. Useful marks: see 3.151.

3.157 The port is approached from seawards and entered W of the head of Dique Rompeolas (41051N 1133E).

Traffic
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3.158 In 2004 there were 2694 ship calls with a total of 49 028 018 dwt.

Port Authority
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3.159 Autoridad Portuaria de Tarragona, Arranqua del Rompeolas s/n, (P O Box 15), 43071 Tarragona, Spain.

Puerto de Salou
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Limiting conditions Controlling depth

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3.151 Description. Puerto de Salou (4104N 108E) is a small artificial harbour at the head of Rada de Salou (3.150). Anchorage can be obtained about 1 cables W of the head of Dique de Levante in a depth of 3 m, sand.

3.160 The approach to the deepest berths is dredged to 21 m (1987).

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3.152 Port Esportiou (41065N 1151E) is an artificial harbour on the seaward side of the root of Dique de Levante.
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3.161 Longest mole: Muelle de Aragn (3.174). Deepest berth: Muelle de Catalunya (3.174).

Maximum size of vessel handled

3.162 Largest vessel handled Magdelaine; 273 775 dwt; LOA 377 m; draught 2055 m.

TARRAGONA AND APPROACHES Arrival information General information

Charts 1701, 1193

Notice of ETA required

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3.163 24 hours.

3.153 Tarragona (4106N 114E) lies about 4 miles NE of Cabo de Salou (3.141). The port can be easily identified from seaward by the city of Tarragona standing on a hill to the NE.

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3.164 Anchorage can be obtained in depths between 30 and 33 m about 1 miles E of the head of Dique Rompeolas (41051N 1133E), as shown on the chart.

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Tarragona from NE (3.153)

(Original dated 2000) (Photograph Spanish HO)

Another anchorage is reported to be obtainable about 1 miles ESE of the head of Dique Rompeolas in a depth of 35 m, good holding; however, a heavy ground swell exists in winter. Prohibited anchorage area. An extensive prohibited anchorage area extends SSE from the entrance to the harbour, as shown on the charts.

Casablanca Production Platform (3.138), 23 miles SSE, and the other from a tanker mooring buoy (3.175), 1 mile SE. Three sewage outfall pipelines extend SE from the shore between 2 and 8 cables SW of the root of Pantaln Repsol. See also 1.25.

Submarine pipelines
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Pilotage and tugs

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3.165 Two submarine pipelines come ashore at the head of Pantaln Repsol (41050N 1125E) (3.176); one from the

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sides. Pilot boards either in the anchorage, or near the harbour entrance if the weather is bad. See also 1.21. Tugs are available.

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3.167 An underwater reserve lies close SE of the head of Dique de Levante.

Harbour General layout

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3.168 The harbour is protected from the E by Dique de Levante which extends in a general SW direction for about 1 miles from the shore fronting Tarragona. An extension 3 cables SW of Dique de Levante is named Dique Rompeolas. A breakwater extends a total distance of about 8 cables SE and E from the shore, about 2 cables NE of the root of Pantaln Repsol, to form the entrance to the harbour which faces SW. An outfall extends into the harbour entrance from the Vehicle Terminal on the W side of the harbour, as shown on the chart. A marina, Puerto de Yates International Marina Tarraco, a fish harbour and a yacht club are located respectively in the SW, W and NW parts of Darsena Interior, the NE basin.

3.171 Landmarks: Cabo de Salou Lighthouse (4103N 110E) (3.140). Chimney (41067N 1112E) and flare standing at the REPSOL refinery (not charted). Technical college (41061N 1123E). Chimney (red and white bands, 65 m in height) (41064N 1130E), marked by red obstruction lights, in front of the ASESA refinery. Faro de Banya Lighthouse (hexagonal hut on piles, 18 m in height) (41053N 1136E) standing on the head of Dique de Levante. Grain silos (41062N 1146E), 65 m and 45 m in height, marked by a red obstruction light, on Muelle de Aragn. Major light: Cabo de Salou Light as above.

Directions for entering harbour

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3.172 From a position SE of Cabo de Salou (4103N 110E) (3.141), the track leads NE for about 2 miles passing: Either side of the tanker mooring buoy 1 mile SE of the head of Pantaln Repsol (41050N 1125E) (3.176); the buoy should be given a berth of at least 5 cables. Thence: As required for an anchorage (3.164) E of the harbour or to the harbour entrance, the chart is a sufficient guide.

Useful marks Development

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3.169 Reclamation is taking place (2003) in the W part of the harbour inside breakwater Contradique and Dique Rompeolas, the SE breakwater, is being extended (2005) 4 cables SW. Other extensive development is being undertaken within the harbour (2005) and the harbour authority should be consulted regarding works and temporary buoyage.

Lifting bridge regulations

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Light (red lantern on metal post, 3 m in height) on the head of Pantaln Repsol. Light (S cardinal, 2 m in height) on the elbow of a breakwater 3 cables N of the head of Pantaln Repsol. Light (red post, 2 m in height) standing on the head of the above breakwater. Light (green mast, 11 m in height) on the head of Dique Rompeolas 6 cables E of the head of Pantaln Repsol.

3.170 The following regulations apply to the lifting bridge spanning the entrance to Darsena Interior: Vessels with a pilot. Pilot will contact Tarragona Port Control (TPC) on VHF and request that the bridge be lifted as soon as the vessel enters the harbour or when it is ready to leave Darsena Interior. Pilot will follow the instructions given by TPC. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3). Vessels without a pilot. Vessels Master will contact TPC on VHF channel 13 as soon as the vessel enters the harbour to gain access to the basin, or when it is ready to leave and will follow the instructions given by TPC. Entry and exit of vessels and small craft when the bridge is closed. Any vessel or small craft with a masthead height of less than 65 m can freely pass under the bridge, but must always observe the bridge signals. Any vessel or small craft not based at the harbour, not having confirmed its masthead height with the Harbour Authority, and entering the harbour for the first time, should contact TPC and inform them of their masthead height in order to obtain permission to pass beneath the bridge. Continuous contact should be maintained on the working channel.

Basins and berths Outer harbour

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3.174 Only the largest berths are detailed. Ro-Ro berths are mentioned: Muelle de Catalunya: length 673 m; depth 20 m. Bulk cargo. Muelle de Catalunya Ro-Ro berth lies at the S end of the quay. Pantaln ASESA Platform A50: length 280 m; depth 144 m. Petroleum products. Muelle de Aragn: length 1149 m; depth 124 m. Bulk cargo, general cargo and passenger ships. Ro-Ro berths lie at each end of Muelle de Aragn. Muelle de Castilla S side: length 689 m; depth 144 m. Bulk and general cargo. A Ro-Ro berth lies at the N end of Muelle de Castilla. Darsena de Inflamables: Contradique o Dique del Oeste Nos 1 and 2: length 430 m; depth144 m; Liquids. A Ro-Ro berth lies in the NE corner of this darsena. Darsena del Varadero: Muelle Reus, S side: length 350 m; depth 10 m; General cargo.

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Darsena Interior. It should be noted that the vertical clearance for the opening bridge spanning the entrance to the basin is 65 m: Muelle de Reus, N side: length 252 m; depth 10 m; General cargo. Ro-Ro berth at the W end of Muelle de Reus. Muelle de Levante: length 352 m; depth 9 m. Ro-Ro berth at the S end of Muelle de Levante. Muelle de Costa: length 350 m; depth 66 m. General cargo. Ro-Ro berth at the W end of Muelle de Costa.

of Pantaln Repsol Pier. The seaward half of the groyne is submerged. A light-buoy (special), for swell recording, is moored about 1 miles SW of the pier head.

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3.177 Repairs are available. There are three patent slips, the largest has a length of 14995 m with a lifting capacity of 1100 tonnes.

Offshore oil terminal

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3.175 A light-buoy (super, special) for the mooring of tankers marks the seaward end of the pipeline, extending 1 mile SE of the head of Pantalln Repsol (41050N 1125E). Tankers up to 325 000 dwt use this buoy for discharging crude oil; depths in the area are over 40 m. Restricted Area. A restricted area, with a radius of 3 cables, is established centred upon the light-buoy, as shown on the chart.

3.178 Hospitals in town; deratting; oily waste disposal; refuse disposal.

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3.179 Fuel oil; diesel oil; gas oil; fresh water; provisions.

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3.180 Reus Airport, 12 km distant. Barcelona Airport, 90 km distant.

3.176 Pantaln Repsol Pier (41050N 1125E) has five berths for tankers up to 500 000 grt in depths up to 18 m. A groyne, established for beach generation, extends 2 cables offshore from a position 4 cables SW of the root

Rescue
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3.181 There is a MRSC and a lifeboat station in the port; other lifesaving equipment is available locally. See also 1.44 and 3.6.

TARRAGONA TO BARCELONA GENERAL INFORMATION

Chart 1704 (see 1.15) be seen along this coast, one of which runs over a viaduct and through tunnels; a main highway is also visible. From Puerto de Ginesta (41152N 1553E) (3.208), which lies at the E end of Costa de Garraf, Playa Vallbona extends about 9 miles ENE to the mouth of the Ro Llobregat, within it lies Llano de Llobregat. The half-ruined Torre Barona stands on a hillock near the coast at the W end of Playa de Vallbona; near the tower stands a large white hotel with a red roof. Castelldefels, a conspicuous summer resort, stands at an elevation of 70 m about 1 mile inland from the W end of Playa de Vallbona The plain of Llano de Llobregat has been formed by alluvium from the Ro Llobregat and within it there are numerous shallow lagoons with openings to the sea. The entire area immediately inland from the shore is covered by dense pinewoods.

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3.182 In this section the coastal waters between Tarragona (4106N 114E) (3.153) and Barcelona, a major commercial port about 45 miles ENE, are described together with the dangers, anchorages and harbours along this length of coast. The section is sub divided as follows: Coastal route (3.187). Puerto de Barcelona and approaches (3.210).

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3.183 From Tarragona, the coast consists of exposed sandy beaches separated by rocky points as far as Cabo Gros, 7 miles ENE. Villa de Altafulla and the larger Villa de Torredembarra are two small towns standing on the hills NW and N, respectively, of Cabo Gros. From Cabo Gros to Vilanova i La Geltr (3.193), 16 miles ENE, the coast consists of a beach where in bad weather the sea breaks over a rocky bottom at some distance offshore. From the vicinity of Vilanova i La Geltr the coast which is of moderate elevation and somewhat indented extends E to Villa de Sitges (41135N 1474E) (3.192). Costa de Garraf is a length of coast which extends about 5 miles E from Villa de Sitges and is named after a village of the same name 4 miles E of Sitges. The coast is sheer-sided and cliffy; inland the terrain is high and mountainous and rises to 595 m. Sections of a railway can

Hazards
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3.184 Submarines exercise frequently in an area E of Barcelona; S of Cabo de Tossa (4143N 256E). See Annual Notice to Mariners Number 8 and 1.11. Tunny nets may be found up to 7 miles offshore. See 1.8.

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3.185 Marine farm: about 3 miles SSW of the entrance to Vilanova i La Geltr; marked by light-buoys (special). Fish havens, shown on the chart: Centred 4110N 131E, incorporating a marine reserve (Chart 1701).

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Centred 4110N 138E (Chart 1701). An large area 1 miles SSE from the entrance to Vilanova i La Geltr (41125N 1440E). NE from the N entrance to Barcelona; centred 41224N 2113E (Chart 1196).

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3.186 MRCC: at Puerto de Barcelona (4121N 210E) (3.210). Lifeboat stations are located at: Puerto de Torredembarra (4108N 124E) (3.201). Puerto de Segur de Calafell (41114N 1364E) (3.203). Puerto de Vilanova i La Geltr (4113N 144E) (3.193). Puerto de Sitges (41140N 1495E) (3.205). Puerto de Barcelona. Lifesaving appliances. Additional lifesaving equipment is kept at Puerto de Sitges. See also 1.44 and 3.6.

Montaa de Montserrat (4136N 149E) with its bare conical peaks. A monastery stands on its E slopes. Ro Llobregat Lighthouse (tower on building, 31 m in elevation) (41196N 2092E). Major lights: Cabo de Salou Light. Punta de la Galera Light (white 8-sided tower, copper dome, 38 m in height) (41080N 1238E). Punta de San Cristbal Light as above. Ro Llobregat Light as above.

Other aid to navigation

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3.191 Racon: Barcelona Landfall Light-buoy, Sierra (41182N 2107E) (3.225).

Directions
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Charts 1704 1196 (see 1.15)
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3.187 From a position SE of Cabo de Salou (4103N 110E) (3.141), in the approaches to Tarragona, the coastal route leads generally ENE for about 45 miles to the approaches to Barcelona.

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3.188 Playa Vallbona (3.183) which lies between Puerto de Ginesta (41152N 1553E) and the mouth of the Ro Llobregat is free of off-lying dangers, but it should be given a wide berth as the sea breaks heavily upon it and there is an appreciable set onshore; sounding in the area should be continuous.

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3.189 A submarine cable comes ashore 4 miles E of Puerto de Ginesta, as shown on the chart.

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3.190 Landmarks: Cabo de Salou Lighthouse (4103N 110E) (3.140). Circular tower, with a white cottage on its E side, standing on Punta de la Mora (41075N 1205E). Chimney (red and white bands, red obstruction light, 175 m in height) (41122N 1393E) (not charted), at Foix Power Station. Punta de San Cristbal Lighthouse (truncated conical stone tower, aluminium cupola, white dwelling, 21 m in height) (41130N 1442E) standing on the point (3.193). Factory chimneys standing close to the coast in Puerto de Vallcarca (41145N 1518E) (3.206). Smoke emitted can be seen from a distance. White silos standing on the breakwater in Puerto de Vallcarca are conspicuous.

3.192 From a position SE of Cabo de Salou (4103N 110E), the route leads generally ENE for about 45 miles to a position SSE of Punta del Llobregat in the S approach to Barcelona, passing (with positions given from Cabo Gros (4108N 124E)): SSE of Punta Gorda (5 miles W), a rocky slightly elevated headland with a sewer outfall extending about 6 cables SSE from the shore close E, marked at its seaward end by a buoy (special). Another outfall extends about 5 cables S from a position on the shore 1 miles ENE of Punta Gorda; its extremity is marked by a buoy (special). Thence: SSE of Punta de la Mora (2 miles W) (3.190), thence: SSE of a detached groyne (1 miles W) which has been built close offshore for beach regeneration and has a light (S cardinal daymark on black beacon, yellow top) standing on the E end. The village of Tamarit, 5 cables W of the groyne, can be identified by a castle and an isolated tower standing close SW of it. Thence: SSE of Punta de la Galera (close SW), from which a light (3.190) is exhibited, thence. SSE of Cabo Gros (4108N 124E). A submarine outfall extends 1 mile SSE from the shore about 2 miles NE. Thence: SSE of Punta Palomera (4 miles ENE) which can be identified by Ermita de Bar, a group of earth coloured buildings and a square tower A sewer outfall extends a short distance from the shore (Playa de San Salvador) beneath the tower. Thence: SSE of Puerto de Comarruga (6 miles ENE) (3.202), marked by lights. A submarine outfall extends about 1 miles from the shore in the vicinity of the port, marked by a buoy (special). Another outfall pipeline extends nearly 2 miles SSE from the shore in the same vicinity. Villa de Vendrell lies about 2 miles N of the port. Thence: SSE of Puerto de Segur de Calafell (10 miles ENE) (3.203), marked by a light. A submarine outfall extends 5 cables from the shore about 8 cables E of the port; a buoy (special marks its extremity. Thence: SSE of Foix Power Station (12 miles ENE). A breakwater forms a small harbour which protects the inlet and outlet pipelines from the power station. A light (S cardinal daymark, on yellow

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concrete post, black base, 3 m in height) stands on the E end of the breakwater. Thence: SSE of Punta de San Pedro (13 miles ENE) lying at the mouth of the Ro Foix. The town of Cubellas stands on the Ro Foix 5 cables N of the point. Thence: SSE of Punta de San Gervaisio, a rocky point, 1 miles ENE of Punta de San Pedro, thence: SSE of El Montaazo, a shoal lying 3 miles SE of Punta de San Gervaisio. A fish haven (3.184) lies close N. Punta de San Cristbal Light (3.190) stands close to Vilanova y Geltr. A submarine outfall extends 1 miles SE from the shore at Punta de Las Covas, 1 miles E of Punta de San Cristbal, and another submarine outfall extends about 1 miles SE from a position 1 miles farther E. Thence: (with positions given from Punta de San Cristbal Light (41130N 1442E)): SSE of Punta de la Terrosa (a rocky point) (3 miles E) (not charted). A church, standing on the point with Villa de Sitges, is prominent. A jetty, Espign de la Inglesia, extends 1 cable SW from the point; a wooden quay on the jetty can accept vessels with a draught up to 2 m. Thence:

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SSE of Puerto de Sitges (4 miles ENE) (3.205), which is marked by lights. A submarine outfall extends about 6 cables SE from a position about 1 mile E. Thence: SSE of a light-buoy (special), moored at the extremity of an outfall pipeline extending 1 mile offshore 6 miles E of Puerto de Ginesta. A light for the use of aircraft at Muntadas Airport is occasionally exhibited at an elevation 70 m some 2 miles NNE of the root of the outfall. Thence: SSE of Punta de Llobregat (41192N 2090E) on the S side of the entrance to the Ro Llobregat. Ro Llobregat Light (3.190) stands 4 cables NNE, and a light-buoy (special) is moored 2 miles S of the point. (Directions continue at 3.253) (Directions for Barcelona are given at 3.233)

Puerto de Vilanova i La Geltr General information

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3.193 Description. Puerto de Vilanova i La Geltr (4113N 144E) is an artificial commercial, fishing and yacht harbour built close W of the mouth of the Torrente de

Vilanova i la Geltru from SSW (3.193)

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Estany. Punta de San Cristbal is the rocky W entrance of Torrente de Estany from which a light (3.190) is exhibited. The town of Vilanova i La Geltr stands on lush terrain immediately inland from the port. It is the most important town of the area and can be easily recognised by the tall belfries of the towns churches, factory chimneys and blocks of flats. Traffic. In 2004 there were 10 ship calls with a total of 48 941 dwt. Port limits are 2 miles seaward of the entrance breakwaters. Port Authority. Ports de la Generalitat, Vilanova i La Geltr (Barcelona-Espana).

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3.194 Controlling depths. The entrance channel through the outer harbour is dredged to a depth of 75 m. Darsena Comercial has dredged depths of 65 m; Darsena de la Pesca has dredged depths ranging from 50 to 45 m and Darsena de Maniobra has a dredged depths from 35 to 45 m although depths alongside the pontoons are less than this. Deepest berth. Muelle la Geltr (3.198). Longest berth Muelle de Baximar (3.198). Abnormal water levels of up to 1 m can occur occasionally during changes in barometric pressure known locally as seixes. These occur most frequently in the summer months. Maximum size of vessel handled is length 130 m; draught 7 m.

3 cables. Dique de Poniente extends SSW from the shore on the W side of the harbour, for about 3 cables, where it terminates in a T head with Nuevo Contradique projecting a short distance SE from the W extremity of the T, to form the entrance to the outer harbour which faces SW. A spur extends a short distance NNW from the W end of Muelle Sur and this together with the E extremity of the T head of Dique de Poniente forms the entrance to the inner harbour. The inner harbour has three basins. Darsena Comercial is the SE and principal basin. Darsena de la Pesca lies in the N part of the harbour and Darsena de Maniobra occupies most of the W part of the harbour and is used by yachts. Major light: Punta de San Cristbal Light (41130N 1442E) (3.190).

Directions for entering harbour

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3.197 There are no specific directions, however the following marks may be of use: Light (green tower on white base, 10 m in height) on the head of Dique de Levante. Light (red pyramidal tower, 5 m in height) on the head of Nuevo Contradique.

Berths
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3.198 The main berths are: Muelle la Geltr (Darsena Comercial): length 195 m; draught 7 m. Muelle de Baximar: length 230 m; draught 6 m.

Arrival information
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3.195 Notice of ETA required: 72, 48 and 24 hours. Anchorage. A designated anchorage area has been established about 4 cables SE of the harbour, in depths between 9 and 145 m, sand. It is prohibited to anchor outside these limits. Care should be taken to avoid the area of fish havens (3.184) and the submarine outfall (3.192). Pilotage is compulsory and is available throughout 24 hours. The pilot boards about mile S from the head of Dique de Levante from the pilot vessel which is painted white with a black letter P on both sides. See also 1.21. Tugs are not normally available but they can be arranged from Barcelona if required. Caution. It is reported that the ports large fishing fleet leaves the harbour between 0600 and 0700 hours from Monday to Friday each week, and returns between 2200 and 2300 hours. Entry and departure during these hours is not recommended. The current at the entrance to the port can attain a rate of 3 to 4 kn. Regulation. The Port Authority requires arriving vessels to contact Barcelona Traffic on VHF, 4 hours prior to arrival and establish contact direct with the pilot 1 hour prior to arrival. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3). Quarantine. A vessel berthing directly on arrival will receive pratique after berthing; otherwise pratique will be granted at the anchorage.

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3.199 Repairs: minor only. Other facilities: medical assistance. Supplies: fuel with 24 hours notice; fresh water and provisions. Communications: airport at Barcelona, 40 km distant. Rescue: lifeboat station. See also 1.44 and 3.6.

Anchorages and harbours Altafulla

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3.200 Anchorage for small vessels only in offshore winds can be obtained about 4 cables SE of the detached groyne (41079N 1222E) which is marked by a light (3.192), in depths between 11 and 15 m, sand.

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3.201 Description. Puerto de Torredembarra (4108N 124E) is a yacht harbour lying close N of Cabo Gros (3.192). Rescue. There is a lifeboat station in the port. See also 1.44 and 3.6. Anchorage can be obtained off the beach NE of the outer breakwater, in depths to suit.

Puerto de Comarruga
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3.196 The harbour is formed by Dique de Levante which extends from close W of Punta de San Cristbal (3.193) SSE for about 4 cables, thence WSW for about 2 cables (Muelle Sur) and finally generally SW in an arc for about

3.202 Description. Puerto de Comarruga (4111N 131E) is an unusual harbour built at the end of a 400 m long elevated road which extends SE from the beach into deep water. Anchorage can be obtained 2 cables SE of the harbour in depths of 10 m, sand and mud, or closer in during good weather.

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Harbour. At the seaward end of the roadway berthing piers extend ENE and WSW and, at the end of these arms Diques Este and Oeste lead back towards the shore. Where the roadway leaves the beach, Muelle Transversal extends either side of the road with the ends of these arms turning seawards towards Diques Este and Oeste thus forming basins either side of the roadway with entrances to the E and W. Depths are shallow on either side and the harbour is kept open by dredging. A buoy (special) marks a marine reserve in the vicinity of the harbour entrance. Directions. Entry into the harbour is dangerous in E winds. Useful marks: Light (green metal tripod, 2 m in height) on the head of Dique Oeste. Light (S cardinal daymark on yellow tower, black base, 4 m in height) on W corner of Muelle Transversal. Light (red metal tripod, 2 m in height) on the head of Dique Este. Light (S cardinal daymark on yellow tower, black base, 4 m in height) on the E corner of Muelle Transversal. Services: Repairs: limited repairs; 10-tonne crane; slipway on Dique Oeste. Supplies: fuel; fresh water; provisions.

Rescue. There is a lifeboat station in the port and lifesaving appliances are stationed locally. See also 1.44 and 3.6.

Puerto de Vallcarca
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3.203 Description. Puerto de Segur de Calafell (41114N 1364E) is a small artificial harbour connected to the main coast road by a causeway. Anchorage can be obtained 5 cables S of the harbour in depths of 10 m, sand and mud. Rescue. There is a lifeboat station in the port. See also 1.44 and 3.6. Light (S cardinal daymark on metal tripod) on the outer extremity of the causeway.

3.206 Description. Puerto de Vallcarca (41145N 1520E) is a privately owned harbour belonging to the cement works (3.190). Traffic. In 2004 there were five ship calls with a total of 22 489 dwt. Anchorage might possibly be obtained about 5 cables SE of the head of Muelle de Levante in a depth of 18 m, sand. Harbour. The harbour is protected by a breakwater which extends about 1 cables SE thence a similar length SW. The inner section of this breakwater is called Muelle de Levante and the outer section is called Muelle de Atraque. The harbour offers no protection against any weather and vessels should be prepared to put to sea at a moments notice. Depths usually vary with bad weather although a depth of about 6 m is usually maintained at the berths and manoeuvring area by dredging. Landmarks: Smoke from the cement factory and the cement silos (3.190) standing on Muelle de Atraque. Ermita de la Trinidad, standing at an elevation of 175 m on the summit of a hill close W of the harbour, dominates the port. Useful mark. Light (green tower, white base, 5 m in height) on the head of Muelle de Atraque. Berth: Muelle de Atraque: length about 100 m; depth about 6 m. Services. None available.

Puerto de Garraf
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3.204 Description. Playa de Sitges extends about 1 miles ENE from Cabo dels Grils (41135N 1472E) to Punta de la Terrosa (3.192), upon which stands Villa de Sitges. Close to the W end of this beach are two rocky patches; a shoal rocky patch lies within 1 cable of the coast near the middle of Playa de Sitges. Submarine outfall. An outfall extends 7 cables ESE from the shore close W of Punta de la Terrosa. Anchorage, protected only from offshore winds, can be obtained about 6 cables off Sitges with the church (3.192) bearing 011, in depths of 10 to 12 m, good holding ground, fine sand, clear of the submarine outfall.

3.207 Description. Puerto de Garraf (4115N 154E) is an artifical harbour protected by two breakwaters. Harbour. Dique de Levante extends S from the N side of the harbour for about cable and then generally W in arc for about a farther cable; Dique de Poniente extends ESE for about cable to form the entrance which faces W. Depths in the entrance are charted between 41 and 57 m but as the old harbour tended to silt up the mariner is advised to sound frequently. Within the entrance charted depths vary between 21 and 41 m.

Puerto de Ginesta
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3.205 Description. Puerto de Sitges (Puerto Deportivo de Aiguadolc) (41140N 1495E) is an artificial harbour 7 cables E of Sitges. Anchorage can be obtained about 1 cable S of the entrance in a depth of 8 m, sand. Care should be taken to avoid the submarine outfall (3.192).

3.208 Description. Puerto de Ginesta (Puerto de Vallbona) (4115N 155E), is an artificial harbour protected by two breakwaters. Anchorage can be obtained about 2 cables S of the entrance in depths of 10 m, sand and mud; it is not recommended in heavy weather owing to an undertow. Harbour. Muelle de Levante, which is quayed along its inside length, extends SSE for about 1 cable where it bends and becomes Dique de Abrigo which is quayed along its inside length, and extends generally WSW for about 3 cables. A spur, comprising a boulder jetty, extends SE for about cable from the bend at the head of Muelle de Levante. A counter breakwater, the outer section of which is crescent shaped, extends a short distance SSE from the shore opposite the head of Dique de Abrigo to form the entrance which faces W and is about 55 m wide.

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Depths in the entrance are charted between 7 and 8 m and within the harbour between 3 and 6 m.
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3.214 In 2004 there were 8696 ship calls with a total of 117 123 603 dwt.

Chart 1180

Puerto Olmpico de Nova Icaria

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3.209 Description. Puerto Olmpico de Nova Icaria was built in 1992 for the Olympic Games of that year; it lies on the coast about 7 cables NE of the Inner Harbour at Barcelona. Harbour. The harbour is enclosed by Dique de Abrigo which extends almost 2 cables SE and then 2 cables SW from the shore on the N side of the harbour; a counter breakwater extends a short distance SE from the S side of the harbour to form the entrance which faces SW. A rubble groyne extends in an arc NE for about cable from the head of Dique de Abrigo. Underwater obstructions. A line of four underwater breakwaters extend NE from the above mentioned groyne; they serve to protect Dique de Abrigo. Depths in the entrance are charted at 53 m and within the harbour they vary between 24 and 79 m.

Rescue
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3.215 There is a MRCC and a lifeboat station in the port. See also 1.44 and 3.6.

Port Authority
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3.216 Administracion del Puerto de Barcelona, Puerta de la Paz 6, E08039 Barcelona, Spain.

Limiting conditions Vertical clearance

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3.217 The vertical clearance of the bridge between Drsena del Morrot and Drsena de San Beltrn is 185 m.

Deepest and longest berths

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PUERTO DE BARCELONA AND APPROACHES

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3.218 Deepest berths: Muelle Sur No 1 (3.235) and Muelle Principe de Espaa (3.236). Longest berth: Muelle Principe de Espaa (3.236).

Maximum size of vessel handled

3.219 Maximum length: Queen Elizabeth 2; LOA 2935 m. Maximum draught: Orlando; 1438 m.

General information
Charts 1196, 1180

Local weather and current

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Position
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3.210 Puerto de Barcelona (4121N 210E) fronts the city of Barcelona which is the capital of the province of Catalua and the largest city and port on this coast.

Function
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3.211 It is a major commercial harbour and container hub, equipped to handle all types of cargo. It is a regular port of call for cruise ships. At the 2001 census the population was 1 527 190.

3.220 In winter, winds from NE to SE are accompanied by rain, and, if strong, send in a heavy sea. Gales from the S, though not frequent, cause much damage in the roads and port, however, both are somewhat sheltered should the wind be from W of SW. During winter, the wind is likely to change its direction very suddenly causing a cross swell and sea at the anchorages (3.222), which is dangerous to small boats.

Arrival information Notice of ETA required

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Topography
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3.212 Barcelona can be recognised from a great distance not only by the citys large extent but also by El Tibidabo, San Pedro Martir and San Justo which are the highest summits of a range of mountains rising some 3 miles NW of the city. El Tibidabo has a tall tower on its summit and on its seaward slopes the bright grey hemispherical cupola of an observatory can be seen. In the pass between El Tibidabo and San Pedro Martir is the town of Vallvidrera and on the summit of San Pedro Martir are some ruins. All this high ground gives a good radar response. On the skyline behind the city immediately below the summit of El Tibidabo, a conspicuous, white, needle-shaped tower has been constructed; it is believed that this tower is part of the Olympic Stadium.

3.221 Notice of ETA should be given 24 hours in advance. The mariners attention is drawn to Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3) concerning Barcelona Access Channel and Anchorage Control.

Anchorages
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Approach and entry

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3.213 The port is approached either from S, entering at the S end of the E mole, Dique del Este, or from SE to enter at the N end of the E mole.

3.222 North Anchorage Reserved is a designated area for dangerous cargoes lying E of the port; its limits can be seen on the charts South Anchorage Reserved is a designated area for non-dangerous cargoes lying SE of the port; its limits can be seen on the chart. Anchoring and trawling is prohibited in an area S, E and NE of the port as shown on the charts; a submarine gas pipeline and submarine cables (4.2143.223) are laid in the area. Trawling is prohibited in a huge area E and SE of the above mentioned areas, as shown on the charts (including BA 1704). Submarine cables (3.223) are laid in the area. Entry Prohibited Area is established between the Approach Channel and the shore W; its limits are shown on the charts.

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Submarine pipelines and cables

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3.223 Several submarine cables extend from Playa del Somorrostro close S of Puerto Olmpico de Nova Icaria (41232N 2120E) (3.209). A submarine gas pipeline extends in a loop S from Trmica del Bess (41252N 2139E) to cross Dique del Este and the harbour entrance, and land on the head of Nuevo Contradique, as shown on the chart. Outfall pipelines, shown on the chart, extend from the shore as follows (with positions given from Trmica del Bess): SE for a distance of 2 cables (close S of Trmica del Bess Jetty); a light-buoy (E cardinal) marks its outer end. SE for a distance of 3 cables (1 miles SSW); a light (E cardinal daymark on black tower, yellow band) stands 1 cables N of the extremity of this pipeline. SE for a distance of 2 miles (5 cables SSW). ESE for distance of 1 miles (4 cables SSW); a light-buoy (special) is moored at the extremity of this pipeline.

3.228 In fine weather, especially in summer, variable currents can be experienced in the harbour which not only hamper a vessel when berthing but can also produce considerable alterations in depths both within the harbour and alongside the wharfs. When berthing in strong winds caution is necessary because manoeuvring space is limited.

Speed limit
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3.229 A speed limit of 4 kn is in force within the harbour.

Natural conditions
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3.230 Flow. A current, which is much influenced by the wind, sets parallel to the shore in the vicinity of the harbour. The predominant set is SW with a rate of kn; an onshore set of up to 1 kn is possible. Climate. See 1.166 and 1.174.

Principal marks
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3.224 A light-buoy (special) is moored about 2 miles ENE of the head of Dique del Este (41201N 2131E).

Landfall light-buoy
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3.225 Sierra Light-buoy (safe water) (41173N 2115E) marks the S end of the approach channel. A racon (3.232) transmits from the buoy.

Pilotage and tugs

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3.226 Pilotage is compulsory and available 24 hours. The pilot vessel is painted black with a white letter P on both sides. The pilot boarding position (41182N 2110E) for S entrance is about 2 miles SSE from the head of Dique del Este and vessels should not approach within 1 mile of the head of Dique del Este unless advised to do so by the pilot station. See also 1.21. For the N entrance, Bocana Norte, the pilot boards about 1 mile SE from the entrance in the in-bound traffic lane. Tugs are available.

Harbour General layout

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3.231 Landmarks: Ro Llobregat Lighthouse (41196N 2092E) (3.190). Montaa de Montserrat (4136N 149E) (3.190). Montaa de Montseny (4146N 226E) is easily identified when approaching Barcelona from E. Its rocky summit is snow covered for much of the year. Torre Collserola (a television tower) (41255N 2072E). Castillo de Montjuich (4122N 210E) stands on the summit of a hill which presents a sheer reddish rock face towards the sea. A watch tower stands on the E wall of the castle. Montjuich Lighthouse (tower on red brick building) standing on the SE side of the hill 1 cables S of the castle above. Torre de San Sebastin (41225N 2113N) standing at a height of 80 m on Muelle Nuevo and Torre de San Jaime, standing at a height of 115 m on Muelle de Barcelona, 3 cables SW, are two conspicuous framework towers connecting an aerial railway with a vertical clearance of 61 m. Hotel Les Arts and Torre Mapfre (41233, 2119E) standing close together are conspicuous approaching from E. Major lights: Ro Llobregat Light (41196N 2092E) (3.190). Montjuich Light as above.

Other aid to navigation

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3.227 The harbour consists of a series of basins aligned NNE/SSW extending for about 3 miles and protected to the E by a series of moles and breakwaters. There are two entrances facing approximately S; the deep-water entrance is towards the S end of the complex and a shallower entrance leads in to the N basins. Port Vell, in Darsena del Comercio at the N end of the Inner Harbour, is a marina. Development. Work is in progress (2004) to extend the harbour SSW. Dique del Este is being extended about 1 miles farther S/SSE and a deep-water basin with extensive hard standing is being developed SW of the new head of this mole.

3.232 Racon: Barcelona Landfall Light-buoy, Sierra (41173N 2115E) (3.225).

Directions for entering harbour

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3.233 South entrance. The track leads NNW to the S entrance, passing (with positions from the S head of Dique del Este (41189N 2106E)): Clear of Sierra Light-buoy (safe water) (1 miles SSE) (3.225), thence: Between the head of Dique del Este (under construction 2004) and the NE head of the mole to the W. Thence:

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As required for the allocated berth. North entrance is approached from SE through the in-bound traffic lane, established on NE side of the anchorage area. Useful marks: Light (green tower on concrete base, 5 m in height) on the W head of a spur extending W from a position 1 cables N of the head of Dique del Este. Light (red round tower white band at base, 4 m in height) on the N elbow of Muelle de Inflamables. Caution. The breakwater lights tend to get lost in the city lights and by day the breakwater is difficult to discern against the port buildings. See also 3.227, works in progress.

Muelle Principe de Espaa E side: length 1190 m; depth 14 m. Container terminal. A Ro-Ro berth lies in Darsena Sur to the W of the S end Muelle Principe de Espaa and another lies on Muelle Evaristo Fernndez at the N end of Muelle Principe de Espaa.

Darsena de San Beltrn

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Muelle de San Beltrn: length 529 m; depth 78 m. General cargo and passenger terminal. Ro-Ro berths lie at the N and S ends of this muelle. Muelle de Barcelona S side: length 380 m; depth 96 m. Passengers.

Inner Harbour
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3.234 All depths alongside the berths are dredged depths; the Port Authority should be contacted for the latest information.

3.238 Muelle de Barcelona N side: length 444 m; depths 8 to 95 m. Passengers. The remainder of the Inner Harbour is largely taken up with facilities for small craft and fishing vessels.

Port services Repairs

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Outer Harbour
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3.235 Outer Harbour lies between Nuevo Contradique and Darsena de San Beltrn, about 1 miles N. The principal berths are: Muelle Sur: charted length 1000 m; depths 14 to 16 m. Containers, general and dry bulk cargoes. Muelle Adosado S section: charted length about 540 m; depth 12 m. General and dry bulk cargoes. A Ro-Ro berth lies at the N end of this quay. Muelle Adosado N section: charted length about 780 m; depth 118 m.

3.239 Repairs. All kinds of deck and engine repairs can be carried out. Dry dock: length 215 m; breadth 35 m; can accommodate ships up to 50 000 dwt. Floating dock: length 120 m; breadth 19 m; lifting capacity 4500 tonnes. Two patent slips, largest: length 225 m, capacity 300 tonnes.

Other facilities
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3.240 Compass adjustment; deratting and issue of certificates; hospitals in city; oily waste disposal; refuse disposal.

Muelle de Petroleros: Outer berths both sides; length 250 m; depth 115 m. Middle berths both sides; length 200 m; depth 105 m. Inner berths both sides; length 150 m; 85 m. Muelle de Inflamables: length 1190 m; depth 12 m. Tankers.

Supplies
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3.241 Fuel and diesel oil; fresh water; provisions.

Communications
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3.242 Barcelona International Airport, 14 km distant.

BARCELONA TO PUNTA DEL RO TORDERA GENERAL INFORMATION

Chart 1704

Submarine exercise area

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Scope of the section

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3.243 In this section the coastal waters between Barcelona (4121N 210E) (3.210) and Punta del Ro Tordera (3.253), about 35 miles ENE, are described together with off-lying dangers and intervening ports and anchorages.

3.246 Submarines exercise frequently in areas off this coast. See chart, Annual Notice to Mariners Number 8 and 1.11.

Rescue
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3.247 See 1.44 and 3.6.

Fish havens
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COASTAL ROUTE General information

Charts 1704, 1196 (see 1.15)

3.244 A large area of fish havens extends from the longitude of Matar 227 E to the meridian of 237E in depths between 19 and 32 m, as shown on the chart.

Route
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3.245 See 1.8.

3.248 From a position SE of Punta del Llobregat (41192N 2090E) (3.192), in the vicinity of the approaches to

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Barcelona, the route leads generally ENE for about 35 miles to the vicinity of Punta del Ro Tordera (3.253).
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3.251 Landmarks: Torre del Bess (41244N 2128E), a tall reddish circular tower. A tall gasometer stands close to the tower. Two chimneys (80 and 120 m in height) (41252, 2139E) standing close together at a power station. Castillo de Burriach (a ruined castle standing on a conical hill, at an elevation of 308 m) (41323N 2233E) (not charted). Crux de Montcabr, a cross standing on a smaller hill S of the above castle. Torre Telgrafos (ruined tower, at 117 m in elevation), stands close inland from Caldas de Estrach (41343N 2316E) (3.260). A tall stone cross, visible from any direction, stands on hill 1 miles inland from Canet de Mar (41355N 2350E). Major lights: Ro Llobregat Light (41196N 2092E) (3.190). Montjuich Light (4122N 210E) (3.231). Calella Light (white tower on dwelling, glass cupola, 10 m in height) (41364N 2387E) standing on Cerro de la Torreta.

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3.249 Badalona (4127N 215E), is an industrial city, backed by hills, which extends along the shoreline for 1 miles; a railway line fronts the city. The town of Tiana (not charted) stands inland from the coast about 1 mile NE of Badalona. From the NE end of Badalona, Playa de Mongat extends 2 miles to Puerto de El Masnou (3.255). On this beach a hill rises steeply to an elevation of 69 m and on its summit an ancient castle stands with a prominent tower. Riera de Alella enters the sea at the E end of Playa de Mongat, 2 miles NE of Badalona. Riera de Argentona enters the sea about 1 miles NE of San Juan de Vilasar (4130E, 224E) (3.257); it is dry in summer but when in spate is of considerable size. It can be identified from seaward by the width of its valley and the gap in the hills through which it flows. A railway bridge spanning the mouth of the river is distinctive because of its arches. Matar (3.258) stands on the coast about 1 miles NE of the mouth of the Riera de Argentona. Caldas de Estrach (3.260) is sited 4 miles ENE of Matar. Arenys de Mar (3.261) is a town standing 1 mile ENE of Caldas de Estrach on either side of the mouth of Riera de Arenys. The river runs through Arenys de Munt about 2 miles inland. Canet de Mar is a town standing on a hillside about 1 miles ENE of Arenys de Mar. The coast is free of dangers NE of the town and the beach is usually fringed with breakers and behind the beach there is a railway embankment. The town of San Pol stands at the foot of a hill 1 miles ENE of Canet de Mar. The Ermita de San Pol stands on a hillock to the E of the town; the seaward side of the building is painted white and this makes it easily identifiable. Close E of the village is Punta de San Pol. The coast to the E of San Pol is high, rocky and fringed by a beach. The town of Calella (3.262) stands on the coast 2 miles ENE of San Pol. Beyond Calella the beach extends about 5 miles ENE to Punta del Ro Tordera where the Ro Tordera (3.253) enters the sea. The small towns of Pineda (3.253) and Malgrat (3.263) stand on the shore 1 miles and 4 miles, respectively, ENE of Calella.

Other aid to navigation

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3.252 Racon: Barcelona Landfall Light-buoy, Sierra (41182N 2107E) (3.225).

Directions
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Prohibited anchorage and fishing areas

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3.250 A large area where trawling is prohibited lies SE of Barcelona; its limits are shown on the chart. An area where anchoring is prohibited borders the N end of the above area; it serves to protect the gas pipeline extending from Trmica del Bess (41252N 2139E) (3.223) to the entrance to Puerto de Barcelona. The limits of this area are shown on the chart. An area where anchoring and fishing is prohibited extends SE from the shore close ENE of San Juan de Vilasar (4130E, 224E) (3.257); its limits are shown on the chart. The area serves to protect several submarine cables which land in the vicinity.

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SE of Ni Armat Pequeo and Ni Armat Grande (10 miles WSW), two rocky shoals lying close together in the approaches to Matar Anchorage (3.258). A depth of 66 m has been reported to lie about 4 cables E of Ni Armat Grande (1999). Thence: SE of Arrecife de Morrell, a rocky shoal fringing the shore between the mouth of the Riera de San Simn (9 miles WSW) (3.258) and Punta Morrell (7 miles WSW), thence: SE of El Vell (3.259) (7 miles SW) (not charted) a rocky ledge with a charted depth of 159 m over it. Care should be exercised in this vicinity owing to a large area of fish havens (3.244); they are marked by light-buoys. An outfall extends 1 mile SE from the root of Dique de Levante at Puerto El Balis (3.259). Thence: SE of Puerto de Arenys de Mar (4 miles WSW) (3.261) which is marked by lights. An outfall extends 6 cables S from the shore close W of the port and another outfall extends 7 cables SE from the shore 4 cables ENE of the port; its extremity is marked by a buoy (special). Thence: SE of an artificial reef (charted foul (buoyed)) (2 miles SW) lying about 1 mile offshore. The reef is marked by two buoys (special) and two light-buoys (special). Thence: SE of Calella Light, thence: SE of Banco de Santa Susana (3 miles ENE), an extensive sandbank which extends up to 5 cables offshore between the towns of Pineda (2 miles ENE) and Malgrat (3.263), 2 miles farther ENE; General depths over it vary between 3 m and 9 m, sand, however, owing to the shifting nature of the bottom shallower depths may be found on it. At one time the least depth reported was less than 18 m. The shoal is very steep-to on its seaward side and the sea breaks heavily over it with fresh onshore winds. Thence: SE of a stranded wreck (4 miles ENE) lying between the 5 and 30 m depth contours S of Malgrat (3.263); a fish haven lies close E of the wreck. Thence: SE of Punta del Ro Tordera (6 miles ENE) where the Ro Tordera enters the sea. (Directions continue at 3.272)

W side of the harbour to form the entrance which faces WSW and is 80 m wide. Depths in the entrance are charted at 6 m and between 3 and 6 m within the harbour.

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3.256 Description. Puerto de Premi de Mar (San Cristbal de Premi) (41295N 2220E). is an artificial harbour. Anchorage can be obtained in a depth of 10 m, sand, 5 cables S of the harbour. Larger vessels can obtain an anchorage, in offshore winds, 3 to 4 cables offshore in depths of about 12 m. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the E, S and SW by Dique de Abrigo which extends from the E side of the harbour for a short distance SSE and then WSW and NW for 1 cables. Contradique extends about cable SSE from the shore on the W side of the harbour to form the entrance which faces NW and is about 30 m wide. Entrance to the harbour is easy but it could be dangerous in strong SW winds. Depths within the harbour are charted between 14 and 7 m. Rock. Bajo de la Ballena, an above-water rock, lies close offshore about 5 cables E of the port.

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3.257 Position. San Juan de Vilasar (Vilasar de Mar) (4130E, 224E) is located about 13 miles WSW of Calella Light (3.251). Anchorage. Small vessels can obtain an anchorage off the beach at San Juan de Vilasar in depths of 7 m about 1 cable offshore with shelter from offshore winds. Small craft can obtain an anchorage closer inshore in depths of 3 m, sand. In both instances care should be taken not to stray into the prohibited anchorage and fishing area (3.250) and also to avoid Bajo La Romaguera (3.253). Services. There is a conspicuous yacht club with a slipway on the beach, and hard standing which is usually occupied by fishing vessels. Two small rocky breakwaters provide protection.

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3.254 This small artifical harbour (41245N 02134E) is under construction (2004) about 3 miles NE of Barcelona.
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3.255 Description. Puerto de El Masnou (41285N 2190E) lies immediately E of the mouth of the Riera de Alella. Anchorage can be obtained 1 cable SW of the harbour entrance in a depth of 5 m, sand. Care should be taken not to stray into the area of artificial reefs (3.244) SW of the harbour. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the E and S by Dique de Levante extending a short distance S and then bending generally WSW for about 23 cables from the shore on the E side of the harbour. Dique de Poniente extends SSE and ENE for a total length of about 2 cables from the

3.258 Description. Puerto de Matar (41323N 02272E) is an artificial harbour fronting the manufacturing city of Matar and located about 10 miles WSW of Calella Light (3.251). The mouth of Riera de Argentona (3.249) lies 1 miles SW while Riera de San Simn enters the sea close NE of the city; this river dries in summer. The city can be identified by a conspicuous building which stands in the vicinity of Puerto de Matar yacht harbour. Fish havens. The mariners attention is drawn to the fish havens (3.244) in the vicinity which lie between 19 and 32 m. Anchorage: Vessels can obtain anchorage about 4 cables offshore with Matar church bearing about 319 distance 7 cables in depths of 9 to 10 m, sand. The anchorage is partially sheltered by Ni Armat Grande and Ni Armat Pequeo (3.253). Caution. Great care should be taken to keep clear of Ni Armat Pequeo, Ni Armat Grande and the 66 m depth close by (3.253). The 66 m depth, reported in 1999 lies close to the 319 bearing about 11 miles from the church.

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Small vessels can obtain better shelter by anchoring 5 cables SE of the church in a depth of 75 m about 1 cables offshore, taking care to avoid Roca de Torre, which has a depth of 62 m over it and lies 1 cable offshore S of the church. There is also an anchorage 5 cable SE of Dique de Levante in a depth of 7 m, sand. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the E and S by Dique de Abrigo which extends about 2 cables SE from the shore on the E side of the harbour and then about 3 cables SW parallel to the coast. Contradique extends about 1 cable SE from the shore on the S side of the harbour to form the entrance which faces SW and is about 50 m wide. A short rubble groyne extends SE from the shore about cable SW of Contradique. Depths in the entrance are charted at 6 m and vary between 3 and 61 m within the harbour. Useful marks: Light (green tower) standing on the head of Dique de Abrigo. Light (red tower) standing on the head of Contradique. Services: Repair: 100-tonne capacity travel-lift; 12-tonne capacity crane. Other facilities: fuel; fresh water; provisions.

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3.259 Description. Puerto El Balis (41336, 2307E) is an artificial harbour protected by two breakwaters. Fish havens. The mariners attention is drawn to the fish havens (3.244) in the vicinity, which lie between 19 and 32 m. Anchorage can be obtained about 1 cable SW of the entrance in a depth of 10 m, sand and mud. Harbour. Dique de Levante extends in an arc S and W from the shore on the E side of the harbour for a total length of about 2 cables; a rocky spur, which gives protection from the S to the harbour entrance, extends in a gentle arc WSW for about cable from close to the head of Dique de Levante. Dique de Poniente extends SSE for about cable where it make a right-angled turn and continues ESE for about cable to form the entrance which faces S and is 45 m wide. Depths within the harbour are charted between 3 and 45 m.

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3.260 Description. Caldas de Estrach (41343N 2316E) lies about 6 miles WSW of Calella Light (3.251). The town, noted for its minerals, is backed by mountains and dominated by a hill upon which stands Torre Telgrafos (3.251). A large yellow painted building is distinctive in the town centre and Torre de los Encantados stands close E of the town. Fish havens. The mariners attention is drawn to the fish havens (3.244) in the vicinity, which lie between depths from 19 m to 32 m. Anchorage can be obtained off Caldas de Estrach according to draught but, owing to the steepness of the beach landing can be effected only in very calm weather.

for a large number of other craft. The town stands 2 miles NE of Punta de Morrell and on both sides of the mouth of Riera de Arenys. Punta de la Piedad and Punta del Calvario, about 3 cables WSW and ENE respectively, of the river mouth, lie at the W and E ends of the beach at Arenys de Mar; the former point is rocky and the latter is a small peninsular. Anchorage. It is reported that no good anchorage is available off the harbour for small craft. Harbour. Dique de Portiol or Dique de Levante extends SSW and WSW for a total length of about 4 cables from the shore on the E side of the harbour. Dique de Calvario extends SE and E from the shore on the W side of the harbour for about 2 cables to form the entrance to the inner harbour which is about 80 m wide and faces S. Dique de Poniente extends S and E for a total length of about 2 cables from the elbow on Dique de Calvario to form the entrance to the outer harbour which faces S and is about 100 m wide. The outer harbour is known as the New Darsena de Pesca. The inner harbour has two basins, Darsena de Pesca to the E and Darsena Comercial to the W. Depths. The charted 5 m depth contour extends into the entrance to the outer harbour and within the harbour they are charted between 11 and 48 m in the inner harbour and between 4 and 46 m in the outer harbour, with a depth of 58 m in the entrance to the inner harbour. Fish havens. Fish havens (3.244) lie in the vicinity between depths of 19 and 32 m. Outfall pipeline. The mariners attention is drawn to the outfall pipeline close W of the entrance and to another to the E of the harbour (3.253). Reef. A reef, some of the heads of which are above water extends about 1 cable S from Punta Portiol lying at the E end of the town. Shoals. Several rocky banks, with a covering of sand, lie within 1 miles of the shore in depths between 137 and 293 m. Useful marks: Hotel standing on the shore between Darsena Comercial and Darsena Pesca, is prominent. Light (green truncated pyramidal tower) on the head of Dique de Portiol. Light (green tower, 3 m in height) on the elbow of Dique de Portiol. Light (red tower, green band, 3 m in height) on the head of Dique de Calvario. Light (red tower, 3 m in height) on the head of Dique de Poniente. Berths. Deeper draught vessels (over 4 m) can berth only at the outer quayed section of Dique de Portiol. Services: Repair: travel-lift in the NE corner of Darsena de Pesca; travel-lift of 100-tonnes capicity on the outer quayed section of Dique de Portiol; two 10-tonne capacity cranes; two slipways. Other services: fuel; fresh water; provisions.

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3.261 Description. Puerto de Arenys de Mar (41345N 2335E) is a major artificial fishing harbour with facilities

3.262 Position. Playa de Calella (41370N 2395E) lies about 7 cables SE of Calella church Anchorage can be obtained in offshore winds off Playa de Calella between the 20 and 30 m depth contours, sand. Useful mark: Calella Light (41364N 2387E) (3.251).

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3.263 Position. Malgrat (41388N 2445E) lies about 4 miles NE of Calella Light (3.251). Wreck and fish haven. Care should be taken to keep clear of the wreck and fish haven in the vicinity (3.253). Concrete block. There is a partially submerged concrete block which lies about 1 cable off the beach about 6 cables

SSW of the church in Malgrat. Submarine outfalls. Two submarine outfalls extend about 1 cables and 2 cables SSE, respectively, from the shore fronting Malgrat. Anchorage of a temporary nature can be obtained in good weather about 3 cables off the beach fronting Malgrat between the 5 m and 10 m depth contours, muddy sand.

PUNTA DEL RO TORDERA TO CABO DE SAN SEBASTIN GENERAL INFORMATION

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3.264 In this section the coastal waters between Punta del Ro Tordera (4139N 247E) (3.253) and Cabo de San Sebastin (3.271) about 26 miles NE are described together with off-lying dangers and intervening ports and anchorages.

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3.265 Tunny nets may be found up to 7 miles offshore. They are generally marked by day and night. See 1.8.

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3.266 Submarines exercise frequently in areas off this coast. See chart, Annual Notice to Mariners Number 8 and 1.11.
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3.267 Lifeboat stations and lifesaving appliances are located at: Puerto de San Feliu de Guixols (4147N 302N) (3.274). Puerto de Palams (41508N 3073E) (3.281). See also 1.44 and 3.6.

COASTAL ROUTE General information

Charts 1704, 1705 (see 1.15)

3.271 Landmarks: Castillo de Blanes (at an elevation of 168 m) (41408N 2479E). Cabo de Tossa Lighthouse (white tower, 11 m in height) (4143N 256E) standing on the cape (3.272). Punta de Garbi (a high rugged promontory on the summit of which stands the Ermita de San Telmo) (41464N 03019E), the SE extremity of Peon de Guxols. A rock, with a depth of 95 m over it, lies 1 cable S of the S extremity of Punta de Garbi and Llosa de Port Salvi, with a depth of 1 m over it, lies close inshore between the rock and the point. Islote Sadolitj and Isla del Freu lie close SW and E, respectively, of Peon de Guxols. A fish haven lies close SW of Islote Sadolitj, it is marked by light-buoys (special). Cabo de San Sebastin (41196N 2092E), a prominent, reddish headland, faced with cliffs from which a light is exhibited. Major lights: Cabo de Tossa Light as above. Punta del Molino Light (white round tower, grey cupola, 8 m in height) (41506N 3078E) standing on the cape (3.273). Cabo de San Sebastin Light (white round tower on white dwelling with red roof, 12 m in height) standing on the cape.

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3.268 The route from a position SSE of Punta del Ro Tordera (4139N 247E) leads generally NE for about 26 miles to the vicinity of Cabo de San Sebastin. The route is sub divided as follows: Punta del Ro Tordera to Punta de Garbi (3.272). Punta de Garbi to Cabo de San Sebastin (3.273).

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3.269 The coast from Blanes, 2 miles NNE of Punta del Ro Tordera, to Cap Cerbre (4226N 311E) (3.333) follows a sinuous line for 85 miles and is mostly high, skirted by beaches backed by cliffs and rocks.

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3.270 An ODAS light-buoy is moored about 20 miles E of Cabo de San Sebastin (4153N 312E).

3.272 From a position SE of Punta del Ro Tordera (4139N 247E), the track leads generally NE initially for about 13 miles, passing (with positions given from Cabo de Tossa Light (4143N 256E) (3.271)): Clear of a light-buoy (special) (6 miles WSW), moored for wave measuring purposes about 2 miles SE of Puerto de Blanes (3.288); a marine farm, marked by four-light-buoys (special), lies about 1 mile ESE of the port. A submarine outfall extends about 8 cables ESE from the shore 5 cables SW of the harbour. Punta de Santa Ana (Punta de San Miguel) (not charted), close E of Puerto de Blanes, rises to a height of 65 m. Laja de Santa Ana, a rock, lies about 1 cable SW of the point. Thence: SE of Punta de Banys (4 miles WSW), about 2 miles NE of Punta de Santa Ana. Punta de Banys is the middle of three steep points which are fringed with rocks and reefs. Punta de Fanals,

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the W point, is surmounted by a ruined fortress. A submarine outfall extends about 4 cables SSE from the shore 3 cables W of Punta de Banys and another extends about twice that distance SSE from the shore close W of the same point. Thence: SE of an area of artificial reefs (4 miles WSW), which extend about 1 miles E, and up to 5 cables offshore, from close off the beach at Lloret de Mar, thence: SE of Puerto de Cala Canyelles (2 miles WSW) (3.290) which exhibits a light, thence: SE of a fish haven (1 miles SW). A buoy (special) marks the extremity of a submarine outfall 3 cables NNW of the fish haven, Thence: SE of Cabo de Tossa from which a light (3.271) is exhibited. The town of Tossa lies on the W shore of Ensenada de Tossa. Thence: SE of Punta de Palma (4 cables NE), which is surrounded by reefs and islets. Isla de la Palma, the S islet, lies about 1 cable S of the point. No attempt should be made to pass between the islet and the point without local knowledge. Llosa de la Palma, a rock, lies about 1 cables W of the N end of Isla de la Palma. Thence: SE of Punta de Pola (1 miles NE), thence: SE of Punta de Garbi (5 miles NE) (3.271).

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3.273 From a position SE of Punta de Garbi, the track continues generally NE for about a farther 11 miles, passing (with positions given from Punta del Molino Light (41506N 3078E)): SE of Isla de Levante (6 miles SW), 4 cables NE of Punta de Garbi, which is joined to the shore by a mole and lies at the foot of a hill 76 m in height; a ruined mill stands on the hills summit. Thence: SE of Isletas las Balellas (5 miles SW), two islets which lie 1 cable S of Punta del Mul, the W entrance point to Cala de San Pol (3.292). The east entrance point is Punta de San Pol (Punta den Pau). Thence: SE Laja La Llosa (La Llosa de San Agar) (3 miles SW), a rocky patch which breaks almost continuously and lies 2 cables SE of Punta Rojiza (Punta Prima), a low reddish point upon which are two hillocks. Puerto dAro (3.293) lies close N on the E side of Punta Rojiza. Thence: Clearing marks. The alignment (240), astern, of the following marks passes SE of Laja La Llosa: The ruined mill on the hill above Isla de Levante (41469N 3026E) and: Ermita de San Telmo (7 cables WSW) (3.271) standing on Punta de Garbi. SE of Punta de Trumal (Punta dels Escuits) (2 miles WSW), a rocky point where a rugged stretch of coast extends about 1 miles NNE to Punta de Torre Valentina (Cabo de Rocas Planas); Torre Valentina stands about 2 cables N of Punta de Torre Valentina and Riera de Calonge flows into the sea about 3 cables further NE. Thence: SE of Laja de Palams (Bajo La Llosa) (5 cables SW), a rocky patch, with a light beacon (red round tower, grey cupola) standing upon it. Thence: SE of Punta del Molino, the S extremity of a rocky promontory which is the E entrance point to Ensenada de Palams (3.281). Punta del Molino

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light (3.271) is exhibited from the point and La Galera, a steep-to islet, lies close SE of the point. Los Aucelles, a rocky shoal with a depth of 142 m over it lies about 1 cables SW of Punta del Molino. Llosa del Molino (Bajo del Molino) (Pera de Grau) (not charted), a rock with a depth of 21 m over it, lies about 1 cable W of Punta del Molino. Thence: SE of Bajo Mont del Padr (4 cables ENE), a rocky shoal lying close E of the entrance to Marina de Palams (3.294); the marina is marked by lights. Thence: SE of Cabo Gros (1 mile NE), a steep headland 72 m in height. Between Cabo Gros and Punta Castell, 8 cables NE (below) lie Cala Fosca, Cala Alger and Cala Castell with the ruins of the Ermita de San Esteban standing on a hill on the NE side of Cala Fosca. A submarine outfall extends 5 cables SE from the shore in Cala Fosca and another extends 8 cables SE from the shore in Cala Castell. Thence: SE of Punta Castell (1 miles NE) (not charted), a steep point 36 m in height with an islet close off it. Thence: SE of the light-buoy (special) (2 miles ESE) which is moored 2 miles SE of Cabo Gros. Thence: SE of Las Hormigas (2 miles ENE), a group of rocks of which La Hormiga Grande is the highest; a light (white round tower on hut, 6 m in height) stands on La Hormiga Grande. Rocas Nerera and La Sardana are two rocks lying about 2 cables SSW and 2 cables NNE, respectively of La Hormiga Grande with depths of 81 m and 82 m over them. The passage inshore of Las Hormigas should not be attempted without local knowledge. Thence: SE of Cabo Roig (3 miles NE) which lies about 8 cables S of Cala de Calella, a cove with the village of Calella de Palafrugel standing at its head and a ruined tower on the headland close E. Thence: SE of Los Ullastres (4 miles NE), three rocky shoals lying close together, thence: SE of Cabo de San Sebastin (4 miles NE) (3.271). (Directions continue at 3.305)

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3.274 Position and general description. Puerto de San Feliu de Guixols (4147N 302N) fronts the town of Guxols at the head of Ensenada de San Feliu de Guixols which indents the coast between Punta de Garbi (41465N 3020E) (3.271) and Isla de Levante (3.273), 4 cables NE. Cala de Guxols lies on the E side of a small promontory, at the E end of the beach fronting the town Entry for small craft can be dangerous in strong NE to SW winds. Port Authority. Autoridad Portuaria de San Feliu de Guixols, Paseo General Mendoza 7, San Feliu de Guixols, 17002 Gerona, Spain.

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3.275 Deepest berth: Muelle Comercial (3.279). Longest berth: Muelle Norte (3.279).

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3.276 Notice of ETA required is as soon as possible so that berthing arrangements can be made. Anchorage can be obtained about 2 cables SE of the head of Dique Rompeolas (41467N 3020E). Pilotage is compulsory for vessels over 50 tonnes and is available from 0700 to 2400. See also 1.21. Tugs are not available.

Supplies: fresh water; limited bunkers. Communications: nearest airport is at Gerona, 30 km distant. Rescue: lifeboat station in the port and lifesaving appliances available locally. See also 1.44 and 3.6.

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3.277 The harbour is largely natural and is protected by Dique Rompeolas which extends 2 cables WSW from the shore close N of Isla de Levante, to a distance of about 1 cable from the opposite shore to form the entrance which faces S. The commercial shipping facilities lie in the NE part of the harbour with small craft berthing being available along the quayed length of Dique de Rompeolas and in the marina on the N side of the harbour W of the commercial facilities. Landmarks: Ermita de San Telmo (41465N 3017E) (3.271) standing on Punta de Garbi. The ruined mill standing on the summit of the hill above Isla de Levante (3.273).

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3.278 Directions. From a position SSE of Punta de Garbi (41465N 3020E) (3.271) the track leads generally NNW to the entrance to the harbour. Leading lights: Front light (disc on white mast, black bands, 5 m in height) (41469N 3019E) standing on the beach on the N shore of the harbour. Rear light (similar structure, 12 m in height) (52 m from front light). The alignment (343) of these lights leads to the entrance of the harbour, passing: ENE of Llosa, a drying rock lying close off the E side of Isla del Freu (41464N 3020E). Caution. It is strongly recommended that the leads are kept well open to the E until safely past Llosa and it should be noted that the front lead has been reported to be barely visible as it stands close in front of a tree-lined promenade and is partially obscured by shadows and at night is lost in street lighting. Thence: WSW of the head of Dique Rompeolas where, owing to storm damage, part of the extremity has fallen away and fringes the head of the breakwater to a distance of about 40 m. Useful mark. A light (white tower, green top, 5 m in height) stands on the head of the breakwater.

3.281 Position. Ensenada de Palams indents the coast between Punta de Torre Valentina (41503N 3055E) (3.273) and Punta del Molino (3.273), 2 miles ENE. Puerto de Palams lies on the E side of the bay close N of Punta del Molino with Marina de Palams lying on the E side of the peninsula which has Punta del Molino at it head. Function. Puerto de Palams is a commercial and fishing harbour where, although there is a yacht club, there are no berths for visitors; these can be found in Marina de Palams (3.294). Approach and entry. From S the port is approached through Ensenada de Palams, W of Laja de Palams (41502N 3073E) (3.273), and entered off the head of Dique de Abrigo. From SE the port is approached between Laja de Palams and La Galera (3.273), 5 cables NE and entered off the head of Dique de Abrigo. Traffic. In 2004 there were 93 ship calls with a total of 1 612 734 dwt. Port Authority. Palams Port Authority, Coissio de Ports de Catalunya, Portuaria 1, E17223 Palams, Spain.

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3.282 Controlling depth: reported to be 140 m at the Commercial Quay. Deepest and longest berth: Commercial Quay (3.286). Largest vessel handled: reported to be LOA 250 m; draught 1418 m.

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3.283 Notice of ETA: 24 hours. Anchorage can be obtained in the sheltered waters of Ensenada de Palams in depths of 14 to 18 m. Pilotage is compulsory and is available throughout 24 hours. The pilot will board near the head of Dique de Abrigo from the pilot vessel which is painted white with black letter P on both sides. See also 1.21. Tugs are not available although they can be ordered from Barcelona should the vessels size make it necessary.

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3.279 Berths. Only the longest and deepest berths are mentioned: Muelle Comercial: length 98 m; depth 64 m. Muelle Norte: length 116 m; depth 43 m.

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3.280 Repair: facilities are limited; 50-tonne capacity crane. Medical facilities: available.

3.284 General layout. The harbour is protected by Dique de Abrigo which extends generally W for 3 cables from a position close N of Punta del Molino. North Quay extends 2 cables parallel to Dique de Abrigo from a position on shore about 2 cables N of the root of Dique de Abrigo; a spur projects a short distance NE from the head of N Quay. E Quay extends generally S for about 1 cable from the mid-length of N Quay to form the entrance to the inner basin, where there is a marina (Costa Brava Yacht Club), and W Quay extends from the head of N Quay parallel to E Quay for about cable to form the entrance to the outer basin; both entrances face W.

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Landmark: Punta del Molino (41506N 3078E) (3.273). Major lights: Cabo de Tossa Light (3.271). Punta del Molino Light (3.271). Cabo de San Sebastin Light (3.271)

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3.285 From south. From a position E of Punta de Torre Valentina (Cabo de Rocas Planes) (41505N 3055E) (3.273) the track leads NNE for about 6 cables to a position in the vicinity of the head of Dique de Abrigo, passing (with positions given from the light on the head of Dique de Abrigo): WNW of Laja de Palams (3 cables S) (3.273), thence: WNW of the head of Dique de Abrigo which should be given a wide berth of cable owing to the presence of loose stone blocks in its vicinity, thence: As required for the designated berth. From south-east. From a position S of La Galera (41505N 3078E) (3.273) the track leads generally about 6 cables NW to the vicinity of the head of Dique de Abrigo, passing: SW of Los Aucelles (3.273), lying SSW of Punta del Molino, and: SW of Llosa del Molino, lying W of Punta del Molino, thence: NE of Laja de Palams (3.273), thence: SW, W and NW of the head of Dique de Abrigo, thence: As required for the designated berth. Useful marks: Light (square column, green and white base, 6 m in height) (41506N 3073E) standing on the head of Dique de Abrigo. Light (red column on concrete base, 3 m in height) on the head of W Quay. Light (white column, 4 m in height) on the head of the spur on N Quay.

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3.286 Commercial Quay which occupies the quayed length of Dique de Abrigo: length 258 m; depth 14 m (see 3.322). Ro-Ro berth at the E end of Commercial Quay: width 30 m for vessels with a maximum draught of 12 m. W Quay: length 150 m; depth 7 m.
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of Ensenada de Blanes, a small bay between Punta La Palomera, about 1 miles NNE of Punta del Ro Tordera (4139N 247E) (3.253), and Punta de Santa Ana (3.272), 5 cables farther ENE. The coast between Punta del Ro Tordera and Punta La Palomera consists of a beach free of off-lying dangers. El Portell is an islet lying close SE of Punta La Palomera. Anchorage during the summer months with winds between W and NE, can be obtained either off Puerto de Blanes or off the coast between the town and the mouth of the Ro Tordera (3.253). The best berth is about 3 cables SE of the town in depths between 13 and 15 m, sand, taking care to avoid the submarine outfall in the vicinity. Small craft can anchor closer in. The anchorage is not safe in winter. Harbour. The harbour is protected by Dique de Abrigo which extends about 2 cables SW from Punta de Santa Ana; a spur extends about cable NW from close inside the head of Dique de Abrigo. Dique Sur extends about cable SE and then almost 1 cable NE to form a yacht basin on the NW side of the harbour; a spur extends a short distance SE from the elbow on Dique Sur to form the entrance to the harbour which faces SW and is about 50 m wide. Strong winds from the E cause considerable discomfort within the harbour and produce a swell alongside Dique de Abrigo. Depths in the entrance are charted at 48 m and within the harbour they are charted between 16 and 83 m. Useful marks: Castillo de Blanes (41408N 2479E) (3.271). Church tower, about 3 cables SW of the above. Old convent and water tank on Punta de Santa Ana. Light (white masonry tower, green top, 3 m in height) on the head of Dique de Abrigo. Light (white metal tower, red top, 4 m in height) on the head of the spur on Dique de Abrigo. Light (white masonry tower, green top, 3 m in height) on the head of the spur on Dique Sur. Berths. The inner side of Dique de Abrigo is reserved for fishing vessels. Services: Repair: 50-tonne capacity travel lift; 3-tonne capacity crane. Other facilities: fuel; fresh water; provisions.

Ensenada de Lloret de Mar

3.289 Description. Ensenada de Lloret de Mar lies between Punta de Banys (41417N 2505E) (3.272) and Punta de los Calafates, 8 cables ENE. The town of Lloret, fronted by a beach, lies between these two points. Landing is most easily effected in the W corner of the bay. Anchorage can be obtained in good weather about 1 cables offshore in a depth of 7 m; the anchorage is open to offshore winds. Care must be taken to avoid the area of artificial reefs in the vicinity (3.272).

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3.287 Repairs: minor only. Medical facilities: available. Supplies: fuel and gas oil available at 24 hours notice; fresh water; provisions. Communications: Gerona Airport, 40 km distant. Rescue: lifeboat station in the port; lifesaving appliances available locally. See also 1.44 and 3.6.

Puerto de Cala Canyelles Anchorages and harbours

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3.288 Description. Puerto de Blanes (4141N 248E) is a fishing harbour, also used by other craft, lying at the head

3.290 Description. Puerto de Cala Canyelles (Puerto de Caelles) (41423N 02529E), a small harbour for fishing boats and other craft, lies 1 miles E of Punta de Banys (3.272). The harbour is located at the W end of the beach in Cala Canyelles.

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Anchorage. In good weather, small craft can anchor about 1 cables off the sandy beach of Cala Canyelles in 10 m, sand and stone. Harbour. The harbour is protected from E and S by an L-shaped breakwater (Dique de Abrigo) extending SSW and then WNW from the end of the beach. The land and cliffs which enclose the cove protects the harbour from N and W. The entrance, which is about 20 m wide, lies in the W part of the harbour between the head of Dique de Abrigo and the red rocky cliffs of the cove. The entrance opens SSW. Depths. Depth within the harbour varies between 2 and 4 m. Swell, resulting from strong winds between E and SW, can make berths within the harbour uncomfortable. Directions. The entrance is normally easy, but could be difficult with strong winds between E and SW. A small red buoy marks the W side of the entrance channel. A submarine outfall extends about 7 cables SSW from the cove close E of the harbour. Artificial reefs. Care must be taken to avoid the area of artificial reefs in the vicinity (3.272). Useful mark. A light (green tower, 3 m in height) stands on the head of Dique de Abrigot. Services: minor repairs; fuel; fresh water; provisions.

Harbour. Dique de Espignon extends in an arc from the beach the N side of the inlet to form the entrance to the harbour between its head and the rocks at the foot of Punta Rojiza (3.273), cable W. Four short spurs extend from the inner side of Dique de Espignon and a short spur extends NE from the foot of Punta Rojiza, close within the entrance. The inlet on both sides has been quayed extensively throughout its length. Depths in the entrance are charted at 35 m and at 30 m within the inlet. A submarine outfall extends about 5 cables ENE from the mouth of Riera de Ridaura. A fish haven is sited 2 cables ESE of the outfalls extremity. Laja La Llosa, a rocky patch (3.273), is situated about 2 cables S of the harbour approaches. Useful marks: Light (green metal column, 3 m in height) standing on the head of Dique de Espignon. Light (red column on pyramidal base, 2 m in height) standing on the head of the spur at the foot of Punta Rojiza. Services: Repair: 20-tonne capacity travel lift; 8-tonne capacity crane; boatyard (in SW corner of the harbour). Other facilities: fuel; fresh water; provisions.

Ensenada de Tossa de Mar

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3.291 Description. Ensenada de Tossa de Mar indents the coast between Cabo de Tossa (4143N 256E) (3.272) and Isla de la Palma (3.272), about 4 cables NNE. Anchorage affording good shelter from winds between SW and N, can be obtained in the bay. The best berth is in the SW corner of the bay about 1 cables offshore in depths of about 15 m, sand. Small craft can obtain shelter from S winds in the lee of the peninsula of Cabo de Tossa, in the SW corner of the bay, in a depth of 5 m, sand.

Cala de San Pol

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3.292 Description. Cala de San Pol is entered between Punta del Mul (4147N 303E) and Punta de San Pol, 4 cables NE. Anchorage for small vessels can be obtained in the cove in depths of 5 to 10 m, sand, affording shelter from NW and N winds. Local knowledge is necessary.

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3.293 Description. Puerto dAro (41482N 3040E) is a holiday development with a small harbour in an inlet which was once part of the delta of the Riera de Ridaura. Riera de Ridaura enters the sea about 5 cables N of the port. Approach and entry is uncomplicated but it would be difficult and dangerous in strong winds between NE and SE which send a swell into the harbour. Care should be taken to remain clear of Laja La Llosa. Anchorage for small vessels and small craft can be found 1 cables NE of the harbour entrance in a depth of 15 m. However the mariners attention is drawn to the outfall and fish haven in the vicinity.

3.294 Position. Marina de Palams (4151N 0308E) lies on the E side of the peninsula which has Punta del Molino at it head. The Harbour. is protected by an outer breakwater extending in an arc for about 2 cables in a generally S and SW direction from Punta den Roca, 5 cables NE of Punta del Molino. An inner breakwater extends about 1 cables ENE from the shore about 2 cables NE of Punta del Molino to form the entrance which faces SW and is about 50 m wide. Depths within the harbour vary between 23 and 109 m. Directions. The mariners attention is drawn to Bajo Mont del Padr (3.273). Useful marks: Light (green tower, 8 m in height) on the head of the outer breakwater. Light (red tower) on the head of the inner breakwater. Light (green tower) on the head of the quayed inner section of the outer breakwater about 1 cables S of Punta den Roca. Berths. It is reported that a vessel up to 25 m LOA can be accepted. Services (see also 3.287): Repair: 20-tonne capacity travel-lift; 6-tonne capacity crane. Supplies: fuel; fresh water.

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3.295 Description. Puerto de Llafranc, an artificial harbour, lies on the E side of Cala de Llafranc about 3 cables W of Cabo de San Sebastin (4153N 312E) (3.271). Cala de Llafranc provides shelter for small vessels from NW winds. Anchorage can be found about 1 cable off the beach in a depth of 6 m, sand; a trip-line should be used. In summer there are many moorings. Harbour. The harbour is protected by Dique del Sur which extends a short distance SW and then cable NW

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from a position on the shore at the E end of the beach fronting the village of Llafranc at the head of the cove. A short contradique extends SW from the shore about cable NW of the root of Dique del Sur to form the entrance which is about 50 m wide and faces NW. Depths in the entrance are charted at 5 m and vary between 1 and 5 m within the harbour.

Useful mark: Light (white metal post, green top, 2 m in height) on the head of Dique del Sur. Services: Repair: 6-tonne capacity crane. Other facilities: limited. Supplies: fuel; fresh water.

CABO DE SAN SEBASTIN TO CABO CREUS GENERAL INFORMATION

Chart 1705
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Rescue
3.300 Lifeboat Puerto Puerto See also stations are located at: de Rosas (42152N 3108E) (3.318). de Cadaqus, (4217N 317E) (3.320). 1.44 and 3.6.

Scope of the section

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3.296 In this section the coastal waters between Cabo de San Sebastin (4153N 312E) (3.271) and Cabo Creus (3.306), about 26 miles NNE, are described together with off-lying dangers, anchorages and harbours, and Golfo de Rosas (3.308).

COASTAL ROUTE General information

Fishing
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3.297 Tunny nets may be found up to 7 miles offshore in the area to be described; they are generally marked by day and night. See 1.8.

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Submarine exercise area

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3.298 Submarines exercise frequently in areas off this coast. See chart, Annual Notice to Mariners Number 8 and 1.11.

Marine Reserves
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3.301 The route from a position SE of Cabo de San Sebastin (4153N 312E) leads generally NNE for about 28 miles to a position ESE of Islote Maza de Oro (3.306), 5 cables E of Cabo Creus. The route is sub divided as follows: Offshore routes: Cabo de San Sebastin to Cabo de Utrera (3.305). Cabo de Utrera to Cabo Creus (3.306). Golfo de Rosas inshore: Cabo Ultrera to Punta de la Batera (3.309). Punta de la Batera to Cabo Norfeo (3.310).

3.299 Islas Medas (4203N 313E) (3.305) are surrounded by Marine Reserves. Light-buoys (special) mark the approximate corners of the inner reserve and other light-buoys (special) are moored close outside and within the NE, E and SW sections of the outer reserve. In the outer protected reserve, fishing is allowed only by licence and the dumping of all refuse is prohibited. In the inner protected reserve, in addition to the above regulations, the extraction of flora and fauna, the use of submarine illumination, anchoring and fishing, are all prohibited. Small craft may secure only to the mooring buoys provided and the maximum speed permitted is 3 kn. Diving activities are limited exclusively for permit holders. Cabo Creus. Several Marine and Integral Reserves for protection of the environment, enclosed by restricted areas, have been established N and S of Cabo Creus (4219N 319E), around the coastline of the peninsula extending from Cabo Falc (4214N 313E) to Punta de la Creu (4221N 312E). These areas extend up to about 1 miles off the coast and are subject to a number of restrictions. Within the Marine Reserves anchoring, fishing and the extraction of marine flora and fauna are prohibited without prior authorisation. In addition, within the Integral Reserves, all submarine activities are prohibited and the submersion of scientific research instruments must be authorised. Mariners intending to navigate in this area should exercise caution and consult the local authorities for full details.

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3.302 Begur Nature Reserve has been established to protect the coastline between Punta de Las Llosas (Cap Negre) (4158N 314E) and Punta de la Creu, 6 cables WNW; it is marked by light-buoys.

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3.303 Local weather. N winds in the immediate area of Cabo Creus, which in winter are reported to be constant, are strong and persistent and can be extremely troublesome to vessels bound for the Gulf of Lions which lies N of the cape.

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3.304 Landmarks: Cabo de San Sebastin Lighthouse (4153N 312E) (3.271). Radar domes (at an elevation of 613 m) (4217N 315E). Cabo Creus Lighthouse (white round tower on dwelling, 11 m in height) (4219N 319E) standing on the summit of the cape (3.306), the most E point of the Spanish mainland. Castillo de San Salvador (at an elevation of 685 m), on the summit of a mountain 7 miles W of Cabo Creus.

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Major lights: Cabo de San Sebastin Light (3.271). Cabo Creus Light as above.

ESE of Cabo de Utrera (Cabo d Oltrera) (1 miles NNW), the S entrance point to Golfo de Rosas (3.308). (Directions for Golfo de Rosas are given at 3.309)

Directions
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Cabo de Utrera to Cabo Creus

3.306 From a position ESE of Cabo de Utrera the track leads generally NNE for about 16 miles, passing: ESE of Golfo de Rosas (3.308), thence: ESE of Cabo Norfeo (4214N 316E) at the E extremity of a high steep-sided promontory which is crowned by an old Arab watch tower. The cape has a rugged cliff face 800 m in height with a high islet at its base. Thence: (Directions from Golfo de Rosas (3.310) merge in this vicinity) ESE of Punta de la Figuera. Cala de Jonculls lies between Punta la Trone, the NE extremity of Cabo Norfeo, and Punta de la Figuera, about 1 mile NE. Thence: ESE of Punta de Cala Nans from which a light (3.307) is exhibited, standing 1 mile N of Punta de la Figuera. Thence: ESE of Punta Oliguera, 1 mile NNE of Punta de Cala Nans, a low rocky point about 3 cables NE of Isla Arenella, an island lying close off the promontory forming the NE side of Ensenada de Cadaqus. Banco de la Devesa extends about 1 cable S and E of Isla Arenella. Thence: ESE of Isletas Massina, 6 cables NE of Punta Oliguera, comprising a group of one islet and several large rocks. The passage between them and the mainland is deep and free of dangers. Isla de Port Lligat, with Isla Fernera close off its N end, lies 5 cables W of Isletas Massina, and is separated from the coast by a very narrow and shallow channel (Pasaje Boquellas). Thence: ESE of Punta Codera (not charted), 9 cables NW of Isletas Massina, thence: ESE of Cabo Creus which has a light (3.304) standing on it. Dedos de Cadaqus are two conical peaks rising about 2 cables W of Cabo Creus. Islote La Encalladora or Islote Clavaguer, with a reef extending about cable from its SE extremity, lies close off the NE side of Cabo Creus from which it is separated by a deep but very narrow channel suitable for small craft. In N winds the sea breaks right across it. Thence: ESE of Isleta Maza de Oro, about 5 cables E of Cabo Creus. A reef extends from the W side of the islet leaving a deep channel about 2 cables wide between its extremity and that of the reef extending SE from Islote La Encalladora (3.333); this channel is not recommended.

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3.305 From a position SE of Cabo de San Sebastin (4153N 312E) (3.271) the track leads generally NNE for about 12 miles, passing (with positions given from Islas Medas Light (4203N 313E)): ESE of Cala Pedrosa (8 miles S), a small cove indenting the coast about 1 mile N of Cabo de San Sebastin. The cove is bounded by Punta Pedrosa on its S side and Punta Tamari on its N side. The coast N of Cabo de San Sebastin is high, rugged and indented for 4 miles to Punta del Palom. Thence: ESE of Furi de l Aguia Glida (7 miles S), a rock lying about 2 cables S of Punta del Banch with Llosa de Cala Nova, a rock with a depth of 86 m over it, lying about 1 cable SE of the point. Thence: ESE of Punta des Mut (6 miles S) which has a hotel standing on it. Aiguablava marina (3.312), which is marked by lights, lies in a cove W of the point. Thence: ESE of Cabo Bagur (6 miles S), a large steep-to headland, with an elevation of 115 m, faced by rocky cliffs; a clearly visible disused yellow signal station stands on the point. Isla Negra lies close inshore 5 cables SW of Cabo Bagur. Thence: ESE of Bajo Furi Fit (5 miles S), a rock lying close S of Punta del Palom. Cala de la Tuna and Cala de Aiguafreda indent the coast, respectively, close W and NW of Punta del Palom; both are free of dangers and provide shelter for small vessels and small craft. A very large hotel stands on Punta de la Sal, 2 cables N of Punta del Palom The coast for 1 miles NW to Rocas del Rincn (not charted) is rugged and foul. Thence: ESE of Playa de Pals (4 miles S to 1 mile W), a beach extending 4 miles N of Rocas del Rincn. Torre de Pals stands on a low dune near the S end of the beach. Ro Dar and the Ro Ter enter the sea on this stretch of coast. A fish haven has been established 1 mile ESE of the mouth of the Ro Ter and a shoal bank extends for some distance from Playa de Pals. Thence: ESE of Islote Mogote Bernat (67 m in height, pyramidal in shape) (5 cables SSE) which is the SE extremity of the Islas Medas, a group of rocky islets Islote Meda Chica (64 m in height), lies 1 cables NW of Islote Mogote Bernat with other small islets lying between them. Isla Meda Grande from which a light (3.307) is exhibited, is the largest island in the group, lying about 1 cable NW of Islote Meda Chica. Islote El Magallot, a steep-to detached rock, lies 1 cables N of Isla Meda Grande. The passage between the group and the mainland NW is deep, but local knowledge is essential. Thence:

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Golfo de Rosas General information

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3.308 Description. Golfo de Rosas (Golfo de Roses) indents the coast between Cabo de Utrera (42040N 3125E) (named Cabo d Oltrera on Spanish chart 493A) and Cabo Norfeo, 10 miles NNE. Puerto de LEscala (3.314) lies in the SW corner of the gulf and Baha de Rosas, with the town and Puerto de Rosas (3.318) at its head, lies in the NW corner of the gulf. The inshore route is sub divided as follows: Cabo Ultrera to Punta de la Batera (3.309). Punta de la Batera to Cabo Norfeo (3.310). Topography. The N and S shores of the gulf are high and steep with Playa Ampurias, a sandy beach backed by an extensive plain and marshes, lying between. Ro Fluvi enters the sea 9 miles NW of Cabo de Utrera and the town of San Pedro Pescador, which is visible from seawards, stands on the N bank about 1 miles upstream. Ro Muga enters the sea 2 miles N of the Ro Fluvi, and the town of Castelln de Ampurias, which stands on a hill 69 m in height on the N bank of the river 2 miles inland, is extremely visible from well offshore. Depths in the gulf shelve gradually from the 50 m depth contour some 4 miles from the shore on the W side of the gulf, to the 10 m depth contour which extends approximately between 3 and 5 cables offshore in places. The bottom is predominantly of mud and muddy sand. Landmarks: Torre Mong (at an elevation of 104 m) (42067N 3107E), standing on a hill 1 cables W of Punta Trenca Brasos (3.309). Radar domes (at an elevation of 613 m) (4217N 315E) standing on the summit of Montaa de Cadaqus.

recording light-buoy (special) is moored close S of the wreck. Thence: WSW of Punta de la Batera from which a light (3.311) is exhibited. The point stands on the side of the E entrance to Baha de Rosas (3.317) and the ruins of Castillo de la Trinidad stand above the point. Punta de la Ponsella, another headland stands 1 cable NW of Punta de la Batera. Thence as required for Puerto de Ampuriabrava (3.315), or Puerto de Santa Margarita (3.316), respectively on the W and NW sides of the bay, or to an anchorage or Puerto de Rosas (3.318) on the E side of the bay.

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3.309 From a position NE of Cabo Ultrera (42040N 3125E) the track leads generally NNW for about 11 miles to the entrance to Baha de Rosas, passing: ENE of a wreck, with a depth of 133 m over it, lying 8 cables NNW of Cabo Ultrera 1 cable SE of Cabo de Castell, thence: ENE of a shoal, with a least depth of 32 m over it, extending up to 2 cables offshore and lying about 3 cables SE of Punta del Mil, 2 miles NNW of Cabo Ultrera. Cala de Mong indents the coast close N of Punta del Mil. Thence: ENE of Punta Trenca Brasos, 3 miles NNW of Cabo Ultrera, with Torre Mong standing close W, thence: ENE of Cala de la Clota, 1 miles WNW of Punta Trenca Brasos, thence: ENE of Punta de la Casa Gran, the NW entrance point of Cala de la Clota 2 miles NW of Punta Trenca Brasos. The town of La Escala stands on Punta de la Casa Gran close E of a hill surmounted by a ruined tower. Thence: WSW of a wreck, 4 miles NE of Punta de la Cala Gran, with a depth of 39 m over it. A swell

3.310 From a position WSW of Punta de la Batera the route to rejoin the coastal route E of Cabo Norfeo (3.306), 3 miles E, leads initially about 1 miles generally SE and about 2 miles generally E, passing (with positions given from Punta Falconera (4214N 313E)): SW of Los Branchs Canyellas (1 miles WNW), a group of small islets and rocks, some of which are between 8 and 10 m in height, which lie in the approaches to Cala de Canyellas Petitas. The channel between Los Branchs Canyellas and the rocks lying ENE close off Punta de la Umella, the S entrance point to the cove, is about 1 cables wide and 15 to 25 m deep. Thence: SW of Punta del Ullastrell (8 cables NW), the N entrance point to Cala de Canyellas Grosas; rocks extend 1 cable SSW of the point and Punta de la Canyellas Grosas, 2 cables farther SE, is the S entrance point to the cove. Thence: SW and S of Punta Falconera, the S extremity of Cabo Falc which lies about 1 cable NE. Cabo Falc is a high sheer-sided promontory on the W side of the bay indenting the coast between the cape and Cabo Norfeo, 2 miles E. On the W side of this bay, about 3 cables ENE of Cabo Falc, there is a shoal with a depth of 45 m over it. Close N of this shoal on the W shore of the bay are two small coves (Cala Murtra and Cala Rustella) which are suitable for small craft, but local knowledge is necessary. Thence: At the head of the bay, about 1 mile NE of Cabo Falc, is Punta Ferrera with, about 1 cable S, a detached patch (depth of 06 m) which splits the N shore into two small coves. In the NW corner is Cala de Montjoi (3.319) and in the NE corner Cala Pelosa. Thence: S of Cabo Norfeo (2 miles E).

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Anchorages and harbours Aiguablava

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3.312 Description. Cala de Aiguablava and Cala de Fornells (41563N 3130E) indent the coast close together immediately W of Punta des Mut (3.305) and about 1 miles SW of Cabo Begur.

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Cala de Aiguablava is bounded on its E side by the peninsula with Punta des Mut at its NE extremity and is separated from Cala de Fornells by a headland on its W side. Anchorage can be obtained in the E part of Cala de Aiguablava in a depth of 3 m, sand and weed with good protection from all but strong NE winds. There are many small craft mooring buoys in the cove. Anchorage can also be obtained in the entrance to Cala de Fornells but shelter is not as good as it is in Cala de Aiguablava. Harbour. Aiguablava is a small harbour entered between two rocky spits which have been partially quayed close N of Cala de Fornells. The entrance is only 8 m wide. Depths in the marina are between 1 and 25 m. Useful marks: Light (green tower, white base) on the extremity of the rocky spit on the E side of the entrance to Aiguablava Marina. Light (red lantern) on W side of the entrance to Aiguablava Marina. Services: fuel; fresh water; provisions; 4-tonne crane on the W side of the entrance.

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3.313 Description. Puerto de L Estartit (42035N 3120E), a fishing harbour, also accommodating other craft, lies at the N end of Playa de Pals (3.305) on the SW side of Montaa La Barra, an elevated and rocky promontory with Punta Guixeras its SE extremity and Punta Salinas its NE extremity. Molinet, a small islet 7 m high, lies close SE of Punta Guixeras. Torre Ponsa is situated 7 cables NW of the harbour. Anchorage (Fondeadero de la Medas) for small vessels and small craft can be found in N and E winds about 3 cables SW of Islas Medas Light (4203N 313E) (3.307) in depths of about 19 m, mud and sand. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the E by Dique de Levante which extends in an arc generally SW for about 2 cables from Punta de la Torre, which has the ruins of an old tower standing on it, about 1 cables WSW of Punta Guixeras. Contradique extends about 1 cable SE then cable NE to form the entrance which faces SW and is about 60 m wide. Dique Interior extends about 1 cables SW from the shore about 1 cable NW of the root of Dique de Levante and forms an inner basin in which most of the berthing facilities lie. Entry is difficult in strong winds. Depths in the entrance are reported to be 4 m and within the harbour vary from 2 to 3 m. Useful marks: La Bleda, a rock 7 m in height, which stands at the foot of Punta Guixeras. Light (white tower, green top, 4 m in height) on the head of Dique de Levante. Light (red post, 4 m in height) on the elbow of Contradique. Light (red lantern on masonry base, 4 m in height) on the head of Contradique. Light (white post, green top, 4 m in height) on the head of Dique Interior. Services: Facilities: fuel; fresh water; provisions. Repair: 30-tonne capacity travel lift;7 tonne capacity crane; 3-tonne capacity crane.

3.314 Description. Puerto de LEscala (4207N 309E) is a fishing harbour, also accommodating other craft, on the E side of Cala de la Clota. Controlling draught is reported to be 2 m. Anchorage can be obtained in Cala de la Clota W of the entrance to Darsena Pesquera in a depth of 10 m, sand. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the N and W by a breakwater which extends in an arc for about 3 cables W and SW from the E entrance point to the bay. Espign de la Clota extends generally W for about 1 cables from a position on the shore close to the root of the above breakwater forming a basin with its entrance being about 50 m wide and facing W. About 1 cables S of Espign de la Clota, the old harbours Contradique projects about 1 cable NNW from the shore to terminate in a T-head about 1 cables in length, thus forming the entrance to Darsena Pesquera which is about 50 m wide and faces W. Darsena Deportivo lies between Contradique and another breakwater extending cables NNW from the shore about 1 cables W of Contradique. Fish farm, marked by a light-buoy (special), lies about 6 cables NE of the E entrance point to the bay. Useful marks: Light (white post with a red top, 3 m in height) on the head of LEscala breakwater. Light (white post with green top, 3 m in height), on the head of Espign de la Clota. Light (green post, 3 m in height) on the E head of Contradique. Light (green post, red band, 3 m in height) on the W head of Contradique. Light (N cardinal daymark on yellow post, black top, on concrete base, 3 m in height) on the head of the breakwater on the W side of Darsena Deportivo. Services: Facilities: fuel; fresh water; provisions. Repairs: two cranes of 8 and 10-tonnes capacity; 5-tonne capacity mobile crane.

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3.315 Description. Puerto de Ampuriabrava (Puerto de Empuriabrava) (4215N 308E) comprises a complex of miles of interconnecting canals lined with high rises, shops, houses and hotels on reclaimed land N of the Ro Muga (3.308). The port lies on the W shore of Baha de Rosas (3.317). Anchorage can be obtained NE or SW of the entrance in a depth of 5 m, sand. Entrance. The entrance to the waterways, which is 50 m wide, lies between two breakwaters extending parallel to each other for about 1 cable SE from the shore, 8 cables NE of the mouth of the Ro Muga. Depths in the entrance are reported to be 3 m and inside the harbour they vary between 2 and 25 m. Useful marks: Control tower (42150N 3078E) standing at a height of 50 m. Light (green tower, white base, 4 m in height) on the head of the N breakwater. Light (red tower, white base, 4 m in height) on the head of the S breakwater.

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Services: Repair: 50-tonne travel lift; 10-tonne and a 7-tonne cranes. Other facilities: fuel; fresh water; provisions.

fish farm is marked by light-buoys (special) and the W fish farm straddles the extremity of a submarine outfall (below). Submarine outfall extends 7 cables SSW from a position on the shore, 8 cables NNW from the entrance to Puerto de Rosas; its extremity is marked by a light-buoy (special).

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3.316 Description. Puerto de Santa Margarita (4216N 309E) comprises a large development of interconnecting waterways and canals on reclaimed land over part of the flood plain of the Ro Muga. The port lies on the W shore of Baha de Rosas (3.317). Anchorage can be obtained NE or SW of the entrance in depths of 5 m, sand. Entrance. The entrance lies between two breakwaters. Dique de Abrigo extends in an arc for about 1 cables SW from the shore 1 mile N of the entrance to Puerto de Ampuriabrava. Contradique extends a short distance SE from the shore SW of the root of Dique de Abrigo, to form the entrance which is about 40 m wide and faces SW. Caution. The approach can be dangerous in heavy seas or strong winds between E and S. Protection is good in the waterways except in strong NW winds when alternative shelter in Puerto de Rosas should be considered. Depths within the waterways and canals are suitable for small craft drawing 2 to 25 m. The entrance, however, requires constant dredging owing to continuous silting and depths can alter considerably. Sounding is advised. Buoyage. A trot of buoys (port hand) mark the entrance channel. Sometimes beacons are used in place of the buoys Useful marks: Light (white tower, green top, 6 m in height) on the head of Dique de Abrigo. Light (white tower, red top, 3 m in height) on the head of Contradique. Services: Repair: 50-tonne travel-lift; 5-tonne crane; 12-tonne patent slip. Other facilities: fuel; fresh water; provisions.

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3.317 Description. Baha de Rosas (42155N 3100E) lies in the NW corner of Golfo de Rosas with Puerto de Ampuriabrava (3.315) and Puerto de Santa Margarita (3.316) on its W shore and Puerto de Rosas (3.318) on its E shore. Anchorage can be obtained in Baha de Rosas sheltered from all but S and SE winds. Large vessels can obtain an anchorage about 3 cables WSW of the entrance to Puerto de Rosas in depths of 17 to 18 m. Small vessels usually anchor about 2 cables from the beach SW of the middle of the town of Rosas and S of the ruins of the citadel (42161N 3103E) inside the 10 m depth contour line, sand, keeping well clear of a rubble breakwater extending from the shore to the N and the submarine outfall and fish farms described below. An alternative more convenient anchorage can be obtained in depths of about 12 m some 1 cables NW of the entrance to Puerto de Rosas and clear of the NE fish farm. Care should be taken to keep the harbour entrance clear. Fish farms lie in the NE corner of the bay about 3 cables NW and 4 cables W, respectively, from the entrance to Puerto de Rosas (42152N 3108E). The NW

3.318 Description. Puerto de Rosas (42152N 3108E) is primarily a fishing harbour with facilities for small commercial vessels and yachts. The port lies on the E shore of Baha de Rosas (3.317). Rescue. There is a lifeboat station in the port. See also 1.44 and 3.6. Port Authority. Ayudantia Militar de Marina, Muelle Comercial de Rosas 4, 17480 Rosas, Spain. Largest vessel, maximum LOA 40 m; maximum draught 4 m. Pilotage. Pilots are available from Puerto de Palams (3.281). 24 hours notice is required. See also 1.21. Anchorage: see 3.317. Harbour. Muelle de Abrigo extends about 2 cables W from the shore 3 cables N of Punta de la Batera (3.309). Muelle Comercial extends WSW for 1 cables then SSE for about 2 cables from the shore about 3 cables N of the root of Muelle de Abrigo, to form the entrance which faces NW and is about 150 m wide. Two breakwaters extend close together and parallel to each other about 1 cable ESE from a position on the shore about 1 cable N of the root of Muelle Comercial; the S breakwater is slightly longer than the other. Depths in the entrance are reported to be 75 m and within the harbour they vary between 1 and 5 m. Useful marks: Punta de la Batera Light (3.311). Light (white tower, green top, 4 m in height) on the head of Muelle de Abrigo. Light (white tower, red top, 4 m in height) on the head of Muelle Comercial. Light (S cardinal daymark on black post, yellow top, 2 m in height) on the head of the longer breakwater 1 cable N of Muelle Comercial as described above. Light (S cardinal daymark on black beacon, yellow top) close to the head of the rubble breakwater (3.317), 3 cables NW of Muelle Comercial. Berths: Muelle Comercial: length 304 m; depth 35 m. Muelle Comercial extension SSE: length 300 m; depth alongside 45 m (outer), 40 m (inner). Services: Repair: patent slipway for vessels up to 150-tonnes at a small shipyard on the root of Muelle de Abrigo. Other facilities: medical facilities. Supplies: gas oil and fresh water. Communications: nearest airport is at Gerona, 50 km distant.

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3.319 Position. Cala de Montjoi (42150N 03139E) lies in the NW corner of the bay formed between Cabo Falc (3.310) and Cabo Norfeo.

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Anchorage The cove is enclosed at its head and provides a holding ground of sand and weed, clean beach and good shelter from N winds.

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3.320 Description. Ensenada de Cadaqus, also known as Puerto de Cadaqus, (4217N 317E) is a bay indenting the coast to a distance of 1 mile NW from its entrance between Punta de Cala Nans (3.306) and Isla Arenella (3.306). The bay gives partial protection from the NW Tramontana (1.154) but not from winds and sea between E and S. A short distance inside the bay on the NE side there is a light. Topography. The SW side of the bay is high, cliffy and indented by two coves, Cala Nans and Cala Conca, both of which have beaches at their heads. Punta de Cala Conca lies N of Cala Conca and Islote El Sortell almost joins its NE side. The town of Cadaqus stands on the slopes of high ground at the head of the bay where a channel for flood water bisects the town which has many holiday facilities. Rescue. There is a lifeboat station in the port. See also 1.44 and 3.6. Anchorage can be obtained N of a line joining Punta de la Cala Conca and El Pil in depths between 10 and 20 m, taking care to avoid La Entina. If anchoring near the head of the harbour, a vessel should moor with her anchors laid SW and NE, bearing in mind that a shoal bank extends some cable from the beach fronting Cadaqus. Alternatively, a vessel can lay an anchor SW, in a depth of 20 to 23 m, and secure her stern to one of the bollards on Els Farallons on the NE side of the bay; this anchorage is of a temporary nature. Small craft can obtain anchorages around the head of the bay to suit draught and wind direction; the bottom is sand, mud, weed and occasional patches of stone. In a NW Tramontana, shelter should be sought as close inshore as draught permits or in the small coves such as Cala Conca, Cala de Poal (Playa del Ros). Landmarks: Montaa de Cadaqus, 1 miles W of the bay (3.308). The hermitage of San Sebastin, standing about 7 cables ESE of Montaa de Cadaqus. The ancient convent of San Pedro de Roda, standing on the summit of a mountain about 4 miles NW of Montaa de Cadaqus. Casa de Colom, a building with two towers, the W of which is higher, standing on a hill overlooking Punta de la Costa on the NE side of the harbour, 3 cables SE of the town.

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Directions from south. From a position NE of Punta de Cala Nans Light (42164N 3172E) (3.306), the track leads NW for about 7 cables to the inner reaches of the bay, passing (with positions given from the Punta de Cala Nans Light): NE of Cucurucs de la Cebolla (2 cables NW), a group of triangular-shaped rocks, thence: SW of El Cucuruc (5 cables NNE), a high conical islet, thence: SW of Els Farallons and El Pil (6 cables N), which comprise a group of rocks lying close together; a concrete beacon stands on El Pil, the N rock, thence: NE of a fish haven (5 cables NNW), thence: NE of El Sortell (7 cables NW), an islet which almost joins the NE side of a peninsula with Punta de la Cala Conca at its head. La Entina is a shoal, with a least depth of 27 m over it, lying about cable NE of El Sortell. Bajos Palicorna, with depths of less than 27 m extends cable offshore from the NE side of the head of the harbour. Thence as required for the chosen anchorage. Directions from north-east. Clearing bearing. From a position NE of Punta Oliguera (4217N 318E) (3.306), the line of bearing less than 030 of Isletas Massina (3.306), 6 cables NE, and open W of Isleta Maza de Oro (3.306), 2 miles farther NNE, passes ESE of Banco de la Devesa, which extends E and S of Isla Arenella (3.306), until the church in Cadaqus is open W of El Cucuruc (above), thence the directions continue as described above.

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3.321 Description. Port Lligat (42177N 3174E) is a shallow cove indenting the coast W of Isla de Port Lligat and Isletas Massina (3.306). Punta de Sant Antoni is a point extending S from the N shore. The cove is shallow and suitable only for small craft. Anchorage. Small craft can anchor about cable SE of Punta de Sant Antoni in 4 m, weed over sand and stones. The cove gives good protection from all but NE winds with limited protection from the NW Tramontana (1.154).

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3.322 Description. Cala Guillola (42182N 3175E) indents the coast 1 mile NW of Isletas Massina (3.306). It provides shelter from N winds which prevail along this coast but is open SE. Anchorage can be obtained in Cala Guillola in depths of 14 or 15 m, sand and weed.

CABO CREUS TO CAP CERBRE GENERAL INFORMATION

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3.323 In this section the coastal waters between Cabo Creus (4219N 319E) (3.306) and Cap Cerbre (3.333), 10 miles NW are described together with intervening ports, anchorages and bays.

3.324 Tunny nets may be found up to 7 miles offshore. They are generally marked by day and night. See 1.8.

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3.325 Submarines exercise frequently in areas off this coast. See chart, Annual Notice to Mariners Number 8 and 1.11.

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3.326 The International Boundary between Spain and France lies close N of Cabo Falc (4226N 310E).

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3.327 See 1.44 and 3.6.

COASTAL ROUTE General information

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Route
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3.328 The route from a position NE of Isleta Maza de Oro (4219N 320E) leads generally NW for about 10 miles to a position NE of Cap Cerbre.

Topography
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3.329 See 3.269.

Fish havens
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3.330 From a position close N of Isla Meda (41211N 3131E) (3.333) a series of rectangular shaped fish havens extends about 1 miles WNW and 7 cables WSW to the shore.

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3.331 Currents off the coast between Cabo Lladr (4224N 310E) (3.333) and Cap Cerbre, 2 miles N, are influenced by the prevailing wind.

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3.332 Landmarks: Cabo Creus Lighthouse (3.304). Castillo de San Salvador (3.304). Major lights: Cabo Creus Light (3.304). Cap Cerbre Light (grey pyramidal tower, red top 10 m in height (4226N 311E), stands on the cape at an elevation of 55 m (3.333).

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3.333 From a position NE of Isleta Maza de Oro (4219N 320E), the track leads generally NW for about 10 miles, passing (with positions given from Punta Sernella (4221N 311E)): NE of Isla La Encalladora (6 miles ESE) which is an island about 3 cables long lying in a NW/SE orientation and about 3 cables N of Cabo Creus (3.306), thence: NE of Isla de Cullar (Isla Fullolas) (5 miles ESE) which lies close off the W entrance point to Cala de Culip, thence: NE of Punta dels Farallons (3 miles E), which terminates in a white cone and has several islets close off it, thence: NE of Cabo Gros (2 miles E). Isla Madella (not charted), a rock about 6 m in height, lies close

offshore about 5 cables WNW of Cabo Gros. Thence: NE of Punta Blanca (1 miles E) (not charted), close W of Isla Madella, which is noticeable on account of its red colouring in contrast with the dark colour of the coastline in the area. Several rocky coves, with beaches at their heads, lie between Punta Blanca and Isla Meda (not charted), 6 cables W, thence: NE of Isla Meda (1 mile ESE), a sharp pointed island about 8 m in height. The coves between the island and Punta de la Creu, 6 cables WSW, are suitable only for small craft and local knowledge is necessary, thence: NE of Punta de la Creu (8 cables ESE), lying at the foot of Puig de la Carbonera which rises to an elevation of 119 m about 2 cables S of the point. Thence: NE of Puerto de la Selva (1 mile SE) (3.336) which lies between Punta de la Creu and Punta Sernella, 7 cables WNW, thence: NE of Punta Sernella from which a light (3.334) is exhibited. The point is steep and fringed by rocks. Thence: NE of El Castell de Llan (1 miles NW) (not charted), an islet which is high, rounded, with a small castle on its summit and is connected to the mainland by reclamation involved in the construction of Puerto de Llan (3.337). Thence: NE of Cabo Raso (2 miles NW), close off which are two islets from the E of which a reef extends cable E, thence: NE of Cabo Lladr (3 miles NNW), 8 cables N of Cabo Raso, a whitish headland, close off which is an islet and a conical rock, both of which are also whitish. The coast between the cape and Cap Cerbre, 2 miles N is high-rugged and moderately steep-to. Thence: NE of Cabo Marcer (Punta Marc) (4 miles NNW), about 1 mile N of Cabo Lladr. The coast between Cabo Marcer and Punta Gatillepis, about 5 cables N, is very steep and rises in the middle to an elevation of over 200 m. Thence: NE of Punta Gatillepis (4 miles NNW), on the S side of Cala de Portbou (3.340), thence: NE of Cap Cerbre (5 miles NNW), about 1 mile N of Punta Gatillepis, with an islet of moderate elevation close off it. The international boundary (3.326) between Spain and France lies close S. (Directions continue for the coastal route N of Cap Cerbre in Mediterranean Pilot Volume II)

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3.334 Punta Sernella lighthouse (grey square tower and building, white lantern, 11 m in height) (42209N 3112E), standing on the point (3.333).

Anchorages and harbours Ensenada El Golfet de Cabo Creus

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3.335 Description. Ensenada El Golfet de Cabo Creus (42205N 3150E) which indents the coast between Punta dels Farallons (3.333) and Cabo Gros (3.333) contains several small shallow coves. Local knowledge is necessary.

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Anchorage can be obtained in the bay sheltered from winds between E and W through S which are frequent in summer; it is exposed to the N winds in winter when it becomes dangerous.

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3.336 Description. Puerto de la Selva (42205N 3120E) lies on the E side of a large bay of the same name which is backed by mountains. The harbour, which fronts the town of Selva, has been developed for fishing vessels and yachts. Playa de la Ribera is a beach at the S end of the bay and the W coast of the bay towards Punta Sernella (3.333) is rugged and rocky. Anchorage can be obtained in the bay from all except N winds. In NW winds, sheltered anchorage can be obtained in the lee of Punta Sernella in depths between 20 and 22 m. The usual anchorage is NW of Muelle de Punta Trenc in depths between 20 and 22 m, muddy sand. Anchorage can also be obtained in the SE corner of the bay between the 5 and 10 m depth contour lines, mud and sand. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the NW by Muelle de Punta Trenc, which extends about 1 cables SSW from a point of the same name, 3 cables SSW of Punta de la Creu (3.333). Inside the breakwater a series of quays and pontoons extends along the shore for about 3 cables SSE to Punta de la Timba which has been quayed; two piers lie close S of Punta de la Timba. Useful marks: Punta Sernella Lighthouse (3.334). Lighthouse (red concrete tower, white base, 5 m in height) on the head of Muelle de Punta Trenc. Berths. Vessels can berth alongside the inner face of Muelle de Punta Trenc in depths between 3 and 10 m. Fishing vessels use this berth. Other vessels berth SE of the mole. Fishing vessels use the quays at Punta de la Timba. Services: Repairs: 125-tonne crane on the Muelle; 1-tonne crane SE of the Muelle. Other facilities: fuel; fresh water; provisions.

Lighthouse (white tower, red top) on the head of. the inner breakwater. Lighthouse (white concrete tower, green top, 2 m in height) on the head of Contradique. Services. Limited facilities are available, including a 12-tonne capacity crane.

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3.338 Description. Cala Garvet indents the coast between Cabo Raso (42234N 3101E) (3.333) and Cabo Lladr (3.333), 8 cables N. The cove is exposed to winds between NE and SE which send in a heavy sea. Local knowledge is necessary. Anchorage can be obtained in the cove, sheltered from offshore winds, with the higher of the two islets off Cabo Raso in line bearing about 133, with the summit of the hill above Cabo Gros (4221N 315E) (3.333), in a depth of 11 m.

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3.339 Description. Puerto de Colera (42243, 3093E) is a small fishing harbour on the S side of Cala Colera, a deep cove surrounded by high mountains. Anchorage can be obtained in a depth of 10 m, sand and stone, near the centre of the entrance to Cala Colera. It is exposed to onshore winds and, in addition, despite being sheltered from the N and NW it is exposed to fierce eddies from the NW Tramontana (1.154). Harbour. The harbour is protected by two small breakwaters; Dique de Levante extends generally NW for about cable on the N side of the harbour and Contradique extends a short distance NNE from the shore on the S side of the harbour to form the entrance which faces NW and is about 50 m wide. Depths in the entrance are 5 m and 15 to 4 m within the harbour. Useful marks: Lighthouse (red structure) on the head of Dique de Levante. Lighthouse (green tower, white base) on the head of Contradique. Services: limited services; 2-tonne capacity crane; no fuel.

3.337 Description. Puerto de Llan (42225N 3098E) lies tucked away in a small cove immediately W of El Castell de Llan (3.333). It is a fishing harbour which has been developed into a resort with a good yacht basin. Anchorage can be obtained W and clear of the harbour entrance in a depth of 3 m, sand and weed. It is very exposed and two other anchorages with better shelter can be obtained in two small coves close SW of Punta de Canyelles, 6 cables N of the port. Harbour. An outer breakwater extends NNE for a short distance then WNW for about 1 cable from the foot of El Castell de Llan. An inner breakwater, extends NNW for about 1 cables and then NE for about 1 cable from a position on shore about 1 cables SW of the root of the outer breakwater, to form the entrance to the outer basin which is about 60 m wide and faces W. Contradique extends a short distance NW, towards the head of the inner breakwater from the root of the outer breakwater, to form the entrance to the inner basin. Useful marks: Lighthouse (red concrete tower, white base, 3 m in height) on the head of the outer breakwater,

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3.340 Description. Cala de Portbou (4226N 310E) forms a natural harbour close S of the International Boundary with France. In strong winds from NE to SE a heavy swell enters the cove and despite being sheltered from all other directions the NW Tramontana (1.154) can still descend in strong gusts from the inland mountain ranges; it is unsuitable for shelter except in exceptional circumstances. Anchorage can be obtained in the middle of the head of the cove in a depth of 5 m, sand and weed, about cable offshore. Harbour. Part of the S side at the head of the cove has been quayed along a length of about 75 m and this provides a landing. Development. A new marina was under construction (1999) close inside Punta de Gatillepis on the S side of the entrance to the cove. The breakwaters have been completed and it might be possible to find shelter inside them. Useful mark: Light (N cardinal daymark on yellow beacon, black top), on the head of the new N breakwater.

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GENERAL INFORMATION
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4.1 This chapter covers the Islas Baleares which comprise a group of four principal islands; Isla de Formentera, Isla de Ibiza, Isla de Mallorca and Isla de Menorca, together with a number of adjacent islets. The group lies ENE of Cabo de San Antonio (3848N 012E) (2.258) and the principal islands lie in pairs on two banks. The chapter is divided into the following sections: Islas de Ibiza and Formentera (4.8). Islas de Mallorca (4.76). Isla de Menorca (4.218).

Isla de Menorca, the NE island of the group, is rather flat and free from off-lying dangers. There are few islets close to land and what dangers there are lie within 5 cables of the coast. Monte Toro (4000N 407E) the highest point on the island, is a conical mountain near the islands centre and makes a useful landmark.

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4.3 Off-lying banks consist of Banco del Emile Baudot (3844N 229E), and another bank, with a depth of 76 m over it, lying 10 miles ENE of the E end of Isla de Formentera.

Topography
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4.2 In general, the N coasts of the islands are high, rocky and steep-to, whereas the S coasts are nearly everywhere low and accessible. Isla de Ibiza and Isla de Mallorca are high and mountainous, but Isla de Formentera and Isla de Menorca are less elevated. Some villages on the coasts of the islands have been transformed into built-up areas with many prominent hotels and blocks of flats; this is particularly true of Isla de Ibiza and Isla de Mallorca. Isla de Formentera, the SW and smallest of the principal islands in the group, appears as two islands when seen at a distance from S. Isla de Ibiza has a somewhat indented coast forming many coves. The island attains its highest elevation in Monte Atalayasa near its SW end. Isla de Mallorca, the largest of the islands in the group, lies NE of Isla de Ibiza, from which it is separated by a deep channel 45 miles wide. On the NW coast the mountains attain their highest elevation and elsewhere the coast is lower and rocky with few beaches; Puig Mayor (4.164) is the highest point of the island. There are no off-lying dangers, and the island, as well as the few islets off it, is steep-to.

4.4 See 1.8.

Submarine exercise areas

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4.5 Submarines exercise frequently in areas off this coast. See chart, Annual Notice to Mariners Number 8 and 1.11.

Natural conditions
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4.6 Currents. See 1.128. Climate and weather. For general remarks see 1.145 and for climatic tables see 1.166, 1.175, 1.176 and 1.177.

Rescue
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4.7 Islas Baleares are contained within the Spanish Maritime Search and Rescue Region (SRR). MRCC Madrid is responsible for co-ordinating SAR operations within Spanish waters and liaising with RCCs of other nations. There are MRCC at Palma (4.135), Valencia (3.34) and Barcelona (3.210); and MRSC at Castelln (3.86) and Tarragona (3.153). France SRR lies to the E of the islands and Algeria SRR to the SE. For further information see 1.44 and Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 5.

ISLAS DE IBIZA AND FORMENTERA GENERAL INFORMATION

Charts 1700, 1701, 1702, 2834 North and North-east Coasts of Isla de Ibiza (4.39). South-east Coast of Isla de Ibiza and East and South Coasts of Isla de Formentera (4.54). Chart 2834

Area covered
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4.8 In the area covered by this section, the passage through the Canal de Ibiza (3850N 045E) (4.11) is described together with the coastal waters and off-lying dangers surrounding the Islas de Ibiza and Formentera. On Isla de Ibiza there are two main ports, namely, Puerto de San Antonio Abad (4.48) on the NW coast and Puerto de Ibiza (4.63) on the SE coast. This section is arranged as follows: Canal de Ibiza (4.11). West Coasts of Isla de Formentera and Isla de Ibiza (4.15).

Marine reserves
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4.9 Los Freus Marine Reserve has been established enclosing a large area between the S end of the Isla de Ibiza and the N part of the Isla Formentera. On the W side it extends from Punta Yondal (38507N 1192E) generally SSE and SSW, to Punta Gabina (38432N 1230E), following the general line of the coast. On the E side, it extends from Isla Sal Rosa (38524N 1244E), generally SE and SW, passing close E of Isla Espardell, to the coast

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close S of Punta Prima (38437N 1285E). The limits of the area are shown on the chart. Integral reserve. An integral reserve, shown on the chart, has been established almost surrounding Isla Espardell (3848N 129E), within the reserve described above. Within the marine reserve, fishing and the removal of marine flora or fauna, is prohibited. Within the integral reserve, anchoring, fishing, diving and the removal of marine flora or fauna is prohibited. See also 1.9.

Major lights: Cabo Berbera Light as above. Isla Conejera Light (39 00N 113E) (4.40). Cabo de la Nao Light (3844N 014E) (2.253). Cabo de San Antonio Light (3848N 012E) (2.253).

Directions
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Artificial reefs
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4.10 Five artificial reefs, as shown on the chart, have been established in the area between the S end of the Isla de Ibiza and the N part of the Isla Formentera. Their function is as fish havens and for the protection of the coastal zone. They are centred (with positions given from the Tower (38477N 1251E): 5 miles N. 2 miles ENE. 3 miles SE. 6 miles SSE. 2 miles SSW. Mariners are warned that charted depths over these reefs may be reduced by about 25 m.

4.14 From the vicinity of 3828N 100E, WSW of Isla de Formentera, the route leads NNW for 31 miles to the vicinity of 3856N 042E, W of the Isla de Ibiza, passing: WSW of Cabo Berbera (3839N 123E) (4.19), thence: WSW of Islas Bledas (3859N 110E) (4.21), thence: ENE of Cabo de la Nao (3844N 014E) (2.258).

WEST COASTS OF ISLA DE FORMENTERA AND ISLA DE IBIZA General information

Chart 2834

Coastal route
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CANAL DE IBIZA General information

Charts 1700, 1701

4.15 The route leads N, WNW and generally NNW from a position SW of Cabo Berbera (3844N 123E) (4.19) to a position W of Isla Bleda Plana (4.21), about 23 miles NNW. The route is sub-divided as follows: Cabo Berbera to Freu Grande (4.19). Freu Grande to La Bota (4.20). La Bota to Isla Bleda Plana (4.21).

Topography
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Description and route

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4.11 Canal de Ibiza, which separates the mainland coast of Spain at Cabo de la Nao (3844N 014E) (2.258) from the Islas de Ibiza and Formentera 45 miles W, is deep and free of dangers. The through route in the Canal de Ibiza may be considered to extend from a position WSW of Cabo Berbera (3839N 123E) (4.19) to a position W of Islas Bledas (4.21), 31 miles NW.

4.16 See 4.2.

Marine reserve and artifical reef

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4.17 See 4.9 and 4.10.

Principal marks
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Topography
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4.12 See 4.2.

Principal marks
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4.13 Landmarks: Cabo Berbera Lighthouse (white round tower, 19 m in height) (3839N 123E), standing on the cape (4.19). Islote Vedr (3952N 111E) which is reddish in colour and has a pronounced cone at its W end and two similar cones at its E end, the N and higher of which has an elevation of 382 m. The islet is steep-to in most places and almost inaccessible. On the N side there is a small cove where small craft can find a landing; local knowledge is necessary. A light (white metal tower, 3 m in height), stands on the W extremity of the islet. Islote Galera and other above-water rocks lie close off the NE side of the islet and Islote Vedranell, which is steep-to and inaccessible lies between Islote Vedr and Cabo Jueu; an anchorage can be obtained close N of Islote Vedranell in a depth of 11 m.

4.18 Landmarks: Cabo Berbera Lighthouse (3839N 123E) (4.13). Torre Espalmador (a prominent circular tower, 96 m in height) (3847N 125E), standing on the W extremity of Isla Espalmador (4.19). Ermita Cubells (3853N 116E), standing on cliffs at an elevation of 118 m. Islote Vedr (3952N 111E) (4.13). Major lights: Cabo Berbera Light (4.13). Isla Conejera Light (39 00N 113E) (4.40).

Directions Cabo Berbera to Freu Grande

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4.19 From a position WSW of Cabo Berbera (3839N 123E), the route leads generally N for about 11 miles to the approaches to Freu Grande, passing (with positions from Punta Rasa (38416N 1229E)): W of Cabo Berbera (3 miles S), the SW extremity of Isla de Formentera, a steep-to, cliffy, headland 50 m in height; a light (4.13) stands on the cape. The promontory of Frontn de Guilln, which attains a height of 104 m, terminates at the cape and Torre Berbera, about 9 m in height, stands at an elevation of 74 m about 3 cables ENE of the cape; the tower,

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on certain bearings, is not easily seen against the higher land behind it. Thence: W of Punta Rasa, which is 18 m in height and lies 3 miles N of Cabo Berbera. Cala Sahona, lies in the SE corner of a bay with cliffy shores which rise to 20 m in height and extend 1 miles N to Punta Gabina. Cala Sahona is suitable only for small craft and local knowledge is necessary. Thence: W of Punta Gabina (1 miles N), 14 m in elevation, with a tower 9 m in height standing on it, thence:

Chart 2834 plan Channels between Ibiza and Formentera W of Punta Pedreras (2 miles N), which lies at the end of a cliffy length of coast extending 1 miles NE of Punta Gabina. Ensenada del Cabrito (4.31) lies close E of the point and Puerto de Sabina (4.26) lies on the E side of Isla Sabina (4.26), 1 mile E of Punta Pedreras. A light (4.29) stands on the NE point of Isla Sabina, thence: W of Los Trocados (5 miles NE), a low narrow tongue of sand with some rocky outcrops and dunes on it, extending about 1 mile N of Playa de las Isletas (4.27) on the N extremity of Isla de Formentera. Los Trocados is so low and narrow in places that in bad weather the sea breaks right across it. Thence: W of a detached patch (5 miles NNE), with a depth of 43 m over it, which lies 1 cable SW of Islote Gastab, a steep-to islet lying 8 cables WNW of the N extremity of Los Trocados in the approaches to Puerto del Espalmador (4.32). A light (W cardinal daymark, yellow beacon, black band, 8 m in height) stands on the islet, thence: W of the W extremity of Isla Espalmador, (5 miles NNE); the coast in this area is faced by cliffs 24 m in height. Isla Espalmador lies N of Isla de Formentera, and is separated from Los Trocados by a shallow bank with a reef over which the sea breaks in bad weather. The W coast of Isla Espalmador is the highest and faced in places with red cliffs. The N and E coasts of the island are sandy with patches of rock. Thence: W of Isla Torretas (6 miles NNE), an island connected by shoals to the W side of the N part of Isla Espalmador on the S side of the entrance to Freu Grande (4.23); the entrance is marked by lights. (Directions for Freu Grande are given at 4.23)

Chart 2834 Ibiza and Formentera SSW of Punta Yondal (3 miles E), a low rocky point faced with cliffs especially on its W side. The point extends S from a steep white coloured hill, 159 m in height, and has a reef extending 1 cables S of it. A light (control tower, 9 m in height) for the use of aircraft is occasionally exhibited from an airport 2 miles ENE of the point. Ensenada de Codol (4.34) and Cala Yondal (4.35), respectively, are entered E and W of the point. Thence: SSW of Punta de Port Roig (2 miles ENE), a flat point with a small reef on its S side; the E side of the point consists of white cliffs. Cala de Port Roig (4.36) is entered N of the point and the coast to Ermita Cubells (5.164.18), 1 miles WNW, consists of cliffs the highest point of which is a blackish point named Cabo Negret. Thence: SSW of Cabo Llentrisca, a white, cliffy and salient headland, 148 m in height with Cala Llentrisca, a very small cove with a depth of 23 m in its entrance, lying 7 cables NNE. Monte Llentrisca rises 1 miles N of the headland, thence: SSW of Cabo Jueu (Cabo del Judo) (1 miles NW), a spur of Monte Atalayasa (4.2); the cape is high and covered with pine trees and has the ancient Torre Sabina standing on it. La Oliva is a large prominent rock at the extremity of Cabo Jueu and Cap Blanch is a whitish cliffy headland 5 cables N of Cabo Jueu. Bajo El Materet, with a depth of 108 m over it, lies on the extremity of a rocky spit extending 4 cables SW of Cap Blanch. Thence: SSW of Islote Vedr (4.13) (2 miles WNW). Caution. Although there are deep channels between Islote Vedr and Isla de Ibiza they should not be attempted without local knowledge. Thence: To a position SSW of Bajo La Bota (3 miles WNW), an above-water rock 8 cables NW of Islote Vedr, over which the sea breaks heavily in the slightest sea.

La Bota to Isla Bleda Plana

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Freu Grande to La Bota

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4.20 From a position W of Isla Torretas, the route leads WNW for about 9 miles, passing (with positions from Cabo Llentrisca (3851N 115E): SSW of Punta Rama (6 miles SSE) on the N side of the approach to Freu Grande. The point should not be approached closely because, within 1 cable S of it are two low islets, known as Los Farallons de Punta Rama, and about 2 cables ENE of the point is Bajo Escull Morenallet, an above-water rock. A dangerous wreck lies about 1 cable W of Punta Rama and Ensenada de la Canal (4.33) is entered E of the point, thence: SSW of Cabo Falc (5 miles SSE), which is high, cliffy and terminates in a somewhat salient point, thence:

4.21 From a position SSW of La Bota, the route leads generally NNW for about 8 miles, passing (with positions from La Bota (38528N 1108E)): WSW of La Bota. Cala de Horts (2 miles E), a small cove indenting the coast of Isla de Ibiza, has a beach of whitish stones and is not recommended as an anchorage. Islote Escull de Cala Horts, 8 m in height, lies cable SSW of the NW entrance point to the cove, thence: WSW of La Xemena (7 cables NNW), a shoal, which in bad weather should be avoided because very heavy seas are then encountered over it. Puig Pelat, a rounded hill, rises near the coast 2 miles ENE of La Xemena. Thence: WSW of Isla del Esparto (4 miles NNE), an island whose coasts are mostly cliffy and steep-to; islets lie close E and W of the island. Punta Embarcad, a headland on the coast, lies 8 cables E. Thence: To a position WSW of Isla Bleda Plana (6 miles N), which with two islets and some foul ground off its SW side, is the NW island of the Islas Bledas, a group of five islands. Other islands in the group are: Bleda Pequea, also known as Porros, at the S end of the group, is divided into two parts with the N part being known as La Gorra; Bleda Mayor,

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lying between Bleda Pequea and Bleda Plana, is steep-to; Redonda del Oeste, lying close N of Bleda Plana, with foul ground between; and Redonda del Este, lying at the NE end of the group, is steep-to. A light (white round tower), stands on Bleda Plana. (Directions continue at 4.41)

Thence as required for the coastal route E of Islas de Formentera and Ibiza (4.61).

Freu Mediano
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Side channels Los Freus (Channels between Isla Espalmador and Isla de Ibiza)
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Chart 2834 plan Channels between Ibiza and Formentera

Los Freus
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4.22 Description. Los Freus is the collective name for three channels across the ridge which lies between Isla de Los Puercos (38480N 1254E) (4.23) and the S end of Isla de Ibiza; several islets lie on this ridge.

4.24 Description. Freu Mediano (38494N 1248E) lies between the shoals N of Isla Ahorcados and a spit extending S from Islote El Caragol, 5 cables NNW. It has a least charted depth of 32 m close S of mid-channel although it has been reported that there is less water than charted owing to silting, and therefore, passage is not recommended. The sea sometimes breaks right across the strait in bad weather. Dangers in the approach: Bajo Enteniment, a spit with a depth of 06 m over it, extending about 12 cables NW of Islas Negras del Freu on the S side of the approaches to Freu Mediano. Piedra La Barqueta, 5 cables N of Bajo Enteniment, a rock, awash, is especially dangerous when not marked by breakers.

Freu Grande
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Freu Chico
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4.23 Description. Freu Grande, the S channel and deepest and widest of the three channels, lies between Isla de Los Puercos and Isla Ahorcados, 1 mile NNW. Currents. During gales, the currents in the channel are strong and irregular. They usually set in a direction contrary to that of the prevailing wind so that heavy seas are frequently experienced. Submarine power cables extend across the E approaches to Freu Grande. Anchoring and fishing are prohibited in order to protect the cables in the area, as shown on the chart. Landmarks: Isla Ahorcados Lighthouse (white tower, black bands, on white building, 17 m in height) (38489N 1247E) standing on the S end Isla Ahorcados. Isla Puercos Lighthouse (white tower, black band, 25 m in height) (38480N 1253E) standing on the W end of Isla de Los Puercos. Directions. From a position W of Isla Torretas (38477N 1250E) (4.19), the route through Freu Grande leads generally ENE for about 32 miles, passing (with positions given from Isla de Los Puercos (38480N 1254E)): SSE of a light-buoy (S cardinal) marking Bajo Ahorcados (1 mile NNW), a small detached rocky patch lying 22 cables SSE of Islas Negras del Freu which is a group of two dark, flat, rocky islets lying on the edge a shoal extending W from Isla Ahorcados; there is a least charted depth of 17 m in the channel between the rocks and Isla Ahorcados. Heavy seas are experienced in bad weather over a rocky patch, with a depth of 91 m over it, lying 2 cables SSE of Bajo Ahorcados. Thence: Between Isla Ahorcados (1 mile NNW), a rocky island fringed with a shoal bank extending a short distance offshore, and: Isla de Los Puercos (Isla Pou), a low islet connected by shoals 5.56to the N extremity of Isla Espalmador; it is foul on its seaward sides for a short distance. Thence: NNW of Bajo den Pou (4 cables NNW), a shoal in the middle of Freu Grande which is marked by a light-beacon (N cardinal). Detached shoals, with depths of 93 m and 79 m over them, lie, respectively, 32 cables NE and 5 cables ESE of Bajo den Pou in the E approaches to Freu Grande.

4.25 Description. Freu Chico (38498N 1245E) lies between Islote El Caragol and the above-water rocks close S of Punta Portas, the S extremity of Isla de Ibiza; it is suitable only for boats in fine weather and local knowledge is necessary. Useful mark: Torre Portas (38500N 1244E), standing on Punta Portas.

Puerto de Sabina General information

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4.26 Description. Puerto de Sabina (3844N 125E) is the only harbour on Isla de Formentera and is in constant use by ferries, commercial vessels, fishing vessels and yachts. The harbour has been constructed on the SE side of Isla Sabina, a low, flat island connected to Isla de Formentera by reclaimed land which protects the harbour from the W. Cala Sabina, the shores of which are partly rocky and sandy, extends NNE from Isla Sabina to Los Trocados, 1 miles NNE. Estanque Pudent is a shallow lagoon separated from Cala Sabina by a narrow isthmus connected to the sea by a non-navigable channel. Traffic. In 2004 there were 20 ship calls with a total of 16 419 dwt.

Arrival information
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4.27 Anchorages. In good weather anchorage can be obtained anywhere between Punta Pedreras (3844N 124E) (4.19) and the N end of Los Trocados (4.19), 2 miles NE, in depths between 10 and 20 m. The bottom is mostly weed with patches of sand, rock or gravel; depths of less than 10 m sand, predominates in the E part with rock in the S part. Care should be taken to avoid the artificial reef area (4.10). Anchorage can also be obtained in Cala Sabina, affording shelter from offshore winds, in depths of 11 m, sand. In greater depths the bottom is weed with patches of rock. Local knowledge is necessary. Anchorage for small craft can also be obtained off Playa de las Isletas at the head of a small sandy bay in depths of 2 to 3 m protected by some rocky islets, two of which are named Isla Redonda and Isla Pouet, 2 miles NE of Punta Pedreras. An old windmill, which is now used as a restaurant, stands close S of the bay.

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4.28 The harbour is protected from the N by Dique de Abrigo extending 1 cables E from Isla Sabina; Contradique extends N for a short distance from the shore about 1 cables SE of the head of Dique de Abrigo, and then about 1 cable WSW parallel to the shore to a position about 1 cable S of the head of Dique de Abrigo, to form the harbour entrance. The harbour inside the breakwaters offers good shelter from the sea, but the breakwaters provide little shelter from the wind. Marina de Formentera lies in the basin at the W end of the harbour and Formentera Mar lies in the basin sheltered by Contradique where there are depths of 3 to 4 m.

Local knowledge is necessary. Anchorage can be obtained in depths from 3 to 5 m, sand.

Ensenada de la Canal
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4.29 Approaches. The harbour is entered from the N between two light-buoys (lateral) which mark the entrance channel. Thence proceed as required to the chosen berth. Submarine cable. A disused submarine cable extends 1 miles NNW from a position onshore, 2 cables E of the harbour as shown on the chart. Hazard. It is reported that a hazard is created by the many ferries which enter and leave the harbour at speed. Useful marks: The light (white tower, 11 m in height), standing on Isla Sabina (4.19). Light (green triangle on column on white tower, 8 m in height), standing on the head of Dique de Abrigo. Light (red round tower, 3 m in height) standing on the head of Contradique.

4.33 Description. Ensenada de la Canal (3850N 123E) indents the coast of Isla de Ibiza between Punta Portas (4.25) and Punta Rama (4.20) and is sheltered from all but SW winds. In the NW corner of the bay there is a small pier near a building, and off it are two mooring buoys. Submarine cable. A disused submarine cable comes ashore on the N side of Ensenada de Canal. Anchorage can be obtained in Fondeadero de la Canal on the W side of the bay, as shown on the plan, in depths of about 14 m where the bottom is mostly weed with some patches of sand. Pilotage is compulsory and a pilot is available from Puerto de Ibiza (4.63). See also 1.21. Berth. The pier, extending SSE from the shore, is 104 m long with depths of 45 to 5 m at its head. It serves a nearby salt works. Vessels berth off the head of the pier, in charted depths of about 7 m, heading S, with two anchors laid out and her stern secured to the two mooring buoys. Chart 2834 Ibiza and Formentera, and plan channels between Ibiza and Formentera

Ensenada de Codol
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4.30 Ferry and commercial berths are on the S side of Dique de Abrigo and on a jetty extending S from the root of Dique de Abrigo. Fishing vessels use berths in the basin sheltered by Contradique.

Anchorages and harbours Ensenada del Cabrito

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4.34 Description. Ensenada de Codol is a wide bay with a stony beach indenting the coast between Cabo Falc (3850N 122E) (4.20) and Punta Yondal (4.20), 2 miles WNW. A village backed by tower blocks stands in the NW corner of the bay and, from close inland midway along the beach, the airport runway at Ibiza Airport extends some distance ENE. Anchorage can be found sheltered from NE and SE winds, taking care to avoid the remains of a non-dangerous wreck charted in the SE part of the bay; the bottom is mostly sand and weed but near the entrance points it is rocky. Chart 2834 Ibiza and Formentera

4.31 Description. Ensenada del Cabrito (38442N 1245E) indents the coast between Punta Pedreras (3844N 124E) (4.19) and Isla Sabina (4.26), 8 cables E. In the SE corner of the bay is a narrow entrance to Estanque del Peix, a lagoon with a depth of 46 m. Anchorage. Small vessels can obtain a well sheltered anchorage in the W part of Ensenada del Cabrito, in a depth of 8 m. Local knowledge is required.

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4.35 Description. Cala Yondal lies between Punta Yondal (3851N 119E) (4.20) and Punta de Port Roig (4.20), 1 mile WNW; it is sheltered from all but SW winds and suitable only for shallow draught craft. Anchorage can be obtained in depths of 6 to 10 m, sand, weed and rock; local knowledge is required.

Cala de Port Roig Puerto El Espalmador

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4.32 Description. Puerto El Espalmador (38468N 1255E) is a small bight on the SW coast of Isla Espalmador (4.19) which provides a good anchorage in shallow water. From the S it is entered between Islote Gastab, which has a light (4.19) standing on it, and Islote de la Alga, 5 cables ENE. From the W the port can be entered between Islote Gastab and Punta Gastab, the W entrance to the port, taking care to avoid the foul ground extending S of Punta Gastabi, as shown on the chart.

4.36 Description. Cala de Port Roig is a cove with reddish shores lying on the N side of Punta de Port Roig (3852N 118E) (4.20). It has a sandy beach and Punta de las Isletas, the N entrance point, takes its name from some islets about 3 m in height close off it. The cove is protected from all but SW winds and is suitable only for shallow draught craft. Anchorage can be obtained in depths of 6 to 10 m, sand, weed and rock, taking care to avoid a disused submarine cable which comes ashore in the S part of the bay, as shown on the chart. Local knowledge is required.

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4.37 Description. Cala Badella (3855N 113E) 7 cables N of Puig Pelat (4.21), is a deep and attractive cove suitable only for small craft. It has a good beach at its head and is well protected by high wooded cliffs. There is a depth of 14 m in the entrance and depths decrease steadily towards the beach; close off the N entrance point there is a small shoal. Anchorage can be obtained in depths of 3 to 10 m, sand and weed; the anchorage is often crowded with many permanent moorings and consequently it may be necessary to use two anchors to limit swinging room. Larger craft sometimes moor with a line attached to rocks on the S headland. Local knowledge is required.

Isla Tagomago Light as above. The light is reported to be obscured from the W by a hill 114 m in height.

Directions
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Isla Bleda Plana to Cabo Eubarca

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Calas Moli, Tarida, Corral, Llantia and Codol

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4.38 Description. Cala Moli, Cala Tarida, Cala Corral, Cala Llantia and Cala Codol indent the coast in succession between Cala Badella and Punta Embarcad, 2 miles N, as shown on the chart. A submarine cable comes ashore in Cala Tarida. Anchorages. All these coves provide anchorages for small craft and local knowledge is required.

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General information
Chart 2834 Ibiza and Formentera

Coastal route
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4.39 The route leads generally ENE and ESE from a position W of Isla Bleda Plana (3859N 110E) (4.21) to a position NE of Isla Tagomago (4.44), about 23 miles E. The route is sub-divided as follows: Isla Bleda Plana to Cabo Eubarca (4.41). Cabo Eubarca to Punta Moscart (4.42). Punta Moscart to Punta Grosa (4.43). Punta Grosa to Isla Tagomago (4.44).

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4.40 Landmarks: Isla Conejera Lighthouse (white tower and dwelling, 18 m in height) (3900N 113E) standing on Cabo Blanco, the N extremity of Isla Conejera (4.41). Cabo Non (39018N 1174E) is prominent with a rounded summit covered in pine trees; its seaward side is cliffy. A white headland, Punta Galera, 18 m in height, extending cable seawards from the foot of the cape makes an excellent mark. Cabo Negrete (39027N 1188E) is high and prominent. Punta Moscart Lighthouse (white round tower, black diagonal stripes, 52 m in height) (3907N 132E) standing on the point (4.42). Isla Tagomago Lighthouse (grey octagonal stone tower on building, 23 m in height) (3902N 139E) standing on the E extremity of the island. The island (4.44) is conspicuous and resembles a huge dolphin heading out to sea. Major lights: Isla Conejera Light as above. Punta Moscart Light as above.

4.41 From a position NW of Isla Bleda Plana (3859N 110E) (4.21), the route leads generally ENE for about 13 miles, passing (with positions given from Isla Conejera Light (3900N 113E)): NNW of Isla Conejera, which has cliffy shores and a boat harbour on its E side and lies some 7 cables NW of Punta Torre de Rovira; an ancient tower, 10 m in height, stands on the point at an elevation of 22 m. Isla Bosque lies in the W entrance of the passage between Isla Conejera and the point; it is surrounded by cliffs and at its N end are two high rocks. The passage between Isla Bosque and Isla Conejera, in which depths of 3 m have been reported, is suitable only for those with local knowledge in small craft of light draught; the passage S of Isla Bosque is foul and not recommended. Las Conejeras is the collective name given to Isla del Esparto (4.21), Islas Bledas (4.21), Islas Bosque and Isla Conejera. Islote Payaret lies about 2 cables NE of Punta Torre de Rovira and is steep-to. Thence: NNW of Baha de San Antonio (3 miles ESE) (4.45), thence: NNW of Cabo Negret (3 miles E) with its rounded summit covered in trees, thence: NNW of Cabo Non (4 miles ENE) (4.40), thence: NNW of Islas Margaritas (6 miles NE), two small islets lying close together. The E and larger islet is in the shape of a horse-shoe with a low arch in its centre. The passage between the islets and the coast of Isla de Ibiza is deep and free of dangers, thence: (with positions given from Islas Margaritas (39030N 1190E)): NNW of Punta Castella (2 cables ENE), a very high rocky cliff, rounded in shape with a few boulders on its summit giving the appearance of small castles. The point lies on the S side of the entrance to Cala Sardina, an exposed cove with a bottom of pebbles which render it unusable. Thence: NNW of Punta Torretas (1 miles NE), a salient point with a natural arch extending some distance from the base of high cliffs. From a distance it appears as two large warehouses. Thence: To a position NNW of Cabo Eubarca (2 miles NE), a high cliffy promontory which is easy to identify because it is topped by a cone-shaped nipple.

Cabo Eubarca to Punta Moscart

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4.42 From a position NNW of Cabo Eubarca, the route leads generally ENE for about 8 miles, passing (with positions given from Punta de la Creu (39055N 1256E)): NNW of Ensenada de Eubarca (3 miles WSW), an exposed cove offering no shelter. It is free of dangers and its shores are high, cliffy and reddish in colour. Thence: NNW of Cabo Rubi (1 miles WSW), a high, salient and steep-cliffed promontory. Cala Portisol indents the coast immediately E of Cabo Rubi at the W end of a larger unnamed bay; it has a beach at its

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head but is too small to offer shelter except to small fishing vessels. Thence: NNW of Punta de la Creu which is high and faced by cliffs. Isla Murada lies close E of the point and Torre de San Miguel stands on the coast at an elevation of 106 m, 3 cables SSE of the island. Thence: NNW of Ensenada de San Miguel (7 cables E) (not named on the chart) which has Puerto de San Miguel (4.51) and Cala Binirrs (4.52) at its W and E ends, respectively, thence: NNW of Punta Cova de Orenga (1 mile E), a high cliffy point with a large cave at its foot, thence: NNW of Isla Calds (1 miles ENE), a steep, rocky islet lying very close off the coast; a flat rock, with a depth of 08 m over it, lies close off the W side of the islet. Thence: NNW of Cabo Blanco (2 miles ENE), where a spit is reported to extend some distance NE from the headland, thence: NNW of Punta Charrac (3 miles ENE), 73 m in height and covered by trees. The point lies on the W side of the entrance to Cala Charraca (Cala Xarraca), a large bay backed by forested cliffs with two rock-fringed islets near the W side and a rock awash, in the centre of the SW cove. Thence: NNW of Punta del Mars (4 miles ENE), which is surmounted by Torre de Portinatx, 9 m in height. Cala Portinatx indents the coast close E of the point; it consists of three arms which have been subjected to considerable tourist development recently. The holding ground is patchy and very poor in places. Anchoring is not recommended. Thence: NNW of Punta Galera (4 miles ENE), the E entrance point to Cala Portinatx, thence: To a position NNW of Punta Moscart (5 miles ENE), the N extremity of Isla de Ibiza, a rocky headland surmounted by a dramatic lighthouse (4.40). A W-going current is usually experienced off the point.

prominent cliffy summit, rises to an elevation of 159 m about 7 cables SW of the point. Thence: NNE of Bajo Fondo de Punta Grosa (1 miles N), a shoal lying 1 mile E of Islas Hormigas. Punta Jonch lies 8 cables SW of the shoal. Thence: To a position NNE of Isla de Punta Grosa, an islet that has the appearance of a small castle when viewed from a distance, lying close NE of Punta Grosa which is high and cliffy.

Punta Grosa to Isla Tagomago

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Punta Moscart to Punta Grosa

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4.44 From a position NNE of Punta Grosa (3905N 137E), the route leads generally SSE for about 6 miles to a position in the vicinity of Isla Tagomago, passing (with positions given from Punta Grosa (39049N 1367E)): ENE of Punta Grosa. Cala de San Vicente (4.53) is a cove on the SW side of promontory, of which Punta Grosa is the extremity, bordering the N side of Ensenada de San Vicente, a bay backed by Playa Figueral, a sandy and rocky beach extending 2 miles S. Thence: ENE of Losa Figueral (1 miles SSE), a rock awash, lying on a small detached shoal and marked by a light-buoy (isolated danger). Escollo Negres and Isleta del Hort are the most notable of several above-water rocks and islets lying close off Playa Figueral, W of Losa Figueral, thence: To a position ENE of Isla Tagomago (2 miles SSE) lying 8 cables E of Punta Valls from which it is separated by a deep channel free of dangers apart from that off Cabo Roig (4.59). The N side of the island is low and rocky and its S side is high and cliffy. There are two coves on its N side and one on its S side. A large white house stands in the middle of the island and a light (4.40) stands on the islands E end. Punta Valls is a cliffy promontory topped by a tower, 9 m in height. Cala del Lleo is an open bay under high cliffs between the N side of Punta Valls and Punta del Lleo; Islas de los Cargolls are two above-water rocks, which with other dangerous rocks lying in the bay make it suitable only for boats. A wreck, considered dangerous to navigation, also lies within this bay. (Directions continue at 4.59)

4.43 From a position NNW of Punta Moscart, the route leads generally ESE for about 7 miles passing, (with positions given from Punta Grosa (3905N 137E)): NNE of Punta Moscart (4 miles WNW), thence: NNE of Punta den Serra (4 miles WNW), which has Punta del Gat 2 cables S. Cala Serra indents the coast 5 cables S of Punta del Gat. It is surrounded by wooded hills, and is sheltered and suitable for small craft; there are depths of 12 m in the entrance and sandy beaches at its head. Thence: NNE of Punta Nin del Corp (2 miles WNW) which protects the bay of Port de las Caletas from the W. The bay is sheltered from offshore winds and is surrounded by high rocky cliffs; there are depths of 18 m in the entrance. Atalaya de San Vicente is a hill faced with a high steep cliff at the head of a small bay close E of Port de las Caletas; Escull de Ps is a small islet close off the E entrance point to this bay. Thence: NNE of Islas Hormigas (1 miles NW), two small islets lying about 1 cable NNE of Punta del Escullet; Puig Caragol (not charted), with a

Baha de San Antonio

Chart 2834 Ibiza and Formentera and plan San Antonio Abad

General information
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4.45 Description. Baha de San Antonio, entered between Punta Torre de Rovira (38585N 1140E) (4.41) and Cabo Negret (4.41), 2 miles NE, is a large bay indenting the coast of Isla de Ibiza with Puerto de San Antonio Abad (4.48) at its head. Landmarks: Isla Conejera Lighthouse (3900N 113E) (4.40). Torre de Rovira (38585N 1138E) (4.41). Major light: Isla Conejera Light (4.40).

Directions
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4.46 From a position NE of Isla Conejera (3900N 113E) (4.41), the route leads generally ESE for about 3 miles to the entrance to Puerto de San Antonio Abad, passing (with positions given from Punta Chinch Light (38585N 1171E)):

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NNE of Islote Payaret (2 miles W) (4.41), thence: NNE of Cabo la Basa (2 miles W). Cala Rotja and Cala Basa are two coves on the W and E sides, respectively, of Cabo la Basa. Cala Rotja is rocky-sided and is not recommended unless conditions are good. Cala Basa is larger, surrounded by low cliffs and pine woods and has a small beach at its head; anchorage for small craft can be obtained in a depth of 5 to 8 m, sand. SSW of Cabo Negret (1 miles N) (4.41), thence: Between Punta Mari (about 1 miles N) which has Cala Grassi (4.49) indenting the coast on its S side; Cabo Blanco, is the S entrance point of the cove 2 cables SSE of Punta Mari. And: Port del Torrent (1 mile W) (4.47), thence: NNE of Punta Chinch, a very low, rocky-cliffed promontory which is not easy to identify except for the lighthouse (green triangle, on green column, on white tower), standing on the point. The light was reported in 1992 to be difficult to identify at night. Thence as required to enter Puerto de San Antonio Abad (4.48) passing S of a submarine outfall, the seaward end of which is marked by a buoy (special) (5 cables NE) and S of the head of Dique de Abrigo (6 cables E). A light (red square on red column, on white tower, 9 m in height) stands on the head of Dique de Abrigo.

Services: Facilities: hospital; 65-tonne mobile-crane. Supplies: fresh water is very brackish and not potable.

Cala Grassi
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4.49 Description. Cala Grassi (38596N 1173E) is a cove surrounded by wooded low cliffs backed by hotels and apartment blocks. There are sandy beaches in two small arms at the head of the cove. Anchorage can be obtained in depths of 4 to 6 m, sand. Chart 2834 Ibiza and Formentera

Cala Salada
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4.50 Description. Cala Salada (39006N 1180E) is a narrow largely unspoilt cove with steep rocky sides topped by trees. In the middle of the cove, at about cable from the beach at its head, there is a flat rock with a depth of 28 m over it. Islote Salada, 8 m in height, lies off the N entrance point to the cove. Anchorage is sheltered from NE and SE winds. The holding ground of sand and weed is good and depths decrease gradually from 15 m in the entrance. Care should be exercised to avoid the above mentioned rock. Local knowledge is necessary.

Anchorages and harbours Port del Torrent

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Puerto de San Miguel

4.51 Description. Puerto de San Miguel (39050N 1265E) is a narrow cove indenting the coast about 5 cables SE of Isla Murada (4.42). Isla Bosch, on the W side of the entrance to the cove, is reddish in colour and joined to the mainland by an isthmus; a complex of buildings stands on the summit of the island. Punta Blanca, on the E side of the entrance, is reddish and faced by cliffs. Apartment blocks and hotels dominate the head of the cove. Anchorage can be obtained in depths of 4 to 8 m, sand, behind the peninsula formed by Isla Bosch and the isthmus, or off the beach at the head of the cove.

4.47 Description. Cala Port del Torrent (38582N 1160E) is a cove with low rocky sides and a sandy beach at its head. Hotels and apartment blocks fringe the bay E and S. Anchorage can be obtained in depths of 4 to 6 m, sand; soundings should be taken on approaching the anchorage and a good lookout should be maintained for swimmers and water-skiers. Vessels should be ready to depart at the threat of onshore winds.

Cala Binirrs Puerto de San Antonio Abad

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4.48 Puerto de San Antonio Abad (38585N 1180E) is a fishing and yacht harbour in a deep bay at the head of Baha de San Antonio. The bay is lined with tall apartment buildings, hotels and other tourist developments. Entrance channel. The channel leading into the harbour is marked by light-buoys and buoys (all starboard hand), as shown on the plan. Harbour. The harbour is partially protected from the W by Dique de Abrigo which extends 2 cables SSW from Punta de Covas Blancas on the N side of the harbour entrance; shoal water extends 50 m beyond the head of the breakwater. There is a marina on the N side of the harbour. Anchorage. In summer permission to anchor inside the harbour in the lee of the breakwater, in depths of less than 5m, weed and sand, may be authorized. Useful marks: The light standing on the head of Dique de Abrigo (4.46). An octagonal reddish coloured tower of the former lighthouse and a hotel on Punta Covas Blancas. Berths. A Ro-Ro berth, 130 m in length, with a large quayed assembly area lies on the S side of Dique Abrigo. Small craft are forbidden to berth alongside the breakwater.

4.52 Description. Cala Binirrs (39054N 1271E) is a small cove between steep cliffs about 5 cables E of Puerto de San Miguel. Islote Bernat is a steep-to, rocky, pinnacle-islet, 27 m in height in the middle of the entrance to the cove which, from some directions, bears a resemblance to an elderly Queen Victoria sitting on her throne. Anchorage can be obtained in depths of 5 to 8 m, sand, near the head of the cove taking care to avoid some rocky shallows in the SE corner. Local knowledge is required.

Cala San Vicente

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4.53 Description. Cala San Vicente (Port de la Cala) (39045N 1358E) is a well protected cove at the N end of Ensenada de San Vicente (4.44) which is open to the SE and free of dangers. The beach at the head of the cove is lined with hotels and apartment buildings backed by high wooded hills. Submarine cable. A disused submarine cable comes ashore near a hut on the beach in Cala de San Vicente. Anchorage can be obtained close inshore in depths of 3 to 6 m, sand and weed, taking care to avoid the submarine cable. Local knowledge is required.

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SOUTH-EAST COAST OF ISLA DE IBIZA AND EAST AND SOUTH COASTS OF ISLA DE FORMENTERA
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General information
Chart 2834 Ibiza and Formentera, and plan Channels between Ibiza and Formentera

Coastal route
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4.54 The route leads generally SW, then SSE and WSW from a position NE of Isla Tagomago (3902N 139E) (4.44) to a position SW of Cabo Berbera (3839N 123E) (4.19). The route is sub-divided as follows: Isla Tagomago to Islotes los Dados (4.59). Islotes los Dados to Punta Single Mal (4.61). Punta Single Mal to Cabo Berbera (4.62).

Submarine cables
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4.55 A submarine cable comes ashore 1 mile SSW of Punta de la Mata (3854N 125E) (4.63), as shown on the chart. Submarine power cables cross the E approaches to Freu Grande (38485N 1250E) (4.23).

Restricted area
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4.56 An extensive prohibited anchoring and fishing area, established to protect the submarine power cables (4.55), extends across the E approaches to Freu Grande, as shown on the chart.

Marine nature reserves

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4.57 Los Freus Marine Reserve and Integral Reserve: see 4.9. For artifical reefs see 4.10.

Principal marks
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4.58 Landmarks: Isla Tagomago Lighthouse (3902N 139E) (4.40). Formentera Lighthouse (white tower on white dwelling, 22 m in height) (3840N 135E), standing on Punta Single Mal (4.61). Mola (3940N 132E), the highest point of Isla de Formentera at the W end of a long plateau extending W from Formentera Lighthouse. The seaward sides of the plateau are faced with high cliffs and it is covered with pine trees and houses. Major lights: Isla Tagomago Light (4.40). Formentera Light as above. Cabo Berbera Light (4.13).

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Mastella, 1 mile WSW of the cape, also provides an anchorage for small craft; local knowledge is required in both instances. Thence: SE of Islotes de Can (1 miles NNW) comprising El Can and Sa Galera with some other off-lying rocks which are separated from the mainland by a narrow passage encumbered with foul ground. Cala Llea and Cala Nova, 8 cables and 6 cables N of the islets, respectively, offer anchorages for small craft. Cala Can, 3 cables W of the islets, a somewhat larger cove offers an anchorage for small craft; local knowledge is required for these coves. Thence: SE of Losa de Santa Eulalia, a rock with a depth of 17 m over it, is usually marked by breakers. A light-buoy (isolated danger) is laid close E of the rock, which is covered by the red sector (037043 (6)) of Isla Tagomago Light. Punta Arabi, is a low dark salient point on the mainland 1 mile NW of the rock; between the two are the Islas de Santa Eulalia (4.70). Thence: SE of Puerto de Santa Eulalia (2 miles W) (4.71), which is marked by lights, thence: SE of an artificial reef, marked on the chart as an obstruction, about 2 cables offshore and about 7 cables NE of Punta Rotja. SE of Punta Rotja (3 miles SW), whitish in colour, the N entrance point to Cala Llonga (4.70), thence: SE of Cabo Llibrell (3 miles SW), a high whitish cliff with Escollo Llibrell an islet lying close offshore, thence: SE of Llad del Norte (5 miles SW), a steep-to above-water rock lying in the obscured sector of Islote Botafoch Light (4.60). The track then continues SW passing (with positions given from Islote Botafoch Light (38543N 1273E)): SE of Llad del Sur (2 miles ENE) another steep-to above-water rock also lying in the obscured sector of the same light. These islets are known collectively as Islotes Llad. Thence: SE of Cabo Martinet (1 mile ENE), a low headland of dark rock with trees and houses standing upon it, on the E side of the entrance to Cala Talamanca. The cove is exposed SE and the inner part of it is shoal and the land at its head is low; it is unsuitable as an anchorage. Thence: Caution. When vessels are approaching Puerto de Ibiza (4.63) from the N, mariners should be careful not to mistake Cala Talamanca for Puerto de Ibiza. Chart 2834 plan Channels between Ibiza and Formentera, and plan Ibiza SE of Punta Grossa (2 miles WSW), the SE extremity of Isla Grossa; Cap de Fora is the S extremity of the island. The island is connected to Isla Plana by a low causeway and Isla Plana is joined to the mainland by a low isthmus. A submarine outfall extends 1 mile SE from the shore on the N side of Isla Plana. Islote Botafoch from which a light (4.60) is exhibited, is joined to the SW side of Isla Grossa by a causeway. Thence: (Directions for Puerto de Ibiza are given at 4.67) Chart 2834 plan Channels between Ibiza and Formentera To a position SE of Islotes los Dados (8 cables S), comprising two islets, namely, Islote Dado Pequeo which has a reef, with a depth of 07 m over it, extending NW and Islote Dado Grande, 1 cables NW; the passage between the islets should not be

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Isla Tagomago to Islotes los Dados

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4.59 From a position E of Isla Tagomago (3902N 139E) (4.44), the route leads generally SW for about 14 miles to a position SE of Islotes los Dados, passing (with positions given from Losa de Santa Eulalia (3859N 136E)): SE of Isla Tagomago (4 miles NE), thence: SE of Cabo Roig (3 miles NNE), a grey cliff with reddish patches, 138 m in height. A dangerous wreck lies 3 cables E of the cape. Cala Boix, surrounded by high cliffs, is a good anchorage for small craft, 7 cables WNW of Cabo Roig and Cala

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attempted. A light (isolated danger, 6 m in height) stands on Islote Dado Grande.

Useful mark
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Islote Botafoch lighthouse (white round tower on white building, 16 m in height) (38543N 1273E), obscuredNE by Isla Grossa, stands on the summit of the island.

ENE of Punta Galera (Punta Talayas) (4 cables SSE), the E extremity of Isla Espardell, the S side of the entrance to Ensenada de Tramontana, a cove indenting the coast of the island, thence: ENE of Islote Espardell (1 miles SSE), a low, flat islet lying close off Punta Mitjorn, the S point of Isla Espardell; the narrow passage between them is foul. The mariners attention is drawn to the artificial reef in the area (4.10). Thence: Chart 2834 plan Channels between Ibiza and Formentera, and Ibiza and Formentera ENE of Punta Prima (4 miles S), a low rocky point on the E side of Cala Pujols (4.73). Torre Prima, (truncated cone, 9 m in height), stands 3 cables S of the point, thence: ENE of Punta de la Creu (8 miles SSE), which has steep rocky cliffs and is the N extremity of La Mola (4.58). The point is the E entrance point of Ensenada de Tramontana (4.74). Thence: To a position ENE of Punta Single Mal (Punta de Codolar) (9 miles SSE), a steep rocky headland 120 m in height, which is the E extremity of Isla de Formentera. A light (4.58) is exhibited from the headland.

Islotes los Dados to Punta Single Mal

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4.61 From a position SE of Islote Dado Grande (38535N 1271E), the route leads generally SSE for about 14 miles, passing (with positions given from Islote Botafoch light (38543N 1273E)): ENE of Islote Malvins del Norte and Islote Malvins del Sur (1 miles SW) lying, respectively, 6 cables W and 9 cables WSW of Islote Dado Grande; the former is fairly steep-to and has two islets close NW of it and the latter is fringed with reefs and islets between W and NE. Bajo dels Malvins, a rock with a depth of 80 m over it, lies 4 cables W of Malvins del Sur. Islote La Esponja, 7 cables SSW of Malvins del Sur, has vertical sides with a rounded summit, and Bajo de La Esponja, a rock with a depth of 112 m over it lies about 1 cable S of Islote La Esponja. All these dangers lie within the red sector (034045(11)) of Islote Botafoch Light (4.60). The mariners attention is drawn to the artificial reef in the area (4.10). Thence: The track then continues SSE (with positions given from the N point of Isla Espardell (38484N 1288E)): ENE of Punta Corpmari (about 4 miles NW), off which lie two small islets, thence: ENE of Muelle den Caballet (4 miles NW), a small rubble wharf which can be approached only by small craft in calm seas and offshore winds. The land N of the wharf rises to Sierra de Corpmari and to the S it is low to Punta Portas (4.25), 1 mile S. A buoy (port hand) is moored 6 cables SSE of the wharf close to where the submarine power cables (4.55) come ashore. Anchorage can be obtained off the wharf clear of the charted prohibited anchoring and fishing area. Thence: ENE of Freu Grande (2 miles W) (4.23), thence: ENE of Piedra Espardell Tramontana (1 cables N), a steep-to above-water rock, thence: ENE of Isla Espardell. A light (white conical tower, 16 m in height) stands on the point. The island is uninhabited and its N and E sides are cliffy and its W side is sloping and inaccessible; there is a distinctive peak at the N end of the island. La Estancia, the channel between the island and Isla Espalmador (4.19), 2 miles W, is deep with few dangers. Bajo Cala Bochs (2 miles WSW), a below-water rock on the W side of the channel, has a depth of 10 m, 3 cables NNW and a depth of 96 m, 4 cables SSE. On the E side of channel there is a marine farm (9 cables SSW) marked by a light and a dangerous wreck (1 mile SSW) is marked by a light-buoy (special). The mariners attention is drawn to the artificial reef in the area (4.10). Thence:

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Punta Single Mal to Cabo Berbera

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4.62 From a position SSE of Punta Single Mal, the route leads generally WSW for about 10 miles, passing (with positions given from Punta Rotja (3839N 134E)): SSE of Punta Rotja, the SE point of Isla de Formentera, thence: SSE of Punta Grava (2 miles W), thence: SSE of Punta Anguila (24 m in height) (6 miles W), lying at the end of a cliffy and inaccessible length of coast, extending NE from Cabo Berbera (4.19), thence: To a position SSE of Cabo Berbera (8 miles W). Useful mark: Torre de Catal (38413N 1272E), standing at the head of Ensenada de Mitjorn (4.75), about 2 cables inland. It surmounts a small hill sparsely covered with pine trees, the shore in its vicinity is rocky in places.

Puerto de Ibiza
Chart 2834 plan Channels between Ibiza and Formentera, and plan Ibiza

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4.63 Position. Puerto de Ibiza (3855N 127E) lies at the head of an inlet fronting the city of Ibiza which was founded by the Cartagenians in the 6th century BC. Function. The port is a commercial and fishing harbour with excellent facilities for yachts. Topography. The coast from Punta de la Mata (3854N 125E), with a windmill standing 4 cables N, and Isla Ratas, 2 cables E, to Puerto de Ibiza, is cliffy and backed by hillocks, some of which have windmills standing on them. The old city of Ibiza with its dense concentration of buildings and old ramparts stands on the S side of the harbour. A complex of modern buildings stands along the N side of the entrance to the harbour.

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Approach and entry. The approach is made between Islotes los Dados (38535N 1273E) (4.59) and Isla Grossa (4.59), 9 cables N, and entry is made between Isla Negrete del Este (38542N 1265E) (4.67) and the head of the breakwater, 27 cables E, extending WSW from Islote Botafoch (4.59). Caution. See 4.59. Traffic. In 2004 there were 1419 ship calls with a total of 4 334 756 dwt. Port Authority. Autoridad Portuaria de Baleares, Puerto de Ibiza, Acceso Muelle Norte, s/n 07800 Ibiza Baleares, Spain.

Limiting conditions
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4.64 Controlling depth: entrance and outer harbour are dredged to 8 m. Deepest and longest berth: Muelle de Andenes (4.68). Largest vessel handled: is reported to be Royal Viking Sun, LOA 204 m; draught 725 m.

Arrival information
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4.65 Notice of ETA: 24 hours. Outer anchorages. Two designated anchorages, shown on the chart, are: Anchorage A, centred about 1 miles WSW from Isla Grossa; Anchorage B, for hazardous cargoes, centred about 1 miles SSE from Isla Grossa. Pilotage is compulsory for vessels over 500 grt; it is also compulsory for vessels anchoring. The pilot vessel is of a canoe type painted white with a black letter P on both sides. The pilot boards 8 cables ESE of Isla Grossa. See also 1.21. Tug. A tug is available.

Between the head of the breakwater, which extends for about 3 cables WSW from Islote Botafoch and from where a light is exhibited, and Isla Negra del Est; which with Isla Negra del Oueste 3 cables WSW are composed of blackish rock and collectively are known as Islas Negras. Punta Marloca, between the two islands, is the extremity of a promontory which rises to a hill crowned by the fortifications of Dalt Vila (5.644.66). The channels between the islands and the mainland should not be attempted. A light is exhibited from the NE side of Isla Negra del Est. Thence: WSW of the head of Marina des Botafoch breakwater (4 cables NNW) from which a light is exhibited, thence: ENE of the head of Dique de Abrigo Sur (6 cables NW) from which a light is exhibited and which protects the harbour from the SE. Thence as required for the allocated berth. Useful marks: Light structure (triangle on green pedestal, red band, 3 m in height) standing at the head of Marina des Botafoch breakwater. Light structure (white truncated conical tower, red cupola, 11 m in height) standing at the head of Dique de Abrigo Sur breakwater. Light structure (green column with green triangle apex up on white base, 11 m in height) (38548N 1267E), standing at the head of the S breakwater of Ibiza Nueva Marina.

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Harbour
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4.66 General layout. The harbour is in a natural bay measuring about 8 cables N/S and 6 cables E/W, and open S. Entrance into the outer harbour is between the head of a breakwater extending W from the SE point of the bay and a small island lying off the SW point. The main basin is behind a breakwater extending NE from the shore on the W side of the bay, 5 cables NNW from the outer breakwater. Other smaller basins open NE and NW from this main basin and there are four marinas within the complex; three fronting the NE shore and another in the NW corner. Climate: see 1.166 and 1.175. Landmarks: Islote Botafoch Lighthouse (38543N 1273E) (4.60). The tower of the castle and the tower of the cathedral standing close together at an elevation, respectively, of 100 m and 103 m, in the fortifications of Dalt Vila (38545N 1262E).

4.68 Drsena de Levante: Muelle de Andenes: length 236 m; depth 80 m; ferries. A Ro-Ro berth at either end of Muelle de Andenes. Contramuelle: length 115 m; depth 8 m; ferries and cruise ships. Drsena de Poniente: Muelle de Ribera: length 210 m; depth 60 m; local traffic. Muelle Interior: length 190 m; depth 70 m. Commercial Jetty: Oil and gas terminal: length 165 m; depth 8 m; tankers and bulk. The berth is at the head of Commercial Jetty and has a light (green metal post, 4 m in height) at each end.

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4.69 Repairs are available. Medical facilities are available. Oily waste reception facilities available. Refuse reception facilities available. Supplies: bunkers by road tanker; fresh water and provisions. Communications. Ibiza International Airport 5 miles from the city. There is regular communication by sea to Spain and other islands in the group.

Anchorages and harbours Ensenada de Santa Eulalia

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Directions for entering harbour

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4.67 From a position WSW of Cap de Fora (38543N 1275E) (4.59), the route leads generally N for about 7 cables, passing (with positions given from Islote Botafoch Light ((38543N 1273E) (4.60)):

4.70 Position. Ensenada de Santa Eulalia indents the SE coast of Isla de Ibiza between Cabo Llibrell (3857N 132E) (4.59) and Punta Arabi (4.59), 3 miles NE, with Puerto de Santa Eulalia (4.71) at its head.

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Topography. The Ro de Santa Eulalia enters the sea about 2 miles N of Cabo Llibrell (4.59). From Punta Rotja (4.59), 6 cables N of the cape, the coast consists of cliffs gradually decreasing in height towards the mouth of the river which has little water in it outside the rainy season. There is a cove on the N side of the bay, 1 miles W of Punta Arabi, with reefs in its approach and the shore E of the cove is foul for a distance of 2 cables offshore. Islas de Santa Eulalia consist of four islets in a group on the N side of the bay between Punta Arabi and Losa de Santa Eulalia (4.59), 1 mile SE. The islets are (with positions given from Punta Arabi (38595N 1350E)): Isla de Santa Eulalia (3 cables SSE), the largest islet of the group. Isla Redona (4 cables S), is foul on its E and S sides. Isla Morenallet (4 cables SW) with Isla Caragolet, 2 cables NW and about 2 cables offshore. The passages between the islets, or between them and the coast, should not be attempted without local knowledge; there is no passage between Caragolet and the shore. Artificial reef. An artificial reef, plotted on the chart as an obstruction, is reported to exist in the S part of Ensenada de Santa Eulalia about 7 cables NE of Punta Rotja. Local knowledge is required. Anchorage can be obtained in Ensenada de Santa Eulalia, sheltered from offshore winds. The best berth is close inshore off the cove in its N part. Shelter can be obtained in Cala Llonga, a long high-sided inlet, lined with blocks of flats and other buildings, indenting the coast between Cabo Llibrell and Punta Rotja. Anchorage can be found about halfway into the inlet in depths of 4 to 6 m, sand.

1244E) which is joined to the shore by a sandbank. A small wharf lies on the N side of the cove at the foot of Punta de la Sal Rossa (38525N 1244E); it is derelict and only small craft can use it. Playa den Bossa is a flat beach, backed by low land extending 1 miles NNE to Punta de la Mata (4.63). Anchorage. Anchorage can be obtained in depths of 2 to 35 m, weed, sand and rock. Useful mark: Torre de la Sal Rossa (9 m in height) (38525N 1244E), at an elevation of 28 m.

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4.73 Description. Cala Pujols (3844N 128E) indents the coast between Punta Prima (4.615.56), and Islas del Pujols, 9 cables W. The bay is open N and its shores are foul with several rocky islets connected to the shore by tongues of sand; there are also several rocks awash within the bay. Prohibited area. The mariner is reminded that the bay lies within the charted prohibited anchoring and fishing area (4.56). Slipway. Fishing boats frequent the bay and there is a slipway for their use. Leading lights. The alignment (215) of the following leading lights leads through the bay to the slipway: Front light (red diamond on white square tower, 3 m in height) (38434N 1274E). Rear light (red diamond on white square brick tower, 7 m in height) (80 m SW of the front light).

Ensenada de Tramontana
Chart 2834 plan Channels between Ibiza and Formentera

Puerto de Santa Eulalia

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4.71 Position. Puerto de Santa Eulalia (38590N 1324E) is an artifical harbour . Maximum size of vessel handled: LOA 25 m; draught 45 m. Anchorage can be obtained off the mouth of the Ro Santa Eulalia (4.70), about 3 cables S of the harbour entrance in depths of 3 to 5 m, sand and mud. Regulation. Anchoring outside the harbour entrance is prohibited. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the SE by a breakwater which extends about 2 cables SW from the shore on the N side of the harbour; a contradique extends about cable SE from the shore on the S side of the harbour to form the entrance, which is about 50 m wide, and faces SW. Depths in the entrance are reported to be maintained at 5 m and within the harbour they vary between 4 and 5 m. The head of the breakwater should be given a wide berth. Useful marks: A white three-storey tower, containing the marina offices, stands on the head of the contradique. Light (green structure, 6 m in height), standing on the head of the breakwater. Light (red structure, 3 m in height), standing on the head of the contradique.

4.74 Description. Ensenada de Tramontana is a large bay indenting the coast of Isla de Formentera W of Punta de la Creu (38416N 1342E) (4.61). A long beach, Playa de Tramontana, forms the SW side of the bay. There is a fish haven surrounding an artifical reef in the NW part of the bay. Cala Rac des Mares is a small cove with steep rocky sides in the SE corner of the bay; dangerous below-water rocks lie in the approaches and within the cove, which is used by small fishing vessels. Local knowledge is essential. Anchorage can be obtained in Ensenada de Tramontana, close offshore in depths of 12 to 15 m, sand and weed, and clear of the artificial reef (4.10).

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4.72 Description. Cala de la Sal Rossa is a cove indenting the coast on the SW side of Islote de Sal Rossa (38524N

4.75 General description. Ensenada de Mitjorn, (Ensenada de Mediodia), indents the S coast of Isla de Formentera between Punta Grava (38393N 1315E) and Punta Anguila (4.62), 4 miles W. A long beach, Playa de Mitjorn, forms the NE side of the bay and the SW side of a low narrow isthmus which joins Mola (4.58) to the main part of Isla de Formentera. The beach extends between Punta Grava and Torre de Catal (4.62), 4 miles WNW. At its SE end there is a very white dune which shows up against the dark background of pine groves. Anchorage can be obtained in the bay; the 25 m contour lies about 5 cables offshore. The bottom varies between sand, weed and rock; there are no reefs but the mariner should keep well clear of the charted fish haven which lies 1 miles E of Punta Anguila.

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ISLA DE MALLORCA GENERAL INFORMATION

Charts 1702, 1703, 2832, 2831 pyramid-shaped Monte Single de la Ginavera (Puig de Sa Popi) at an elevation of 360 m, where there is an old signal station and tower. See also Cabo Llebeitx (4.91). Major lights: Formentera Light (3840N 135E) (4.58). Isla Tagomago Light (3902N 139E) (4.40). Punta Anciola Light as above. Punta Moscart Light (3907N 132E) (4.40). Cabo Blanco Light (white round tower on dwelling, 12 m in height) (3922N 247E), visible 336115 (139), standing on the cape (4.90). Palma Light, visible outside Baha de Palma between about 327040 as above. Punta de Cala Figuera Light as above. Cabo Llebeitx Light (round tower and dwelling with red roof, 15 m in height) (3935N 218E), standing on the cape (4.91).

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4.76 In the area covered by this section the passage through the Canal de Mallorca is described, together with the coastal waters and off-lying dangers surrounding the Isla de Mallorca. This section is arranged as follows: Canal de Mallorca (4.78). South-west coast of Isla de Mallorca (4.83). Baha de Palma (4.113). Palma (4.135). North-west Coast of Isla de Mallorca (4.161). North-east Coast of Isla de Mallorca (4.177). South-east Coast of Isla de Mallorca (4.201).

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4.77 MRCC and lifeboat station: at Palma (3933N 238E) (4.135). For further information see 1.44 and Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 5.

Other aid to navigation

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4.81 Racon: Palma Outer Elbow Light (39330N 2384E).

Directions
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CANAL DE MALLORCA General information

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Charts 1702, 2834, 1703

Description and route

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4.78 The Canal de Mallorca (3920N 200E) separates Islas de Formentera and Ibiza from Isla Mallorca, 45 miles NE; its waters are deep and free of dangers. The through route in the Canal de Mallorca can be considered to extend from a position E of Punta Single Mal (3810N 135E) (4.61) to a position W of Isla Dragonera (3935N 219E) (4.80).

4.82 From a position E of Punta Single Mal, (3840E, 135E) (4.61), the route leads N for about 58 miles to a position W of Isla Dragonera (4.80), passing: E of Isla Tagomago (3902N 139E) (4.44), thence: W of Isla de Cabrera (3908N 257E) with Punta Anciola Light standing on the SW point (4.80) of the island. See 4.84 for information on the Marine Reserve and 4.95 for a description of the Isla de Cabrera Archipelago. Thence: W of Punta de Cala Figuera (3928N 231E) (4.124), thence: To a position W of Isla Dragonera (3935N 219E) (4.80).

Submarine exercise area

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Chart 2832

4.79 Submarines exercise frequently in areas off this coast. See chart, Annual Notice to Mariners Number 8 and 1.11.

Principal marks
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Coastal route
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4.80 Landmarks: Mola (3940N 132E) (4.58). Formentera Lighthouse (3840E, 135E) (4.58). Isla Tagomago and its Lighthouse (3902N 139E) (4.40). Isla de Cabrera (3908N 257E) (4.95). Punta Anciola Lighthouse (red and white chequered tower, 21 m in height) (3908N 255E) standing on the point (4.96). Palma Lighthouse (square brown stone tower, 38 m in height) (39330N 2375E) standing on the S side of Ensenada de Porto Pi in Palma (4.135). Punta de Cala Figuera Lighthouse (white truncated tower, black diagonal stripes, 24 m in height) (3928N 231E) standing on the point (4.124). Isla Dragonera (3935N 219E), described as being spectacular and unique in shape, is sheer on the NW side and steeply sloping to the SE, rising to the

4.83 The inshore route initially passes through Freu de Cabrera, which is a deep unencumbered channel between Punta Salinas (3916N 303E) (4.90) and Isla Horadada (4.101), 5 miles SW, then leads WNW along the SW coast of Mallorca, passing SSW of the entrance to Baha de Palma (3930N 239E) (4.113), to a position W of Isla Dragonera (3935N 219E) (4.80).

Marine reserves
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4.84 The Isla Cabrera Archipelago (3910N 258E) (4.95) lies within a Marine-Terrestial National Park the limits of which are marked by light-buoys (special) and are shown on the chart. Navigation, fishing, diving and the collection of flora and fauna is prohibited unless authorised by the Director of the National Park in Palma. Marine reserves exist W of Punta Enguixa (4.91) and on the NW side of Punta de Sas Barbinas (4.91). Restrictions apply.

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4.85 In order to protect submarine cables, an area where trawling is prohibited is shown on the chart lying in the approaches to Baha de Palma and, on the N border of the area, there is another charted area where anchoring and trawling is prohibited which extends into the W side of the bay.

Submarine cables
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4.86 Three submarine cables come ashore in Ensenada de la Rpita (3921N 257E) (4.105), as shown on the chart.
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Current
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4.87 A strong E-going or W-going current is experienced in Freu de Cabrera according to the direction of the wind.
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Principal marks
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4.88 Landmarks: Punta Salinas Lighthouse (white tower and building, 17 m in height) (3916N 303E), standing on the point (4.90). Palma Lighthouse (39330N 2375E) (4.80). Punta de Cala Figuera Lighthouse (3928N 231E) (4.80). Isla Dragonera (3935N 219E) (4.80). Major lights: Cabo Blanco Light (3922N 247E) (4.80). Palma Light (4.80). Punta de Cala Figuera Light (4.80). Cabo Llebeitx Light (3935N 218E) (4.80).

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4.89 Racon: Palma Outer Elbow Light (39330N 2384E).

SSW of Isla de la Guardia (4 miles ESE), which lies on the S side of the entrance to Puerto de Campos (4.104). A light (4.92) is exhibited from the island. Thence: SSW of Punta Sa (Punta de Campos) (4 miles ESE), lying on the N side of the entrance to Puerto Campos. Torre de Campos stands on the point and a light (4.92) is also exhibited close to the point. Isla Corberana lies 2 cables W of Punta Sa. Thence: SSW of Puerto de la Rpita (4.106) (2 miles ENE) which lies at the head of Ensenada de la Rpita (4.105) with Puerto de S Estanyol (4.107), 1 miles W. Thence: SSW of Punta Plana, a low point with an above-water rock close off it; a light (4.92) is exhibited from the point. Puig de Randa rises inland 10 miles N of Punta Plana, and the coast is low and rocky from the point to Cala Pi, 3 miles W, thence: SSW of Punta de Capicorb (4 miles W), with Cala Beltran and Cala Pi indenting the coast close N. Cala Beltran is a small cove between rocky cliffs where small craft can obtain an anchorage. Cala Pi is a beautiful very narrow cove, which is often crowded, where small craft can obtain an anchorage. In both places local knowledge is required. A conspicuous tower stands on the headland at the entrance to Cala Pi. Thence: SSW of Punta de las Taronges (4 miles W), which lies at the W end of a high, steep-to, cliffy length of coast extending from Punta de Capicorb. Ensenada del Carril lies between Punta de las Taronges and Cabo Blanco. Thence: To a position SSW of Cabo Blanco (6 miles W), which is easy to identify for, in addition to the lighthouse (4.80), it is faced with white cliffs and an old watch-tower stands on it. It is steep-to, and off it heavy squalls are sometimes experienced with NE winds. The cape is the S entrance point to Baha de Palma (4.113).

Directions Punta Salinas to Cabo Blanco

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Cabo Blanco to Isla Dragonera

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4.90 From a position S of Punta Salinas (3916N 303E), the route leads WNW for about 14 miles, passing (with positions given from Punta Plana (3921N 255E)): SSW of Punta Salinas, a low, wooded promontory edged by stony beaches and backed by gently sloping land upon which Torre de Gosta stands at about 7 cables NE of the point. A shoal bank fringes the point to a distance of about 1 cable. Thence: NNE of Isla Horadada (9 miles SSE) (4.1015.103). A light (4.92) is exhibited from the island. Thence: SSW of Cala Caragol (7 miles SE), a bay backed by pine woods, bounded on the S by Punta Negra and on the NW by Islote des Caragol. Small craft can find an anchorage in the bay and in Cala Entugores, a smaller bay 1 mile NW; local knowledge is required. Thence: SSW of Playa de Sa Roquetas (6 miles SE) with Playa des Carb close NW, are two indentations on a long sandy beach separated by a sand spit extending out to Isla Moltona with Isla Pelada lying 1 cable farther S. Small craft can obtain an anchorage off both playas; local knowledge is required. Thence:

4.91 From a position SSW of Cabo Blanco (3922N 247E), the route leads generally WNW and NW for about 27 miles, passing (with positions given from Islote El Toro (3928N 228E)): SSW of Baha de Palma (8 miles ENE) (4.113), thence: SSW of Punta de Cala Figuera (2 miles W) (4.124), Thence: SSW of Morro den Feli (49 m in height), (1 miles E), lying on the E side of the entrance to Cala de Refeubeitx, an open bay where Torre Refeubeitx stands on the cliffs at the bays head, thence: SW of Islote El Toro, an islet 29 m in height, lying 3 cables SW of Punta de Sas Barbinas, a very narrow projection on the NW side of Cala de Refeubeitx. The islet is steep-to on its SW side, and between it and the point are three other islets the largest and middle one of which is named Banco de Ibiza. Punta de Sas Barbinas is very low and difficult to see from a distance which can be confusing on approach. The narrow passage between Banco de Ibiza and the islet SW of it has reported depths of 3 to 4 m; it is suitable for small craft and local knowledge is necessary. A light

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(4.92) is exhibited from Islote El Toro. Thence the track leads NW passing: SW of Punta Enguixa (1 miles N), on the NNW side of the entrance to Cala de Peas Rojas, a small rock strewn cove backed by bare reddish cliffs topped by hotels and blocks of flats with Porto Adriano (4.108), which is marked by lights, on its E side. Thence: SW of Isla Malgrats (2 miles NW), a cliffy island which is steep-to on its SW end. Isla de los Conejos lies close off the NE extremity of Isla Malgrats, with a shoal bank connecting the two islands; on the E side of Isla de los Conejos there is a rock, awash. All are enclosed within a marine reserve extending to about 8 cables from the shore; see also 1.9. Cabo Malgrats, 48 m in height, lies about 1 cable N of Isla de los Conejos. A tower stands on the cape and close off it lies an islet; the passage between the islet and Isla de los Conejos is suitable only for small craft and local knowledge is necessary. Thence: SW of Ensenada de Santa Ponsa (3 miles NNW) (4.109) with Puerto de Santa Ponsa (4.110) on its SE side. Thence: SW of Cabo Andritxol (4 miles NNW), the W entrance point to Ensenada de Santa Ponsa; the cape is a steep-to, reddish headland 179 m in height; a tower stands on a hill 4 cables NE of the cape. Cala de Camp de Mar (4.103) lies N of the cape, thence: SW of Cabo Llamp (5 miles NW), which is steep and covered with pine trees. Escull den Ron an above-water rock, lies close off the cape. Thence: SW of Cabo de la Mola (6 miles SW), which faced with cliffs and topped by a tower on its summit, is the 118 m high SW extremity of La Mola de Andraitx, a craggy peninsula, 110 m in height, extending SW from the mainland. A light (4.92) is exhibited from the cape; Islote D Aguilot, a large rock 15 m in height, lies close off the peninsula a short distance NE of the cape. Small vessels can find an anchorage, sheltered from NE winds, in Cala Marmacen, a cove on the S side of the root of the peninsula; local knowledge is required. Thence: SW of Punta de na Moragues (6 miles NW), lying on the N side of the approaches to Puerto de Andraitx (4.111), thence: SW of Punta de Sa Dent (7 miles NW), with Bajo de Sa Dent, a shoal with a depth of 26 m over it lying between the 10 and 20 m depth contours close off the point. Thence: SW of Punta Galinda (8 miles NW), which is rocky and indented. Isla Pantaleu, 29 m in height lies 7 cables N of Punta Galinda on the E side of the entrance to Freu de Dragonera (4.93) and on the W side of the entrance to Playa de San Telmo (4.112). Thence: To a position W of Cabo Llebeitx (10 miles NW), the SW extremity of Isla Dragonera (4.80). A light (4.80) is exhibited from the cape. Cala Llebeitx, Cala Coco and Cala Llad, among others, comprise a series of coves lined by cliffs indenting the SE coast of the island from S to N; all provide daytime anchorages with sand and rock bottoms suitable only for small craft; local knowledge is required. The NW side of the island is steep-to. (Directions continue at 4.165)

Useful marks
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Isla Horadada Light (white round tower, black bands, on white round building, 13 m in height) (39125N 2588E) standing on the island (4.101). Isla de la Guardia Light (white tower, green top, 5 m in height) (39187N 3001E) standing on the island (4.90). Punta Sa Light (white round tower, black bands, 12 m in height) (39188N 2596E) standing on the point (4.90). Punta Plana Light (white round tower on dwelling, black bands, 12 m in height) (39213N 2548E) standing on the point (4.90). Islote El Toro Light (white round tower) (39278N 2284E) stands on the island (4.91). Cabo de la Mola light (white column, black bands, on white square tower, 10 m in height) (39320N 2218E), stands on the cape (4.91).

Freu de Dragonera General information

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4.93 Description. Freu de Dragonera is entered between Isla Pantaleu (39347N 2212E) (4.91) and the coast of Isla Dragonera (4.80), 11 miles W. It extends about 12 miles NE between the mainland coast of Isla de Mallorca and Isla Dragonera; it is about 4 cables wide at its narrowest and is suitable only for small craft. Artificial reefs, charted as obstructions, have been laid in the strait as shown on the chart. Fishing nets, supported by small buoys (white or pink), may be encountered extending from either shore of the strait Local knowledge is required if passage of Freu de Dragonera is to be made in darkness. Local weather. The currents in Freu Dragonera are irregular and heavy squalls are known to descend without warning from the high land in the area and strong currents, influenced by the wind during gales, may be encountered in the strait. Landmarks: Puig de Sa Popi, the highest point on Isla Dragonera (4.80). Isla Pantaleu (4.91). A tower standing on Punta Galera (39358N 2212E) (4.94). Cabo Tramontana Lighthouse (39360N 2204E) (4.164). Major light: Cabo Llebeitx Light (3935N 218E) (4.80).

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4.94 Owing to the irregular currents in the strait and the unmarked dangers extending NW from Isla Mitjana and the unmarked Los Calafats, as described below, mariners are advised to use the narrow channel between the island and the mainland of Isla Mallorca to the E because it is free of dangers. From a position W of Isla Pantaleu (39347N 2212E) (4.91), the route leads NNE and N for about 2 miles to a position W of Morro de la Ratjada, passing (with positions given from Isla Mitjana (39352N 2206E)): ESE and E of Isla Mitjana, which lies in the middle of the strait and has a light (yellow beacon, black band, 5 m in height) standing on it. The channel between the island and the mainland E has depths

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of not less than 12 m, except quite close to the island where there is a depth of 6 m. The passage W of Isla Mitjana is deep but a rocky shoal, with a least depth of 44 m over it, extends 1 cable NW of the N end of the island and Los Calafats (4 cables NW), a chain of small rocky islets and below-water rocks extending 3 cables in length up to 1 cable off the coast of Isla Dragonera, thence: W of Punta Galera (7 cables NNE), lying on the S side of Cala Basset (Cala Embaset), a rock encumbered cove unsuitable as an anchorage. The coast from the head of the cove to Punta del Fabiol, 1 mile farther NE and beyond, consists of high cliffs. Thence: E of Cabo Tramontana (8 cables N), the NE extremity of Isla Dragonera. A light (4.164) stands about cable WNW of the cape. Thence: To a position W of Morro de la Ratjada (1 miles NNE).

Isla de Cabrera Archipelago

Chart 2832 (see 1.15)

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Punta de Sa Creveta. Punta del Castillo lies 2 cables SSE of Punta de Sa Creveta, and can be identified by its ruined castle. At the head of the inlet there are three shallow coves and in the SE cove there is a small jetty where landing is not permitted. Speed limit of 2 kn exists in Puerto de Cabrera. Jetty. A short jetty extends S from the coast almost 2 cables E of Punta del Castillo. Landing alongside the jetty is permitted only with a military permit or in an emergency. Caution. Neither Punta de Sa Creveta nor Punta del Castillo should be approached too closely as there are depths of 82 m and 64 m, respectively, a short distance off them. Useful marks: Punta de Sa Creveta light (3909N 256E) (4.102). Castle (ruined, at an elevation of 94 m) standing close NE of Punta del Castillo. Puerto de Cabrera pierhead light (column on side of red octagonal tower, 4 m in height) stands on the head of the jetty. Berths. There are 50 mooring buoys available for visiting vessels up to a length of 30 m. Services. No services are available.

4.95 Description. The Isla de Cabrera Archipelago (3910N 258E) consists of a group of several named islands and islets extending 5 miles SW from the S side of Freu de Cabrera (4.83) with navigable passages between them. Isla de Cabrera (3908N 257E), the largest of the group, is a rugged and hilly island where the coasts of which are in most places steep-to. Puerto de Cabrera (4.97) provides good shelter on the NW side of Isla Cabrera. A small army garrison is maintained on Isla de Cabrera. Marine Reserve. The entire group lies within the National Park described in 4.84. Speed limit. There is a speed limit of 5 kn in the entire National Park area. Currents, induced by the strength and direction of wind, are experienced in the waters of the archipelago.

North coast of Isla de Cabrera

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4.96 Description. Punta Anciola (39078N 2554E) the SW extremity of the island, lies at the extremity of a small peninsula which attains an elevation of 118 m. A light (4.80) stands on the point. Punta des Coll Roig lies about 6 cables NNW of Punta Anciola, and between them is Cala Anciola which is divided into two parts by a narrow tongue of land, Punta de Mitx, extending 1 cable W from the shore in the middle of the cove. Islote de ses Ratas, 14 m in height, lies close inshore in the SE part of the cove. Punta Picamosca, about 3 cables N of Punta des Coll Roig, is a high cliff close to the foot of which lies an islet, 10 m in height, surrounded by reefs. Puig de Picamosca rises to an elevation of 172 m close E of the cliff and is the highest point on the island. Cabo Llebeig from which a light (4.102) is exhibited, 1 mile N of Punta Picamosca, is the NW extremity of Isla Cabrera and rises to a detached knoll at a height of 60 m. There are a number of coves between Punta Picamosca and Cabo Llebeig which afford shelter to small craft.

4.98 Description. Cabo Xuriguer, 8 cables SE of Cabo Llebeig (3910N 255E), lies on the W side of the entrance to Cala Ganduf where a disused submarine cable, comes ashore at the head of the bay. The bay is exposed to NW winds which send in a heavy sea and consequently it is not recommended as an anchorage. Punta de Cueva Azul, 5 cables ENE of Cabo Xuriguer, is the E entrance point to Cala Ganduf; there is a large cave at the foot of the point. Cabo Moro But, 4 cables NE of Punta de Cueva Azul, is the N extremity of Isla de Cabrera. Cabo Ventoso (39096N 2586E), a steep-to cliffy headland 88 m in height, is the NE extremity of Isla de Cabrera. The coast between the two capes is rugged and indented and the E part is foul for a short distance offshore. A rock, with a depth of 03 m over it, lies close offshore about 3 cables NW of Cabo Ventoso, close W of Punta de Cala Emboixar.

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4.99 Description. Punta de sa Carabassa (3909N 258E), lies at the end of a high, steep-to, length of coast extending from Cabo Ventoso. Punta de Ses Bledes, 5 cables SSW of Punta de sa Carabassa, with Isla de ses Bledes close inshore about 2 cables S, lies on the S side of an open bay called Cala Es Borri close to the N shore of which are some islets. Ensenada de Codolar del Imperial, is entered about 4 cables SSW of Punta de Ses Bledes. Punta Es C des Baxell is the N entrance point and Punta Imperial is the S entrance point to the bay about 8 cables SSW of Punta de Ses Bledes. Islote Imperial, a steep-to islet, lies close off Punta Imperial and the channel between them is about cable wide with a depth of 18 m; it is not recommended in bad weather.

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4.97 Description. Puerto de Cabrera (3909N 256E) indents the coast between Cabo Llebeig and Punta de Sa Creveta, 7 cables SE. A light (4.102) and some buildings stand on

4.100 Description. Cabo Falc (39075N 2572E), close W of Islote Imperial, is the S extremity of Isla Cabrera. Between Cabo Falc and Punta Anciola, 1 miles W, there

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are a number of coves suitable only for small craft; local knowledge is required. Islotes Estels are five rocky islets lying up to 4 cables offshore about 7 cables W of Cabo Falc. Estel de Fuera and Estel des Dos Colls, the two outer islets, are steep-to on all sides and lie about 4 cables offshore. Estels Xapat (not named on the chart) are the three inner islets, lying about 1 cable offshore. The middle one is 44 m high; the two W islets are steep-to and the passage between the E islet and the shore is foul.

Anchorages and harbours

Chart 2832 (see 1.15)

Cala de Camp de Mar

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4.103 Cala de Camp de Mar (39320N 2250E) is a cove in the NE corner of a bay which indents the coast between Cabo Andritxol (4.91) and Punta den Ferr, 7 cables WNW. Isla de Camp de Mar, which is joined to the mainland by a bridge, lies in the middle of the cove and small craft can find shelter SE of this island in depths between 2 and 4 m, sand and rock.

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4.101 The remaining islands extend in a chain NNE from Isla de Cabrera for about 2 miles, viz (with positions given from Cabo Moro But (3910N 257E)): Isla Redonda (1 mile E) is separated from Cabo Ventoso to the S by a passage about 5 cables wide with a charted depth of 22 m. The island is high and steep-to except on its SW side; its NE side is cliffy and inaccessible. Isla Conejera (9 cables NNE) is separated from Isla Redonda by a passage about 6 cables wide with a minimum depth of 22 m. The island rises to its highest point in a hill, 131 m in height, above some cliffs on its E coast. Escull Sota-aigat is an above-water rock which is foul for a short distance offshore lying close off Punta del Escull Sota-aigat, the S extremity of the island. The whole of the E side of the island is foul for some distance offshore and, along this coast, there are some small coves suitable for small craft where local knowledge is required. Escull de la Escaleta, an above-water rock, lies close off Punta de la Escaleta, the W point of the island. Bajo de Cala Estreta is a rocky shoal, with a depth of 02 m over it, lying within cable of the N shore of the island. Isla Esponja (1 miles NNE), a steep-to almost inaccessible islet, lies 2 cables N of the middle of the N coast of Isla Conejera. Isla Plana (2 miles NNE), lies 2 cables ENE of Isla Esponja, and a shoal bank extends for a short distance from its S side. Isla Pobre (2 miles NNE), lies 1 cable N of Islote Plana, with depths of not more than 9 m between them. Islote Plano lies cable NE of Isla Pobre and the passage between them is foul. Isla Horadada (Isla Forada) (2 miles NNE) is high and almost inaccessible. Islote Horadada lies close S of Isla Horadada and there is an above-water rock lying on the foul ground between them. A stony bank, with depths of 73 m over it, extends about cable S and SE from the islet. A light (4.92) is exhibited from Isla Horadada.

4.104 Description. Puerto de Campos (Puerto Colonia de Sant Jordi) (3919N 300E) is a small fishing and recreational craft harbour. Anchorage. The N part of the bay, between the harbour entrance and Isla de la Guardia (4.90), about 3 cables S, is occupied by moorings. Anchorage can be obtained farther SW in depths of 3 to 5 m, sand and weed, with partial shelter from S and SE. Areas of the bottom are foul and a trip-line is advised. Harbour. The harbour is protected by an outer breakwater, extending about cable NE from an islet on the NW side of the bay in which the harbour lies. The islet, and an area of reclaimed land connecting it to the shore W, gives protection to the harbour from the S. An inner breakwater extends about cable NNE from the islet close W of the root of the outer breakwater to a position a short distance from the head of a contradique, which extends from the shore about cable NNE of the root of the reclaimed land, to form the entrance to the inner harbour which faces NNE. Depths shoal as the harbour is approached and constant sounding is advised. The end of the outer breakwater extends some distance beyond the light structure and entry at night is not recommended. Much of the inner harbour has depths of less than 15 m. Useful marks: Isla de la Guardia light (4.92). Punta Sa light (4.92). Light (red square on red column on white hut, 5 m in height) stands on the head of the outer breakwater. Light (green column on white hut) stands on the head of the contradique. Services. Normal services are available.

Ensenada de la Rpita
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Useful marks
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Cabo Llebeig light (red square on white pyramidal tower) (39097N 2551E) standing on the cape (4.96). Punta Anciola light (39078N 2554E) (4.80). Punta de Sa Creveta light (red square on white pyramidal tower, 5 m in height) (3909N 256E) standing on the point (4.97).

4.105 Description. Ensenada de la Rpita is a large bay indenting the coast between Punta Sa (39188N 2595E) (4.90) and Punta Plana (4.90), 4 miles NW. Isla Cabot, Isla Llarga and Isla Redona all lie close inshore between 5 cables NW and 1 mile NNW of Punta Sa; Isla Gabina, lies 1 miles N of Punta Sa. El Illot lies cable offshore, 2 cables NE of Isla Redona, and a rock awash, lies close E of it. The SE shore of the bay is foul and the islands mentioned above lie close off this shore. Jetty. A small jetty, used by coasters for loading salt from nearby salt pans, lies about 2 cables E of Isla Redona. Useful mark. Torre Rpita (4.106).

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4.106 Description. Puerto de la Rpita (39218N 2573E), a large, modern artificial harbour is located at the head of Ensenada de la Rpita (4.105).

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Anchorage can be obtained about 1 cables E or SE of the harbour entrance in depths of 4 to 5 m, sand. Harbour. The harbour is protected by two breakwaters. The W breakwater extends in a general SE direction for about 1 cables from the shore on the W side of the harbour. The E breakwater extends in a general WSW direction for about 1 cables from the shore about 2 cables ENE of the root of the W breakwater, to form the entrance which faces E and is about 50 m wide. Depths in the entrance are reported to be 4 m and within the harbour they are reported to be between 1 and 3 m. Useful marks: Torre Rpita (at an elevation of 18 m) standing at the head of the bay behind the harbour of Puerto de la Rpita. Light (red column, 6 m in height) standing about 60 m from the head of the W breakwater. Light (green column on white hut, 6 m in height) standing on the head of the E breakwater. Services. Full services are available including a 50-tonne travel-lift and a 7-tonne crane.

Ensenada de Santa Ponsa

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Puerto de S Estanyol
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4.107 Description. Puerto de S Estanyol is a small artificial harbour, on the W side of the bay, used by fishing vessels and yachts. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the W and S by a breakwater which extends SE for about cable from the shore on the S side of the harbour, then NE for about 1 cable. A contradique extends a short distance SE from the N side of the harbour to form the entrance which faces NE. Development. Plans are in hand for extensive development involving a large increase in the area covered by the harbour. Depths within the harbour vary between 05 m and 3 m. Useful marks: Light (white hut, red column, 6 m in height) standing on the head of the breakwater. Light (green mast, 5 m in height) standing on the head of contradique. Services. Normal services are available including a 125-tonne crane.

4.109 Description. Ensenada de Santa Ponsa is entered between Cabo Malgrats (39304N 2274E) (4.91) and Cabo Andritxol (4.91), 2 miles NW. Apart from the artificial reefs mentioned below, it is free of dangers except within short distances of its head. Puerto de Santa Ponsa (4.110) lies on the SE side of the bay with Cala de Santa Ponsa, which has Playa de Santa Ponsa at its head, entered close E. Punta del Castillo, the N entrance point to Cala de Santa Ponsa, can be identified by a tower standing on the slope above the point at an elevation of 46 m. Punta Cerdana is a whitish, cliffy point near the middle of the NW shore of Ensenada de Santa Ponsa and on its NE side is a cove named Puerto de Paguera but known locally as Cala Fornell. Submarine cable. A disused submarine cable enters the bay close N of Cabo Malgrats and lands on Playa de Santa Ponsa, as shown on the chart. Artificial reefs. An area of artificial reefs, charted as obstructions, extends across the bay from close off Punta Cerdana to a position N of Cabo Malgrats, as shown on the chart. Anchorages. Anchorage can be obtained in Ensenada de Santa Ponsa affording shelter from winds between NE and NW, avoiding the submarine cable and the area of artificial reefs. In Cala de Santa Ponsa anchorage for small craft can be obtained on the S side of the cove in depths of 2 to 4 m, sand, or on the N side in depths of 4 to 6 m, sand, avoiding the submarine cable and Piedras Las Secas, a shoal with a depth of 05 m over it, at the head of the cove. The shoal is marked on its W and E side by beacons (isolated danger, 4 m in height) which are reported to be difficult to identify. Small craft can also obtain shelter from W winds in Puerto de Paguera, in depths of 10 m; local knowledge is required.

Puerto de Santa Ponsa

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Porto Adriano
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4.108 Description. Porto Adriano (39295N 2286E) is a large artificial harbour on the E side of Cala de Peas Rojas fronting the holiday resort of El Toro. Anchorage can be obtained off the beach close N of the entrance in depths of about 3 m, sand. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the W by a breakwater extending about cable generally NNE from an area of reclaimed land on the S side of the harbour. A contradique extends a short distance W from the shore about 120 m N of the reclaimed land to form the entrance which faces N and is about 40 m wide. Useful marks: Light (green tower, 2 m in height) standing on the head of the breakwater. Light (red metal mast) standing on the head of the contradique. Services. A full range of facilities is available including a 50-tonne lift.

4.110 Description. Puerto de Santa Ponsa (39307N 2282E) is a long narrow inlet entered between Punta de la Caleta, on the S shore of Ensenada de Santa Ponsa (4.109) 7 cables NE of Cabo Malgrats, and the head of a breakwater extending NE from the W side of the mouth of the inlet. Harbour. The inlet gives excellent protection although space is restricted for manoeuvring larger craft. Depths within the inlet vary between 2 m at its head and 10 m in the entrance. Useful marks: Monument (crucifix, 17 m in height), standing on Punta de la Caleta. Light (green column on white base, 5 m in height), standing on the head of the breakwater. Light (red column on white base, 4 m in height), standing on the head of Punta de la Caleta. Services. A full range of facilities is available including a 27-tonne lift and a 15-tonne crane. Chart 2832

Puerto de Andraitx
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4.111 Description. Puerto de Andraitx (39329N 2231E) is an inlet entered between Morro den Domingo (39324N 2222E), the NW extremity of La Mola de Andraitx (4.91) and Punta de na Moragues, 6 cables N. The harbour, which is used by fishing vessels and yachts, lies at the head of the inlet and is protected by three breakwaters.

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Anchorage can be obtained close E of the head of the outer breakwater in a depth of about 10 m. The most protected anchorage may be found among the moorings on the N side of the outer harbour, if space is available, clear of the fish havens; a trip-line is essential and it may be necessary to use two anchors. The holding ground is reported to be very patchy. In winds other than from the W, anchorage may be found SW of Espign on the S side of the outer harbour in depths greater than 3 m, sand and weed, taking care to avoid the shallows SW of the head of Espign. Regulation. Anchoring is prohibited within the inner harbour. Harbour. The outer breakwater extends about cable SSE from the shore on the N side of the inlet, about 5 cables SE from Punta de na Moragues, and offers protection to the outer harbour. The inner harbour is protected by Dique de Abrigo, extending about 1 cable S and SE from the N shore about 2 cables ENE of the root of the outer breakwater, and by Espign, extending NW from the S shore to within 1 cable of the head of Dique de Abrigo. Rock. Bajo Las Caixas, is a rock with a depth of 96 m over it, lying about cable S of the head of the outer breakwater; there are depths of less than 09 m close to the face of this breakwater. Between the rock and the head of the breakwater there is a channel a little over cable wide. Outer harbour channel, about cable wide with a least depth of 59 m, leads through the outer harbour to the inner harbour; it is marked by light-buoys (lateral) which are liable to drag out of position. Caution. Shoal water, with a least depth of 25 m over it, extends into the buoyed channel between the second and third starboard hand light-buoys about 1 cable SW of the head of Espign; the port side of the channel should be favoured in this area. Fish havens lie on the N side of the outer harbour between the channel and the shore; they are marked by light-buoys (special). Moorings are established in large numbers on the N side of the outer harbour. Local weather. A heavy swell sets in with strong SW winds. Very occasionally a phenomenon known as resaca or seiche occurs which is particularly dangerous to yachts berthed alongside. This phenomenon, which happens rarely when a depression and spring tide occur together, induces the sea level to rise and fall 15 m every ten or fifteen minutes; it may last for several days. Useful marks: Light (conical stone tower, 9 m in height) standing on the head of the outer breakwater. Light (red square on red tower, white hut, 4 m in height) standing on the head of Dique de Abrigo. Light (triangle, on green tower, red band) standing on the head of Espign. Berths. There is a marina on the N side of the harbour. Most of the quayed section on the S side of the harbour is used by fishing vessels. Services. A full range of services is available including a 50-tonne travel-lift and a 3-tonne crane.

fronting the small though growing tourist resort of San Telmo. Anchorage. The bay should be entered from the S, E of Isla Pantaleu and anchorage can be obtained off San Telmo in depths of 2 to 5 m, sand, weed and clay with patchy holding. The approach from the NW, N of Isla Pantaleu, is shallow and can be partially obstructed by the stern anchors of tourist ferries lying head on to a quay on the N side of the passage and by moored small craft.

BAHA DE PALMA General information

Charts 2832, 3034

Description
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4.113 Baha de Palma is entered between Cabo Blanco (3922N 247E) (4.90) and Punta de Cala Figuera (4.124), 13 miles WNW; the city and port of Palma (4.135) lie at the head of the bay.

Topography
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4.114 The coast on the E side of the bay is high with white cliffs and on the W side it is high with rocky cliffs indented by a number of small bays and coves. The city of Palma, with its airport a few miles E, dominates the head of the bay.

Fish havens
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4.115 Large numbers of fish havens line the shores on each side of the bay, as shown on the charts.

Marine and Integral Reserves

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4.116 A Marine Reserve has been established on much of the E side of the bay, the limits of which are shown on Chart 2832. An Integral Reserve has also been established within the Marine Reserve, as shown on the chart. For information on Marine and Integral Reserves see 1.9.

Restricted area
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4.117 Most of the W side of the bay lies within a prohibited anchoring and trawling area, the limits of which are shown on the charts.

Port limits
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4.118 Palma port limits lie within a line joining Punta de Cala Figuera (3928N 231E) and Cabo Enderrocat, 9 miles E.

Measured distance
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Playa de San Telmo

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4.112 Description. Playa de San Telmo, is the name for a small bay indenting the coast close E of Isla Pantaleu (39347N 2212E) (4.91), which has sandy beaches at its head

4.119 Between Las Illetas (39320N 2355E) (4.124) and Peninsula de San Carlos, 1 miles NE, there is a measured distance, as shown on the plan. SW limit marks. The alignment (328) of a beacon (metal tower, red and white) (39319N 2354E), standing on Las Illetas, with another similar beacon, 3 cables NW. NE limit marks. The alignment (328) of a beacon (metal tower, red and white) (39328N 2373E), standing on Peninsula de San Carlos, with a similar beacon, 1 cables NW.

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Distance; 32943 m. Running track; the line of bearing 058238) of Punta den Pau Tower (39330N 2415E). It was reported (1997) that the SW front beacon had been destroyed.

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4.120 See 4.77.

Natural conditions
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4.121 Local weather. Winds from S and SW are liable to raise a considerable sea in winter, although the S winds are of shorter duration and less frequency than the SW winds. The swell is often felt before the wind which causes it. The level of water in the harbour of Palma can be lowered by N winds and raised by S winds. Very heavy NW squalls are sometimes experienced. Climate. See climatic table for Palma (1.176).

Principal marks
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4.122 Landmarks: Punta de Cala Figuera Lighthouse (3928N 231E) (4.80). Palma Lighthouse (39330N 2375E) (4.80). Castillo de Bellver (39339, 2372E), with its highest tower, Torre del Homenaje, attached to the main building by a flying buttress, attaining an elevation of 140 m close N. Cathedral (39341N 2390E) with small twin spires. Major lights: Punta de Cala Figuera Light as above. Cabo Blanco Light (3922N 247E) (4.80). Palma Light as above.

Other aid to navigation

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4.123 Racon: Palma Outer Elbow Light (39330N 2384E).

Directions
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4.124 From a position W of Cabo Blanco (3922N 247E) (4.90), the route leads N for about 9 miles to the pilot boarding ground for Palma, passing (with positions from Cabo Enderrocat 3929N 243E)): W of Cabo Regana (4 miles SSE), which has a distinct whitish colour; the built-up area of El Dorado stands in the vicinity. Thence: W of an obstruction (2 miles SW). E of Punta de Cala Figuera (9 miles WSW). Punta de Cala Figuera is cliffy, 21 m in height and steep-to with the exception of a small reef at the foot of the cliffs on which the sea breaks. A light (4.80) is exhibited from the point and Radio masts stand close-by. Cala Figuera (4.130) lies 3 cables N. The coast to Cabo Falc, 1 miles NNE of Punta de Cala Figuera, is high and rocky with several coves. Thence: E of Cala Portals (9 miles W) (4.131), thence: E of Isla del Sech (8 miles W), a low, flat islet. A spit, with a least depth of 33 m over it, extends 3 cables NNE of the islet to Bajo El Sech, a below-water rock. Isla del Sech and Bajo El Sech are separated from Cabo Falc on the mainland by a passage, about 2 cables wide with a least charted depth of 104 m. Thence:

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W of Cabo Enderrocat. A tower stands on Cabo Enderrocat and a beacon, named Can Negre, stands on the cliffs 3 cables SSE of the tower. Thence: W of Punta Aranol (1 miles NNE), at the N end of the cliffs extending S and E round the coast as far as Cala Pi (4.90), thus forming the seaward side of an extensive plateau called Marinas de Lluchmayor. Puerto El Arenal (4.125), marked by lights, lies 7 cables NE of Punta Aranol. A stranded wreck, the position of which is approximate, lies about 5 cables off the beach, 1 mile NW of Puerto El Arenal. Thence: E of Isla de la Porrasa (8 miles WNW), a rocky, scrub covered island in the entrance to Ensenada de la Porrasa. The island is steep-to on its E side, but there is a shoal bank extending NW from the islet which almost connects with shoal water extending from the head of the bay. A submarine cable comes ashore in Ensenada de la Porrasa, as shown on the chart. Thence: E of Punta de la Porrasa (8 miles WNW), with Torre Nova standing on it 4 cables N of Isla de la Porrasa, thence: E of Palma Nova (8 miles WNW) (4.132), at the head of an unnamed bay the N shore of which consists of sandy beaches alternating with rocky points; the port is marked by lights. Puerto Portals (4.133), also marked by lights, lies on the N shore of the bay 1 miles E of Palma Nova and Isla den Salas lies close inshore 1 cables farther E. Thence: E of Las Illetas (7 miles NW), consisting of three rocky islets lying close inshore 6 cables E of Isla den Salas, the middle islet is connected to the shore and depths inshore of the others are shoal; a tower stands on the S islet. Ensenada de Cala Mayor indents the coast between the islets and Peninsula de San Carlos, which is high and cliffy with a castle and tower standing on it, 1 miles ENE. The bay is free of dangers and in it are several coves; at its head Puerto de Cala Nova (4.134) is marked by lights. Submarine cables land at a hut on a point near the head of the bay. And: W of Islote Galera, (3 miles N) which has a reef extending S and SW to the 5 m depth contour line. Puerto de San Antonio de la Playa (4.126), marked by lights, lies 5 cables ESE of the islet, at the N end of Playa del Arenal, a beach backed by trees and hotels. Puerto de Cala Gamba (4.127), marked by lights lies on the W side of Cala Gamba 9 cables NW of Islote Galera. Puerto del Molinar de Levante (4.128), marked by lights and Puerto de Cala Portixol (4.129), also marked by lights, lie respectively, 1 mile and 1 miles farther WNW. (Directions continue for Palma at 4.153)

Anchorages and harbours Puerto El Arenal

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4.125 Description. Puerto El Arenal (3930N 245E) is a large modern facility built around an improved small old harbour fronting El Arenal, a tourist complex with prominent hotels. Anchorage can be obtained either side of the harbour in depths over 3 m, sand and weed. Harbour. The harbour is protected by Dique de Abrigo extending 1 cables NW and 1 cables NNE from the shore on the S side of the harbour; Contradique extends a short distance NW from the N side of the harbour to a position

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about cable NE of the head of Dique de Abrigo, to form the entrance facing NW. Depths in the entrance are charted at 27 m and within the harbour they are reported to vary between 2 and 35 m. Useful marks: Light (green round tower, 4 m in height) standing on the head of Dique de Abrigo. Light (red mast, 4 m in height) standing on the head of Contradique. Light (green round tower, 7 m in height), standing on the NE head of Muelle Interior about cable S of the head of Dique de Abrigo. Light (red square on red round tower on pyramidal hut, 6 m in height), standing on the head of a spur about cable S of the head of Contradique. Services. Full facilities are available including a 50-tonne travel-lift on the W end of Muelle Interior and a 3-tonne mobile-crane in the old harbour.

Puerto de San Antonio de la Playa

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4.126 Description. Puerto de San Antonio de la Playa (3932N 243E) is the yacht harbour at Can Pastilla. Approach and entry. In normal conditions the harbour is easily approached and entered, although with strong onshore winds and swell it could be dangerous owing to shoal water in the close approach. Cala Estancia is a shallow, semi-enclosed swimming area and boat harbour on the N side of the headland mentioned above; the cove is shoal and should not be mistaken for the harbour. Anchorage can be obtained SE of the entrance in depths of 5 m, sand. Harbour. The harbour is tightly enclosed by two breakwaters. Dique de Abrigo extends about 1 cable SE, and a short distance NE, from a position on a headland at the N end of Playa del Arenal (4.124) on the W side of the harbour. Contradique extends about 1 cables in an arc S and W from the beach on the E side of the harbour, to a position about 40 m N of the head of Dique de Abrigo, to form the entrance which faces E. Depths in the entrance are reported to be 3 m and to vary between 15 and 3 m within the harbour. Useful marks: Light (red tower, 6 m in height) standing on the head of Dique de Abrigo. Light (green tower, 5 m in height) standing on the head of Contradique. Services. A full range of facilities is available including a 60-tonne travel-lift at a boatyard on the W side of the harbour, and a 6-tonne mobile-crane plus several smaller ones.

of the extremity of the power stations water inlet. The holding ground is poor. Harbour. The harbour is protected by two breakwaters. Dique de Abrigo extends E, from the shore on the W entrance point of the cove, for about cable; Contradique extends about 1 cable S, from the shore at the head of the bay, to a position about 40 m N of the head of Dique de Abrigo, to form the entrance which faces ESE. Buoy. A light-buoy (special), 3 cables S of the harbour entrance, marks the extremity of a submarine water inlet pipeline for a power station standing inland E of the cove. Depths in the entrance are reported to be 25 m and mostly less than 2 m within the harbour, although depths of 25 m are reported alongside Dique de Abrigo. Useful marks: Punta den Pau Tower (39330N 2415E) (4.119). Light (red mast, 3 m in height), standing on the head of Dique de Abrigo. Light (green mast, 2 m in height), standing on the head of Contradique. Port services: Facilities: limited but include a 5-tonne and a 1-tonne crane. Supplies: no fuel. Chart 3035

Puerto del Molinar de Levante

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4.128 Description. Puerto del Molinar de Levante (39336N 2406E) is a very small fishing vessel harbour built within Cal den Rigo, a small cove fronting the village of Molinar. Harbour. The harbour is suitable only for small craft of less than 9 m in length with a draught of less than 1 m; it is protected by two breakwaters the heads of which are marked by lights.

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4.127 Description. Puerto de Cala Gamba (3933N 242E) is a fishing and recreational harbour. Approach and entry. The harbour is approached and entered, keeping W of four buoys (starboard hand) marking the E side of the entrance channel. The approach should be made with care because, despite the channel being dredged from time to time, it is narrow and subject to silting. Foul ground and shoal water lies N and E of the entrance channel and, owing to very shallow water in the approach, the harbour cannot be entered with any swell from SE, S or SW. Anchorage can be obtained in a depth of 4 m, stones, about 2 cables S of the entrance and a little over 1 cable N

4.129 Description. Puerto de Cala Portixol (39337N 2402E) is an old fishing harbour lying in an horseshoe-shaped cove which has been combined by development into a fishing and yachting harbour. Anchorage can be obtained in Cala Portixol, a shallow cove immediately E of the harbour, in depths of 15 m, sand. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the E by an area of reclaimed land extending generally SW from the shore on the E side of the harbour, and from the W, by a breakwater extending generally SE from the shore on the W side of the harbour, to a position about 50 m from the head of a short spur extending from the SW head of the reclaimed land, to form the outer entrance facing S. Depths within the harbour are mostly less than 2 m. Submarine outfall extends 5 cables S from a position close W of the root of the breakwater. Groynes for beach regeneration extend 2 cables SSW from the shore close W of the root of the breakwater and from Can Pere Antoni, a small headland 4 cables farther W; the outer half of both groynes are below-water. Useful marks: Light (red square on red round tower, on white hut, 6 m in height) standing on the head of the breakwater. Light (red square on red tower, on white hut, 4 m in height) standing on the head of the spur extending SW from the reclaimed land. Light (red square on red tower, on white hut, 4 m in height) standing on the head of a jetty on the W

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side of the inner entrance, about cable N of the head of the breakwater. Light (green triangle on green tower, on white hut, 5 m in height) standing on W head of the reclaimed land on the E side of the inner entrance, about 3 cables N of the head of the N breakwater. Port services: Facilities: limited but include a 4-tonne crane. Supplies: no fuel. Charts 2832, 3034

Cala Figuera
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4.130 Description. Cala Figuera (39278N 2314E) is a very small cove with steep wooded sides indenting the coast close N of Punta de Cala Figuera (4.124). Anchorage. The cove provides an anchorage for small craft in depths of 5 m, sand and rock.

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4.131 Description. Cala Portals (39285N 2314E) is a cove indenting the coast 1 mile N of Punta de Cala Figuera (4.124). Anchorage. Small craft can obtain an anchorage in depths of 2 to 8 m, sand and weed. Harbour. The tiny harbour in the N of the cove is shallow and can take vessels only under 9 m in length. Useful marks: A light (green triangle on green column on white tower, 4 m in height) stands on the head of a breakwater on the N side of the cove. A tower stands on Punta de S Estaca, the N entrance point to the cove.

the approach to the harbour entrance and to avoid any buoys which might be moored off the beach. Anchorage can also be obtained on either side of Punta Negra, a headland extending S from the coast about 5 cables WSW of the harbour entrance, in depths of 2 to 3 m, sand and stone. Care should be taken to avoid the charted wreck about 3 cables ENE of Punta Negra. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the S by Dique de Abrigo, extending from the shore on the E side of the harbour for about 4 cables in a general WSW direction. Contradique, extends S from the shore on the W side of the harbour, to a position cable from a short spur extending N from a position about 1 cable from the head of Dique de Abrigo, to form the entrance which faces W. Depths in the entrance are reported to be 75 m and within the harbour they are reported to vary between 3 and 45 m. Useful marks: A tower, housing the marina offices, standing about 80 m from the head of Contradique, is distinctive. Light (green triangle on green column, white hut, 6 m in height) standing on the head of Dique de Abrigo. Light (red column, 5 m in height) standing on the head of Contradique. Services. A full range of facilities is available including two travel-lifts of 80 and 30-tonnes together with a 10 tonne and a 2-tonne crane at a boatyard in the NE corner of the harbour.

Puerto de Cala Nova

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Puerto de Palma Nova

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4.132 Description. Puerto de Palma Nova (39315N 2325E) is a very small harbour. Anchorage can be obtained S of the harbour in depths of 3 to 5 m, sand; open SE and E. Harbour. The harbour is protected by Dique de Abrigo extending W for a short distance from the shore on the SE side of the harbour, and by Contradique, extending a similar distance S from the shore on the W side of the harbour; a spur extends SSW from close to the head of Contradique. Depths. The harbour is partially silted up and depths are unreliable. No vessel drawing more than 1 m should enter without first verifying the depth of water available. Useful marks: Light (green triangle on green column on white base, 6 m in height) standing on the head of Dique de Abrigo. Light (red column, 5 m in height) standing on the head of Contradique. Light (red column, 5 m in height) is reported to stand on the head of the spur. Services are very limited; there is a 6-tonne crane available at the slipway.

4.134 Description. Puerto de Cala Nova (3933N 236E) is located at Cas Catal. It is a small, shallow, artificial harbour built as a base for the national sailing school. Visitors berths are available occasionally. Anchorage can be obtained 1 cable NE of the harbour entrance in a depth of over 5 m, sand and stone, clear of the submarine cables (4.124), and the approach to the entrance. Harbour. The harbour is protected by an outer breakwater extending NW for about 1 cables from the shore on the SW side of the harbour; a contradique extends a short distance SE from the shore on the NE side of the harbour, to a position about 55 m from close within the head of the outer breakwater, to form the entrance facing NE. Depths in the entrance are reported to be 6 m and to vary between 2 and 4 m within the harbour. Useful marks: Light (red column, 3 m in height) standing on the head of the outer breakwater. Light (green column, 3 m in height) standing on the head of the contradique. Berthing. Visitors should berth alongside the outer breakwater unless a berth has been allocated. Port services: Facilities: some facilities are available including a 35-tonne travel-lift and a 25-tonne crane. Supplies: fuel is available only for the sailing school and is not on public sale.

PALMA General information

Chart 3035

Puerto Portals
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4.133 Description. Puerto Portals (3932N 234E) is a modern recreational harbour. Anchorage can be obtained about 1 cable W of the entrance in a depth of 5 m, sand, taking care not to impede

Position
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4.135 Palma (3933N 238E) lies at the head of Baha de Palma.

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Outer anchorages
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4.136 The city of Palma de Mallorca is the capital and principal port of the Islas Baleares. It is a naval, commercial, fishing and yachting harbour. At the 2001 census the population was 358 462.

Approach and entry

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4.137 The port is approach through Baha de Palma and entered between the heads of Dique del Oeste (4.154) and Dique de Levante (4.155).

Traffic
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4.138 In 2004 there were 3513 ship calls with a total of 15 440 250 dwt.

Port Authority
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4.144 Deep draught vessels can obtain an anchorage E of the harbour entrance in the vicinity of the meridian which passes through the cathedral (239E) in depths of 14 or 15 m, taking care to avoid impeding entry to the harbour and clear of the submarine outfall (4.145). Dangerous cargo anchorage. A designated dangerous cargo anchorage lies centred about 1 mile SE of the harbour entrance, as shown on the chart. Nuclear vessels. Anchorage A, lying in the SE corner of the dangerous cargo anchorage, as shown on the chart, is reserved for nuclear vessels. Prohibited anchorage area lies close E of the dangerous cargo anchorage, as shown on the chart. Anchoring and trawling are prohibited in an area on the W side of the approaches to the port, as shown on the chart. Anchoring is also prohibited within the harbour.

4.139 Junta de Los Puertos del Estado en Baleares, Muelle Viejo 3, 07012 Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Submarine pipeline
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Limiting conditions Controlling depths

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4.145 A submarine outfall extends 1 mile S from the shore about 1 mile ENE of the harbour entrance, as shown on the chart.

Pilots
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4.140 Darsena de Porto Pi (S basin): 12 m at the main berths. Darsena San Pedro (N basin): 7 m at deepest berth.

Deepest and longest berth

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4.141 Dique del Oeste, outer extension (4.154).

4.146 Pilotage is compulsory for vessels over 50 grt and is available throughout 24 hours. The pilot boarding ground is shown on the chart; in bad weather the pilot may board in the lee of Dique del Oeste. The pilot vessels are white with the letter P in black on each side of the bow or black with a white letter P on each side of the bow. See also 1.21.

Maximum size of vessel handled

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Tugs
4.147 Tugs are available.

4.142 Queen Elizabeth 2: LOA 294 m; draught 994 m. Mostoles: LOA 243 m; draught 1432 m, 75 395 dwt.

Harbour General layout

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Arrival information Notice of ETA

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4.143 Notice of ETA required is 2 hours; for details see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3).

4.148 The harbour consists of two main basins: Darsena de Porto Pi, the S basin, is entered on its N side and contains the deep-water berths and naval base.

Palma Darsena de Porto Pi from NNW (4.148)

(Original dated 2001) (Photograph Lt. Cdr. T. Tulloch RCN)

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Darsena San Pedro, the N basin, is entered on its S side and consists of commercial berths, a fish harbour and numerous yachting facilities. Both basins are initally approached from E and share a common outer entrance 4 cables wide.

Darsena San Pedro

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4.149 See 4.119.

4.155 Darsena San Pedro lies inside Dique de Levante on the N side of the harbour. The largest berth is: Prolongacin Muelle Nuevo: length 251 m; depth 7 m; General cargo. There is a Ro-Ro berth at the SW end of Dique de Levante.

Speed limit
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Port services Repairs

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4.150 There is a speed limit of 5 kn in the harbour which decreases to 3 kn in the marinas.

4.156 There are four patent slips. The two largest are: LOA 90 m; lifting capacities 1750 tonnes each.

Natural conditions
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4.151 See 4.121.

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Other facilities
4.157 Hospital in town; oily waste disposal; refuse disposal; de-ratting and issue of certificates.

Principal marks
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4.152 See 4.122.

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Supplies
4.158 Fuel and diesel oil available at Muelles de Poniente and Pelaires, fuel oil available at Dique del Oeste; fresh water; provisions.

Directions for entering harbour

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(continued from 4.124) 4.153 From the pilot boarding ground (39317N 2385E), the route leads N for about 1 miles to the harbour entrance, the chart is sufficient guide. Useful marks: Light (red upright rectangle on red round tower, white hut, 13 m in height) (39332N 2384E) standing on the head of Dique del Oeste. Light (black column, yellow band, on hut, 10 m in height) standing on the outer elbow of Dique del Oeste, 1 cables S of the light described above. Light (black column, yellow top, on hut, 8 m in height), obscured inside the harbour, standing on the inner elbow of Dique del Oeste, 5 cables SW of the head of the breakwater. Light (green triangle on green column, white hut) standing on the SW head of Dique de Levante, 4 cables NNW of the head of Dique del Oeste. Light (red pyramidal column, green band) standing on the head of Muelles de Poniente, 3 cables W of the head of Dique del Oeste.

Communications
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4.159 Palma International Airport a few miles out of town. Regular ferry services to the Spanish mainland and other ports in the Islas Baleares.

Rescue
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4.160 A lifeboat is stationed in Palma, see 4.77.

NORTH-WEST COAST OF ISLA DE MALLORCA General information

Charts 2832, 2831, 1703

Coastal route
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Basins and berths Darsena de Porto Pi

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4.161 The coastal route leads generally NE along the NW coast of the Isla de Mallorca from the vicinity of Isla Dragonera (3935N 219E) (4.80) to the vicinity of Cabo de Formentor (4.167), about 50 miles ENE. The route is sub-divided as follows: Isla Dragonera to Puerto de Sller (4.165). Puerto de Sller to Punta Beca (4.166). Punta Beca to Cabo Formentor (4.167).

4.154 Darsena de Porto Pi, embraced by Dique del Oeste on the S side of the harbour, is the main commercial basin in the harbour. Only the largest berths are mentioned: Dique del Oeste, outer extension: length about 2 cables, depth 12 m. Oil, dry bulk and general cargo. Dique del Oeste, inner extension: length about 2 cables, depth 12 m. Passengers, oil and warships. Muelle de Pelaires: length 363 m; depth 12 m. Passengers and general cargo. There are Ro-Ro berths at each end of this quay. See also the photograph of the basin.

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4.162 The NW coast of Isla de Mallorca, backed by a high mountain range, is very rugged with steep rocky cliffs broken by indentations, most of which lie towards the NE end of this length of coastline. Promontorio del Formentor, which terminates in Cabo de Formentor, is mountainous and most of its N side is high and steep, rising to elevations of over 300 m.

Strong onshore winds

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be given a wide berth because the entire coastline is converted into a lee shore with heavy seas.

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4.164 Landmarks: Puig de Sa Popi (39352N 2191E), the highest point on Isla Dragonera (4.80). Cabo Tramontana Lighthouse (round tower with dwelling, red roof, 15 m in height) (39360N 2204E), standing on the cape (4.165). Punta del Verger (Punta Es Puntarr) (3941N 230E) is prominent and has a tower standing on it. Cabo Gros Lighthouse (white tower and dwelling, red roof, 22 m in height) (3948N 241E) standing on the cape (4.165). Puig Mayor (3948N 247E), with radio towers marked by obstruction lights, and two radar domes standing on its summit, dominates this length of coast. Castillo del Rey (3955N 301E) is in ruins and surrounds a prominent, rocky eminence 492 m in height and faced almost completely by cliffs. Cabo de Formentor Lighthouse (white tower and dwelling, 22 m in height) (3958N 313E) standing on the cape (4.167). Major lights: Cabo Llebeitx Light (3935N 218E) (4.80). Cabo Gros Light as above. Cabo de Formentor Light as above.

NW of Punta Ferranda (6 cables NE) with the village of Baalbufar, which is visible from seaward, standing close NE, thence: NW of Islote Caball Bernat (Punta des Corral fals) (1 miles NE), lying close off Punta S Aliga which is steep and whitish, thence: NW of Peninsula de la Foradada (7 miles NE) (4.172). Anchorage can be obtained on either side of the peninsula. Thence: NW of Punta Dey (8 miles NE), which is 50 m high, faced by cliffs and has Torre Dey standing on it; Cala Dey (4.173) lies on the E side of the point. Thence: NW of Punta Pancheta (10 miles NE), lying at the NE end of a length of coastline, extending from Punta Dey, which forms a bay containing some coves. The bay is backed by mountainous country where some prominent reddish cliffs descend to the sea from Puig del Moro, a spur at the NE end of the Sierra del Tex range of mountains. Thence: To a position NW of Cabo Gros (10 miles NNE), a massive promontory at the end of a length of steep-to coast extending NE from Punta Pancheta; a light (4.164) is exhibited from the cape. Puerto de Sller (4.168) is entered E of the cape.

Puerto de Sller to Punta Beca

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Directions
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Isla Dragonera to Puerto de Sller

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4.165 From a position NW of Cabo Llebeitx (3935N 218E), the route leads generally NE for about 25 miles, passing (with positions given from Punta del Verger (3941N 230E)): NW of a depth of 14 m (10 miles WSW), reported in 1977 and the position of which is approximate, thence: NW of Cabo Tramontana (9 miles SW) from which a light (4.164) is exhibited, thence: NW of Escull den Pujol (7 miles SW), a small rock 1 m in height, which lies less than cable offshore, thence: NW of Punta de na Foradada (4 miles SW), lying at the NE end of a length of high, cliffy coastline extending from Punta Fabiol. It can be identified by a hole which pierces it and a tower standing on its summit; an islet lies close off the point. Thence: NW of Los Farayons (3 miles SW), a group of small islets lying 1 cable offshore, thence: NW of Bajo de la Llosa de sa Tanca (1 miles SW), a shoal lying 1 cables offshore, 3 cables SW of Punta de Son Serralta. The point has an islet lying close off it and lies at the NE end of a length of high, cliffy coastline extending from Los Farayons. Thence: NW of Punta del Verger (4.164), lying at the NE end of a high and rugged length of coastline, which includes Ensenada de S Alga, extending from Punta de Son Serralta, thence:

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4.166 From a position NW of Cabo Gros, the route leads generally NE for about 14 miles, passing (with positions given from Morro de la Vaca (3952N 248E)): NW of Punta de Sa Creu (6 miles SW), the W extremity of a small peninsula which lies on the E side of the entrance to Puerto de Sller; on the N and highest side of the peninsula stands the hermitage of Santa Catalina. A light (white conical tower, black bands, 13 m in height stands on the point, thence: NW of Punta Grossa (Punta Llarga) (5 miles WSW) which has Torre Picada, standing at an elevation of 158 m, on a cliff about 3 cables SW, thence: NW of Islote S Illa (5 miles WSW), lying close inshore at the N end of Ensenada Ses Cambres, a small bay with a sandy beach at its head, thence: NW of Punta Cala Rotja (3 miles WSW) with Torre Seca standing on the brow of a hill above it. Cala Rotja lies close E. Thence: NW of Ensenada sa Costera (3 miles SW), a bay on the shores of which there is a prominent power station which is brilliantly lit at night. The bay is reported to be a pleasant anchorage for small craft, in its SW corner, in settled conditions; rocks line the shores of the bay so the anchorage should be approached carefully with a bow lookout. Puig Mayor (4.164) rises to its summit 2 miles inland. Thence: NW of Morro de Forat (2 miles WSW), with the ruins of a tower standing on it, thence: NW of Punta Prima (1 miles WSW), lying on the N side of the entrance to Cala Tuent (4.174) at the NW end of Mola de Tuent which is 459 m high with a tower on its summit. Mola de sa Corda (not named on the chart) is the N extremity of Mola de Tuent and Cala de la Calobra (4.175) lies close E. Thence: NW of Morro de la Vaca, which is steep and rises to an elevation of 250 m, thence:

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To a position NW of Punta Beca (7 miles NE), lying at the end of a length of barren, rocky coast faced with cliffs, extending from Morro de la Vaca. Punta Beca is cliffy, reddish in colour and dominated by mountains.

Puerto de Sller
Chart 2832 (see 1.15)

General information
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4.167 From a position NW of Punta Beca (39553N 2571E), the route leads E for about 16 miles, passing (with positions given from Punta Beca): N of Castillo del Rey (2 miles E) (4.164), thence: N of Punta Topina (3 miles ENE), which has a distinctive wedge shape when viewed from the NE and lies at the end of a high and cliffy length of coastline extending from Castillo del Rey, thence: N of Punta de la Galera (4 miles ENE), a narrow rocky peninsula 72 m in height, with Cala Castell on its W side where an anchorage for small craft can be found; rocks line the E side of the cove and local knowledge is required. Cala Estrem lies on the E side of the peninsula and offers an anchorage for small craft although it is less sheltered than Cala Castell. Thence: N of Punta Covas Blancas (5 miles E) with Cala de San Vicente (4.176) indenting the coast close E, thence: N of Punta de la Troneta (3956N 306E), a fairly low point with Cala Vall de Boca, a narrow cove with a small stony beach between high rocky cliffs, indenting the coast on its E side. Thence: (with positions given from Punta de la Troneta): N of Punta de la Nao (8 cables E), where close S, Atalaya de Albercuitx rises to an elevation of 389 m with an old watch tower standing on its summit. The land E of Punta de la Nao forms a low isthmus on Promontorio del Formentor (4.162), where from a distance to the N, the peninsula appears as a chain of islets which, on closer approach owing to the low isthmus, might be mistaken for an island. Thence: N of Islote Colomer (1 miles ENE), a reddish, cliffy and almost inaccessible islet lying close off a low point, thence: N of Cabo de Catalua (4 miles ENE), a rugged headland 295 m in height, which lies on the W side of the entrance to Cala Figuera, a large deserted cove surrounded by rocky hills and cliffs with a small stone and sand beach at its head; there are some some large rocks on the E side of the head of the cove. Anchorage for small craft can be found in a depth of 5 m, sand and rock. Puig Fumat, a distinctive craggy peak, rises to 334 m in height close to the head of the cove. Thence: N of Punta den Toms (4 miles ENE), lying on the E side of the entrance to Cala Figuera, is high and cliffy and has a cove on its E side which is foul, thence: To a position N of Cabo de Formentor (5 miles ENE), the barren, cliffy, steep-to NE extremity of Promontorio del Formentor and N extremity of Isla de Mallorca. A light (4.164) is exhibited from the cape. (Directions continue at 4.181)

4.168 Description. Puerto de Sller, entered between Cabo Gros (3948N 241E) (4.165) and Punta de Sa Creu (4.166), 4 cables E, opens into a beautiful semi-circular bay with the attractive old town of Sller standing about 2 miles inland. The port is the only harbour of refuge on the entire inhospitable NW coast of Mallorca. Function. Puerto de Sller is a naval, commercial and fishing harbour with some facilities for recreational craft. Entry in fair weather presents no problems although it could be difficult and dangerous in N gales. Depths. The harbour is liable to silting.

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4.169 General layout. On the N side of the harbour, Dique Este extends SSE for about cable from the shore about cable E of Punta de Sa Creu. A second wharf extends a similar distance ESE from the shore a short distance E of Dique Este; a quayed section of the shore extends NE and E for about 1 cables from the second wharf. All these facilities are reserved for naval vessels except the final 55 m length of the quay which is used by fishing vessels. Muelle Comercial is L-shaped and extends into the harbour from the E end of the quay, and a small wharf extends SW from the shore to a short distance from the head of Muelle Comercial, to form the entrance to a small basin. A mooring buoy is moored close W of the elbow on Muelle Comercial and other moorings for small craft extend to the 5 m depth contour on the E side of the harbour.

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4.170 Leading lights. The alignment (126) of the Entrance Leading Lights standing on the E shore of the harbour, 3 cables SE of Dique Este, leads into the harbour: Front light (aluminium diamond on white round tower, 7 m in height) (39476N 2419E). Rear light (similar structure, 7 m in height), exhibited from the shore, 36 m from the front light. The mariner is advised to keep S of the alignment where it passes very close SW of Punta de Sa Creu and the head of Dique Este. Useful marks: Light (red mast, 5 m in height) standing on the head of Dique Este. Light (red mast, 5 m in height) standing on the head of the second wharf. Light (green metal column, 5 m in height) standing on the elbow of Muelle Comercial. Light (red metal column, 5 m in height) standing on the head of Muelle Comercial.

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4.171 Anchorage of a temporary nature can be obtained in good weather in summer, close S of Dique Este, in depths between 11 and 128 m. There are no dangers; the bottom is mostly sand although there are some large patches of weed, and near the moles the bottom is mud. The holding ground is fairly good, but secure anchorage can be obtained only by small vessels of moderate draught in the NW part of the harbour.

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Caution must be exercised because a heavy swell sometimes enters the harbour. Berths: Dique Este: depth 9 m alongside. The second wharf: depth on its E side 57 m. Muelle Comercial: depths between 58 and 73 m alongside.

Chart 2831 (1.15)

Cala de San Vicente

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Chart 2832 (see 1.15)

Peninsula de la Foradada
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4.172 Description. Peninsula de la Foradada (3945N 237E) is an unusual, craggy L-shaped promontory, 83 m in height, projecting about 3 cables NW from the shore at the NE end of a length of coastline, extending 5 miles NE from Punta S Aliga (4.165), which is fringed with rocks and several coves. The seaward end of the peninsula is pierced right through by a large hole. Anchorage can be obtained by small vessels on the SW side of Peninsula de la Foradada about 1 cables due S of the hole in the peninsula, in depths of 29 m, sand and weed. The anchorage is free of dangers, the few rocks in it lying very close to the shore. Anchorage for small craft can also be obtained between the E side of the peninsula and the coast, in depths of 7 to 10 m, rock and sand, taking care to avoid a line of rocks, awash and below-water, fringing the mainland coast. Local knowledge is required.

4.176 Description. Cala de San Vicente, entered immediately E of Punta de Covas Blancas (3956N 304E), is a large cove fringed with hotels and apartments. Two sandy beaches at its head are separated by a rocky point with a hole through it, and an old tower standing on its summit. At the head of the W arm there is a small stone jetty with depths of 09 m alongside. The E side of Cala de San Vicente consists of steep cliffs. Anchorage for small vessels can be obtained with Punta de Covas Blancas bearing 355, distance 4 cables, in a depth of 15 m. Small craft can obtain an anchorage off either beach in a depth of 5 m, sand. Although the anchorages are sheltered from NW winds, a swell from NW to N strikes the cliffs on the E side of the cove and is deflected onto the beaches at its head, making landing difficult.

NORTH-EAST COAST OF ISLA DE MALLORCA General information

Chart 2831 (see 1.15)

Coastal route
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4.177 From the vicinity of Cabo de Formentor (3958N 313E) (4.167) the route leads generally SE to a position in the vicinity of Cabo de Pera (3943N 329E) (4.181).

Topography Cala Dey

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4.173 Description. Cala Dey, entered E of Punta Dey (3946N 238E) (4.165), is a small cove with a quay at its head and the village of Dey standing about 1 mile inland. Anchorage can be obtained near the middle of the cove in depths of 4 to 6 m, sand and rock.

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4.174 Description. Cala Tuent, entered between Morro de Forat (3951N 246E) (4.166) and Punta Prima, 6 cables NNE, is a small cove with a wide sand and stone beach, in spectacular surroundings dominated by Puig Mayor (4.164), where it would be possible to effect a landing in bad weather. Anchorage can be obtained in depths of 5 to 10 m, sand and rock. Local knowledge is required.

4.178 The NE coast of Isla de Mallorca largely consists of two sandy bays, Baha de Pollensa (3954N 310E) (4.182) and Baha de Alcudia (3947N 315E) (4.188) separated by a peninsula, which terminates at Cabo del Pinar (3953N 312E) (4.181) and, although it is shorter and wider, is similar in appearance to Promontorio del Formentor (4.162). The S side of Baha de Alcudia is bounded by a rocky unnamed promontory terminating at its N extremity in Cabo Farrutx (3947N 321E) (4.181). From Cabo Farrutx the land rises steeply to Atalaya de Morey, the summit of the promontory, which is surmounted by a tower at an elevation of 432 m. From the promontory ranges of mountains extend SSW and SE, parallel to the coast. In the former range Monte Morey attains an elevation of 562 m, 2 miles SSW of Cabo Farrutx and Monte Farruch, rises to 519 m in elevation, 5 miles SW of Cabo Farrutx; the latter mountain is visible only from the N.

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4.175 Description. Cala de la Calobra, entered between Mola de sa Corda (39515N 2476E) (4.166) and Morro de la Vaca (4.166), 6 cables NE, is a somewhat larger and impressive cove with a number of arms and a cleft in high rugged cliffs through which the Torrente de Pareys, Isla de Mallorcas largest stream, enters the sea at the head of the cove. Anchorage can be obtained in depths of 5 to 10 m, sand and stones, taking care not to impede tourist ferries which land near an hotel overlooking the SW beach. Local knowledge is required.

4.179 An area where anchoring and trawling is prohibited in order to protect submarine cables extends across the Canal de Menorca (4.222), as shown on the chart. A prohibited anchorage area, as marked on the chart, is established in Cala del Pino de la Posada (3955N 309E). This small bay lies in the N part of Baha de Pollensa (4.182).

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4.180 Landmarks: Cabo de Formentor Lighthouse (3958N 313E) (4.164).

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Punta Sabat (3954N 312E) is reported to be conspicuous with white rocky cliffs. A light (white triangular tower, black band, 12 m in height) stands on the point which is located 5 cables WNW of Cabo del Pinar (4.181). Cabo de Pera Lighthouse (white tower on white dwelling with dark corners and red roof, 21 m in height) (3943N 329E) standing on the cape (4.181). Major lights: Cabo de Formentor Light (4.164). Punta de la Avanzada light (3954, 307E) (4.182). Cabo de Pera Light as above.

Directions
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4.181 From a position NE of Cabo de Formentor (3958N 313E), the track leads generally SE for about 20 miles, passing (with positions given from Cabo del Pinar (3953N 312E)): NE of Baha de Pollensa (4.182), which includes a small restricted anchoring area (4.179), entered S of Cabo de Formentor, thence: NE of Cabo del Pinar, a reddish, steep-to, cliffy point covered with trees. Punta Sabat (4.180) lies 5 cables WNW. The coast between the cape and Cabo Menorca is rocky and forms a bay with Atalaya de Alcudia, surmounted by a tower, rising to its summit about 6 cables inland, thence: NE of Cabo Menorca (1 miles S), a dark, steep-to headland faced with steep cliffs, which is somewhat higher than Cabo del Pinar. It is barren at its highest part with the remainder being covered with trees. A light (white tower and dwelling, 15 m in height), obscured 289320 (31) over Punta Alcudia, stands on the summit of Isla de Aucanada (4.189), 2 miles SW of Cabo Menorca. Cabo Menorca is the NW entrance point to Baha de Alcudia (4.188). Thence: NE of Bajo dels Bacs (3 miles SE), a rocky shoal, thence: NE of Cabo Farrutx (9 miles SE), which is free of off-lying dangers apart from some rocks lying close to, thence: NE of Faray de Aubarca (11 miles SE), an islet separated from the coast by a passage in which there is a depth of 20 m; it is free from dangers. Thence: (with positions given from Faray de Aubarca): NE of Morro de Aubarca (4 cables S), a reddish, cliffy headland surmounted by an old tower. Bajo de Cala Matsoch, a shoal, lies close off a point about 2 cables SE of the headland. Cala Matsoch, Cala Estreta and Cala Mitjana are three small open anchorages, suitable for small craft only, off narrow white sand and stone beaches extending to Punta del Buch, 1 miles ESE; local knowledge is required. Thence: NE of Punta del Buch (1 miles SE), lying on the W side of the entrance to Cala Mesquida, a cove backed by a developing tourist resort. A shoal, with a depth of 19 m over it, lies in the middle of the cove and four submarine cables come ashore here. Playa de la Mesquida is a noticeable beach of white

sand extending 1 miles E to Cabo del Freu. Thence: NE of Cabo del Freu (2 miles ESE), a narrow promontory extending as a spur from Atalaya de Son Jaumell, a hill surmounted by a ruined tower, 7 cables SW of the cape. The cape and the entire coast adjacent to it is steep and dark in colour. Thence: NE of Punta Na Foguera (3 miles ESE), a headland on the N side of the entrance to an unnamed bay, in which there are two small coves, indenting the coast between the point and Cabo de Pera, 1 miles SE. The coast between the point and the cape is rocky and steep-to apart from Baja de la Mula de S Agulla, a below-water rock, which lies in the middle of the bay. Thence: To a position NE of Cabo de Pera, a rocky, reddish headland 78 m in height, which is the E extremity of the Isla de Mallorca. A light (4.180) stands on the cape. (Directions continue at 4.206)

Baha de Pollensa General information

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4.182 Description. Baha de Pollensa, entered between Cabo Formentor (3958N 313E) (4.167) and Cabo del Pinar (4.181), 4 miles S, indents the NE coast of Isla de Mallorca with Puerto de Pollensa (4.185) at its head and Puerto Cocodrilo de Bonaire (4.187) on its S shore. Topography. The shore at the head of the bay consists of a sandy beach backed by low land. Seaplane operating area, associated with the naval harbour of Base de Hidros (4.184) (not named on the chart), 7 cables NW of Punta de la Avanzada, lies in the NW part of Baha de Pollensa. Small mooring buoys may be encountered in the area. Submarine cable. A disused submarine cable extends into the bay from Puerto Cocodrilo de Bonaire (39520N 3088E) (4.187), as shown on the chart. Local weather. Baha de Pollensa is open E and completely exposed to the frequent gales which originate in the Gulf of Lions. Sudden squalls also occur especially under the high land on the N side of the bay and great care is necessary in vessels when under sail. Anchorages. In good weather large vessels can obtain an anchorage S or SE of Punta de la Avanzada (3954N 307E) (4.183), in depths of about 14 m, as shown on the chart. Anchorage can also be obtained about 3 cables ENE and 2 cables NNW of Punta de Manresa (3952N 308E) (4.183) in depths of 16 to 18 m. Small vessels can obtain shelter from E winds, W of Punta de la Avanzada, in depths of 18 to 55 m, bearing in mind that the area lies within a seaplane operating area. It is recommended that small vessels and craft should use chain cables, not esparto or hemp cables, owing to the existence of large mother-of-pearl shells which can cut rope fibres. Violent gusts might be experienced without warning in this anchorage during N gales. In strong SE winds, good shelter can be obtained close W of Puerto Cocodrilo de Bonaire (3952N 309E) (4.187). Explosives and dangerous cargo anchorage. Vessels carrying explosives and dangerous cargo can obtain an anchorage in Baha de Pollensa.

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Landmarks: Cabo de Formentor Lighthouse (3958N 313E) (4.164). Punta Sabat (3954N 312E) (4.180). Atalaya de Alcudia (3952N 310E) (4.181). A conspicuous hotel (39556N 3086E). A conspicuous white house standing about 1 cables NW of Punta de la Moneya (3955N 308E). Punta de la Avanzada Lighthouse (light-coloured octagonal stone tower on a building, 18 m in height) (39541, 3067E) standing in the battery on the point (4.183). Atalaya de Albercuitx (3956N 307E) (4.167). Major lights: Cabo de Formentor Light as above. Punta de la Avanzada Light (sectored light) as above.

Manresa, many new buildings have made charted landmarks difficult to identify. And: SSE of Punta de la Avanzada (4 miles W), which has a battery at its extremity with a small castle standing on the summit of the point at an elevation of 50 m. Thence as required for the chosen anchorage (4.182) or Puerto de Pollensa (4.185).

Anchorages and harbours Base de Hidros

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4.184 Description. Base de Hidros is a small artificial harbour protected by two breakwaters about 7 cables ENE of Puerto de Pollensa (4.185). It is exclusively a naval base for the use of seaplanes and their tenders. Seaplane operating area. An associated seaplane operating area (4.182) lies in Baha de Pollensa.

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4.183 From a position SSE of Cabo de Formentor (3958N 313E) (4.167), the route leads generally WSW for about 6 miles to the vicinity of the head of Baha de Pollensa, passing (with positions from Punta Sabat (39536N 3118E)): SSE of Punta del Vent (3 miles N), a reddish cliff, 172 m in height, lying at the end of a line of cliffs extending 1 mile SW from Cabo de Formentor, thence: SSE of Morro del Pont (3 miles N), a cliffy headland on the E side of the entrance to Cala de Engossaubas, a beautiful unspoilt cove between high steep cliffs which provides an anchorage for small craft 7 cables WSW of Punta del Vent; local knowledge is required. Thence: SSE of Cala Murta (2 miles N), an unspoilt cove 4 cables W of Cala de Engossaubas where small craft can obtain an anchorage in very clear water. Castellet de Cala Murta, the W point of the cove, is a small, steep, rocky peninsula 37 m in height, joined to the mainland by black rocks which cover in any sort of sea. There is a beach and just one house in this cove; local knowledge is required. Thence: NNW of Cabo del Pinar (5 cables ESE). Punta Sabat, from which a light (4.181) is exhibited, lies 5 cables WNW. Punta Negra lies 2 cables W of Punta Sabat. Thence: SSE of Isla de Formentor (2 miles NW) of Punta Negra, which is connected to the land by a shoal bank and lies on the E side of the entrance to Cala del Pino de la Posada (4.179), thence: NNW of Cap Gros (1 miles SW), lying at the end of a steep and rocky length of coastline extending from Cabo del Pinar. Standing on the brow of a hill close S of Cap Gros is the hermitage of Nuestra Seora de la Victoria, thence: NNW of Punta de la Guarda (2 miles SW), which lies 5 cables NE of the entrance to Puerto Cocodrilo de Bonaire (4.187), thence: NNW of Punta de Manresa (3 miles SW), a dark, rocky headland surmounted by a large ramshackle house. It has been reported that along the S shore of the bay, for about 6 cables E and W of Punta de

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4.185 Description. Puerto de Pollensa (3954N 305E) is a large fishing and yacht harbour. Approach and entry is fairly shallow and no problems should be encountered other than in strong E winds. Anchorages. See 4.182. Harbour. The harbour is protected by two breakwaters at the N end of a long beach. The L-shaped outer breakwater extends about 2 cables ESE from the shore on the N side of the harbour, thence about 2 cables in an arc generally SSW. A counter breakwater extends ESE from the shore on the S side of the harbour for about 1 cables terminating in two short spurs, extending NE and S, to form the entrance which is about 100 m wide and faces SW. The harbour is the port of the town of Pollensa which lies about 3 miles WSW. Depths in the harbour entrance are reported to be 27 m. Wreck. A dangerous wreck, with a least depth of 12 m over it, lies 1 cables W of the head of the outer breakwater. Rocks. Some rocks, with depths of less than 18 m over them, lie S of the harbour at the N end of the beach, as shown on the chart. Useful marks: Light (green truncated conical tower, 5 m in height) standing on the head of the outer breakwater. Light (red support, 1 m in height) standing on the head of the S spur of the counter breakwater. Light (yellow support, 2 m in height) standing on the elbow of the outer breakwater. Services. A full range of facilities is available including a 50-tonne travel-lift and 1-tonne crane on the outer breakwater, and a 4-tonne crane at a boatyard on the counter breakwater.

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4.186 Description. Puerto de Barcars (39519N 3072E) is a tiny boat harbour for fishing vessels and other craft drawing less than 1 m lying on the W side of Ensenada de Barcars, a rock encumbered cove about 1 miles W of Puerto Cocodrilo de Bonaire (4.187). Anchorage can be obtained N of the entrance to the cove in depths of 2 to 5 m, sand and weed, taking care to avoid Losa del Barcars. Local knowledge is required.

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Dangers in the vicinity. Losa del Barcars, a rock with a depth of 16 m over it, lies in the approaches to the cove 1 cables N of Punta del Empered (not named on the chart), a flat barren point 6 cables SW of Punta de Manresa (3952N 308N) (4.183). An unnamed danger, with a depth of 14 m over it, lies about 2 cables W of Losa del Barcars. Losa del Rey is a rock lying 1 miles W of Punta de Manresa. Useful mark: Light (black and white chequered square tower, 5 m in height) standing on the head of the N breakwater.

some pairs are missing, those remaining are reported to be useful as navigational marks.

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Puerto Cocodrilo de Bonaire

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4.187 Description. Puerto Cocodrilo de Bonaire (3952N 309E) is a small harbour in a cove on the S side of Baha de Pollensa. Anchorage can be obtained in the bay W of the harbour entrance in depths of about 5 m, sand. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the N by a breakwater extending about 1 cables WNW, from the shore on the N side of the cove, terminating in a gentle arc to the SW with head of the breakwater ending about cable W of the head of a peninsula extending N from the W side of the cove; the entrance faces W. Depths from 15 to 65 m have been reported in the harbour. Useful marks: Light (red column on stone base, 4 m in height) standing some distance from the head of the breakwater. Light (green column on stone base, 4 m in height) standing on the head of the peninsula.

Baha de Alcudia
Chart 2831 plan Puerto de Alcudia

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4.188 Description. Baha de Alcudia is entered between Cabo Menorca (3952N 312E) (4.181) and Cabo Farrutx (4.181), 8 miles ESE, and when seen from seaward appears to recede farther than it does in reality on account of the low land at its head. Puerto de Alcudia (4.192), at the NW head of the bay, is the only port of commercial significance in the area. Topography. The beach at the head of Baha de Alcudia is fringed by a shoal bank extending a short distance offshore. It is backed by extensive marshes which are drained by the Gran Canal which enters the bay between two small rubble breakwaters, 2 miles NW of Escuy de Can Barret (39462N 3094E) (4.190). Submarines are reported to exercise occasionally in the Baha de Alcudia and its approaches. Local weather. Although Baha de Alcudia is open E it affords more protection from the gales originating in the Gulf of Lions than does Baha de Pollensa (4.182). Landmarks: Two chimneys (83 m in elevation) (3950N 309E). Hotel, 7 cables WNW of the chimneys. Seventeen pairs of tall beacons numbered from N to S were erected along the coast from close S of the mouth of Gran Canal to close NE of Cala Estret, 8 miles ESE, as shown on the chart. Although

4.189 Cabo Menorca to Puerto de Alcudia. From a position SE of Cabo Menorca (3952N 312E) (4.181), the route leads generally SW for about 2 miles then W for a farther 2 miles, passing (with positions from Isla de Aucanada (39502N 3102E)): SE of Punta des Farallons (5 cables NE), fringed with foul ground 1 miles SW of Cabo Menorca, thence: SE and S of Isla de Aucanada, a low rocky island, connected by a reef to Punta de Aucanada, close N; a light (4.191) is exhibited from Isla de Aucanada. Thence: S of Punta del Castillo (Punta de Torre Mayor) (1 miles W), a rocky point with Torre Mayor an ancient tower standing 1 cables NE. The ruins of an old monument stand about cable SE of the tower. Thence: S of the head of Muelle Comercial of Puerto de Alcudia (1 miles SW); a light (green triangle on white tower, 5 m in height) stands on the head of Muelle Comercial. Thence as required for the allocated berth (4.197). 4.190 Puerto de Alcudia to Cabo Farrutx. From a position S of the head of Muelle Comercial, the route leads initially in a general SE direction for about 6 miles, thence generally NE for about 5 miles, passing (with positions from Isla den Porros (39453N 3114E)): NE of two light-buoys (special) (4 miles NW) moored 4 cables apart; they mark water intakes of a power station whose chimney, marked by red obstruction lights, stands about 1 miles inland. An area charted as obstructions, with a depth of 7 m over them, consisting of suction funnels for the collection of sand from the sea bed, lies close S of the head of the S intake. Thence: NE of the mouth of Gran Canal (4 miles NW) (4.188), thence: NE of an area of foul ground and obstructions (3 miles NW). The NW and SE limits of the area are marked by the transits of two beacons. Thence: NE of Escuy de Can Barret (1 miles NW), a rocky shoal, awash, lying close inshore; a light (E cardinal daymark on black beacon, yellow band) stands on the S side of the shoal. Puerto de Can Picafort (4.199), marked by lights, lies close SE of Escuy de Can Barret. Thence: NE of Isla den Porros, which has the appearance of two islands and lies close inshore, thence: NE of Puerto de Serra Nova (2 miles SE), which is marked by lights, thence: The route turns and leads NE, passing: NW of Punta Llarga (3 miles ESE), thence: NW of Puerto de Colonia de San Pedro (4 miles ESE) (4.200), which is marked by lights, thence: NW of Punta des Cal (6 miles E), with a short jetty extending S from it lying on the W side of Cala Es Cal, an isolated small craft anchorage set against a dramatic rocky backdrop. A light (reported to be temporarily destroyed in 1997) (red and white chequered round tower on square base, 7 m in height) stands on the head of the jetty. Local knowledge is required. Thence:

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NW of Punta Farrutx (7 miles ENE) and Farall de Farrutx, a rock 7 m in height close N of it, thence: To a position NW of Cabo Farrutx (3947N 321E) (4.181).

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4.191 Isla de Aucanada Lighthouse (white tower and dwelling) (39502N 3103E).

Puerto de Alcudia General information

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4.192 Description. Puerto de Alcudia (3950N 308E) lies about 1 mile SE of the city of Alcudia on the NW shore of Baha de Alcudia. The old city (Ciudad de Alcudia) was the first capital of Isla de Mallorca and only part of its walls and some higher buildings, amongst which is a church, can be seen from the bay. Function. Puerto de Alcudia is a commercial, fishing and yacht harbour with a small naval base. It is able to handle most cargoes including petroleum products, LPG, bulk cement, general cargo and containers. Approach and entry. The port is approached through the Baha de Alcudia and entered W of the head of Muelle Comercial (4.189). Traffic. In 2004 there were 575 ship calls with a total of 1 994 303 dwt. Port Authority. Autoridad Portuaria de Alcudia, Muelle de Pescadores, 07410 Puerto de Alcudia, Baleares, Spain.

4.195 General layout. A small three sided basin, open SW, fronts the town. NW of the basin is the fishing and yacht harbour, approached from S through a channel dredged to 4 m and entered from E. Seaplane area. Although not expressly reserved, the area NW of a line drawn SW from Punta del Castillo (39501N 3088E) (4.189) is, at times, used as an anchorage for seaplanes and during the summer months (May to September) seaplanes land and take-off in the vicinity of the harbour entrance. Local weather. It has been reported that strong NW winds during the winter months (November to March) make berthing and unberthing dangerous. Landmarks. See 4.188.

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4.196 See 4.189. Useful marks: The light standing on the head of Muelle Comercial (4.189). Light (red pyramidal tower, 3 m in height) standing on the head of the spur, 1 cables NNW of the head of Muelle Comercial, extending SW from the NW end of Muelle de Ribera. Two lights (special) standing close together just NW of the spur mentioned above. Isolated danger. A light-buoy (isolated danger) is moored on the W limit of a 65 m dredged depth area, 2 cables W of the head of Muelle Comercial.

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4.193 Controlling depth in the approach channel and outer section of the commercial basin is 7 m; in the remaining area of the commercial basin it is 65 m, as shown on the plan. Largest vessel handled: LOA 125 m; draught 65 m.

4.197 It is reported that there are three berths with depths of 6 m alongside and one with 65 m. There is a pier with a length of 150 m and a depth of 7 m alongside. Ro-Ro facilities are available. Tanker facilities are available for oil and gas cargoes.

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4.194 Notice of ETA should be advised to agent and harbour authority as early as possible and updated as appropriate. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3). Anchorage. The designated anchorage, shown on the chart, is centred about 9 cables SSE from the head of Muelle Comercial. There is a designated anchorage for fishing vessels in the NW corner of the bay. Dangerous cargo anchorage. Vessels carrying explosives, other dangerous cargo or LPG, anchor in the S part of the anchorage, about 1 mile SSE from the head of Muelle Comercial. Pilotage is compulsory for vessels of more than 500 grt and is available 24 hours. Initial contact should be made on VHF 1 hour before arrival or departure, calling Practios de Alcuda. The pilot boards 4 cables S of the head of Muelle Comercial, as shown on the plan. See also 1.21. Tug: available. Regulations. Tankers and LPG carriers can berth only during daylight hours. Vessels with a list are not permitted to berth and keel clearances vary according to berth. Maximum draught vessels berth at the Muelle Comercial heading NE and are not permitted to turn on arrival or departure.

4.198 Repairs: limited. Other facilities: medical; oily waste disposal. Supplies: fuel by road tanker; provisions. Communications: Palma Airport, 60 km distant.

Anchorages and harbours Puerto de Can Picafort

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4.199 Description. Puerto de Can Picafort (3946N 310E) is a small harbour developed around an old fishing harbour fronting a popular tourist resort. Approach. The mariners attention is drawn to Escuy de Can Barret (4.190) on the N side of the approach to the harbour. It was reported (1996) that two buoys (starboard hand) marked the W side of the entrance channel and also that on occasions buoys (port hand) mark the E side of the channel. Approach can be difficult when the seas are from the E, owing to shoal water close to the entrance and the proximity of Escuy de Can Barret. Entry in darkness is not recommended. Anchorage. It is reported that an anchorage can be obtained about 5 cables NW of the harbour entrance, some 4 cables offshore. Soundings should be undertaken carefully.

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Harbour. The harbour is protected from the N and E by Dique de Abrigo, extending about 2 cables NW, from an area of reclaimed land on the S side of the port. Contradique extends a shorter distance NE from the N side of the harbour towards Dique de Abrigo; a spur projects NW from the extremity of Contradique to a position about 40 m S of the head of Dique de Abrigo, to form the entrance which faces NW. Depths in the entrance are reported to be 3 m and between 15 and 3 m within the harbour. Useful marks: The light (4.190) standing on the S side of Escuy de Can Barret. Light (red metal tower, 4 m in height) standing on the head of Dique de Abrigo. Light (green metal tower, 4 m in height) standing on the head of Contradique. It is reported (1996) that this light is not standing on the head of the spur extending NW from the head of Contradique. The outer beacon (white column, red top), of the pair of No 4 beacons (4.188), standing on the shore about 2 cables SW of Escuy de Can Barret Light; this beacon might be difficult to identify against high-rise buildings behind it.

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4.205 Landmarks: Cabo de Pera Lighthouse (3943N 329E) (4.180). House, standing on a hill close E of Puerto de Cala Ratjada (4.209), 5 cables WSW of Cabo Pera Lighthouse. Hotel (3938N 325E). Puig de San Salvador (3927N 311E), a conical hill, considerably higher than the hills surrounding it, with a prominent hermitage standing on its summit; a chapel and cross standing close by are also good landmarks. Punta de la Farola Lighthouse (white round tower, black bands, white dwelling, red roof, 25 m in height) (3925N 316E), standing on Punta de la Farola (Punta de ses Crestas) (4.207). House (3920N 310E). Punta Salinas Lighthouse (3916N 303E) (4.88). Major light: Cabo de Pera Light (4.180).

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Puerto de Colonia de San Pedro

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4.200 Description. Puerto de Colonia de San Pedro (39444N 3166E) is a very small old fishing harbour protected from the N by a breakwater. Harbour. The harbour is suitable only for boats.

Cabo de Pera to Punta de Amer

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SOUTH-EAST COAST OF ISLA DE MALLORCA General information

Chart 2831 (see 1.15)
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Coastal route
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4.201 The route leads generally SSW and SW from the vicinity of Cabo de Pera (3943N 329E) (4.181) to the vicinity of Punta Salinas, (3916N 303E) (4.90).

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4.202 The SE coast of Isla de Mallorca consists generally of low rocky cliffs backed by ranges of hills several miles inland. The comparatively straight line of the coast is broken by numerous inlets providing small harbours and anchorages, the largest of which is the relatively shallow inlet of Porto Colom (3925N 316E) (4.214).

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4.203 An extensive area of fish havens lies between 3927N 318E and 3932N 323E, the limits of which are shown on the chart.

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4.204 A disused submarine cable comes ashore 1 mile WSW of Cabo de Pera (3943N 329E), as shown on the chart. A submarine cable comes ashore at Cala Millor (3936N 323E), as shown on the chart.

4.206 From a position NE of Cabo de Pera, the route leads generally SSW for about 10 miles, passing (with positions given from Cabo Vermey (3939N 327E)): ESE of Islote des Faray (4 miles NNE), lying about 5 cables off Punta des Faray (Punta del Gat), with a reef on its W side and an above-water rock on its SE side; the passage between the islet and the mainland is shoal. An anchorage and Puerto de Cala Ratjada (4.209), lies close W. Thence: ESE of Isla Forana (3 miles N), lying close off the S entrance point of Cala de Son Moll, with a reef extending cable SE; the passage between the islet and the point is foul. Cala Moll is a wide bay surrounded by buildings, with a sandy beach at its head where small craft can obtain an anchorage in a depth of 25 m, sand, about cable off the beach. Thence: ESE of Cala de Sa Font (1 miles N), an attractive cove with a sandy beach at its head, where small craft can obtain an anchorage off the beach in a depth of 5 m, sand and stone. Local knowledge is required; an hotel on the S side of the beach is conspicuous. Thence: ESE of Cabo Vermey, a reddish, high, barren and cliffy headland with Torre de Heretat standing in ruins on the cape, and Torre den Mascot standing about 3 cables NW. Cala de Cayamel (4.210) lies 6 cables W of the cape and a wave recording light-buoy (special) is moored 1 miles ESE of the cape. Thence: ESE of Cabo des Pin (Cabo des Ratx) (1 miles SSW), which is dark in colour and is a spur of the Sierra de Son Jordi extending NW from the cape, thence: ESE of Puerto de Cala Bona (4 miles SW) (4.212) which is marked by lights and lies at the head of Baha de Art (4.211), thence: ESE of Punta de Amer (5 miles SSW), a low headland with an old castle standing on it.

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Punta de Amer to Punta del Fortin

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4.207 From a position ESE of Punta de Amer, the route leads generally SSW for about 15 miles, passing (with positions given from Punta des Levants (3930N 318E)): ESE of a dangerous wreck (6 miles NE) lying on the 10 m depth contour in Ensenada de Na Moreya, thence: ESE of Punta de Na Moreya (5 miles NE), with an islet, El Illot, close N. Ro de Son Amer enters the sea close NW of Punta de Na Moreya, where its mouth forms a lagoon separated from the sea by a sandy beach. Two coves, Cala Morlanda and Cala Petite, indent the coast, respectively 7 cables SSW and 1 miles SW, of Punta de Na Moreya. Small craft can find an anchorage in these coves; local knowledge is required. Thence: ESE of Morro de sa Carabassa (Cabo del Morro de la Calabeza) (3 miles NE) (not named on BA chart), the S entrance point to Porto Cristo (4.213). A light (white tower, black stripes) stands on Morro de sa Carabassa and Torre de Cala Manacor stands on the coast 2 cables SW of the light. Thence: ESE of Punta des Levante, a headland lying approximately midway along a length of coast extending about 8 miles SSW from Porto Cristo to Porto Colom (4.214). This stretch of coast is indented with many populated coves known collectively as the Calas de Mallorca; the coves are suitable only for small craft and local knowledge is required. Thence: ESE of Punta de ses Crestas (Punta de la Farola) (5 miles SSW), from which a light (4.205) is exhibited, lying on the N side of the entrance to Porto Colom (4.214). A tower stands at an elevation of 36 m about 1 cable N of the point. Thence: ESE of a dangerous wreck (5 miles SSW) lying in a depth of 25 m about 4 cables SSE of Punta de ses Crestas; another wreck lies in a depth of 20 m, close offshore, about 4 cables SW of the point. Cala Marsal, with a sandy beach at its head, lies 5 cables SW of Punta de ses Crestas. The cove, surrounded by apartment blocks and hotels, provides an anchorage for small craft off the beach in a depth of 3 to 5 m, sand; local knowledge is required. Thence: ESE of Islote Faray des Fret (6 miles SSW), an islet lying close offshore a short distance NE of Cala Brafi; the cove is small and suitable only for boats, thence: ESE of a signal station (7 miles SSW), comprising a tall white flagstaff standing on the N entrance point to Cala Mitjana, an attractive cove with three arms and two sandy beaches suitable only for small craft; local knowledge is required. Thence: ESE of Bajo de Cala Ferrera (8 miles SSW), a dangerous below-water rock lying in the common entrance to Cala Ferrera and Cala Esmeralda, two coves providing shelter for small craft; local knowledge is required. A small rocky islet, fringed to the S by a breaking reef, lies close off the N entrance point. Thence: To a position ESE of Punta del Fortin (8 miles SSW), the S entrance point to Puerto de Cala Llonga (4.215). A light (black tower, white stripe, 6 m in height) stands 1 cable N of the point along with a low, square pinkish-brown fort close behind.

4.208 From a position ESE of Punta del Fortin, the route leads generally SW for about 12 miles, passing (with positions given from Torre den Beu Light (39198N 3107E)): SE of Punta de sa Torre (2 miles NE) lying on the S side of the entrance to Porto Petro (4.216). A light (black tower, white stripes, 9 m in height) stands on the point with Torre de Porto Petro close behind. The tower is high, square and because of its peculiar construction cannot be mistaken for any others on the coast. Both the lighthouse and tower are reported to be conspicuous when viewed from the N, but from W of S, they are reported to be obscured. Thence: SE of Punta Blanqu (1 miles NE) on the S side of the entrance to Cala Mondrag, a wide largely unspoilt cove between low rocky cliffs where an anchorage for small craft can be obtained in depths of 4 to 8 m, sand and weed; local knowledge is required. Thence: SE of Torre den Beu, a brownish stone tower attaining an elevation of 32 m standing on the E entrance point to Puerto de Cala Figuera (4.217). A light (white octagonal tower, black stripes 6 m in height) stands in front of the tower. The church standing in the town of Santayi, 2 miles inland, can be seen from the sea in this vicinity. Care should be taken not to confuse Torre den Beu with Torre Nova, thence: SE of Torre Nova (1 miles W), standing on Punta de sa Pedrassa, the E entrance point to Cala Santayi, a small cove suitable only for boats. Cala Llombart, another cove close W has foul ground fringing its N side, thence: SE of Bajo de Ses Orelletes (4 miles SW), a rock, awash, lying close off a rocky length of coast, indented with several minor coves, extending from Cala Santayi to Punta Salinas. Thence: To a position SE of Punta Salinas (7 miles SW) (4.90), which has a light (4.88) standing on it.

Anchorages and harbours

Spanish chart 4241 plan Cala Ratjada (see 1.15)

Puerto de Cala Ratjada

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4.209 Description. Puerto de Cala Ratjada (39426N 3287E) is a small harbour for the town of Cala Ratjada. It is easy to identify owing to the town and Ciega palace-tower that stands on the NE entrance point to the cove. The town of Capdepera, standing on a hill about 1 miles WSW of Cala Ratjada, is visible from seaward. Anchorage. Small vessels can obtain an anchorage in the adjacent cove, about 3 cables W of Punta des Faray (4.206) as shown on the charts, in depths of 9 to 10 m. The anchorage provides shelter from the W, N and NE. Shallow draught craft can anchor about 2 cables SW the head of the breakwater in a depth of 5 m, sand. Closer to the entrance the sea bed is of rock, stone and weed which makes it unsuitable for anchoring. Local knowledge is required. Speed limit of 3 kn applies in the harbour. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the SE by a breakwater extending about 1 cables SW from the E side of the harbour. A spur extends a short distance NW, from about mid-length on the breakwater, to about 25 m from the head of a short contradique extending ESE from the shore

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on the S side of the harbour, to form the entrance which faces SW. Depths in the entrance vary between 5 and 65 m and within the harbour they range between 1 and 6 m. However, it is reported that the level of water increases by about 05 m with onshore winds and decreases by the same amount in offshore winds. A reef, with a depth of less than 3 m over it, lies about cable SSW of the head of the breakwater. Useful marks: House (39428N 3282E). Light (green triangle on green tower on hut) standing on the head of the breakwater. Light (green post, 5 m in height) standing on the head of the spur on the breakwater. Light (red post, 5 m in height) standing on the head of the contradique. Chart 2831 (see 1.15)

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4.210 Description. Cala de Cayamel, a comparatively open cove indenting the coast 6 cables W of Cabo Vermey (3939N 327E) (4.206), has a river entering the sea at the N end of a sandy beach at its head. Hotels and apartment blocks stand around much of the cove although a reasonable amount of greenery has been retained. The bottom shelves gradually and during onshore winds the sea breaks heavily at a considerable distance from the beach. Anchorage can be obtained in depths of 3 to 5 m, sand, in very clear water. Local knowledge is required.

groynes make it essential that the harbour entrance is positively identified. Harbour. The N breakwater extends generally SW for about cable from an area of reclaimed land on the N side of inner harbour. The S breakwater extends NE for a similar distance from reclaimed land on the S side of the inner harbour to a position SE of the head of the N breakwater, to form the entrance to the outer harbour which faces NE and is about 30 m wide. Once inside the harbour, there is little room to manoeuvre. Depths in the entrance are reported to be 3 m and those within the outer and inner harbours are reported to range between 1 and 3 m. Useful marks: Light (red square on red round tower on white hut) standing on the head of the S breakwater. Light (green triangle on green round tower on white hut) standing on the head of the N breakwater. Light (red square on red tower on white hut, 3 m in height) standing on the head of the S inner breakwater. Services. Very limited services are available which do not include repairs or fuel. Spanish chart 4241 plan Porto Cristo o Cala Manacor (see 1.15)

Porto Cristo
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Baha de Art
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4.211 Description. Baha de Art, entered between Cabo des Pin (3938N 326E) (4.206) and Punta de Amer (4.206), about 3 miles SSW, has low land lying at its head with the shore consisting of beaches backed by dunes and separated by rocky outcrops. Anchorage can be obtained in the bay with the wind between SW and NW. The best berth is in the N part of the bay between the 10 and 20 m depth contour lines, sand and weed. The other berth is in the S part of the bay between the 10 and 20 m depth contour lines, sand and weed, taking care to avoid the submarine cable which lands at the development of Cala Millor (3936N 323E). Both anchorages are shown on the chart. Shallow draught craft can find an anchorage off a jetty which serves as an amenity for the conspicuous hotel on the N side of Baha de Art; the bottom is rocky and uneven. Other shallow anchorages can be found off the beaches fronting Port Vey and Port Nou, each about 1 miles W and WSW of Cabo des Pin, respectively, and off Arenal de Son Severa at the S end of Cala Millor. Local knowledge is required for all the above anchorages.

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4.212 Description. Puerto de Cala Bona (3937N 324E) was originally a small fishing harbour with a smaller inner basin, however the construction of two outer breakwaters has enlarged the protected area. Approach should not be attempted in strong onshore winds. Groynes. There are some rocky groynes close S of the harbour which have been built for beach protection. These

4.213 Description. Porto Cristo (Cala Manacor) (39325N 3203E) lies 4 miles SW of Punta de Amer (4.206). The town of Porto Cristo lines the W shore of the head of the inlet. Ro Cap d Estoy enters the sea at the head of Cala Manacor. Anchorage can be obtained on the E side of the inlet opposite the first jetty or farther N, on the bend in the inlet, outside a line of buoys marking the bathing area off the beach on the N side of the inlet, in depths of 3 to 5 m, sand, mud and weed. Regulation. Anchoring within the main harbour area, W of the first jetty, is prohibited. Harbour. The harbour consists of a long and well sheltered inlet entered between Morro des Velsells (not named on BA chart), the N entrance point, and Morro de sa Carabassa (4.207), 1 cables S, which bends sharply N and then SW around a jetty extending about cable NE from the S side of the inlet, to lead to the berthing area lining both sides at the head of the inlet. Depths in Cala Manacor range from 12 m in the entrance to 4 m in the approach to the berthing area, with 3 m reported to be available at the outer ends of the visitors berths which are available at the second jetty and the first two pontoons. Directions. The entrance is wide and free of dangers with the route leading in mid-channel before rounding the first jetty into the berthing area. Caution. Strong currents can occur when the Ro Cap d Estoy is in spate, and in heavy weather a strong surge might build up. Useful marks: Torre de Cala Manacor (39321N 3203E) (4.207). The light standing on the head of Morro de sa Carabassa (4.207). A monument standing on the W shore close to the root of the the first jetty. Light (red octagonal tower) standing on the head of the first jetty. Berths. The town is fronted by a quayed area used by fishing vessels. There is a marina opposite the town.

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Spanish chart 4241 plan Porto Colom (see 1.15)

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4.214 Description. Porto Colom (3925N 316E) is a large natural harbour considered to be the best on Isla de Mallorca. It is entered between Punta de ses Crestas (Punta de la Farola) (39249N 3164E)) and Punta de Sa Batera, 2 cables NW, and extends N for about 7 cables. Anchorage. Within the harbour, SE of the S end of the quayed area on the W side of the harbour and off the entrance to Ensenada de la Bassa Nova, mud and weed. Better holding and cleaner water can be found off Arenal Gran, on the E side of the harbour, 2 cables NE of Punta de Sa Batera Light, sand and mud, outside a bathing area which is marked by buoys (special); a S swell affects this anchorage. Harbour. Ensenada de la Bassa Nova, a very shallow bay, indents the W side of the harbour, and N of it, the shore is quayed through to Cala de Camp Roig, which is very shoal and lies at the head of the harbour; there are no quays on the E shore of the harbour. Directions. The entrance is deep and unobstructed apart from a small rocky islet close off the E side about cable NNW of Punta de ses Crestas. From a position SW of Punta de ses Crestas, the route leads generally NNE and NW in mid-channel for about 5 cables, passing: WNW of Punta de ses Crestas, thence: ESE and NE of Punta de Sa Batera, 2 cables NW of Punta de ses Crestas, which has a light with numerous houses and several prominent hotels standing on it. Thence: The bay opens up and the track leads generally NW in a channel marked initially by light-buoys (lateral) and then buoys (starboard hand) to the berthing facilities on the W side of the harbour. It is reported that unlit fish farms may be moored E of the buoyed channel. Useful marks: Punta de Sa Batera Light (red square on red tower, white hut) (39250N 3162E) standing on the point. Light (red square on red column on white hut, 2 m in height) standing on the SE head of a pier, 4 cables NW of Punta de Sa Batera Light. Light (red column) standing on the head of a pier, 1 cables N of the pier above. Berths. All berthing facilities lie at the quays and finger piers on the W side of the harbour, N of Ensenada de la Bassa Nova. There is a small basin in the NW corner of the harbour. It is reported that the area immediately S of the basin shoals towards the shore.

Other anchorages: Abreast a small cove on the E side of Cala Gran, in depths of 5 to 6 m, sand and weed. In the centre of Cal Sas Donas in depths of 3 to 5 m, sand and weed; this is the least sheltered of the three inlets. In the entrance to Cal des Pous, a small cove on the S side of the entrance to Cala Llonga, in a depth of 25 m, sand and weed, well clear of the buoyed approach channel. Local knowledge is required. Harbour. Marina Cala d Or lies on the S side of Cala Llonga and contains all the berthing facilities in Puerto de Cala Llonga. Depths. A minimum depth of 25 m is reported to exist in the buoyed channel. Directions. From a position NE of Punta del Fortin Lighthouse, the route leads generally WNW for a short distance, passing: Between Punta del Fortin Lighthouse and Punta de sa Creu, thence: SSW of the entrance to Cala Gran, thence: The route turns and leads WSW for about 2 cables into Cala Llonga, passing: SSE of the entrance to Cal Sas Donas, thence: SSE of a light (green column on white hut, 6 m in height) standing on a point 1 cable WSW of the entrance to Cal Sas Donas, thence: The route turns and leads WNW to enter the buoyed channel (lateral) leading to the berthing facilities. Useful mark: Light (black and white chequered column, 3 m in height) standing on the head of the E and first pier of a line of finger piers on the S side of Cala Llonga.

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Spanish chart 4231 plan Porto Petro y Cala Llonga (see 1.15)

Puerto de Cala Llonga

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4.215 Description. Puerto de Cala Llonga (Marina Cala D or) (3922N 314E) lies in Cala Llonga, the S and largest inlet of a group of three sharing a common entrance between Punta del Fortin Lighthouse (4.207) and Punta de sa Creu, 1 cables NE. Cala Gran, indents the N shore immediately within the entrance and Cal Sas Donas, the smallest of the three lies on the same shore between Cala Gran and Cala Llonga. Anchorage for small vessels can be obtained S of the light on the unnamed point on the N side of the entrance to Cala Llonga, in depths of 7 to 8 m.

4.216 Description. Porto Petro (3922N 313E) is a small harbour lying on the W side near to the head of an inlet of the same name. The inlet is entered between Punta de sa Torre (39214N 3130E) and El Frontet, a headland 2 cables ENE and extends about 6 cables NNW. Anchorage for small vessels can be obtained in the inlet with the stern secured to the W shore in depths of about 8 to 10 m; there is room for only one or two vessels at a time. Other anchorages: In Cal dels Homos Morts and Cal de sa Torre, two coves lying close together on the W side of the inlet close within the entrance, in depth of 4 to 6 m, sand and weed. In the main body of the inlet E and SE of the outer jetty, in depths of 4 to 12 m, sand, stone and weed. In Cal dels Mats, a small cove lying on the E shore of the inlet ENE of the outer jetty, in depths of 3 to 5 m, sand and weed. All anchorages might be subjected to a swell from the S and the mariner is advised to use a trip-line because the bottom is foul in places. Local knowledge is required. Speed limit of 3 kn is in force. Harbour. The harbour is protected by an outer jetty extending a short distance NNE from a headland on the W side of the inlet, about 3 cables within the entrance. On the N side of the harbour, a short T-headed jetty extends a short distance ESE towards the head of the outer jetty, to form the entrance which faces N, as shown on the chart.

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Depths within the harbour are reported to have been dredged to approximately 4 m. Directions. The entrance to the inlet is wide and clear of dangers with the route leading in mid-channel to the harbour entrance; the chart is a sufficient guide. It is reported that buoys are sometimes moored in the approach to the harbour and also that the mariner should not venture beyond the N end of the T-headed jetty as depths shoal rapidly. Useful marks: Light (red column) standing on the head of the outer jetty. Light (red square on red column on white house) standing on the N head of the T-headed jetty. Light (green triangle on green column on white hut, 3 m in height), standing on the S head of the T-headed jetty. Spanish chart 4231 plan Cala Figuera (see 1.15)

Puerto de Cala Figuera

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4.217 Description. Cala Figuera (3920N 310E), a narrow inlet entered between Torre den Beu (39199N 3107E) and an unnamed headland about 1 cables WSW, extends about 3 cables WNW where it divides into two small arms. Function. The primary function of Puerto de Cala Figuera is that as a fishing harbour for the town of Santayi (4.208).

Anchorage can be obtained in the middle of the inlet well clear SE of the mole in depths of 4 to 8 m, muddy sand and rock, perhaps with a line ashore to restrict swinging. Space and draught permitting an anchorage may be found in the N arm although this area is usually occupied by large fishing vessels. Holding is reported to be poor in places. Local knowledge is required. Speed limit of 3 kn is in force. Harbour. A short mole extends NNE from the S side of the inlet at the entrance to the S arm, where berths are reserved for visiting craft. Elsewhere there is little space for visiting craft in sheltered areas and these would become unsuitable with any appreciable wind or swell from E, SE or S, and for this reason, the inlet should be used for a night stop only in very settled weather. Directions. From the entrance the route leads in mid-channel to the vicinity of the mole, the chart is a sufficient guide. It is reported that within the inlet the wind can be very variable in direction with heavy and confused seas thus making conditions difficult for craft with limited propulsive power. Useful mark: Light (red square on red column on white hut) standing on the head of the mole.

ISLA DE MENORCA GENERAL INFORMATION

Charts 2761, 2831, 1703
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Rescue
4.221 Lifeboat stations are located at: Fornells (4003N 408E) (4.255). Puerto de Mahn (3953N 418E) (4.264). See also 1.44.

Area covered
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4.218 In the area to be covered, the passage through the Canal de Menorca is described together with the coastal waters and off-lying dangers surrounding the Isla de Menorca (3958N 404E). It is arranged as follows: Canal de Menorca (4.222). West Coast of Isla de Menorca (4.230). North Coast of Isla de Menorca (4.245). East Coast of Isla de Menorca (4.257). South Coast of Isla de Menorca (4.273).

CANAL DE MENORCA General information

Chart 2831

Description and route

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Topography
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4.219 Isla de Menorca is not as mountainous as the other two main islands of the Islas Baleares, being mostly low plateau with a few small hills near the N coast. The island has a barren appearance when viewed from offshore which may be due in part to its rocky cliffs. The island has large areas of arable and wooded hinterland. The cliffs are indented by many coves which offer attractive anchorages for small craft. See also 4.2.

4.222 The Canal de Menorca (3950N 336E) separates the Isla de Mallorca from the Isla de Menorca, 20 miles NE. It is deep and the bottom, on which there are rocky outcrops, is of sand and shells at its narrowest part. The route through the Canal de Menorca can be considered to extend from a position E of Cabo de Pera (3943N 329E) (4.181) to a position W of Cabo Nati (4003N 350E) (4.233).

Topography
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4.223 See 4.219 and 4.2.

Tunny fishing
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Weather
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4.220 During periods of strong onshore winds small vessels should avoid entering the many small coves and inlets along the coastline of Menorca as conditions may be uncomfortable and dangerous.

4.224 See 4.4.

Submarine exercise area

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4.225 Submarines exercise frequently in areas off this coast. See chart, Annual Notice to Mariners Number 8 and 1.11.

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Prohibited anchoring and trawling area

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Principal marks
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4.226 An area where anchoring and trawling is prohibited in order to protect submarine cables extends across the Canal de Menorca, as shown on the charts.

Local weather
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4.227 Very heavy seas are raised in the channel by N winds.

Principal marks
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4.228 Landmarks: Cabo de Pera Lighthouse (3943N 329E) (4.180). Cabo dArtrutx Lighthouse (white tower, black bands, on white dwelling, 34 m in height), (3955N 350E) standing almost on the shore of the cape (4.233). Cabo de Formentor Lighthouse (3958N 313E) (4.164). Cabo Nati Lighthouse (white truncated pyramidal tower, aluminium lantern, white cupola, 19 m in height) (4003N 350E) standing in a walled enclosure close inland from the cape (4.233). Major lights: Cabo de Pera Light (4.180). Cabo dArtrutx Light, visible 267158 (251) as above. Cabo de Formentor Light (4.164). Cabo Nati Light, visible 039162 (123) as above.

4.232 Landmarks: Cabo dArtrutx Lighthouse (3955N 350E) (4.228). Hotel (3958N 350E), the position of which is approximate, standing in the town of Cala Blanca (4.233). Torre de San Nicols, standing on Punta des Castell (Punta San Nicols) (39598N 3496E), with a large irregular-shaped hotel standing behind it. Hotel (4000N 348E). Cabo Binicous (4000N 348E), a low and cliffy headland. Cala Binicous (Cal den Marcet) (Cala des Maret) lies close N of Cabo Binicous and is 1 cables in length. Cabo Bajol (Cabo de Menorca) (4001N 348E), a large high headland sloping W to dark, steep cliffs, with Atalaya de Bajol and an old red brick signal station standing close inland. Cabo Bajol is the W extremity of Isla de Menorca. Torre del Ram, a large tower, stands on lower ground 9 cables ESE of the cape. Cabo Nati Lighthouse (4003N 350E) (4.228). Major lights: Cabo dArtrutx Light (4.228). Cabo Nati Light (4.228).

Directions Cabo dArtrutx to Cabo Nati

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Directions Cabo de Pera to Cabo Nati

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4.229 From a position E of Cabo de Pera (3943N 329E) (4.181), the route leads N for about 20 miles to a position W of Cabo Nati (4.233), passing: E of Cabo del Freu (4.181), 2 miles NNW of Cabo de Pera, thence: E of Cabo Farrutx (4.181), 6 miles WNW of Cabo del Freu, thence: E of Cabo del Pinar (4.181), 9 miles NW of Cabo Farrutx, thence: W of Cabo dArtrutx (3955N 350E) (4.233), thence: E of Cabo de Formentor (3958N 313E) (4.167), thence: W of Cabo Bajol (Cabo de Menorca) (4001N 348E) (4.232), thence: W of Cabo Nati (4003N 350E) (4.233).

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WEST COAST OF ISLA DE MENORCA General information

Chart 2761

Coastal route
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4.230 The route leads N and generally NE from the vicinity of Cabo dArtrutx (3955N 350E) (4.233) to the vicinity of Cabo Nati (4003N 350E) (4.233).

Topography
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4.231 The whole of the W coast of the Isla de Menorca is low and cliffy with several coves. See also 4.219 and 4.2.

4.233 From a position W of Cabo dArtrutx (3955N 350E), the SW extremity of the Isla de Menorca, a low, flat, dark coloured cape, free from dangers and steep-to, where in good weather the wind blows frequently from different directions on either side of the headland, the route leads N and generally NE for a total of about 9 miles, passing (with positions given from Cabo Binicous (4000N 348E)): W of Cabo Negro (3 miles SSE) where the coast is between 15 and 20 m in height, thence: W of Cala Blanca (2 miles SE), a narrow cove with low rocky sides which is easy to identify by an unusual building standing on its N shore and the conspicuous hotel standing in the town at its head. Anchorage for small craft can be obtained in depths from 4 to 8 m, sand, thence: W of Cala Santandria (2 miles SE), a long cove with two short arms close within it, lying between low, pink, rocky cliffs, where two disused submarine cables come ashore. A small islet lying close off the E side of the entrance and a restored tower standing on the N entrance point, help to identify the coves entrance. Small craft can obtain an anchorage in the cove in depths greater than 3 m, sand and weed, taking care to avoid the disused submarine cables; local knowledge is required and this anchorage has been reported to be uncomfortable even with little wind. Thence: W of the approaches to Puerto de Ciutadella (1 mile SE) (4.234). A light (4.236) stands on Punta de sa Farola, the W entrance point to Puerto de Ciutadella (1 miles E). Thence: W of Cabo Binicous (4.232), thence: W and NW of Cabo Bajol (Cabo de Menorca) (1 mile N) (4.232), thence: To a position NW of Cabo Nati (3 miles NNE), the NW extremity of the Isla de Menorca, lying at the N end of a length of coast about 30 m in height,

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which extends NNE from Cabo Bajol (4.232) and is indented with several unimportant and exposed coves. Escollo de Nati, an islet with a dangerous below-water rock about 1 cable NE, lies close off Cabo Nati. (Directions continue at 4.251) (Directions for Puerto de Ciutadella are given at 4.238)

Punta de sa Farola Light (white tower, black stripes, on white dwelling, 13 m in height) (39598N 3494E), standing on the point (4.233). Building (40002N 3502E), standing at the head of the inlet.

Directions for entering harbour Puerto de Ciutadella

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General information
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4.234 Description. Puerto de Ciutadella (4000N 350E) is a very attractive natural harbour formed by a steep-sided inlet about cable wide with three coves on its N side. The inlet leads almost 7 cables ENE to a small inner area lined with ancient quays. The ancient town of Ciutadella lies at the head of the inlet and is visible from seaward. Only two portions of the old town walls remain. Traffic. In 2004 there were 3 ship calls with a total of 15 359 dwt.

Limiting conditions
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4.235 Controlling depths. Within the inlet; 2 to 6 m. Maximum size of vessel handled. Up to 150 tons, although caution is necessary. Local weather and sea state. Gales from SW cause the sea to break right across the entrance and send a heavy swell up to the quays. In these conditions alternative shelter should be sought. It has been reported that surges, with a period between waves of several minutes, can raise the sea level by up to 05 m and on less frequent occasions by up to 15 m. The surges usually occur between June and September and may exist for several days at a time, see 1.138.

Arrival information
4.236 Anchorage in offshore winds can be obtained off the entrance to Puerto de Ciutadella in a depth of about 17 m, good holding, taking care to avoid the longer of the two submarine outfalls mentioned above. Submarine outfalls. A submarine outfall extends 1 mile SW from the shore on the N side of the entrance to Cala Degollador (39597N 3499E) (4.241). Another submarine outfall extends 1 cable S from the shore close W of the entrance to Cala Forcat (39400N 3481E) (4.241). Local knowledge is required for entering Puerto de Ciutadella.

Harbour
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4.237 General layout. The S shore of the inlet is lined with quays from about 2 cables within the entrance and the N shore is quayed from 4 cables within the entrance and includes a short section for commercial shipping with a Ro-Ro berth at its E end. All the remaining quays are used by yachts and fishing vessels. Landmarks: Torre de San Nicols (39598N 3496E) (4.232) and the hotel standing close behind. Cathedral of Ciutadella (40002N 3504E), yellowish in colour, is prominent.

4.238 From a position 3 cables S of Punta des Enderrosais (39598N 3490E), the route leads about 8 cables NE, and by night in the white sector of Cala den Busquets Directional Light (4.239), passing (with positions given from Punta de sa Farola Light (39598N 3494E)): NW of Punta del Degollador (3 cables SE) (4.241), thence: NW of Islotes de La Galera (4.241) (3 cables SE), thence: SE of Punta de sa Farola (4.233) from which a light (4.236) is exhibited, and: NW of Punta des Castell (Punta San Nicols) (4.232) (1 cables ESE) on the E side of the entrance to Puerto de Ciutadella, thence: SE of Punta El Bancal (1 cable ENE) from which a light (4.239) is exhibited, thence: NW of S entrance light (4.239) at San Nicols (1 cables ENE), thence: NW and NNW of the S shore light at Sa Trona (2 cables ENE) (4.239). The route continues ENE in mid-channel to the inner harbour, and by night keeping in the white sector of the directional light at La Muralla (7 cables ENE) (4.239) at the head of the inlet, passing: SE of Cala den Busquets Directional Light (4.239) (3 cables ENE), thence: SE of a light (4.239) (3 cables ENE) located 90 m W of Cala den Busquets, thence: NW of the light (4.239) (4 cables ENE) standing on the S shore by the yacht club, thence: SE of the light (4.239) (4 cables ENE) standing on the N shore at the slipway. 4.239 Useful marks: Cala den Busquets Directional Light (white square tower, 3 m in height) (40000N 3498E) standing at the E entrance of Cala den Busquets. Punta El Bancal Light (red square on red and white chequered square tower, 4 m in height) (39599N 3495E). S entrance light at San Nicols (green triangle on white square tower) (39599N 3496E). Light at Sa Trona (green triangle on green column, white hut) (40000N 3498E). La Muralla Directional Light (white square tower, 6 m in height) (40002N 3502E), standing, at the foot of a cliff, on the shore at the head of the inlet. Light, N shore. Cala den Busquets. 90 m W (Red horizontal rectangle on a white tower, 4 m in height) (40000N 3498E) standing on the shore. Light (green triangle on green tower on white hut) (40000N 3499E) standing at the yacht club on Muelle Nuevo, S shore. Light (red square on red tower on white hut) (40001N 3499E) standing at the slipway on the N shore.

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4.240 It is reported that Puerto de Ciutadella is often full during the summer months. Muelle Comercial, on the N side of the harbour, is usually occupied by large fishing vessels, however, if space permits and no ship is due at the Ro-Ro berth, permission may be given for an overnight stay by a visiting craft. Anchorages within the inlet can be obtained in Cala des Frares which indents the N shore between Punta de sa Farola and Punta El Bancal, in depths of about 4 m, sand; or in Cala den Busquets, 2 cables farther NE, where bow and stern anchors are likely to be needed.

Anchorages Cala Degollador

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4.247 A Marine Reserve has been established between Cabo Gros (4004N 356E) (4.251) and Punta des Murt (4.253), 9 miles E, the limits of which are shown on the chart with a special spar light-buoy marking the W limit. All types of fishing activity and the extraction of marine flora and fauna is prohibited unless previously authorised by the Director General of Fisheries. An Integral Reserve, the limits of which are shown on the chart, and marked with two special light-buoys has been established within the W part of the Marine Reserve. Within the Integral Reserve sub-aquatic activities are prohibited although diving for scientific purposes may be authorised. See also 1.9.

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4.241 Cala Degollador, entered N of Punta del Degollador (39596N 3497E), is a long narrow inlet with low rocky cliffs and sandy beaches at its head. Islotes de La Galera, an islet 4 m in height with a shoal extending N of it, lies in the middle of the entrance to the inlet. Anchorage can be obtained in the inlet in depths over 4 m, sand and patches of weed. It might be necessary to use two anchors owing to the restricted width available. This inlet provides a useful alternative when Puerto de Ciutadella is full.

4.248 See 4.221.

Principal marks
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Cala Blanes
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4.242 Cala Blanes, entered on the E side of Punta de Cala Blanes (39598N 3488E), is a long narrow inlet leading to a sandy beach at its head where a large hotel with a small white tower on its roof can be seen from the entrance. Anchorage for small craft can be obtained in depths over 5 m, sand and weed; two anchors, or a line to rings ashore, may have to be used.

4.249 Landmarks: Cabo Nati Lighthouse (4003N 350E) (4.228) and the prominent dark coloured headland of Cabo Nati (4.233). Falconera del Furinet (4003N 357E) a hill covered with pine trees. Cabo Caballeria Lighthouse (white tower and dwelling, 15 m in height) (4005N 406E) standing on the summit of Cabo Caballeria (4.252). Cabo Favaritx Lighthouse (white tower, black diagonal stripes, white dwelling, 28 m in height) (4000N 416E) standing on the cape (4.253). Major lights: Cabo Nati Light (4.228). Cabo Caballeria Light as above. Cabo Favaritx Light as above.

Cala Brut
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Other aid to navigation

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4.243 Cala Brut (40000N 3485E), a small narrow inlet at the head of a bay where an anchorage can be obtained in the inlets entrance in depths of 5 to 10 m, sand.

4.250 Racon: Cabo Caballeria Lighthouse (4.249).

Directions
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Cala Forcat
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Cabo Nati to Cabo Gros

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4.244 Cala Forcat (40000N 3481E), is a small narrow inlet which divides into two arms at its head. It is suitable only for boats.

NORTH COAST OF ISLA DE MENORCA General information

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Chart 2761

Coastal route
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4.245 The route leads E and generally ESE for about 20 miles from the vicinity of Cabo Nati (4003N 350E) (4.233) to the vicinity of Cabo Favaritx (4000N 416E) (4.253).

Topography
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4.246 The N coast of the Isla de Menorca is higher, cliffy and much more indented than the S and W coasts of the island. See also 4.219 and 4.2.

4.251 From a position N of Cabo Nati (4003N 350E), the route leads E for about 5 miles passing (with positions from Cabo Nati): N of Cala Pons (close E), a small narrow rocky cove indenting the coast, thence: N of Cala Morts (3 cables E), a larger, wider cove indenting the coast between rocky cliffs. Two conspicuous islets lie close off the W side of the entrance to the cove. Thence: N of Ensenada Codol de la Torre Nova (5 cables E), a large open cove, which, although a sounding of 38 m is charted within it, is reported to be deep. Local knowledge is required and several rocky islets lie close off the E entrance point to the cove. Thence (with positions given from Cabo Gros (4004N 356E)): N of Punta del Escu (3 miles W), a headland 79 m in height with three rocky islets lying close inshore and foul ground extending up to 2 cables N of the point. Thence: N of Baja Morell (2 miles W), a rock, which although it has a charted depth of 55 m over it, is

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reported to break and has foul ground surrounding it. Cala Morell, a small almost landlocked cove is entered close S of Baja Morell. The S entrance point resembles a lions head and an anchorage for small craft can be obtained in the middle of the cove in depths of 4 to 6 m, sand and weed, taking care to avoid an unmarked below-water rock on the E side of the inlet. Local knowledge is required and if winds from NW to NE are forecast the mariner is advised to leave immediately owing to the dangerous swell these cause. Thence: N of Seca del Frare (1 miles W), a detached rock with another rock lying between it and the coast, thence: N of Punta de Fray Bernado (1 miles W), lying at the end of a length of high, cliffy coast extending from Cala Morell; the point lies on the W side of the entrance to Las Fontanellas), a bay where an anchorage for small vessels can be obtained during offshore winds. Local knowledge is required and anchorages for small craft lie in four coves at the head of the bay. Thence: N of Seca de Punta Rotja (8 cables W), a rock awash, lying close off Punta Rotja, a rust-red coloured headland, thence: To a position N of Cabo Gros (Cap de Ferro) (Cabo Falconera), faced with rust-red cliffs 96 m in height and fringed with foul ground. Cala Garb is a small rock strewn cove lying close SW of Cabo Gros. A light-buoy (special) is moored about 5 cables N of the cape on the W limit of the Marine Reserve (4.247).

2 miles NE, containing several coves which provide anchorages for small craft. Local knowledge is essential as the shores of the bay are fringed with numerous islets, rocks and shoals. Thence: N of Isla Nitge, a rocky, white and rather flat island lying close NW of Cabo Caballeria; the passage between the island and headland is foul. An anchorage, shown on the chart, sheltered from E winds, can be obtained SSE of the island, in depths of 30 m, sand; local knowledge is required. A tower, the top of which attains an elevation of 17 m and is reported to be conspicuous, stands on a point 1 mile SSE of Isla Nitge; two rocky islets lie close off the point. Thence: To a position N of Cabo Caballeria, the N extremity of Isla de Menorca, which is 80 m in height and steep-to and lies at the N end of a peninsula extending about 2 miles N from the coast. A light (4.249) is exhibited from the cape and from a distance, E or W, the headland appears as an island.

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4.252 From a position N of Cabo Gros, the route leads E for about 7 miles, passing (with positions given from Cabo Caballeria Light (4005N 406E)): N of Peal del Antecristo (6 miles WSW), a cliffy headland which rises a short distance inland to Falconera del Furinet (4.249). A light-buoy (special) is moored about 5 cables NNE of the headland on the W limit of the Integral Reserve (4.247). Thence: N of Cala la Teula (5 miles WSW), a small cove between high, reddish cliffs at the head of a wide bay containing above-water rocks and other minor coves, thence: N of Punta Roca de la Sal (4 miles WSW), 9 cables ENE of Cala la Teula, thence: N of Cala Caldere (4 miles WSW), a small cove with reddish coloured cliffs and scrub covered hills above rising to 57 m in height, thence: N of a shoal (3 miles WSW), with a depth of 33 m over it, extending 1 cable NW of Islas Bledas, a group of three islets the largest of which is 60 m in height and lies close N of Cabo Alairo; the passage between is suitable for boats only. Of the other two islets, one lies close W of the cape N of Cala Barril, a cove whose entrance is obstructed by above and below-water rocks; the other islet, the smallest of the three, lies close inshore on the E side of the cape. A light-buoy (special) is moored about 4 cables NNW of the cape on the E limit of the Integral Reserve. Thence: N of Escollo del Francs (2 miles SW), a dangerous below-water rock lying about 1 cable offshore at the head of a bay, between Islas Bledas and Isla Nitge,

4.253 From a position N of Cabo Cavallera the route leads generally ESE for about 10 miles, passing (with positions given from Cabo Pantinat (40037N 4104E)): NE of Cabo Fornells (2 miles W), a rocky headland lying on the W side of Baha de Tirant (4.254) on the W side of the entrance to Cala Fornells (4.255). A light (white tower, black bands, and dwelling, 6 m in height) stands 1 cable WSW of the capes extremity and Cap de sa Pared, a tower which makes a good landmark, stands about 1 cable S of the light. Islote Tirant lies on the end of a spit of foul ground close N of Cabo Fornells. Thence: NE of Punta de Es Morter (1 miles WNW), the N extremity of a cliffy promontory which rises to La Mola (Atalaya de Fornells), about 2 cables SSE, thence: NE of Cabo Pantinat, a flat and somewhat salient point at the E end of a length of coast which decreases gradually in elevation from Punta des Murt. Illa den Tosqueta lies on the N side of the entrance to Cala den Tosqueta, close SW of Cabo Pantinat. The cove is a well protected and popular small craft anchorage surrounded by rocky cliffs, with a sand and shingle beach at its head; local knowledge is required. Thence: NE of Punta Tarong (1 miles S), a low point at the head of a bay indenting the coast S of Cabo Pantinat. Cala Pudenta, Cala de la Olla and Calla Ses Olles indent the shores of the bay W of Punta Tarong and provide small craft anchorages for those mariners with local knowledge. Thence: NE of Los Ofegats (1 miles SSE), a group of above-water rocks. Small vessels can obtain an anchorage over a sandy bottom in that part of the bay entered between Punta Tarong and the rocks; local knowledge is required. Cala Arenal de Castell is an almost circular cove, with a large sandy beach, indenting the shores of the bay S of the above mentioned anchorage, where a small craft anchorage can be obtained. Foul ground fringes parts of the NW and SE sides of the cove and local knowledge is required. Thence:

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NE of Punta Codolada (2 miles SE), a low, rocky headland fringed with foul ground to the NW, thence: NE of Losa del Mitx (2 miles SE), a detached below-water rock which breaks in bad weather, close N of Punta Nou Cous, thence: NE of Islas Addaya (3 miles SE) which lie close together a short distance N of the E entrance point to Cala de Addaya (4.256). A breaking reef extends about 1 cable NW of the N islet and Islote Aguilas lies close E of the S and larger islet. Thence: To a position NE of Cabo Favaritx (6 miles ESE), a low headland appearing at a distance as three islets, lying at the end of a length of coast, extending E from Islas Addaya, indented with several coves and fringed with rocks extending a short distance offshore. These coves are named in succession from W to E as, Cala En Brut, Cala de S Enclua, Cala Es Portixol and Cala S Escala and an anchorage for small craft can be found in all of them; local knowledge is required. A light (4.249) is exhibited from the cape. (Directions continue at 4.262)

Anchorages and harbours Ensenada de Tirant

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4.254 Description. Ensenada de Tirant (4004N 407E) is entered between Cabo Cavallera (4005N 406E) (4.252) and Cabo Fornells (not named), about 2 miles SE. Topography. The shore of the bay, in which there are several coves, is backed by hills from 100 to 134 m in height. Anchorage can be obtained in several coves indenting the W side of the bay between Cabo Cavallera and Cala Tirant. The S part of this length of coast is fringed with foul ground and great care should be exercised. Local weather. A very heavy sea is sent into the bay when the wind is between N and E. Local knowledge is required. Marine Reserve. Baha de Tirant lies within the Marine Reserve (4.247).

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activities, including anchoring, are prohibited although diving for scientific purposes may be authorised. A light-buoy (special) (40026N 4080E), is moored on the limits of the reserve. See also 1.9. Anchorages. Anchorage offering good shelter can be obtained on the W side of the inlet with reasonable holding of mud and weed. Vessels of medium draught can anchor in a depth of about 9 m W of Islote Sargantana. Anchorage can be found in many places in the inlet although the holding is reported to be poor in popular areas owing to over use and beds of long, dense, grassy weed. The best anchorage is about cable E of the harbour in a depth of 5 m, mud and weed. Harbour. The harbour at the village of Fornells is protected from the E by Dique de Levante, which extends almost 1 cable SSE from the shore fronting the village. The entrance lies between the head of Dique de Levante and a pontoon extending from the quayed S side of the harbour. The entrance opens SSE. Depths should be confirmed before entering the harbour because it is reported to be silting up. Landmarks: Punta de Es Morter (40042N 4086E) (4.253). The lighthouse and Cap de sa Pared Tower standing in the vicinity of Cabo Fornells (4.253). Directions. Isla Sargantana Leading Lights: Front light (white pyramidal tower, 6 m in height) (40029N 4083E), standing on the N end of the island. Rear light (similar structure, 9 m in height) standing 110 m S of the front light. From a position W of Punta des Murt, the alignment (178) of these lights leads through the entrance into the inlet taking care not to stray from the alignment until the inlet opens up, passing: E of the head of Dique de Levante at Fornells; a light (green octagonal tower) stands on the head of the breakwater, thence: As required for the chosen anchorage or Fornells harbour.

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4.255 Description. Baha de Fornells, is entered between Islote de Tirant (40039N 4080E) and Punta de Es Morter (4.253), 5 cables NE. The entrance, which is about 1 cable wide and has depths of about 15 m, leads into a large inlet which extends some 2 miles S with a maximum width of about 7 cables; depths within the inlet decrease regularly. The fishing village of Fornells, which is fronted by a small harbour, lies within the entrance on the W side of the inlet close S of an old fort. Islote Sargantana lies in the inner part of the inlet about 5 cables SE of Fornells. A ruined fort stands on the N end of the islet and Islote Rabells lies close S of Islote Sargantana; there is no passage between the two and Islote Los Porros lies 3 cables SSE. Marine farms. It is reported that an area between Punta Prima (40033N 4084E) and Punta Negra, 4 cables S contains marine farms and a trot of buoys is moored between the N end of Isla Sargantana and the shore NE. Integral Reserve, the limits of which are shown on the chart, has been established within an area covering the E and S sides of the inlet. Within the Integral Reserve sub-aquatic

4.256 Description. Puerto de Cala de Addaya is approached between the breaking reef extending NW from Islas Addaya (4001N 413E) (4.253) and the mainland, 2 cables W, and entered about 5 cables farther S; it is a long narrow inlet extending about 1 miles S. The approaches and inlet are suitable only for small craft. Harbour. The port consists of two pontoons extending from the shore on the W side of the inlet which is sheltered from the E by the small wooded islet of Isla de Ses Monas (not named on the chart), about 5 cables within the entrance. Landmark: Tower (brown, round) (40008N 4122E), standing about 1 cable S of Punta de sa Torre (not named on the chart). Directions. Local knowledge is absolutely essential owing to unmarked rocks and reefs in the entrance W of Islas Addaya and the unreliable buoyage of the intricate channel leading to the port and inner waters of the inlet. Berths. There are reported to be about 100 berths available for yachts up to 15 m and over in length. Services. Limited marina facilities are available including a 10-tonne travel-lift. Fuel is not available.

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EAST COAST OF ISLA DE MENORCA General information Coastal route

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4.257 The route leads SSE and S from the vicinity of Cabo Favaritx (4000N 416E) (4.253) to the vicinity of Isla del Aire (3948N 418E) (4.263). The route is sub-divided as follows: Cabo Favaritx to Punta del Esper (4.262). Punta del Esper to Isla del Aire (4.263).

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4.258 The E coast of Isla de Menorca is considerably indented and in places it is high and cliffy. See also 4.219 and 4.2.

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4.259 A submarine cable comes ashore in Ensenada Arenal de Alcaufa (3949N 417E) (4.263), as shown on the chart.
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4.260 An ODAS Light-buoy (special) is moored 7 miles SE of Isla del Aire (3948N 418E), as shown on the chart.

WSW of the N extremity of the island, and Fondeadero de Los Llanes (4.271) lies NW. Thence: ENE of Islote de la Judia (4 cables NNW), an islet lying close off the S entrance point to Cala Grao (Cala de la Albufera) (4.272) Thence: ENE of Punta Galera, thence: ENE of Punta Sans, (1 miles S). Piedras Bombasa, a rock awash, lies 1 cables NE. Foul ground consisting of above and below-water rocks fringes the shore to a distance of 4 cables, 5 cables SSE of the point. Thence: ENE of Punta P Gros (1 miles S) a salient headland terminating in a cliff 45 m in height. A group of rocks and rocks awash lie 2 cables E. Torre Mesquida stands at an elevation of 20 m on a small unnamed point in Cala Mesquida, 2 cables SW. Thence: ENE of Punta Negra (2 miles SSE) the N entrance point of Cala Murta. Bajo Losa de Variada, a group of rocks and reefs, lie close N, and several rocks and reefs lie close SE. Foul ground fringes the coast S of the point. Thence: ENE of Cabo Negro (3 miles SSE), a prominent point of black rock with steep sides, 37 m in height, lying at the end of a length of dark, high and cliffy coastline. Two islets and some below-water rocks lie close off the point. Thence: Charts 2761, 2762 ENE of Las Aguilas (4 miles SSE), an above-water rock lying on a small shoal in the approaches to Cala Els Freus, 3 cables WSW. The coast between Cabo Negro and Cala Els Freu is mostly cliffy with numerous rocks, shoals and islets lying close off it. Els Freus consists of two breaks in the narrow isthmus connecting La Mola to the mainland, and through which the suburb of Villa Carlos and the town of Mahn (4.264) might be seen. Caution. Mariners approaching Puerto de Mahn (4.264) from the N in bad weather should take great care not to mistake the isthmus for the entrance to Puerto de Mahn, as there is a risk of running aground. Thence: To a position ENE of Punta del Esper (4 miles SSE), the E extremity of La Mola, about 55 m in height. A light (4.261) is exhibited from the point. La Mola is faced on its N and S sides by cliffs; those on its S side and near its E end are reddish in colour. Useful mark: El Torret (39526N 4195E). A signal station stands cable WNW. (Directions for Puerto Mahn are given at 4.268)

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4.261 Landmarks: Cabo Favaritx Lighthouse (4000N 416E) (4.249). Punta del Esper Lighthouse (white round tower, black bands, white hut, 11 m in height) (3953N 420E), standing on the point (4.262). The peninsula of La Mola (39525N 4190E) (4.262) is conspicuous and rises to a height of 78 m where buildings stand on its summit. Punta de San Carlos Lighthouse (white round tower, black bands, white square base, 15 m in height) (3952N 419E), standing near the point (4.263), with radio towers close W. Isla del Aire Lighthouse (white tower, black bands, and white dwelling, 38 m in height) (3948N 418E), standing on the summit of the S side of the island (4.263). Major lights: Cabo Favaritx Light (4.249). Isla del Aire Light as above.

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4.262 From a position ENE of Cabo Favaritx (4000N 416E), the route leads generally SSE for about 8 miles, passing (with positions given from Punta Galera (39567N 4171E)): ENE of Punta de las Picas (2 miles NNW) a high rocky point. Islote de las Picas, a high islet lies close E. Thence: ENE of Isla Colom (1 mile N). A spit of shoal water, with a least depth of 35 m over it, extends 2 cables E of its N extremity and foul ground with an above-water rock fringes its E side. Other above-water rocks fringe its SE coast. Torre Rambla stands at an elevation of 29 m on a point 6 cables

4.263 From a position ENE of Punta del Esper, the route leads S for about 4 miles, passing (with positions given from Punta de San Carlos (3952N 419E)): E of Punta des Clot (3 cables NNE), the S extremity of La Mola on the N side of the entrance to Puerto de Mahn. Clot de la Mola indents the coast E of the point and Laja de Fuera, a rocky bank extends almost 1 cable S of Punta des Clot and is marked by a light-buoy (starboard hand), thence: E of Punta de San Carlos from which a light (4.261) is exhibited. Laja de San Carlos, a rocky bank, fringes the point and a light-buoy (port hand) marks its edge. A sewer outfall extends 5 cables ESE from

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the N side of the point, as shown on the chart. A monument standing at S Escar, 3 cables NW of the lighthouse, is also conspicuous. Punta de San Carlos is on the S side of the entrance to Puerto de Mahn (4.264) with Cala de San Esteban, a long narrow inlet indenting the coast close S. The dark coloured walls of the ruins of Castillo de San Felipe stand on the N side of the entrance to Cala de San Esteban. Thence: E of Punta de Na Girada (1 mile S), thence: E of Cala Rafalet (1 miles SSW), a narrow cove with steep rocky cliffs, where a large white hotel is prominent, thence: E of Punta Rafalet (2 miles S), thence: E of Cala Alcaufa (2 miles SSW), a cove which is suitable for small craft where shelter can be obtained in the lee of a small islet in the coves entrance; local knowledge is required. Thence: E of Ensenada Arenal de Alcaufa (3 miles SSW), a wide bay entered between Punta Prima and Punta Mabres. Small craft can obtain anchorage in the bay, albeit exposed between E and SW; local knowledge is required. Thence: To a position SE of Isla del Aire (4 miles S), an island which is low and flat on its NW side and comparatively high, cliffy and steep-to on its SE side; a rocky islet lies about 1 cable off the NE side of the island. The channel between Isla del Aire and Isla de Menorca is about 6 cables wide with a minimum charted depth of 66 m, and is suitable for small vessels; local knowledge is required. A light (4.261) stands on the island. Useful marks: Torre del Penjat (39516N 4183E). Torre Alcaufa Vey (39496N 4179E). Torre Alcaufa Nou (39488N 4167E). (Directions continue for the coastal route at 4.276)

Deepest and longest berth. Muelle de Pasajeros (4.269). Currents. Winds from the N and NE give rise to a strong SW-going current off the entrance to the harbour. The current is almost constant, and only with strong SW winds does it set in the opposite direction. Water level. The water level in the harbour is affected by the prevailing winds; the lowering of the water level is an indication of approaching bad weather.

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4.266 Anchorages. In good weather anchorage may be obtained off the harbour entrance in depths of 24 to 37 m, good holding in sand. Clot de la Mola (39523N 4187E) (4.263), a small cove, should be used only in an emergency. Within the harbour anchorage may be obtained almost anywhere, subject to draught, the greatest area being La Plana, W of Isla del Rey. Vessels carrying explosives and dangerous cargo can obtain anchorage in the entrance to Cala Llonga, 3 cables NE of Isla del Rey. Anchorage is prohibited, as indicated on the plan, N of Isla Quarantena (3953N 418E) (4.268) owing to submarine power cables laid across the channel. Pilotage is compulsory for vessels more than 500 grt for entry and departure or for any movements within the port and is available throughout 24 hours. The pilot vessel displays a blue square flag with the letter P in white on it. See also 1.21. Tug available. Speed limit of 8 kn is in force within the harbour.

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4.264 Position. The port of Mahon (3953N 418E), on the E coast of Menorca, is a narrow inlet extending 3 miles inland from its entrance between Punta de Sant Carles (4.263) and Punta de Es Clot (4.263). The town of Mahon stands on the S shore at the head of the inlet. Function. The port is a commercial, naval, fishing and small craft harbour with excellent facilities for yachtsmen. Approach and entry. The approach is made from S of La Mola (4.262) and entered between Laja de Fuera (4.263) and Laja de Sant Carles (4.263). Caution. Mariners approaching Mahon from the N in bad weather should take great care not to mistake the isthmus (39528N 4186E), joining La Mola to the N side of the harbour, for the entrance to Mahon. Traffic. In 2004 there were 731 ship calls with a total of 3 148 743 dwt. Rescue. See 4.221. Port Authority. Autoridad Portuaria del Estado en Baleares, Muelles Comerciales, Mahn.

4.267 General layout. The harbour consists of a narrow deep-water inlet extending, initally, NW then WNW, for 3 miles inland from its entrance between Punta de Sant Carles (4.263) and Punta de Es Clot (4.263). The town of Mahon stands on the S shore at the head of the inlet. The main commercial berths lie in the W part of the inlet, near its head. Anchorage. A designated anchorage area of radius 50 m lies in the entrance to Cala Llonga (39534N 4177E), as shown on the chart. Climate. See 1.166 and 1.177. Landmarks: Punta del Esper Lighthouse (3953N 420E) (4.261). Punta de San Carlos Lighthouse (3952N 419E) (4.261). Major light: Punta de San Carlos Light (4.261).

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4.265 Controlling depths are those available at the various berths (4.269).

4.268 From a position about 5 cables E of Punta de San Carlos (3952N 419E) the track leads generally NW, in mid channel, through the harbour, passing (with positions from Punta de Ne Cafayes Light (39531N 4157E)): NE of Laja de San Carlos (1 miles SE) marked on its E side by a light-buoy (port hand), thence: SW of Laja de Fuera (1 mile SE), marked on its SSW side by a light-buoy (starboard hand), thence: SW of Punta de San Felipet (8 cables SE). A spit of shoal water extends 1 cable SSE from the point and a light-buoy (starboard hand) marks the channel close E of the point. And: NE of Laja del Moro (8 cables SE), a bank of shoal water marked by a light-buoy (port hand), thence:

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SW of Punta del Lazareto, a point on the W side of Isla del Lazareto, from which a light (green triangle on white tower, white hut) is exhibited, thence: SW of Isla Cuarentena (Isla Plana) (2 cables E) from which a light (green round tower, white bands, 6 m in height) is exhibited, thence: NE of Punta de Ne Cafayes, from which a light (red square on white tower and hut) is exhibited. Villa Carlos, a suburb of Mahn, lies behind the point. Thence: NNE of Punta de Villacarlos, (2 cables NW) from which a light (red square on red tower, white bands, 4 m in height) is exhibited, thence: SW of Isla del Rey, (4 cables NW). A light (green triangle on green tower, white hut) stands on the S extremity of the island. A tower stands close N. Vessels of lesser draught may use the channel NE of the island, passing between Punta de Sa Bassa, from which a light (green triangle on green tower on white hut, 3 m in height) is exhibited, and Punta Sa Cova, 1 cable SW from which a light (round red tower, 6 m in height) is exhibited. Thence: SW of Escollos de Cala de San Antonio (8 cables NW), a rock awash, thence: NE of Punta de Cala Figuera (1 mile N), from which a light (red square on metal post) is exhibited, thence: S of Isla Cristina and Isla Clementina (neither of which is charted), reported to be two floating islands for the use of yachts moored 1 cables NW and 2 cables WNW, respectively, of Punta de Cala Figuera, thence: S of Isla Pinto (1 miles NW) part of the naval base close NW. It is connected to the mainland by a wooden bridge. A light (triangle on green metal post, 3 m in height) is exhibited from its S side, and another light (similar structure, 3 m in height) is exhibited from its W point. Thence as required for the allocated berth. Useful marks: Lights on pierheads at naval base (39537N 4161E). Radio tower (red lights) (39539N 4162E).

stands on an unnamed headland on the SW side of Fondeadero de Los Llanes. Anchorage for small vessels can be obtained, sheltered from all directions except NW, on the NW side of the island in depths of 10 to 12 m, sand, with the stern secured to the shore. Local knowledge is required.

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4.272 Description. Cala Grao (Cala de la Albufera), is entered between Islote de la Judia (3957N 417E) (4.262) and the S side of Isla Colom (4.262), 3 cables N. The inlet is popular with visitors and has the holiday village of El Grao on its S shore close to its head where a river from the lagoon of La Albufera enters the sea. Anchorage for small vessels can be obtained in Cala Grao sheltered from all directions except ENE to ESE, off the S side of Isla Colom, in a depth of 10 m with the stern secured to the shore. Anchorage can be obtained off the beach at the head of Cala Grao, in a depth of about 3 m, by sounding carefully and approaching through the middle of the inlet. Local knowledge is required.

SOUTH COAST OF ISLA DE MENORCA General information Coastal route

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4.273 The route leads WNW from a position SE of Isla del Aire (3948N 418E) (4.263) to a position SW of Cabo dArtrutx (3955N 350E) a distance of about 27 miles. The route is sub-divided as follows: Isla del Aire to Cabo de ses Penyes (Cabo de las Peas) (4.276). Cabo de ses Penyes to Cabo dArtrutx (4.277).

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4.269 The main berths are: Muelle del Cos Nou, N side of harbour; containers and Ro-Ro; length 520 m; depth 75 m (Ro-Ro 65 m). Muelle de Pasajeros, S side of harbour; ferries and cruise ships; length 579 m; depth 10 m. Tanker berth in Cala Figuera (39532N 4166E); length 261 m; depth 4 m.

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4.275 Landmarks: Isla del Aire Lighthouse (3948N 418E) (4.261). Torre Nova (8 m in height) (3952N 407E). Torre Artuiz (Torre de Truch) (conspicuous tower, 7 m in height) (3956N 355E), standing on the W side of Cala Turqueta (4.289). Cabo dArtrutx Lighthouse (3955N 350E) (4.228). Major lights: Isla del Aire Light (4.261). Cabo dArtrutx Light (4.228).

4.270 Repairs: minor repairs. Other facilities: hospital; dirty oil, water and garbage reception. Supplies: fuel by road tanker; fresh water; provisions. Communications: Menorca Airport, 5 km distant.

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4.271 Description. Fondeadero de Los Llanes (3958N 416E), is entered NW of Isla Colom (4.262). Torre Rambla

4.276 From a position SE of Isla del Aire (3948N 418E) (4.263), the route leads generally WNW for about 14 miles, passing (with positions given from Cabo Fonts (39495N 4125E)): SSW of Punta des Gancho (3 miles ESE), the S extremity of Isla de Menorca, thence: SSW of Cala Biniencolla (2 miles ESE), a small cove where a conspicuous building stands behind the village at its head, thence:

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SSW of Baja Es Caragol (2 miles ESE), a rock, awash, with a light (S cardinal daymark on yellow beacon, black base) standing on it, located 7 cables ESE of Punta Binibeca and about 3 cables offshore in a depth of 20 m. A tower named El Torret stands some distance inland 1 mile N of the rock. Thence: SSW of Punta Binibeca (1 miles ESE) with two small islets lying close E of it on the S side of the entrance to Cala de Binibeca. Thence: SSW of Islote Escull Marsal (6 cables ESE), lying on the E side of the entrance to Cala Binisafulla which is foul and has three islets almost joined together on its W part, thence: SSW of Cabo Fonts, a prominent, low cliffy headland, 13 m in height, with houses standing on it; it is steep-to but there are some rocky islets close SE. Cala Biniparraitx and Cala Binidali, two small coves, indent the coast close NNW. Thence: SSW of Cabo Gros (1 miles NW), a rather inconspicuous headland, 39 m in height, with some houses standing upon it, thence: SSW of Cala Canutells (2 miles NW) (4.279), thence: SSW of Cala Covas (3 miles NW) (4.280), thence: SSW of Calan Portr (4 miles NW) (4.281), thence: SSW of Cala de Sant Lloren (6 miles NW) (4.282), thence: To a position SSW of Cabo de la Peas (7 miles NW), on the W side of the entrance to Cala Llucalari, a small deserted cove with high rocky sides. The cliffs between Cala de Sant Lloren and Cabo de la Peas are about 80 m in height.

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SSW of Laja de Espets, an isolated rock lying close SE of Punta de la Guardia (2 miles W) in the approaches to Cala de Son Aparets (4.291). Thence: SSW of Puerto de Tamarinda (3 miles W) (4.292), thence: To a position SSW of Cabo dArtrutx (3 miles W) (4.233), with a light (4.228) standing on it.

Anchorages and harbours Cala Biniancolla

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4.278 Cala Biniancolla (39487N 4157E) is a small cove 1 mile NW from the W extremity of Isla del Aire (4.263). Anchorage can be obtained 2 cables off the cove and 3 cables ESE of Bajo Es Caragol (4.276), marked by a light-buoy (S cardinal), in about 15 m, as shown on the chart.

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4.279 Description. Cala Canutells (3951N 410E), is a cove indenting the coast to a distance of about 2 cables, with a large development on the E side and many permanent moorings for local craft. Two large caves on the W side of the entrance are distinctive. Anchorage can be obtained as space permits in depths from 4 to 6 m, sand. Local knowledge is required.

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4.277 From a position SSW of Cabo de la Peas, the route leads generally WNW for about 12 miles passing (with positions given from Cabo de la Peas (39535N 4049E)): SSW of Escollo de la Galera (1 mile NW), an above-water rock lying about 2 cables off the coast, thence: SSW of Punta de Talis (2 miles NW), a low rocky promontory with Escollo Salat, a dangerous below-water rock, lying about 1 cable off the coast close WNW, thence: SSW of Escollo de Binicodrell (2 miles NW), a rock lying close off the coast, thence: SSW of Punta Rabiosa (3 miles NW), a low point, thence: SSW of Cala Escorxada and Cala Fustam (about 4 miles NW) (4.284), thence: SSW of Cala Trebalger (5 miles WNW) (4.285), thence: SSW of Cala Mitjana (5 miles WNW) (4.286), thence: SSW of Cala Santa Galdana (6 miles WNW) (4.287), thence: SSW of Cala Macarella (7 miles WNW) (4.288), thence: SSW of Cala Turqueta (8 miles WNW) (4.289), thence: SSW of Punta Gobernad (8 miles WNW) a point separating Cala de Tal to the E, a small cove, with a low rocky shore topped with scrub and pines, which is foul, from the much larger Cala Son Saura (4.290), to the W. Thence (with positions given from Punta Gobernad (39554N 3538E)):

4.280 Description. Cala Coves (39518N 4087E), is a beautiful and spectacular cove entered between high rocky cliffs and surrounded by many prehistoric caves. The entrance can be recognised by a large area of housing to the E. Anchorage can be found in a depth of 3 to 5 m using two anchors or a line ashore to limit swinging room; foul ground fringes the cove towards its head. Local knowledge is required.

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4.281 Description. Cala en Porter (3952N 48E), a cove indenting the coast between rocky cliffs 48 m in height. The land to the N and E of the cove is covered with a tourist development which is distinctive from seaward. Anchorage can be found in depths of about 3 m, sand. Local knowledge is required.

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4.282 Description. Cala de Sant Lloren (3953N 46E), is a very small cove, bounded by high rocky cliffs, suitable only for boats in settled conditions. Local knowledge is required.

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4.283 Description. The coast between Cabo de ses Penyes (39535N 4050E) and Punta Rabiosa, 3 miles NW, consists of Playa de Son Bou, Playa de Santo Toms, Playa de Talis and Playa de Binigaus. Anchorages can be obtained off these beaches during offshore winds about 4 cables off in depths of 20 to 30 m. Care should be taken to avoid Escollo de la Galera (4.277); the wreck, with a safe depth of 28 m over it, charted 6 cables SW; Escollo Salat (4.277) and Escollo de Binicodrell (4.277).

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Cala Escorxada and Cala Fustam

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4.284 Description. Cala Escorxada (39555N 4002E), is a relatively wide deserted cove with low rocky cliffs and a sandy beach. Cala Fustam is a small narrow cove indenting the coast about 1 cables W of Cala Escorxada. Anchoragecan be obtained in Cala Escorxada, in depths of 2 to 5 m, sand; and in Cala Fustam, by mooring to two anchors in depths of 3 to 4 m, sand. Local knowledge is required.

Anchorage can be obtained in Cala Macarella, in depths of 3 to 6 m, sand. In crowded conditions it might be necessary to use two anchors or to take a line ashore. Local knowledge is required.

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4.289 Description. Cala Turqueta (3956N 355E), is a small attractive cove lined with scrub and pine covered cliffy sides. Torre Artuiz (4.275) stands on the W side of the cove. Anchorage can be found in depths over 3 m, sand and weed, with a line ashore if space dictates. Local knowledge is required.

4.285 Description. Cala Trebalger (39558N 3593E), is a wide cove with a pinkish sandy beach and high rocky cliffs on the E side, and tree covered cliffs on the W side. Anchorage can be obtained in depths of 4 to 6 m, sand. Local knowledge is required.

Cala Son Saura

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4.286 Description. Cala Mitjana (39561N 3584E), is a relatively large cove with two sandy beaches and cliffy sides topped by woodland. Anchorage can be obtained in depths of 3 to 6 m, sand. Local knowledge is required.

4.290 Description. Cala Son Saura (39555N 3536E), is a horseshoe-shaped cove with two beaches at its head and pine and scrub covered rocky sides. Anchorage can be obtained in depths of 3 to 8 m, sand and weed. Local knowledge is required.

Cala de Son Aparets

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Cala Santa Galdana

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4.287 Description. Cala Santa Galdana (3956N 357E), is the most sheltered anchorage on the S coast of Isla de Menorca, where several large hotels make it easy to recognise, especially when approaching from the E; from the W, little is to be seen until S of the entrance. A river enters the sea on the N side of the cove and is navigable by boat for more than 5 cables; a bridge spans the river mouth with a vertical clearance of 3 m. A yacht harbour was in the planning stage in 1997 and it is assumed it will be located at the mouth of the river. A trot of buoys, linked by a thin line and laid to protect a bathing area fronting the beach at the head of the cove, extends from a promontory close E of the river mouth to the S side of Cala Santa Galdana. Anchorage can be obtained as space allows W of the beach and the buoys in depths of 5 m or more, sand and weed; it might be necessary to use two anchors or run a line ashore when the harbour is crowded. Local knowledge is required.

4.291 Description. Cala de Son Aparets (39555N 3506E) (un-named on the chart), is a relatively large bay lined with low cliffs upon which there are some houses and apartment blocks. Anchorage can be found in depths over 2 m, sand and weed. Local knowledge is required. Caution. Care should be taken to navigate clear of Laja de Espets (4.277) which lies in the approaches.

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4.288 Description. Cala Macarella (3956N 356E), is a relatively large cove with the smaller Cala Macarelleta (not named on the chart) indenting its W side. Both coves have sandy beaches and cliffy sides covered with greenery.

4.292 Description. Cala en Bosch (Puerto de Tamarinda) (39556N 3502E) is a shallow bay at the head of which is a narrow channel leading to a man made lagoon dredged from a low-lying area. Anchorage can be obtained in Cala en Bosch in depths over 2 m, sand and weed. Harbour. The harbour is entered through a narrow channel less than 10 m in width which is spanned by a conspicuous white footbridge with a vertical clearance of 10 m. The entrance channel is not easily recognised until close off it and the water is often muddy and depths are unreliable, accordingly soundings should be undertaken carefully. In strong winds and heavy swell the harbour would be dangerous to enter. Local knowledge is required, especially for entry at night. Services. Limited facilities are available in Puerto de Tamarinda.

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GENERAL INFORMATION
Charts 2717, 773, 2437

Scope of the chapter

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Almina (3554N 517W). See Annual Notice to Mariners Number 8 and 1.11.

5.1 This chapter covers the Mediterranean coast of Morocco extending S from Punta Almina (3554N 517W) (2.22), thence SE and E for a total of about 200 miles to the boundary with Algeria at Oued Kiss (3505N 213W). It is divided into the following sections: Punta Almina to Pointe des Pcheurs (5.8). Pointe des Pcheurs to Pointe de los Frailes (5.31). Pointe de los Frailes to Cabo Nuevo (5.39). Cabo Nuevo to Sadia (5.69). For a description of the Peninsula de Almina, and the port of Ceuta, see West Coasts of Spain and Portugal Pilot. See also 2.22.

Tunny fishing
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5.4 Tunny nets may be found up to 7 miles offshore. They are generally marked by day and night, see 1.8.

Coastal surveys
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Topography
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5.5 With the exception of the length of coast between Punta Almina (3554N 517W) and Cap Mazar, 21 miles S and between Cap des Trois Fourches (Ras Tleta Madari)(3526N 258W) and the mouth of Oued Muluya, 37 miles ESE, coastal surveys of Morocco are old or incomplete. Uncharted dangers and less water may exist and mariners are advised to approach the coast with extreme caution.

5.2 In general the coast is backed by high mountains from which in many places spurs descend to the sea. The W part of the coast lies in the Province of Ttuan and the E part lies in the Province of Riff. The two parts differ considerably, for in the W area the slopes of the lofty mountains are well wooded, cultivated and watered by the numerous streams descending the mountains, whereas the coast of Riff is mostly deserted and arid. The coastal boundary between these two provinces is at the mouth of Oued Ouringa (3513N 442W). The principal river in Morocco is Oued Muluya (3507N 220W) (5.76).

Rescue
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5.6 The National Commission for co-ordinating SAR operations within the Moroccan Maritime Search and Rescue Region (SRR) is the Ocean Fisheries Department. There are MRCC at Mdiq (5.23) and Al-Hocema (5.46), and a MRSC at Nador (5.84). Adjacent SRR are Spain to the N and Algeria to the E. For further information see 1.44 and Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 5.

Natural conditions
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Submarine exercise area

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5.3 Mariners are advised that submarines exercise frequently in the area shown on the chart, about 38 miles ESE of Punta

5.7 Currents and tidal streams. See 1.128 to 1.130 and the note on chart 2437. Climate and weather. For general remarks see 1.145. Local weather. The whole coast is exposed to the N winds of winter and there are no sheltered harbours. Climatic table. See 1.166 and 1.167.

PUNTA ALMINA TO POINTE DES PCHEURS COASTAL ROUTE

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Submarine cables
5.10 Submarine cables extend into Ensenada de Ttouan (3538N 514W) (5.24), as shown on the chart.

General information
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5.11 MRCC. A MRCC is located at Mdiq (3541N 519W) (5.23). For further information see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 5 and 5.6.

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5.8 From the vicinity of Punta Almina (3554N 517W) (see West Coasts of Spain and Portugal Pilot), the route leads generally SSE, SE and ESE for a total of about 45 miles to the vicinity of Pointe des Pcheurs (3514N 440W).
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Natural conditions
5.12 Flow. Tidal streams between Punta Almina and Pointe Adelau, 22 miles S, do not usually attain any great rate: on the in-going stream they set NW and on the out-going they set SW. In the offing there is a constant E-going current and off Ras el Aswad (3541N 516W), the tidal streams are sometimes strong and eddies are always formed within 1 mile of the headland.

Tunny fishing
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5.9 Tunny fishing is particularly active between June and October in Anse de Ceuta (3548N 518W) (named Ensenada de Ceuta on Charts 773 and 2742). See 1.8.

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Local magnetic anomaly. A local magnetic anomaly is reported to exist in the E approaches to the Strait of Gibraltar.

International boundary
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5.13 The international boundary between Ceuta and the Kingdom of Morocco extends inland from the mouth of the Arroyo de las Bombas (3552N 521W).

Principal marks
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5.14 Landmarks: Monte Hacho (35538N 5174W), the highest point on the Peninsula de Almina crowned by a prominent castle. A lookout tower stands towards the W side of the castle and a radio mast (red and white bands, 33 m in height) stands close N. Punta Almina Lighthouse (3554N 517W), (2.22). Chimneys at Fnidk (3551N 521W). Ras el Aswad Lighthouse (white tower, 13 m in height) (3541N 516W) standing on the point (5.15). A white octagonal tower surrounded by shrubs stands close by. Monte Taifor (Pan de Azcar), a dark coloured conical hill 1 cables WSW of Ras el Aswad, dominates the headland. Jbel Oudirane (Monte Anna Quelti) (Djebel Quelti) (at an elevation of 2200 m) (3522N 517W), with a flattened dark grey, barren, rocky summit. During E winds it is obscured by cloud. Major lights: Punta Almina Light (3554N 517W) (2.22). Ras el Aswad Light as above. Sania Ramel Aero Light (tower, 16 m in height) (occasionally exhibited) (35354N 5200W). Oued Laou Light (white round tower) (3529N 507W) exhibited from a position inland about 5 cables SW of Pointe Omara. El Jebha (Puerto de Yebha) Light (black lantern on white hut, 4 m in height) (3513N 441W).

foul ground extending about 4 cables E from the shore, which in this vicinity, is fringed with rocks. La Condesa, a hillock about 15 m in height, with the white buildings of a military post standing upon it, lies on the coast close W. Thence: ENE of Riffien (9 miles NNW), a small town which is conspicuous from seaward; its lights can be seen at night. Tzelata Senslat, a small range of mountains, rises close W of Riffien. Thence: ENE of Roche Blanche (Piedra Blanca) (8 miles NNW), an isolated shoal lying about 3 cables offshore, which in clear weather is easily distinguished by the light green colour of the water over it, thence: ENE of Pointe Restinga (6 miles NW), a small projection about 15 m in height which is fringed by rocky shoals up to 2 cables offshore. A collection of white low military buildings standing on the point can be distinguished from seaward. Fortn Negrn, a ruined fort similar in appearance to the castle on Monte Hacho (5.14), but much smaller in size, stands on the N slopes of Jbel Zem-Zem (Monte Verde) 7 cables W of the point. A tourist resort, containing several hotels and numerous single-storey buildings, extends 1 mile S of Punta Restinga and is prominent from seaward. Thence: ENE of Ras el Aswad (Cabo Negro), with several rocks at the foot of the cliffs facing the cape. Islote Palomas (not named on chart), 6 m in height, lies close off the N side of the cape. An hotel with a number of apartment buildings stands in the vicinity of the cape. A light (5.14) is exhibited from the cape.

Ras el Aswad to Punta Adelau

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Directions Punta Almina to Ras el Aswad

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5.15 From a position E of Punta Almina (3554N 517W) (see West Coasts of Spain and Portugal Pilot), the track leads generally SSE for about 13 miles, passing: ENE of Punta del Desnarigado (Chart 2742), the SE point of Peninsula de Almina lying 4 cables S of Punta Almina. Laja de la Corriente, a rocky shoal, fringes Punta del Desnarigado. Thence: ENE of an obstruction charted 1 miles SW of Punta Desnarigado at the N end of Ensenada de Ceuta (5.19). El Pineo, an above water rock, lies on the end of a spit of foul ground extending about 1 cables SSW from Punta de Piedras Gordas, about 1 miles W of the obstruction. The route continues SSE (with positions given from Ras el Aswad (3541N 516W)): ENE of Punta es Snsela (Punta del Canto) (10 miles NNW), a low reddish point with Roches du Canto, a spit of foul ground extending about 4 cables E. Ensenada de Fnidk (Ensenada de Castillejos) lies close S of the point. Thence: ENE of Rocher du Caballo (9 miles NNW), a rock which dries and lies on the extremity of a spit of

5.16 From a position ENE of Ras el Aswad, the track leads generally SE for about 8 miles, passing (with positions given from Ras el Aswad (3541N 516W)): NE of Al Martil (3 miles S) (5.25) from which lights are exhibited, thence: NE of Cabo Mazar (8 miles SSE), lying at the S end of the beach at the head of Ensenada de Ttouan (5.24). The cape is high and terminates in a reddish-grey cliff; the coast adjacent to it is high and covered with dark coloured vegetation interspersed with red patches. Ensenada de Mazar (not charted) (5.26) is entered E of the cape. Thence: NE of Pointe Caverner (Punta de la Caverna) (9 miles SSE), a cliffy point dominated by high land covered in vegetation similar to that adjacent to Cabo Mazar. The track continues to a position NE of Pointe Adelau (Ras Mencad) (10 miles SSE), which is fringed by foul ground and faced with cliffs on its N side and lies on the S side of an exposed cove with a fertile valley at its head.

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5.17 From a position NE of Pointe Adelau, the track leads generally SE for 11 miles passing, (with positions given from Pointe Adelau (35324N 5112W)): NE of a length of coast consisting of a series of beaches separated by high, reddish, rocky points which are not salient, extending 6 miles SE from Pointe Adelau to Pointe Omara. This stretch of coast is covered in vegetation and backed by

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mountains rising to over 1000 m about 4 miles inland. Thence: NE of Pointe Omara (Ras Menkal) (6 miles SE), with an islet close off it, is steep and is surmounted by a white circular tower. Close S of Pointe Omara, a white marabout and some other white buildings stand out well against the green background. Oued Laou light (5.14) is exhibited close by. Thence: NE of the mouth of the Oued Laou (Ro Lau) (7 miles SE) (5.27) where anchorage may be obtained. From the S end of the beach, the coast turns E and rises to where, on its slopes there is a triangular patch of white sand with a deep valley on one side. Thence: NE of Banco Cotelle (12 miles SE), reported to consist of dangerous underwater rocks with depths of 6 to 8 m between it and Pointe Cotelle (Ras el Targa) (Punta Targa), 1 mile W. The sea does not appear to break over the bank although tide-rips have been reported in the vicinity. Pointe Cotelle, which lies close E of the white triangular patch mentioned above, is one of the most notable headlands on this section of the coast and is one of the easiest to recognise: it is surmounted by a brown circular tower, and close off the point there are several rocks, one of which is prominent. Ensenada de Targa (5.28) lies close E of Pointe Cotelle. Banco Cotelle has not been surveyed and this part of the coast should be given a berth of at least 3 to 5 miles.

Pointe Cotelle to Pointe des Pcheurs

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5.18 From a position NE of Pointe Cotelle, the track leads generally ESE for about 16 miles, passing (with positions given from Pointe Cotelle (35250N 5011W)): NNE of Ras Tiguizs (4 miles SE), a reddish, rocky, flat-topped point. The ruins of a tower stand on a cliffy projection about 1 miles NW of the point, and a prominent marabout stands a short distance S of Ras Tiguizs. Thence: NNE of Pointe Ali (7 miles SSE) (not named on chart), on the S side of the entrance to Anse de Alamos (5.29) where anchorage may be obtained. A tower (5.29) stands above the point. Thence: NNE of a shoal patch (8 miles SE), the existence of which is doubtful, with a depth of 7 m over it, charted about 8 cables off a length of coast extending about 3 miles ESE to Pointe Jagerschmidt. This coastline increases rapidly in height and consists of almost inaccessible cliffs rising steeply from the sea. These cliffs are separated by short stretches of beach, and on their N sides there are some irregular reddish patches. Thence: NNE of Pointe Jagerschmidt (Ras Ijniuen) (9 miles SE), a dark, rounded projection with Montaa Jagerschmidt rising 4 miles SW. Close W of the point there is a small beach flanked by two large black rocks and two prominent, reddish, rocky islets lie close off the point. From Pointe Jagerschmidt the coast continues about 10 miles SE, and for the most part, is high and cliffy with rocks at its foot. Thence: NNE of Ras M ter (14 miles SE) lying on the SE side of Baie de M ter (not named on chart), which has

a beach at its head where Oued M ter enters the sea through a deep narrow valley, thence: NNE of the mouth of Oued Tarssa (17 miles SE) which is no more than a rivulet and enters the sea on the S side of Ensenada de Sidi Attar (not named on chart). On the shore of the bay is a hermitage surrounded by trees and a marabout stands on the summit of a spur of the hills SE of the river. Farther inland, a tower standing on a hill shows up well against a green background. The track continues to a position NNE of Pointe des Pcheurs (Punta de Pescadores) (21 miles SE), which is rocky and has a rocky islet lying close off it. Although not so high as the coast in its vicinity, Pointe des Pcheurs is one of the best landmarks in the neighbourhood as it is salient with some reddish patches on its dark cliffs, and has on its summit a rock resembling a tower. Three rocks, with depths of less than 1 m over them, lie about cable off the point. Cala Cangrejo lies close E of the point. It is a small semi-circular cove with an entrance a little over 1 cable in width and is sheltered from NE winds; anchorage for small craft can be obtained in the cove. Oued Ouringa enters the Baie des Pcheurs (Ensenada de Pescadores) (not named on chart) through a deep narrow valley, 1 miles WSW of Pointe des Pcheurs; the shore of the bay is fronted by a sandy beach and the Ro Varenga separates Monte Scovasso from Monte de la Sierra (not named on chart). Monte de la Sierra is so named from the serrated appearance of its W part, but is not very noticeable until Monte Scovasso bears more than 160. El Jebha (5.30) is entered about 5 cables WSW of the point and El Jebha light (5.14) is exhibited close by. Useful marks: Montaa Jagerschmidt (3516N 457W). Monte Scovasso (Jebel Zegsan) (3511N 445W), with a notch in its summit being visible when bearing less than 230. Pointe des Pcheurs (3514N 440W). (Directions continue at 5.35)

Anchorages and harbours

Chart 2742

Ensenada de Ceuta
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5.19 Ensenada de Ceuta lies between Punta Almina (3554N 517W) and Ras el Aswad (5.15), 13 miles S. Anchorage. Open anchorage can be obtained anywhere off the coast in the bay, in depths of 20 to 26 m, sand; care should be taken to ascertain the nature of the bottom before anchoring because it is rocky in places. Anchorage can obtained, with moderate winds between SW and NW, with Punta es Snsela (3551N 521W) (5.15) bearing between 305 and 330, distance 1 mile, in depths between 17 and 20 m, sand. Good anchorage can be obtained with Fortn Negrn (5.15) bearing 224, distance 2 miles, in a depth of about 30 m, sand and gravel. Anchorage can be obtained with the octagonal tower on Ras el Aswad (3541N 516W) (5.14) bearing 144, distance 2 miles, in a depth of about 35 m, sand and gravel; or with a conspicuous reddish coloured hill, 129 m in height with a grove of trees near its summit, 4 miles WNW of Ras el Aswad, bearing 272, distance 2 miles, in a depth of about 22 m, sand and shells.

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Chart 2742

Ensenada de la Almadraba
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5.20 Position. Ensenada de la Almadraba (3553N 519W) lies S of Ceuta and is entered E of Punta de Piedras Gordas (5.15). Tunny fishery. A tunny fishery is operated in the shelter of the bay Anchorage. The bay provides shelter for small vessels in depths of 15 m or greater.

Chart 142

Marina Smir
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5.21 Description. Marina Smir (3545N 520W) is a port of entry (1.40) with a strong military and police presence. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the N and E by Dique Principale extending in an arc generally SSE, for about 6 cables, from the shore on the N side of the harbour. A contradique extends a short distance E from the S side of the harbour to form the entrance which faces S. Depths in the entrance are reported to be 4 m, minimum. Directions. Entry can be made difficult in strong E winds owing to a swell which builds up around the entrance, and care should be exercised to avoid Roche Redonda, a rock lying on the extremity of a reef extending from the shore, 1 cables S of the entrance.

Chart 773 5.24 Ensenada de Ttouan (Ttuan) is entered between Ras el Aswad (3541N 516W) (5.15) and Punta Adelau (5.16), 10 miles SSE. The shore of the bay is fronted by a low beach fringed with a bank having depths of 10 m over it extending up to 6 cables offshore. The bay is backed by sand-hills and rises gently to the foothills of the mountains further inland. The town of Ttouan lies at an elevation of 60 m about 8 miles SW of Ras el Aswad. It is the principal town in this part of Morocco and is dominated by a fortress crowned with ramparts and turrets. From seaward it is distinguished by its white buildings and tall minarets. Anchorage can be obtained in Ensenada de Ttouan but care should be taken to select a sandy spot because the bottom is rocky in places. See the chart for information on tidal levels. Landing can be obtained in the vicinity of a prominent hotel and some buildings in Ensenada de San Simon (not charted) which lies at the N end of Ensenada de Ttouan.

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5.22 Description. Marina Kabila (35434N 5202W) lies near the mouth of Oued Smir. Harbour. This harbour is protected from the E by an outer breakwater which extends generally N in a gentle arc from the shore on the S side of the harbour; a contradique extends a short distance E, from the shore on the N side of the harbour, to form the entrance which faces N. Lights are reported to stand on the breakwater heads. Depths in the entrance are reported to silt, but minimum depths 25 m are found on the E side of the channel and this side should be favoured. Directions. It is not recommended to enter in strong E winds.

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5.23 Description. Mdiq (3541N 519W) lies at the head of a bay formed between Marina Smir (5.21) and Ras el Aswad (5.15). The village is dominated by a high reddish church, and on the slope of a hill to the S a cemetery is clearly visible. Anchorage, sheltered from S and SSE winds but exposed N, can be obtained about 5 cables off the harbour in depths between 10 and 22 m, sand. Harbour. This is a busy fishing harbour where yachts are no longer encouraged and it is reported to be officially closed to pleasure vessels. Within the harbour there is the Royal Moroccan Yacht Club which caters mainly for the needs of its own members, most of whom have re-located their yachts to Marina Kabila (5.22). Useful mark: Light (white tower, 4 m in height) (35411, 5185W), is exhibited from the head of of the outer breakwater.

5.25 Description. Puerto Al Martil (Puerto de Ro Martn) (35370N 5165W) lies close within the entrance to Ro Al Martil (Ro Martn) and fronts the town of Al Martil which lies on the N bank of the river. It has been reported that the port may no longer exist owing to silting by the river. Anchorage can be obtained off Puerto Al Martil in depths of 15 to 20 m, sand. Caution. The mariner is cautioned not to anchor near the submarine cables shown on the chart. It has been reported that another two cables from the NE and E come ashore at the same point. Leading lights, with sectors marking the best water in the mouth of the river, are exhibited within the entrance as follows: Front light (disc on white column, 1 m in elevation) (35372N 5165W). Rear light (disc on column, 15 m in elevation) standing 35 m from the front light. The leading lines are moved as necessary and lie within the white sectors of these lights; these sectors are coincident. On entering, the right and left banks of the river are covered by the green and red sectors of the lights, respectively. Caution. When there is a permanent decrease in the depths of the river mouth, the rear light and its disc are altered to blue in colour, and the mariner should navigate with caution.

Ensenada de Mazar
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5.26 Description. Ensenada de Mazar (not charted), lies at the mouth of a fertile valley between Cabo Mazar (3533N 514W) (5.16) and Pointe Caverner, 1 miles ESE (5.16). Anchorage can be obtained off Ensenada de Mazar in depths between 13 and 15 m, sand, however, onshore winds raise a heavy sea.

Oued Laou
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5.27 Position. The town of Oued Laou (3527N 505W) lies 2 miles SSE of Pointe Omara (5.17) on the N bank of Oued Laou which enters the sea through a large valley. Anchorage may be obtained in good weather, close inshore off the beach, which is steep-to, fronting the town.

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Caution. Care should be exercised to avoid an uncharted submarine cable which comes ashore near the mouth of the river. Local knowledge is required. Useful mark: Oued Laou light (5.14).

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5.28 Description. Ensenada de Targa lies close E of Pointe Cotelle (525N 501W) (5.17). The village of Targa lies in the valley at the head of the bight and, from a distance, appears as a red or grey patch. On the hills to the W of the valley are some houses and a marabout. On the SE side of the bight there is a hill surmounted by the ruins of a large fortress and a marabout. The SE entrance point of Ensenada de Targa is steep, and close off it are some black rocks, and on the S side there is another stretch of beach off which lies the S end of Banco Cotelle (5.17). Anchorage. The bay offers no shelter except under good conditions with SW winds.

wooded valley. The village of Tguizs lies on the bank of Ro de Tiguizs which enters the sea at the head of the bay. A marabout stands on a small hill N of the village. Anchorage. Open anchorage can be obtained in good weather about 1 mile offshore in Anse de Alamos, in a depth of about 40 m, sand. Local knowledge is required. Useful mark: Tour Ali (white circular tower) standing on a high rocky hill above Punta Ali.

El Jebha
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Anse de Alamos
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5.29 Description. Anse de Alamos (Ensenada de los Alamos) (Ensenada de Tiguizs) is a slight indentation in the coast between Ras Tiguizs (3522N 458W) (5.18) and Pointe Ali (5.18), 2 miles SSE. It has a sandy beach backed by a

5.30 Description. El Jebha (Puerto Yebha) (Puerto Capaz) is a small fishing harbour lying 2 cables SW of Pointe des Pcheurs (3514N 440W) (5.18). Anchorage can be obtained about 1 cables W of the harbour, in a depth of 13 m, mud. Space for anchoring within the harbour is extremely limited; in good weather visiting craft can find a quiet anchorage in Cala Cangrejo (5.18), however, the authorities must be informed first. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the N by a breakwater extending W from the shore on its N side, and by a short contradique extending N from the S side, to form the entrance which faces W. A light is exhibited from the head of each breakwater. Useful mark: El Jebha Light (5.14).

POINTE DES PCHEURS TO POINTE DE LOS FRAILES GENERAL INFORMATION

Chart 773 Pen de Vlez de la Gomera (3511N 418W), a conical rocky island, 77 m in height at its N end, with a distinctive white fortress standing on its summit. Morro Nuevo (3516N 355W), a high prominent headland with Morro Nuevo Lighthouse (white support, black lantern, 16 m in height) standing on Pointe de los Frailes, the N extremity of the headland. Major lights: El Jebha Light (3513N 441W) (5.14). Morro Nuevo Light as above.

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5.31 In this area the coastal waters between Pointe de Pcheurs (3514N 440W) (5.18) and Pointe de los Frailes (5.36), 33 miles E, are described together with anchorages and off-lying dangers.

Topography
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5.32 Montaa de Malmusi (not shown on chart), rising to an elevation of 330 m about 2 miles SW of Morro Nuevo (3516N 355W). At its summit there is a notch which is visible on most bearings, though to a lesser degree on S ones, where a similar notch in a lower hill in front of it might lead to error. See also 5.2.

Directions
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Pointe des Pcheurs to Pen de Vlez de la Gomera

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COASTAL ROUTE General information

Chart 773
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Route
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5.33 From the vicinity of Pointe des Pcheurs (3514N 440W) (5.18), the route leads about 33 miles E to the vicinity of Pointe de los Frailes (5.36).

Principal marks
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5.34 Landmarks: Monte Scovasso (3511N 445W) (5.18). Pointe des Pcheurs (3514N 440W) (5.18).

5.35 From a position NNE of Pointe des Pcheurs (3514N 440W) (5.18), the track leads generally E for about 15 miles, passing (with positions given from Pointe des Pcheurs): N of Anse de Rocas Negras (2 miles SE), a small bay with a foul beach and some black rocks on its E side. At the head of the bay is a small valley, in which there are some patches of bare red earth. Thence: N of Cala Traidores (7 miles ESE). The cove lies between a cliffy point, surmounted by a high hill, and a spur of the mountains farther E; at the head of the cove there is a valley, shut in by mountains in which is the town of Bab, surrounded by trees and cultivated land; a white marabout stands on the coast in this area. Thence: N of a dangerous underwater rock (11 miles ESE), with a depth of 7 m over it, lying in the outer part

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of the bay about 1 mile NNE of the mouth of Oued de Mestaxa (Ro Meztaza) which flows into Cala Mestaxa (Cala Meztaza), an open unsheltered bay, the W entrance point of which is cliffy and surmounted by a white round tower. Thence: of Ras el Borch Lomchat (14 miles ESE), a point faced by a white cliff at the foot of which are two rocky islets, one sharp-pointed, white and fairly high, the other low and flat. A reef, usually marked by breakers, extends a short distance N. The point is the W entrance point to Baie de Iris (5.37). Thence: of Torres de Alcal (17 miles ESE), comprising five towers, standing on a mound 82 m in height, which dominate Ensenada de Alcal, a small bay close E, into which Ro de Alcal enters the sea after prolonged rain. Landing can be effected on a beach at a settlement of fishermens huts standing at the foot and close W of the mound. A buoy in the bay marks submarine cables landed there; mariners are cautioned not to anchor in their vicinity. Thence: of Banco Xauen (18 miles NE), thence: of Pen de Vlez de la Gomera (a conical rocky island, 77 m high) (18 miles ESE), with a former military post on its summit. A light (grey tower and dwelling, 6 m in height) is exhibited from the NW point of the island. The island, which is connected to the Moroccan mainland by a narrow ridge of sand, was Spanish territory and has recently been returned to Morocco. It is easily identified from W to N, but when approaching from the E is partially hidden by the land on the S side of it. Cala de la Terrera, SSW of the island, is fairly deep, but its shores are fringed with rocks and reefs.

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5.36 Caution should be exercised when navigating this length of coast during onshore winds as the sea and current set towards it. From a position N of Pen de Vlez de la Gomera, the track leads generally E for about 19 miles, passing (with positions given from Cabo Baba (3512N 417W): N of Cabo Baba, a bold, dark, steep headland, on the summit of which are the ruins of a marabout. It descends from a spur of the mountains, in the crest of which is a break appearing as a hole when seen from the E. A west-going current, sometimes attaining a rate of 2 kn, is experienced off Cabo Baba. Thence: N of Bajo Quemado (2 cables E), a circular whitish rock with a depth of 08 m over it, lying 1 cable offshore. Islote Quemado (not shown on the chart), lying close E of Bajo Quemado, is an islet which is not easily distinguished from the land behind it. Thence: N of Punta Negra (3 cables E), close E of Islote Quemado, which is the first of a series of high rugged cliffs with some whitish patches on them. Many of these cliffs rise vertically from the sea and here and there are small sandy beaches strewn with black rocks. Frontn del Remoln, the next point E of Punta Negra, consists of an almost vertical cliff. Thence: N of Iles del Topo (4 miles E), lying close off a rocky point on the E side of which is a cove with a beach about 2 cables long, thence:

N of Pointe Jal (6 miles E), a high, rocky and almost vertical point close off which lies an islet, thence: N of Casa de los Gitanos (not shown on the chart) (8 miles E), which is white and stands on a hill whose spurs descend to the sea. Casa de Mellona (Casa de Melona) (not shown on the chart), about 5 cables E of Casa de los Gitanos, is another white building standing on top of a hill. Thence: N of Mont Mellona (Monte de Melona) (10 miles E) with a white shrine standing on its summit. In the vicinity of this mountain there are several white buildings. From abreast Mont Mellona, the coast continues about 4 miles ENE to Ras Bou Skkour, and, decreasing gradually in elevation, presents a continuous wall of vertical rock, without any beach, with the high land behind preserving its broken mountainous character. Thence: N of Cala de Bocic (not charted) (13 miles ENE), on the W side of Ras Bou Skkour, at the head of which there are three small beaches. The cove is suitable only for small craft during offshore winds and local knowledge is required. A stream enters the cove and both entrance points are fringed with black rocks. Thence: N of Ras Bou Skkour (Punta Bocic) (14 miles ENE), a point rising to a conical mountain with a white building standing on its summit, which shows up well especially from the E. On the E side of the point there is a bay which affords shelter to small vessels; local knowledge is required. Thence: S of Banco Tofio (23 miles NE). The track continues to a position N of Pointe de los Frailes (Ras el Jadid) (18 miles ENE), the N point of Morro Nuevo, lying at the E end of a length of coast, consisting of cliffs of moderate elevation which gradually decrease in height, extending E from Ras Bou Skkour. A reef lies under the point close inshore. Morro Nuevo light (5.34) is exhibited from the point. The coast of Morro Nuevo is composed of inaccessible white and yellow cliffs on which are patches of ferruginous rock. (Directions continue at 5.45)

Anchorages Baie de Iris

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5.37 Description. Baie de Iris (not charted) is entered E of Ras el Borch Lomchat (3509N 423W) (5.35) and W of Ras Mohandali (not charted). It has two beaches at its head separated by a rocky point from which a reef extends to two white pointed rocks. le Iris, 38 m in height, lies about 1 cables offshore almost 1 mile E of Ras el Borch Lomchat. It is connected to the shore by Arrecife de Levante (not charted), which has depths of less than 18 m over it. The island is barren and on its NW side there are some white vertical cliffs, however, from the N and NE it is not easily distinguishable from the land behind it. Two sharp peaks rise to elevations of 1782 m and 1410 m, about 9 miles SSW and SW, respectively, of le Iris; the higher and E peak is the more noticeable. Anchorages. Small vessels can anchor in good settled weather between le Iris and the point at the head of the cove, in depths between 6 and 11 m, fine sand, with the vessels head towards the point and a kedge anchor laid out to seaward. However, as the anchorage is exposed to winds between NW and NE, it is preferable to anchor on the seaward side of the island.

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Small vessels can also obtain some shelter from W winds by anchoring E of le Iris. Local knowledge is required.

Ensenada de Vlez de la Gomera

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5.38 Description. Ensenada de Vlez de la Gomera (not charted) lies between Pen de Vlez de la Gomera (35111N 4175W) (5.35) and Cabo Baba, about 1 mile NE. At the head of the bay is Caletn de Levante (not charted), a small cove where there is a beach about 3 cables long. The cove lies between the ridge of sand

connecting Pen de Vlez de la Gomera to Punta del Caletn (not charted) on the mainland and Punta del Reductillo (not charted) to the E. The Ro de la Vega enters the sea through an extensive plain close W of Punta del Reductillo. Anchorage, of a temporary nature can be obtained in Ensenada de Vlez de la Gomera by small vessels in good weather; the anchorage is not recommended in winter. Caution should be exercised to avoid submarine cables which come ashore at Pen de Vlez de la Gomera. Local knowledge is required.

POINTE DE LOS FRAILES TO CABO NUEVO GENERAL INFORMATION

Charts 773, 580

Principal marks
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5.39 This section describes the coastal waters between Pointe de los Frailes (35158N 3556W) (5.36) and Cabo Nuevo (35265N 2577W) (5.45) about 48 miles ENE. It includes a description of the harbour of Al-Hocema together with other bays and anchorages along the coast. It is arranged as follows: Coastal Route (5.42). Baie d Al-Hocema (5.46). Baie Betoya (5.60).

Topography
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5.40 Cap des Trois Fourches (Cap des Trois Forcas) (Ras Tleta Madari) (35257N 2586W) is a prominent and salient promontory which has three principal points at its N extremity: Cabo Tacsafet (5.45), Punta del Tio Pinar (5.45) and Cabo Nuevo (5.45). The coast from Cabo Tacsafet to Punta de los Farallones (5.76), 2 miles ESE, is dominated by high land ending in conical peaks so that the N side of the promontory presents a volcanic appearance. See also 5.2.

5.44 Landmarks: Morro Nuevo and lighthouse (3516N 355W) (5.34) Ras Tarf Lighthouse (yellow octagonal three-storey tower, 32 m in height) (3517N 341W), standing on Ras Tarf (5.45). Monte Barcaiztegui (at an elevation of 860 m) (3508N 330W) is the most prominent of the mountains in this area. Jbel Mhjr (Jebel Azr) rises to an elevation of 1140 m, 2 miles WSW. Jbel Mauro (3510N 314W) and Jbel Tidinit, an isolated conical peak 5 miles ESE, are the most prominent peaks in this area. Ras Tleta Madari (Cap de Trois Fourches) Lighthouse (grey square tower and dwelling, 18 m in height) (3526N 258W), standing on Cabo Nuevo (5.45). Major lights: Morro Nuevo Light (3516N 355W) (5.34). Ras Tleta Madari Light as above.

Directions
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Rescue
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5.41 MRCC. A Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre is located at Al-Hocema (3515N 355W) (5.52). For further information see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 5 and 5.6.
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COASTAL ROUTE General information

Chart 773

Route
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5.42 From the vicinity of Pointe de los Frailes (35158N 3556W), the route leads about 50 miles ENE to the vicinity of Cabo Nuevo.
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Current
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5.43 The constant W-going counter current (1.130), will be found N of a line joining Pointe de los Frailes and and Pointe Sidi Chaib (5.45), 8 miles E.

5.45 From a position N of Pointe de Los Frailes (35158N 3556W), the route leads generally ENE for about 48 miles, passing (with positions given from Ras Tarf (3517N 441E)): N of Baie d al-Hocema (8 miles WSW) (5.46), thence: N of Pointe Sidi Chaib (4 miles WSW), the E entrance point to Baie d al-Hocema, thence: N of Ras Tarf (Cap Quilates), the W entrance point to Baie Betoya (5.60). Close SE of the point, a marabout stands on the summit of a hill near a group of trees. The promontory descends in gentle slopes from a range of hills, crowned by Jbel Koundes 4 miles SW of Ras Tarf, running N and S on the E side of Baie d al-Hocema. The N side of this promontory is slightly indented and, in one of the coves thus formed, there is a dark-coloured sandy beach with a black pinnacle of rock at its W end. Ras Tarf light (5.44) is exhibited from a position about 2 cables SW of the point. Thence: N of Cabo Tacsafet (Cabo Viejo) (35 miles ENE) the E entrance point to Baie Betoya (5.60). Cabo Tacsafet has a black conical rock close off it with shoal water extending 2 cables N. Capo Tacsafet is one of three major headlands on Cap des Trois Fourches (5.40). A heavy sea is raised by E winds off Cap

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des Trois Fourches and it should be given a wide berth. The track then leads E (with positions given from Cabo Tacsafet (3526N 259W)): N of a dangerous wreck (5 cables NE ) the position of which is approximate and N of Laja del Tio Pinar, close E, a rocky patch over which the sea breaks, especially in E winds, thence: N of Punta del Tio Pinar (Punta del Fraile) (9 cables ENE), which is low and lies on the E side the entrance to a cove indenting the coast between Cabo Tacsafet and the point. The cove has a beach at its head and is surrounded by high cliffs, one of which is yellow in colour and has three caves at its foot. Punta de el Kasba, 3 cables farther E, is cliffy and higher than Punta del Tio Pinar. Punta del Tio Pinar is one of three major headlands on Cap des trois Fourches (5.40). Thence: N of Cabo Nuevo (Punta de la Farola) (1 miles E) from which Ras Tleta Madari Light (5.44) is exhibited. Cabo Nuevo is one of three major headlands on Cap des trois Fourches (5.40). Cabo Nuevo lies on the E side of a cove, with rugged shores and no beach, indenting the coast between Punta de el Kasba and Cabo Nuevo. A dangerous wreck lies close off Cabo Nuevo. Punta Calaveo, which is separated from Cabo Nuevo by a deep gorge lies 3 cables SE. The point appears conical from the N and has some underwater rocks close off it. Thence: N of a dangerous wreck (1 miles ENE). The track continues to a position NNE of Cabo Nuevo. (Directions continue at 5.76) (Directions for Baie dAl Hocema are given at 5.50)

Principal marks
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5.49 Landmarks: Morro Nuevo (3516N 355W) (5.34). Oil tanks on Les Islotes (35150N 3532W) (5.56) in the approaches to Al-Hocema. Major light: Morro Nuevo Light (3516N 355W) (5.34).

Directions Pointe de los Frailes to Al-Hocema

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5.50 From a position E of Pointe de los Frailes (35158N 3556W) (5.36), the track leads S for about 1 mile, passing (with positions from Pointe de los Frailes: E of the E extremity of Morro Nuevo (8 cables ESE) (5.34), thence: E of the head of Dique de Abrigo (1 mile SE), which extends about 2 cables SSE from the S side of Morro Nuevo. A light (white tower, green top, 7 m in height) is exhibited from the head of the breakwater on the E side of the entrance to Al-Hocema. Thence: To a position ESE of the head of Dique de Abrigo on the alignment (274) of the approach leading lights (5.56). (Directions for Al-Hocema are given at 5.56)

Al-Hocema to Pointe Sidi Chaib

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BAIE DAL-HOCEMA General information

Chart 580 approaches to Al-Hocema and plan Al-Hocema

Description
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5.46 Baie dal-Hocema (Baha de Alhucemas) is entered between Morro Nuevo (3516N 355W) and Pointe Sidi Chaib, 8 miles ENE. The port of Al-Hocema (5.52) lies within the bay on the S side of Morro Nuevo.

Topography
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5.51 From a position ESE of the head of Dique de Abrigo (3515N 355W), the route leads ENE for about 7 miles, passing (with positions from the head): NNW of le de Mar (2 miles SSE), which with le de Tierra close SW, are two low, rugged and uninhabited islets lying within the 10 m depth contour line. Close SE of le de Mar there is a dangerous underwater rock. Thence: NNW of Pen de Alhucemas (2 miles SSE), with a ruined white fortress standing upon it. The depths between the island and the mainland 3 cables S are less than 5 m and are reported to be silting up. A rocky shoal fringes the W extremity of the island and a wreck lies about 1 cable ENE of its E extremity. Pen de Alhucemas is under Spanish jurisdiction. Thence: NNW of Pointe Sidi Chaib (8 miles ENE), where landing places are charted 8 cables SSW and close N, respectively, of the point. The track then joins with the coastal route N of Pointe Sidi Chaib. (Directions for the coastal route are given at 5.45)

5.47 Baie dal-Hocema has mountainous land both E and W of it with low-lying land at the head of the bay. There is an extensive beach at the head of the bay where two streams, Oued Rhis and Oued Nekor, enter the sea; the hinterland comprises a well-populated and cultivated plain.

Al-Hocema General information

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5.48 Currents in the bay are irregular and are much influenced by the prevailing wind; at times they attain a rate of 1 kn. Winds from offshore seldom blow and when they do they commence about 2300 or midnight, continuing until 0800 or 0900 when they are succeeded by sea breezes.

5.52 Position. Al-Hocema (3515N 355W) is enclosed by steep hills lying on the N side of Chati Al Oumam (Anse de Quemado), a cove indenting the W side of Baie d Al-Hocema between Morro Nuevo and Pointe Morro Viejo, 1 mile S. Function. Al-Hocema is a fishing and naval harbour and a port of entry (1.40). The town of Al-Hocema (Villa Sanjurjo) lies close SW of the harbour and other coves indent the coast S of Pointe Morro Viejo.

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Al-Hoceima from SW (5.52)

(Original dated 2004) (Photograph Graham Hutt) 3

Approach and entry. The harbour is approached from seaward on the alignment of the approach leading lights (5.56), and entered between the breakwaters on the alignment of the entrance leading lights (5.56). Traffic. In 2004 there were 49 ship calls with a total of 67 473 dwt.

W side of the SSE facing harbour entrance. See photograph (5.52).

Directions for entering harbour

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Limiting conditions
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5.53 Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 05 m; mean neap range about 03 m. See Admiralty Tide Tables Volume 2.

Arrival information
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5.54 Notice of ETA required is reported to be 72, 48 and 24 hours prior to arrival. Outer anchorage can be obtained on the line of bearing of the Approach Leading Lights (5.56) in depths of about 20 m; in NE winds this anchorage can be dangerous. Pilotage is compulsory and is available 24 hours, although it is reported that the pilot boards in daylight only. The pilot requires an ETA 1 hour prior to arrival and boards at the intersection of the two leading lines, as shown on the chart. See also 1.21.

Harbour
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5.55 General layout. The main basin is protected from E by Dique de Abrigo, extending SE from the shore. A breakwater extends NE from the shore to a former group of islets, Les Islotes, the E extremity of which forms the W side of the entrance to the main basin. An outer mole extending E, thence NE, forms the SE side of an outer basin, open NE. The head of this mole forms the

5.56 Approach leading lights. The alignment (274) of the following lights leads towards the harbour: Front light (red diamond on post on white tower, 5 m in height) (35148N 3556W). Rear light (similar structure, 5 m in height) (90 m from front light). Caution. These lights are reported to be difficult to identify except in the morning when the sun shines on their seaward sides. Entrance leading lights: Front light (green diamond on post on white tower, 5 m in height) (35152N 3552W), standing on the shore close NW of the root of Dique de Abrigo. Rear light (similar structure) (140 m behind the front light). The alignment (330) of the above lights lead into the harbour, passing: WSW of the head of Dique de Abrigo, from which a light (5.50) is exhibited. It is reported that the head of Dique de Abrigo is being extended in a S direction and that a buoy has been moored approximately 1 cables S of the head of the breakwater. The buoy may mark the limit of the breakwater extension and the second alignment leaves this buoy to starboard. Thence: ENE of Les Islotes, which are two rocky islets joined together by a short breakwater on the W side of the harbour. The W islet is the largest of the two and it is joined to the coast WSW by a breakwater, the

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Escollera del Sur. A light (white tower, red top, 6 m in height) is exhibited from the E and smallest of the two islets. Conspicuous oil tanks (5.49) stand on Les Islotes. Thence: As required to the allocated berth.

Topography
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Berths
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5.57 On the inner side of Dique de Abrigo, two detached piers have been constructed, each connected to the shore by walkways. Each pier is about 90 m in length. At the root of Dique de Abrigo there is a quay which can accommodate a vessel of 105 m in length, with depths from 58 and 85 m alongside. This quay is used by the Moroccan Navy and commercial vessels. Mle de Ribera, on the NW side of the harbour, has depths between 3 and 94 m alongside; it is used by fishing boats. On the SW side of the harbour there is an area of quayed reclaimed land used by fishing vessels.

5.61 SE of Ras Tarf the coast of the bay rises and is backed by high mountains in the interior. There are several beaches between Ras Tarf and Ras Tasemsalt (5.63), 3 miles SE. From Ras Tasemsalt, the coast continues ESE and consists of an extensive sandy beach, backed by dark-coloured hills sloping steeply to the sea. E of Pointe Afraou (5.63), 10 miles ESE of Ras Tarf, the coast changes its character and the dark red-coloured cliffs with numerous flaws, are backed by high rugged mountains with the stretches of beaches becoming few and far between. La Caleta (not charted), 10 miles E of Pointe Afraou, is the only beach of any size on this length of coast and can be identified by a natural rock arch at the E end of the beach; a square tower of rock stands at the foot of cliffs at this end of the beach.

Landmarks
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5.58 Repairs: of a minor nature. Other facilities: hospitals in the town. Supplies: fresh water; provisions; petrol and diesel oil in small quantities. Rescue: MRCC; lifesaving appliances are maintained at the harbour.

Ras Tarf Lighthouse (3517N 341W) (5.44). Sidi Dris (3513N 335W) a white shrine which can be distinguished from several settlements and other marabouts in the area, because it is isolated and stands on the summit of a coastal hill. Mont Barcaiztegui (3508N 330W) and Jbel Mhjr (5.44) 2 miles WSW. Jbel Mauro (3510N 314W) and Jbel Tidinit (5.44), 5 miles ESE.

Anchorage Baie dal-Hocema

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Directions Ras Tarf to Pointe Afraou

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5.59 In Baie dal-Hocema the bottom is sand in most places, although there are patches of gravel and soft mud. In addition there are some rocks. The nature of the bottom should be ascertained before anchoring; generally, the greater the depth the firmer the bottom. Anchorage can be obtained E of Pen de Alhucemas (3513N 353W) (5.51) in a depth of about 11 m, good holding, taking care to avoid a wreck (5.51) in the vicinity. In NE winds anchorage can be obtained in the E part of the bay in depths of about 13 m, 1 miles SSW of Pointe Sidi Chaib (3516N 345W), as shown on the plan. Anchorage is also possible, for shallow draught vessels, S of Pen de Alhucemas. Local knowledge is required.

BAIE BETOYA General information

Chart 773 (see 1.15)

5.63 From a position NNE of Ras Tarf (3517N 341W) (5.45), the track leads generally ESE for about 11 miles, passing (with positions given from Ras Tarf): NNE of Ras Tasemsalt (3 miles SE), which can be identified by several black rocks at the foot of cliffs rising steeply from the sea and by a yellow patch where there is the mouth of a deep cavern. Thence: NNE of Sidi Dris (6 miles SE) (5.62), where the Ro Bu Azzn enters the sea through a fertile valley close E, thence: NNE of Pointe Afraou (Ras Afrau) (10 miles ESE) lying at the end of a line of several sandy beaches extending ESE from Sidi Dris. The point is moderately high and is the cliffy termination of a spur of the mountains which approach within a few miles of the coast in this neighbourhood. A wharf and anchorage lie on the W side of the point (5.65). Shoal water extends about 3 cables offshore from Pointe Afraou. Marsa Sidi el Hassain (not charted), is a cove lying close E of Pointe Afraou with a sandy beach at its head where a stream enters the sea. A marabout stands on a hillock near the beach and, close E, a white wall stands on the summit of the cliffs near a large village.

Pointe Afraou to Cabo Tacsafet

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Description
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5.60 Baie Betoya indents the coast between Ras Tarf (3517N 341W) (5.45) and Cabo Tacsafet (5.45), 35 miles ENE.

5.64 From a position NNE of Pointe Afraou, the track leads generally NE for about 26 miles, passing (with positions given from Pointe Afraou (35122N 3292W)):

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NW of a dangerous reef (10 miles E), with a depth of less than 1 m over it, extending about 1 cables NNW from the E end of La Caleta (5.61), thence: NW of Roca del Len (11 miles E) (not charted), a boulder lying on the coast where from certain directions it resembles a lion with its mouth open and provides a distinctive landmark in this area. Thence: NW of Rochera du Lion (12 miles E), comprising two islets, lying close inshore at the foot of cliffs. They are given their name by the boulder mentioned above. Thence: NW of Pointe Betoya (13 miles E), which slopes steeply to the sea at the E end of coastal mountains and a stretch of rocky coast extending E from Rochera du Lion. The point ends in low cliffs, and a green shrine surrounded by ochre-coloured buildings, stands on a hill above it. A dangerous wreck lies close off the point. Thence: NW of Anse de Iazanen (15 miles ENE) (5.67) which extends NNE of Punta Betoya, thence: NW of Pointe Garet (17 miles ENE), on the NE side of the entrance to Anse de Iazanen. The point is sandy and not easy to identify and depths off it are uneven. The track continues (with positions given from Pointe Garet (35164N 3086W)) NW of an uncharted stranded wreck (1 mile NNE) of about 3000 tonnes lying on a drying reef extending about 5 cables NW of Pointe Noire. Pointe Noire (Punta Negri) is easily identified because it is higher than the land in its vicinity and it is faced with black vertical cliffs: moreover owing toits straight and uniform appearance, it seems artificial. A white cottage belonging to the Moroccan Auxiliary Forces stands on the point. Thence: NW of Anse Casaza (Cala de Cazara) (2 miles NE) which indents the coast close E of Pointe Noire (3517N 308W). Its shores consists of a succession of rocky points and in one corner of the cove there is a white marabout. About 5 cables W of the marabout is a headland with a cove lying close N. In the middle of this cove, about 1 cables N of a headland there is a dangerous underwater rock; it is reported that the shores of the cove are fringed with submerged rocks. Thence: S of Isla de Alborn (40 miles NNE) (2.149). NW of Islote Charranes (9 miles NE) (5.68). Thence: NW of Punta Rua Riff (9 miles NE), lying on the S side of the entrance to Cala Tramontana, a cove at the head of which are two beaches separated by a white cliff; on the N beach, close to the end of the cliff, is a white rock. A remarkable prominent conical hill rises above the point and a spur extends E from it to a prominent sand-hill on the S side of the cove. Cala Tramontana is suitable only for small vessels and local knowledge is required. Thence: NW of Ras Baraket (10 miles NE), lying on the N side of the entrance to Cala Tramontana. A prominent conical hill rises above Ras Baraket, to a similar height as the one above Punta Riff although it is not quite as remarkable. A light (white round tower, 4 m in height), is exhibited from Ras Baraket. Thence: NW of Cabo Tacsafet (12 miles NE) (5.45) lying at the end of a length of rugged and indented coastline extending N from Ras Baraket.

The track then joins the coastal route N of Cabo Tacsafet. (Directions for the coastal route are given at 5.45)

Anchorages Pointe Afraou

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5.65 Description. A loading place for mineral ore, off which there are several mooring buoys, lies on the W side of Pointe Afraou (3512N 329W) (5.63). It can be identified by a house, the only one in the vicinity, about 2 miles W of the point. A light is exhibited at night until 2200 from the house when a vessel is expected. Anchorage can be obtained with the house bearing 220 distance 1 miles, in a depth of 16 m, sand and gravel.

La Caleta
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5.66 Anchorage can be obtained off La Caleta (5.61) in depths of about 5 m, sand, mindful of the dangerous reef in the vicinity (3513N 317W) (5.64).

Anse de Iazanen
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5.67 Description. Anse de Iazanen lies between Pointe Betoya (3514N 314W) (5.64) and Pointe Garet (5.64), 4 miles NE. It has a sandy beach inland of which there is an extensive, well cultivated plain. The E part of the shore is backed by low dunes of very white sand which are the only ones on this stretch of coast. Ro Kert enters the sea about 1 mile E of Pointe Betoya and the town of Iazanen lies near its mouth. Arroyo Tifasor enters the sea about 2 miles NE of the mouth of Ro Kert and it could be mistaken for it. Between the mouths of Ro Kert and Arroyo Tifasor, there is a hermitage called Sam-Mar which is visible from the sea. There are ochre-coloured buildings and normally several beached fishing craft at the mouth of Arroyo Tifasor. Inland of the bay there are the mountain ranges which include Jbel Mauro and Jbel Tidinit (5.44) Anchorage can be obtained in Anse de Iazanen with offshore winds, in depths of 15 to 17 m, mostly sand. When in the vicinity of Pointe Betoya the route leads towards the mouth of Ro Kert, and sounding continuously, an anchorage can be obtained according to draught. Local knowledge is required for mariners crossing a line joining Pointe Betoya and Pointe Garet. Directions. When approaching the bay care should be taken to avoid the shoals off Pointe Noire, 1 mile NNE of Pointe Garet.

Islote Charranes
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5.68 Description. Islote Charranes (35233N 3008W) lies off the NNE end a high and very rugged length of coast extending from Anse Casaza (5.64). There are no beaches along this stretch of coast and at the foot of the cliffs there are numerous detached rocks of which Islote Charranes is the most noticeable. The islet lies about 1 cables W of the S entrance point to Cala Charranes, a cove at the head of which is a zig-zag road that shows up well from the W and SW. Cala Charranes is suitable only for small vessels and local knowledge is required. Anchorage. In good weather or with E winds, anchorage can be obtained SW of Islote Charranes in depths of 18 to 20 m.

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CABO NUEVO TO SAIDIA GENERAL INFORMATION

Charts 2437 being open when bearing 153, and that on its E side being visible when bearing 225. Monte Berard (3503N 230W), 7 miles ENE of Monte Tessan, appears conical from certain directions, but when bearing 135 its summit is saddle-shaped. Isla Congreso (35110N 2265W) (5.80), the W and largest island of Islas Chafarinas (5.79), rising to a height of 137 m, and reported to be visible from a distance of 25 miles in clear weather. Major lights: Ras Tleta Madari Light (35265N 2577W) (5.44).

Scope of the section

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5.69 This section describes the coastal waters between Cabo Nuevo (35265N 3577W) (5.45) and Sadia (3505N 213W) (5.83), close to the Algerian border. It includes the ports of Mellila and Port Nador together with off-lying islands, anchorages and minor harbours along the route. It is arranged as follows: Coastal route (5.72). Melilla and Port Nador with approaches (5.84).

Topography
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Directions
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5.70 See 5.2.

Rescue
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5.71 MRSC: at Nador (35168N 2550W) (5.110). For further information see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 5 and 5.6.

COASTAL ROUTE General information

Charts 2437, 580 approaches to Mellila and Port Nador

Route
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5.72 From the vicinity of Cabo Nuevo (35265N 3577W), the route leads about 42 miles ESE to the vicinity of Sadia.

International boundary
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5.73 The international boundary between the Kingdom of Morocco and Algeria extends inland from the mouth of Oued Kiss, close E of Sadia (3505N 213W) (5.83).

Local weather
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5.74 When the W side of Monte Gurug (5.75) is covered with light misty clouds, a levante (E wind) (1.154), which will later reach the roadstead at Mellila (5.84), has already started to blow. However, if clouds hang over the E side of the mountain, W winds may be expected.

Principal marks
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5.75 Landmarks: Islas Chafarinas Lighthouse (35110N 2257W) (5.81). Ras Tleta Madari Lighthouse (35265N 2577W) (5.44). Monte Gurug (3514N 300W), which slopes gently to the sea, has several peaks the highest of which rises to 893 m and has an ancient castle, housing the Legin Espaola, standing on it. When seen from the NNE, two of its peaks form a conspicuous saddle and at the foot of the mountain there is a hill surmounted by a white marabout with a small wood on one side. Monte Tessan (3501N 238W). It has fissures on either side of its summit with that on its W side

5.76 From a position NNE of Cabo Nuevo (35265N 3577W) (5.45), the track leads generally ESE for about 42 miles, passing (with positions given from Melilla Light (35177N 2559W) (5.102)): NNE of Laja Lupiana (8 miles N), a rocky shoal awash, usually marked by breakers extending about 1 cables NE of Farallon Grande. Farallon Grande is the N and largest islet of a group of three low islets named Los Farallones, lying about 5 cables E of Punta de Los Farallones. A dangerous underwater rock lies about 1 cable SE of Punta de los Farallones and the channel between the point and Los Farallones has depths between 10 and 18 m and is used by local vessels; the channel should not be attempted without local knowledge. There is a deep channel between Farallon Grande and the two other islets of the group which should not be attempted, except in an emergency, on account of a NW-going current in the vicinity. A light (white and grey tower, 5 m in height) is exhibited from Farallon Grande. Thence: (Directions continue for Melilla and Port Nador at 5.103) NNE of Melilla Light (5.102), thence: SSW of Provenaux Bank (29 miles NE) which was reported (1963) to have extended eastwards. Cbliers Bank lies 16 miles farther NE. Thence: NNE of Islas Chafarinas (25 miles ESE) (5.79), a group of three islands, thence: NNE of Ras el Ma (Cabo del Agua), (26 miles SE), a flat headland, 40 m in height, with an encampment standing on it which is protected by a low wall on its landward side; the headland is fringed by a rocky reef. A light (white tower on an octagonal dwelling, 8 m in height), is exhibited from the headland. Port de Ras-Kebdana (5.78), which is marked by lights, lies on the E side of Ras el Ma. From Ras el Ma, Playa Tazagrareta, a sandy beach with no off-lying dangers, except towards the W end where depths shoal very gradually, extends about 11 miles ESE to the mouth of Oued Kiss (5.73). The track continues passing (with positions given from Ras el Ma (35088N 2255W)): NNE of the mouth of Oued Muluya (4 miles ESE), the principal river in Morocco. The track then continues to a position NNE of Sadia (5.83) 10 miles ESE. (Directions continue at 6.12)

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Channel between Islas Chafarinas and Ras el Ma General information

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5.77 Description. A channel between Islas Chafarinas (3511N 226W) and Ras el Ma (5.76) is about 1 miles wide, and is free from dangers, but within 1 miles N of Ras el Ma depths are less than 11 m. The colour of the sea is no guide to depths on account of the muddy water discharged from Oued Muluya. Fishing. It is reported that fishing nets are laid in the channel at night and that their lights cannot be seen until close to.

exceptionally strong current has been experienced during calm weather. Anchorages. Islas Chafarinas affords the only natural anchorage off the coast of Morocco which is suitable for all classes of vessels. Care must be taken to avoid the marine farms and disused submarine cables lying between the islands and the mainland coast. For the best anchorage see 5.81.

Isla Congreso
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Anchorages and harbours Port de Ras-Kebdana

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5.78 Description. Port de Ras-Kebdana (3509N 225W), on the E side of Ras el Ma (5.76), is an artificial fishing and leisure harbour. Anchorage, sheltered between SW and NW, can be obtained for small vessels E of the harbour in depths of about 4 m, taking care to avoid the submarine cable. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the N by a breakwater extending generally E, and ESE in a gentle arc for about 2 cables from the shore close S of Ras el Ma. From the E, it is protected by a breakwater extending N for about 2 cables from the shore on the S side of the harbour, to a position about cable W of the head of the N breakwater, to form the entrance which faces S. Submarine cable. A disused submarine cable is laid across the approaches to the entrance as shown on the chart. It is landed at a small hut on the S shore. Directions. The N breakwater head should be favoured upon entering because the W side of the entrance shoals abruptly owing tosilting around the head of the E breakwater. Useful marks: Light exhibited from the headland of Ras el Ma (35090N 2255W). Lights (white tower, 7 m in height), exhibited from the heads of the breakwaters. Berths. The N and S basins within the harbour are reported to be dredged to a depth of 5 and 35 m, respectively. Supplies: fresh water by tractor; fuel in containers; fresh provisions.

5.80 Description. Isla Congreso (35108N 2264W), the largest and W island, is steep and rugged on its W side, where it attains an elevation of 137 m; the slope of the E side is more gentle. Rocks fringe the N and E sides. Banco Congreso is a rocky shoal lying about 2 cables NE of the N extremity of Isla Congreso. Landing place. At Punta del Faro, the S extremity of the island, there is a landing place. Useful mark. A light (grey round tower, 3 m in height) is exhibited from Punta del Faro.

Isla de Isabel II
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Islas Chafarinas
Spanish Chart 4341 (1.15)

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5.79 Description. Islas Chafarinas (3511N 226W) consist of a group of three islands, Isla Congreso (5.80), Isla de Isabel II (5.81) and Isla del Rey (5.82), lying off the coast, 2 miles N of Ras el Ma (5.76). Formerly under Spanish jurisdiction, they now belong to Morocco. The islands are of volcanic origin and consist of white eroded rock. From E or W they show up well, but from the N, they are difficult to distinguish from the land behind them. Three lights are exhibited within the group. Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 03 m; mean neap range about 01 m. See Admiralty Tide Tables Volume 2. Currents in the anchorages of the islands are influenced by the prevailing wind. On very rare occasions an

5.81 Description. Isla de Isabel II (35111N 2256W) lies E of Isla Congreso from which it is separated by a deep channel about 3 cables wide. The island is about 40 m in height and numerous large white buildings, including a hospital, stand on it. Moroccan naval ships are reported to make periodic visits to the island. Islas Chafarinas Lighthouse stands near the NW extremity of the island and Torre de la Conquista, which has a prominent clock, stands at an elevation of 57 m about cable ESE of the lighthouse. Anchorage. Good anchorage may be obtained S of Isla de Isabel II, in depths from 10 to 165 m, muddy sand. This anchorage is safe in N winds. In winter, S winds are sometimes quite strong. In strong E winds a considerable swell builds up in the anchorage. Strong NE winds also send a considerable sea into the anchorage through the channel between the two W islands, despite the existence of Banco Congreso (5.80) in its N approach. The best anchorage berth, sheltered from NE winds is about 1 cables SE of the head of a small mole near the S end of Isla de Isabel II, in a depth of about 146 m. Small vessels can anchor close inshore with their sterns secured to the jetty extending S from Isla Isabel II. Currents See 5.79. Rock. An underwater rock, with a charted depth of 08 m over it, lies about cable SW of the SW side of the island; a depth of 92 m lies about cable WNW of the rock. Submarine cables. Three disused submarine cables come ashore on the E side of Isla Isabel II, as shown on the chart. Useful marks: Islas Chafarinas Lighthouse (white tower and dwelling, 18 m in height) (35110N 2257W), standing at an elevation of 52 m near Punta Espaa, the NW extremity of the island. Light (square truncated pyramidal metal tower, 6 m in height) is exhibited from the head of a small jetty extending a short distance S from the S side of the island.

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5.82 Description. Isla del Rey (35109N 2251W), the E island of Islas Chafarinas, lies close E of Isla de Isabel II to which it is connected by a mole that has been breached near

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its centre. The island attains a height of 31 m near its N end with its E side being cliffy and indented. On the S end of the island there is a cemetery. A light-buoy (special) marks a marine farm lying close N of the mole connecting the two islands.

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5.83 Description. Sadia (35052N 2132W) lies at the E end of Playa Tazagraret where there are two white towers. The approximate boundary between Morocco and Algeria lies to the E of the town. Harbour. Development of a small fishing and recreational harbour, is reported to have commenced in 1998. Useful mark: One of the two white towers standing about 9 cables W of the mouth of Oued Kiss.

the sea by a sandy beach backed by a narrow strip of land covered with low dunes. Monte Atalayn, a conical hill on the W side of the lagoon is joined to the W shore by a small sandy isthmus about 5 miles S of Melilla. From Punta Quiviana (3507N 244W) (5.104), there is a sandy beach extending a short distance SE which is succeeded by a line of cliffs, about 15 to 20 m in height in places, interspersed with beaches. Cordillera de Quiviana (Sierra Kebduna) (not charted), which includes Monte Tessan (5.75) and Monte Berard (5.75), lies parallel to the coast about 3 to 6 miles inland of this length of coast.

Administration
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MELILLA AND PORT NADOR WITH APPROACHES General information

Charts 2437, 580 approaches to Melilla and Port Nador, and Melilla and Port Nador

5.87 Although Melilla and Port Nador lie close together and share the same entrance, mariners should be aware that they operate under different national administrations and regulations. Melilla is a Spanish enclave within Morocco and Port Nador is under Moroccan sovereignty.

Approach and entry

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Position
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5.84 Puerto de Melilla (3517N 256W) lies on the W side of a large unnamed bay indenting the coast between Punta de los Farallones (35255N 2570W) (5.76) and Ras el Ma (5.76), about 31 miles SE. Port Nador lies 1 mile SE of Melilla, with which it shares a common harbour entrance. The town of Nador lies about 5 miles S of the port.

5.88 Melilla and Port Nador are approached from NE and entered between Dique Del Nordeste of Melilla to the N and Dique Principale of Port Nador to the S.

Traffic
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Figures for port calls for 2004 are: Melilla; 269 ship calls totalling 727 513 dwt. Port Nador; 969 ship calls totalling 4 119 149 dwt.

Port Authorities
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Function
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5.85 Melilla is a Spanish municipality contained within an area of 14 square km. It is a commercial, fishing and recreational harbour with facilities for handling containers, Ro-Ro, passenger and liquid petroleum traffic. The old fortified town and enclave of Melilla has a population of about 60 000. The town is easily identified by its many white buildings; it lies partly on a small rocky peninsula, at the N end of the harbour, connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus, 29 m in height. However, the greater part of the town stands on the mainland extending S, to beyond the Ro Oro. Port Nador is the principal Moroccan harbour in the Mediterranean. It is a medium size commercial and fishing harbour with good facilities for handling general cargo, Ro-Ro, bulk and tanker traffic. Principal cargoes handled include iron ore, barytes, coal, petroleum products, LPG and agricultural produce.

5.89 Melilla. Autoridad Portuaria de Melilla, Avda de la Marina Espanola 4, 52001 Melilla, Spain. Port Nador. Direction d Exploitation du Port de Nador, BP 88, Ben Ensar 62050 (Nador), Morocco.

Limiting conditions Deepest and longest berths

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5.90 Melilla: See 5.107. Port Nador: Tanker berths inside Dique Principal are deepest; longest berths SW side of Mole 2 (5.108).

Tidal levels
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5.91 Mean spring range about 04 m; mean neap range about 02 m. See Admiralty Tide Tables Volume 1.

Topography
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Maximum size of vessel handled

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5.86 From Punta de los Farallones (5.76), the coast extends S for about 8 miles to Melilla. It is steep-to and free from off-lying dangers and decreases in elevation as Melilla is approached. Along the length of coast there are, respectively from N to S, Cala El Hadid (5.103), Cala Teident (Cala Blanca) and Cala Trifa; all are unimportant coves separated by rocky points which are terminations of rugged spurs descending from the hills. Sebkha Bou Areg (Mar Chica) (3510N 250W) is an extensive lagoon into which a channel has been dredged about 5 miles SE of Melilla. The lagoon is separated from

5.92 Melilla: consult harbour authority. Port Nador: about 60 000 dwt.

Local weather
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5.93 Winds from the E are often preceded by a considerable swell and by clouds over Monte Gurug (3514N 300W). It has been reported that strong, gusty W winds, which occur mainly in December and January, make it very difficult to keep a vessel alongside. Vessels mooring ropes have parted in these conditions.

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Arrival information Port radio

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5.94 There is a radio station at each port. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6 (3).

Notice of ETA required

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5.95 Melilla. ETA should be given at least 24 hours prior to arrival. Port Nador. ETA should be sent 72, 48 and 24 hours prior to arrival.

Outer anchorages
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5.96 Two designated anchorages, shown on the chart, lie respectively mile NE and 1 miles NNE from the common harbour entrance. The latter anchorage is for vessels carrying dangerous cargoes. These anchorages are exposed to E winds, on the approach of which, mariners should seek shelter either at the anchorage in Islas Chafarinas (5.79), or in the lee of Cap des trois Fourches (5.40). Cautions. Disused submarine cables cross both anchorages and mariners are advised not to anchor 5 cables E of the head of Dique Nordeste owing to debris remaining from a cleared wreck.

Submarine cables
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5.97 Four submarine cables, three of which are disused, come ashore in Ensenada de los Galpagos, a cove about 2 cables NW of the root of Dique Nordeste, as shown on the chart.

Pilotage and tugs

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5.98 Melilla. Pilotage is compulsory for vessels over 50 tons and is available 24 hours. Pilots board near the common entrance; the pilot boat is white with a black letter P on each side of the bow. By day they display a blue flag with the letter P in white on it and at night they exhibit an all-round white light. See also 1.21. Tug: available. Port Nador. Pilotage is compulsory and is available 06302200.The pilot boards at the anchorage as shown on the chart. See also Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6 (3) and 1.21. Tug: available.

Harbours General layout

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5.99 An artifical harbour is formed by encompassing moles extending from the coast, leaving a NE facing entrance about 3 cables wide. Melilla lies N of the entrance and Port Nador lies SE.

Traffic and storm signals

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5.100 Melilla. A signal station (35176N 2558W) on Muelle de Ribera, surmounted by a mast, displays the following traffic and storm signals from one or other yard arms as necessary. The flags in the last signal above are hoisted and lowered constantly.

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Note. In addition to the above, a white flag with a blue cross displayed from the mast, indicates the arrival of a warship.

Current
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5.101 Current in the outer anchorages (5.96) is usually S-going.

Principal marks
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5.102 Landmarks: Monte Gurug (3514N 300W) (5.75). Melilla Lighthouse (dark grey tower with balcony, aluminium and green lantern, 12 m in height) (35177N 2559W), standing on the NE bastion of the ramparts of Torren del Bonete (Torren de las Cabras). Monte Tessan (3501N 238W) (5.75). Monte Berard, (3503N 230W) (5.75). Isla Congreso (35110N 2265W) (5.75). Islas Chafarinas Lighthouse (35112N 2257W) (5.81). Tahuima Aero Light (tower) (occasionally exhibited) (35088N 2548W). Major light: Ras Tleta Madari Light (5.44).

breaks in E winds; there are passages between them giving access for boats to the beach. Thence: NNE of a wave recording light-buoy moored 3 miles N of La Bocana (3513N 252W), the dredged entrance channel into Sebkha Bou Areg (5.86) where the tidal streams attain a rate of 6 kn at times and which has a least charted depth of 14 m. A bar has built up at its seaward end and it should be attempted only if local knowledge is available. The track then continues to a position E of the entrance (24 miles WNW) to Melilla and Port Nador.

Useful marks
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Light (grey hexagonal tower, 30 m in height) (35175N 2553W), exhibited from the head of Dique Del Nordeste. Light (red round tower), exhibited from the head of Dique Principale, 4 cables SE of the head of Dique Nordeste. Light-buoy (E cardinal) moored 2 cables WSW of the head of Dique Principale and marks the line of shoal water extending N of the end of Dique Sur, as shown on the chart.

Berths Depths
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Directions for entering harbour

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Approach from north

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5.106 Alongside depths are reported depths. The port authorities should be contacted for the latest information.

5.103 From a position E of Los Farallones (3526N 256W) (5.76) the track leads S for about 8 miles, passing (with positions given from Punta Tarquiat (3521N 257W)): E of Piedra de los Patos (4 miles N), a shoal lying in the middle of Cala El Hadid (Cala Vinas), a cove where anchorage can be obtained in a depth of about 165 m clear of the shoal and a reef which extends a short distance NE from Punta de la Mina, the S entrance point to the cove, thence: E of Punta Hamara (2 miles N), which is fringed by foul ground, thence: E of a wreck (1 miles SE), with a safe clearance depth of 18 m over it, thence: E of a fish haven (2 miles SSE), lying 4 cables E of Punta Rostrogordo. The track then leads as required to the pilot boarding ground for Melilla and Port Nador, about 4 cables NE of the common entrance.

Melilla
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5.107 A deep-water complex lies to the S of Dique Del Nordeste. A basin (Darsena Nordeste 1), with a Ro-Ro berth in its NE corner, forms the W part of the complex while to the SE are the two main quays, Muelle Nordeste 2 and a quay immediately inside the E arm of the mole. The latter provides the longest and deepest berths with depths of 107 m alongside. Cargadero de Minerales is on the N side of a quay, which also forms the N limit of a marina, extending about 1 cable E from the shore on the W side of the harbour. The approaches and the outer part of the berth were dredged to 9 m in 1977. A large enclosed marina lies on the S side of Cargadero de Minerales, as shown on the chart.

Port Nador
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Approach from east

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5.104 From a position N of Islas Chafarinas (3511N 226W) (5.79), the track leads WNW for about 24 miles to a position E of Melilla and Port Nador, passing (with positions from Islas Chafarinas): NNE of Punta Quiviana (Ras Quiviana) (15 miles WSW), which is a rocky headland of no great elevation. Close off it there are several blackish-coloured islets with one of them, Piedra del Burro, being high and conical, lying about 8 cables ESE. Thence: NNE of Restinga de Tofio (18 miles W), a large black rock with several small rocks around it lying on the beach. The coast SE of the rock is fronted by Laja de Levante, a reef of rocks upon which the sea

5.108 Dique Principale. Two LPG carrier and oil tanker berths lie on the inner side of the E arm of the mole. Each is about 100 m in length with a designed depth of 13 m alongside. Two broad quays, Mole 1 and Mole 2 on the chart, extend for about 600 m NW from the SE arm of Dique Principal: Mole 1 provides five berths with reported depths alongside of 7 m to 10 m (See 5.106). Mole 2 provides six berths with reported depths alongside of 10 m to 13 m (See 5.106). The deeper berths are on the NE sides of the quays. There are five Ro-Ro berths: SW side of Mole 1. Either side of two quays extending NE for about 170 m in the SW part of the harbour, where a passenger terminal is located. A fishing basin is located in the S corner of the harbour.

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5.110 Repairs of a minor nature. Other facilities: hospital in the town of Nador; de-ratting facilities. Supplies: fuel oil reported to be available by road tanker; fresh water; provisions. Communications. Nearest airports: Melilla 1 kn, and Tahuima, 17 kn distant. Nearest international airport at Oujada, 140 km distant. Rescue. See 5.71.

5.109 Repairs of a minor nature. Other facilities: hospital in the town; de-ratting facilities. Supplies: fuel oil; fresh water; provisions. Communications. Nearest airports: Melilla 1 kn, and Tahuima, 17 kn distant. Nearest international airport at Oujada, 140 km distant. Ferry services to Mlaga and Almera.

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GENERAL INFORMATION
Charts 2717, 165

Scope of the chapter

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6.1 This chapter covers the coast of Algeria, which extends about 550 miles E from the mouth of Oued Kiss (3505N 213W) (5.73) to Ain Bhar (3656N 837E) (6.290). The two principal ports are Oran (3543N 038W) (6.56) and Alger (3646N 304E) (6.154). It is divided into the following sections: Oued Kiss to Ras (Cap) Falcon (6.6). Ras Falcon to Ras Tns (6.39). Ras Tns to Ras Matifou (6.120). Baie dAlger, including Alger (6.144). Ras Matifou to Cap Carbon (6.181). Cap Carbon to Cap Bougaroun (6.200). Cap Bougaroun to Ras el Hamra (6.236). Ras el Hamra to Ain Bhar (6.283).

The most salient points are generally faced with cliffs and the bays have beaches of sand or shingle at their heads. Nearly all the streams have bars of sand at their mouths during the summer, and it is only in winter that channels are formed of sufficient depths to permit small craft to enter with ease. Except in the vicinity of the towns, the coast is sparsely populated.

Tunny fishing
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6.3 See 1.8.

Rescue
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Topography
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6.2 The coast of Algeria is for the most part high, bold and in places mountainous, especially in its E part, where it is dominated by the mountains of Kabylie. A few islets lie off the coast but none is more than 6 miles offshore.

6.4 The national authority for SAR in the Algerian Maritime Search and Rescue Region (SRR) is MRCC Alger (6.154) which liaises with adjacent national authorities; Morcco SRR to the W, Spain SRR to the NW, France SRR to the N, Italy and Tunisia SRRs to the NE and E. For further information see 1.44 and Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 5.

Natural conditions
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6.5 Currents and tidal streams: see 1.132. Climate and weather: for general remarks see 1.145.

OUED KISS TO RAS (CAP) FALCON General information

Charts 2437, 822, 178 (see 1.15)

Currents
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6.6 From the vicinity of the mouth of Oued Kiss (3505N 213W) (5.73), the route leads generally NE for about 78 miles to the vicinity of Ras Falcon (6.15). The coastal route has been sub-divided as follows: Oued Kiss to Cap No (6.12). Cap No to Port de Beni Saf (6.13). Port de Beni Saf to Ras Sigale (6.14). Ras Sigale to Ras (Cap) Falcon (6.15).

6.10 See the note on chart 2437. A current usually sets parallel to this length of coast according to the wind direction. A current usually sets NE parallel to the coast between Cap Figalo (6.11) and Ras Falcon (6.15).

Principal marks
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Off-lying bank
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6.7 Alidade Bank, with a least charted depth of 44 m over it, lies 18 miles WNW of Cap Figalo (3535N 112W) (6.11).

International boundary
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6.8 The international boundary between Algeria and the Kingdom of Morocco is delineated by the Oued Kiss, as shown on the chart.

Rescue
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6.9 Life saving appliances are maintained at Ghazaouet (3506N 152W) (6.16), Port de Beni Saf (35185N 1235W) (6.23) and Oran (6.56). See also 6.4.

6.11 Landmarks: Islas Chafarinas (3511N 226W) (5.79). Ghazaouet Main Lighthouse (tower on dwelling, 15 m in height) (3506N 152W). The lighthouse is obscured by Plateau Touent (6.16) when bearing more than 237. The mountain peaks of Jebel Fillaoussne (3501N 141W) and Tadjera, 8 miles N, are the best distant landmarks along this stretch of coast. El Mokreum is a prominent islet lying close inshore about 5 miles NNE of Tadjera; at its W end are two pointed rocks, about 40 m in height, which are similar in appearance to a donkeys ears. Prominent watch tower standing on the summit of Bou Keltoum (not charted) (364 m in elevation), (3516N 131W).

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le Rachgoun Lighthouse (yellow square tower, on hut, 15 m in height) (3520N 129W), standing near the N end of the island (6.34). Jebel Sidi Kacem (3523N 112W), with a marabout standing on its summit which is visible from the NW, Dar Mengel (not charted) (266 m in elevation) and Dar Touita (not charted) (307 m in elevation), respectively, 3 miles ENE and 4 miles NE, are three prominent conically-shaped mountains. Cap Figalo (Borj Bouabed) (3535N 112W) shows up well and rises steeply to a rounded hill 195 m in height; a disused signal station stands on the summit. A small islet and a number of conical rocks lie close off the cape. Mezzaita (3536N 106W) and Hammar Ezzenine (not charted) (424 m in elevation), 6 miles ENE, are prominent summits among the mountains in this area. les Habibas Lighthouse (tower on dwelling with green top, 14 m in height) (3543N 108W), standing on the summit of the SW and largest of the les Habibas (6.37). Ben Sabiha (3540N 051W) with an observatory standing on its summit. Four radio masts (red lights) (3541N 048W), standing on Ouled Sidi Bechir el Reh (Chart 822), (6.38) are conspicuous. Cap (Ras) Falcon Lighthouse (white octagonal stone tower, with dwelling, 27 m in height) (3546N 048W), standing on the cape (6.15). Major lights: Ghazaouet Main Light as above. le Rachgoun Light as above. les Habibas Light as above. Ras Falcon Light as above.

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NW of Pointe Riba (7 miles WSW), which is bordered by foul ground extending 3 cables offshore; a detached shoal patch lies about 6 cables NNE of the point. Thence: NW of lot Pigeonnier (not charted) (6 miles WSW), a large, steep-sided rock lying close off an unnamed point, thence: NW of El Anafra (El Anabra) (5 miles WSW), a village on the W entrance point of Anse dAnafra (Chart 178) with some rocks lying close W of it, thence: NW of Ghazaouet Main Lighthouse (3 miles WSW) (6.11) standing about 2 cables S of the W entrance point to the bay. A signal mast stands about 1 cables NE, and a conspicuous chimney stands about 2 cables E, respectively, of the lighthouse. Port Ghazaouet (6.16) lies about 6 cables NE. Thence: NW of Cap Tarsa, a whitish, rocky double headland lying at the NE end of a high, rocky length of coast extending about 3 miles NE of Ghazaouet. Baie Erkne (not charted) lies close E of the cape and provides temporary shelter from W winds. Pointe de Lalla Setti (not charted), on the E side of which lies a small bay with a sandy beach, lies 1 miles SE of Cap Tarsa. A white marabout stands on the point and rocky shoal patches lie 5 cables E and 7 cables ENE of the point. Thence: To a position NW of Cap No (6 miles NE), lying at the end of a line of rocky cliffs, 90 m in height, extending NE from the small bay on the E side of Pointe de Lalla Setti. Mersa Arobat (not charted) (4 miles ENE) and Oued Kiouma (5 miles ENE) are two noticeable breaks in the cliffs along this length of coast.

Cap No to Port de Beni Saf Directions

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6.12 From a position N of the mouth of Oued Kiss (3505N 213W), the track leads generally NE for about 21 miles passing (with positions given from Cap Tarsa (3508N 148W)): NW of Le Kiss (19 miles W), a village lying close E of the mouth of Oued Kiss with a white minaret standing on a bluff promontory close to the village. The ruins of an old fort stand on the crest of the hills to the W of the village. Thence: NW of Cap Milonia (17 miles W), which from the N appears as a rocky mass between two extensive beaches. The cape is fronted by foul ground. A signal station (white tower), stands on the summit of Daklah, a hill at an elevation of 212 m, 7 cables S of the cape. The signal station operates by day only. Thence: NW of Pointe Bou Madane (15 miles W), a rocky headland on the W side of which is Port Kelah, a small cove, where shelter can be found for small craft; on the E side of the headland there is a disused wharf. Thence: NW of Ras Kela (11 miles WSW), a black, rocky headland. A high, rocky length of coast, indented by several bays which are open N, extends E for about 7 miles from Ras Kela. Thence:

6.13 From a position NE of Cap No, the track leads generally NE for about 17 miles, passing (with positions given from Cap No (35108N 1412W)): NW of Baie Honine (1 mile E) (6.33), which indents the coast on the NE side of Cap No, thence: NW of Mersa Agla (not charted) (3 miles NE), the S of two creeks where the N creek is suitable for small craft but local knowledge is required. Close N of this creek there is a rock which is almost joined to the coast. Thence: NW of El Mokreum (3 miles NE) (6.11), where the passage inshore of the islet is obstructed by rocks. Bordj Oulad Amar is a ruined tower standing on the coast, about 5 cables SE of El Mokreum, overlooking a cove where landing can be effected. Thence: NW of Loubar Damah (not charted) (6 miles NE), a small peninsula which can be identified by three rocks lying close off it. On each side of the peninsula there is a cove with the one on the SW side, although being the smaller of the two, is deeper and suitable for small craft provided local knowledge is available; the cove on the NE side has a shingle beach. Thence: NW of le Ronde (8 miles NE), a rocky islet about 28 m in height with vertical sides, lying about 2 cables N of Punta El Karouch (not charted). The point is dominated by a mountain rising to 372 m

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in elevation to the S and Bou Keltoum (6.11), 1 miles ESE. Thence: NW of Anse de Sidi Madani (not charted) (10 miles NE), a small picturesque inlet bordered by remarkable red and yellow cliffs; a white marabout stands on the summit of a hill to the S of the inlet. Thence: NW of Cap Bocchus (Ras Bocchus) (12 miles NE), a rocky promontory where a rock with a depth of 65 m over it lies 3 cables W. lot Siga lies 1 cables N of the cape and between them there are some above-water rocks lying on a shoal bank. Thence: NW of Baie de la Tafna (12 miles NE) which lies between Ras Bocchus (3518N 129W) and Ras Acra, 1 mile NE. The bay has a sandy beach through which La Tafna Rivire enters the sea. To the E of the river mouth the shore is backed by cliffs. Pointe de la Tour Maure, the NE entrance point of Baie de la Tafna, is dominated by a ruined tower. A shoal bank, on which there is a number of above-water rocks, lies 1 miles SW of the point and 1 cable NW there are depths of 32 m to 46 m. Thence: NW of le Rachgoun (13 miles NE) (6.34), thence: NW of Le Pain de Sucre (14 miles NE), a small islet lying about 2 cables offshore, 1 miles ESE of le Rachgoun, thence: To a position NW of Port de Beni Saf (16 miles NE) (6.23), which is marked by lights, and lies about 4 miles E of le Rachgoun (6.34).

Either side of les Habibas (9 miles NNE) (6.37) which are fringed with dangers. A light (6.11) is exhibited from the islands. Thence: The track continues (with positions given from Ras Sigale (3541N 101W)): NW of Jebel Lalla Kadra (not charted) (3 miles SW), a steep-faced headland 189 m in height with a marabout charted on it; it is fringed with rocks. On each side of the headland there is a cove; Mersa Ali Bou Nouar (6.36) on the S side and Mersa Madakh on the N side. Thence: NW of a steep-to islet (1 miles WSW), 34 m in height and lying about 4 cables offshore. Abreast and close S of the islet there are some creeks, sheltered by rocks, in which landing can be effected. Thence: To a position NW of Ras Sigale (Cap Sigale) (Cap Blanc), a large rounded projection, about 305 m in height, faced with a continuous white cliff off which there are several above-water rocks. A stranded wreck lies on a rocky patch, with a depth of 4 m over it, 7 cables N of the point.

Ras Sigale to Ras (Cap) Falcon

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6.14 From a position NW of Beni-Saf, the track leads generally NE for about 28 miles, passing (with positions given from Cap Figalo (3534N 112W)): NW of a conspicuous conical rock (18 miles SSW) lying close offshore 8 cables E of Port de Beni Saf. Port de Beni Saf (6.23) is located about midway along a length of coast extending from Ras Acra (35186N 1278W) to Ras Oulassa, 7 miles ENE, which is high and rich in iron ore. Thence: NW of Ras Oulassa (Cap Oulassa) (15 miles SSW) which rises to the rounded summit of Djebel Ghouaria. Baie de Camerata indents the coast 2 miles E of Ras Oulassa. Thence: NW of the mouth of the Ro Salado (not named on chart 178) (8 miles S) which enters the sea at the N end of a remarkable beach, thence: NW of Cap Figalo (Borj Bouabed) (6.11) lying at the N end of a length of coast consisting of vertical cliffs, 90 m in height, extending from Baie de Camerata. The coast from Cap Figalo to Cap Sigale, 11 miles NE, is backed by hills up to 400 m in height. Thence: NW of Mersa Bou Zadjar (1 miles E), a cove indenting the coast with the small creek of Oued el Farod (Wdi el Farsh) entering the sea on its E side; the mouth the creek is sheltered from N and E winds. A fishing port is reported to lie in the SW corner of the cove and in 1989, although unfinished, it was reported to be in use by a large fleet of fishing vessels moored alongside or at anchor. Thence:

6.15 From a position NW of Ras Sigale, the track leads generally NE for about 13 miles, passing (with positions given from le Plane (3546N 054W)): NW of Les Moules (7 miles SW) comprising two above-water rocks which are steep-to except on their N and E sides where rocky shoals, with depths of less than 10 m over them, extend to a distance of 5 cables. A light (3-sided column, 7 m in height) is exhibited from the rocks. A counter current is reported to set SW at a rate of up to 2 kn, parallel to the coast, in the vicinity of Les Moules. Thence: NW of Ras Lindles (3 miles SW), a high headland faced with steep cliffs. Tunny fishing (1.8) is particularly active E of Ras Lindles during the season. Thence: NW of a detached rocky bank (2 miles WNW), with a least charted depth of 12 m over it. le Plane is a large above-water rock 17 m in height with small natural basins at its NW and SE extremities which can offer shelter for boats. The rock is steep-to except on its W side, where a rocky spit with a least charted depth of 2 m over it, extends 3 cables W from it. A detached rocky patch, with a depth of 37 m over it, lies 6 cables NNW of le Plana. A light (isolated danger daymark on black tower, red bands, 6 m in height) is exhibited from the rock. Baie des Andalouses (below) indents the mainland coast S of le Plana. Thence: NW of Kef Corals (3 miles E), the NW extremity of a promontory on the E side of the entrance to Baie des Andalouses; above-water rocks extend 2 cables N of the point. Thence: To a position NW of Ras Falcon (5 miles E), the rocky NE extremity of the promontory of which Kef Corals is the NW extremity. From a distance Ras Falcon appears as an island. Two large above-water rocks lie close NE of it and an islet, surrounded by rocks, lies within two cables of its N side. A light (6.11) is exhibited from the cape and a signal station stands close to it. Baie des Aiguades lies on the SE side of Ras Falcon (Directions continue for the coastal route at 6.111)

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Ghazaouet
Chart 178 plan Port of de Ghazaouet

General information
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6.16 Position. The port of Ghazaouet (3506N 152W) lies close E of the mouth of Oued el Mersa on the E side of a small bay. On the E side of the bay the tableland of Plateau de Touent, surmounted by a watch-tower, dominates the town. Function. It is a medium sized commercial harbour, reasonably equipped for handling various cargoes, including chemicals, edible oils, bulk minerals and grain, general cargo and passengers. Ro-Ro berths are available and there is a small fishing harbour. The population is about 18 000. Approach and entry. The port is approached direct from the open sea and entered between Les Deux Frres (35063N 1522W) (6.20) and the head of the breakwater, 1 cables NNE (6.20). Traffic. In 2004 there were 140 ship calls with a total of 715 901 dwt. Port Authority. Entreprise Portuaire de Ghazaouet, PO Box 217, 13400 Ghazaouet, Algeria.

Caution is required concerning depths and port developments. Landmarks: Ghazaouet Main Lighthouse (3506N 152W) (6.11). Chimney standing 2 cables E of the lighthouse. Silo standing on Mle E, 3 cables NNE of the chimney. Major light: Ghazaouet Main Lighthouse as above.

Directions for entering harbour

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Limiting conditions
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6.17 Depths. The access channel is reported to be dredged periodically, about every 3 to 4 months, to a theoretical depth of 11 m. Deepest berth. Mle E, E side (6.21). Longest berths. Mineral Quay and Mle A (6.21). Maximum size of vessel handled, reported to be LOA 185 m; draught 85 m.

6.20 From a position NW of Ghazaouet Main Lighthouse, the track leads E for a short distance, passing: N of Les Deux Frres (35063N 1522W), consisting of two columnar above-water rocks lying 1 cables N of Les Deux Soeurs, two smaller above-water rocks lying close off the NW entrance point to the bay. Both pairs of rocks are surrounded by shoal water and passage between each pair should not be attempted. A light (white tower, 4 m in height) is exhibited from the N and largest of Les Deux Frres; the light structure is reported to be not visible from offshore. Thence: S of the head of the breakwater, 1 cables NNE of Les Deux Frres; a light (red column on tower, 15 m in height) is exhibited from the head of the breakwater, thence: As required for the allocated berth. Useful marks: Light (red column, 6 m in height), standing on a short spur about 2 cables E of the head of the breakwater. Light (black column, 6 m in height), standing on the head of Mle E about 2 cables ESE of the head of the breakwater.

Arrival information
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Berths
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6.18 Port radio. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3). Notice of ETA required should be sent 48 hours prior to arrival. Outer anchorage. An open anchorage can be obtained N of the breakwater, in depths between 18 and 22 m, fine sand, fairly good holding, as shown on the chart; it is not recommended in bad weather. Pilotage is compulsory for vessels over 100 grt and is available 24 hours. Pilot boards W of the entrance and vessels are recommended to keep W of the entrance when awaiting boarding. For details see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3). In adverse weather the pilot advises from the harbour and boards inside the entrance. See also 1.21. Tug is available and compulsory.

6.21 Bassin Ouest. Mle E, length 289 m; depth 85 m. Used for handling mineral and bulk cargo. Bassin Est: Mineral Quay, length 300 m; depth 73 m. Mle A, length 300 m; depth 7 m. Used for discharging oil and tallow. Mle B, length 161 m; depth 72 m. Ro-Ro and passenger berth. Mle C, length 105 m; depth 72 m. Ro-Ro and passenger berth.

Port services
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6.22 Repairs of a limited nature are available. Other facilities: hospital in town; garbage collection facilities are available. Supplies: fuel available by road; fresh water; provisions. Communications. Airport at Zenata, 50 km distant.

Harbour
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6.19 General layout. The harbour is protected from the N by a breakwater extending some 6 cables W from the shore at the base of Plateau de Touent; the rest of the layout is as shown on the chart. Development. Proposed reclamation is reported for the area between Mle E and Les Deux Soeurs (6.20) including a breakwater connecting Les Deux Soeurs to Les Deux Frres (6.20).

Port de Beni Saf

Chart 178 plan of Port de Beni Saf

General information
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6.23 Position. Port de Beni Saf (35185N 1235W) is an artificial harbour built during the French colonial era for the export of iron ore from mines in the vicinity. These mines are no longer in use and Beni Saf is now the most active

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fishing port on the Algerian coast. The town stands up in the hills across a valley which descends to the harbour. Function. The population of Beni Saf is about 21 000. It is reported that upgrading of the ports facilities is to be undertaken including substantial dredging and new quays. Approach and entry. The port is approached and entered from the E through a channel which is about cable wide at its narrowest. Traffic. In 2004 there were 2 ship calls with a total of 6195 dwt. Port Authority. Entreprise Portuaire de Beni Saf, Rue du Port, Beni Saf, Algeria.

Anchorages and harbours Le Kiss

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6.30 Anchorage in open waters can be obtained NNW of Le Kiss (3505N 212W) (6.12) in a depth of 12 m, mud and sand, with Cap Milonia (6.12), 2 miles ENE, bearing about 080.

Pointe Bou Madane

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6.31 Anchorage sheltered from W winds can be obtained E of Pointe Bou Madane (3506N 207W) (6.12).

Limiting conditions
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6.24 Local weather and sea state. During NNW gales, the sea sometimes breaks about 1 mile off the harbour. In fresh N or NW winds entry is difficult and in bad weather it is dangerous.

Mersa Oulad ben Ayed

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6.32 Anchorage can be obtained in Mersa Oulad ben Ayed, a cove close E of Ras Kela (3505N 201W) (6.12). On the E side of the entrance to the cove there are some above and below-water rocks within 1 cables of the shore; local knowledge is required.

Arrival information
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6.25 Outer anchorage can be obtained outside the port in depths between 15 and 20 m, sand with good holding. Pilotage. Pilots are available from Ghazaouet (6.16) with prior notice. Entry is made only in daylight. Tugs are not available. Local knowledge is necessary.

Baie Honine
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6.26 General layout of the the harbour is shown on the chart.

Directions for entering harbour

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6.33 Description. Baie Honine lies E of Cap No (3511N 141W) (6.12) where behind a sandy beach at its head, about 1 miles E of Cap No, are the ruins of a town with a prominent tower and a marabout standing close NE. Anchorage for small vessels can be obtained in the bay in depths of 6 m, thick mud with good holding; the anchorage is exposed NW. Local knowledge is required. Piers. On the NE side of the bay are several piers for loading minerals; there are depths of 6 m about cable offshore. Chart 178 plan of approaches to Beni Saf

6.27 From a position ENE of the harbour entrance, the track leads generally WSW with the mariner exercising due regard for the shoal water on the S side of the approach and the shoal spit extending almost 2 cables ENE from the extremity of the outer breakwater (35186N 1233W), as shown on the chart, passing: SSE of the N breakwater head which has a light (black column on hut, 9 m in height), standing on it, thence: NNW of the head of the E breakwater, 1 cables SSW of the head of the N breakwater, which also has a light (red column, 7 m in height) standing on it, thence: As required for the chosen berth.

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6.28 Berthing space for small craft will most likely be made at a quay on the SE side of the harbour next to the coastguard patrol boat, although fishermen may invite yachts to come alongside. There is no room to anchor.

6.34 Description. le Rachgoun (3520N 129W) is a rocky, barren, flat-topped island 66 m in height, with a custom house on its S side and landing place in the vicinity. A light (6.11) is exhibited from the N end of the island. Rocks fringe the NE side of the island to a distance of 2 cables and the S side is fringed by rocks, some of which are above-water, to a distance of 1 cable. Channel. A navigable channel lies between the island and Ras Acra (Cap dAcra) (6.14) on the mainland SE. The channel is about 5 cables wide and the N side should be favoured. A current usually sets E through the channel. Anchorage of not very good quality can be obtained in the channel S of le Rachgoun. Small vessels anchor as close under the lee of the island as possible, and vessels of a moderate size anchor about 1 cable offshore, selecting a position according to the direction of the wind. The bottom is of mud and sand although there are numerous rocky patches which must be avoided. Chart 178 plan of approaches to Beni Saf

Port services
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Cap Figalo
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6.29 Supplies: fresh water can be obtained from a tap on the quay near the coastguard boat, but pressure is low; provisions of a limited nature can be obtained in the town.

6.35 Anchorage, well sheltered from E winds, can be obtained 3 cables offshore about 5 cables S of the W extremity of Cap Figalo (Borj Bouabed) (3534N 112W) (6.14).

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Iles Habibas from NNW (6.37)

(Original dated 2005) (Photograph Capt. Peter Mosselberger)

Chart 822 (see 1.15)

Mersa Ali Bou Nouar

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6.36 Description. Mersa Ali Bou Nouar (3538N 104W) is a deep, narrow cove surrounded by steep hills, indenting the coast on the SW side of Jebel Lalla Kadra (not named on the chart) giving good protection from NE through S to SW. The entrance is 1 cables wide and care should be exercised to avoid dangerous below-water rocks fringing the W side of the entrance. The bottom shoals gradually towards the head of the cove. Anchorage for small vessels can be obtained in the middle of Mersa Ali Bou Nouar in depths of 5 to 7 m, sand. Local knowledge is required. Chart 822 (see 1.15)

nearest dangerous rocky patches, in depths of 28 m, coral and gravel. Small vessels can anchor in a depth of 146 m, sand, in a small bay on the E side of the larger SW island, inshore of a rocky patch with a depth of 44 m over it, lying 5 cables ENE of the lighthouse. Two mooring buoys are moored in this bay. Landing can be effected at a small jetty on the S side of the bay, where it is reported that there is a depth of 15 m alongside. A shallow-water anchorage can be obtained in a bay on the SW side of the larger island below the lighthouse; the holding ground is not good, although there is a mooring buoy which can be used in conjunction with a kedge.

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6.37 Description. les Habibas (3543N 108W) consist of two islands and numerous islets and rocks enclosed within a marine nature reserve. The larger and SW island attains its highest elevation near its S extremity where a light (6.11) is exhibited. This island is fringed with reefs, above-water rocks and shoals extending to 7 cables W and about 1 mile SW from the light-structure. The smaller and NE island is rounded, flat topped and lower than the other. It is fringed with rocks, the outermost of which lie about 2 cables from the island. The passage between the two islands is foul. Local knowledge is required. Currents in the vicinity of the islands are strong and irregular. Anchorage, sheltered from W and NW winds, can be obtained with the lighthouse bearing 270 and the summit of the NE island bearing 010, about 1 cables from the

6.38 Description. Baie des Andalouses lies between Ras Lindles (3544N 056W) (6.15) and Kef Corals, 6 miles ENE (6.15). On the elevated plains overlooking the bay are the villages of El Ancor and Bou Sfer. Sidi Bou Ameur, upon which there is a prominent marabout, stands about 1 miles E of Bou Sfer; it is dominated by Ouled Sidi Bechir el Reh and Rigada. Four radio masts (6.11) stand on Ouled Sidi Bechir el Reh. Anchorage can be obtained in the W part of the bay, sheltered from ENE through S to SW, where the bottom is of sand. Anchorage can be obtained by small vessels, sheltered from the E, off Plage des Corailleurs (not named on the chart), which lies on the S side of Kef Corals and 4 cables offshore. An area of foul ground extending 5 cables offshore lies about 1 mile SSW of Kef Corals. Caution is necessary as the bottom is rocky in places. Local knowledge is necessary in the small vessel anchorage.

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RAS FALCON TO RAS TNS GENERAL INFORMATION

Charts 2717, 1909

Natural conditions
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Scope of the section

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6.39 In this section the coastal waters between Ras Falcon (3546N 048W) (6.15) and Ras Tns (6.112), about 114 miles ENE, are described. The section is arranged as follows: Golfe dOran (6.40). Port dOran (6.56). Golfe dArzew (6.81). Coastal route (6.107).

6.46 Magnetic anomaly. A local magnetic anomaly is reported to exist near the shores of the bight where Port dOran is situated, especially near the anchorage of Mers-el-Kbir (6.50). Current. A W-going current is usually experienced along the central parts of the middle and E bays. See also note on chart 822.

Principal marks
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GOLFE DORAN General information

Charts 822, 812
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Description
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6.40 Golfe dOran is entered between Ras Falcon (3546N 048W) (6.15) and Ras Aiguille (6.110), 16 miles ENE. The Port dOran (6.56) lies at the head of Golfe dOran with the enclosed naval roadstead of Mers-el-Kbir (6.50) lying close W. The gulf is divided into three bays by the projecting headland formed by the lower slopes of Djebel Santon (3544N 043W) (6.47) and Kef El Menzah (6.49), 8 miles ENE, on which stands Fort Mers-el-Kbir.

Topography
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6.41 Djebel Murdjadjo (3540N 047W) dominates the head of the gulf and city of Oran. From the NW and NE it appears flat-topped with a vertical fall at its E end whence an elevated but lower plain extends E to the foot of Djebel Khar (3547N 030W) (6.110). Sainte Clotilde (35428N 0410) is a village at the N foot of Djebel Murdjadjo, and E of the village as far as Oran, the coast is cliffy. From Oran to Kef El Menzah (35466N 0333W), the coast consists of yellow cliffs with a prominent summer resort standing above them.

Prohibited anchorage
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6.47 Landmarks: Ben Sabiha (3540N 051W) (6.11). Four radio masts (3541N 048W) (6.11). Ras Falcon Lighthouse (3546N 048W) (6.11). Radio masts, 1 miles SE of Ras Falcon Lighthouse. Belfry in the village of An el Turk, 2 miles SE of Ras Falcon Lighthouse. Water tower standing close to the coast, 3 miles SE of Ras Falcon Lighthouse. Fort Santon (35441N 0425W), standing on Djebel Santon. Fort Santa Cruz (35426N 0397W), standing at the E end of Djebel Murdjadjo (6.41). A chapel stands close ENE Clock tower (35419N 0389W), standing in the city of Oran. Cathedral, standing about 2 cables NE of the clock tower. Tower (35419N 0382W), standing on the W side of Oran Railway Station. Jete Filaoucne Lighthouse (35432N 0375W) (6.110). Building (35429N 0369W), resembling a square tower, close E of Oran. Stranded wreck, 7 cables WSW of Kef El Menzah (35466N 0333W) (6.49). Djebel Khar (3547N 030W) (6.110). Ras Aiguille Lighthouse (3553N 029W) (6.110). Major lights: Ras Falcon Light (3546N 048W) (6.11). Roseville Rear Leading Light (35433N 0422W) (6.54). Jete Filaoucne Light (35432N 0375W) (6.110). Ras Aiguille Light (3553N 029W) (6.110).

6.42 See 6.108.

Directions Ras Falcon to Oran

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Tunny fishing
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6.43 Tunny nets are laid annually between 15th March and 10th November in Baie des Aiguades (6.15), and in the vicinity of Kef El Menzah (6.49) and Ras Aiguille (6.110). See also 1.8.

Submarine cables
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6.44 Two submarine cables come ashore at the E end of Baie des Aiguades, as shown on the chart.

Foul ground
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6.45 An area of foul ground, charted as a submerged target (existence doubtful), lies 4 miles ENE of Ras Falcon.

6.48 From a position NE of Ras Falcon (3546N 048W) (6.15), the track leads generally ESE for about 8 miles, passing (with positions given from Cap Gros (35446N 0421W) (chart 812)): NNE of Haut Fond dAn el Turk (2 miles NW), a rocky shoal, thence: NNE of Cap Gros, which rises to a height of 70 m. A rocky shoal, with a least charted depth of 77 m over it, extends up to 1 cable offshore about 3 cables W of Cap Gros. Thence: NNE of a rocky shoal (5 cables ESE), with a depth of 94 m over it, thence: Clear of a detached rocky shoal (1 miles ESE), with a depth of 20 m over it, thence:

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NNE of the entrance to Mers-El-Kbir (1 miles SE), (6.50) which is marked by lights, thence: (Directions for Mers-el-Kbir are given at 6.54) NNE of Pointe Mona (2 miles SE) (35429N 0393W), on which stands Fort Lamoune and which has a remarkable cave on its W side and lies near the root of Jete Filaoucne. Thence: As required to the pilot boarding ground, about 5 cables N of Jete Filaoucne Light (35433N 0375W). (Directions for entering Oran are given at 6.75)

Harbour
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Oran to Ras Aiguille

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6.49 From the vicinity of the pilot boarding ground about 5 cables N of Jete Filaoucne Light (35433N 0375W), the track leads generally NNE for about 11 miles, passing (with positions given from Kef El Menzah (35466N 0333W)): ESE of Banc de Corail (3 miles W), thence: WNW of La Briqueterie (2 miles SSW) (not named on the chart) which rises to a height of 205 m and dominates the surrounding plain, thence: WNW of Kef El Menzah (Pointe du Canastel), a headland rising to a steep-sided, round-topped hill 146 m in height, and backed by cliffs 237 m in elevation. The headland is fringed by rocks. A wreck, with a depth of 9 m over it, lies 5 cables W and another wreck, with a depth of 01 m over it, lies close E. Baie dEl Menzah (Baie du Canastel) indents the coast close E of Kef El Menzah; its S shore is fringed with rocks and the mariner should not get into depths of less than 9 m. Anchorage can be obtained in the bay, in a depth of about 10 m; local knowledge is required. Thence: WNW of Ras Aiguille (7 miles NNE); a light (6.110) is exhibited from the cape. (Directions for the coastal route continue at 6.111)

6.53 General layout is shown on the chart. The naval base lies in the NW part of the harbour and the dockyard, with a floating dock and other facilities, lies in the SE part of the harbour. Local magnetic anomaly. See 6.46. Landmarks: Fort Santon (35441N 0426W) (6.47). Fort Santa Cruz (35426N 0397W) (6.47). Major light: Roseville Rear Leading Light (35433N 0422W).

Directions for entering harbour

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6.54 Roseville Leading Lights: Front light (black triangle, point up, in white square on metal framework tower, 18 m in height) (35433N 0424W), standing above the village of Roseville. Rear light (black square on metal mast, 7 m in height) (35433N 0422W), 392 m from front light. The alignment (259) of these lights leads in the fairway through the entrance to the harbour, passing: Between the spur extending a short distance S of the head of Jete Nord, with a light (white column, 11 m in height) (35436N 0407W), standing cable W of the head of the jetty, and: The head of Jete Est, with a light (white mast, red top, 12 m in height) standing on the jetty head, 1 cable S of the spur mentioned above, thence: As required for the designated berth. Useful mark: Light (white framework tower, red bands, 12 m in height) (35436N 0420W), standing on the head of Mle Triangulaire.

Port services
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Port de Mers-el-Kbir
Chart 812

6.55 Repairs: 15-tonne floating crane. Supplies: provisions; fresh water; fuel.

General information
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PORT DORAN General information

Chart 812

6.50 Position. Port de Mers-el-Kbir (35435N 0406W) lies close W of Oran. Function. Mers-el-Kbir is a naval port which is closed to navigation. Topography. Numerous chimneys stand near the coast between the villages of Saint Andr (35438N 0424W) and Sainte Clotilde, 1 miles SE. See also 6.41.

Position
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Limiting conditions
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6.56 Port dOran (3543N 038W) fronts the city of Oran which is the second most important city in Algeria. The naval harbour of Mers-el-Kbir lies close W of the commercial harbour.

6.51 Depths in the entrance and within the harbour are shown on the chart.

Function
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Arrival information
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6.52 Outer anchorage can be obtained in depths of 35 to 40 m about 5 cables ESE of the root Jete Nord (35443N 0415W), close E of Fort Mers-el-Kbir, fine sand. Pilotage and regulations. Mariners wishing to enter the port must request permission from the naval authorities in Oran and, upon obtaining it, should proceed to the vicinity of the entrance to the port where the pilot will board in good weather. Entry at night is not recommended. See also 1.21. Tugs are available.

6.57 Oran is a major commercial harbour with extensive facilities available for handling most types of cargo including general cargo, liquid petroleum products, coal and grain, containers and Ro-Ro traffic. At the 1998 census the population was 655 852.

Topography
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6.58 See 6.41.

Approach and entry

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6.59 The port is approached from the Golfe dOran and entered between the spur, extending a short distance SE from

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close to the head of Jete Filaoucne, and the head of Traverse de Large, as shown on the chart.

Traffic
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6.60 In 2004 there were 586 ship calls with a total of 3 671 196 dwt.

A vessel requiring a pilot, whether in the roadstead or within the port, should make the following signals: By day, display flag G and sound 3 long blasts. At night, exhibit two red lights disposed vertically 2 m apart, and sound 3 long blasts. See also 1.21.

Tugs
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Port Authority
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6.61 Entreprise Portuaire de Oran, Boulevard Mimouni Lahcene, BP 106, Oran, Algeria.

6.69 Tugs are available.

Harbour General layout

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Limiting conditions Limiting depth

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6.62 The mariner should note that a wreck, with a least charted depth of 12 m over it, lies in the middle of the entrance and another wreck, with a least charted depth of 15 m over it, lies close within the entrance.

Deepest and longest berth

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6.70 The harbour, aligned approximately ENE/WSW, consists of a series of five main basins, including the Avant Port, formed by four broad jetties extending N from the shore. A mole, 1 miles in length, provides protection from the N; the entrance, facing ENE, is at the E end. There is a small yacht club in Vieux Port at the W end of the harbour where there is also an active fishing fleet. Facilities are very limited.

6.63 Quai du Sngal (6.76).

Submarine cable
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Maximum size of vessel handled

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6.64 Length 2438 m; draught 116 m.

6.71 A submarine cable extends from Quai Dakar at the head of Mle Ibn Badis, 7 cables WSW from the harbour entrance, to the head of a spur extending a short distance SSE from Jete Filaoucne, as shown on the chart.

Local weather
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6.65 Current. Entry into the port is straightforward in good weather, but during W gales a current sets across the approaches to the entrance. Water levels in the port are raised by W winds and lowered by E winds; the difference between the two levels may be as great as 1 m.

Traffic signals
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6.72 Traffic signals are displayed when the port is closed from a signal mast (35429N 0378W) standing on the NE end of Mle Ibn Sina, as follows: By day, a red flag. At night, a red light.

Climatic table Arrival information

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Notice of ETA required

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6.73 See 1.166 and 1.179.

6.66 Masters are advised to send ETA to their agents well in advance of arrival at the port.

Principal marks
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Outer anchorage
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6.67 Anchorage can be obtained in the roads NE of Jete Filaoucne and clear of the prohibited anchorage area, in depths about 40 m, sand. Prohibited anchorage area exists in the close approaches and entrance to the harbour; its limits are shown on the chart. Anchoring is prohibited within Avant-Port as shown on the chart.

6.74 Landmarks: Fort Santa Cruz (35426N 0397W) (6.47). Clock tower (35419N 0389W) (6.47). Cathedral, surmounted by domes, 2 cables NE of the clock tower. Tower (35419N 0382W), standing on the W side of Oran Railway Station. Jete Filaoucne Lighthouse (35432N 0375W) (6.110). Building (35429N 0369W) (6.47). Major light: Jete Filaoucne Light (6.110).

Pilotage
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Directions for entering harbour

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6.68 Pilotage is compulsory and is available 24 hours. Requests for pilots should be made by VHF 3 hours prior to arrival at the port. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3). By day, in bad weather, a vessel should approach the entrance and embark the pilot about 5 cables N of the entrance to the port; during N gales, special care is necessary. At night during very bad weather, owing to possible congestion within the harbour, a vessel should be kept in the offing until daylight.

6.75 From the vicinity of the pilot boarding ground about 5 cables N of Jete Filaoucne (35432N 0375W), the track leads a short distance SSE and WSW to the harbour entrance; the chart is sufficient guide. Useful marks: Light (black column, 7 m in height), on the head of a short spur 1 cable SW of the head of Jete Filaoucne. Light (red column, 8 m in height), on the head of Traverse du Large on the SE side of the entrance.

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Basins and berths Basins and berths

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6.76 Avant Port lies immediately within the entrance and contains several mooring buoys in its SE part. On its W side there is 200 m of berthing space at Quai Havre with depths of 9 to 11 m alongside. At the head of Mle Ibn Sina, Quai Havane, length 150 m, with a depth of 12 m alongside. These berths form part of a container terminal on the mole. Bassin de Bjaia lies between Mle Ibn Sina and Mle Ibn Rachd. It contains 950 m of berthing space with depths of 85 to 12 m alongside. There are Ro-Ro berths at its head with a ramp height of 1 m. Used for containers, bulk and petroleum cargoes. Bassin de Tnes, lies between Mle Ibn Rachd and Mle Ibn Badis. It contains 970 m of berthing space, including the head of Mle Ibn Rachd, with depths of 8 to 105 m alongside. Used for bulk and petroleum cargoes. Bassin de Mostaganem lies between Mle Ibn Badis and Mle Ibn Khaldoun. It contains 1080 m of berthing space, including the head of Mle Ibn Badis, with depths of 61 to 10 m alongside. Used for bulk grain and general cargo. Bassin dArzew lies W of Bassin de Mostaganem and contains 798 m of berthing space, including the head of Mle Ibn Khaldoun, with depths of 7 to 10 m alongside. It is for general usage by all types of vessels. Quai du Sngal, on the S side of the basin; length 400 m. Bassin Gueydon lies between the root of Jete Filaoucne and Mle Ibn Batouta at the W end of the harbour; it is used by naval vessels.

6.82 A number of conspicuous structures, including tanks and flares associated with the oil and gas industry extend along the coast for about 5 miles S and ESE from the town of Arzew. Most are charted.

Caution
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6.83 Owing to the shores of the gulf being in most places low and with the hills behind lying at some distance inland, the mariner is advised to exercise due caution at night or in thick weather, because the land appears to be much farther off than it actually is.

Traffic regulations
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6.84 Prohibited anchorage. A prohibited anchorage area for tankers encompasses the approaches to Arzew Harbour; its limits are shown on the charts. Prohibited area. A prohibited anchorage and fishing area extends NE from the head of Jete Abri (35516N 0175W), close E of Arzew Harbour; its limits are shown on chart 838.

Dangers
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Port services Repairs

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6.77 Repairs of a minor nature are available. There are three slipways, the largest of which has a capacity of 1000 tonnes.

Other facilities
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6.78 Hospitals in town; de-ratting and issue of certificates.

6.85 The following charted dangers lie in the approaches to Arzew which should be avoided when approaching or anchoring in the area (with positions given from lot dArzew (35525N 0173W)): Obstruction (4 miles E), with a depth of 68 m over it. Obstruction (3 miles ESE), with a depth of 60 m over it, reported (1979). Remains of two wrecks (4 miles SE), lying close together, the positions of which are approximate. Dangerous wreck (5 miles SE). Obstruction (6 miles SE), the position of which is approximate. Caution. Owing to the shores of the gulf being in most places low and with the hills behind lying at some distance inland, the mariner is advised to exercise due caution at night or in thick weather, because the land appears to be much farther off than it actually is.

Supplies
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Current
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6.79 Fuel oil; fresh water, the potability of which is suspect and which is not always available; provisions.

6.86 A slight W-going current usually sets along the shore of the gulf, and sets E out of the bay at Arzew. See also the note on the chart.

Communications
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6.80 Nearest airport at Es-Senia, 6 km distant.

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Principal marks
6.87 Caution. In view of construction work undertaken in the area, too much reliability should not be placed on the degree of prominence of charted objects which might have been overshadowed by later works. Landmarks: Flare (35506N 0187W). Six other flares standing at various distances, from 1 mile SSW to 3 miles ESE of the above flare, as shown on the chart. All these flares are very conspicuous when approaching the Golfe dArzew from the E. Building (white) (3548N 011W) (position approximate). Marabout standing on Ras Sidi Mansour (3548N 005W) (6.90).

GOLFE DARZEW General information

Charts 822, 838
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Description
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6.81 Golfe dArzew indents the coast between Cap Carbon (3555N 020W) (6.111) and Ras Ouillis (3607N 014E) (6.111). The port of Arzew (6.91), consisting of Arzew Harbour and Arzew-el-Djdid, lies on the W side of the bay and the port of Mostaganem (6.100) lies on the E side of the bay.

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Tower and belfry standing in the village of Mazaghren (3554N 005E). Silo standing 1 miles NNE of Mazaghren, on the S side of the town of Mostaganem (6.100). Djebel Azeub (3602N 009E), seen from the W is a detached conical hill standing in the remarkable ravine of the Oued Chelif (6.90). Signal station, standing on Ras Amra (3604N 012E). Major lights: lot dArzew Light (white tower, 12 m in height) (35525N 0173W). Ras Ouillis Light (3607N 014E) (6.110).

Directions Cap Carbon to Arzew

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6.88 From a position NE of Cap Carbon (3555N 020W) (6.111), the track leads generally SE for about 6 miles, passing (with positions from Cap Carbon): NE of a spit of shoal water (2 miles SE) extending 8 cables offshore to the 10 m depth contour line, thence: NE of lot dArzew (3 miles SE), the SE of a group of islets lying within 2 cables of the coast, about 3 miles SE of Cap Carbon. A light is exhibited from the W side of the islet. lot dArzew should not be approached within 5 cables. The group is fringed with rocks and shoals, the outermost rock of which has a depth of 83 m over it, and lies about 2 cables ENE of the islet. Tunny nets are laid SE of the island as shown on the chart. Thence: NE of Banc des Trois Doigts (3 miles SE) (chart 838), a rocky bank with a least depth of 34 m over it, extending to the 10 m depth contour line 3 cables offshore, 5 cables S of lot dArzew. Thence: NE of Banc de Madrague (4 miles SE) (chart 838), with a least depth of 99 m over it, extending to the 20 m depth contour line about 1 mile offshore, 1 mile SE of lot dArzew. Thence: As required to the pilot boarding ground for Arzew Harbour (35509N 0145W) or the pilot boarding ground for Arzew-el-Djdid, 1 miles farther SE.

NW of disused signal station (3 miles SSW), standing 1 mile inland from a beach at an elevation of 192 m, thence: NW of a stranded wreck (2 miles SSW), the position of which is approximate, thence: NW of Kef Salamandre (1 mile SW), a low point, with houses standing on it, fringed by a rocky spit to a distance of 1 cables W and NW. A light-buoy (N cardinal) marks the extremity of the spit, 2 cables NW of the point. Thence: NW of Jete de Large Light (white tower, red top, 10 m in height), exhibited from the head of the jetty in Mostaganem, thence: (Directions for Mostaganem are given at 6.104) NW of Kef Kharrouba (2 miles NNE) which has a signal mast and the ruins of a chapel standing upon it. Anse des Pirates lies on the S side of the point. Thence: NW of the extremity (2 miles NNE) of an outfall pipeline which extends 2 miles from the coast further NE; a buoy (special) marks the extremity of the pipeline. Thence: NW of the shallows extending seawards from the mouth of Oued Chelif (7 miles NNE). The river is spanned by an iron bridge about 5 cables from its mouth, and there is a notable marabout standing on its N bank. A low point formed by the alluvium from the river extends seawards from the highland on either side of the remarkable ravine through which the river flows. The shallows and the point continue to extend seawards and should be given a wide berth. The dangers off this length of coast are covered by the red sector (197234) of the light standing on the head of Jete du Large in Mostaganem. Thence: NW of a point (11 miles NNE) fringed by rocks, 5 miles NE of the mouth of Oued Chelif and 5 cables SW of Kef el Eurecher, thence: To a position NW of Ras Ouillis (13 miles NNE) (6.111), 6 cables NE of Kef el Eurecher; the coast between the two is reported to be fringed with foul ground to a distance of almost 3 cables. A light (6.110) is exhibited from Ras Ouillis. (Directions for the coastal route are given at 6.112)

Useful mark
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Port dArzew
Chart 838

Light (white column, 8 m in height) (35516N 0175W), exhibited from the head of Jete du Abri. (Directions for Arzew Harbour are given at 6.95 and for Arzew-el-Djdid at 6.96)

General information
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Arzew to Ras Ouillis

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6.90 From the vicinity of the pilot boarding grounds, the track leads generally NE for about 27 miles, passing (with positions given from Jete de Large Light (35565N 0045): NW of Ras Sidi Mansour (11 miles SW), a rocky point with a disused signal station standing on the SW end of a range of hills, 1 mile E, thence: NW of Stidia (7 miles SW), which is fronted by a beach interrupting a cliffy length of coastline extending from Ras Sidi Mansour to Kef Salamandre, about 10 miles NE, thence:

6.91 Position. The Port dArzew lies on the W side of the Golfe dArzew. It consists of Arzew Harbour (3551N 018W) and Arzew-el-Djdid (Port de Bethioua), 3 miles SE. Function. The harbour at Arzew exports oil, salt and fertiliser. Arzew-el-Djdid is dedicated solely to the export of liquefied gas. Approach and entry. Both sections of the port are approached from the Golfe dArzew with Arzew Harbour being entered between Jete du Large and Jete Secondaire, and Arzew-el-Djdid being entered between either the E or W end of a detached breakwater, and the respective E or W breakwaters of the harbour. Traffic. In 2004 there were 1306 ship calls with a total of 71 897 865 dwt. Port Authority. Entreprise Portuaire dArzew, BP 46, Arzew, Algeria.

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6.92 Deepest berths: Arzew Harbour. Jete du Large (6.98). Arzew-el-Djdid. B3 (6.98). Longest berths: Arzew Harbour. Mole No 3 West (6.98). Arzew-el-Djdid. M1, M6, B1 (6.98). Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 02 m; mean neap range about 00 m. See Admiralty Tide Tables.

Lighthouse (white metal tower, black top, 14 m in height) (35510N 0174W).

Directions for entering harbour

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6.93 Port operations. It is reported that movements are made only during daylight in Arzew Harbour, although it is possible for tankers to be berthed at night. In Arzew-el-Djdid movements are made only in daylight. Notice of ETA required should be sent 48 hours prior to arrival and confirmed 12 hours before arrival. Outer anchorage for Arzew Harbour can be obtained in a depth of about 69 m in the vicinity of the pilot boarding ground (35509N 0145W); otherwise the pilot will advise on a suitable anchorage. The mariners attention is drawn to the presence of a wreck 2 cables E of the charted anchorage. Anchorage for Arzew-el-Djdid can be obtained about 1 to 1 miles N of the detached breakwater in depths of 60 to 70 m; in both cases the holding ground is reported to be very poor. Caution. After prolonged winds from the N sector, a heavy ground swell sets into the Golfe dArzew, and accordingly the mariner is advised to use the maximum amount of cable. Prohibited anchorage and fishing areas. See 6.84. Pilotage is compulsory for both sections of the port and for the anchorages, and is available 24 hours. The pilot boarding grounds are shown on the chart. See also 1.21. Tugs are available, and are compulsory for vessels over 1500 grt. For Arzew-el-Djdid two pilots and six tugs are required for berthing and one pilot and four tugs for unberthing. It is reported that owing to the state of the detached breakwater one pilot and two tugs remain with the vessel throughout its stay.

6.95 From the vicinity of the pilot boarding ground (35509N 0145W) (6.88), the track leads generally W and NW for about 2 miles, passing (with positions given from the head of Jete du Large (35510N 0174W)): S of Junction Light-buoy (safe water) (1 miles E), thence: N of a light-buoy (N cardinal) (9 cables SSE), moored 5 cables NE of Rocher Damesme, a rock lying close offshore, thence: S of a light-buoy (starboard hand) (1 cable E) and S of a mooring dolphin ( cable SE) at the end of a walkway extending SE from berth P3 lying close NW of the head of Jete du Large; the dolphin is marked by a light. Thence: S and SW of the head of Jete du Large from which a light (6.110) is exhibited. Thence as required for the designated berth. Useful mark: Light (red tower, 2 m in height), exhibited from a position close to the head of Jete Secondaire about 3 cables W of the head of Jete du Large.

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6.96 From the vicinity of the pilot boarding ground (35499N 0136W) (6.88), the track leads generally W and ESE for about 2 miles, passing: N, W and SSW of a light-buoy (port hand) marking the W side of a patch of shoal water, with a depth of 88 m over it, lying close off the W end of the detached breakwater (35495N 0149W). A light (white column, 2 m in height), is exhibited from the head of the W end of the breakwater. A light-buoy (special) is moored about 4 cables NW of the light. The track then leads to the designated berth.

Directions for east entrance to Arzew-el-Djdid

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6.94 General layouts: Port dArzew is entered from SSE W of a mole which extends for mile, initally S then SE, from the vicinity of Fort de la Pointe (35517N 0177W). The W side of the entrance is formed by the head of a jetty extending 45 cables ENE from the gas terminal at the SW corner of the harbour. An inner harbour is formed by a ruined breakwater extending E from the shore to form an entrance 1 cables wide. A broad jetty extends S fron the N side of this inner harbour to form a small basin on its E side. Arzew-el-Djdid is enclosed by two moles extending from the shore; the E mole extends 4 cables N, the W mole extends 5 cables NE. Between the two moles two shorter jetties extend NE. The whole is protected from NNE by a detached mole 1 mile in length, aligned ESE/WNW. Landmarks: Flare (35506W, 0187W). Six other flares (6.87).

6.97 From the vicinity of the pilot boarding ground (35499N 0136W) (6.88), the track leads generally SSW and WNW for about 9 cables, passing: ESE and SSW of a light-buoy (starboard hand), moored 2 cables ESE of the E end of the detached breakwater (35495N 0149W). A light (white column, green top, 2 m in height), is exhibited from the E head of the breakwater. The track then leads to the designated berth.

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6.98 Arzew Harbour: Jete du Large and Jete Est have a total of three berths capable of taking tankers up to 120 000 dwt with maximum draughts between 128 and 149 m. Jete Secondaire; maximum draught 98 m. LNG and ammonia Jete Mthanier, both sides; length 400 m; depth 98 m. LNG. Arzew-el-Djdid: Berth B1; length 480 m; depth 235 m. Tankers, maximum between 25 000 and 100 000 dwt. B2 and B3 are no longer operational. Berth M1; length 480 m, depth 135 m. LNG. Berth M6; length 480 m, depth 135 m. LPG.

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There is a tanker berth, with six unlit mooring buoys, about 5 cables WNW from the W extremity of the detached breakwater. This berth can take tankers up to 140 000 dwt.

Landmark: Lighthouse (35561N 0042E) on the head of Jete du Large.

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6.99 Facilities: hospital at Mohgoune, 5 km distant; other hospitals in Oran. Supplies: fresh water available in both harbours; gas oil available alongside, or at anchor, by barge; provisions are available in small quantities. Communications. Airport at Es-Senia, 40 km distant.

Port de Mostaganem
Chart 178 plan of Port de Mostaganem
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6.100 Position. The Port de Mostaganem fronts the town of Mostaganem (3556N 005E) about 20 miles ENE of Arzew. The white buildings of the town show up well against the grey hills in the background. Function. Mostaganem is a small commercial and fishing port, handling mainly general and bulk cargo. Principal imports are foodstuffs and timber; there is little export trade. The population is about 115 000. Approach and entry. The port is approached from the E side of the Golfe dArzew and entered between the head of Jete du Large and the head of Mle Sud-Ouest. Traffic. In 2004 there were 108 ship calls with a total of 661 281 dwt. Port Authority. Mostaganem Port Authority, BP131 Mostaganem, Algeria.

6.104 From a position N of Kef Salamandre (35555N 0036E) (6.90), the track leads generally E and NE for about 7 cables to the harbour entrance, passing: S and SE of the head of Jete du Large (35561N 0042E) (6.90), thence: NW of the head of Mle Sud-Oueste, 1 cables E of the head of Jete du Large; a light (white column, green top, 7 m in height), is exhibited from the head of Mle Sud Oueste. Thence: As required for the designated berth. Useful marks: Light (white column, 10 m in height), standing on the head of Mle de l Indpendance, 3 cables ENE of the head of Jete du Large. Light (white round tower, 10 m in height), standing on a spur, 3 cables NE of the head of Jete du Large.

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6.105 Outer basin. There is a total of 767 m of berthing space available. The deepest berth is No 7 on Mle Sud-Oueste; length 140 m; charted depth is 82 m. Steel and grain cargo. A quay for fishing boats lies in the S part of the basin. Inner basin. There is a total of 682 m of berthing space available handling general cargo. The longest berth is Quai du Maghreb; length 412 m; charted depth is 76 m. Ro-Ro traffic can be accommodated at the general cargo berths.

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6.101 Deepest berth. Mle Sud-Ouest Berth No 7 (6.105). Longest berth. Quai du Maghreb Berths 1 to 3 (6.105). Maximum size of vessel handled. Length 200 m; draught 823 m.

6.106 Repairs of a minor nature only are available. Other facilities: garbage and sludge disposal. Supplies: fresh water by road tanker; some fresh provisions. Communications: nearest airport Oran, 80 km distant.

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COASTAL ROUTE General information

Charts 822, 1909, 178 plan of Port de Tns

6.102 Outer anchorage. The roadstead off Mostaganem is completely exposed. Winds between W and N render it dangerous. Anchorage can be obtained 6 cables W of the harbour entrance in a depth of 25 m. The bottom is mud, covered with sand, although there are some rocky patches which should be avoided. Holding is reported to be good. Pilotage is compulsory in an area bounded on the W by the meridian of Kef Salamandre (35555N 0036E) (6.90) and on the N by the parallel of Kef Kharrouba (3558N 005E) (6.90); it is available 24 hours and the pilot boards from a black boat with a white stripe. See also 1.21. Tugs are available.

Route
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6.107 From the vicinity of Ras Falcon (3546N 048W) (6.15), the route leads generally ENE for about 114 miles to the vicinity of Ras Tns (3633N 120E) (6.112).

Prohibited anchorage
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6.108 A prohibited anchorage area lies within the 100 m depth contour line in the vicinity of Ras Falcon, as shown on the chart.

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6.103 General layout. The harbour consists of two basins formed by a mole extending W, thence SW, for a total of 8 cables from the shore at its N end; a broad mole extending NW from the shore to leave a SW facing entrance 160 m wide, and a broad jetty extending NW about midway between the entrance and the head of the harbour.

6.109 See the notes on the charts.

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6.110 Landmarks: Four radio masts (red obstruction lights), standing on Ouled Sidi Bechir (3541N 148W).

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Ras Falcon Lighthouse (3546N 048W) (6.11). Djebel Khar (Montagne des Lions) (3547N 030W) is a prominent, isolated mountain appearing from the W to have a flat top sloping to the S, whereas from the NE it appears conical. Ras Aiguille Lighthouse (white tower with dwelling, 11 m in height) (3553N 029W), partially obscured between 000 and 010, standing on Ras Aiguille, a rocky projection dominated by a hill 243 m in elevation. Djebel Krichtel (3552N 027W), 600 m in elevation, with a disused signal station standing on its summit. Djebel Korima (elevation 294 m) (3606N 015E). A prominent reddish watch tower stands on its summit and on its NE slope there is a village. House, standing about 7 cables S of Pointe d El Aoua (3613N 023E) (6.112). Tacheta N, Srim and Allouda are prominent mountains rising to their summits 6 miles SE, 5 miles SE and 8 miles ESE, respectively, of Cap Kramis (3620N 040E) (6.112). When seen from the NW they appear as a saddle-shaped group and can be seen up to 50 miles away in clear weather. Nadji Lighthouse (yellow square tower or a red building, 29 m in height), standing on the mainland 1 mile ENE of lot Colombi (3626N 055E) (6.112). Sidi Merouane dominates the rocky Ras Tns (Cap Tns) (3633N 120E) (6.112); there is a distinctive disused white signal station standing on the summit. From E or W, the cape appears at a distance to be steep-sided, with a rounded top surmounted by a sharp peak. From the N the cape appears lower than its true height. Major lights: Ras (Cap) Falcon Light (3546N 048W) (6.11). Roseville Rear Leading Light (35433N 0422W), (6.54). Jete Filaoucne Light (white pylon on hut, 15 m in height) (35432N 0375W), standing on the head of the jetty in Oran (6.56). Ras Aiguille Light as above. lot dArzew Light (35525N 0173W) (6.87). Ras Ouillis Light (yellow octagonal tower on red dwelling, 18 m in height) (3607N 014E), standing on the cape (6.111). Nadji Light as above. Ras Tns (Cap Tns) Light (white square tower, on dwelling, 26 m in height) (3633N 120E), standing on the W extremity of the cape (6.112).

Rocher de l Aiguille is high, cliffy and fringed with rocks to a short distance offshore. Thence: The track continues ENE passing (with positions from Ras Aiguille (35527N 0293W)): NNW of a detached rocky shoal (1 miles NE), with a charted depth of 12 m over it, lying 6 cables NNE of Rocher de l Aiguille. Djebel Orousse, a mountain which rises to its summit about 1 mile inland, lies 3 miles ESE. Mariners are advised to give this shoal a wide berth owing to strong currents in the vicinity of Ras Aiguille; the sea breaks over the shoal in heavy weather where depths are reported to be uneven. Thence: NNW of Ras Ferrat (5 miles ENE), which is high and rocky. A hill attaining an elevation of 408 m, 1 miles SSW of the cape is also known as Ras Ferrat. Thence: NNW of Ras Carbon (7 miles ENE), which is the NW extremity of a hilly promontory of which Ras Ferrat is the W extremity. It rises to a rocky, rounded hill which, from a distance NW, appears detached. A disused signal station stands 4 cables SW of the cape. Rocks and shoals fringe the cape to a distance of 6 cables NE. The cape is the W entrance point to Golfe dArzew (6.81) and it is reported that from the W the promontory gives a good radar response at a distance of over 30 miles. Thence: (Directions for Golfe dArzew are given at 6.88) To a position NNW of Ras Ouillis (Cap Ouillis) (Cap Ivi) (37 miles ENE), which is backed by mountains. From the SW and NE the cape appears as a plateau, some 20 m in height, falling steeply to the sea; it is surmounted by a hillock with Ras Ouillis Light (6.110) standing on it; the lighthouse is not easily identified.

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6.111 From a position NW of Ras Falcon (3546N 048W), the track leads generally ENE for about 54 miles, passing (with positions from Ras Falcon): NNW of the Golfe dOran (6 miles E) (6.40), thence: (Directions for the Golfe dOran are given at 6.48) NNW of Ras Aiguille (16 miles ENE); a light (6.110) is exhibited from the cape, thence: NNW of Rocher de l Aiguille (17 miles ENE), a conical rock joined to the shore by a reef, 1 miles NE of Ras Aiguille; the coast extending E of

6.112 From a position NNW of Ras Ouillis, the track leads generally ENE for about 60 miles, passing (with positions given from Ras Ouillis Light (3607N 014E)): NNW of Port de Bosquet (4 miles ENE) (not charted), named after an inland village; it is fringed with rocks to a distance of about 1 cables. There is an old rubble wharf which is inaccessible even to small boats. Thence: NNW of Kef el Asfer (7 miles NE) lying at the N end of Baie Teddert, a slight indentation extending NE from Port de Bosquet, where the Oued el Abid enters the sea at its N end. Kef el Asfer is a low point which is dangerous at night or in thick weather, because the mariner may be deceived by the loom of the hills some distance inland. Thence: NNW of Pointe dEl Aoua (9 miles NE), a bare rocky point close E of which there is a landing place fronting a small village. Currents are experienced off Pointe dEl Aoua and at times they are strong. Thence: NNW of the mouth of Oued Kaddous (20 miles NE), where it enters the sea 11 miles ENE of Pointe dEl Aoua; about midway between them a group of white buildings surmounts a rocky cliff about 15 m in height. Oued Kaddous is easily identified from the N, and on its E side there is a conical hill, about 117 m in height, surmounted by a marabout. Thence:

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NNW of the mouth of Oued Kramis (23 miles NE), where it enters the sea 3 miles NE of Oued Kaddous; it is open W, and is easily identified from W or NW by some large yellow sand-hills near by. A marabout stands just below the crest of the hills on the N side of the river. Thence: NNW of Cap Kramis (24 miles NE), a headland faced with steep cliffs which show up red when the setting sun shines on them. Thence: The track continues (with positions from Cap Kramis (3620N 040E)): NNW of Cap Magroua (7 miles ENE), a rounded hillock with Jebel Tamiste rising in gentle slopes 2 miles SSW. The town of La Guelta stands on the coast 1 miles E of the cape, and the spire of a white marabout, standing SE, is easily identified. Thence: NNW of lot Colombi (14 miles ENE), which lies 3 cables offshore, 1 mile WSW of Nadji Light (6.110). Hadjrat Nadji Light (white metal pylon, 2 m in height) is exhibited from the islet and a tower stands 1 miles ESE. The coast from Nadji Light to Cap Kalah, 13 miles ENE, is fringed with rocks. Thence: The track continues (with positions given from lot Colombi (36264N 0552E)): NNW of Pointe Rouge (9 miles ENE), which has foul ground fringing it and a shoal, with a depth of 10 m over it, lying 5 cables N. The point has a village standing on it and a bay close E of it. A white isolated house stands about 2 miles WSW of the point and a stranded wreck lies close SE of the point. Anchorage for small vessels, only in offshore winds, can be obtained in the bay; local knowledge is required. Landing can be effected in a cove between Pointe Rouge and El Mersa but it is exposed to N winds. Thence: NNW of Cap Kalah (13 miles ENE), with a rock 6 m in height lying 2 cables N of it. Djebel Bou Mecaoud rises 3 miles SSW of the cape. Oued Manis enters the sea 2 miles E of Cap Kalah and an anchorage for small vessels, during offshore winds, can be found in its vicinity in Baie des Manis; local knowledge is required. From Cap Kalah, the rocky coast continues for 6 miles E to Tns. Thence: NNW of Port de Tns (20 miles ENE) (6.113), which is marked by lights (6.117), thence: To a position NNW of Cap Tns (Ras Tns on Chart 178) (21 miles ENE), where some large rocks lie within 1 cable of the N side of it. A light (6.110) is exhibited from the cape. cueil de l Etna, with a depth of 29 m over it, lies 1 cables NE. The cape should not be approached within 3 cables. (Directions continue for the coastal route at 6.124)

Topography. The coast between the harbour of Tns and Ras Tns, 1 miles NE, is cliffy and backed by a ridge which rises to its highest point at Djebel Ach Zerfet, 1 mile ENE of the harbour. Approach and entry. The port is approached from the open sea and entered from either end of a detached breakwater which lies across the harbour entrance, as shown on the chart. The W entrance is the main channel; the E entrance is suitable only for small craft. Traffic. In 2004 there were 37 ship calls with a total of 181 978 dwt. Port Authority. Entreprise Portuaire de Tns, Port de Tns, Tns, Algeria.

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6.114 Deepest and longest berth: SW jetty (6.118). Maximum size of vessel handled: LOA 128 m; draught 72 m. It should be noted that the port is difficult for large vessels. Local weather and sea state. The roadstead off the town of Tns is exposed between W and N where the sea breaks at a considerable distance offshore in heavy weather.

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6.115 Notice of ETA required. Vessels approaching the anchorage should contact the Port Authority on VHF, giving the vessels details. Outer anchorage in summer can be obtained about 5 cables SW of the W end of the detached breakwater, in depths of about 14 m, mud and sand, good holding, clear of the charted wrecks in the area. In winter, owing to prevailing W winds, it is advisable to anchor farther NW of the harbour, to allow greater freedom to move seaward in bad weather. Pilotage is compulsory for vessels over 100 grt. Pilot boards about 1 mile from the harbour entrance. See also 1.21. Tug is available and compulsory for vessels over 500 grt.

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Port de Tns
Chart 178 plan of Port de Tns

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6.113 Position. Port de Tns (36316N 1192E) lies about 1 mile NE of the town of Tns on the E side of a wide bay extending 7 miles WSW from Ras Tns (6.112). Function. Tns is a small commercial port mainly handling containers, general, bulk and liquid cargoes. The town has a population of about 28 000.

6.116 General layout. The harbour consists of a single basin formed by a broad mole extending 500 m NW from the shore and with a short extension NE at its head. A breakwater extends 470 m W from the shore 600 m NNE from the base of the mole. The head of this breakwater is the E side of the NNW facing entrance which is protected by a detached breakwater aligned ENE/WSW. There is a small fishing harbour in its NE corner of the harbour. See note on the chart concerning depths. Landmarks: Ras Tns (3633N 120E) (6.112). Silo (white) (36315N 1190E), elevation 47 m, on the SW mole. Water tower (36309N 1185E). Building (36310N 1189E). Tower (36309N 1195E). Building (36315N 1193E), at the head of the harbour. Major light: Ras Tns Light (6.110).

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Directions for entering harbour

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6.117 From a position WSW of the harbour entrance, the track leads ENE through the W entrance passing between the W head (36317N 1189E) of the detached breakwater, and the head of the SW jetty, 1 cable SE. Thence the track turns sharply to lead SSE into the harbour, between the heads of the NE and SW jetties. Caution is necessary when entering the harbour by the W entrance during strong NW winds, to avoid drifting on to the SW jetty; in heavy weather, entry is dangerous. Clearing bearing. The line of bearing 071 of Djebel Ach Zerfet (36321N 1202E) (6.113), open S of the detached breakwater, passes clear through the W harbour entrance. Useful marks: Light (white tower, red lantern, 4 m in height), exhibited from the W head of the detached breakwater. Light (white tower, green top, 4 m in height), exhibited from the E head of the detached breakwater. Light (white tower, green top, 7 m in height), exhibited

from the head of the SW jetty. Light (white tower, red lantern, 8 m in height), exhibited from the head of the NE jetty. Directional light (stone hut) (white sector 1) exhibited from the shore, 3 cables E of the E head of the detached breakwater.

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6.118 Anchorage berth can be obtained inside the harbour but the mariner should be ready to let go a second anchor, and veer the cable of the first, because heavy squalls sometimes descend from the mountains during E winds. Alongside. The commercial berths are on the SW mole which has been dredged to a depth of 75 m for 220 m of its length. There are 4 berths with depths of 6 to 75 m alongside. A Ro-Ro berth lies at the NW end of this jetty.

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6.119 Facilities: hospital in the town. Supplies: provisions; fresh water on the SW jetty. Communications: Algiers Airport, 200 km distant.

RAS TNS TO RAS MATIFOU General information

Charts 1909, 1910, 1710 on the summit of lot Joinville in the port of Cherchell (6.128). Chenoua (36365N 2224E), summit at an elevation of 905 m. Kobr er Roumaia (Tombeau de la Chrtienne) (33 m in height, at an elevation of 263 m) (36346N 2333E) is a prominent mark standing 5 miles ESE of Tipaza; it surmounts the crest of a range of rocky hills bordering the coast. It is a rugged cone, which from a distance has the appearance of a large haystack. Marabout, close W of Fouka (3640N 245E) (6.127), is prominent. Sidi Fredj Lighthouse (white building, 24 m in height) (3646N 251E), standing on the E point of a small peninsula. Three prominent radio masts stand close E. Cap Caxine Lighthouse (yellow square tower, green top, 33 m in height) (3649N 257E), standing on the cape (6.127). TV mast (3648N 301E), the position of which is approximate. Bou Zegzag (3636N 327E), dominates the coast in its area and can be identified from the N by its summit which is in the form of a small cone rising from a level but irregular crest. Major lights: Ras Tns Light (3633N 120E) (6.110). Forte Joinville Light as above. Chra Aero Light (at an elevation of 1600 m) (36257N 2531E). Sidi Fredj Marina Light (white building, 24 m in height) (36461N 2508E), standing close NE of Sidi Ferruch (6.127). Cap Caxine Light as above. Jete Khar Ed-Dinn Light (metal tower) (3647N 305E), on the head of the jetty in Alger.

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6.120 From the vicinity of Ras Tns (3633N 120E) (6.112) the route leads generally ENE for about 95 miles to the vicinity of Ras Matifou (3649N 314E) (6.127). The coastal route is sub-divided as follows: Ras Tns to lot Tokikt Indich (6.124). lot Tokikt Indich to Cherchell (6.125). Cherchell to Tipaza (6.126). Tipaza to Ras Matifou (6.127).

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6.121 See 6.3 and 1.8.

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6.122 Throughout the year the current sets E predominantly, with a rate of to kn.

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6.123 Landmarks: Sidi Merouane (3633N 120E) (6.110) rising above Ras Tns. Taznount (3630N 124E) is a prominent hill. Tames Guida (3627N 129E), dominates the coast in the area and although it is prominent from the offing, it cannot be seen from close inshore. Bou Touil (3632N 138E). Djebel Gouraya (Guraya), which rises to an elevation of 997 m 3 miles S of the village of Gouraya (3634N 154E) (6.125) is easily seen and dominates the the area. Forte Joinville Lighthouse (grey truncated conical tower, 26 m in height) (3637N 211E), standing

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lot Tokikt Indich to Cherchell

6.125 From a position N of lot Tokikt Indich, the track leads E for about 16 miles, passing (with positions given from lot Tokikt Indich (3636N 151E)): N of Gouraya (3 miles ESE), a village on the coast easily identified by its white houses which show up against a green background. There is a small jetty here to which small vessels can secure; local knowledge is necessary. A rock, with a depth of 6 m over it, lies 5 cables N of the jetty, and other rocks lie within 1 cables NW, N and NE of the jetty. Thence: N of Pointe Taska (3 miles ESE), a headland ending in low cliffs with some ruins standing on it. A reef fringes the point to a short distance and a wreck, with a depth of 25 m over it, is reported to lie about cable offshore, 2 cables SW of the point. Thence: N of lot Taourira (10 miles E), a round-backed islet, 10 m in height lying 1 cable offshore. The detached conical hill of Taourira rises to its summit about 1 mile S of the islet; a white circular structure stands E of a village at the foot of the hill. Thence: N of Pointe des Oliviers (12 miles E), a headland with the village of Novi, which shows up well from seaward, standing 1 mile E, thence: N of a detached rocky patch (15 miles E), with a depth of 6 m over it, lying 4 cables NNE of Cap Rouge, thence: N of Pointe Djorf el Ahmar (16 miles E) (Chart 1710), which is fringed by foul ground, with several rocks lying on it, extending to a distance over 2 cables NNW, thence: To a position N of lot Joinville (16 miles E), a former islet which now forms the N part of Cherchell Harbour (6.128). Fort Joinville Light (6.123) is exhibited from the islet. (Directions for Cherchell are given at 6.132)

Directions
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Ras Tns to lot Tokikt Indich

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6.124 From a position N of Ras Tns (3633N 120E), the track leads generally E for about 25 miles, passing (with positions given from lot Tokikt Indich (3636N 151E)): N of Kef Arend (22 miles W), the E extremity of the headland of which Cap Tns is the W extremity; cueil du Phoque (not charted), a dangerous below-water rock, lies within cable E of Kef Arend. Baie de Terarenia (6.135) lies close E of Kef Arend. Thence: N of cueil du Maure (20 miles W) (not named on the chart), a dangerous below-water rock lying 3 cables offshore, thence: N of Kef Es Souari (18 miles W), which is 61 m in height and is fringed by a reef extending about 1 cables offshore. Souhalia, a conical shaped mountain, rises close S. Thence: N of Kef el Haouaci (16 miles W), a small peninsula fringed by above and below-water rocks to a distance of about 2 cables N; it is the E entrance point to Baie des Souhalias (not named on the chart). A small creek, where boats can obtain shelter from W or N winds, enters the sea on the E side of the peninsula. Thence: N of Pointe Abd-el-Kader (14 miles WSW), where the land rises to a hill 274 m in height; the W slope of the hill is penetrated by a natural tunnel in a NE to SW direction. A white minaret, surrounded by trees, stands on the E slope of the hill. Thence: N of lot Sidi Djilani (13 miles WSW), 1 miles ESE of Pointe Abd-el-Kader; the islet lies on the E side of the entrance to Baie de Beni Haouas with the village of Francis Garnier standing at its head. A stranded wreck lies on the E side of the bay and Port Breira (6.136) lies in the lee of the islet. Thence: N of Cap Sirat (9 miles WSW). A stranded wreck lies close N. Rocher Djelali (not charted), 8 m in height, stands in the middle of a sandy beach 1 miles E of the cape and a rock lies about 2 cables N of Rocher Djelali. Thence: N of the mouth of Oued Damous (7 miles WSW) where it enters the sea through a remarkable gap in the mountains which are several hundred metres in height. A road bridge crosses the river mouth and the village of Dupleix stands 5 cables E. Thence: N of Pointe Imkardou (4 miles WSW), with the village of Villebourg (6.137) standing 2 miles E, thence: To a position N of lot Tokikt Indich, a flat-topped, rocky and steep-to islet lying about 1 miles N of Kef-el-Arer; a light is exhibited from the islet. There is a rocky patch, with a depth of 12 m over it, about 4 cables WNW of the islet and the marabout of Sidi Brahim-el-Krouas is visible 2 cables E of Kef-el-Arer. A large white structure, clearly visible from seawards, is reported to stand in a grove of trees on a rocky point, 1 miles E of the marabout.

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6.126 From a position N of lot Joinville, the track leads generally E for about 13 miles, passing (with positions given from Forte Joinville Light (3637N 211E)): N of cueil du Grand Hammam (2 cables NE), a rock, 16 m in height, lying on the N extremity of a rocky bank, with the remains of a breakwater standing on it, extending N from Pointe des Marabouts on the E side of the approaches to Cherchell. A light (6.132) is exhibited on the N extremity of the rock. Thence: N of a detached rocky shoal (7 cables ENE), with a depth of 05 m over it, lying cable N of Kef Zizirin (Cap Tizirine), the N extremity of a small, narrow, rocky peninsula extending N from the coast, thence: N of Cap Blanc (2 miles E), which is faced with yellow cliffs, thence: N of some rocky islets (3 miles E) lying within 3 cables W and NW of Ras el Amesfout (not named on the chart), thence: N of cueil du Sphinx (5 miles ENE), a below-water rock lying on the N end of a rocky spit extending N from the coast, thence:

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N of a rocky shoal (7 miles ENE), with a depth of 4 m over it, which is the outermost of several other rocks off this length of coast, thence: N of lot Berinshel (7 miles ENE), a rocky islet lying 2 miles NW of Pointe Berinshel (not named on the chart); the islet is surrounded by rocks extending to 2 cables. Thence: N of a patch (10 miles ENE), with a depth of 6 m over it, lying 5 cables ENE of two low rocky islets, surrounded by rocks, which are within 2 cables of the coast, thence: N of Ras el Amouch (10 miles E), a headland fringed by reefs to a distance of about 1 cable; a disused signal station stands on a hill above the point at an elevation of 158 m. The headland is the N entrance point to Anse des Carrires (6.138), thence: N of Pointe Chenoua (10 miles E), the N entrance point to Baie de Chenoua (6.138), 6 cables SSE of Ras el Amouch. Pointe Chenoua is fringed by rocks in places and there is a factory on the point along with marble quarries. Thence: To a position N of Ras el Kalia Light (yellow square tower, green top, 11 m in height) (12 miles E), exhibited from Ras el Kalia, a point on the W side of the approaches to Tipaza (6.139); a bay on the W side of the point is foul. A buoy is reported to be moored about 2 cables N of the point.

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Tipaza to Ras Matifou

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6.127 From a position N of Ras el Kalia, the track leads generally E for about 39 miles, passing (with positions given from Ras el Kalia Light (36360N 2270E)): N of Banc des Romains (4 cables NNE) (not charted), a rock with a least charted depth of 9 m over it, thence: N of lots Sidi Sad (5 cables E), consisting of two islets lying on a spit extending N from the coast. A radio mast (red obstruction lights), stands in an approximate position 1 miles SE of the islets. Thence: N of Bou Aroun (10 miles ENE) (6.140) which exhibits a light, thence: N of Port de Khemisti (11 miles ENE) (6.141) which exhibits a light, thence: The track continues (with positions given from Sidi Ferruch (3646N 251E)): N of Castiglione (10 miles SW), one of a number of villages near this length of coast, thence: N of Fouka (7 miles SW), a village standing at an elevation of 105 m where, close to the beach below, there is a group of houses. Oued Mazafran enters the sea about 3 miles NE of Fouka. In good weather, anchorage can be obtained off the coast between Fouka and the mouth of Oued Mazafran. Thence: N of Sidi Ferruch, a small low peninsula with three islets on its SW side and one on its NE side. The marina of Sidi Fredj (6.142) lies on the E side of the peninsula. Sidi Fredj Marina light (6.123) is exhibited from the NE point. Winds from the NW give rise to strong currents between Oued Mazafran and Sidi Ferruch. Thence: N of Ras Acrata (Pointe Acras) (3 miles NE), the W extremity of the large promontory of Cap Caxine. The point is fringed with rocks and a shoal bank

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extends 3 cables N of it; a coral islet lies close offshore about 5 cables E of Ras Acrata. Thence: The track continues (with positions from Cap Caxine Light (36490N 2573E)): N of Cap Caxine, from which a light (6.123) is exhibited, thence: N of Pointe Pescade (3 miles E), the N extremity of Cap Caxine promontory. Between the Cap Caxine Light and the point the coast is fringed with rocks to a distance of about 2 cables. Pointe Pescade is a double point; its W part ends in a flat islet which is almost joined to the coast, and off its E part there are two islets with a boat channel between them and the coast. A signal station stands about 1 mile ESE of the point. On the E part of the point there are the ruins of a fort, W of which there is a landing jetty with a depth of 4 m at its head. Anchorage for small vessels can be obtained in the lee of the point, sheltered from W winds; local knowledge is required. Thence: N of Baie dAlger (9 miles ESE) (3648N 309E) (6.144), thence: Clear of Banc de Matifou (Banc de Bourdj el Bairi) (13 miles ENE), a rocky bank marked by a light-buoy (isolated danger), the position of which is approximate. Strong currents are experienced in the vicinity of this shoal. And: N of Ras Matifou (Cap Matifou) (Bourdj el Bairi) (13 miles E), the W extremity of a low headland, with a light-buoy (port hand) the existence of which is doubtful, marking the extremity of a rocky spit extending 4 cables W of it; a buoy (port hand) is moored 2 cables S of the light-buoy. The N side of the headland is cliffy and about 1 miles long with its E part rising to a flat-topped hillock, which from a distance, appears as an island. A rocky spit, with a depth of 31 m at its extremity, extends 3 miles NW from the coast about 6 cables E of Ras Matifou. A light (6.123) is exhibited from a position E of the cape, and a signal station stands close NNW of the lighthouse; two pylons stand close together about 5 cables W of the lighthouse. Clearing bearing. The line of bearing 098 of Le Rocher (6.186), 2 miles E of Ras Matifou Lighthouse, well open N of les Sandja (6.186), 8 cables NE, passes N of the 31 m spit mentioned above. (Directions continue for the coastal route at 6.186)

Cherchell
Chart 1710 plan of Port de Cherchell

General information
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6.128 Position and function. The small fishing harbour of Cherchell is one of the most attractive harbours on the Algerian coast and is formed between lot Joinville (3637N 211E) (6.125) and the coast S. The town of Cherchell, with a population of about 20 000, stands on the coast immediately S of the harbour and is backed by green hills. Approach and entry. The port is approached from the N W of cueil du Grand Hammam (6.126) and entered from E through an entrance 23 m wide. Traffic. In 2004 there was one reported ship call with a total of 8039 dwt. Port Authority. Entreprise Portuaire de Mostaganem, Quai de l Indpendance, Mostaganem.

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Limiting conditions
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6.129 Maximum size of vessel handled is 55 m in length; draught 35 m.

Light (white column, red lantern, 7 m in height), on the head of Quai de la Douane on the S side of the harbour entrance

Basins and berths

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Arrival information
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6.130 Port operations. Entry and departure cannot be undertaken during bad weather. Night entry is not recommended. Outer anchorage. In good weather anchorage can be obtained about 4 cables WNW of Kef Zizirin, 1 mile ENE of lot Joinville, in depths nearing the 20 m contour line, sand. Great care should be taken because the bottom is rocky in many places. In winter, vessels should be anchored farther offshore and be ready to leave at the slightest sign of bad weather. Vessels should not be anchored N of lot de Joinville as the bottom is rocky and the holding ground very bad. Anchorage in the roadstead off Cherchell is very bad; it is entirely exposed and even moderate breezes raise a heavy sea. Local knowledge is required.

6.133 There is about 400 m of berthing space in the main harbour.

Port services
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6.134 Repairs: slipway in the S part of the small craft harbour, close SE of the main harbour. Other facilities: hospital in town. Supplies: fresh water at the quays; gas oil by road tanker; provisions.

Anchorages and harbours

Charts 1909, 1910 (see 1.15)

Baie de Terarenia
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Harbour
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6.131 General layout. The harbour consists of a small artifical basin formed between lot Joinville and the mainland 1 cables S. It is quayed on all sides and has a narrow E facing entrance in the NE corner. There is a small craft harbour outside and S of the entrance of the main harbour. Landmarks: Fort Joinville Lighthouse (3637N 211E) (6.123). Ruins of the Old Fort standing in the town, about 2 cables SE of Fort Joinville Lighthouse.

6.135 Description. Baie de Terarenia indents the coast close E of Kef Arend (3633N 123E) (6.124) with Oued Bou Yacoub entering the sea at its head. There are some rocks near the beach and also about 1 cable offshore in the vicinity of the river mouth. Anchorage can be obtained in the bay, sheltered from W winds, about 2 miles from the head of the bay with Kef el Haouaci (36325N 1315E) (6.124), in line bearing about 090, with the extremity of the land near Kef Es Souari (6.124), 2 miles W, and Kef Arend bearing about 326, in depths between 8 and 12 m, sand. Local knowledge is required.

Port Breira
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Directions for entering harbour

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6.132 From a position NNE of Fort Joinville Light (36368N 2113E) (6.123), the track leads initially S then W towards the harbour entrance, passing (with positions given from Fort Joinville light): W of cueil du Grand Hammam (2 cables NE) (6.126), thence: W of a detached breakwater (2 cables ENE), thence: E of the breakwater head (1 cable ENE), at a distance of at least 60 m, from which a light (white column, black lantern, 5 m in height) is exhibited. Thence the track leads W through the harbour entrance into the basin. Clearing bearing. By day the line of bearing, about 185, of the ruins of the Old Fort (6.131) standing in the town, passes clear W of cueil du Grand Hammam and clear of the head of Jete Joinville. Clearing marks. By night, in the approach to the harbour, the alignment (202) of the lights on the heads of Jete Joinville and the E end of Quai du Nord passes clear W of cueil du Grand Hammam. Useful marks: Light (N cardinal topmark on yellow tower with a black top, 7 m in height), on cueil du Grand Hammam (6.126). Light (white column, 5 m in height), on the head of Jete Joinville. Light (white column, 4 m in height), on the head of Quai du Nord.

6.136 Description. Port Breira lies close W of lot Sidi Djilani (36321N 1352E) (6.124), 1 miles E of Pointe Abd-el-Kader (6.124). The islet is joined to the mainland by a footbridge. Anchorage can be obtained off Port Breira in good holding sheltered from E winds. Local knowledge is required. Berth. A transporter for loading iron ore lies on the N point of the islet and three mooring buoys lie close N in depths of 12 to 14 m. Vessels up to 6000 tonnes and 122 m in length can be accommodated. Cargo operations are not possible in W to N winds.

Villebourg
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6.137 Anchorage for small vessels can be obtained off the village of Villebourg, 2 miles E of Pointe Imkardou (3634N 146E). A rock, 1 m in height, lies N of Villebourg about 1 cables offshore and another rock, with a depth of 1 m over it, lies 2 cables W. Local knowledge is required.

Anse des Carrires and Baie de Chenoua

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6.138 Anse des Carrires lies between Ras el Amouch (3638N 224E) (6.126) and Pointe Chenoua (not charted) (6.126), 6 cables SSE. Its shores are fringed with rocks in places, with a large building standing on its S side. A rock, 35 m in height, lies cable offshore in the S part of the bay. Anchorage can be obtained in Anse des Carrires by small vessels, about 2 cables offshore, in a depth of 9 m, sand and rocky patches.

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Local knowledge is required. Baie de Chenoua is a small open bay close S of Pointe de Chenoua. Rocks extend about cable from the shore of the bay in places. A rock, 3 m in height, lies at the S end of the bay. Anchorage can be obtained by small vessels, sheltered from W winds, in Baie de Chenoua, in depths between 12 and 17 m, sand, about 2 cables offshore. Local knowledge is required.

Port de Khemisti
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Tipaza
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6.141 Position. Port de Khemisti (Chiffalo) (36385N 2404E) lies 1 miles NE of Bou Aroun. Harbour. The harbour is very small and is protected by two breakwaters with depths of about 2 m outside the entrance, and little more than knee deep within it. The harbour is accessible only to very small boats. Useful mark. Port de Khemisti W Jetty light (white post, 6 m in height), exhibited from the head of the jetty.

6.139 Description. Tipaza (3636N 227E) has two very small harbours, protected by breakwaters, lying at the head of a bay between Ras el Kalia (6.126) and lots Sidi Sad (6.127), 5 cables E. The town of Tipaza is reported to have a population of 2500. Anchorages. Vessels can obtain an open anchorage N of Banc des Romains, 4 cables NE of Ras el Kalia, in depths between 20 and 29 m. Small vessels can anchor S of Banc des Romains in depths between 12 and 15 m. In good weather, small vessels can anchor about 1 cable SE of Ras el Kalia Light (6.126), in a depth of 8 m, off the custom house. Harbours. Both harbours are too small and shallow for yachts and are exposed to winds from NW, through N to E; shelter from W winds is poor. Useful marks: Light (white column, green lantern, 7 m in height), (3637N 211E), is exhibited from the head of New Mole, 2 cables SE of Ras el Kalia Light. Light (white mast, 10 m in height), is exhibited from the head of Jete Est close E of the head of New Mole. Light (white column, 3 m in height), is exhibited from the head of Jete Ouest, at Port de Plaisance (not charted), about 1 mile E of Tipaza.

Sidi Fredj
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Bou Aroun
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6.142 Description. Sidi Fredj (Sidi Ferruch) (3646N 251E) lies on the E side of the peninsula of Sidi Ferruch (6.127). It is part of a large holiday resort and tourist complex. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the E by Jete Principale which extends SE from the shore on the N side of the harbour. Another breakwater extends a short distance E and NE to a position W of the head of the Jete Principale, to form the entrance which faces SE. Depths within the harbour are between 2 and 4 m. Directions. Shoal water, with depths believed to be less than 2 m, extends along the shore on the S side of the approach to the entrance and accordingly the Jete Principale side should be favoured. In NE winds of force 5 or more, entry is difficult with the seas breaking on the shoal water in the approach. Night entry is not recommended as the lights are unreliable and only a few street lights exist. Useful marks: Light (white column, 10 m in height), is exhibited from the head of Jete Principale. Lights are exhibited on each side of the entrance. Repairs of an emergency nature can be effected provided no spares are required. A 16-ton travel lift is available. Supplies: diesel, petrol and lubricating oil of good quality; fresh water; limited provisions.

6.140 Description. Bou Aroun (Bou Haroun) (36375N 2400E), a very small fishing harbour enclosed by breakwaters. Harbour. Depths within the harbour are reported to be between 1 and 2 m. Useful mark. Bou Haroun Jete Est light (white mast, 5 m in height), is exhibited from the head of the harbours E breakwater.

El Djemila
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6.143 Description. El Djemila (Guyotville) (An Benian) (3648N 255E), a small fishing harbour with a light (white metal tower, red top, 7 m in height) exhibited from the jetty head. Anchorage can be obtained by small vessels off Guyotville; local knowledge is required.

BAIE DALGER AND PORT DALGER GENERAL INFORMATION

Charts 1910, 855 plan of Baie dAlger, 2555

Topography
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Scope of the section

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6.144 The section describes the waters of the Baie dAlger, indenting the coast between Pointe Pescade (3649N 301E) (6.127) and Ras Matifou (6.127), 10 miles E, together with off-lying dangers and the major port of Alger (Algiers), which stands on the W side of the bay about 4 miles SE of Pointe Pescade. The section is arranged as follows: Pointe Pescade to Ras Matifou inshore route (6.147). Alger (6.154).

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6.145 From Pointe Pescade the coast continues SE for about 11 miles SE to Sainte Eugne, a suburb of Algiers. The promontory of Cap Caxine is dominated by a range of hills attaining an elevation of 412 m at Bou Zarea, 12 miles S of Pointe Pescade. The shores of the bay are for the most part fronted by a sandy beach and several forts surmount the heights overlooking Alger, which later appears as a large white triangle on the slopes of the hills. The shore of the bay E of Alger is free from off-lying dangers, and depths decrease regularly towards it. Caution. Approaching from the N, the high land in the vicinity of Cap Caxine (3649N 257E) (6.127), appears as

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if detached from the mainland because it is separated from the mountains of the interior by the plain of Mitidja. Care should be taken to avoid mistaking the heights of Chenoua (6.123), 32 miles WSW, for the high land above Cap Caxine. On nearer approach Ras Matifou (6.127) also appears as an island.

Rescue
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6.146 MRCC: located at Alger (3647N 304E) (6.154). For further information see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 5 and 6.4.

Monument (obstruction lights), about 2 miles SE of Fort l Empereur. Two radio towers stand close SE. Building, 8 cables E of the monument. Dome, at an elevation of 126 m, just over 1 mile SE of the monument. Major lights: Cap Caxine Light (3649N 257E) (6.123). Jete Khar Ed-Dinn Light (3647N 305E) (6.123). Ras Matifou Light (3649N 315E) (6.123).

Directions Pointe Pescade to Alger

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POINTE PESCADE TO RAS MATIFOU INSHORE ROUTE General information

Charts 1910, 855 plan of Baie dAlger

Route
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6.147 From the vicinity of Pointe Pescade (3649N 301E) (6.127), the route leads SE for about 4 miles to the vicinity of the entrance channel to Alger (6.154), thence E for about 5 miles to the vicinity of Ras Matifou (36488N 3134E) (6.127).

Anchorages
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6.148 Designated Anchorage Areas Nos 1, 2, 3 and 4 are shown on the chart.

Traffic regulations
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6.149 Prohibited anchorage. Anchoring is prohibited as follows: In the entrance channel to the port of Alger, which lies between the E limit of Anchorage Area No 1 and the W limit of Anchorage Area No 2, as shown on the chart. In an area between the E limit of Anchorage Area No 2, and the W limit of Anchorage Area No 4, as shown on the chart. This is to protect submarine cables. Prohibited area. It has been reported (1998) that the Algerian authorities claim a prohibited area exists between latitudes 3646N and 3648N and longitudes 307E to 310E. Mariners are advised to request up-to-date information on prohibited areas from the Port Authority in Alger. See also 1.37.

6.151 From the vicinity of 36510N 3035E, NE of Pointe Pescade (6.127), the track leads generally SE for about 3 miles, passing (with positions given from Roche M Tahen (3648N 304E)): NE of Pointe des Consuls (1 miles NW), which is fringed with shoal water to a distance of 2 cables NE, thence: NE of Pointe des Anglais (9 cables NW), where a rocky spit extends 2 cables N, thence: NE of Roche M Tahen, the outermost rock of an area of rocky foul ground fringing Pointe el Kettani, 3 cables WSW. A light (E cardinal daymark on black tower, yellow bands, M Tahen in white), is exhibited from the NE side of Roche M Tahen. Thence: NE of lot de la Marine (4 cables SSE), with an old lighthouse standing on it. A rocky patch, with a depth of 53 m over it, lies close E of the islet and the islet is connected to the mainland by reclaimed land on the N side of Alger harbour. Thence: To a position (about 2 miles ENE) at the N end of the entrance channel, lying between Anchorage Areas Nos 1 and 2, leading to the port of Alger. (Directions continue for Alger at 6.175)

Alger to Ras Matifou

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Principal marks
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6.150 Landmarks: TV mast (6.123) (3649N 301E). Two radio masts standing at Fortin Duprr (36485N 3022E), 3 cables SW of Pointe des Consuls (6.151). Notre Dame dAfrique church dome, standing at an elevation of 134 m, 5 cables SE of the above radio masts. Military hospital, standing about 5 cables SE of Notre Dame dAfrique. Fort l Empereur, standing at an elevation of 215 m about 1 miles S of the military hospital. Building, standing about 4 cables SE of Fort l Empereur.

6.152 From a position at the NE end of the entrance channel, the track leads generally E for about 5 miles, passing: N of No 8 Light-buoy (special) (36470N 3086E), marking the W limit of the prohibited anchorage area (6.149), lying E of Anchorage Area No 2. Oued el Harrach enters the sea 2 miles SSW of the buoy and the village of Maison Carre stands on the N slope of a hill close E of the river. Monastre Saint Joseph, large and prominent, stands between the village and the shore, thence: N of Borj el Kiffan (Fort de l Eau), a village about 3 miles E of the mouth of Oued el Harrach, thence: N of Anchorage Area No 4, 1 miles SW of Ras Matifou, the limits of which are shown chart, thence: Between Ras Matifou (36488N 3134E) (6.127) and Banc de Matifou (6.127), about 2 miles N. Useful marks: Radio masts (36447N 3110E). (Directions continue for the coastal route east of Ras Matifou at 6.186)

Anchorage Baie de Matifou

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6.153 Description. Baie de Matifou (36483N 3135E) (not charted) lies in the E part of the Baie dAlger on the S side

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of Ras Matifou. The fishing village of Tamentfoust stands on the coast at the head of the bay with a lazaretto standing between the village and Ras Matifou. Anchorage can be obtained in Baie de Matifou, S of Ras Matifou, protected from the NE and E, in depths of 10 to 16 m, good holding and clear of the prohibited anchorage area (6.149). A pier extends about 1 cable SSW from a headland on the W side of the village; a spur extends SE from the E side of the pier. A can buoy is moored SE close off the head of the pier, and another can buoy is moored 2 cables S of the piers head. Useful mark: Light (white round column, 7 m in height), exhibited from a position near the head of the pier.

Local weather
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6.162 Winds from the W raise the level of the sea in the harbour and E winds lower it. The difference in the level may amount to as much as 1 m. Swell. When a swell, between N and E, is raised outside the harbour, then a considerable swell is also experienced at the berths in Bassin du Vieux Port, in the N part of the harbour.

Arrival information Notice of ETA required

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6.163 Masters are advised to give early notices of their ETA to their agents.

Outer anchorages ALGER (ALGIERS)

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6.164 See 6.148.

General information
Charts 855 plan of Baie dAlger, 2555

Prohibited anchorage
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Position
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6.165 See 6.149.

6.154 The port of Alger (Algiers) (3647N 304E) is the largest port in Algeria and fronts the capital city of Alger.

Pilotage
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Function
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6.155 The principal exports are minerals, wine, esparto, cork, fruit and vegetables. The main imports are wood, oil, building materials and dairy products. The port of Alger is also a naval port. At the 1998 census the population was 1 519 570.

6.166 Pilotage is compulsory for vessels over 1500 tonnes and is available only during daylight. The pilot boards E of Passe Sud, as shown on the chart, from a black boat with two white anchors painted on it. At night the signal for a pilot is the letter P made by lamp. Requests for a pilot should be made 24 hours in advance. See also 1.21.

Tugs
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6.167 Available and compulsory for vessels over 1500 tonnes.

Topography
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Regulations
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6.156 Suburbs extend along the W shore of the bay N and S of the city. See also 6.145.

Approach and entry

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6.157 The port is approached through the entrance channel between Anchorage Areas Nos 1 and 2 and entered through Passe Nord, between Jete Khar Ed-Dinn and Jete de Vieux Port, or through Passe Sud, between Jete de Mustapha and Brise-lames de lEst, as shown on the charts.

Traffic
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6.158 In 2004 there were 3324 ship calls with a total of 29 715 655 dwt.

Port Authority
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6.159 Entreprise Portuaire dAlger, BP 830, 2 Rue dAngkor, Algiers, Algeria.

Limiting conditions Deepest and longest berth

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6.160 Deepest berth: Mle Skikda, Berth No 35 (6.176). Longest berth: Mle Bologhine, Berth No 22 (6.176).

6.168 Arrival information. Mariners should report the following information on arrival to the Captain of the Port: Name of vessel. Nationality. Tonnage. Length, draught and cargo. Vessels entering or leaving the port must use the entrance channel between anchorage areas Nos 1 and 2, as shown on the charts. Vessels departing the port have priority over those entering. Other regulations are in force in the port, the nature of which should be ascertained on arrival. The most important are as follows: The use of the ships whistle or siren etc, is forbidden, except in special circumstances. No vessel may refuse to accept a hawser, or slack off the lines securing a vessel when required to do so to assist the movement of another vessel. Vessels carrying explosives and dangerous materials must display a red flag by day, and a red light at the masthead at night. It is reported that the port of Algiers may be entered by small craft only in the event of an emergency. Entry in other circumstances might be penalised. Prior permission must be obtained from the port authorities, and entry will be controlled by the navy.

Quarantine
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Maximum size of vessel handled

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6.161 Draught 116 m; 25 000 tonnes (reported).

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Alger Bassin de lAgha from NNW (6.170)

(Original dated 2004) (Photograph Graham Hutt)

Darse de l Amiraut at the N end of the harbour as shown on the chart. Vessels arriving from infected countries must not enter the port, the usual quarantine anchorage is in Baie Matifou (6.153) where there is a lazaretto.

Harbour General layout

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Traffic signals regulating the entry and departure of vessels are displayed from the main yard-arm of the flagstaff at the signal station. If no signal is displayed vessels can enter and depart freely. The following additional signals, displayed from the main yard-arm, indicate the entrance to which the traffic signals apply:

6.170 General layout. The harbour consists of three basins, Bassin de Vieux Port lies in the N section and is entered from SE through Passe Nord, Bassin de l Agha lies in the middle section and can be entered from either of the other basins, and Bassin de Mustapha lies in the S section and is entered from SE through Passe Sud.

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6.171 A wreck (position approximate), part of which is visible above water, lies about 2 cables SE from Passe Nord and about 1 cable SW from Jete Khar EdDinn.

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6.172 The signal station stands on the S end of Jete de Vieux Port and will communicate with vessels in the roadstead, when it is not otherwise engaged. It is reported that the signals for naval ships approaching the roadstead are displayed from a signal mast close W of the old lighthouse standing on lot de la Marine (36473N 3042E) (6.151).

Special signals, shown above and to the right of the above signals, refer to vessels enjoying priority. Storm signals are displayed from the upper yard-arm of the flagstaff.

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6.174 Landmarks: Two radio masts (36485N 3022E) at Fortin Duprr (6.150). Notre Dame dAfrique church dome (6.150). Military hospital, 5 cables SE of Notre Dame dAfrique. Fort l Empereur (6.150), about 1 miles S of the hospital. Building, 4 cables SE of Fort l Empereur. Monument and radio masts (6.150), about 2 miles SE of Fort l Empereur. Building, about 8 cables E of the monument. Dome, standing 1 mile SE of the monument (6.150). Major light: Jete Khar Ed-Dinn Light (3647N 305E) (6.123).

head of Brise-lames de l Est, about 1 cables SW. A light (white tower, green top, 7 m in height) is exhibited from the head of Jete de Mustapha and a light (white tower, red top, 7 m in height) is exhibited from the head of Brise-lames de lEst. Foul area. It was reported (1998) that close NW of the spur on Jete de Mustapha, storms have displaced concrete blocks into the harbour along the inner face of the jetty, forming a foul area over which the depth is unknown. A semi-submerged wreck lies on each side of the spur where Jete de Mustapha joins Jete de l Agha. Attention is drawn to a wreck, with a charted depth of 12 m over it, lying on the S side of the approach to Passe Sud.

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(continued from 6.151) 6.175 From a position about 2 miles ENE of Roche M Tahen (3648N 304E) (6.151) at the N end of the entrance channel, the track leads generally SSW in mid-channel for about 3 miles to the pilot boarding ground, passing (with positions given from Roche M Tahen): ESE of Roche M Tahen, thence: ESE of lot de la Marine (4 cables SSE) (6.151), thence: The track continues SSW (with positions given from Jete Khar Ed-Dinn Lighthouse (3647N 305E) (6.123)): ESE of No 3 buoy (conical) (2 cables E), moored on the SE limit of Anchorage Area No 1, thence: ESE of Passe Nord (3 cables WNW), which lies between Musoir Nord, a spur extending a short distance SW from about the mid-length of Jete Khar Ed-Dinn, and the N end of Jete de Vieux Port a little under 1 cable SW. A light (white tower, green top, 8 m in height), is exhibited from the head of Musoir Nord and a light (white tower, red top, 7 m in height) is exhibited from the N head of Jete de Vieux Port. The head of Jete Khar Ed-Dinn is being extended ESE. Thence: To a position ESE of the head of Jete de Mustapha (8 cables SSW). A light-buoy (starboard hand) is moored close off the extended head of the jetty which is charted as being under construction in 1984. Passe Sud lies between a spur extending a short distance SW from a position about 2 cables WNW of the head of Jete de Mustapha, and the

6.176 Only the largest berth in each basin is mentioned: Bassin du Vieux Port. Mle El Djezar, Berth No 11, charted length about 300 m; charted depths alongside 78 m to 11 m. Bassin de l Agha. Mle Bologhine. Berth No 22, charted length about 550 m; charted depths alongside 73 m to 83 m. Bassin de Mustapha: Mle Skikda. Berth No 35, charted alongside depths 94 m to 116 m. Oil berth. Brise-lames de lEst. There are two LNG berths each reported to be 250 m in length; depth alongside 114 m. Darse No 6 (W side of Bassin Mustapha). Berths Nos 24 and 25 are used as Ro-Ro berths.

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6.177 Repairs are available. Two dry docks lie in Darse No 3, Bassin de Vieux Port. The largest is 14103 m in length; breadth 2255 m.

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6.178 Hospitals and clinics in the city; de-ratting and issue of certificates; limited oily waste disposal.

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6.179 Provisions; fresh water; fuel oil, diesel oil; gas oil.

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6.180 Nearest airport is Houari Boumediene, 20 km distant.

RAS MATIFOU TO CAP CARBON General information

Charts 1910, 1710 and plans Ras Bengut to Ras Corbelin (6.187). Ras Corbelin to Cap Carbon (6.188).

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6.181 From the vicinity of Ras Matifou (36488N 3134E) (6.127), the route leads generally E for about 89 miles to the vicinity of Cap Carbon (6.188). The coastal route is sub-divided as follows: Ras Matifou to Ras Bengut (6.186).

6.182 See 6.3 and 1.8.

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6.183 Life-saving appliances are maintained in Port de Dellys (3655N 355E) (6.189). See also 6.4.

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6.184 Throughout the year the current sets E predominantly, with a rate from to kn.

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6.185 Landmarks: Bou Zegzag (3636N 327E) (6.123). Draa-ed-Dar (3646N 323E), an isolated cone-shaped hill rising in the middle of a plain. Radar station standing in the village of Alma-Marine, 1 miles ENE of Draa-ed-Dar, is visible from a distance. Boukarouk (Bou Arous) (3645N 335E) and Sidi Feredje (Sidi Fereje), about 7 cables E, are two notable summits of a chain of mountains. From the N the summits appear similar to a saddle and from the E they show up as two sharp peaks. Jebel Boubrac (3653N 350E), a prominent conical mountain. Ras Bengut Lighthouse (white square tower, green top, yellow dwelling, 29 m in height) (3656N 354E), standing close W of Ras Bengut (6.186). Lookout tower, standing on a hill 8 cables S of Ras Bengut Lighthouse. Tala-Aicha (350N 404E), is a prominent mountain with a crater-like summit. Koudiat Mechbouda (36508N 4107E), 843 m in height, has a remarkable clump of trees standing on its summit. Tamgout (3649N 425E). Ifri Ou Erzen (Jebel Arbalu) (3645N 451E), dominates the stretch of coast in this area. From the NW, its summit appears conical but from other directions it appears more flattened. Djebel Gouraya (36464N 5050E), with a fort and signal station standing on it, is a prominent feature rising to an elevation of 660 m. Major lights: Ras Matifou Light (3649N 315E) (6.123). Ras Bengut Light as above. Dellys Light (yellow tower, red lantern, 8 m in height) (36554N 3553E) standing on Point de Dellys (6.187). Ras Sigli Light (white octagonal tower, black top, 25 m in height) (3654N 446E) standing on the point (6.188). Cap Carbon Light (white round tower, on house, 10 m in height) (3647N 506E) standing on the point (6.188).

N of Le Rocher (Bordelaise) (12 miles W), a rock, 2 m in height, lying 1 miles E of les Sandja, about 1 miles NNE of the fishing village of An Taya. A large white house with a group of trees stands in the area and is well visible from seaward. A rocky patch, with a depth of 7 m over it, lies about 1 mile E of Le Rocher; between them and the coast there are other rocks, shoals and the remains of a wreck. Anchorage for small vessels, sheltered from W winds, can be obtained by off Ain Taya; local knowledge is essential. Thence: N of lots Aguelli (10 miles W), a group of rocky islets lying within 1 mile of the coast; the largest and highest islet being reported to have a white beacon standing upon it. The N extremity of the largest islet is foul for about 1 cables, and a dangerous below-water rock lies about 1 cables SSE of its S extremity. Thence: N of Djezirat el Kadra (3 miles WSW), a small islet lying close off a point with rocks and foul ground extending about 4 cables N. Baie Hadjar-Makreloof (not named on the chart), in which a landing can be effected, lies NE of these dangers. El Achaichi is a headland on the N side of the entrance to the bay at the N end of a chain of mountains extending from Boukarouk and Sidi Feredje (6.185). Thence: N of Port de Zemmouri Bahar (6.197) which exhibits a light, thence: N of the mouth of Oued Isser (5 miles ENE), thence: N of Pointe Djinned (8 miles ENE), a high headland with Jebel Djinned rising to its summit about 1 miles ESE. A dangerous below-water rock lies lies on a shoal about 2 cables W of the point and Baie Mersa Djinned (not charted), SW of it, is fringed by a shoal bank extending up to cable offshore in places. Anchorage, of a temporary nature, can be obtained in the bay by small vessels sheltering from E winds; local knowledge is required. Thence: N of the mouth of Oued Sebaou (15 miles ENE) where a patch, with a depth of 4 m over it, lies about 3 cables off the rivers mouth. About 1 miles inland, this river flows between Jebel Boubrac (6.185) and Djebel Ouamri, about 2 miles ENE. Thence: To a position N of Ras Bengut (Cap Bengut) (17 miles ENE), which is easily to identify from seaward. It is located at the E extremity of the mountain chain of which Jebel Djinned is the W end, and on certain bearings appears saddle-shaped. A reef extends 1 cables NNW from the cape.

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6.186 From a position N of Ras Matifou Light (3649N 315E) (6.123), the track leads generally E for about 31 miles, passing (with positions given from Zemmouri Bahar (3648N 334E)): N of les Sandja (14 miles W), a group of rocks with the largest being the highest. There are rocky patches extending 2 cables E and W of the group and mariners should not attempt to pass between these rocks and the coast. Thence:

6.187 Caution. Between Dellys and Ras Corbelin, about 24 miles E, the coast consists of sandy beaches fronted by a bank, with depths of less than 55 m over it, extending about 5 cables offshore; the bank is separated by headlands with reefs extending from them. These dangers are covered by the red sector of Ras Corbelin Light when bearing less than 104. A vessel should not be allowed to get into depths of less than 35 m. From a position N of Ras Bengut, the track leads E for about 25 miles, passing (with positions given from Ras Bengut (36556N 3537E)): N of a shallow spit extending almost 3 cables NE of Pointe de Dellys (1 miles E). The point is high

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and narrow and a small destroyed jetty extends from the SE side of the head of the point. A light is exhibited from the point (6.185). Tunny nets are laid out annually off the point and Port de Dellys (6.189) lies close SW of the point. Thence: N of the mouth of Oued Oubay (3 miles ESE). A ruined tower stands on the W side of the mouth and a large, square, white house stands on the E side. Thence: N of Pointe Messia (5 miles E) (not charted), with a reef having depths of less than 55 m over it, extending about 3 cables N. Thence: N of Arbane Millia (8 miles E), which is a large, white rock, over 31 m in height and lying close inshore, thence: N of an islet (11 miles E), lying about 2 cables NNW of Pointe Tigzirt; the islet is fringed to a distance of about 3 cables N by a reef, awash. The point is easily identified by a large white house, with a small dome, and by the red roofs of the village of Tigzirt. Anchorage for small craft can be obtained, sheltered from E winds, under the lee of Pointe Tigzirt and landing can be effected on the point. Local knowledge is required. Thence: Important caution. For temporary regulations concerning the entrance channel see 1.37. N of Cap Tedls (12 miles E), a high rounded promontory with the village of Taksebt standing on its summit. From the N, the cape is hard to distinguish against the much higher terrain inland which is covered with cultivated fields and houses. Thence: The track continues (with positions given from Cap Tedls (36546N 4094E)): N of Roches Sidi Kraled (1 miles E) (not named on the chart), consisting of a rocky spit extending 7 cables NE from Sidi Kraled (1 mile ESE) (not named on the chart), a point with a mosque standing upon it. Small craft can obtain an anchorage in the lee of Roches Sidi Kraled, sheltered from the W; the holding ground is poor and local knowledge is required. Thence: N of Pointe Timliline (5 miles E) (not named on the chart), which is dominated by two rounded hills, 281 and 283 m in height, about 1 mile inland, thence: N of Pointe At Raouria (6 miles E), a point fringed by rocky shoals to a distance of 3 cables on its W side and dominated by a hill, 248 m in height; a village of the same name stands on the point. Thence: N of Rocher de Mers el-Farm (8 miles E), awash, and lying 6 cables NNW of Pointe de Mers el-Farm (not named on the chart). Another rock, awash, lies about 1 mile NNE of the point. These dangers are covered by the red sector of Ras Corbelin Light when bearing less than 104. Pointe de Mers el-Farm lies at the E end of Plage de Bleruna which extends E from Pointe At Raouria. Thence: N of Baie Mers el-Farm (12 miles E) where the small town of Azzeffoun (6.198) stands in the SE corner, thence: To a position N of Ras Corbelin (Cap Corbelin) (13 miles E), the NW extremity of a mountainous projection, reddish-yellow in colour, which attains elevations of 412 m and 425 m, respectively, 1 mile and 1 miles SE of the cape. The former has a

hermitage surrounded by trees standing on it. Ras Corbelin Light (white round tower, 13 m in height) stands on the point. A signal station stands 1 cable S of the light and a watch-tower stands close SE of the signal station.

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6.188 Caution. Between Ras Corbelin and Ras Sigli, 16 miles E, there are several well-marked stretches of sandy beach, separated by points fringed with reefs. A vessel should not be allowed to get into depths of less than 35 m in this area. Between Ras Sigli and Cap Carbon, 18 miles ESE, the coast is fringed with rocks extending to a distance of 1 mile offshore in places. From a position N of Ras Corbelin, the track leads E for about 33 miles, passing (with positions given from Ras Sigli (3654N 446E)): N of Pointe Ksila (5 miles W), a point dominated by two conical hills 260 m in height, which is fringed by rocks to a distance of about 4 cables, thence: N of Ras Sigli (Cap Sigli), which shows up well only from close inshore either E or W of it. The cape is fringed by rocks to a distance of 1 miles W, and 5 cables E. Jebel Mindjou rises to an elevation of 672 m, about 1 miles S of the cape and on its summit there are some rocky outcrops which resemble ruins. Thence: N of Pointe El Euch (1 miles E) (not named on the chart), fronted by a reddish-yellow, rocky islet, 33 m in height, which lies close inshore and has a small rock at its N end. Thence: N of a point (2 miles ESE), 1 mile ESE of Pointe El Euch, which is fringed to a distance of over 3 cables by a rocky reef. Ras Sigli anchorage (6.199) lies close E. Thence: N of Timri N Tguerfa (8 miles ESE), a headland with a small isolated house standing on it. The terrain rises steeply inland to the summit of Iril N Temeridjine, 2 miles S. Thence: N of Rocher des Moules (10 miles ESE), consisting of a spit of coral and rocks, one of which is 1 m in height, extending 5 cables NE of Pointe des Moules, thence: N of le Pisan (12 miles ESE), lying about 6 cables NE of Pointe Boulima. The island is fringed by above and below-water rocks, especially on its N side. An above-water rock lies about 5 cables NNW of the islands W extremity and there is foul ground between them. A dangerous wreck lies about 3 cables SE of the island and a patch, with a depth of 57 m over it, lies in the channel between the island and Pointe Boulima. Pointe Boulima is reddish and lies at the E end of a sandy beach and on its W side there is a small, natural boat harbour with a narrow entrance in which there is a rock. There is a reef, one head of which dries, about cable WSW of the entrance to the boat harbour; foul ground lies between the entrance and the reef. All these dangers are covered by the red sector (114126) of the auxiliary light, exhibited from Cap Carbon. Thence: N of Pointe Mezaa (13 miles ESE), which is surmounted by a conical hillock and joined to the mainland by a ridge of sand, so that from certain directions, it appears as an islet; its E side is fringed with rocks. Thence:

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To a position N of Cap Carbon (Cap Carbon) (18 miles ESE), the E extremity of a small peninsula surmounted by a small conical hill, 220 m in height, extending NE from the E spurs of Djebel Gouraya (6.185). A light (6.185) is exhibited from the cape and an auxiliary light (white round tower, and square dwelling, 8 m in height), is exhibited from the foot of the cliffs on the N side of Cap Carbon. (Directions continue for the coastal route at 6.206)

School, 1 mile ESE of the lighthouse, about 5 cables SW of Pointe de Dellys.

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Port de Dellys
Chart 1710 plan of Port de Dellys

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6.189 Position and function. The town of Dellys stands on the shore of a bay close S of Pointe de Dellys (36554N 3553E) (6.187). The harbour functions as a commercial and fishing harbour. Topography. Dellys is set amongst green wooded hills and is reported to be one of the more attractive places on the Algerian coast. Traffic. In 2004 there was one recorded ship call of 4005 dwt. Port Authority. Entreprise Portuaire de Dellys, Dellys, Algeria.

6.193 From a position E of the spit extending NE from Pointe de Dellys (36554N 3553E) (6.187), the track leads generally SSW for about 8 cables to a position E of the head of the mole, the chart is a sufficient guide. Useful marks: Pointe de Dellys Light (6.187). Light (white tower, green top 8 m in height), exhibited from the head of the mole. Light (white round tower, 10 m in height), exhibited from the head of the jetty, 1 cable W of the head of the above breakwater.

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6.194 Two quays provide five berths, two of which are for commercial vessels: No 1 Berth (N Quay) on the NW side of the mole, length 107 m; depth alongside 60 m. No 2 Berth (S Quay) at the head of the W jetty, length 129 m; depth alongside 55 m. Ro-Ro vessels with stern ramps can be accommodated.

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6.190 Maximum size of vessels handled: Cargo vessels, LOA 100 m; draught 549 m. Ro-Ro vessels, LOA 105 m. Current. A counter current sets W and N off Dellys within about 2 cables offshore and then sets NE to join the main current (6.184).

6.195 Facilities: hospital in the town. Supplies: fresh water at No 2 Berth; fresh produce is reported to be available in the town. Communications: airport near Alger, 80 km distant.

Anchorages and harbours

Charts 1910, 1710 plan of Port de Dellys

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6.191 Notice of ETA required: 24 hours. Outer anchorage can be obtained off Dellys, sheltered from W and NW winds, about 2 cables SSE of the jetty on Pointe de Dellys (36554N 3553E) (6.187), as shown on the chart, good holding. It is reported that an anchorage can also be obtained about 4 cables E of the port in depths of about 22 m, clear of the wave recorder buoy charted 6 cables E of the breakwater. However, it should be noted that vessels should not be anchored S of the parallel of the breakwater head because of a rocky bottom. Pilotage is compulsory and is available during daylight hours only. The pilot boards within the anchorage area. See also 1.21. Traffic regulations. For temporary regulations concerning the entrance channel see 1.37.

6.196 Anchorage can be obtained by small vessels about 1 cable E of the middle of the largest of the lots Aguelli (3648N 321E) (6.186) off a remarkable cave, in depths between 12 and 15 m, rocky bottom. A sandy bottom can be found farther offshore but the position is less sheltered. Local knowledge is required.

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6.192 The harbour is protected from the E by a mole extending generally SSE from a position about 3 cables SW of Pointe de Dellys. The head of this mole forms the E side of the S facing entrance; the head of a broad jetty extending E from the shore forms the W side. Landmarks: Lookout tower and school S and E of Ras Bengut Lighthouse (3656N 354E) (6.185). Mosque, close W of the harbour, is clearly visible when approaching from the E.

6.197 Description. Port de Zemmouri Bahar (Port de Courbet-Marine) (36484N 3337E), is a very small port, lying on the N side of Mers el Hadjdje, an open bay with El Achaichi on its S side. Traffic regulations. For temporary regulations concerning the entrance channel see 1.37. Harbour. The harbour is protected by two breakwaters and is reported to silt up. Depths. Depths between 4 and 5 m lie in the entrance which then shoal to the beach within the harbour. Local knowledge is required. Useful mark. A light (white round tower on square hut, 7 m in height) is exhibited from the head of the N breakwater.

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6.198 Description. Azzeffoun (3654N 424E) is a small town on the SE side of Baie Mers el Farm. Anchorage can be obtained, sheltered from E winds, W of the jetty in depths of 8 to 10 m.

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It is reported that small craft can obtain an anchorage close SE of the jettys head in depths of 4 to 6 m. Local knowledge is required. Jetty. A jetty extends about cable SW from the shore fronting the town. The depth alongside the jetty is reported to be 4 m at its outer part. The jetty must be vacated at the first indications of a ground swell. There is a boat slip to the N of the jetty. Caution. It is reported that in 1996 the outer two thirds of the jetty had been removed, along with the light, and that development work had commenced on a new harbour which would take a few years to complete.

Useful mark: Light (white round water tower, 4 m in height), is exhibited from the head of the jetty. 6.199 Anchorage (36529N 4489E) of a temporary nature, can be found in a bay indenting the coast about 2 miles ESE of Cap Sigli (6.188) and on the E side of the unnamed point (6.188) lying 1 mile ESE of Pointe El Euch (6.188). Vessels should anchor with the outermost rocks on the reef fringing the unnamed point bearing about 337, in a depth of 12 m, sand. Local knowledge is required.

CAP CARBON TO CAP BOUGAROUN GENERAL INFORMATION

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6.200 In this section the coastal waters between Cap Carbon (3647N 506E) (6.188) and Cap Bougaroun (3705N 628E) (6.207), are described together with off-lying dangers, bays and anchorages including the ports of Bejaa (3645N 506E) (6.229) and Jijel (3650N 547E) (6.208) and Djen-Djen (6.215), 5 miles E of Jijel. The section is arranged as follows: Coastal route (6.202). Golfe de Bejaa (6.223).

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6.201 Life saving appliances are maintained in Bejaa. See also 6.4.

COASTAL ROUTE General information

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Jebel Taounnart (3642N 535E), is a mountain in the shape of a steep roof which from the W appears as a sharp cone, and from the N as a table-land. Msid Ech Chita (3638N 542E), stands out among other mountains. Ras Afia Lighthouse (yellow octagonal tower, red top, 14 m in height) (3649N 542E), is exhibited from Ras Afia (6.206). Mezritrane, an isolated mountain (not charted) rising to a height of 392 m, 1 miles SSE of Ras Afia Lighthouse. The mountain dominates the area, and a white tower stands 7 cables NE of its summit. Factory, 2 miles ESE of Ras Afia Lighthouse. Jebel Bou Kertzoum (36477N 5494E) (not charted), rising to a height of 148 m. El Koudiat (not charted), rising to a height of 112 m 4 miles ENE of Jebel Bou Kertzoum, also Jebel Seddets, 10 miles E of Jebel Bou Kertzoum. Major lights: Cap Carbon Light (3647N 506E) (6.185). Ras Afia Light as above. Cap Bougaroun Light (white octagonal tower, yellow lantern, 10 m in height) (3705N 628E) exhibited from the point (6.207).

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6.202 From a position in the vicinity of Cap Carbon (3647N 506E) (6.188), the route leads generally E and ENE for about 70 miles to the vicinity of Cap Bougaroun (6.207).

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6.203 See 6.3 and 1.8.

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6.204 Throughout the year the current sets E predominantly, with a rate from to kn.

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6.205 Landmarks: Ifri Ou Erzen (3645N 451E) (6.185). Jebel Ta Babor (3632N 528E), is the highest of a chain of mountains. The mountain appears flat-topped and isolated from the NW or NE, but from the N it can be distinguished from the others only by its height and by a small spur on its W side.

6.206 From a position N of Cap Carbon (36467N 5063E), the track leads E for about 32 miles, passing (with positions from Cap Carbon): N of the Golfe de Bejaa (9 miles ESE) (6.223), thence: N of Pointe Cavallo (23 miles E) lying at the extremity of a range of high, wooded, conical peaks, separated by deep valleys. The point is fringed to the E and ENE by below-water rocks, with depths from 35 m to 45 m over them. Small craft can secure alongside a jetty on the E side of the point; local knowledge is required. The track continues (with positions given from Pointe Cavallo (3647N 536E)): N of Grande Cavallo (7 cables ENE), an islet, covered in brushwood lying about 3 cables offshore, which has a rocky shoal spit, with a least depth of about 1 m over it, extending 2 cables NNE; the sea breaks over this spit in strong NW winds. The channel between the islet and the mainland has depths between 4 and 7 m and is suitable for small craft; local knowledge is required. Thence:

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N of Banc des Kabyles (5 miles NNE), over which the sea breaks in bad weather and is frequently marked by tide-rips. The bank lies within the red sector (124-154) of the auxiliary light on Ras Afia and lies 3 miles N of Petit Cavallo. Petit Cavallo is a flat rocky islet lying, about 2 cables NW of Pointe Petit Cavallo (not named on the chart), on a rocky bank extending to 1 mile W and NW of the point. The point is dominated by a white square house. Thence: N of cueil de la Salamandre (5 miles NE), about 1 miles ESE of Banc des Kabyles, over which the sea also breaks in bad weather and is frequently marked by tide-rips; this danger also lies within the red sector of (124-154) the auxiliary light on Ras Afia. Thence: N of Ras Afia (5 miles ENE). A light (6.205) is exhibited from the point and an auxiliary light (white masonry hut, 1 m in height) is exhibited from the main lighthouse. Thence: To a position N of Jijel Main Lighthouse (yellow square tower, black top, 12 m in height) (9 miles ENE), standing on the head of Jete Nord at Jijel. Clearing bearing. The line of bearing 105 of Jebel Seddets (3647N 602E) (6.205), well open N of Jijel Main Lighthouse (3650N 547E) with El Koudiat (6.205) midway between them and open N of Jebel Seddets, passes about 7 cables N of Banc des Kabyles and over 1 mile N of cueil de la Salamandre. (Directions for Jijel are given at 6.212)

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6.207 From a position N of Jijel Main Lighthouse, the track leads generally ENE for about 36 miles, passing (with positions given from Jijel Main Lighthouse (36497N 5469E)): NNW of the port of Djen Djen (5 miles ESE) (not charted) (6.215). Two masts, marked by obstruction lights, stand on the coast in this vicinity as shown on the chart. Thence: NNW of the wave measuring device (6 miles ENE), which is marked by a light-buoy (special with topmark) located two miles off the coast and to the NE of Djen Djen, thence: NNW of Haut-fond de Jijel (6 miles NE), a rocky off-lying bank, thence: NNW of lot Tazerout (14 miles ENE), an islet lying close off Pointe de Tazerout (not named on the chart); about 3 miles W of the islet and a short distance inland some reddish sand-hills rise to about 88 m. The point is 13 m in height, rocky and lies at the E end of a sandy beach backed by hills among which the most prominent are Jebel Bou Kertzoum, El Koudiat and Jebel Seddets (6.205). Thence: NNW of the river mouth of Oued el Kebir (15 miles ENE), where it enters the sea, thence: NNW of Djemaa Auorre (Jemaa Aurera) (20 miles ENE) (not named on the chart), a small rocky cone-shaped peninsula, 25 m in height, with a marabout standing on it, thence: NNW of the mouth of Oued Zhour (Wad Zhur) (not charted) (23 miles ENE) which enters the sea 3 miles NE of Djemaa Auorre at the S end of a line of cliffs continuing to Cap Bougaroun, thence: NNW of lot Lamein (24 miles NE), an islet 10 m in height. The coves of Casabianca (6.222) and Mersa

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Zeitoun (6.221) lie 1 and 2 miles SE, respectively, from the islet; a small disused lighthouse stands on the coast between the coves. Thence: NNW of Ras Atia (26 miles NE), a sharp point with a light (white round tower, 15 m in height) exhibited from it. The ruins of a house stand a short distance N of the light. Thence: The track continues (with positions given from Ras Atia (37016N 6159E)): NNW of Mersa Damous (2 miles ENE) where some houses with red roofs stand on a cliff on the W side of this cove. There is a remarkable ravine, very conspicuous from seaward, at the head of the cove. Thence: NNW of Ras el Kmakem (4 miles ENE), a salient point lying at the end of a small headland, 22 m in height. Thence: NNW of a shoal patch (6 miles NE), with a depth of 5 m over it, thence: NNW of Ras el Karne (7 miles ENE) (not charted) which is fringed by rocks to a distance of 3 cables, thence: NNW of Pointe des Roches Noires (8 miles ENE), so named because of the dark coloured above-water rocks extending to a distance of 3 cables off the point, thence: To a position NNW of Cap Bougaroun (10 miles ENE), the N extremity of the mountainous promontory lying between lot Lamein and Collo (3701N 634E) (6.245). Among the numerous summits of this promontory are Jebel Agilman and Jebel el Goufi, 5 miles SW and 7 miles SSW, respectively, from Cap Bougaroun. A signal station stands close E of the lighthouse (6.205). Strong currents are sometimes experienced off Cap Bougaroun. In 1936, HMS Lucia experienced a tide-rip setting ENE and SSW, after a W gale, about 18 miles NE of the cape. Traffic bound for Skikda (6.257) joins the TSS (NP6.1) 5 miles N from Cap Bougaroun. Clearing bearing. The line of bearing of more than 094 of the signal station standing on Cap Bougaroun, open N of the N rock off Pointe des Roches Noires, passes more than 3 cables N of this rock. Useful mark: Mont Tahar (36536N 6092E) (not charted) which rises on the shore to a height of 346 m at the end of the beach extending from the mouth of the Oued el Kebir; a monument is charted on Mont Tahar. (Directions continue for the coastal route at 6.241)

Port de Jijel
Chart 1712 plan of Port de Jijel 6.208 Position. Port de Jijel (3650N 547E) lies on the E side of a small peninsula on the N side of the town of Jijel and 33 miles ENE of Port de Bejaa (6.229). Function. Jijel is a small general cargo port with Ro-Ro facilities. A small fishing fleet uses the harbour. The population is about 55 000. Topography. The coast around Jijel is less spectacular than to the W or E. The town is flat without any grandeur. Approach and entry. The harbour is approach from ENE and entered from SE between Epi Nord and Jete Sud.

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Traffic. In 2004 there were 65 ship calls with a total of 578 946 dwt. Port Authority. Entreprise Portuaire de Jijel, PO Box 87, Terre Plein Port, Quai Sud, Jijel, Algeria.

Port services
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6.209 Maximum permitted draught is reported to be 9 m. Water level. The level of the water varies by about 05 m. The variations are most pronounced in March and April, and sometimes amounts to as much as 07 m. Swell. In summer months during strong E winds, a considerable swell enters the port.

6.214 Facilities: two hospitals are reported to be in the town; Ro-Ro facilities are available. Supplies: fresh water; provisions, especially fruit and vegetables. bunkers are not available. Communications. A local airport 15 km distant.

Port de Djen-Djen
Chart 252

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Arrival information
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6.210 Notice of ETA required: 24 hours. Outer anchorage of an exposed nature can be obtained between 5 cables to 1 mile off the breakwaters in depths from 22 m to 37 m. Pilotage is not compulsory but is available from Bejaa during daylight hours only. The pilot boards off the entrance to the harbour. See also 1.21. Tug is available.

Harbour
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6.215 Position. Djen-Djen (36490N 5535E)lies on the coast 5 miles E of Jijel (6.208). Function. The port serves the surrounding area with general cargo and the nearby Bellara steel complex with the import of iron ore and the export of finished steel products. Approach and entry. The port is approached from N and entered from a fairway light-buoy through a channel, marked by light-buoys, leading between the heads of two breakwaters which are marked by lights. Traffic. The port handles 42 million tonnes annually. Port Authority. Port Authority of Djen-Djen Port Operations, Entreprise Portuaire de Jijel BP 87, Jijel, Algeria.

6.211 The harbour is enclosed by Jete Nord, extending 4 cables E from the Citadelle thence 1 cables SSE, and Jete Sud, extending NE from Fort Duquesne to leave a SE facing entrance 1 cable wide. The main basin, in the S corner of the harbour, is quayed on three sides. There is another quay in the NW and a shallow-water basin in the W corner. Landmarks: Jijel Main Lighthouse (3650N 547E) (6.206). Water tower standing about 1 cables WNW of Fort Duquesne (36492N 5465E). White square tower of the town hall, about 4 cables NW of Fort Duquesne.

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6.216 Outer anchorage. The anchorage area is bounded by the following positions: 36490N 5471E. 36500N 5471E. 36500N 5510E. 36490N 5510E. Pilotage is compulsory and is available in daylight only. Requests for pilots should be made 24 hours in advance. On arrival in the road contact should be made with the Port Captain on VHF channel 16. See also 1.21. Tugs are available.

Directions for entering harbour

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6.212 From a position NE of Jijel Main Lighthouse (3650N 547E) (6.206), the track leads generally S for about 7 cables, passing: E of a rocky spit, with several above-water rocks lying upon it and a charted depth of 64 m at its extremity, extending about 1 cables E of the islet lying at the E end of Jete Nord. The spit should be given a berth of at least 3 cables. Thence: E of the head of Epi Nord, a short breakwater extending about 1 cables SSE of the above mentioned islet. A light (black column, 3 m in height) is exhibited from the head of Epi Nord, and another light (red column, 3 m in height) is exhibited from the head of Jete Sud, about 1 cable SW of the head of Epi Nord. Thence as required to enter the harbour between the heads of Epi Nord and Jete Sud.

6.217 General layout. It is reported that the harbour is protected from the W and N by the West Breakwater which extends a total of 1500 m N from the shore on the W side of the port; a detached breakwater, 1500 m in length, orientated SW/NE lies close off its head. The East Breakwater extends 900 m NNW from the shore on the E side of the port to a position SSE of the head of the West Breakwater to form the entrance which faces NE. The Steel Quay lines the inner half of the West Breakwater and the General Cargo Quay lines the entire W side of the East breakwater. A container quay extends some 250 m parallel to the East Breakwater from a position on the shore between the two breakwaters. Developments. It is reported that a grain terminal and a tanker terminal are planned.

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6.213 Up to date details of berths available in Jijel are unknown. The chart provides the best guide currently available. Masters are advised to obtain berth information from the ships agents or the Port Authority prior to arrival.

6.218 Steel Quay: length 1060 m; depth 105 to 182 m. General Cargo Quay: length 750 m; depth 11 m. Container Quay: length 250 m; depth 11 m. Three Ro-Ro berths lie in the basin between the General Cargo Quay and the Container Quay. Maximum draught is 11 m.

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6.219 Facilities. Hospital in Taher 4 km distant. Supplies: fresh water; fuel oil by road; supplies are very limited. Communications: airport nearby.
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During gales, the current sets with the direction of the wind, but after a gale, it sets along the shore of the gulf in a direction contrary to that of the gale.

Principal marks
6.226 Landmarks (with positions given from Ras Bouak): Djebel Gouraya (36464N 5050E) (6.185). House, 1 cable W of Ras Bouak (36457N 5064E) (6.227). Chimney (6 cables W). Two minarets (about 1 mile WSW). Chimney, standing 1 miles SW of the minarets. Dar Mohand (3642N 505E), a detached hill rising a short distance inland above a low sandy stretch of coast extending SSE from Bejaa. Aokas (3638N 514E), a cone-shaped hill, the sides of which fall steeply to the sea. Jebel Taounnart (3642N 535E) (6.205). Major light: Cap Carbon Light (3647N 506E) (6.185).

Anchorages and harbours

Chart 252

Grande Cavallo
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6.220 Anchorage for small vessels can be obtained between Pointe Cavallo (3647N 536E) (6.206) and Grande Cavallo (6.206), 7 cables ENE, in depths of 10 to 12 m, but the bottom is rocky in places and the shelter afforded very poor. In good weather, small craft can find an anchorage close S of Grande Cavallo. Local knowledge is required.

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6.221 Description. Mersa Zeitoun (3657N 616E) has an islet with two conical summits lying close off its S entrance point. An above-water rock lies on a rocky spit, with a depth of 2 m over its extremity, extending 2 cables W from an isolated rock on the beach in the cove. Anchorage, with excellent shelter from E winds, can be obtained by small vessels between the spit and the S entrance point of the cove. Local knowledge is required.

Directions Cap Carbon to Bejaa

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6.222 Anchorage for small vessels, sheltered from N and E winds, can be obtained about 3 cables off the beach in Casabianca (36583N 6153E), a cove indenting the coast 1 mile N of Mersa Zeitoun (6.221), in depths between 15 and 26 m. Alternatively, a temporary anchorage can be obtained abreast a house with a red roof close to the shore in depths of 10 or 12 m, sand. Local knowledge is required.

6.227 From a position E of Cap Carbon (3647N 506E) (6.188), the track leads S for about 1 miles, passing (with positions given from Cap Carbon): E of Kef Lekhal (4 cables S), a steep headland which obscures Cap Carbon Light when bearing more than 333. The mariners attention is drawn to the pilot boarding ground (6.231) for Port de Bejaa which is charted in the vicinity. Thence: E of Ras Bouak (1 mile S), a headland lying at the S end of a line of high grey-coloured cliffs extending S from Cap Carbon, thence: E of a light-buoy (special) (1 miles S), marking a wave recorder, thence: E and S of the head of Jete Est (1 miles S), on the E side of the entrance to the harbour of Bejaa. A light (hut on black metal framework tower, 15 m in height), is exhibited from the head of Jete Est. (Directions for Bejaa are given at 6.233)

GOLFE DE BEJAA General information

Charts 252, 1710 and plan of Port de Bejaa
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Bejaa to Pointe Cavallo

6.228 From a position SE of the head of Jete Est, the track leads generally ENE for about 22 miles, passing (with positions from Cap Carbon (36467N 5063E)): NNW of Pointe Aokas (10 miles SE), dominated by Aokas (6.226) and lying at the E end of a length of coast extending E from the vicinity of Dar Mohand (6.226), which is fronted by a bank, with depths of less than 6 m over it, extending to a distance of 5 cables offshore in places; several points along this stretch are fringed by below-water rocks. A white house stands out on the summit of a hillock close W of the point. Thence: NNW of Les Falaises (15 miles SE), standing at the head of a cove of the same name, 7 miles E of Pointe Aokas, where in good weather landing can be effected, thence: NNW of an unnamed point (16 miles SE), 2 miles ENE of Les Falaises, which lies on the W side of the entrance to Anse Ziama (not charted); a dangerous below-water rock lies close NE of the point. Thence:

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6.223 Golfe de Bejaa is entered between Cap Carbon (3647N 506E) (6.188) and Pointe Cavallo (6.206), 24 miles E. Port de Bejaa (6.229) lies in a bight on the W side of the gulf, close SW of Cap Carbon. There is no safe anchorage in the gulf except off Bejaa.

Topography
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6.224 The S shore of the gulf is dominated by a chain of mountains, the highest of which is Jebel Ta Babor, 23 miles SE of Cap Carbon (6.188).

Current
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6.225 There is usually a counter-current setting N through the anchorage off Bejaa.

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NNW of Pointe Ziama (17 miles SE), on the E side of the entrance to Anse Ziama. The point may be identified by a rocky ridge, 137 m in height, with a small house standing near its extremity. In good weather, landing can be effected in the coves on either side of Pointe Ziama. Thence: NNW of le Ronde (17 miles SE), a rock, about 5 cables N of Pointe Ziama, with a 27 m patch close S of it, thence: NNW of le Mansouriah (19 miles ESE), a cone-shaped island 2 miles E of le Ronde, which is the outermost of a group of rocks fringing Pointe Mansouriah (not named on the chart). Rocky shoals extend a short distance NE and SW from le Mansouriah. A light (column, 6 m in height), is exhibited from the island. The cone-shaped and pointed summit of Jebel Ibrake (not charted on BA chart), 846 m in elevation, lies 1 mile SE of Pointe Mansouriah; a road winding through these hills is clearly visible. Anchorage can be obtained by small vessels, sheltered from N and W winds, on the E side of a group of rocks which terminate in le Mansouriah and landing can be effected in a small bay on the E side of Pointe Mansouriah; local knowledge is required. The track continues (with positions given from le Mansouriah (36409N 5289E)) NNW of a bay where Oued Guelil (2 miles ENE) (not charted) enters the sea. The river is reported to run even in the dry season and a landing can be effected in this bay; a dangerous below-water rock lies close off the point on the N side of the bay. Thence:

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NNW of Pointe Taza (3 miles ENE). Baie de Taza (not named on chart) lies on the SW side of this point and although it appears to afford an anchorage, it should be avoided because it is dangerous in bad weather. Thence: NNW of Pointe Jebel Er-Rihana (6 miles NE) (not charted), with an islet 12 m in height lying close off it, thence: To a position NNW of lot Hadjret Tafalkout (7 miles NE) (not charted), which is 17 m in height and has a patch with a depth of 3 m over it about 5 cables NE. The islet lies about 5 cables offshore and is the outermost of several dangers between Pointe Jebel Er-Rihana and Pointe Cavallo (6.206), 1 miles farther NE. A light (white metal structure, green top, 5 m in height), is exhibited from the islet. (Directions for the coastal route are given at 6.206)

Port de Bejaa
Chart 1710 plan of Port of Bejaa

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6.229 Position. Port de Bejaa (Bougie) lies on the W side of Golfe de Bejaa, about 1 miles S of Cap Carbon (3647N 506E) (6.188). Function. The main cargoes handled are general, bulk, containers, liquefied gas and oil. At the 1998 census the population was 147 076. Topography. The town is backed by beautiful mountains in what is considered to be one of the prettiest bays on the North African coast.

Bejaia from NNE (6.229)

(Original dated 2004) (Photograph Graham Hutt)

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Port limits are reported to lie within a line joining Ras Bouak (36458N 5064E) to the mouth of Oued Soummam (36435N 5051E). Approach and entry. The port is approached from Golfe de Bejaa and entered from SSE between Jete Est and Jete Sud. Traffic. In 2004 there were 1279 ship calls with a total of 21 646 828 dwt. Port Authority. Entreprise Portuaire de Bejaa, Avenue des Freres Amrani, Bejaa, Algeria.

Harbour
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6.232 General layout.The harbour consists of three adjoining basins extending for 1 miles NE/SW and entered from SSE close to the N end. Landmarks: see 6.226.

Directions for entering harbour

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6.230 Deepest berth: Tanker Berth No 1 (6.234). Maximum size of vessel handled: LOA 260 m; draught 13 m. Local weather. Between December and March, a heavy swell sometimes enters the harbour, usually during and after prolonged NW winds, which causes violent surging at the tanker berths in Avant-Port and may require a vessel to put to sea.

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6.233 Caution. A dangerous area surrounds a wreck lying about 1 miles SSW from the harbour entrance, as shown on the chart. Several other wrecks lie up to a distance of 2 miles from the harbour entrance, in an arc between SE and S, as shown on the chart. A light-buoy is moored in the middle of this area about 1 miles SSE of the harbour entrance. From a position S of the head of Jete Est (3645N 506E) (6.227), the track leads generally NNW for a short distance, passing: Between the head of Jete Est, giving it a clearance of at least 15 m, and: The head of Jete Sud on the W side of the entrance, 2 cables W of the head of Jete Est; a light (white column, red lantern, on hut, 8 m in height), is exhibited from the head of Jete Sud. Thence: As required for the allocated berth.

6.231 Notice of ETA required. Tankers should give at least 48 hours, thence 24 hours notice, including their maximum draught. If 24 hours notice varies by more than 1 hour an updated ETA should be sent. Other vessels should give at least 6 hours notice. Outer anchorage, sheltered from all winds except those between N and NE, can be obtained as convenient off the breakwaters at Bejaa. The bottom consists of mud and sand, and the holding ground is good where the mud is hard, but bad where it is soft. However it is reported that in all weather conditions the pilot will advise a suitable berth. Pilotage is compulsory within a line joining Cap Carbon (3647N 506E) and Pointe Aokas (6.228), 10 miles SE (Chart 252), and is available 24 hours. The pilot boarding ground lies 8 cables SE of Cap Carbon, as shown on the chart. In a heavy swell the pilot will board in the harbour entrance. See also 1.21. Tugs are available. Regulations. It is reported that no night movements for tankers with LPG or refined products is allowed. No night berthing for tankers over 80 000 dwt; night departure is allowed.

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6.234 Avant-Port. Tanker Berth No 1, maximum draught 13 m. Vieux-Port and Arrire-Port. It is reported that between them these basins provide a total of 19 berths with depths alongside ranging from 61 to 93 m. There are berths for yachts in the W corner of Vieux-Port. General cargo, bulk and Ro-Ro berthing facilities are available. Containers are handled at the general cargo berths.

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6.235 Repairs of all kinds are available, but permission must first be obtained from the Harbour Master. There is a floating dock in Arrire-Port, length 190 m; width between fenders 32 m; 15 000 dwt. Other facilities: hospitals in the town; garbage disposal; oily waste disposal; deratting and issue of certificate. Supplies: provisions; fresh water; fuel oil available at the tanker berths by prior arrangement, or by barge; lubricating oil and intermediate fuels are also available by prior arrangement. Communications: Bejaa Airport 6 km distant.

CAP BOUGAROUN TO RAS EL HAMRA GENERAL INFORMATION

Inshore route from Anse des Beni Said to Ras El Hadid (6.246). Skikda and Port Mthanier with approaches (6.257).

Charts 252, 2121

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COASTAL ROUTE General information

Charts 252, 2121 1712 (see 1.15)

6.236 In this section the coastal waters between Cap Bougaroun (3705N 628E) (6.207) and Ras el Hamra (6.242), 64 miles E, are described together with off-lying dangers, the port of Skikda (3653N 654E) (6.257) and other harbours and anchorages. The section is arranged as follows: Coastal route (6.237).

Route
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6.237 From a position in the vicinity of Cap Bougaroun (3705N 628E) (6.207), the track leads E for about

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51 miles, then generally ESE for about 16 miles to the vicinity of Ras el Hamra (6.242).
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6.238 See 6.3 and 1.8.

Current
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6.239 Throughout the year the current sets E predominantly, with a rate from to kn.

Principal marks
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6.240 Landmarks: Ras el Hadid (Cap de Fer) Lighthouse (white round tower, yellow lantern, white dwellings, 17 m in height) (3705N 710E), standing on Ras el Hadid (6.241) one of the most salient points on the coast of Algeria. There is a signal station near the lighthouse. Tower (3700N 634E), standing in Collo (6.245). Flare (3651N 655E), the position of which is approximate, close SE of Skikda (6.257). Marabout on the E entrance point to Baie de Sidi Akkche (3705N 716E) (6.241). Jebel Edough (3654N 739E) (6.299). Pointe du Pain de Sucre, 5 miles N of Jebel Edough (6.299), terminating in a pyramidal crest, 192 m in height. and dominated by Koudiat el Guelaa attaining an elevation of 521 m, 1 mile S. Major lights: Cap Bougaroun Light (3705N 628E) (6.205). Ras el Hadid Light as above. Cape de Garde Light (grey square tower, white dwelling, 14 m in height) (3658N 747E) exhibited from the point (6.242).

Directions
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N of lot Toukouch (Takouch) (7 miles E), 33 m in height and lying about 1 mile offshore, thence: N of Seiche du Ras Toukouch (10 miles E), a coral patch lying 2 miles NNW of Ras Toukouch, the NE extremity of the small multi-headed peninsula of Presqule de Toukouch. Roche Begra and Roche Turque are two dangerous rocks lying 2 cables apart in the approaches to a bay on the NW side of the peninsula. Ras Toukouch Light (white tower, black lantern, 10 m in height), is exhibited from the summit of hill close inland from Ras Toukouch. A white lookout tower stands at an elevation of 198 m on the summit of Mont Sidi Merkeb, about 3 cables SW of the lighthouse. Mont Sidi Yahia, a conical hill rising to an elevation of 545 m, 2 miles SSW of the lighthouse, has a marabout standing on it. le Djezira, 64 m in height, is the largest and outermost of two islets almost joined to the coast NE of the lighthouse. A current, with a rate at times of as much as 2 kn, has been experienced on the bank between Seiche du Ras Toukouch and the coast. In bad weather, the sea over this bank is especially heavy and vessels should avoid passing over it. Thence: The track continues (with positions given from Ras Toukouch Lighthouse (37047N 7235E)): N of a rock (4 miles ESE), with a depth of 6 m over it, lying about 3 cables offshore, thence: To a position N of Roche Axin (Roche Akcine) (6 miles ESE), a rocky shoal with several heads, lying 5 cables offshore and covered by the red sector of Ras Toukouch Light. A light (isolated danger daymark on black octagonal tower, red bands), is exhibited from Roche Axin. Useful mark: Sidi Benhout (white marabout, rising to an elevation of 536 m) (3702N 728E), standing upon the summit of a flat-topped conical hill, about 7 cables inland.

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6.241 From a position N of Cap Bougaroun (3705N 628E) (6.207), the track leads E for about 51 miles, passing (with positions given from Cap Bougaroun): N of Ras El-Kriba (Ras el Kebir) (4 miles SE), a headland separating Anse de Tamanart on the NW from Anse des Beni Said on the SE. Thence: (Directions for the inshore route from Anse des Beni Said to Ras el Hadid are given at 6.249) N of Collo (6.245) (7 miles SE), thence: N of Skikda (23 miles SE) (6.257), thence: N of the Skikda TSS, thence: N of Ras el Hadid (34 miles E), where a rocky islet with some rocks close W of it, lies 3 cables W of the cape. A light (6.240) is exhibited from the cape. In winter, strong currents are experienced off the cape and, with WNW winds, there is a heavy swell. Thence: The track continues (with positions given from Ras el Hadid (37050N 7104E)): N of Baie de Sidi Akkche (5 miles E), where anchorage can be obtained sheltered from E winds; local knowledge is required. Several above-water rocks lie within 5 cables N of the E entrance point of the bay. Thence:

6.242 From a position N of Roche Axin, the track leads generally ESE for about 16 miles, passing (with positions given from Roche Axin Light (37032N 7307E)): NNE of Ras Axin (Ras Akcine) (7 cables SE), reddish in colour and dominated by Sommet du Matefouch (Gourari) (not charted) rising to an elevation of 573 m, thence: NNE of Sidi Bou Zeid (4 miles SE), (useful mark), thence: NNE of Pain de Sucre (8 miles ESE), which is fringed by rocks, thence: NNE of Voile Noir (9 miles ESE), a conical rock lying close offshore, thence: NNE of Anse de Sidi Begra (11 miles ESE), a bay where a rock, with a depth of 5 m over it, lies about 2 cables off its W entrance point. Thence: To a position NNE of Ras el Hamra (Cape de Garde) (14 miles ESE), a headland fringed by rocks on its N and E sides extending to 1 cables offshore in places. Near its extremity are two hills and, when seen from E or W, appears from a distance as an island. Cape de Garde Light (6.240) is exhibited from a position 4 cables W of the cape and a signal station stands at an elevation of 158 m, on the summit of a hill, 2 cables SW of the lighthouse.

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Useful mark: Sidi Bou Zeid (a marabout) (3659N 734E), standing on the summit of a coastal hill, which is a prominent feature when not hidden by a neighbouring wood. A tall chimney stands in the village of An Barbar at the foot of the coastal hill. (Directions continue for the coastal route at 6.290 and are given for the Golfe dAnnaba at 6.301)

Collo
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Anchorages and harbours

Charts 252, 1712 plans of Mersa Toukouch and Collo anchorage (see 1.15)

Anse de Tamanart and Anse des Beni Sad

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6.243 Description. Anse de Tamanart and Anse des Beni Sad indent the coast N and S, respectively, of Ras El-Kriba (3703N 633E). Anse des Beni Said is dominated by Sidi Achour, rising to an elevation of 540 m, about 6 cables inland on the S side of the bay; a white hermitage stands on its summit. Anchorages. A good anchorage, sheltered from W winds, can be obtained in Anse de Tamanart, in a depth of about 15 m. A swell sometimes rounds Cap Bougaroun and enters the outer part of the anchorage. It is reported that some unmarked piles lie in Anse de Tamanart. An anchorage can be obtained in Anse des Beni Said, but care should be taken to avoid a dangerous rocky reef (Roches des Beni Sad) lying about 3 cables from the head of the bay. Local knowledge is required for both anchorages.

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6.244 Description. Baie de Toukouch indents the coast between le Djezira (37047N 7238E) (6.241) and La Pointe Perce, 2 miles SSE. The bay is dominated by Sidi Yahia, a cone-shaped mountain which rises to an elevation of 545 m about 1 miles W of La Pointe Perce; a mosque stands on its summit. The shore of the bay S of Mersa Toukouch to La Pointe Perce, is fringed with rocks extending out to a distance of 1 cables. Roche Felkoum is the outermost of these dangers. The small town of Mersa Toukouch, also known as Chetabi, with a population of about 4000, stands on the N side of the bay. Anchorage, with good shelter from W winds, can be obtained with the church in Mersa Toukouch bearing about 274, and the extremity of the land in the NE part of the bay bearing about 031, in depths between 15 and 17 m, as shown on the chart. However, it should be noted that NE and E winds send in a heavy sea. Harbour. On the N side of the bay, close E of the town, there is a small harbour consisting of two jetties, with a 125 m long quay between them, extending S from the shore. The harbour is well protected from the N and NW but not so from the NE and E. There is a mooring buoy in the harbour and two small slipways. Useful marks: Light (white column, 5 m in height), is exhibited from the head of the E jetty. Light (white column, 5 m in height), is exhibited from the head of the W jetty. Berths. There are depths between 2 and 45 m alongside the jetties and between 5 and 6 m alongside the quay.

6.245 Description. The town of Collo, with a population of 41 000 (2000), stands among green hills on a neck of land at the base of the peninsula named Presqule Djerda, of which Cap Collo (3701N 635E) (6.249) is the NE extremity, separating Bahr Ensa on the N from Baie de Collo on the S. Occasionally cork is exported from Collo by using barges to load vessels at anchor; a small fishing fleet is based here. Port Authority Entreprise Portuaire de Skikda, Skikda, Algeria. Outer anchorages. Bahr Ensa is free from dangers and affords temporary anchorage in its central part in depths of about 20 m. Baie de Collo, lying between Cap Collo and Ras Frao (6.249) (chart 252), 3 miles SE is one of the best open anchorages in Algeria. It affords excellent shelter from W and N winds. A good berth for a large vessel is with Sidi Achour (6.243), 2 miles W of Cap Collo, in line with the church in Collo bearing 297, and Cap Collo Lighthouse in line with the SE extremity of the peninsula, of which Cap Collo is the NE extremity, bearing 021, in a depth of about 27 m, as shown on the chart. Anchorage can be obtained by small craft closer to the village, about 2 cables S of the head of the jetty, in depths between 6 and 10 m, sand, taking care to avoid the wreck charted about 2 cables SE of the church. Pilotage. There is no official pilot but assistance of a local pilot may be obtained by day only. See also 1.21. Harbour. The harbour consists of an open roadstead and a jetty, extending about cable S from the shore on the E side of the town, from the root of which a quayed area extends W and NNW. Useful marks: Light (white column, black lantern, 8 m in height), is exhibited from the head of the jetty. The light is obscured when bearing less than 221. Small fort, 3 cables W of the head of the jetty, is conspicuous. The fort and tower stand on the NE slope of Koudiat Djezair which rises to about a height of 100 m, SW of the town. Berths. There is a total of 230 m of berthing space with depths alongside of 4 to 5 m. Caution. It is reported that as soon as E winds commence, considerable surging occurs alongside and vessels should vacate the harbour to anchor in the bay. Facilities: small hospital in the town. Supplies: provisions in small quantities; fresh water from tap on the quay; diesel oil on the quay.

INSHORE ROUTE FROM ANSE DES BENI SAID TO RAS EL HADID General information
Charts 252, 1712 plan of Collo Anchorage (see 1.15)

Route
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6.246 The route from the vicinity of Pointe Sidi Yahia (37017N 6343E), on the S side of the entrance to Anse des Beni Said (6.243) leads ESE for about 16 miles to the vicinity of le Srigina (6.249), on the W side of the approaches to Stora (6.282), Skikda (6.257) and Port

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Mthanier (6.257), thence NE for about 13 miles to the vicinity of Ras el Hadid (6.241). For Skikda TSS see NP6.1.

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tower, red top, 12 m in height), is exhibited from the island. (Directions for Stora, Skikda and Port Mthanier are given at 6.273)

6.247 The coast between Anse des Beni Said and Ras el Hadid is backed by mountainous terrain to some distance E of Skikda (3653N 654E), where it descends to the low plain, fronted by wooded dunes, of Oued el Kebir (6.250), before rising to the highland SE of Ras el Hadid (6.241).

le Srigina to Ras el Hadid

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6.248 Landmarks: Tower standing 1 miles SW of Cap Collo (3701N 635E) (6.249). le Srigina (45 m in height) (3656N 653E) (6.249). Flare, the position of which is approximate (3651N 655E) (6.240). Ras el Hadid Lighthouse (3705N 710E) (6.240). Major lights: Cap Bougaroun Light (3705N 628E) (6.205). Ras el Hadid (6.240).

Directions Point Sidi Yahia to le Srigina

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6.249 From a position in the vicinity Anse des Beni Said (6.241), NNE of Pointe Sidi Yahia (37017N 6343E) which has a mosque standing on the summit of a hill close SW, the track leads generally ESE for about 16 miles, passing (with positions given from Cap Collo (37010N 6351E)): NNE of La Seiche de Collo (6 cables NE), a rocky shoal, thence: NNE of Cap Collo, from which a light (white octagonal tower, green lantern, 11 m in height), is exhibited. NNE of Ras Frao (3 miles SE), a headland on the SE side of Baie de Collo (6.245) at the end of a sandy beach dominated by Morne Telezza, an isolated, conical, wooded hill rising to its summit 3 miles WSW of Ras Frao. Thence: NNE of le Mta (7 miles ESE), which is reddish in colour with a rounded summit lying 5 cables offshore, 1 mile E of Ras Erded; the island is not easy to distinguish from the coast behind it. Demnia, a mountain, rises to 665 m in height, 3 miles S of Ras Erded. Thence: NNE of lot Bibi (8 miles ESE), 46 m in height, lying about 6 cables W of Ras Bibi, a long, narrow and rugged peninsula, with two rounded summits, which appears to be divided into two when viewed from W. Thence: NNE of a chain of islets (10 miles ESE) extending 3 cables NNW of Pointe de Sept les, thence: NNE of a rocky spit (13 miles ESE), with a depth of 47 m (Chart 855) over its extremity, extending 2 cables NNW of lot Esrah, which is the outermost of several conical islets fringing the N side of Pointe Esrah (Kef Esrah), a broad headland at the E extremity of a mountain range. Thence: NNE of Baie dEsrah (13 miles ESE) (6.253), thence: To a position NNE of le Srigina, which is fringed by rocks and shoals to a short distance offshore and lies 2 miles ESE of lot Esrah. A light (white square

6.250 From a position E of le Srigina, the track leads generally NE for about 13 miles, passing (with positions given from le Srigina (36564N 6533E)): NW of a stranded wreck (6 miles ESE) lying about 3 cables offshore, thence: NW of Ras Filfila (10 miles E), a headland of rocky cliffs; a conical rock, 35 m in height, lies on the NE side of the point. Thence: NW of Seiche de Filfila (9 miles ENE), a rocky bank, thence: NW of a rocky shoal (13 miles E), with a depth of 15 m over it, which is the outermost of a line of shoals fringing a low beach fronting the shore, thence: NW of the mouth of Oued el Kebir (18 miles ENE); a white marabout stands close N of the mouth. Sandy bays, separated by rocky projections, lie N of the river mouth. Thence: NW of Pointe Sidi Bou Merouane (18 miles ENE), from which a light (white tower, 5 m in height) is exhibited. The point is fringed with foul ground and has a marabout standing on it. E of the point a shingle beach fronts the village of El Mersa (6.255). Thence: To a position NW of Ras el Hadid (16 miles NE) (6.241). Anse des Corailleurs (6.256), lying about 8 cables SE of Ras el Hadid Lighthouse, affords shelter to small vessels. Anse des Espagnols (6.256) lies between Anse des Corailleurs and Ras el Hadid.

Anchorages and harbours Ras Erded

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6.251 Anchorage for small vessels can be found either side of Ras Erded (36575N 6410E), according to the direction of the wind, or on the S side of lot Mta; local knowledge is required.

Ras Bibi
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6.252 Anchorage. Good anchorage can be found in the bays on either side of Ras Bibi (3658N 645E), local knowledge is required.

Baie dEsrah
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6.253 Description. Baie dEsrah (36565N 6515E) is entered SE of lot Esrah, where a sandy beach fronts the shore at its head and a large house with a red roof stands behind it. Anchorage can be obtained in Baie dEsrah in depths of about 20 m, sand, sheltered from W winds.

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6.254 Description. Saint Louis (36545N 7070E), a small village where there is a jetty with a pontoon at its head, lies near the head of a cove on the E side of Ras Filfila. Anchorage for small vessels can be obtained in depths of 35 to 8 m in the cove; a rock awash, lies about cable off the beach; local knowledge is required.

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6.255 Anchorage for small vessels, sheltered by Pointe Sidi Bou Merouane, can be obtained off El Mersa (37015N 7155E); its NW part is encumbered by rocks and local knowledge is required.

Limiting conditions Controlling depths

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Anse des Corailleurs and Anse des Espagnols

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6.263 Depths including dredged depths, which should not be relied upon, are as shown on the chart. Masters are advised to obtain up to date information on these depths from the Port Authority.

6.256 Description. Anse des Corailleurs, lying about 8 cables SE of Ras el Hadid Lighthouse (3705N 710E), affords shelter to small vessels. A rock obstructs the entrance and local knowledge is required. Anse des Espagnols lies between Anse des Corailleurs and Ras el Hadid Anchorage, in a depth of about 15 m, can be obtained for small vessels in the middle of Anse des Espagnols; a rock awash lies about cable off the beach in the NE corner of the bay; local knowledge is required.

Deepest and longest berths

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6.264 Skikda: Tanker Berth P3 (6.275). Port Mthanier: P3 (6.276).

Maximum size of vessel handled

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6.265 At Port Mthanier; LOA 265 m; draught 148 m.

Local weather
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SKIKDA AND PORT MTHANIER WITH APPROACHES General information

Chart 855 plans of Golfe de Stora and Skikda

6.266 Water levels. Winds from the W raise the level of the water in the harbour at Skikda by about 03 m, and E winds lower it by about the same amount. Swell from the N has caused sufficient movement at berths in Port Mthanier to stop cargo operations.

Arrival information Notice of ETA required

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Position
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6.257 Skikda (Philippeville) (3653N 654E), with Port Mthanier, 1 mile E, lies on the S side of the Golfe de Stora which indents the coast E of le Srigina (3656N 653E).

6.267 ETA of 78, 48 and 24 hours. For details see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3).

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6.258 The two harbours at Skikda and Port Mthanier, together with the anchorages in Golfe de Stora form Port de Skikda. The old harbour at Skikda has good facilities for handling bulk grain, container, general cargo and Ro-Ro vessels, together with oil tankers. Port Mthanier is used exclusively for oil, petroleum products and LNG. At the 1998 census the population was 152 335.

Topography
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6.259 Skikda is easily identified with the mountainous promontory of which Cap Bougaroun (6.207) is the extremity, to the W, and that of Ras el Hadid (6.241) to the E. The old harbour lies between Pointe du Chteau-Vert and Cap Skikda, 1 mile farther ESE.
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6.268 The Golfe de Stora affords good protection from W but not NW winds. In bad weather heavy seas set into the bay. A designated anchorage for tankers, the W limit of which is shown on the chart, is established NE of Skikda harbour, with depths up to about 40 m, sand and mud. Large vessels, other than tankers, can obtain anchorage in an area SE of lot des Singes (36544N 6531E), clear of the prohibited anchorage area and without obstructing the harbour entrance, in depths of about 17 m, sand. In winter vessels should anchor farther out in depths of 20 to 22 m. Small vessels can obtain anchorage off the breakwater at Stora, 1 mile NW of Skikda, clear of the prohibited anchorage area. Prohibited anchorage. In order to protect a submarine cable, a prohibited anchorage area extends NE from Baie de Stora (36542N 6631E) (6.282).

Pilotage
6.269 Pilotage is compulsory for vessels of 500 grt and over, and is available in daylight only. The boarding position for the anchorages SE of lot des Singes (6.268), and for Skikda, is 1 mile NNW of the entrance to the harbour. The boarding position for Port Mthanier is 1 mile N of the harbour entrance. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3). See also 1.21.

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6.260 Both harbours are approached through the TSS (see NP6.1). Skikda is entered between Grande Jete du Nord and Mle du Chteau. Port Mthanier is entered through a dredged channel between its breakwaters, on the alignment of leading lights.

Traffic
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6.261 In 2004 there were 1392 ship calls with a total of 31 441 577 dwt.

Tugs
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6.270 Tugs are available and compulsory for vessels exceeding 1500 grt.

Port Authority
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Traffic regulations
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6.262 Entreprise Portuaire de Skikda, Skikda, Algeria.

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mandatory, although they are not IMO-adopted. Mariners are advised that the principles for the use of routeing systems defined in Rule 10 of The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (1972) apply.

Port Mthanier
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6.271 Skikda consists of two basins fronting the town. A mole, Grande Jette du Nord, extends 1 cables NNW from the coast before turning WNW for 7 cables. The tanker berths are on the inside of this mole. A broad mole extends 2 cables NNE from the shore towards a point about 1 cables ESE from the head of Grande Jette du Nord to leave a WNW facing entrance cable wide. A broad jetty extends NNE about half way down the harbour to form the two basins. Port Mthanier is enclosed by two moles. The NW mole extends 2 cables N from the shore, thence NE for 1 cables and, finally, ENE for 5 cables. The E mole extends 3 cables NW from the shore 7 cables E of the root of the NW mole. A jetty, with berths on both sides, extends 2 cables NW from the shore 1 cables W from the E mole.

6.274 From the SE end of the W TSS the pilot boarding position is 2 miles S. From the S end of the E TSS it is 5 miles SW. The track then leads SE and thence WSW to the harbour entrance. Leading lights. The alignment (244) of Port Mthanier Leading Lights exhibited from the N side of Djebel Mouader (36528N 6552E) leads into the harbour: Front light (white framework tower, red lantern). Rear light (similar structure), (400 m from front light). Caution. The positions and alignment of the leading lights are approximate and should not be relied upon. Useful marks: Light (green metal tower, 13 m in height), exhibited from the head of Jete Principale. Light (white tower, red top), exhibited from the head of Jete Secondaire.

Basins and berths Skikda

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Landmarks
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le Srigina (3656N 653E) (6.249). Building (36536N 6540E), close to the root of Mle du Chteau-Vert. Tower (36532N 6544E) of pilot building. Silo, 4 cables E of the above tower. Flare, 2 miles SE of Skikda (chart 252). Flares, the positions of which are approximate, 7 cables, 8 cables and 1 miles, respectively, from the head of Port Mthanier W breakwater.

6.275 Avant-Port: Tanker berth P3. LOA 230 m; maximum draught 13 m. Quai de Marinelle. LOA 290 m; maximum draught 105 m. A rock, with a charted depth of 9 m over it, lies about midway along this berth. Darse: Tanker berth P1. LOA 190 m; maximum draught 11 m. Quai Sud. LOA 400; maximum draught 6 m. Ro-Ro berths lie at the W end of Quai Sud and along the E side of Transverse Sud.

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Directions for entering harbour

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6.276 P3; maximum length 260 m; depth 16 m.

Skikda
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6.273 From the SE end of the W TSS the pilot boarding position is 3 miles SW. From the S end of the E TSS it is 7 miles WSW. The track then leads SSE to the harbour entrance, keeping within the red sector of the light exhibited from the head of Grande Jete du Nord. Useful marks: le du Lion (36553N 6534E), a conical islet 30 m in height from where a light is exhibited (white square tower). Light (white square tower, green lantern, 9 m in height) exhibited from lot des Singes (36544N 6531E), an islet connected to the mainland by a bridge. Light (white round tower 14 m in height), exhibited from the head of Grande Jette du Nord. Light (white tower, red top, 8 m in height), exhibited from the head of Traverse Nord, a spur extending a short distance SSE, on the N side of the harbour entrance. Light (white round tower 8 m in height), exhibited from the head of Mle du Chteau-Vert on the S side of the harbour entrance. Building at root of Mle du Chteau-Vert. Tower 1 cables S of the root of Traverse Sud. Silo at SE end of E basin.

Port services Repairs

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6.277 Repairs are available. Permission should be obtained from the Harbour Master before repairs are undertaken.

Other facilities
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6.278 Hospital in the town; de-ratting and issue of certificates.

Supplies
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6.279 Provisions; fresh water; fuel oil available by barge.

Communications
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6.280 Nearest airports: Annaba 80 km, Qacentina 80 km, Constantine, 100 km distant.

Anchorages and harbours El Kalaa

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6.281 It is reported that good weather anchorage can be found SW of El Kalaa, an islet 1 cables W of lot Esrah (36575N 6512E), in depths of 6 to 8 m, in clearly visible sand patches interspersed with rock; local knowledge is required.

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6.282 Description. Stora (36542N 6528E), 1 miles NW of Skikda, is a small fishing and leisure harbour, standing at the head of Baie de Stora. A beach extends S for about 1 cables from the harbour to Rochers de la Marne, a rocky point which extends about cable NE from the shore and lies close SW of the harbour entrance. Anchorage and prohibited anchorage. See 6.268. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the E by an outer breakwater extending S for about 2 cables from the shore on the E side of the village. Another breakwater extends a short distance E from the shore on the S side of the village, to a position about 1 cable NW of the head of the outer breakwater, to form the entrance which faces S.

Caution. During strong N winds, when heavy seas enter the Golfe de Stora, a considerable swell makes entry into the harbour dangerous. Useful marks: Light (grey round post, 9 m in height)), on the head of the outer breakwater. Light (pylon, red top), on the head of the short breakwater. Berths. There are a number of berths for fishing vessels at jetties in the NW part of the harbour and recreational craft are accommodated at finger piers on the inner side of the E breakwater. Supplies: fuel is available at the first fishing quay; provisions are available.

RAS EL HAMRA TO AIN BHAR GENERAL INFORMATION

Chart 2121 Major light: Cap de Garde Light (3658N 747E) (6.240).

Scope of the section

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6.283 In this area the coastal waters between Ras el Hamra (3658N 747E) (6.242) and Ain Bhar (6.290), 40 miles E, are described together with off-lying dangers and ports and anchorages along the coast. This section is arranged as follows: Coastal route (6.284). Golfe de Annaba (6.298).

Directions
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COASTAL ROUTE General information

Chart 2121 (see 1.15)

Route
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6.284 From the vicinity of Ras el Hamra (3658N 747E) (6.242), the route leads E for 38 miles to the vicinity of Ain Bhar (6.290).

Tunny fishing
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6.285 See 6.3 and 1.8.

Off-lying bank
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6.286 Bank Le Sec (3711N 830E), with a least depth of 40 m over it, lies 17 miles N of El Kala (6.291).

International boundary
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6.287 The international boundary between Algeria and Tunisia extends inland from a position on the coast 1 miles E of Ain Bhar.

Current
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6.288 Throughout the year the current sets E predominantly, with a rate from to kn.

Principal marks
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6.289 Landmark: Jebel Bou Abed (3641N 802E), a mountain, visible from a great distance.

6.290 From a position NNE of Ras el Hamra (3658N 747E), the track leads generally E, passing (with positions from Ras el Hamra): N of the Golfe dAnnaba (6 miles SE) (6.298), thence: N of Ras Rosa (22 miles E), a rocky brushwood covered cape dominated by Jebel Karoussa, nearly 3 miles S. The W side of the cape is faced with reddish cliffs and some rocks fringing the cape appear from the E and W to be some distance offshore, but actually lie about 1 cable off the coast. A light (white round tower, 13 m in height), is exhibited from the cape. Thence: The track continues (with positions given from Ras Rosa (36573N 8144E)): N of Rocher de Schiavone (1 miles SE), a high conical rock lying close off a point separating Baie du Grande Canier to the N from Baie du Petit Canier to the S. Anchorage can be obtained in both bays with fairly good shelter from W to WNW, however, both are open NE and local knowledge is required. Thence: N of a rocky patch (4 miles ESE), with a depth of 46 m over it, lying 3 cables offshore. A ruined tower, with the remains of buildings nearby, stands about 1 mile farther ESE. Thence: N of Ras M Zina (6 miles ESE), a point of medium height which is not easily distinguished from others nearby, thence: N of Ras el Alem (8 miles ESE), a high rounded headland easily recognisable because of its height and the projection of Bec de l Aigle (not charted), the W part of the cape, which shows up well from the W. The cape is dominated by Kef el Alem rising to 235 m in height, close S, and Kef Trbiche rising to 256 m, 9 cables S. Thence: N of Pointe des Carrires (9 miles ESE) (chart 1712), 1 mile WNW of El Kala, which is fringed by shoal water to a distance of 1 cable N, thence: N of El Kala (10 miles ESE) (6.291), thence: N of Pointe du Cimetire (10 miles ESE) (chart 1712), 5 cables E of El Kala, which is fringed by partly drying rocky foul ground, to a distance of

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over 2 cables W and over 1 cable N. A light (white tower, 4 m in height) is exhibited from the head of a jetty close E of the point. Thence: To a position N of An B har (Cap Roux) (18 miles E), a headland that can be identified by reddish cliffs on its W side and is fringed by above and below-water rocks to a distance of 2 cables. A tower and some ruined houses stand on the E side of the cape. Useful mark: Monte Rotondo (at an elevation of 178 m) (3654N 831E). (Directions continue for the coastal route at 7.17)

Caution. It was reported (2000) that the head of the breakwater is partly destroyed and blocks of rubble lie off its E side. Useful marks: Light (white tower, red lantern, 8 m in height), exhibited from close E of the W extremity of lot de France. Belfry tower of the church standing about 2 cables ESE of the above light. Light-buoy, reported (1997), moored about 1 cable NE of Pointe Noire.

Basins and berths

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El Kala
Chart 1712 plan of Port de La Calle

General information
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6.296 A spur extending N from the quayed S side of the harbour divides it into two small basins. There are a number of berths available on both N and S sides of the harbour with various depths alongside.

6.291 Position and function. El Kala (Port de La Calle) is a small natural harbour used by a fishing fleet, lying between Pointe Noire (36540N 8262E), a rocky peninsula fringed with foul ground, and lot de France, 3 cables E. The small town of El Kala stands on the S side of the harbour and has a population of about 5000.

Port services
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6.297 Facilities: hospital in the town. Supplies: water taps in the NE corner of the harbour, but it is reported that no water is available; fresh provisions; fuel.

Depths
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GOLFE DE ANNABA General information

Charts 2121, 1567 plan of approaches to Annaba and plan Annaba

6.292 Charted depths in the entrance and in the harbour, which has been partially dredged, are reported to be uncertain and should be treated with caution.

Arrival information
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Description
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6.293 Outer anchorages. Anchorage can be obtained in Baie de Boulipha which has a sandy beach and is entered between Pointe des Carrires (36542N 8253E) (6.290) and Pointe Noire. The bay offers fairly good shelter from W winds but with NW winds a heavy swell sets in around Ras el Alem (6.290). le Maudite is a rocky islet lying on the E side of the bay. An open anchorage can also be obtained about 4 cables N of the lighthouse standing near the W end of lot de France, in depths of about 22 m, sand and gravel, poor holding. Entry should be attempted only in good weather. Local knowledge is required.

6.298 Golfe de Annaba is entered between Ras el Hamra (3658N 747E) (6.242) and Ras Rosa (6.290), 21 miles E. The port of Annaba (6.303) lies on the W side of the gulf about 4 miles S of Ras el Hamra.

Topography
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6.294 General layout. The harbour is formed on its N side by lot de France which is connected to the mainland at its SE end by quays, thus forming the head of the harbour. On its W side the harbour is protected by a breakwater, extending N from the shore on the E side of Anse du Moulin. It is suitable for small vessels with draughts up to 35 m. Signals. When entry is impracticable, a red flag is displayed by day, and at night two red lights are disposed vertically, from a signal station standing on Tour de Moulin (36539N 8265E).

6.299 Golfe de Annaba is easily recognised and is embraced on the W by the mountainous ridge called Jebel Edough which extends WSW from Ras el Hamra and terminates in Kef Seba which is 1008 m in elevation. On the E of the bay there is a range of lower mountains, of which Jebel Karoussa is one of the summits, extending S from Ras Rosa. These are separated at the head of the gulf by a low plain, which at some distance inland, is backed by detached mountains. From the mouth of Oued Seybouse (6.303), close S of Annaba, a sandy beach backed by low wooded dunes, extends 9 miles ESE to the mouth of the Oued Mafragh, the combined mouth of Oued bou Namoussa and Oued el Kebir. From the mouth of Oued Mafragh, the coast, consisting of a succession of cliffs 50 to 100 m in height, continues 15 miles ENE to Ras Rosa.

Principal marks
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Directions for entering harbour

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6.295 The harbour is entered from N between the head of the breakwater and the rocky spit extending cable NW from the W end of lot de France, about 1 cables SE. Entry should only be attempted in good weather. Local knowledge is required.

6.300 Landmarks: Fort Gnois (36571N 7468E). Four buildings, 42 m in height (3655N 746E). Four chimneys (36537N 7459E). Dome of Basilique de San Augustn (36530N 7447E). Jebel Bou Abed (3641N 802E) (6.289). Major light: Cap de Garde Light (3658N 747E) (6.240).

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Directions Ras el Hamra to Annaba

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6.301 From a position NE of Ras el Hamra (3658N 747E) (6.242), the track leads generally SSW for about 5 miles, passing (with positions from Fort Gnois Light (36571N 7466E)): ESE of Fort Gnois, where a light (white tower on building, 8 m in height), is exhibited from 2 cables W. Thence: ESE of Baie du Lazaret (6 cables SSW) (6.305), thence: ESE of a rocky spit (2 miles S) extending a little over 1 cable E from a point on the S side of Baie des Corailleurs, thence: ESE of Kef du Lion (2 miles S), a rocky headland fringed with rocks. The SE side of Kef du Lion forms the root of Jete du Lion which embraces the N and E sides of Annaba harbour. Thence: To a position E of the head of Jete du Lion (2 miles SSE) in the vicinity of the pilot boarding ground.

terminating in Jebel Edough (6.299), with the fortress of Kasbah standing on a hill overlooking the town from N. Oued Seybouse enters the sea close S of the harbour. It is one of the smallest rivers in Algeria and flows only in summer and after each rainy season the river mouth alters and depths off it are shoal and are liable to change. Approach and entry. The port is approached from the Golfe dAnnaba and entered between the heads of Jete du Lion and Quai Sud. Traffic. In 2004 there were 195 ship calls with a total of 2 310 415 dwt. Port Authority. Entreprise Portuaire dAnnaba, Mole Gigogne, Quai Nord Annaba, Algeria.

Limiting conditions
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6.304 Maximum size of vessel handled: LOA 250 m; draught 115 m. Local weather. During NE gales, which are rare, heavy seas are experienced off the harbour entrance.

Arrival information
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Annaba to Ras Rosa

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6.302 From a position E of the head of Jete du Lion, the track leads generally ENE for about 21 miles, passing (with positions given from the light is exhibited from the head of Jete du Lion (36543N 7470E)): NNW of La Petite Seiche (1 miles E). Roches du Vautour lie 2 miles S. Thence: NNW of Roche Saint Joseph (3 miles ESE), thence: NNW of the mouth of Oued Mafragh (8 miles ESE) (6.299). The mouth of this river is frequently obstructed by sand which accumulates there during strong N winds. Thence: NNW of Roche des Pagres (11 miles E), thence: NNW of a rock (14 miles E), with a depth of 9 m over it, lying in the approaches to Calle Traverse, a cove indenting this deserted length of coast, thence: NNW of Roche du Mauvais Corail (14 miles E), thence: NNW of a wreck (20 miles E), with a depth of 12 m over it, lying in the approaches to a cove where small vessels can sometimes find shelter, thence: To a position NNW of Ras Rosa (21 miles E) (6.290). Useful marks: Stranded wreck (36509N 7515E), reported to be conspicuous visually and on the radar display. Signal station at an elevation of 43 m (36507N 7575E). Ras Rosa Light (36569N 8143E). (Directions for the coastal route are given at 6.290)

Annaba
Chart 1567, plan approaches to Annaba and plan of Annaba

General information
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6.303 Position. The port of Annaba lies on the W side of the Golfe dAnnaba, about 4 miles S of Ras el Hamra (3658N 747E) (6.242). Function. Annaba (Bne) handles general cargo, bulk, containers and oil products. At the 1998 census the population was 215 083. Topography. The town and port are backed by a wooded mountain range extending WSW from Ras el Hamra and

6.305 Port operation. It is reported that tankers are not permitted to berth at night. Notice of ETA required: see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3). Masters are advised to send their ETA as early as feasible. Outer anchorages. Anchorage can be obtained in Mouillage du Fort Gnois (36570N 7467E), lying at the N end of Baie du Lazaret, in depths well over 20 m. Mariners are advised not to anchor within the 20 m depth contour line owing to its proximity to the shore. The anchorage is well sheltered from W and NW winds, and those from the NE and E seldom blow strongly, although a swell, which does not break, sometimes enters the anchorage. Anchorage can be obtained in Baie des Corailleurs about 1 miles SSW of Mouillage du Fort Gnois, although it is not as secure as the one described above. Anchorage for night entry. Vessels arriving off the port for entry at night, and awaiting a pilot, should anchor 2 miles E of the harbour entrance, in depths of 20 to 31 m, sand, clear of La Petite Seiche. Pilotage is compulsory SW of a line joining Ras el Hamra and the mouth of Oued Mafragh (6.299), 10 miles SE, and is available 24 hours. Pilot boards about 5 cables E of the harbour entrance, as shown on the chart, from a black launch with white upper-works. See also 1.21. Tugs are available. Regulations concerning entry. Special regulations are in force in the harbour of Annaba and its approaches, a copy of which should be obtained on arrival. The principal regulations are as follows: Vessels leaving the harbour have precedence over those entering, with the exception of mail vessels and vessels in distress, which have precedence all the time. A vessel approaching the harbour, and about to enter, shall sound one long blast on the whistle or siren. Should any vessel within the harbour be about to leave, she should sound two long blasts, and any vessel about to enter should give way accordingly. A mail vessel when about to enter should sound two long blasts instead of one. Small craft must keep out of the way of large vessels, and are not affected by the foregoing regulations.

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6.306 General layout. The harbour is about 1 mile long aligned NE/SW. A SE facing entrance at its NE corner gives access to the Avant Port, on the W side of which is a small basin serving fishing and naval vessels, and yachts. The main quays are in Grande Darse, which opens SW from Avant Port. A small basin, Petite Darse, opens W from the SW corner of Grande Darse. Development. A basin enclosed by two moles is under construction (2004) E of the current SE mole, Quai Sud. Climatic table. See 1.166 and 1.182.

Light (white tower, 14 m in height), is exhibited from the head of Quai Sud on the S side of the harbour entrance, about 1 cables SW of the head of Jete du Lion.

Berths
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Directions for entering harbour

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6.308 There is a total of 24 berths for general cargo and bulk with depths alongside ranging from 4 to 13 m. Three tanker berths are available with depths ranging from 7 to 13 m. Ro-Ro vessels can be accommodated at conventional berths. A passenger ship berth has a length of 225 m with a depth of 98 m.

6.307 From a position in the vicinity of the pilot boarding ground (6.301), 5 cables E of the harbour entrance the track leads as required, passing between the head of Jete du Lion (6.301), and the head of Quai Sud. Useful mark: Light (white tower, 17 m in height), is exhibited from the head of Jete du Lion on the N side of the entrance to the harbour.

Port services
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6.309 Repairs of a minor nature are available. Two patent slips are reported to be available with lifting capacities of 100 and 200 tons. Divers are reported to be available. Other facilities: two hospitals in the town; deratting and issue of certificates. Supplies: provisions; fresh water; fuel and diesel oil. Communications. Airport, 8 km SE.

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GENERAL INFORMATION
Charts 165, 176

Scope of the chapter

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7.1 The chapter covers the coast of Tunisia which extends E from a position about 1 miles E of Ain Bhar (3656N 837E) (6.290), for about 120 miles to Cap Bon (3705N 1103E) (7.32), and thence about 230 miles S to the border with Libya at Ras Ajdir (3310N 1134E) (7.260). It is divided into the following sections: Ain Bhar to Cap Bizerte (7.6). Cap Bizerte to Cap Bon (7.24). Cap Bon to Cap Afrique (7.120). Cap Afrique to Sfax (7.163). Sfax to Ras Ajdir, including Gulf of Gabs (7.223).

the Atlas Mountains. The E coast is less bold and the mountain ranges recede from it as the latitude decreases. The two major ports, Bizerte and Tunis, both lie on the N coast.

Tunny fishing
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7.3 See 1.8.

Natural conditions
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7.4 Currents and tidal streams. See 1.132 and 1.135. Climate and weather. See 1.166 and 1.145.

Rescue
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Topography
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7.2 Along this coast there are three large bights. Golfe de Tunis indents the N coast with the Gulf of Hammamet and the Gulf of Gabs indenting the E coast. Lying off the Tunisian coast are several islands, rocks and dangerous shoals. The N coast of Tunisia is similar to that of Algeria; it is bold, rocky and dominated by the N ranges of the E part of

7.5 The Tunisian Navy is responsible for SAR in the Tunisian Maritime Search and Rescue Region (SRR), which is provisional and the boundary has yet to be declared. There are MRCCs at Bizerte (7.53) and Tunis (7.89), and MRSCs at Klibia (7.151) and Sfax (7.195). Adjacent SRRs are; Algeria SRR to the W, Italy SRR to the NE, and Malta and Libya SRRs to the E. For further information see 1.44 and Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 5.

AIN BHAR TO CAP BIZERTE GENERAL INFORMATION

Chart 2121 Between Jebel Zitana, which rises to a height of 464 m, 5 miles ENE of Cap Negro, and Cap Serrat (7.23), 8 miles farther NE, an undulating plain from 60 to 80 m in height, slopes gently to the sea. A chain of mountains rises parallel to the coast behind this plain. Jebel Blida, 3 miles SE of Cap Serrat, rises to three conical summits about 7 cables inland and, Jebel Loko, 5 miles ENE of Jebel Blida, is a conical hill lying about 6 cables inland; between these two hills the coast is rocky. A sandy beach extends 1 miles to Ras El Golea (7.18) from a position on the coast NW of Jebel Loko; Oued Bered enters the sea through this beach. From Ras El Golea to Ras al Dukara (7.18), 8 miles ENE, the coast is backed by mountains and is mostly cliffy although there is a sandy beach almost midway along it. E of Ras al Dukara the coast is backed by mountains and consists of low cliffs and rocks, interspersed here and there with sandy beaches. The coast E of Ras el Koran (7.18), 5 miles ENE of Ras al Dukara, to Ras Ben Sekka (7.18), 4 miles E of Ras el Koran, is fringed with cliffs and then a low plateau bordered with dunes and a few hillocks. From Ras Ben Sekka to Cap Blanc (7.18), 4 miles E, the coast consists of a sandy beach followed by dunes which are then succeeded by cliffs rising gradually in height towards the cape.

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7.6 This section describes the coastal waters between Ain Bhar (3656N 837E) (6.290) and Cap Bizerte (3720N, 952E) (7.18), including the off-lying islands, together with minor harbours and anchorages along the coast. This section is arranged as follows: les de la Galite (7.9). Coastal route (7.13).

Topography
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7.7 Between Ain Bhar and Cap Tabarka (3658N 845E) (7.17), the coast is high and indented consisting of cliffs separated by sandy beaches fringed with rocks. This length of coast is backed by Jebel Adissa and Jebel Bir, 13 miles S and 11 miles SSE of Ain Bhar, respectively, forming part of a range of mountains extending NE to Jebel el Msid (7.15). From Tabarka, 1 mile SE of Cap Tabarka, the coast is low and sandy as far as Jebel Moruna, a rocky hill 3 miles E of Tabarka. The coast is backed by well defined sand-hills for about 8 miles NE of Jebel Moruna to the black peak of Jebel Zouara. From Cap Negro (3706N 859E) (7.17), the coast is rocky and indented with several short stretches of beach.

Currents
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7.8 Throughout the year the current sets predominantly E with rates from to kn.

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Iles de la Galite from WSW (7.9)

(Original dated 2005) (Photograph Capt. Peter Mosselberger)

LES DE LA GALITE
Charts 2121, 1712 plan le de la Galite

General information
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7.9 Description. les de la Galite (3732N 856E) lie about 22 miles NW of Cap Serrat (7.23), and the channel between them is known as Canal de la Galite. They consist of a small group of islands, islets and rocks of which le de la Galite is the largest. The islands are of volcanic origin and fishermen from Bizerte work on the surrounding banks. Except for a small settlement of the National Guard on le de la Galite, the islands are uninhabited although the original Franco-Italian inhabitants return in the summer months.

Topography
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7.10 le de la Galite. The coasts of le de la Galite are very steep and it is easily accessible only on the NW side and in a bay on its S side, about 8 cables from the islands SE extremity. The W part of the island rises from Pointe de Mistral at its W extremity to Grand Sommet, the summit of the island where there is a lookout hut. The SE extremity of the island rises to Piton de lEst (7.19). The N side of the island is foul in places for about 2 cables offshore and the S side is comparatively steep-to. Galitons de l Ouest consist of two islets, Galiton, the larger of the two, and La Fauchelle (7.19), lying about 1 miles SW of le de la Galite. The islets are fringed by rocks extending to 3 cables in places. A light (7.15) stands on Galiton. Ecueils des Sorelles consisting of two underwater rocks, lie 14 miles SW of Galitons de l Ouest. A concrete block,

2 m in height, stands on the W rocky patch and in moderate winds it is covered with breakers. A dangerous wreck lies between the two patches. These dangers are covered by the red sector (064069) of the auxiliary light on Galiton (7.15). See also 7.17. A depth of 15 m, reported (1970) lies 3 miles N of Ecueils des Sorelles. Strong currents are experienced near Ecueils des Sorelles. Clearing bearings. The line of bearing of more than 076, open S of le de la Galite, passes 2 miles N of Ecueils des Sorelles. The line of bearing 048 of LAiguille (7.19) in line with Grand Sommet (7.10), passes about 4 miles SE of Ecueils des Sorelles. Galitons del Est consist of three rocks lying off the N end of le de la Galite; they are named from S to N Gallina, Pollastro and the largest, Gallo. Basse du Nord is a rocky shoal lying 8 cables N of Gallo and other shoals, with a least depth of 64 m over them, lie within 6 cables N of Gallo. Banc des Mazzarilles, is rocky and lies about 8 miles N of le de la Galite. Spiss Bank, with a least charted depth of 10 m over it, lies 6 miles N of Banc des Mazzarilles.

Anchorages
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7.11 Owing to the depths off the S side of le de la Galite, a vessel has to anchor close inshore. The best berth is with the W entrance point of the bay on the S side of the island bearing about 252, open N of the NW extremity of Galiton, and Piton de lEst (7.19) in line with the centre of a conspicuous white cliff between two

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small stony beaches on the W side of the bay, as shown on the chart. The bottom is covered with weed and the holding ground is good. Care should be taken to avoid the wreck charted close SW of the anchorage. A considerable swell may enter the bay with any wind direction. The bay is open to S winds but these are infrequent and, except in winter, usually light. In good weather, temporary anchorage can be obtained by small vessels in a small bay with a sandy beach on the N side of le de la Galite, in depths between 78 and 96 m, sand. Useful marks: Two charted radio masts standing on the S side of le de la Galite are prominent.

Other aids to navigation

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7.16 Racon: Ecueils des Sorelles Light-buoy (3724 836E) (7.17).

Directions
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Ain Bhar to Cap Serrat

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Harbour
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7.12 There is a very small fishing harbour in the NW corner of the bay on the S side of le de la Galite. Lights are exhibited from the harbour.

COASTAL ROUTE General information

Chart 2121

Route
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7.13 From the vicinity of Ain Bhar (3656N 837E) (6.290), the route leads about 61 miles ENE to the vicinity of Cap Bizerte (3720N, 952E) (7.18).

Topography
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7.14 See 7.7.

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7.15 Landmarks: Houses (3658N 850E). Another group of houses, charted as a house, lie 4 miles E. Jebel el Msid (3655N 904E), rising to a prominent rocky summit resembling a group of ruins. Kef en Nsoor (3782N 933E), rising to a conspicuous conical summit. House (3795N 975E). A marabout (not charted) stands on the summit of a hill about 5 cables SE. Tower (37201N 9416E). Jebel Daouda, with a ruin standing on its summit, lies 3 miles ESE. Signal station (37199N 9502E). A radio mast (red and white) stands close WNW. Major lights: le de Tabarka Light (white tower, black bands, 8 m in height) (3658N 846E), standing in the ruins of a castle on the island (7.17). Galiton de l Ouest Light (black tower, cupola, on grey building, 14 m in height) (3730N 852E), exhibited from the summit of Galiton (7.10). The red sector (064069) of an auxiliary light exhibited from the same structure covers Ecueils des Sorelles (7.10), 14 miles WSW. Cap Serrat Light (low black tower, white band, on yellow dwelling, 13 m in height) (3714N 913E), exhibited from the cape (7.23). Ras Engelah Light (black square tower, white band, on white dwelling, 15 m in height) (37207N 9445N), standing on the point (not named on the chart) about 7 cables W of Ras Ben Sekka (7.18).

7.17 From a position N of Ain Bhar (3656N 837E) (6.290), the route leads generally ENE for about 30 miles, passing (with positions given from Cap Negro (3706N 859E)): NNW of Pointe Galina (15 miles SW). A mooring buoy lies close off the point. An old lookout can be seen standing on a hill between Pointe Galina and Cap Tabarka, 1 miles E. Thence: NNW of Cap Tabarka (14 miles SW), a headland consisting of rugged grey cliffs fringed with rocks. Gros Rocher, a rock, lies 1 cables NW. Thence: NNW of le de Tabarka (13 miles SW), 95 m in height, with a ruined castle on its summit from which a light (7.15) is exhibited. The N side of the island is faced with steep cliffs and the S side slopes gently to its S end where there are some ruins. The island is fringed with rocks and shoals extending about 1 cable offshore. Thence: SSE of Ecueils des Sorelles (25 miles NW) (7.10). A light-buoy (W cardinal) and Racon (7.16) marks the W side of these dangers and a buoy (E cardinal) marks the E side; because of their exposed position these buoys should not be relied upon. Thence: NNW of Cap Negro, which is not easy to identify. Anse Budmah (7.21) lies on its S side. Thence: NNW of Cap Kavansur (3 miles NE), thence: SSE of Galitons de l Ouest (24 miles N) (7.10), thence: NNW of Cap Serrat (14 miles NE) (7.23).

Cap Serrat to Cap Bizerte

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7.18 From a position NNW of Cap Serrat, the route leads generally ENE, passing (with positions given from Ras al Dukara (3718N 934E)): NNW of Ras El Golea (8 miles WSW), a rocky point at the NE end of a sandy beach, thence: SSE of Banc Nord des Frres (12 miles NW), thence: NNW of Les Fratelli (7 miles W), where rocks extend about 4 cables NNE from the E and higher of these two rocks, towards a patch with a depth of 5 m over it. The rocks are covered by the red sectors (238261) (bearing less than 085) of Cap Serrat Light (7.15) and Ras Engelah Light (7.15), respectively. Thence: NNW of Ras al Dukara, a headland made identifiable by its irregular crest rising in cliffy steps from the sea, thence: NNW of Ras el Koran (5 miles ENE), a headland consisting of flat grey rocks, from which a rocky shoal area extends about 5 cables NNE. Thence: NNW of Ras Ben Sekka (9 miles ENE) which is formed by the plateau (7.7) extending E from Ras el Koran. It is fringed with rocks and shoals extending to 7 cables offshore. A stranded wreck lies close N. A light (7.15) is exhibited from Ras Engelah (not named on the chart) 7 cables W. Thence:

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SSE of Estafette Bank (19 miles NNE). It was reported (1996) that a wreck lies on the E end of the bank. NNW of Cap Blanc (13 miles E), which is faced with white vertical cliffs. Jebel Seba rises 2 miles SSW, and the wooded summit of Jebel Kbir rises 2 miles S. Thence: NNW of Cap Bizerte (14 miles E). where there are three small prominent peaks. A dangerous wreck, awash, lies 5 cables ESE of the cape. A reservoir stands close S of the cape.

Services: Repairs: hull and engine repairs; travel-lift of 250-tons capacity; slipway. Communications: airport 12 km distant. Chart 2121

Anse Budmah
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Jebel Sidi Mohamed (3753N 8595E). Jebel el Hamar (37100N 9136E), a large rounded hill. Jebel Zelzla (not charted), rises to a ragged peak about 1 mile W. Sidi Chiha (37158N 9318E) with two separate masses of rock on its summit. La Fauchelle (3730N 852E), the W of two islets comprising the Galitons de l Ouest (7.10). LAiguille (not charted), a prominent cone at the SE end of the islet, is 137 m in height. Piton de lEst (37314N 8571E), a conical peak in the SE part of le de la Galite (7.10). (Directions continue for the coastal route at 7.32 and for the inshore route at 7.38)

7.21 Anchorage can be obtained in Anse Budmah, which indents the coast on the S side of Cap Negro (3706N 859E) (7.17), with good protection from the NE to S; the holding ground is only moderate and it is suggested that the mariner should not hesitate to move if the wind shifts to the N or W. The N shore of the bay is fringed with rocks. Small vessels can anchor with Cap Negro bearing 280, in a depth of 7 m, in the only area of the bay where the bottom is not rocky. Local knowledge is required.

Sidi Mechrig
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Anchorages and harbours

Chart 1712 plan Tabarka

Tabarka
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7.20 Description. Tabarka (36575N 8458E) is a small town, with a fishing and recreational harbour, set among the green mountains and fertile valley of Oued Kbir. Anchorage can be obtained either E or W of le de Tabarka although neither affords good protection and the holding ground is bad. The W anchorage is exposed to the predominant NW wind and is dangerous in bad weather. In the E anchorage, known as the Summer Anchorage, vessels can anchor in depths of about 14 m, as shown on the plan. Harbour. The old and new harbours lie S of le de Tabarka which is connected to the mainland by a broad substantial causeway, quayed on both sides. The old harbour, now largely silted up, lies on the W side of the causeway and the new harbour on the E side. The new harbour is protected by N and S breakwaters. Entry to the harbour is from SE through an entrance 120 m wide. The inner sides of both breakwaters are completely quayed. There are depths from 2 to 5 m within the harbour. Hazards. Fishing nets are often laid between the S breakwater and the shore and the N breakwater side of the entrance should be favoured. A seiche of 2 m has been reported to occur within the harbour. Useful marks: Light (green tower), standing on the head of the N breakwater. Light (red tower), standing on the head of the S breakwater. Berths. There is a large amount of berthing space available including a reserved area, Porto Corallo, for visiting yachts.

7.22 Description. Sidi Mechrig is a newly constructed fishing harbour in Anse de Sidi Mechrig (3710N 907E), which can be identified by a small rocky point surmounted by a ruin. Approach. The shore W of the harbour is foul so the approach should be made from NW. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the NW by an outer breakwater which, with an area of reclaimed land extending a short distance NW from the shore SE, forms the entrance facing SW. Depths are uncertain but are reported to be 25 m in the entrance and within the harbour. Useful marks: The ruins of a Roman bath house, 5 cables S of the harbour. Lights, exhibited from the heads of the jetties and breakwater. Services. Facilities are extremely limited. A 15-ton crane/travel-hoist is reported to be available.

Cap Serrat
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7.23 Description. Cap Serrat (3714N 913E) is a headland extending NE with three hills of equal elevation upon it. A light (7.15) is exhibited from the cape and a signal station stands close by. The cape is fringed to a distance of 5 cables by a rocky outcrop with depths of 6 to 85 m over it. The E side of Cap Serrat is faced with cliffs which diminish in height for about 1 miles S to a sandy beach at the head of a bay. Anchorage can be obtained by small vessels, protected from WNW to S, in a bay about 1 miles S of Cap Serrat with a remarkable projection consisting of large symmetrical blocks piled one upon the other, about 1 mile SSE of the cape, bearing 337, distance about 1 cable. There are depths between 7 and 8 m fairly close inshore, but the holding ground is only moderately good. The remains of a partially submerged wreck lie on the beach about 5 cables E of the anchorage. Landing. Landing can be effected at a small jetty. Small vessels can also obtain an anchorage in a cove between a rock off the mouth of Oued Guemgoum, 2 miles SE of Cap Serrat, and a small peninsula close E of the river mouth, in depths between 5 and 6 m. Local knowledge is required for both anchorages.

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CAP BIZERTE TO CAP BON GENERAL INFORMATION

Chart 2122 46 miles to the vicinity of Cap Bon (3705N 1103E) (7.32) in the E-bound traffic lane of the TSS.

Scope of the section

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Principal marks
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7.24 This section describes the waters of the Tunisian coast between Cap Bizerte (3720N, 952E) (7.18) and Cap Bon (3705N 1103E) (7.32), 47 miles ESE. It includes the coastal and inshore routes in the Golfe de Tunis and descriptions of the major ports of Bizerte, Menzel Bourguiba, La Goulette and Tunis, together with minor harbours and anchorages along the coast. The section is arranged as follows: Coastal route (7.30). Inshore route Cap Bizerte to le Plane (7.33). Golfe de Tunis Inshore route (7.42). Port de Bizerte and Port de Menzel Bourguiba (7.53). La Goulette and Tunis (7.89).

Topography
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7.25 See 7.2.

Traffic regulations
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7.31 Landmarks: Signal station (37199N 9502E). A radio mast (red and white) stands close WNW. les Cani Lighthouse (white round tower, black bands, on dwelling, 21 m in height) (3721N 1007E), standing on the summit of the NE islet (7.32). Sidi Guebbari (37138N 10065E), a minaret. Djamour el Kbir (3708N 1048E) (7.32). Radio masts (3743N 1126E). Cap Bon Lighthouse (white tower, red top, 20 m in height) (3750N 1126E). Two radio masts and a signal station lie about 8 cables S. Major lights: les Cani Light as above. le Plane Light (white square tower, red bands, 12 m in height) (3711N 1020E), exhibited from the middle of the island (7.39). Cap Bon Light as above.

7.26 A TSS has been established off les Cani (3721N 1008E) (7.32) at a distance between 11 and 20 miles off the coast, as shown on the charts. A TSS has also been established off Cap Bon (3705N 1103E) (7.32) at a distance between 3 and 11 miles off the coast, as shown on the chart. Both TSS are IMO-adopted and Rule 10 of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (1972) applies.

Directions
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7.27 An area which is dangerous for trawling is centred 4 miles ENE of les Cani (3721N 1008E) (7.32), as shown on the charts. An area within which fishing is prohibited surrounds the island of Djamour el Kbir (3708N 1048E) (7.32), as shown on the charts. Landing on the island is also prohibited.

Rescue
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7.28 Life saving appliances are available at Bizerte. See also 1.44 and 1.45.

Natural conditions
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7.29 The current sets E predominantly at a rate from to kn throughout the year, turning through the Sicilian Channel E of Cap Bon and reducing in strength gradually to less than kn.
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COASTAL ROUTE
Chart 2122

Route
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7.30 From the vicinity of Cap Bizerte (3720N, 952E) (7.18), the coastal route leads generally E for about 8 miles to where it enters the E-bound traffic lane of the TSS off les Cani. The route continues E in the E-bound traffic lane for about 8 miles before leading generally ESE for about

7.32 From a position N of Cap Bizerte (3720N, 952E), the route leads about 16 miles E, partially through the E-bound traffic lane of the TSS (7.26) off les Cani, thence 45 miles ESE to the TSS off Cap Bon, passing (with positions given from les Cani Light (3721N 1007E)): N of Banc Ouest de Cani (3 miles WNW), thence: N of Ras ez Zebib (6 miles SSW) (7.39), thence: N of les Cani, consisting of two islets lying on a rocky bank. A light (7.31) is exhibited from the NE islet. Thence: N of a 95 m patch (5 miles NNE) (reported 1977). A wreck, with a depth of 18 m over it, lies 1 miles E. Thence the track leads ESE, passing: NNE of a bank (15 miles E), with a least charted depth of 15 m over it, lying 15 miles E of les Cani, thence: NNE of le Plane (14 miles SE) (7.39), from which a light (7.31) is exhibited. le Plane marks the W side of the entrance to Golfe de Tunis (7.42). Thence: NNE of Djamour el Kbir (Zembra) (35 miles ESE), an island with three peaks and rugged cliffs on its NW side. From NW the summit resembles a flat-roofed building with a central dome. The island has been declared a military zone where landing is prohibited. Lantorcho, a rock, lies 4 cables W of the N point. Thence: NNE of Djamour es Srir (Zembretta) (39 miles ESE), a small flat-topped islet 49 m in height, from which a light (white square tower, black lantern, 8 m in height) is exhibited, thence: To a position NE of Cap Bon (3705N 1103E) at the E end of the E-bound traffic lane of the TSS. A light (7.31) is exhibited from the cape. Temporary anchorage for small vessels can be obtained, sheltered from SE winds, in a bay on the W side of the cape, in a depth of 20 m, rocky bottom. Local knowledge is required. (Directions continue at 7.129)

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INSHORE ROUTE CAP BIZERTE TO LE PLANE General information

Charts 2122, 1569

Directions
(continued from 7.18)

Cap Bizerte to Bizerte

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Route
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7.33 From a position NE of Cap Bizerte (3720N, 952E) the route leads SSE initially to Bizerte, thence E and ESE to the vicinity of le Plane (7.39), 23 miles ESE.

Topography
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7.34 Between Cap Bizerte and Bizerte, 3 miles S, the coast is low; the N part is bordered by small cliffs fringed with rocky flats; the S part is sandy. E of the harbour at Bizerte, a sandy beach extends 2 miles ESE and from the end of this beach, the coast which continues for about 6 miles E to Ras ez Zebib (7.39), is rocky and backed by hills. Ras ez Zebib is backed by the high land of Jebel bou Choucha with the mosque of Sidi bou Choucha standing on the E side of its summit. The shore E of Ras ez Zebib is backed by large sand dunes to Ras Sidi Ali el Mekki (7.39), 11 miles ESE. Ras Jebel, 1 miles SE of Sidi Guebbari, is a large village standing on a hill. Jebel Faouara rises to its summit about 1 miles SSW. Jebel el Feratass, consisting of two prominent cones, rises close W of a point, 3 miles E of Ras Jebel. Jebel en Nadour, 1 miles SSE of Jebel el Feratass, is the summit of a chain of hills which descend towards the E. An old signal station (7.46) stands on its summit. The village of Raf-Raf lies close NNW. The coast between Jebel el Feratass and Wadi Namuna (not charted) (7.41), which enters the sea 1 miles ESE of Jebel el Feratass, is rocky.

7.38 From a position about 2 miles ENE of Cap Bizerte (3720N, 952E), the track leads 4 miles S, passing (with positions given from Cap Bizerte (37200N 9518E)): E of Pointe du Douali (1 mile S), thence: E of Banc du Boberak (2 miles SSE), extending up to 4 cables offshore, thence: To the vicinity of the pilot boarding ground, shown on the chart, 1 mile ENE of Dique Exterior, the detached breakwater protecting the entrance to Bizerte harbour. Useful marks: Light (red tower, 8 m in height), exhibited from the N head of Dique Exterior. Light (white pylon, black top, 8 m in height), exhibited from the S head of Dique Exterior. (Directions for Bizerte are given at 7.74)

Bizerte to le Plane
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Prohibited anchorage area

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7.35 An area, within which anchoring is prohibited to protect submarine cables, lies in the approaches to Bizerte, as shown on the chart.

Rescue
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7.36 Life saving appliances are available at Bizerte. See also 1.44 and 1.45.

Principal marks
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7.37 Landmarks: Signal station (37199N 9502E). A radio mast (red and white) stands close WNW. Hotels, buildings, church, flagstaff, flares and other features in the approaches to Bizerte (Chart 1569). Houses (37159N 10036E) SW of Ras ez Zebib. les Cani Lighthouse (3721N 1007E) (7.31). Sidi Guebbari (37138N 10065E) (7.31). Djamour el Kbir (3708N 1048E) (7.32). Radio masts (3743N 1126E). Cap Bon Lighthouse (3750N 1126E) (7.31). Major lights: les Cani Light (7.31). le Plane Light (3711N 1020E) (7.31).

7.39 From a position in the vicinity of the pilot boarding ground, the track leads E for 8 miles, then ESE for about 15 miles, passing (with positions given from Ras ez Zebib (37162N 10042E): N and NNE of Ras ez Zebib, a headland identified by two conical hills rising above it to a height of about 90 m. The extremity of the headland is low and foul for about 2 cables offshore. The track continues ESE, passing: SSW of Banc du Sud (5 miles NNE) a rocky patch lying on the bank extending SSW from les Cani, from which a light (7.31) is exhibited. Cani Buoy (S cardinal) marks the SSW end of the bank. Thence: NNE of le Pilau (9 miles ESE), a conical islet lying about 1 mile offshore, thence: NNE of Ras Sidi Ali el Mekki (Cap Farina) (11 miles ESE), the E extremity of a narrow promontory which is easy to identify. The passage between the headland and le Plane is not recommended. Thence: To a position NNE of le Plane (13 miles ESE), a small islet, from which a light (7.31) is exhibited. A stranded wreck, the position of which is approximate and which is reported to be conspicuous on radar, lies close NW. Useful marks: Chimney (37159N 10041E). A coastguard station stands close by. Signal station (37107N 10114E) on Jebel en Nadour. (Directions continue at 7.47)

Anchorages and harbours

Chart 1569

Cap Zebib
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7.40 Description. Cap Zebib is a fishing and small craft harbour close S of Ras ez Zebib (37162N 10042E) (7.39). Harbour. The harbour is protected from the N and E by an outer breakwater extending about 130 m ESE, then about 150 m SSW from the shore on the N side of harbour. An inner breakwater extends a short distance ESE, from the shore on the S side of the harbour, towards the head of the outer breakwater to form the entrance which faces SSW and

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is about 60 m wide. The shallow remains of an old disused harbour lie close S of of the entrance. Depths in the entrance are about 6 m, and within the harbour are from 2 to 4 m. Useful marks: Light (green tower), standing on the head of the outer breakwater. Light (red tower), standing on the head of the inner breakwater. Light (red beacon), marking the limit of the shoal water on the W side of the entrance, about 50 m S of the head of the inner breakwater. Berths. There are a number of berths at two finger piers on the NW side of the harbour and a quay on the inner root of the N breakwater with depths of about 2 m alongside. Facilities: 15-ton crane/boat hoist on the quay. Supplies: diesel at the quay; fresh water from the fish market on the W side of the harbour; limited provisions.

Wadi Namuna anchorage

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7.41 Anchorage can be obtained by small vessels off the mouth of Wadi Namuna, 1 miles ESE of Jebel el Feratass (3712N 1011E) (7.34), in fairly good holding. Landing can be effected at the mouth of the river. Local knowledge is required.

A tall minaret stands in the village of Soliman, 3 miles ESE of Sidi Djammi on the Plaine de Soliman (7.43); a salt water lagoon lies between the village and the coast. Kef (36483N 10346E) is the summit of Jebel Bou Korbous, a barren, rocky range of hills bordering the E side of the Baie de Tunis. Between Ras el Fartass (3653N 1037E) (7.48) and Ras el Ahmer (7.48), 18 miles NE, the coast is backed by the Jebel Sidi Aberrahmen, a range of mountains the principal summits of which are Jebel Ben Oulid (not charted), 473 m in height with cliffs near its summit, Jebel Hoummaine and Jebel Bou Krim (7.48), respectively, 9 miles ESE, 8 miles ESE and 15 miles E of Ras el Fartass. The coast is cliffy for 3 miles E of Ras el Fartass and thence a sandy beach extends 6 miles NE to Ras Degbi Marsa. Between this point and the marabout of Sidi Daoud, 6 miles NE, the coast consists of rocky points separated by sandy beaches. Between Ras el Ahmer (3703N 1035E) (7.48), and Cap Bon (7.32), 6 miles ENE, the coast is rocky and indented.

Rescue
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7.44 See 7.28.

Tunny fishing
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GOLFE DE TUNIS INSHORE ROUTE General information

Charts 2122, 1184

7.45 Tunny fishing is undertaken annually between April and October in the vicinity of Baie d Oumcetren (3701N 1054E) (7.52), as shown on the chart. See also 1.8.

Principal marks
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Route
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7.42 From the vicinity of le Plane (3711N 1020E) the inshore route leads S to the approaches to La Goulette (7.89), and Tunis (7.89), about 23 miles S, thence about 36 miles NE to the vicinity of Cap Bon (7.32).
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7.43 The W shore of the gulf is in most places low with a large part made up of the delta of Oued Mejerda (7.47). Lac de Tunis (7.89) lies on the W side of the Baie de Tunis at the head of the gulf. The head and E side of the gulf is backed by ranges of mountains separated by Plaine de Soliman. Jebel Resass (not charted), with a serrated crest, rises to an elevation of 795 m about 13 miles S of La Goulette (3649N 1018E). Jebel Zaghouan (chart 176), the highest mountain in the area which can be seen in clear weather, rises to an elevation of 1291 m, 30 miles S of La Goulette. From Cap Carthage (36522N 10213E) the coast continues 4 miles SSW to La Goulette (7.89). The ruins of the ancient Phoenician city of Carthage, with a small white fort close by, stand on the N part of this section of the coast. The S part of this length of coast together with a stretch of low sandy beach extending from La Goulette to the mouth of Oued Miliane, about 2 miles S, separates Lac de Tunis from Baie de Tunis. The village of Maxula Rads lies close N of Oued Miliane. The village of Hammam-Lif stands on the coast, 3 miles SE of Maxula Rads, at the foot of Jebel Bou Kournine which has a television mast standing on its summit. Sidi Djammi is a tall grey marabout standing on sand dunes near the coast, 3 miles E of Hammam-Lif.

7.46 Landmarks: Signal station (3711N 1011E) on Jebel en Nadour (7.34). Cap Carthage Lighthouse (white tower, black top, 12 m in height) (36525N 10210E), standing on the cape (7.47). The following positions are given from Cap Carthage Light: Hotel (6 cables SW). Presidential Palace (1 mile SSW). Cathedral (1 miles SSW). Building (white) (4 miles SSW). Silo (red lights) (4 miles SSW). Chimneys (red light) (5 miles SSW). House (6 miles SSW). Djamour el Kbir (3708N 1048E) (7.48). Cap Bon Lighthouse (3750N 1126E) (7.31). Major lights: le Plane Light (3711N 1020E) (7.31). Cap Carthage Light as above. Cap Bon Light (7.31).

Directions
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le Plane to La Goulette
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7.47 From a position NE of le Plane, the route leads S for about 23 miles, passing (with positions given from le Plane (3711N 1020E)): E of Ras Sidi Ali el Mekki (2 miles WSW), thence: E of the entrance to Lac de Ghar El Melh (6 miles WSW), a shallow lagoon. The entrance to the lagoon, on either side of which lies a dangerous

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wreck, is at the head of a bay with general depths between 5 and 20 m. Thence: E of the headland (6 miles SW) where the mouth of the Oued Mejerda enters the sea. Thence: E of Cap Gammarth (16 miles S), a reddish cliff about 20 m in height dominated by large sand dunes. Sebkhet Ariana, a very shallow lake lies 3 miles W. Jebel Sidi Amor, with Jebel el Ayari about 1 miles S, lies at the N end of a chain of hills about 7 miles W of the cape. La Marsa, a summer resort lies about 1 mile S of the cape. Thence (with positions given from Cap Gammarth (36550N 10193E)): Clear of a wreck (4 miles ESE), with a depth of 14 m over it, thence: E of Cap Carthage (3 miles SE), from which a light (7.46) is exhibited. The village of Sidi Bou Sad (7.51) stands close SW of the cape. A stranded wreck, and a dangerous wreck, marked by a light-buoy (isolated danger) lie 3 cables NE of the cape. Thence (with positions given from Cap Carthage Light (36524N 10210E)): E of the Presidential Palace (1 mile SSW) which is fronted by a prohibited entry area, marked by light-buoys (special), as shown on the chart. A light-buoy (starboard hand) lies 5 cables E of the palace. Thence: E of Ras el Milhr (2 miles SW). A ruined mole extends ESE from the point. Thence: E of a wreck, dangerous to navigation, reported sunk about 8 cables N of Goulette No 1 buoy. To the pilot boarding position in the vicinity of the Fairway Light-Buoy (safe water). Useful marks: Kalaat el Andalousa (3704N 1007E), a village. Mast (red lights) (36495N 10187E), (Directions for La Goulette are given at 7.112)

NW of Ras Dourdass (1 miles SW). There are several thermal springs on the shore in the area. Thence: NW of Ras el Fartass, a steep rocky headland surmounted by ruins. A stranded wreck lies close NW. Thence: NW of Ras Degbi Marsa (9 miles WNW) (7.43), thence: NW of a light-buoy (N cardinal) (15 miles NE), which seasonally marks the seaward limit of the tunny nets laid in this area. Thence: NW of Ras el Ahmer (17 miles NE), a low rocky point from which a light (red pylon) is exhibited. A stranded wreck lies 5 cables NW. Jebel el Hamam, a conical hill rises 1 miles SSE; from certain directions the hill appears as an islet. And: SE of Djamour el Kbir (17 miles NE) (7.32) see also 7.27. The small harbour of Lantorcho lies on its S side. The harbour is protected by breakwaters and lights are exhibited on each side of the entrance. A dangerous wreck, marked by buoys and light-buoys, is reported to lie about 1 SSE of the harbour entrance. Thence: SE of Djamour es Srir (18 miles NE), from which a light (7.32) is exhibited. To a position N of Cap Bon (24 miles ENE) (7.32), in the ESE-bound traffic lane of the TSS. Useful mark: Jebel Bou Krim (3655N 1056E), forms a conspicuous cone. (Directions continue at 7.129)

Anchorages and harbours Port de Ghar El Melh

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La Goulette to Cap Bon

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7.48 From a position in the vicinity of the pilot boarding ground, the route leads generally NE for about 35 miles, passing (with positions given from Ras el Fartass (36530N 10367E)): NW of the mouth of Oued Jourt (13 miles SW), where rocky shoal water with depths of less than 10 m over it, extends up to 1 miles offshore, thence: NW of Marsa Tal Fan (10 miles SW), fringed by rocks. A hut lies 1 miles ENE. Thence: NW of a hut standing on the coast 1 miles ENE of Marsa Tal Fan, thence: NW of a rocky shoal (8 miles SSW), with a depth of 13 m over it. The line of bearing of more than 059 of Kef (36483N 10346E), and the line of bearing of less than 190 of the minaret in the village of Soliman (36418N 10295E) (7.43), open W of the above mentioned hut, passes, respectively, NW and W of the shoal. Thence: NW of Pointe Er Reis (6 miles SSW), a sharp rocky point, thence: NW of a partially submerged wreck (4 miles SSW), lying close offshore. A marabout and power station stand in the village of Korbous about 2 cables NE of the wreck. A wharf lies N of the village, however, a charted dangerous wreck lies close offshore N of the village. Thence:

7.49 Description. Port de Ghar El Melh (3710N 1013E) is a small fishing and leisure harbour, 3 miles WSW of Ras Sidi Ali El Mekki, and on the N side of Lac de Ghar El Melh. It is not easily identified owing to the lack of buildings. Harbour. The harbour consists of an artificial basin which is entered between two breakwaters extending SSE from the shore. Depths. The breakwaters should be given a wide berth owing to shifting sand banks. Silting occurs in the entrance. Night entry is not recommended. In 1997 it was reported that there were depths of 4 m in the approach, 3 m in the entrance and 2 to 3 m within the harbour. Useful marks: Light (masonry tower, 4 m in height), standing on the head of the E breakwater. Light standing on the head of the W breakwater. Light standing on the head of a groyne about cable NE of the head of the E breakwater. Berths. There a number of berths at two finger piers and a quay in the NE part of the basin. Repairs. There is a small boatyard on the W side of the harbour and a slip for vessels up to 15 tons on the E side. Supplies. Diesel and fresh water are available in the NE part of the harbour; provisions are limited.

Ras Sidi Ali el Mekki

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7.50 Anchorage, with good shelter from the prevailing winds can be obtained about 1 mile WSW of the cape (3711N

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1017E) (7.39) where the depths shoal regularly to the shore; the bottom is sand with good holding.

Useful marks: Light, standing on the head of Jete Sud. Light, standing on the head of Jete Nord.

Chart 1184 plan La Goulette and Tunis

Sidi Bou Sad

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PORT DE BIZERTE AND PORT DE MENZEL BOURGUIBA General information

Chart 1569 plan Bizerte and approaches, plan Port de Bizerte and Goulet du Lac, plan Port de Menzel Bourguiba

7.51 Description. Sidi Bou Sad, close SW of Cap Carthage (36522N 10213E) (7.47), is an artifical harbour protected from the E and S by an outer breakwater extending S and SW from the shore close S of Cap Carthage, with a shorter inner breakwater extending SSE from the shore on the W side of the harbour, as shown on the chart. An unpleasant swell enters the harbour in strong SE winds. Depths. The entrance tends to silt up and is not dredged frequently. In 1997 depths of 5 m were reported outside the entrance with 3 m between the breakwater heads, depths within the harbour vary between 2 and 45 m, although obstructions are reported to lie off the head of the central quay. Directions. Owing to a tendency for a sand bar to build up to the NW from the outer breakwater head, it should be rounded at a distance of at least cable and entry should be made by closely favouring the head of the inner breakwater. Entry in winds of Force 6 or more from NE to S is not recommended owing to breaking seas over the sandbanks around the outer breakwater head. Entry at night is not recommended. Useful marks: Light (pylon, 4 m in height), standing on the head of the outer breakwater. Light (pedestal, 3 m in height), standing on the head of the inner breakwater. These lights are reported to be unreliable. Supplies: water and electricity at the pontoons; diesel and petrol at the head of the inner breakwater; provisions.

Position
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7.53 Port de Bizerte (3716N 952E), about 32 miles NNW of Tunis, lies at the head of Baie de Bizerte, which is entered between Cap Bizerte and Ras ez Zebib. Menzel Bourguiba (7.87) lies about 8 miles SW on the shores of Lac de Bizerte (7.85).

Function
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7.54 Bizerte is a major commercial harbour with facilities for handling most types of vessel. Principal cargoes handled include cement, petroleum products, iron ore, wood, steel, cereals and clinker. There are naval facilities in the port. In 2001 the population was estimated to be 110 800.

Topography
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7.55 Baie de Bizerte is connected to Goulet du Lac by Canal de Bizerte, a narrow dredged channel extending SW from the outer basin of Bizerte harbour. The town quays line the N side of the channel and the S side is fronted by the village of Zarzouna. Goulet du Lac extends 3 miles SW from the SW end of Canal de Bizerte, then bends S into Lac de Bizerte (7.85) where the naval and industrial port of Menzel Bourguiba (7.87) lies on its SW shore.

Approach and entry

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Chart 2122

Sidi Daoud
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7.52 Description. Sidi Daoud harbour lies on the N side of Baie d Oumcetren (3701N 1054E). Approach. Sidi Daoud is surrounded by shoal water and with onshore winds the sea builds up. Local knowledge is absolutely essential. Harbour. The harbour is protected on the E and S by Jete Sud extending S from the shore for about 1 cables, thence WNW and N for about 2 cables. Jete Nord extends S from the shore on the W side of the harbour, for about cable, to a position about 60 m W of the head of Jete Sud to form the entrance facing S. The bottom is covered with thick weed and shoals quickly towards Jete Sud. Dredged depths in the channel are reported to be 5 m and depths within the harbour are generally reported to be between 2 and 3 m, although there are shallower patches and a dangerous wreck is said to lie close within the entrance. Directions. The harbour must be approached from the NW and in the tunny season care should be taken to avoid tunny nets which extend WNW from the coast in the vicinity; the extremity of these nets is marked by the light-buoy (N cardinal) (7.48). A dredged channel, marked by light-beacons (port and starboard hand) is reported to exist, although the existence of these cannot be relied upon.

7.56 The port is approached from the Baie de Bizerte and entered either through the N entrance or the S entrance which lie at each end of Dique Exterior, the detached breakwater protecting the main entrance between the heads of Jete Nord and Jete Este, as shown on the chart. Caution. The S entrance is considered to be preferred for large vessels owing to the strong E current off Jete Nord and the fact that the N entrance is much narrower. In addition the S entrance presents a much better aspect for entry between the heads of the breakwaters and into the channel. Dique Exterior should be given a wide berth as it slopes underwater for about 37 m. The head of Jete Est should also be given a wide berth due to masonry debris lying off it.

Traffic
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7.57 In 2004 there were 328 ship calls with a total of 5 197 290 dwt.

Port Authority
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7.58 Office de la Marine Marchande et des Ports, Quai Tarak Ibn Ziad, 7000 Bizerte, Tunisia.

Limiting conditions Vertical clearance

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13 m, when closed, and a horizontal clearance of 74 m. Requests for opening should be made through the Port Office 30 minutes in advance. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3) for details.

Deepest and longest berths

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7.60 Deepest berth: Oil berth A (7.76). Longest berth: Quai Transatlantique (7.77).

of about 35 m, good holding ground, as shown on the chart, and avoiding the non-dangerous wreck charted about 2 cables SW. Small vessels can obtain an anchorage closer to Jete Est with a bottom of sand and rock, taking care to keep clear of the approaches to the S entrance, and if not intending to enter Lac de Bizerte, or the channel leading to it, they can take shelter in Avant Port (7.70). Prohibited anchorage area. See 7.35.

Pilotage
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Tidal levels
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7.61 Mean spring range about 02 m; mean neap range about 01 m. Strong winds may cause changes in levels of 1 m in Goulet du Lac. See Admiralty Tide Tables.

7.65 Pilotage is compulsory and is available 24 hours; for tankers it is available only during daylight hours. Pilot boards about 1 mile E of Dique Exterior, as shown on the chart. See also 1.21.

Tugs
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Tidal streams
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7.62 Tidal streams. In Avant Port, the in-going stream sets along Jete Est before entering the Canal de Bizerte. The out-going stream sets over towards the head of Jete Nord. The stream sets up and down the Canal de Bizerte, except in the vicinity of obstructions. When running strongly, a considerable set N is experienced in the vicinity of the signal station, 5 cables WSW of the head of Jete Est. In Goulet du Lac, the tidal stream is confined chiefly to the dredged channel and is weak in the bays and along the shore, except where the dredged channel passes close to the land. The out-going stream begins about 4 hours after LW, and the in-going stream about 3 hours after HW, at Gibraltar; these times should be regarded as very approximate. The streams are strong and can attain 3 to 4 kn at springs. Slack water is often only of a few minutes duration although it may last as much as an hour or more. In winter, after a long period of bad weather from the W, the in-going stream can cease for several days. The local authorities, who should be consulted before arriving or leaving the port, publish a monthly memorandum giving details of tidal streams, including tidal and traffic control signals. Signals indicating the direction of the tidal stream are displayed from the signal station, mentioned above, as follows:

7.66 Tugs are available.

Traffic regulations
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7.67 Tankers are not allowed to enter or leave the harbour during the hours of darkness.

Harbour General layout

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7.68 General layout. The E facing entrance, protected from NE by a detached breakwater, leads into the Avant Port, where there are tanker berths at the SE side. Canal de Bizerte, quayed on both sides, leads SW to the Goulet du Lac, which has several small bays with berths opening off its NW side. Goulet du Lac continues SW and then turns S to enter Lac de Bizerte. There is a small marina in Avant Port on the NW side of the entrance to Canal de Bizerte.

Prohibited anchorage areas

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7.69 Anchoring is prohibited in Canal de Bizerte, and in the dredged channel and also in the submarine cable area (37148N 9505E) of Goulet du Lac, as shown on the chart.

Inner anchorages
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Arrival information Notice of ETA required

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7.70 Large vessels can obtain anchorage in Baie de la Ppinire (37154N 9520E), in depths of 84 to 99 m, good holding. Anchorage for large vessels can also be obtained in Baie des Carrires (37142N 9500E) (7.75). Small vessels can obtain anchorage in the N part of Avant Port, ensuring sufficient swinging room and without obstructing the fairway. The anchorage offers room for only two vessels and at night it is often crowded with fishing vessels; it should be kept in mind that sea-water intakes risk being blocked by seaweed. Anchorage can also be obtained for small vessels in the entrance to Baie de Sebra (7.75), S of the buoyed entrance channel, in depths of 7 to 9 m. The anchorage should be approached at minimum speed.

7.63 ETA should be sent 72, 48 and 24 hours prior to arrival.

Submarine cables
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Outer anchorages
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7.71 Submarine cables are laid across Canal de Bizerte and in the submarine cable area (7.69) of Goulet du Lac.

7.64 Anchorage may be obtained about 1 miles ENE of the SE end of the detached breakwater at the entrance, in depths

Regulations
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7.72 Speed limit of 8 kn is in force in Goulet du Lac.

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Fishing and the movement of fishing vessels is prohibited in Goulet du Lac

Traffic and storm signals

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7.73 Traffic signals are displayed from the signal station 5 cables WSW of the head of Jete Est, as follows:

E of a light-buoy (starboard hand), marking the channel, 1 cable WSW of the head of Dique Exterior, thence: W and S of the head of Jete Nord, from which a light (green conical tower, 8 m in height), is exhibited. A mooring buoy lies close E. And: N of the head of Jete Est, from which a light (red tower, 17 m in height), is exhibited. S entrance. From a position in the vicinity of the pilot boarding ground, the track leads WSW, WNW and W to the harbour entrance, passing: SSE and SSW of a light-buoy (starboard hand) moored cable SSE of the SE head of Dique Exterior, from which a light (white pylon, black top, 8 m in height), is exhibited, thence: NNE and N of the head of Jete Est and S of the head of Jete Nord. Lights are exhibited from the head of each jetty.

Goulet du Lac
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The following signals may be displayed by dredgers operating:

A vessel wishing to use the channel should sound three long blasts on her whistle or siren, and should not attempt to pass the dredger until the channel clear signal is shown. Storm signals. No visual storm warning signals are used. See 1.43. Climatic table: see 1.166 and 1.183.

Directions for entering harbour Entrance

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7.74 N entrance. From a position in the vicinity of the pilot boarding ground, E of Dique Exterior, the track leads W, S and W to the harbour entrance, passing: N and W of a buoy (port hand), 1 cable N of the NW head of Dique Exterior, from which a light (red tower, 8 m in height), is exhibited, thence:

7.75 From the entrance the track leads generally SW for about 5 miles, through a channel, dredged to depths of 11 m (1989) and 12 m (19871989) as shown on the chart, marked by numbered light-buoys (lateral), passing (with positions from Pointe du Palmier (37150N 9515E)): SE of a light-buoy (special) (2 miles NE), moored on the W side of the channel in Avant Port, thence: Between the heads of two jetties (1 miles NE) at the entrance to Canal Bizerte, from the heads of which lights are exhibited. Thence: Through the lifting road bridge (1 miles NE), thence: SE of the entrance channel to Baie de Sebra, (9 cables NNE). This dredged channel is marked by numbered light-buoys (lateral) to the head of the bay (7.78). Thence: SE of Pointe de Sebra (6 cables NNE), from which a light (white tower, black stripes, 15 m in height) is exhibited. Obstructions lie on the W side of the channel, 2 cables SSW. Thence: NW of Baie de la Ppinire (5 cables NE), thence: NW of Pointe du Palmier, thence: SE of Banc de Sidi Salah (6 cables WNW) fringing a low and wooded length of coast lying between Pointe de Sebra and Pointe de l Amiraut, thence: SE of Pointe de la Direction du Port (8 cables W) on the S side of the entrance to Baie Ponty. The bay is used by the Tunisian Navy and the village of La Pcherie, the headquarters of the Navy, lies at the head of the bay. Thence: NNW of Coal Wharf (1 miles WSW), a reclaimed extension of Pointe de la Carrire. Submerged obstructions (buoyed) extend 2 cables WNW from the wharf. And: SSE of Ras el Kram (1 miles WSW), the S entrance point of Baie de Sette Meriem where a number of jetties can accommodate vessels drawing up to 5 m. Baie de Karouba lies W of Ras el Kram. Thence: SE of Pointe Karouba (1 miles WSW), the N entrance point of Anse de Menzil Smal. A white beacon stands on the point. Thence: NW of Baie des Carrires (1 miles SW) which indents the shore S of Pointe de la Carriere A stranded wreck lies close off the point. A beacon (ruined) stands on Hennchir Charaa, 4 cables S of the point. A mooring buoy lies in the S part of the bay. Thence:

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SE of Pointe de l le Srira (1 miles SW), the SE extremity of le Srira, an area of reclaimed land fronted by a rubble sea wall. A berth with dolphins and mooring buoys lies on the point. Thence: NW of Pointe de Chacal (2 mile SSW), the SW entrance point of Baie des Carrires. Ras ech Charaa lies 1 cable SW. Thence: SE of Pointe du Douar (2 miles SW), the W entrance point of Baie de Bellaouidet, thence: W and SW of Ras el Gueblaoui, (2 miles SSW), 2 cables S of Ras ech Charaa, at the N entrance to the channel through Lac de Bizerte. (Directions for Lac de Bizerte and Menzel Bourguiba continue at 7.86)

Anchorages and harbours Zarzouna

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Basins and berths Avant Port

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7.76 Oil berths: Berth A: Length 250 m; depth 1067 m. Berth B: Length 150 m; depth 825 m.

7.84 Description. Zarzouna fishing harbour (37161N 9536E) is an artificial harbour lying close E of Jete Est. Harbour. The harbour is formed by two angled breakwaters extending NNE from the shore, as shown on the chart, with an entrance facing SE. There are depths of 22 to 54 m within the harbour which is reported to give good protection in any weather. Useful marks: Lights are exhibited from the heads of the breakwaters. Berths. The harbour contains two finger piers and a quay on its S side. The W side is also quayed and the inner side of the E breakwater. Numerous berths are available. Services: Two travel-lifts of 110-ton and 250-ton lifting capacities. Fuel, water and limited provisions are available.

Lac de Bizerte
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Canal de Bizerte
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7.77 A total of about 700 m of berthing length. Used for general and bulk cargo. Quai Transatlantique: Length 400 m; depth 885 m.
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Baie de Sebra
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7.78 Cement Quay, on the S side of Baie de Sebra (37158N 9513E) (reported details): Length 180 m, depth 105 m. On the N side of the bay there are two berths with a total of about 220 m of space with depths of about 9 m.

Goulet du Lac
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7.79 Grain Quay, fronting the Silos (3716N 952E) on the N side of the entrance to Goulet du Lac: Length 220 m, depth 975 m.

Port services Repairs

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7.80 Minor repairs can be carried out. There are dry-docks at Menzel Bourguiba (7.87).

Other facilities
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7.81 Hospital in town; full anti-pollution equipment available; deratting and issue of exemption certificates.

Supplies
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7.82 Provisions; fresh water at some quays and by road tanker; oil fuel alongside and by road tanker.

Communications
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7.83 Nearest international airport at Tunis, 60 km distant.

7.85 Description. Lac de Bizerte is a salt water lake entered close W of Ras el Gueblaoui (37136N 9493E) (7.75) at the S end of Goulet du Lac. The artificial harbour of Menzel Bourguiba (7.87) lies at the head of the lake, about 4 miles S of Ras el Gueblaoui. Topography. The W shore of Lac de Bizerte is low and marshy and is fringed by a bank. Oued Tindja flows from Lac Ichkeul (chart 2121) and enters the lake, 3 miles SW of Ras el Gueblaoui. The N shore of the lake is backed by hills among which are Jebel Touila (37147N 9531E), surmounted by a beacon. Jebel Ain Ez Safra lies about 4 cables E. The village of Menzel Djemil lies about 1 mile SE. Fishing stakes occupy the NE corner of the lake. The S shore is low and backed by hills. Dredged channel. From the entrance to the lake, the dredged area broadens out into a turning area, then a narrow channel leads across the lake to the entrance to Menzel Bourguiba, as shown on the chart. The channel and turning area was dredged to a depth of 100 m (19871989). Landmarks: There are many landmarks in the area, especially on the SW side of Lac de Bizerte in and around Menzel Bourguiba, for which the chart is the best guide. 7.86 Directions (continued from 7.75). From a position between Nos 19 and 20 Light-buoys off Ras el Gueblaoui (37136N 9493E), the track leads through the dredged channel, passing (with positions given from Ras el Gueblaoui): ENE of Pointe des Grbes (1 miles WSW), the SE point of Djezika el Kbira, thence: ENE of a buoy (port hand) (1 miles SSW), marking the edge of the 5 m depth contour line, thence: Either side of No 21 Light-buoy (safe water) (1 miles SSE), marking the N end of the narrow entrance channel. A mooring buoy lies 5 cables NE, and a dangerous wreck lies a farther 7 cables NE. Thence: The route leads generally S through the dredged channel for about 2 miles to the harbour entrance, passing:

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ESE of the Pyrotechnic Harbour (3 miles SSW). A light is exhibited from the head of the breakwater on the N side of the harbour. Thence: Between Nos 24 and 23 Light-buoys (lateral) (3 miles S). A lookout tower stands on the W side of the channel about 3 cables W. Thence: To the harbour entrance. A number of mooring buoys and other buoys lie in the area SE of the entrance, as shown on the chart. SE of obstructions (3 miles S), close N of Quai Nord, thence: Between the head of Quai Nord (about 7 cables SE) and the N head of Digue Est on the N and S sides, respectively, of the harbour entrance. A light stands on the head of Quai Nord and on the head of Digue Est. A lookout tower stands 2 cables N of the head of Quai Nord and there are obstructions charted between them. A pillar buoy marks a dangerous wreck 2 cables S of the N head of Dique Est and other pillar buoys mark an area of obstructions, 3 cables SE of the head of Digue Est. Another pillar buoy and several mooring buoys lie E of Digue Est, as shown on the chart. Clearing marks. The alignment (015) of the beacon standing on Pointe Karouba (37147N 9497E) (7.75) with Ras ech Charaa (7.75), 9 cables SSE, passes close E of the 5 m depth contour line. Useful marks: Lights, exhibited from the heads of both breakwaters. Light (white tower, 20 m in height) (37097N 9486E), exhibited occasionally from the signal station.

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7.88 Menzel Abd Er Rahmane (37140N 9518E), 1 miles ENE of Ras Krabeuch, is a large village, fronted by a small fishing harbour. A prominent minaret stands in the village. A light is exhibited from the head of the breakwater and a light-buoy (starboard hand) is moored close E.

LA GOULETTE AND TUNIS General information

Chart 1184 plan Baie de Tunis and plan La Goulette and Tunis

Position
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7.89 La Goulette (3648N 1018E) lies on a spit of sand on the W side of Baie de Tunis, at the entrance to Lac de Tunis a large shallow lagoon, on the W side of which lies the city of Tunis (3648N 1012E), the capital of Tunisia and the seat of Government. A dredged channel connects La Goulette to Tunis, 5 miles W.

Function
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Menzel Bourguiba
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7.90 La Goulette, together with the new harbour at Rads, close W, is a modern well equipped port handling most types of vessel, including general cargo, bulk ore, cereals, phosphates, tankers, container and Ro-Ro. Tunis is a medium sized commercial harbour handling various types of vessel. Principal exports include phosphates, iron ore, dates, olive oil and cereals. Imports include general cargo foodstuffs, iron and steel. The population of La Goulette is about 40 000. In 2001 the population of Tunis was estimated to be 690 900.

7.87 Position. Menzel Bourguiba (Sidi Abdallah) (37095N 9485E) lies on the SW side of Lac de Bizerte. It is a totally artificial rectangular harbour, protected by two short breakwaters extending E from the shore and enclosed by a detached breakwater. Function. It is a small commercial harbour with extensive repair facilities at a shipyard in the NW part of the harbour. Principal cargoes handled include coal, minerals steel and zinc. Port Authority. OMMP, Quai Tarek Ibn Zaid, 7000 Bizerte, Tunisia. Depths. The N part of the harbour is dredged to a depth of 100 m, as shown on the plan. There are depths of 7 to 96 m in the remainder of the basin. Notice of ETA: see 7.63. Anchorages: see 7.64 and 7.70. Pilotage and tugs: see 7.65. Large vessels can enter only by day, preferably at or near slack water. Berths: Quai Sud, on the inner side of the S breakwater, has 155 m of berthing space with a depth of 825 m alongside. There are a number of berths at 4 finger piers, close N of Quai Sud. Services: Repairs: undertaken; four dry docks, the largest of which is 240 m in length, breadth 35 m. Other facilities: university hospital in the town; de-ratting. Supplies: fresh water; provisions and bunkers see 7.82. Communications: airport at Tunis, 70 km distant.

Approach and entry

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7.91 The port is approached from Baie de Tunis through a dredged channel and entered between Dique Sud and Jete Nord, as shown on the chart. Tunis is approached and entered through Canal de Tunis (7.113), a dredged channel through Lac de Tunis (7.89), leading from the W part of La Goulette. The N side of the canal is bordered by a causeway, carrying a road, which links Tunis to La Goulette.

Traffic
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7.92 In 2004 the numbers of ship calls and totals of tonnage were as follow: La Goulette; 1344, 10 240 749 dwt Tunis; 26, 210 449 dwt.

Port Authority
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7.93 Office de la Marine Marchande et des Ports La Goulette, Batiment Adminstratif, Port de la Goulette 2060 La Goulette, Tunisia.

Limiting conditions Depths

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7.94 The charted limits of the dredged areas between La Goulette and Rads are approximate. See note on plan. Less water has been reported in Canal de Tunis. For the latest information the Port Authority should be consulted.

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7.95 An overhead power cable, with a vertical clearance of 42 m, spans the channel at the E end of Bassin de Rads, about 1 miles within the entrance to La Goulette, as shown on the chart. Another power cable, with the same vertical clearance, spans the channel 2 cables E of the above mentioned power cable.

7.104 Tugs are available at La Goulette, Rads and Tunis.

Regulations concerning entry

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Deepest and longest berths

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7.96 La Goulette: Deepest Grain Quay (7.114). Longest Quai du Commerce (7.114). Tunis: Bassin Central (7.115).

7.105 Vessels are prohibited from deviating outside the dredged entrance channel when entering or leaving the port. The channel must be followed for its entire length. Tankers and ore carriers are not permitted to enter or depart during the hours of darkness. A speed limit of 5 kn is enforced within the harbour. When passing the mineral-loading berths on the S side of La Goulette, speed must be reduced to a minimum.

Harbour General layout

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Tidal levels
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7.97 Mean spring range about 02 m; mean neap range about 02 m. See Admiralty Tide Tables.

Abnormal levels
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7.98 NW winds cause the water level to rise by 02 m and SE winds cause it to lower by 02 m.

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7.99 Density: 1028 g/cm3.

7.106 La Goulette harbour entrance is protected by two curved breakwaters and is entered from ESE. There are three basins containing the main cargo berths, as shown on the chart. A small fishing and leisure harbour lies on the N side of the entrance on the inner side of the N breakwater. There is a turning area, dredged to 12 m (1998) and marked by light-buoys (special), on the S side of the channel, close inside the entrance. There is another turning area on the SW side of Bassin Sud. Tunis harbour consists of two basins containing the commercial berths, fronted by artificial islands at the W end of the entrance channel.

Submarine cables
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Maximum size of vessel handled

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7.100 La Goulette: LOA 200 m; draught 88 m. Tunis: LOA 144 m; draught 625 m.
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7.107 Submarine cables are laid across the harbour about 1 mile within the entrance, as shown on the chart.

Ferry
7.108 Harbour ferries cross the channel at the W end of La Goulette harbour, as shown on the chart.

Arrival information Traffic signals Notice of ETA required

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7.101 12 hours.

7.109 The following traffic signals for La Goulette and Tunis are displayed from the signal station standing close to the root of Jete Nord (36486N 10183E):

Anchorage
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7.102 Anchorage, sheltered from S and W winds, can be obtained about 2 miles N of No 1 Fairway Light-Buoy, in depths of 11 to 13 m, sand, good holding. In winter it sometimes becomes dangerous. Prohibited anchorage. Anchoring is prohibited within 5 cables of the Fairway Buoy.

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7.103 Pilotage is compulsory for all vessels over 100 grt and is available 24 hours. For tankers and ore carriers pilotage is available only during daylight hours. Pilot boards about 2 cables E of the Fairway Light-Buoy, as shown on the chart, or in bad weather by agreement, inside the harbour entrance. See also 1.21.

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For entry to Canal de Tunis the following signals are displayed:

Directions for entry to La Goulette and Tunis Sea to La Goulette

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7.112 From a position close N of No 1 Goulette Fairway Light-buoy (safe water) (36478N 10226E) the track leads 1 mile WNW to the outer end of the entrance channel, thence a further 2 miles WNW to the harbour entrance through the dredged channel, marked by numbered light-buoys (lateral), to a position about 1 cable SSW of the head of Digue Nord. Thence the track leads about 7 cables NW through the harbour. Thence the track turns W to lead about 5 cables through the dredged channel to the entrance of Canal de Tunis.

Canal de Tunis
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Vessels in the canal may display the following signals:

7.113 From a position in the dredged channel at the W end of La Goulette harbour, close S of No 21 Light-beacon the track leads 4 miles through the channel, marked by numbered light-beacons, to Tunis harbour entrance, keeping in the centre of the channel with the head of basin Directional Light (white building, 10 m in height) (36477N 10114E) ahead bearing 258, and by night in the intensified sector (256260) of the light. . The initial part of the track passes through the N part of Bassin de Rads, containing a number of berths. The limits of the dredged area are marked by numbered light-buoys. It is essential to keep in the centre of the channel, especially if the draught exceeds 5 m, as the cross section of the channel is V-shaped.

The following signals are displayed by dredgers:

Basins and berths La Goulette

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Climatic table
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7.110 See 1.166 and 1.185.

7.114 Bassin Nord: Quai du Commerce has a length of 1100 m with depths of 81 to 93 m alongside. there are seven berths handling general cargo and containers. A Ro-Ro berth lies at its SE end. Bassin Sud: Grain berth at dolphins with a depth of 97 m. Tanker berth at dolphins, continuation WNW of grain berth, with length 150 m and depth 81 m. Ore Jetty at dolphins, length 80 m and depth 975 m. Phosphate berth, W of Bassin Sud, length 120 m and depth 78 m. Bassin de Rads: at the W end of the harbour S of the entrance to the Canal de Tunis, is newly developed and contains 7 numbered berths, as shown on the chart. Details are unknown and the Port Authority should be contacted.

Principal marks
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Tunis
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7.111 With positions given from the light on the head of Digue Nord (36485N 10185E): Building (white) (2 cables NW). Silo (red lights) (5 cables W). Chimneys (1 miles NW), at power station. Chimneys (1 miles SW). House (2 miles SW).

7.115 There are two principal commercial basins in the harbour, Bassin Central and Bassin des Minerais. There are 14 berths with a total berthing space of 1135 m. Depths vary between 43 and 75 m. One berth is reserved for iron ore, with the remainder used for general cargo and Ro-Ro. There is a small yacht harbour in the N part of the harbour.

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Port services Repairs

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Goulette, exemption certificates issued; limited oily waste disposal.

7.116 Machinery and hull repairs undertaken; slip at La Goulette, capacity 300 tonnes; divers available.

Supplies
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7.118 Fuel oil by barge and road tanker; fresh water on quays; provisions.

Other facilities
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Communications
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7.117 Several hospitals at Tunis; deratting at Tunis and La

7.119 International airport at Tunis, 5 km N of the port.

CAP BON TO CAP AFRIQUE GENERAL INFORMATION

Charts 176, 2122, 1162 Sidi Mohamed Ech Cherif (not charted), standing on a hill 5 miles S of Cap Bon, is a large marabout surrounded by trees. Between Ras ed Drek and Ras el Melah (7.129), 10 miles SSE, the coast consists of beaches alternating with cliffs backed by a range of hills extending S from the three summits near El Haouaria, a village standing about 2 miles SW of Cap Bon. The range extends about 10 miles SSE to Jebel Ouazdra, a reddish hill with an elevation of 142 m.

Scope of the section

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7.120 This section describes the waters of the Tunisian coast between Cap Bon (3705N 1103E) (7.32) and Cap Afrique, about 95 miles S. It includes the offshore and inshore routes, Gulf of Hammamet (3610N 1050E), and a description of the port of Sousse, together with other minor harbours and anchorages along the coast. This section is arranged as follows: Offshore route (7.123). Inshore route (7.130).

Firing practice area

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Restricted areas
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7.125 A firing practice area exists about 20 miles E of Cap Afrique between latitudes 3530N and 3540E and longitudes 1130E and 1140E: navigation in the area is dangerous. See the appendix for additional information.

7.121 A restricted area, shown on the chart, within which anchoring and fishing is prohibited, is centred 2 miles ESE of Ras ed Drek (3703N 1104E). It protect gas pipelines laid in the Sicilian Channel. Four light-buoys (special) are moored within the area: the two outer light-buoys are shown on the chart. Lights (special daymark on yellow beacon) stand on the coast where the pipelines come ashore, 1 miles SW and 2 miles SSW, respectively, of Ras ed Drek. Caution. Mariners are advised not to anchor or trawl in the vicinity of pipelines. See 1.25. Another restricted area, shown on the chart, within which anchoring is prohibited, is centred 1 miles S of Ras el Melah (3653N 1108E). It encloses in an area where submarine cables come ashore.

Tunny fishing
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7.126 See 1.8.

Principal marks
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Rescue
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7.122 See 1.44 and 1.45.

OFFSHORE ROUTE General information

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7.127 Landmarks: Cap Bon Lighthouse (3750N 1126E) (7.31). Two radio masts and a signal station lie about 8 cables S. Klibia Lighthouse (white masonry structure, black lantern, on E bastion of a fortress, 18 m in height) (3650N 1107E), exhibited from Ras Mostefa. Radio mast (3648N 1157E) (8.20), on Isola di Pantelleria. Montagna Grande (3647N 1200E), (8.18) on Isola di Pantelleria. Major lights: Cap Bon Light (3750N 1126E) (7.31). Klibia Light as above. le Kuriat Light (3548N 1102E) (7.135). Cap Afrique Light (3530N 1105E) (7.135).

Other aid to navigation

7.128 Racon: Ras ed Drek Light-buoy (7.129).

Charts 2122, 176

Route
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Directions
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7.123 From the vicinity of Cap Bon (3705N 1103E) (7.32) the route leads about 95 miles SSE, to a position ENE of Cap Afrique (3530N 1105E).
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7.129 From a position ENE of Cap Bon (3705N 1103E), at the E end of the E-bound traffic lane of the TSS, the route leads SSE for about 88 miles, passing (with positions given from Klibia Lighthouse (3650N 1107E)): ENE of Ras ed Drek (12 miles N), a headland comprised of three points. The ruins of a fort stand

Topography
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7.124 Ras ed Drek (7.129) is the S of three points lying close together about 3 miles SE of Cap Bon, with the coast between being high and inaccessible.

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on the headland. Stranded wrecks lie on the shore SSW of the headland. Thence: ENE of Ras ed Drek Light-buoys (11 miles N) marking the prohibited fishing and anchoring area (7.121). A Racon (7.128) is tramsmitted form the NW light-buoy. ENE of Ras el Melah (2 miles NNE). A stranded wreck lies close E of the point, and an obstruction, with a depth of 16 m over it, lies 1 miles NE of the point. Thence: ENE of Ras Mostefa, from which Klibia Light (7.127) is exhibited, consisting of two sharp points on the W side of which stand the ruins of a battery, a marabout and a custom house. Thence: (Directions for the inshore passage to Cap Afrique are given at 7.136) ENE of Banc de Korba (17 miles S). A wreck is reported to lie on the SSW edge of the bank in approximate position 3632N 1105E. And: WSW of Isola di Pantelleria (3636N 1200E) (8.17), thence: WSW of a well-head (31 miles SE), thence: WSW of Birsa Bank (41 miles SE), thence: ENE of le Kuriat (63 miles S), from which a light (7.135) is exhibited, thence: ENE of Ras Dimass (74 miles S), thence: To a position E of Cap Afrique (3530N 1105E) from which a light (7.135) is exhibited. (Directions continue at 7.172)

INSHORE ROUTE General information

Charts 2122, 176, 1162 (see 1.15)

rises to an elevation of 166 m about 6 miles NNW of Ras Maamoura. From Hammamet, the coast, which continues for 22 miles to Hergla (7.154) (not charted), is backed by hills increasing in elevation towards the interior. From Hergla, the shore, backed by dunes continues SSE for 9 miles to Ras Marsa (7.136) where Les Sorelles form a plateau close inland with three peaks resembling detached, equidistant redoubts. Oued el Hammam (not charted) enters the Gulf of Hammamet 1 miles S of Ras Marsa and about 1 mile inland the white buildings of the village of Hammam Sousse, in which a minaret stands, show up from among the surrounding vegetation. The coast SE of Sousse (3550E, 1039E) (7.144), is backed by extensive undulating plains covered with vegetation. Sidi Abdelhamid stands on the shore 1 miles SE of Sousse and 3 miles farther SSE, Sidi en Najar stands on a hill 43 m in height. The coast consists of a low, marshy tongue of land extending from Sidi Abdelhamid to Presqule de Monastir, 6 miles ESE, which separates Sebkhet d Ain Sahline, a large dried up salt lake, from the sea. Presqule de Monastir is a large plateau covered with olive trees and gardens. Its N side is faced with rugged cliffs where a presidential palace, numerous buildings and ruins can be seen. The town of Monastir (7.157) stands on the NE end of the peninsula. The E side of the peninsula slopes gently to the sea. Baie de Monastir (7.139) lies between Presqule de Monastir and le Kuriat (7.137), 9 miles E. From Ras Dimass, 10 miles S of le Kuriat, a sandy beach backed by hills extends about 7 miles S to Cap Afrique.

Tunny fishing
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Route
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7.130 The inshore passage from Ras Mostefa (3650N 1107E) to Cap Afrique (7.138), 81 miles S, leads at a safe distance offshore, following the general trend of the coast, and through the Gulf of Hammamet which lies between Ras Maamoura (3628N 1048E) (7.136) and Presqule de Monastir (7.131), 41 miles S. The route is sub-divided as follows: Ras Mostefa to Sousse (7.136). Sousse to E of le Kuriat (7.137). le Kuriat to Cap Afrique (7.138).

7.132 Tunny nets are laid out annually between April and August in the area N of Monastir (3546N 1050E) and NNW of le Kuriat (3548N 1102E). Mariners are warned to keep a good lookout for these nets which are generally marked by day and night. See 1.8.

Prohibited anchorage area

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7.133 Anchoring is prohibited on account of submarine cables between the meridian of 1045E and that of Ras Maamoura (1048E), N of parallel 3624E. See also 7.121.

Mooring buoy
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Topography
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7.131 From Klibia (3650N 1107E) (7.151) a sandy beach, off which there are no dangers, extends 27 miles SSW to Ras Maamoura. The beach is backed by a plain extending to the foothills of the Jebel Sidi Aberrahmen range of mountains (7.43). Numerous villages, marabouts and ancient ruins stand on this length of coast, many of them visible from seaward. The most important are Sidi Aati and Sidi Hassne (not charted) about 4 miles W of Klibia; the village of Menzel Temime, 6 miles SW of Klibia, Sidi Ahmed Ben Selmane and Sidi Salem close E of it; the village of Menzel-Heurr, 3 miles SSW of Menzel Temime, Sidi Ali Moujehed (not charted) 1 mile S of it; the villages of Korba and Tazerka (not charted), standing 10 and 12 miles, respectively, SSW of Menzel-Heurr and the village of Somaa (not charted) standing on the slopes of Jebel Oued en Nemer (not charted), 4 miles WSW of Korba. Jebel Oued en Nemer

7.134 There is a tanker mooring buoy (36095N 10524E) 18 miles S of Ras Maamoura.

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7.135 Landmarks: Klibia Lighthouse (3650N 1107E) (7.127). Hammamet Casbah Lighthouse (lantern on Casbah wall, 14 m in height) (3624N 1037N), standing on the Casbah tower in Hammamet. Jebel Zaghouan (3620N 1012E) (7.43). A minaret, marabout and water tower standing in the village of Hergla (3602N 1031E) (7.154) (not shown on BA chart) are good landmarks. Hotel (35536N 10360E) on the S side of El Kantaoui Yacht Harbour (7.155). Belfry (35500N 10381E) in the NW part of Sousse (7.144). Buildings, 3 cables E and 2 cables ESE, of the belfry, are conspicuous.

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Sousse Casbah Lighthouse (metal pylon on white square stone tower, 22 m in height) (35494N 10382E), at Sousse. Power station (35472N 10408E). A chimney (red and white), marked by obstruction lights, stands within the complex. Hotel (35459N 10448E), 3 miles SE of the power station. le Kuriat Lighthouse (white square tower, red top, white dwelling, 26 m in height) (3548N 1102E), on the summit of the island (7.137). Cap Afrique Lighthouse (hexagonal tower, red top, on dwelling, 15 m in height) (3530N 1105E), standing on Sidi Jabeur, a shrine standing on a hillock near the extremity of Cap Afrique (7.138). Major lights: Klibia Light (3650N 1107E) (7.127). Hammamet Casbah Light as above. Visible 255165 (270). Sousse Casbah Light as above. le Kuriat Light as above. Cap Afrique Light as above.

the coast 5 cables N of the outer breakwater at Sousse, thence: To a position in the vicinity of Sousse 1 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (35497N 10399E) moored in the approaches to Sousse. Useful marks: Sidi Djabroun (not charted) (3629N 1048E), at an elevation of 40 m, 2 miles N of Ras Maamoura. Fort (3609N 1019E) (not charted), at an elevation of 200 m on Takrun, an isolated hill. Baba Sellum, a small fort (not charted), stands on the coast 7 miles E of Takrun. Light (red truncated tower, white base) (35497N 10392E), exhibited from the head of Jete Abri. (Directions for Sousse are given at 7.148)

Sousse to E of le Kuriat
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Charts 2122, 176 (see 1.15)

Ras Mostefa to Sousse

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7.136 From a position SE of Ras Mostefa (3650N 1107E) (7.129), the route leads initially SSW for about 65 miles, passing: WSW of a dangerous wreck lying 1 mile SSW of Ras Mostefa, thence: WNW of Banc de Korba (3633N 1106E) (7.129), and: ESE of a dangerous wreck (not charted) lying 1 mile offshore, about 1 miles ESE of the village of Korba (3635N 1051E) (7.131). A light-buoy (special) is moored in the vicinity of the wreck. Thence (with positions given from Korba): ESE of Ras Maamoura (8 miles SSW), a low point surmounted by the village of El Maamoura. A dangerous wreck lies close S. Thence: ESE of Banc de Nabeul (12 miles SSW). The hotel complexes of Nabeul standing on the coast 5 miles NNW of the bank are conspicuous. A light-buoy (special) is moored 3 miles WSW of Nabeul. Thence: ESE of Banc Maamoura (18 miles S), thence: ESE of a commercial fishery (37 miles SSW), located close inshore, in the vicinity of 36003N 10343E, and marked at its N, E, W, and S extremities, by four cardinal buoys. Chart 1162, plans approaches to Sousse and Port de Sousse ESE of Ras Marsa (35539N 10358E), a point fringed by rocky ledges to a distance of 5 cables. Sidi El Kantaoui stands on a dune 6 cables S of the point and the yacht harbour of El Kantaoui (7.155) lies close S. Thence: ESE of a light-buoy (special), marking the seaward end of a submarine outfall extending about 3 cables E from a point 2 miles SSE of Ras Marsa, thence: ESE of a light-buoy (special) marking the seaward of a submarine outfall extending about 4 cables E from

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7.137 From a position in the vicinity of Sousse 1 Light-buoy (35497N 10399E), the route leads generally E for about 27 miles, passing (with positions given from the head of Jete Abri (35497N 10392E)): N of a restricted area (2 miles SE), to which entry is prohibited, the limits of which are shown on the plan, extending about 2 miles NE from the harbour of the power station (7.135). Lights are exhibited from the heads of the two breakwaters protecting the harbour. Thence: N of Ksira te Achman (9 miles ESE), a small islet lying close N of le Sidi el Rhedamsi on which stands a chimney. Sidi el Rhedamsi is connected to the mainland SW by a causeway, and by a breakwater to Ksira Lostiana, small islet 1 miles SE, forming the N part of Monastir (7.157). Thence: N of Baie de Monastir (7.139) which lies E of Presqule de Monastir (7.131), thence; N of le Kuriat (3548N 1102E), the larger of two islands lying near the N extremity of a shallow spit forming the E side of Baie de Monastir. A light (7.135) is exhibited from the island. A seasonal light-buoy (N cardinal) is moored about 3 miles N of the island between March and August annually. It marks the tunny nets laid at this time, which are up to 3 miles in length, and should be given a berth of a least 2 miles. The light on the buoy is reported to be unreliable. On the W side of the island there is a small breakwater sheltering a wooden landing pier. Thence: N of a dangerous wreck, 7 miles E of le Kuriat. A second dangerous wreck lies close S. The wrecks lie on a bank extending 8 miles E of le Kuriat, on which in bad weather heavy seas are encountered. Thence: To a position about 13 miles E of le Kuriat.

le Kuriat to Cap Afrique

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7.138 From a position about 13 miles E of le Kuriat the route leads S for about 19 miles, passing (with positions given from le Kuriat Light (3548N 1102E)): E of a dangerous wreck (6 miles ESE), and: Clear of a bank (12 miles E), with a depth of 24 m over it, the existence of which is doubtful. Thence: Chart 3403 E of Ras Dimass (11 miles S), a low rocky point fringed by a shoal bank extending about 1 mile

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offshore. le de Thapsus lies close N on the E edge of the narrow spit extending to le Kuriat. Anchorage can be found off the coast S of Ras Dimass. Thence: To a position E of Cap Afrique (3530N 1105E), the E extremity of a low peninsula fringed by rocks and shoals to a distance of 4 cables ENE. A light-buoy (E cardinal) is moored close E of these dangers. A light (7.135) is exhibited from the cape. Useful marks: Sidi Bessari (3536N 1103E), a mosque. Sidi Massaoud (3531N 1103E), a mausoleum with a minaret. (Directions continue at 7.177)

deep area with depths between 58 and 8 m. The deep is separated from the main part of the bay by a bar, with depths of less than 5 m over it, through which there is a buoyed channel suitable for vessels drawing less than 43 m. Anchorage in the deep is secure in all winds, and the entrance channel is approached with the minaret in Soukrine bearing 155. Local knowledge is required. Dangerous wreck. A dangerous wreck, the position of which is approximate, lies in the bay in position 3545N 1055E as shown on the chart.

Side channels le Conigliera Channel

7.142 A narrow, tortuous buoyed channel, with a minimum charted depth of 32 m, leads across the spit on the E side of Baie de Monastir (7.139), about 1 miles SSW of le Conigliera (7.140). Rocks, with depths of 22 and 28 m over them, and the wreck of a sailing vessel lie respectively, 6 cables ENE, 6 cables SE and 6 cables S from the E entrance to the channel. Local knowledge is essential.

Baie de Monastir
Chart 1162 plan approaches to Sousse
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Description
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7.139 Baie de Monastir lies between Presqule de Monastir (3546N 1049E) (7.131) and a shallow spit, about 8 miles ESE, extending NE from the mainland to le Kuriat (7.137). It affords the best refuge on the E coast of Tunisia. Although open to N and NE winds, the masses of seaweed fringing the shores and surrounding the islands, deaden the sea and render anchorages in depths of less than 10 m absolutely secure. The head of the bay is generally shallow with the 10 m depth contour line extending to over 3 miles offshore in places. The town and harbour of Monastir (7.157) lie on Presqule de Monastir, the W entrance point to the bay. Other small harbours lie on the shores of the bay

Teboulba Channel
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7.140 From Monastir New Fishing Harbour (35454N 10502E), a low marshy shore leads S towards the head of the bay. le el Ennt is a low islet covered in vegetation lying 5 cables offshore, 1 miles S. It is connected by a causeway to the shore close N of the village of Kneis where there is a minaret surrounded by trees. A conspicuous house (35408N 10489E) stands close to the road, 1 miles S of Kneis. Sidi Djah, with a radio mast on its summit, lies 1 miles SW. Farther E the villages of Ksibet el Mediouni (7.159) and Lamta stand close to the coast, both with marabouts standing in the centre. Enshir el Bey, 3 miles ESE of Lamta, is a very distinctive hill with a whitish summit on which stands a large white building. The village of Teboulba (Soukrine) (7.161) lies 1 miles SE of Enshir el Bey. It contains a large mosque with a tall minaret. Sidi Fadeline (not charted) stands on a hill 1 mile E. On the E side, le Conigliera, a low island 1 miles SSW of le Kuriat (3548N 1102E) (7.137), has clumps of vegetation, a square house and the ruined buildings of a fish canning factory visible. It lies towards the N end of the spit forming the E side of the bay.

7.143 A channel, marked by light-beacons (lateral), has been dredged from the N end of the entrance channel leading to Teboulba (35396N 10575E) (7.161) across the S end of the spit extending from the coast to le Conigliera. The channel is reported to lead 085 to about 3 cables from its E end where it turns and leads about 040; dredged depths are reported to be between 25 and 275 m and the width of the channel is about 40 m. The channel is used by the fishing fleet from Teboulba. Caution. Fishing vessels under sail work the shallows on either side of the channel and from a distance, due to a mirage effect, their masts can be mistaken for the channel marks. Local knowledge is essential.

Sousse
Chart 1162 plan Port de Sousse

General information
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Anchorages
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7.141 Large vessels can obtain anchorage in the central part of the bay with le Kuriat Light (3548N 1102E) (7.135) bearing 054 and the tower of the citadel in Monastir (35466N 10500E) bearing 286, in depths of about 13 m. Small vessels can obtain a sheltered anchorage as convenient on either side of the bay, according to wind direction, or in Fosse de Teboulba (3542N 1056E), a

7.144 Position. The port of Sousse (3550N 1039E) lies on the S side of Gulf of Hammamet. Function. The port is an active commercial and fishing port. The principal imports are timber, cotton, wood-pulp, soya-bean oil, general cargo, pellets and grain. Principal exports include salt, olive oil, tyres, general cargo and textiles. In 2001 the population was estimated to be 149 400. Topography. The town of Sousse with its tiered buildings, the square tower of the Casbah and its white battlemented walls make it easy to identify. The ruins of a battery stand on the shore at the N end of the town and a small minaret stands close S of the battery. Approach and entry. The port is approached from E and entered through a dredged entrance channel thence between the heads of pi Nord and pi Sud. Traffic. In 2004 there were 531 ship calls with a total of 2 311 300 dwt. Port Authority. Office des Ports Nationaux Tunisiens, Rue Abdallah Ibn Zoubaier, 4000 Sousse, Tunisia.

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7.145 Longest berth: pi Sud (7.149). Maximum size of vessel handled: LOA 170 m; draught 9 m. Local weather and sea state. During the summer months haze can obscure the landmarks until close inshore. There is an uncomfortable swell in strong E winds.

of the head of Jete Abri, and between the heads of pi Nord and pi Sud. Thence as required to the berth. Light (red truncated tower, white base), exhibited from the head of Jete Abri. Light (green conical tower, 8 m in height), exhibited from the head of pi Nord. Light (red conical tower, 8 m in height), exhibited from the head of pi Sud.

Arrival information
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7.146 Notice of ETA: 24 hoursto the Harbour Masters office. Anchorage. For much of the year anchorage in the roadstead off Sousse is not considered to be safe as it is exposed to winds between N and SE and the holding is poor. However, in summer the seas are subdued by the weedy bottom and consequently the anchorage is considered to be acceptable. Anchorage may be obtained, in depths of about 12 m, 7 cables ESE of the head of Jete Abri (35497N 10392E). A shoal, with a depth of 97 m over it, lies 3 cables ESE of this position. Closer inshore anchorage can be obtained, in depths of about 7 m, 2 cables SSE of the jetty head. Both anchorages are shown on the plan. Anchorage can also be obtained on the alignment (251) of Sousse Casbah Lighthouse (7.147) with the head of Jete Abri. Without a pilot on board, vessels drawing more than 6 m must not anchor farther W than the alignment (158) of Sidi Abdelhamid with Sidi en Najar (7.131), 3 miles SSE. Pilotage is compulsory for vessels over 100 grt. Pilot boards at the entrance to the dredged entrance channel in the vicinity of Sousse 1 light-buoy. See also 1.21. Tug is available. Port regulations are in force and copies should be obtained on arrival.

Berths
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7.149 The main berths are: pi Sud: length 340 m; depth 85 m. Oil tankers. There is a Ro-Ro berth SW of this berth. A dedicated salt loading berth lies at the S end of the dolphins. Quai du Commerce: length 307 m; depth 85 m. General cargo, vegetable oil, containers.

Services
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7.150 Repairs: minor hull and machinery repairs. Other facilities: hospital and clinics in town; deratting and issue of exemption certificates; garbage disposal. Supplies: fresh water; provisions; gas-oil by road tanker from Tunis or Sfax. Communications: nearest airport, Monastir 14 km distant.

Anchorages and harbours

Charts 2122, 176 (see 1.15)

Klibia
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Harbour
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7.147 General layout. the harbour, entered from E, consists of a large outer basin containing the commercial berths, a small fishing basin in the SW part and small yacht harbour in the NW part, as shown on the chart. Traffic signals regulating entry and exit are displayed from the signal station standing on the N side of the harbour 2 cables W of the head of Jete Abri. Storm signals are displayed only when the wind is expected to exceed Force 5. Climate. See 1.166 and 1.185. Landmarks: Belfry (35500N 10381E) in the NW part of Sousse. Buildings, 3 cables E and 2 cables ESE, of the belfry, are conspicuous. Sousse Casbah Lighthouse (7.135). Power station (35472N 10408E). A chimney (red and white), marked by obstruction lights, stands within the complex. Hotel (35459N 10448E).

Directions
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(continued from 7.136) From a position in the vicinity of Sousse 1 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (35497N 10399E), the track leads 8 cables W to the harbour entrance, through the dredged channel, marked by numbered light-buoys (lateral), passing S

7.151 Description. Klibia fishing harbour lies on the S side of Ras Mostefa (3650N 1107E) (7.129). Approach and entry. The harbour is well sheltered and entry is safe in any weather except strong E winds which can produce breakers close to the entrance. W gales may raise a swell within the harbour Anchorage, sheltered from W through N to NE can be obtained in Anse de Kbilia about 3 to 5 cables S of the head of the outer breakwater, weed bottom. Another berth, a little farther W, in a depth of 12 m, is shown on French charts; the holding is mediocre. Anchorage is prohibited E of the bearing 329 of Klibia Lighthouse (7.127) on Ras Mostefa. Harbour. The harbour is protected by an outer breakwater extending about 8 cables SW and W from the headland with an inner breakwater extending about 4 cables S from the shore on the W side of the harbour. A spur extends about 1 cables NW from the outer breakwater, to a position W of the head of the inner breakwater, to form the entrance which faces NW. Depths in the harbour are reported to be 4 m or more. Wrecks. Dangerous wrecks lie, respectively, about 1 mile S and 1 mile SW of the harbour entrance. Around dusk the whole fishing fleet leaves the harbour, some of them are unlit. Useful marks: Light (white pylon), standing on the head of the outer breakwater. Light (green pylon), standing on the head of the spur on the outer breakwater. Light (red pylon), standing on the head of the inner breakwater.

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Kelibia (7.151)
(Original dated 2004) (Photograph Graham Hutt)

Berths. The entire inner length of the outer breakwater is quayed. Reclaimed land extending NW from the root of the outer breakwater houses a repair yard and travel-lift with berths for yachts and naval craft at jetties in a basin N of this. The W side of the basin is bounded by a large quayed area for the use of fishing vessels. The the inner breakwater W of this is quayed and used by the Tunisian Navy. Services: Repairs: 250-ton travel lift. Supplies: diesel; fresh water; provisions in small quantities; limited fuel by road tanker.

Berths. The first pier is reported to have a depth of about 25 m alongside. Supplies: fresh water; diesel; provisions.

Hammamet
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Beni Khiar
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7.152 Description. Beni Khiar (3628N 1048E) is a small fishing and pleasure harbour lying on the S side Ras Maamoura (7.136). Harbour Two breakwaters protect the harbour with the entrance facing S. Caution. In an E swell, or strong SE to SW winds, seas break close to the entrance and on the irregular and shallow sea bed about 1 cables SW of the entrance, thus making entry dangerous. Depths within the harbour are reported to be between 15 and 2 m, although dredging has subsequently been undertaken (1998). The entrance is encumbered by weed. Useful marks: Light on the head of each breakwater.

7.153 Description. The town of Hammamet (3624N 1037N) stands on Ras Hammamet, a low sandy promontory. It lies in one of the main tourist areas of Tunisia and many hotels can be seen around the area. Anchorage. Anchorage, sheltered from N and NW winds, may be obtained in the roads, but holding is mediocre and poor in winds from E to S. At times heavy NW squalls descend from the mountains. Small vessels can obtain shelter from NE and E winds by anchoring close inshore W of Ras Hammamet. Large vessels can obtain an anchorage in depths of about 15 m, with a coastguard hut standing on the beach 2 miles ENE of Ras Hammamet kept open of the S side of the towns fortifications and bearing less than 069. Landing can be effected on the beach under the W walls of the town. A dangerous wreck, marked by a buoy (W cardinal), reported missing (2000), lies 2 cables WNW of Ras Hammamet. Anchoring is prohibited, on account of submarine cables, in an area extending E from the coast about 4 miles SW of Ras Hammamet. Port Yasmine (36223N 10328E) is a newly constructed harbour located close W of Hammamet. Depths in the entrance are 6 m and alongside berths vary between 6 and 23 m. The port entrance is 50 m wide and faces SSW.

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Hergla
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7.154 Description. Hergla (3604N 1030E) is an artificial harbour, fronting the village. It is used by fishing vessels and pleasure craft and is suitable for vessels with draughts up to 3 m. Harbour. The harbour is protected by NE Breakwater extending ESE from the N side of the harbour for about 2 cables; Nouvelle Jete Sud extends about cable NE from the S side of the harbour to a position about 50 m short of the head of Northeast Breakwater, to form the entrance facing ESE. Rocky ledges extend to a distance of 1 cables from the small point upon which the harbour is built. A stranded wreck lies about 1 cables N of the root of NE Breakwater. Fishing nets can be found in the vicinity of the harbour. Useful marks: Lights are exhibited from the heads of each breakwater. Berths. There are a number of berths available at three finger piers in the SW part of the harbour. Repairs. There is a boat yard; emergency repairs can be organised. Supplies. Water, diesel and limited provisions are available.

travel-lift and kerosene from a service station outside the port. Charts 1162 plan approaches to Sousse, 176 (see 1.15)

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7.156 Anchorage can be obtained on the E side of the spit connecting le Kuriat (3548N 1102E) (7.137) to the mainland. It is well sheltered from the NW and N, and partly, due to the effect of seaweed, from NNE. In bad weather, vessels from S are advised to take advantage of this anchorage in order to avoid the heavy seas on the bank ENE of le Kuriat. Good holding is assured by keeping le Kuriat Lighthouse (7.135) bearing 348, vessels being anchored as close to shore as their draught permits.

Monastir
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Chart 1162 plan approaches to Sousse (see 1.15)

El Kantaoui
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7.155 Description. El Kantaoui (3554N 1036E), 5 miles N of Sousse, is built amidst a large holiday resort. Port Authority. Port Authority, Port El Kantaoui, Sousse 4089, Tunisia. Approach and entry. The harbour is approached from SE and entered through a 20 m wide channel, dredged to a depth of 4 m, marked by light-buoys (lateral). The area each side of the channel is shallow and rocky, and on approach, Ras Marsa should be given a berth of at least 5 cables. Craft drawing more than 3 m should use the entrance channel carefully as it tends to silt up and seaweed is reported to be a problem. Rocks lie SW of the entrance to the dredged channel. Entry is difficult in strong NE to E winds, and when seas break around the entrance channel conditions are impossible for entry. A heavy swell enters the harbour in strong SE winds. Harbour. The harbour is protected by short curved E and W breakwaters, which form the entrance facing SE. The entrance is approached through a dredged channel about 1 cable long, marked at its entrance by light-buoys (port and starboard hand) which are reported frequently to be unlit. Depths within the harbour are reported to be 15 to 35 m. Useful marks: Light (green stone tower, 6 m in height), standing on the head of the N breakwater. Light (red stone tower, 6 m in height), standing on the head of the S breakwater. Berths. There are a large number of berths available at the quays in the SW part of the harbour and at pontoon berths in the N part of the harbour. Fishing boats berth at the quay on the NE side. Services: Repairs. A 40-ton travel-lift stands close within the entrance at the root of the N breakwater. Supplies. Provisions and water are available. Diesel oil and petrol is available on the quay next to the

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7.157 Description. The town and harbour of Monastir (3547N 1050E) lie on Presqule de Monastir, the W entrance point to Baie de Monastir (7.139). Anchorage. With E to ENE winds anchorage may be obtained in the bay W of le el Sidi Rhedamsi. Holding ground is not very good, but the anchorage is sheltered from E and ENE winds. It is reported that fishing nets are laid at night in this bay. There is an anchorage in a small bay on the E side of the town of Monastir, between Ksira Lostiana and Ksira Maksura, another small islet 3 cables SE. Owing to a rocky holding ground the anchorage is bad and exposed to onshore winds; it should only be used temporarily in W winds. Harbour. The harbour is formed by the causeway connecting le el Sidi Rhedamsi to the mainland and the breakwater joining the same island to Ksira Lostiana (7.137). It is entered from SE between a short spur extending SW from the SW side of Ksira Lostiana and the head of a rubble breakwater extending about cable NE from the mainland SW of the islet to form the entrance which faces SE. Depths. The entrance channel which leads from seaward, through the outer basin and into the inner basin has a depth of 60 m. Within Avant Port depths are 25 to 6 m and in Port de Plaisance between 3 and 5 m. Useful marks: Large tower (35467N 10500E) in a citadel at the N end of the E walls of the battlements. Light (white tower), exhibited from the head of NE breakwater (SE end of Ksira Lostiana). Light (green tower), standing on the head of the spur on the N side of the harbour entrance. Light (red tower), standing on the head of the rubble breakwater on the S side of the harbour entrance. Berths. The harbour comprises Avant Port, the outer basin, which is separated from the inner basin of Port de Plaisance, by two short spurs forming the entrance. The inner basin contains two piers with pontoon berths in the NW part and 4 finger piers in the SW part. The rest of the harbour is fully quayed. Avant Port is used by some small fishing boats. Large craft over 12 m in length use the NE breakwater and very large craft can berth at the NW end of the breakwater. Services: Repairs: boatyard with a 30-ton travel-lift. Other facilities: hospital in town. Supplies: provisions; fresh water; diesel oil; petrol. Communications: Skans-Monastir international airport, 8 km W of the town.

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Monastir (7.157)
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Monastir New Fishing Harbour

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7.158 Description. Monastir New Fishing Harbour (35454N 10502E) is a large artificial harbour, about 1 mile S of Monastir and close S of Bordj el Kelb. Topography. An old fishing harbour, marked by a light (tripod) on the head of a breakwater, lies about 8 cables N of Monastir New Fishing Harbour. From the harbour, a short stretch of rocky indented coast continues SE; a small fort and large house with buildings between them stand on this coast. Monastir New Fishing Harbour, with Bordj el Kelb, stand at the N end of an extensive beach of mud and sand. An old custom house pier lies 3 cables S of Bordj el Kelb with the custom house standing on the coast nearby near some salt pans. Between them there is a factory with two chimneys. Anchorage. Anchorage can be obtained, sheltered from NW, E and SE winds, 4 cables ESE of Bordj el Kelb Light (35458N 10504E), in depths of about 10 to 13 m, good holding, as shown on the chart. Landing can be effected at the old customs pier. Harbour. The harbour is protected by a N breakwater, extending S for about 1 cables from an area of reclaimed land on the N side of the harbour and a S breakwater extending about 1 cable NE from an area of reclaimed land on the S side of the harbour, forming the entrance which faces SW. Depths. In the entrance there are depths of 5 m and within the harbour depths of 3 to 45 m. Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 02 m; mean neap range negligible. See Admiralty Tide Tables. Useful marks: Light (white minaret, black bands, 6 m in height), (35458N 10504E), exhibited from Bordj el Kelb.

House (yellow), 8 cables SW of Bordj el Kelb. Light (green pedestal), on the head of N breakwater. Light (red pedestal), on the head of S breakwater. Berths. There are numerous berths available at the piers and quays within the harbour. Services: Repairs: boatyards with full repair facilities; 250-ton travel-lift. Supplies: provisions; fresh water; fuel.

Ksibet el Mediouni
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7.159 Description. Ksibet el Mediouni (35413N 10518E) is a very small fishing harbour. Local knowledge is required. Harbour. The harbour is protected by a short breakwater, which is approached through a channel marked by light-beacons the first pair of which stand at the entrance about 1 mile NW of the harbour. Depths in the channel and harbour are unknown. Useful mark: Light (green tower), standing on the head of the breakwater. Berths and services. The single quay is short and shallow. Water and fuel are reported to be available.

Sayada
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7.160 Description. Sayada (35406N 10536E) is a small busy fishing harbour. It is reported that visitors are not welcome. Harbour. The harbour is protected by two breakwaters. It is approached through a dredged channel of uncertain depth. Useful marks: Light (green stone tower, 6 m in height), on the head of the N jetty.

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Light (red stone tower, 6 m in height), on the head of the S jetty. Berths. There are two piers at the head of the harbour and the inner side of the N breakwater is quayed. Vessels berth stern to the quay.

Teboulba
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Services: Repairs are available. There is a boatyard on the large quayed area of the W breakwater with a 130-ton travel-lift. Supplies. Fuel, water and plentiful provisions are available.

7.161 Description. Teboulba (Soukrine) (35395N 10575E), 3 miles ESE of Sayada, is an old fishing port now greatly enlarged. Harbour. The harbour is formed by two breakwaters extending NNE, and parallel to each other, from the shore. The W breakwater is about 800 m in length with the final length arcing gently E. The E breakwater is about 600 m in length with the final 200 m curving in a WNW direction and terminating about 50 m S of the head of the W breakwater, to form the entrance which faces E. Directions. The harbour is approached and entered through a channel, about 9 cables long and 65 m wide, dredged to a depth of 35 m, marked by light-buoys, leading from Fosse de Teboulba (7.141). Teboulba Channel. If approaching from the S or E, the use of Teboulba Channel (7.143) is not recommended. Depths in the harbour are between 2 and 35 m. Useful marks: Light (green stone tower, 6 m in height), on the head of the W breakwater. Light (red stone tower, 6 m in height), on the head of the E breakwater. Berths. The harbour contains two basins separated by a central quay. There is a reasonable length of berthing space available but fishing vessels occupy most berths. Leisure craft may only berth where possible.

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7.162 Description. Bekalta (35375N 11030E) is a small fishing harbour lying close S side of Ras Dimass (7.138). Approach. When approaching from the N the shoal extending E from Ras Dimass should be given a good berth. Anchorage. In fair weather, an anchorage can be obtained S of the shoal off the harbour entrance. Harbour. The harbour is protected by two breakwaters. Digue Principale extends about cable E from the shore on the N side of the harbour, then about a farther 1 cable S; a small breakwater extends E from the shore on the S side of the harbour, to a position about 50 m W of the head of Digue Principale to form the entrance which faces S. A rubble groyne extends a short distance S from the root of the small breakwater. Depths. The harbour has a depth of about 2 m but is often encumbered by large quantities of seaweed which make depths generally uncertain. Useful marks: Light (green tower, about 7 m in height) on the head of Digue Principale. Light (red tower, about 7 m in height), on the head of the small breakwater. Berths and services. Berthing space may be available at the S finger pier. Fuel and water is reported to be available.

CAP AFRIQUE TO SFAX GENERAL INFORMATION

Chart 3403
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7.165 Oil and gas offshore fields: Miskar Gasfield (3422N 1152E) (7.173) is established SE of Bancs Kerkenah. A submarine gas pipeline is laid from the field to Nakta (3434N 1036E) (7.232), 64 miles WNW, as shown on the chart. Ashtart Oilfield (3417N 1125E) (7.186), is established S of Bancs Kerkenah. It is surrounded by a restricted area of radius 3 miles, to which entry is prohibited without permission. Full details of Ashtart Oil Terminal are given at 7.186. Oil Platforms W of le Chergui. See 7.185. Pipelines. Mariners are advised not to anchor or trawl in the vicinity of pipelines. See 1.25. Tunny fishing: see 1.8. Exercise area: firing practice area; see 7.125.

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7.163 This section describes the waters between Cap Afrique (3530N 1105E) (7.138) and Sfax (7.195), about 52 miles SSW. It includes the coastal route to Sfax, E of Bancs Kerkenah, the inshore route through Canal des Kerkenah, together with descriptions of Sfax, les Kerkenah, Ashtart Offshore Oil Terminal, and other minor harbours and anchorages along the coast. This section is arranged as follows: Coastal route (7.168). Inshore route (7.174). Banks, Islands and Oil Platforms on Bancs Kerkenah (7.183). Sfax and approaches (7.195).

Depths
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7.164 Bancs Kerkenah (3453N 1132E) comprises an extensive shoal area extending up to 43 miles seaward between Ras Kaboudia (3514N 1109E) (7.177) and Ras Burmada, 52 miles SW. les Kerkenah lie in the SE part, surrounded by a number of drying areas. Depths over the banks vary from about 02 m in the central part to 20 m on their outer perimeter.

7.166 MRSC and lifeboat at Sfax (3444N 1046E) (7.195). See also 1.44 and 1.45.

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7.167 Tidal streams The in-going stream appears to flow from the NE or E and sets across Bancs Kerkenah with the out-going stream setting in the reverse direction. Therefore,

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when proceeding along the NE and SE sides of the banks, caution must be exercised, for the tidal stream may set direct onto the banks. On the outer edges of the banks, the tidal streams turn about the time of HW and LW, and the maximum rate, attained at about half tide, does not exceed 1 kn.

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Directions

COASTAL ROUTE General information

Charts 3403, 1162 plan Approaches to Sfax 7.168 From a position E of Cap Afrique (3530N 1105E) the coastal route leads about 45 miles S to the vicinity of the E limit of Bancs Kerkenah (7.183), thence about 58 miles generally WSW to a position in the vicinity of No 8 Light-buoy (3427N 1055E) (7.173) in the S approaches to Sfax. The route is sub-divided as follows: Cap Afrique to Tunisian Plateau (7.172). Tunisian Plateau to Sfax (7.173).

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Beacons
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7.169 The E and S sides of Bancs Kerkenah are marked by unlit beacons, generally just inside the 5 m contour, as follows (with positions given from Ras Djlija (34498N 11148E)): Maruka Beacon (black, 8 m in height) (16 miles NE). El Barani Beacon (black, 11 m in height (16 miles ENE). El Mzebla Beacon (black, 8 m in height) (19 miles E). A dangerous wreck (existence doubtful) and a stranded wreck, lie, respectively, about 2 miles NE and about 1 miles NW. A buoy (non-IALA) is moored about 1 miles S of the beacon. Sakit Hamida Beacon (black and white, 8 m in height) (16 miles ESE). A dangerous wreck lies 2 miles SSE. Oued Bou Zrara Beacon (black and white, 8 m in height) (14 miles SE). A buoy (spherical), marks an obstruction, 1 miles SSW. A dangerous wreck lies about 1 mile farther SSW. Said Beacon (7 miles S), on drying banks close S le Chergui. Ras Es Semoum Beacon (red and white) (16 miles SW), on Ras Es Semoum, the S point of le Gharbi; a stranded wreck lies 1 miles S.

7.172 General information. The outer perimeter of Bancs Kerkenah is marked by numbered light-buoys to aid navigation. If the weather is too thick to navigate visually from light-buoy to light-buoy the mariner should keep his vessel in depths of more than 20 m, sounding continuously, when in the vicinity of the banks, and take into account any effect from tidal streams, as shown on the chart. See tidal levels at 7.183. From a position E of Cap Afrique (3530N 1105E), the route leads S for about 45 miles, passing (with positions given from Ras Kaboudia (3514N 1109E)): E of Ras Kaboudia, from which a light (7.176) is exhibited, thence: E of No 1 Light-buoy (E cardinal) (20 miles ESE), thence: E of No 2 Light-buoy (26 miles ESE). A dangerous wreck lies 5 miles ENE. A buoy (starboard hand with E cardinal topmark), 2 miles S, marks a wreck with a depth of 35 m over it. Thence: E of No 3 Light-buoy (E cardinal) (31 miles ESE). A stranded wreck and another wreck, with a depth of 13 m over it, lie 2 miles S. Thence: E of a wreck (39 miles SE), with a depth of 18 m over it, thence: E of No 4 Light-buoy (E cardinal) (37 miles SE), thence: E of No 4 bis Light-buoy (E cardinal) (40 miles SE). A dangerous wreck lies 1 miles N; a wreck, with a depth of 16 m over it, lies close W; and a dangerous wreck lies 10 miles ESE. Thence to a position SE from No 4 bis Light-buoy.

Cap Afrique to Tunisian Plateau

Tunisian Plateau to Sfax

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Major lights
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Cap Afrique Light (3530N 1105E) (7.135). Ras Kaboudia Light (3514N 1109E) (7.176). Tyna Light (3439N 1041E) (7.214).

Other aids to navigation

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7.171 Racons: Kerkenah Banks Light-buoy No 4 bis (3451N 1150E)(7.172). Kerkenah Banks Light-buoy No 8 (3427N 1056E) (7.172).

7.173 From a position SE of No 4 bis Light-buoy, the track leads generally WSW for about 58 miles, passing (with positions given from El Ataya (3444N 1118E)): SSE of No 5 Light-buoy (E cardinal) (17 miles ESE). A wreck, with a depth of 13 m over it, lies 2 miles SSE. Thence: NNW of Miskar Gas Field Platform (35 miles SE) (7.165), from which a light is exhibited, thence: SSE of No 6 Light-buoy (S cardinal) (8 miles SSE). Oued Mimoun (7.192) lies 5 miles NW. Thence: SSE of Oued Sadum (5 miles SSW), thence: NNW of Ashtart Oil Terminal Platform (27 miles S) (7.186), with a light (mast on platform) standing close SE; other lights are close by, thence: SSE of No 7 Light-buoy (S cardinal) (14 miles SSW), thence: SSE of a dangerous wreck (18 miles SSW); other dangerous wrecks lie respectively, 5 miles and 8 miles NW. Thence: SSE of a dangerous wreck (23 miles SW), thence: Clear of a well (27 miles SW). Thence the track leads generally NNW for about 7 miles to a position WSW of No 8 Light-buoy (S cardinal) (25 miles SW), in the approaches to Sfax. (Directions continue at 7.262. Directions for the Gulf of Gabs are given at 7.232 and directions for Sfax are given at 7.216)

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INSHORE ROUTE General information

Charts 3403, 1162 plan approaches to Sfax (see 1.15)

Useful marks: Radio tower (red) (3525N 1059E). Sidi Ben Rayada (3529N 1103E), a marabout. Sidi Abdallah el Merakchi (3515N 1107E), a marabout.

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7.174 The route from the vicinity of Cap Afrique (3530N 1105E) (7.138) leads generally S for about 17 miles to the vicinity of Ras Kaboudia (7.177) at the N end of the approaches to Canal des Kerkenah (7.178). Thence it leads SSW for about 40 miles through Chenal de la Louza and Canal des Kerkenah to Sfax roads.

Ras Kaboudia to Sfax (via Canal des Kerkenah)

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Tidal streams
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7.175 The in-going stream appears to flow from the NE or E and, setting across the Bancs Kerkenah, enters the Canal des Kerkenah from either end. The out-going stream sets in the reverse direction. In Canal des Kerkenah, the tidal streams are stronger than across the banks (7.183), and may attain a rate of 1 kn. In the N and S entrances, eddies up to 3 kn can be encountered. They turn from 2 to 3 hours after HW and LW, and attain their maximum rate shortly before the time of HW and LW. The streams set fairly through the channel and meet about mid-length, where they are irregular. In Chenal de la Louza (7.183), the out-going stream is weaker than the in-going stream.

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7.176 Landmarks: Cap Afrique Lighthouse (3530N 1105E) (7.135). Ras Kaboudia Lighthouse (white inverted triangle on an octagonal tower, red bands 18 m in height) (3514N 1109E), exhibited from Tour Khadija (7.177). Major lights: Cap Afrique Light (3530N 1105E) (7.135). Ras Kaboudia Light as above. Tyna Light (3439N 1041E) (7.214).

Directions
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Cap Afrique to Ras Kaboudia

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7.177 From a position E of Cap Afrique, the route leads S for about 17 miles, passing (with positions given from Cap Afrique (35304N 11048E)): E of Mahdia (1 mile WSW) (7.179), marked by lights, thence: E of Rejiche (3 miles SW), a village. Sidi Bel Kassem (not charted), a mosque stands on the coast nearby. Thence: E of Ras Salakta (7 miles S), a headland fringed with rocks for a short distance offshore. The small visible village of Ksour Essaf lies on the hills about 3 miles inland. The coast is backed by extensive dunes. Thence: E of Ras Kaboudia (17 miles SSE), the SE extremity of a rocky plateau terminating in a small peninsula fringed with islets. A light is exhibited from Tour Khadija, at the NE end of Ras Kaboudia. The village of Chebba (7.181) lies 2 miles W of the extremity of the peninsula.

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7.178 From a position about 5 miles E of Ras Kaboudia, and sounding continuously, the track leads S, for about 9 miles to the entrance to the Canal des Kerkenah, passing (with positions given from Ras Kaboudia (35133N 11095E)): E of a light-buoy (E cardinal) (3 miles ESE) marking a dangerous wreck, thence: E of a beacon (5 miles SSE), position approximate, on the 5 m depth contour of the shallows extending SSE from Ras Kaboudia. These shallows are covered by the red sector (325135) of Ras Kaboudia Light. Thence: W of No 1 Light-buoy (20 miles ESE) (7.172), thence: E of a light-buoy (E cardinal) (10 miles SSE), moored 5 cables NE of a dangerous wreck, thence: E of No 0 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (10 miles SSE), moored on the W side of the entrance to the Canal des Kerkenah. Thence: The route leads generally SSW for about 7 miles, thence generally SW, WSW and SSW for about 20 miles, passing: WNW of K2 buoy (non-IALA port hand) (15 miles SE), moored on the E side of the entrance to the Canal des Kerkenah, thence: ESE of a dangerous wreck (12 miles S) lying on the S side of the N approaches to the Chenal de la Louza (7.183). Port de Louza, a very small fishing port lies 8 miles W. Thence: ESE and SSE of No 1 Buoy (starboard hand). Thence (with positions given from Ras Djlija (3450N 1115E) (7.191)) WNW of K4 buoy (non-IALA port hand) (6 miles NW), thence: WNW of Ras Djlija, thence: WNW of a dangerous wreck (6 miles WNW), and: SSE of a dangerous wreck (8 miles WNW), marked on its N side by a buoy (starboard hand). No 9 buoy (non-IALA starboard hand) is moored about 1 miles WNW of the wreck where the Chenal de la Louza joins the Canal des Kerkenah, thence: NNW and WNW of No 10 buoy (port hand) (12 miles W), moored on the E side of the S approaches to the Chenal de la Louza. A stranded wreck lies about 1 mile ESE. Thence: WNW of No 12 buoy (port hand) (14 miles W), thence: ESE of No 11 buoy (starboard hand) (34444N 10552E), moored on the W side of the entrance to the Canal des Kerkenah. Thence: ESE of a dangerous wreck (20 miles WSW), lying about 2 miles SW from No 11 buoy, thence: The track leads SW for about 4 miles to the vicinity of the pilot boarding ground for Sfax. Useful marks: Marabout (3510N 1102E), at Melloulche. Marabout (3504N 1059E), at Lella Sada. A conspicuous building and mast stand in Jebiniana, 4 miles WSW. Marabout (3458N 1055E), with large cupola, at Sidi Mahrclouf.

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A tower, 207 m in height, is charted 9 miles SSW of Sidi Mahrclouf. Tower (at an elevation of 18 m) (3448N 1052E) standing on Ras Sidi Mansour. Another tower (at an elevation 207 m), lies 2 miles NW. Tower (ruined, yellowish coloured) (3440N 1100), on the NW end of le Garbi. Marabout (3439N 1058E), in Sidi Youssef (7.194).

Anchorages and harbours Mahdia

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7.179 Description. Mahdia (3530N 1105E) is the second largest fishing harbour in Tunisia and lies 1 mile WSW of Cap Afrique (7.138). A small fort with a square battlemented tower stands on the isthmus in the W part of the town. From the harbour a sandy beach extends SW. The beach is fronted by a bank, with depths of less than 55 m over it, extending up to 8 cables offshore. Anchorage can be obtained S of Mahdia with complete shelter from N and NE, however, the holding ground is poor. Vessels should not anchor W of the alignment (011) of Sidi Jabeur (7.135) and the ruins of a portico standing at the entrance of the ancient harbour S of it and about 6 cables NE of the fishing port entrance. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the S by an outer breakwater extending ESE and ENE for about 5 cables from the shore on the S side of the port. An inner breakwater extends about 1 cables SSW from the shore on the E side of the harbour, with a spur branching a short distance SSE, from close to the breakwater head to a

position about 100 m from the head of the outer breakwater, to form the entrance which faces NE. Depths in the harbour entrance are 45 m and within the harbour to be between 2 and 45 m. Useful marks: Light (white tower), exhibited from the head of the outer breakwater. Light exhibited from the head of the spur on the inner breakwater. Berths. The quay at the SW end of fish hall in the basin on the N side of the harbour is reserved for visiting yachts. Depths alongside this quay are reported to be 26 to 3 m, but an underwater projection of boulders lies at mid-length, marked by a painted warning. Services: Repairs: emergency engine repairs undertaken. Supplies: fresh water; diesel oil; petrol; provisions.

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7.180 Description. Salakta is a small fishing port lying on the S side of Ras Salakta (3523N 1103E) (7.177). The remains of an old breakwater extend from the coast about 2 cables SW of the harbour. Rocky patches lie S of the head of the S breakwater. Harbour. The harbour is protected by two short rubble breakwaters extending W and S from an area of reclaimed land, with the entrance facing W. Depths between 2 and 4 m in the harbour have been reported. Lights are reported to stand on the head of each breakwater. Berths. There is no room for large craft, although an anchorage can be obtained W of the entrance off the beach, in fine sand with reasonable protection.

Mahdia (7.179)
(Original dated 2004) (Photograph Graham Hutt)

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7.181 Description. Chebba (3514N 1109E) is a fishing and leisure harbour situated on the N point of Ras Kaboudia (7.177), close E of the town. The town has two minarets, Approach. It is entered through a dredged channel, marked by light-buoys (lateral). Shallow banks extend SE from the harbour. A dangerous wreck, marked by an light-buoy (E cardinal), lies about 2 miles SE of the harbour entrance. Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 03 m; mean neap range negligible. See Admiralty Tide Tables. Harbour. The harbour consists of a large basin protected by two breakwaters with the entrance facing SE. Depths in the channel are 35 to 4 m in the middle but the sea bed is irregular near the entrance thus causing the sea to break in strong winds. Depths in the harbour are from 2 to 4 m. The port and channel has to be dredged from time to time. Useful marks: Lights (green and red towers), on the heads of the N and S breakwaters. Berths. There is room only for about 10 yachts and they are usually accommodated at the first pier within the entrance. Services: Repairs: undertaken; boatyard with slipway. Supplies: diesel; fresh water; petrol in jerry-cans from the village of Chebba; limited provisions.

Canal des Kerkenah anchorage

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Tidal levels: E point (3452N 1139E): mean spring range about 06 m; mean neap range negligible. El Abassia (3443N 1115E): mean spring range 09 m; mean neap range 01 m. Bordj el Hassar (3443E, 1109E): mean spring range about 10 m; mean neap range about 02 m. S point (3432N 1058E): mean spring range 11 m; mean neap range 02 m. See Admiralty Tide Tables. Anchorages. Bancs Kerkenah, in common with all similar shoals off the coast of Tunisia, possess one remarkable characteristic: the swell from the offing diminishes rapidly in depths of less than 15 m, so that in nearly any weather a vessel may anchor without danger from the swell in depths of 7 m or less. This is due to the bottom sloping gently and being covered with a thick growth of seaweed. The holding ground in general is good, although it is advisable to veer plenty of cable because in some parts the bottom consists of soft sandy mud, and in others the weed is so thick that the anchor can obtain little hold; in both instances vessels are liable to drag. In strong NE winds it is reported that a good anchorage can be obtained with Sakit Hamida Beacon (3445N 1134E) (7.169) bearing 010, distance 4 miles, in a depth of 12 m. Local weather. Occasionally depressions form S of the Atlas Mountains and move across the Gulf of Gabs (3400N 1030E) (7.227), usually heading NE. Though relatively small these are sometimes vicious and may cause gales in this region.

7.182 A good anchorage can be obtained in almost any weather, in depths of about 7 m, 10 miles SSE of Ras Kaboudia (3514N 1109E), on the W side of the N end of the Canal des Kerkenah (7.178), as shown on the chart. Anchorage can also be obtained in other areas, as convenient, although care should be taken to avoid some holes with depths between 20 and 26 m.

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7.184 les Kerkenah (3441N 1109E) are generally low and not easy to distinguish from seaward. le Chergui, the largest island, is divided at spring tides into three parts by shallow lagoons. The NE part is barren and uninhabited but there are several villages in the SW part, including Oulad el Kassem and Oulad Yaneg. The village of Melita stands in the middle of le Gharbi, the SW island.

Oil platforms BANKS, ISLANDS AND OIL PLATFORMS ON BANCS KERKENAH Bancs Kerkenah
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7.183 Description. Bancs Kerkenah (3453N 1132E), an extensive shoal area comprising sand, mud and weed, extend about 43 miles seaward between Ras Kaboudia (3514N 1109E) (7.177) and Ras Burmada (7.232), 52 miles SW. The shallower parts of these banks are intersected by numerous steep-sided channels. les Kerkenah (3441N 1109E), a group of small islands and islets lie in the SE part of the banks. Canal des Kerkenah (7.178), a natural channel about 30 miles in length, traverses the banks from NE to SW, between 5 to 10 miles offshore. It is used by small vessels, up to 3 m draught, to access Sfax and other small harbours along the coast. Chenal de la Louza (3500N 1108E) is a narrow tortuous channel marked by conical beacons on its W side and buoys on its E side, suitable for vessels drawing up to 4 m. It leads from the N end of the Canal des Kerkenah to a deep between the channel and the mainland coast. Less water than charted was reported in the channel (1969). Numerous wrecks are located on the banks, the positions of which can be seen on the chart.

7.185 Description. A group of oil platforms, from which lights are exhibited, are established off the W coast of le Chergui as follows: Delta Platform (34449N 11058E). Platform (34444N 11053E). Cercina II Platform (34438N 11067E). Platform (34420N 11053E). Cercina III Platform (34416N 11059E). Submarine pipelines. Submarine pipelines link each platform to Delta Platform, from which a submarine pipeline extends to the shore at Sfax, as shown on the charts.

Ashtart Oil Terminal

Chart 3403

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7.186 Position. Ashtart Oil Terminal (3417N 1124E) lies 40 miles SE of Sfax, 27 miles SSE from les Kerkenah. Function. The terminal exports crude oil via a storage tanker and a SPM. Restricted area. An entry prohibited area of 3 miles radius surrounds the terminal. Radiobeacon is reported to transmit from the platform in reduced visibility when a tanker is expected.

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Traffic. In 2004 1 056 331 tonnes of crude oil were exported. Port Authority. Socit des Recherches et dExploitation des Ptroles de Tunisie, PO Box 91 3099 El Bousten, Route, Sfax, Tunisia.

Limiting conditions
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7.187 Maximum size of vessel handled: 150 000 dwt. Weather: berthing does not take place if wind speed exceeds 25 kt.

Depths in the channel are 35 m in the N part, and 45 to 13 m in the remainder; the sides of the channel are steep-to. Useful marks: Tower (red and white, radiobeacon), N of the port. Large hall, standing close to the root of the partially submerged breakwater, is conspicuous. Services: Repairs: undertaken; boatyard with a 100-ton travel-lift and a 10-ton crane. Supplies: fresh water; fuel; limited provisions.

Sidi Frej anchorage

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7.188 Notice of ETA. ETA should be sent 72, 48 and 24 hours before arrival to the Port Authority, SEREPT, Sfax. Anchorage: 3 miles S of the storage tanker. Pilotage is compulsory and is available during daylight hours only. Pilot boards at the anchorage. Berthing takes place from 0600 to 1800, unberthing is permitted at any time. See also 1.21. Tugs are available for berthing.

7.193 Anchorage can be obtained off Sidi Frej (34414N 11080E) in depths of 2 to 25 m, good holding, well clear of Cercina III Platform (7.185). Approach is made by shallow draught craft from No 12 Buoy (3448N 1058E) in the Canal des Kerkenah. Local knowledge is required.

Port Sidi Youssef

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Berths
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7.189 Storage tanker; PC1 (ship to ship) 70 000 dwt and PC3 (tandem) 100 000 dwt; PC2 (SPM) 150 000 dwt. Lights are exhibited from all the facilities.

Services
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7.190 Facilities: medical facilities in Sfax; helicopter may be available in emergency; no waste reception. Communications: airport at Sfax, 40 miles distant.

Anchorages and harbours Ennajet

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7.191 Description. Ennajet the principal fishing harbour lies close to the N point of le Chergui. Approach to the harbour is made from Buoy K4 (non-IALA) (3455N 1111E) on the E side of Canal des Kerkenah. Local knowledge is essential. Useful marks: Light (black pedestal, white top, 9 m in height) (3450N 1115E), exhibited from Ras Djlija, the N point of le Chergui. Lights exhibited from the heads of the breakwaters at Ennajet.

7.194 Description. Port Sidi Youssef (34395N 10583E) is a small harbour on the W point of le Gharbi where a ferry service to Sfax operates. Approach is made through a channel, marked by light-buoys and dredged to 3 m in 1966, entered 1 miles WNW of Ras Sidi Youssef. Local knowledge is required. Restricted area. A restricted area, within which anchoring and fishing are prohibited, due to submarine power cables, extends from the W coast of le Gharbi to the mainland, as shown on the chart. Harbour. The harbour is well protected by two breakwaters with the entrance facing WNW. The harbour is dredged to a depth of 4 m. Useful marks: A marabout in Sidi Youssef is very conspicuous in the afternoon. A directional light (white round tower), at the head of the harbour. Lights (green and red pylons), exhibited from the breakwater heads. Berthing. The harbour is not very big and berthing is restricted. The ferry needs a large turning circle and this needs to be borne in mind when laying out a kedge.

SFAX AND APPROACHES General information

Chart 1162 plans Approaches to Sfax and Port de Sfax

El Ataya
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7.192 Description. El Ataya (3444N 1118E) is a small busy fishing harbour situated close to the E point of le Chergui. Approach to the harbour is made through the 4 mile long natural channel of Oued Mimoun, the entrance of which is marked by buoys with palm fronds planted at random farther in. Entry into the channel should be made at LW when the drying banks on either side are visible. In rough seas the entrance to the channel is difficult to identify. Local knowledge is required. Harbour. The harbour is protected by two unlit angled breakwaters, projecting a short distance SW from close seaward of the root of a partially submerged breakwater which extends about 1 miles SE from the shore.

7.195 Sfax (3444N 1046E) lies on the E coast of Tunisia, about 19 miles W of les Kerkenah, on the SW side of Bancs Kerkenah.

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7.196 It is a medium sized modern commercial harbour with facilities for handling bulk, oil, container and general cargoes. Principal exports include phosphates, salt, vegetable oils, esparto gRas and dates. Imports include grain, petroleum products, sulphur and general cargo. In 2001 the population was estimated to be 263 800.

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7.197 Sfax stands on a plain of olive trees and plantations extending to the foot of some hills between 91 and 152 m in height, about 9 miles from the coast. The coast in the vicinity of Sfax is low and marshy and the white buildings of the town stand out well from seaward. The summits of these hills, Chridi, 132 m in height, with a geodetic pillar standing on it, and Sidi Bou Ketheir, 141 m in height, with a marabout standing on it, are not easily identifiable.

Anchorage may be obtained in depths of about 62 m, 1 mile SE of the tower (34433N 10466E) on the head of the S breakwater, mud and weed, as shown on the chart. Caution. Attention is drawn to a wreck, with a depth of 39 m over it, and a dangerous wreck, lying respectively, 2 cables ESE, and 3 cables W, of the anchorage position. For vessels with greater draught anchorage may also be obtained S of the entrance to the buoyed channel, in depths of 11 to 12 m, good holding, but clear of the charted disused submarine cable.

Submarine gas pipeline

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7.198 The port is approached Light-buoy (3427N 1056E) dredged channel, 2 miles directional light, between the

from the vicinity of No 8 (7.173) and entered through a long, on the bearing of a heads of the breakwaters.
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7.207 The submarine gas pipeline from Miskar Gas Field (7.165) comes ashore at Nakta (3434N 1036E) (7.232), as shown on the chart.

Pilotage
7.208 Pilotage is compulsory for all vessels over 100 grt and is available 24 hours. Pilot boards 1 mile SE of the entrance to the dredged channel, as shown on the chart. See also 1.21.

Traffic
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7.199 In 2004 there were 567 ship calls with a total of 4 732 691 dwt.

Tugs
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Port Authority
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7.200 Office des Ports Nationaux Tunisiens-OPNT, Port de Sfax, 3000 Sfax, Tunisia.

7.209 Tugs are available.

Regulations
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Limiting conditions Deepest and longest berth

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7.210 Entry and departure at night is not permitted for tankers of any size.

Harbour General layout

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Quai de Madagascar (7.217).

Mean tidal levels

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7.202 Mean spring range about 12 m; mean neap range about 03 m. See Admiralty Tide Tables.

Tidal streams
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7.203 Tidal streams. In the roadstead off Sfax the in-going stream sets NE and the out-going stream sets SW. A rate of 1 kn may be attained. The direction of the tidal stream changes shortly before the time of half-tide, and the greatest rate is attained shortly before HW and LW. The tidal streams set across the dredged channel, and are appreciable to within about 5 cables from the entrance to the harbour.

7.211 The harbour contains 3 basins. The main commercial berths lie in Bassin Principal and Nouvelle Darse. The E side of Nouvelle Darse handles tankers. Bassin des Voiliers, on the W side of the harbour, is used by government marine craft and the ferry service to les Kerkenah. A large fishing and leisure harbour lies close S of the main harbour

Submarine pipeline
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7.212 Submarine pipeline is laid across the NW end of the dredged entrance channel, as shown on the chart.

Climatic table
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7.213 See 1.166 and 1.186.

Maximum size of vessel handled

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Landmarks
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7.204 LOA 185 m; draught 101 m.

Arrival information Notice of ETA

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7.205 ETA should be sent 12 hours prior to arrival and vessels intending to enter the harbour at night should confirm this direct to the Harbour Master at least 1 hour before sunset.

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7.206 The roadstead off Sfax affords a sheltered anchorage, although when a fresh breeze is blowing it is prudent to veer plenty of cable.

Tyna Lighthouse (white tower, red bands, white dwelling, 44 m in height) (3439N 1041E), exhibited form the shore 1 miles WNW of Ras Tyna (7.232). Building (34421N 10436E), with chimney. A water tower lies close NE, and the detached marabout of Sidi Abid, standing on a white wall 7 miles W of the building, shows up clearly. House (34436N 10437E). Three chimneys lie 6 cables E. Medina Minaret (34 442N 10457E). The green-roofed tower of the town hall lies 3 cables SE. Quai du Commerce Directional Light (grey metal framework tower on hut, black top, white band,

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17 m in height), exhibited from the head of the harbour. Chimney (34440N 10467E), at phosphate works. Tower, on the SW side of the entrance to the harbour. Tanks for oil storage Quai des Petroliers, about 9 cables ESE of the town hall.

Other aid to navigation

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7.215 Racon: Kerkenah Banks Light-buoy No 8 (7.173).

Quai du Commerce, Quai Gafsa and Quai Mdila have a total of about 1300 m of berthing space. Bassin des Voiliers at the head of Bassin Principal, is reserved for the Tunisian Navy and ferries to the Kerkenah Islands. Berths in Nouvelle Darse: Quai Siape: length 370 m; depth 105 m. Tanker berth at the S end of Quai des Petroliers: length 150 m; depth 105 m.

Directions for entering harbour

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Port services Repairs

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7.216 Approach. From a position W of Bancs Kerkenah No 8 Light-buoy (3427N 1056E), the track leads about 14 miles NNW to the vicinity of the pilot boarding ground, passing (with positions given from Tyna Light (3439N 1041E)): ENE of a dangerous wreck (11 miles SE), thence: ENE of a dangerous wreck (8 miles SE), thence: Clear of a shoal patch (9 miles ESE), with a depth of 10 m over it, thence: ENE of a wreck with a depth of 15 m over it (6 miles SE), thence: ENE of a dangerous wreck (7 miles ESE). Thence: Clear of a dangerous wreck (8 miles E), marked on its E side by a light-buoy (special), and: ENE of a dangerous wreck (6 miles E). An obstruction lies close NNE from this wreck. Thence: To the vicinity of the pilot boarding position and thence to the entrance channel between Sfax Nord Light-buoy (starboard hand) and Sfax Sud Light-buoy (port hand). Entrance channel. The track leads 2 miles through the channel, marked by numbered light-buoys (lateral), to the harbour entrance. The limits of an area dredged to 7 m on the N side of the entrance is marked by a light-buoy (S cardinal), and another light-buoy (W cardinal) moored about 1 cable NNW, as shown on the chart. Cautions. A dangerous wreck lies close NE of the dredged channel between Sfxa 5 and 7 Light-buoys. Attention is drawn to the direction of the tidal streams as shown on the chart; see also 7.203.

7.218 Minor repairs undertaken; floating dock, capacity 500 tonnes.

Other facilities
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7.219 Hospitals in town; deratting and issue of certificates.

Supplies
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7.220 Fuel oil; fresh water; provisions.

Communications
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7.221 Airport, 7 km distant, with limited international flights.

Fishing harbour
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Basins and berths

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7.217 Berths in Bassin Principal: Quai de Madagascar: length 667 m; depth 105 m. Includes a Ro-Ro berth 150 m in length at its NW end.

7.222 A fishing harbour, with some leisure craft facilities, lies close S of the main harbour, as shown on the chart. The harbour is approached and entered through a channel, dredged to a depth of 5 m (1981) but less water was reported (1996), leading 7 cables W from a position in the main entrance channel close N of Sfax No 8 Light-buoy. Leisure craft have better protection and facilities than in the main commercial harbour. Useful marks: Lights, exhibited from the detached and entrance breakwaters. Berths. The best place to berth is among smaller fishing vessels at one of the finger piers. There are depths of 2 to 45 m within the harbour. Services: Repairs. There are shipyards and repairs are undertaken; 150-ton and two 250-ton travel lifts. Supplies: fresh water; fuel; and provisions.

SFAX TO RAS AJDIR, INCLUDING GULF OF GABS GENERAL INFORMATION

Charts 3403, 9
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Scope of the section

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The section is arranged as follows: Gulf of Gabs (7.227). Coastal route (7.258).

7.223 This section describes the coastal waters of Tunisia between Sfax (3444N 1046E) (7.195) and Ras Ajdir (3310N 1134E), 100 miles SSE, on the border with Libya. It includes the coastal route and a description of the Gulf of Gabs (3400N 1030E), the ports of La Skhirra (7.239) and Port de Ghannouch (7.245), together with other minor harbours, islands and anchorages along the coastline.

Topography
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7.224 The coastal plain extending from Sfax to the border with Libya is generally low and marshy. A number of rivers flow into the sea. Farther inland it is backed by ranges of hills, the longest of which is Djebel Matmata with Djebel Zmertene (3324N 1009E), elevation 713 m, its central

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peak. Kalaa Matmata lies NW and Tadjera Khir, with a signal structure standing on its summit, lies 13 miles E. The Gulf of Gabs (3400N 1030E) is backed by hills with mountains behind them. Djebel Zemlet el Beida (at an elevation of 273 m) (3405N 1052E), with another summit 163 m high about 3 miles NE, appear flat-topped from the E and as two sharp peaks from the SE. Zemlet el Gueloua (at an elevation of 247 m) (33493N 9553E) rises to its summit 16 miles S of Djebel Zemlet el Beida.

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7.225 See 1.8.

The mosque of Sidi Tussarq (3345N 1044E) consists of a cylindrical tower standing on the coast. Sidi Yaya, 2 miles farther N, consists of two marabouts standing close together, and, Sidi Jmur, another marabout 3 miles farther N, is square and has a small spire. Sidi Salem (not charted) stands on the coast 4 miles E of Bordj Djilidj (3353N 1045E). Bordj el K bir (not charted) stands on the coast close E of the Houmt Souk. Sidi Smar (not charted), with a water tower, stands 2 miles E of Bordj el K bir, and Sidi el Hachchani (not charted) with two palm trees close to it, stands on Ras Rmel (33536N 10559E). The two marabouts of Sidi Zekri stand close together 3 miles SE of Ras Rmel. Sidi Bakkour (not charted) stands 5 miles SE of Ras Rmel, and Sidi Sliman, where there is a cylindrical tower, stands 1 miles farther SE.

Submarine gas pipeline

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Natural conditions
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7.226 The submarine gas pipeline from Miskar Gas Field (7.165) comes ashore at Nakta (3434N 1036E) (7.232), as shown on the chart.

GULF OF GABS General information

Charts 3403, 9 plan Gulf of Gabs

7.229 Depressions, usually moving on a NE or ENE track, occasionally traverse the Gulf of Gabs and sometimes cause gales. Tidal streams off le de Jerba set parallel to the coast, as shown on the chart. Off Houmt Souk (3353N 1052E) (7.257), the in-going stream sets W, and the out-going sets E. A maximum rate of 2 kn is attained which is sufficient to cause vessels at anchor to lie broadside on to the wind, and at times even stern to it. The tidal streams turn at the times of HW and LW.

Routes
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7.227 Initial route. From a position SSE of Sfax (3444N 1046E) and S of Bancs Kerkenah No 8 Light-buoy (3427N 1056E) (7.173), in the approaches to Sfax, the route leads initially about 25 miles SW to a position SSE of le Kheneiss (3422N 1018E) in the vicinity of O Light-buoy (safe water), in the central part of the entrance to the Gulf of Gabs. N route. From O Light-buoy the route leads 13 miles WNW and 5 miles NNW to the approaches to La Skhirra (3418N 1009E) (7.239). SW route. From O Light-buoy the route leads 18 miles SW to the approaches to Port de Ghannouch (3355N 1006E) (7.245).

Principal marks
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Topography
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7.228 S of the approaches to Baie de La Skhirra (3417N 1010E) (7.239), the coast is low and fringed for about 10 miles by mudbanks which dry to about 1 mile offshore in places. Oued Oum el Kram enters the sea 4 miles S of Nador Tower (3414N 1004E) (7.233) and Oued el Akarit enters the sea 3 miles S. Tarf el Ma, a large ruined building, lies 2 miles farther S. Oued Melah enters the sea 4 miles S of Tarf el Ma, and between the river and Gabs, 8 miles S, there several oases with minarets standing in them, including Rhennouch and Bou Chemma. SE of Gabs (3353N 1006E) (7.255), the coast is low and flat for a short distance and then changes to dunes extending to the mouth of Oued es Sourrag, 4 miles SE of Gabs. Farther SE a number of villages and marabouts lie close to the shore including, Kettana (3345N 1012E), Sidi Toumi and Sidi Sellem. le de Jerba (3348N 1052E), at the SE entrance to the Gulf of Gabs and close off the coast is fairly low except in the centre where there are some hills. It is joined to the mainland by a causeway at its S end.

7.230 Landmarks: Tyna Lighthouse (3439N 1041E) (7.214). Mosque (3426N 1021E), 1 miles WNW of Ras Yonga. Djebel Zemlet el Beida (3405N 1052E) (7.224), is conspicuous. Minaret (3358N 1000E), close E of Metoua. Hotel (33534N 10065E), in Gabs. Tower (3341N 1021E). le de Jerba Airport Aero Light (support, 26 m in height) (3353N 1047E). Major lights: Tyna Light (3439N 1041E) (7.214). Baie de La Skhirra Light (dark green metal framework tower) (3420N 1008E), exhibited from the shore 6 cables NW of the root of the Skhirra Oil Terminal. Port de Ghannouch Light (black conical tower, 5 m in height) (33556N 10068E), exhibited from the head of the N breakwater. Gabs Light (white octagonal tower, black top, 11 m in height) (34537N 10069E), exhibited near the root of the main quay in the harbour. le de Jerba Airport Aero Light as above.

Other aid to navigation

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7.231 Racon: Kerkenah Banks Light-buoy No 8 (3427N 1056E) (7.173).

Directions Initial route

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7.232 From a position SSE of Sfax in the vicinity of Kerkenah No 8 Light-buoy (3427N 1056E), the track leads about 26 miles SW, passing with positions from Ras Burmada (3431N 1033E)):

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SE of Ras Tyna (11 miles NE) from which a light (7.214) is exhibited, thence: SE of the village of Nakta (3 miles NE). A pale yellow water-tank lies SW. Sidi Mohamed Bou Akkazine, a marabout, lies 2 miles NW of Nakta. Thence: SE of Ras Burmada. A wreck with a depth of 10 m over it lies 2 miles SSE. Thence: SE of Ras Yonga (11 miles SW), at the end of a low marshy length of coastline, thence: SE of le Kheneiss (15 miles SW), lying in the N part of Bancs des Sur-Kenis, a drying bank of mud and weed, extending up to 6 miles offshore in places. lots Sur-Kenis, three rocky islets, lie in the central part of the bank. The outer edge of the bank is marked by No 1 Beacon (red and white, E cardinal topmark). Thence: NE of a dangerous wreck (position approximate) (24 miles S). Thence: To a position SE of O Light-buoy (safe water) (3408N 1026E), marking the 20 m depth contour of the coastal bank extending SE from Bancs des Sur-Kenis. (For the approach to La Skhirra Oil Terminal see 7.239)

South route to Port de Ghannouch (Gabs)

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7.234 From a position SE of O Light-buoy (3408N 1026E) the track leads 18 miles SW through open water, passing: NW of a stranded wreck (33573N 10368E), lying on the 20 m depth contour line, 7 miles NW of Bordj Djilidj light (7.262). Thence the track leads to the Fairway Light-buoy (33572N 10091E) in the approach to the harbour entrance channel.

Canal dAdjim
Chart 3403 (see 1.15)

Description
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North route to La Skhirra

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7.233 From a position SE of O Light-buoy (3408N 1026E) the track leads 15 miles WNW, 3 miles NW and 3 miles NNE, passing (with positions from No 2 Beacon (34156N 10162E)): SSW of O Buoy (11 miles SE), thence: SSW of No 2 Beacon (red and white, S cardinal topmark), thence: SSW of No 1 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (5 miles SW), marking Tte de la Corne Sud, a spit extending S from Banc des Sur-Kenis on the N side of Passe d Entre. Thence the track leads NW, passing: SW of Seuil du Sud (6 miles WSW), a 12 m rocky shoal area, thence: Between No 3 and No 4 Light-buoys (lateral), marking the S end of a deep water tongue between Banc de Milieu and Avance du Nador. Thence the track leads NE to the anchorages and pilot boarding place, passing (with positions from the Old Lighthouse (34174N 10057E)): SE of Banc Crevettes (2 miles SE), over which less water was reported (1987), thence: SE of Banc Sadok (2 miles ESE), thence: NW of No 5 Light-buoy (starboard hand) (3 miles E), marking the NW point of Banc Ali, and thence as required. Useful marks: Radio mast (red and white bands) (34195N 10085E), marked by obstruction lights. Signal station (disused), on the summit of Djebel ed Dissa (3355N 959E). Bordj Yonga (3428N 1025E), a fort with four towers. Nador Tower (ruins, 15 m in height) (3414N 1004E). Light (34161N 10052E), on breakwater head. Light (34171N 10057E), exhibited on breakwater head at La Skhirra village.

7.235 Canal d Adjim (3343N 1043E) is the W entrance channel to Golfe de Bou Grara (7.238) which separates le de Jerba (7.228) from the mainland. lot Guettaet el Baharia is a low inconspicuous islet lying in the entrance to Canal d Adjim, 1 mile N of Ras el Djerf. The channel is buoyed and skirts Ras el Djerf, however, it is barred by shoals at each end with those at the W end being the shallower. Buoyage in the channel is unreliable. Local knowledge is essential. Tidal streams. In the Canal d Adjim the in-going stream sets ESE and attains a rate of 3 kn at springs. The out-going stream sets WNW with a maximum rate of 1 kn. The direction and rate of the tidal streams may be affected by weather conditions. Tidal levels: Adjim Bar (3344N 1040E): mean spring range about 07 m; mean neap range 04 m. Houmt Adjim (3343N 1044E): mean spring range 11 m; mean neap range about 02 m. See Admiralty Tide Tables. Submarine cables are laid across the channel in a NE direction from Ras el Djerf, one of which is a power cable. Overhead cable. An overhead cable, with a vertical clearance of 30 m, spans the channel between the two submarine cables mentioned above.

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7.236 Approaches. Passe Ouest and Passe Nord are two natural channels leading into Canal d Adjim. Passe Ouest, which leads S of lot Guettaet el Baharia, is the most frequently used and has a minimum depth of 27 m; Passe Nord, which leads N of lot Guettaet el Baharia, has a least depth of 2 m. Buoys mark both channels, which are entered 4 cables SE and 2 miles ENE, respectively, of the W Channel light. Buoyage in unclear and unreliable, being particularly confusing where the two channels merge with the main channel to Canal d Adjim. Useful marks: W Channel Light (tank on masonry base, 5 m in height) (33420N 10365E), standing about 5 miles W of Ras el Djerf. Light (green metal tripod) (33417N 10441E) , standing about 8 cables SE of Ras el Djerf.

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7.237 Anchorage for small vessels can be obtained in Canal d Adjim, as marked on the chart, off Ras el Djerf; the holding ground of muddy sand is good, and the anchorage is well sheltered. Local knowledge is essential.

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Golfe de Bou Grara Description

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Terminal
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7.238 Golfe de Bou Grara affords good shelter, however, there are numerous unmarked shallow banks and detached shoals within the gulf. The E entrance to the gulf is closed by a causeway linking the mainland to le de Jerba. Local knowledge is essential. Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 05 m; mean neap range 0 m. See Admiralty Tide Tables. Useful mark: Light (3332N 1041E) standing on the head of a jetty at the fishing village of Bou Grara.

7.242 The terminal consists of a 2350 m long pier, extending SE from the shore, with a loading platform, 250 m in length, at its head. Dolphins are situated off its SW end to assist in mooring operations. A spur with dolphins extends from its NE end, forming a berth used by chemical tankers.

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7.243 There are two main berths at the terminal, one each side: length 300 m; depth 15 m, at each. The berth at the NE extension is suitable for a vessel 160 m in length and draught 9 m. It handles phosphoric acid.

La Skhirra Oil Terminal

Chart 9 plans Gulf of Gabs and La Skhirra
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Port services
7.244 Facilities: medical at Gabs; limited reception of dirty ballast water, tank washing residues and oily bilge water. Supplies: provisions from Sfax; fresh water; no fuel oil is available although it is reported (1997) that it will be available in the near future. Communications: Sfax Airport, 80 km distant.

General information
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7.239 Position. La Skhirra Oil Terminal (3418N 1009E) lies at the head of Baie de La Skhirra on the NW side of the Gulf of Gabs. Function. The terminal is used exclusively for the export of crude oil and some phosphoric acid. Topography. Oued ben Ghalef (Kelba) (7.254) enters the N side of the bay about 3 miles ENE of Baie de La Skhirra Light (3420N 1008E) (7.230). Skhirra Khedima, is a small projection about 2 miles E of the light, where a small pier extends about 1 cables S. The W side of the bay consists of rugged cliffs of red clay intersected by deep ravines. Approach is made from the Gulf of Gabs through Passe d Entre (34122N 10115E) (7.233) and a natural channel between Banc du Milieu (7.233) and Avance du Nador (7.233), 4 miles WNW. Traffic. In 2004 about 84 million tonnes of cargo were exported. Port Authority. Comp des Transports par Pipe-Lines au Sahara-TRAPSA, 118 Avenue de la Liberte, Tunis, Tunisia.

Small craft Port de Ghannouch (Gabs)

Chart 9 plan Gabs and Ghannouch

General information
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Limiting conditions
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7.240 Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 07 m; mean neap range about 04 m. See Admiralty Tide Tables. Density of water: 1030 g/cm3. Maximum size of vessel handled: 164 545 dwt; draught 1525 m.

7.245 Position. Port de Ghannouch (3355N 1006E), generally refered to as Gabs, lies in the SW part of the Gulf of Gabs, 2 miles N of the major town of Gabs. Function. It is a busy commercial harbour serving the town of Gabs. Principal imports include aluminium, paper, grain, sulphur, general cargo and petroleum products. Exports include fertilisers, sulphuric and phosphoric acid. Approach and entry. The port is approached through a dredged entrance channel and entered between the heads of the breakwaters, as shown on the chart. Traffic. In 2004 there were 567 ship calls with a total of 4 842 767 dwt. Port Authority. Office des Ports Nationaux Tunisiens, Direction du Port de Gabs, PO Box 65, Gabs 6000, Tunisia.

Limiting conditions
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Arrival information
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7.241 Notice of ETA: 48 and 24 hours. Anchorages. Anchorage can be obtained in a depth of about 23 m, 9 cables S of No 5 Light-buoy (3417N 1010E), as shown on the chart. Anchorage can also be obtained about 5 cables N of the buoy in a depth of 18 m, as shown on the chart. The holding ground in both anchorages is reported to be good, except in W gales. Prohibited anchorage. A prohibited anchorage area lies within a circular area of radius 1 miles, about 2 miles E of Passe d Entre (34122N 10115E) (7.233), as shown on the chart. Pilotage is compulsory and is available 24 hours. The pilot boards, from a black and white boat, about 6 cables SW of No 5 Light-buoy, as shown on the chart. Two pilots are used for vessels over 70 000 dwt. See also 1.21. Tugs are available and their use is compulsory.

7.246 Deepest and longest berths: Ammonia Berth and Phosphate Berth (7.251). Tidal levels. See tidal levels for Gabs Fishing Harbour (7.255). Density of water: 1025 g/cm3. Maximum size of vessel handled: reported to have had a maximum draught of 125 m. Local weather and sea state: Tidal stream sets across the entrance channel, particularly near the breakwaters. Swell. The harbour is open to swell from E and S, particularly during April and May. See also Gabs Fishing Harbour (7.255).

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7.247 Notice of ETA: 48 and 24 hours. Anchorage can be obtained 1 miles E, in depths of about 18 m, and 5 cables S, in depths of about 14 m, of No 0 Light-buoy (safe water) (33572N 10091E), as

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shown on the chart. The latter anchorage is reported to have good holding. Caution. A dangerous wreck lies in approximate position 3356N 1010E, about 1 miles SSE from No 0 Light-buoy. Pilotage is compulsory and is available 24 hours. The pilot boards close to No 0 Light-buoy from a boat with a black hull and white upper-works. See also 1.21. Tugs are available and compulsory for vessels with dangerous cargoes.

Anchorages and harbours

Chart 3403

Mahres
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Harbour
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7.248 General layout. The harbour consists of a large artificial basin protected by breakwaters and with a ESE facing entrance. The main cargo berths are located on the S, NW and W walls of the basin. Depths. It was reported (2002) that the approach channel had been dredged to 135 m (1988). For current depths the Port Authority should be consulted. Climate table: See 1.166 and 1.187. Major light: Port de Ghannouch Light, on the head of the N breakwater (7.230).

7.253 Description. Mahres (3431N 1030E) is a small artificial fishing harbour built at the end of short jetty extending over drying mud flats. Approach. The harbour is entered through a dredged channel, marked by light-beacons, terminating between low, partially submerged breakwaters. Depths in the channel and harbour are reported to be 18 m and 15 m, respectively. Berths. It is reported that visitors are not welcome in the harbour, however, an anchorage can be obtained according to draught with the fort in Mahres bearing 000, good holding, and sheltered from W through N to NE. Useful mark: Mahres Directional Light (white pylon) (34308N 10299E).

Zaboussa
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7.249 From a position in the vicinity of the pilot boarding ground, close to the No 0 Fairway Light-buoy, the track leads 2 miles generally SW through the entrance channel, marked by numbered light-buoys (lateral), to the harbour entrance between the heads of the breakwaters.
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7.254 Zaboussa (34206N 10127E) (not charted) is a small fishing harbour at Ras el Ferchatt, about 3 miles NE of the terminal at La Skhirra. It is reached through a narrow channel, marked by light-beacons (lateral) in Oued ben Ghalef (Kelba) (34193N 10109E). Chart 9 La Skhirra-Gabes and Ghannouch with approaches

Gabs fishing harbour

7.255 Description. Gabs (3353N 1007E) is a large busy fishing harbour, fronting the town. The port lies about 2 miles SSE of Port de Ghannouch (7.245). In 2001 the population was estimated to be 108 200. Entry and depths. The entrance channel between the breakwater heads is dredged periodically to maintain a minimum depth of 25 m. There are depths of 25 to 4 m in the harbour basin. Tidal levels. See information in Admiralty Tide Tables. Mean spring range about 09 m; mean neap range about 03 m. Local weather. At Gabs, winds of 31 kn and over are most frequent from December to April, but rare in June and July. They are mainly from the SW to W or from the NE to E. During a NE gale in November, 54 kn has been recorded. Traffic signals. When entry into the roadstead at Gabs is prohibited, a red light is exhibited within the harbour. Anchorage can be obtained, as shown on the chart, about 3 cables NE of the harbour entrance, in depths of 70 m, sand, good holding except in E winds. Harbour. The harbour is enclosed by two large breakwaters as shown on the chart. Useful marks: Mast, marked by obstruction lights, and pylons, about 9 cables SW of Gabs Light (34537N 10069E) (7.230). Light (hexagonal concrete tower), on the head of the N breakwater. Light (hexagonal tower), on the head of the S breakwater. Berths. It is reported that there is little room for visiting yachts with the most likely place being on the NE side of the fish hall quay alongside a national guard patrol boat.

Useful marks
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Light (black conical tower, 5 m in height) (33554N 10067E) standing at the head of the N breakwater. Light (red conical tower, 5 m in height) (33552N 10065E), on the head of the S breakwater.

Berths
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Phosphate Berth: length 530 m; depth 125 m. Ammonia Berth: length 260 m; depth 125 m. Grain and Sulphur Berths (3 berths): total length 600 m; depth 105 m. New Grain Berth, NW corner: length 375 m; depth 105 m. The inner part of the quay is also for use by Ro-Ro vessels.

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7.252 Repairs: minor repairs undertaken. Facilities: hospital at Gabs; deratting and issue of certificates; garbage disposal. Supplies: provisions; fresh water; fuel oil by road tanker from Sfax. Communications: nearest airport at Sfax, 136 km distant; Jerba-Melitta international airport, on le de Jerba, 145 km distant.

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Services: Repairs: are undertaken; boat yard with 200-tonnes travel-lift. Supplies: fresh water; diesel; petrol; plentiful provisions. Chart 3403

Useful marks: A light on the head of each breakwater. Services: Repairs: boat yard with a slip. Supplies: fresh water; diesel oil; provisions.

COASTAL ROUTE General information

Chart 3403 (see 1.15)

Zarat
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7.256 Description. Zarat Harbour (3341N 1022E), is a small fishing harbour on an isolated part of the coast, 17 miles SE of Gabs. The village of Zarat lies about 3 miles inland from the harbour. Harbour. The harbour is enclosed by two breakwaters at the end of a long causeway extending from the coast. Depths. There are general depths of 15 m within the harbour. Useful marks: Lights on the heads of the N and S breakwaters. Berths. The harbour is not suitable for craft over 12 m in length.

Route
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7.258 From a position SSE of Sfax, in the vicinity of Kerkenah No 8 Light-buoy (3427N 1056E), the track leads SE, passing NE of le de Jerba, to a position NNE of Ras Ajdir (3310N 1133E), 77 miles SSE.

Topography
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Houmt Souk
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7.257 Description. Houmt Souk (3353N 1052E) is the principal town on the le de Jerba (7.228). Approach. The approach is made through a dredged channel marked by buoys and light-buoys through the banks of sand and weed extending up to 4 miles offshore. Night entry is not recommended because the lights are reported to be unreliable. Tidal streams set strongly across the channel. See also 7.229. Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 11 m; mean neap range 02 m. See Admiralty Tide Tables. Anchorage can be obtained 4 miles N of Houmt Souk in the vicinity of the light-buoy, as shown on the chart. The holding ground is reported to be excellent; see 7.229 for effect of tidal streams on vessels at anchor here. Caution. A dangerous wreck lies about 5 miles NW of the anchorage. Local knowledge is required. Harbour. The harbour is protected by two breakwaters extending N, broadly parallel to each other, from the coast fronting the town, forming the entrance which faces N. The breakwaters are low and cover at HW. Depths in the channel are reported to vary between 3 and 5 m and within the harbour between 1 and 38 m. Landmarks: Radio tower, marked by obstruction lights, standing 5 cables SE of Houmt Souk Light (white pylon, red bands, yellow base, 8 m in height) (3353N 1052E). The tower is reported to be visible from a distance of almost 10 miles. A group of eucalyptus trees standing SW of the radio tower and the fortress of Bordj el K bir (7.228), standing on the coast close E of the radio tower. Directions. From a position close E of the light-buoy moored 4 miles N of the harbour, it is reported that the alignment (190) of Houmk Souk Light, leads in mid-channel between the buoys and light-buoys into the harbour. The mariner is advised to stay well in mid-channel as depths near the buoys are much less. Care should be exercised not to confuse palm fronds, standing on the drying banks on each side of the channel, with the buoys.

7.259 The E coast of le de Jerba (7.228) trends S for 2 miles to Sidi Garous (7.262) then SW for about 7 miles to Bordj Kastil, a prominent square fort standing on the extremity of a low peninsula. The bay enclosed by this peninsula and a series of low islets S of it, is very shallow. From Bordj el Kantara, 3 miles W of Bordj Kastil, a causeway extends SSE to the mainland, close NE of Ras el Kressim (3337N 1055E), closing off the E entrance to Golfe de Bou Grara (7.238). Ras Marmour (3337N 1103E) lies at the N extremity of a chain of hills, faced with cliffs, backing the coast to Zarzis (7.263), 8 miles SE. Between Zarzis and Ras Ajdir, 30 miles SE, is low and backed by extensive lagoons. From the entrance to Bhiret el Bibane (3315N 1118E) (7.262) to Ras Ajdir there is a chain of coastal hillocks, many of which are surmounted by ruins. The only ruin which can be identified stands on a white cliff at Ras el Ketef (3311N 1130E) (7.262).

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7.260 The international boundary between Tunisia and Libya extends S from Ras Ajdir (3310N 1133E).

Principal marks
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7.261 Landmarks: Hotel (3351N 1058E), 1 mile NW of Sidi Zekri (7.228). Ras Taguerness Lighthouse (white tower, red bands, 49 m in height), (3350N 1104E) exhibited close W of the point (7.262). Television mast (3331N 1104E), at an elevation of 420 m, marked by obstruction lights. Major lights: le de Jerba Airport Aero Light (7.230). Ras Taguerness Light as above. Zarzis Light (white octagonal tower, black top, 14 m in height) (3330N 1107E), exhibited near the Custom House.

Directions
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NE of a dangerous wreck (17 miles NW), thence: NE of Bordj Djilidj, a small square fort standing on the NW extremity of le de Jerba. A light (white octagonal tower, black top, on building, 12 m in height) is exhibited from the point. Thence: NE of a buoy (non-IALA) (10 miles NW), marking the edge of the inshore shoal area, thence: SW of Ashstart Oil Terminal (32 miles NE), thence: NE of Ras Rmel (7 miles NW) (7.228), thence: NE of a dangerous wreck (6 miles N), thence: NE of Ras Taguerness from where a light (7.261) is exhibited. A dangerous wreck lies 6 miles NE from the cape with another dangerous wreck, position approximate, about 4 miles farther inshore. Thence: NE of Sidi Garous (2 miles S), standing on a point which is fringed with shoals and an obstruction, thence: NE of Aghir (4 miles SSW), where there is a small prominent fort, and from which a light (round tower, white and red bands) is exhibited. Anchorage can be obtained in depths of 6 to 7 m SE of the fort, clear of an obstruction lying about 5 cables ESE of the fort. The anchorage is sheltered from the W and N, and the sea raised by E winds is deadened by seaweed growing in the shallower water. Thence: NE of Ras Marmour (12 miles S). A wreck, with a depth of 1 m over it, lies 2 miles N, and a dangerous wreck lies 3 miles NNE. The coast between Ras Marmour and Zarzis, 8 miles SSE, is fringed by rocks and a shoal bank extending to about 1 mile offshore. Detached shoals, with depths of less than 9 m over them, lie within 7 miles offshore at the S end of this length of coast. An unsurveyed wreck, which is considered to have a safe depth of 20 m over it, lies 25 miles E of Ras Marmour. Thence: Clear of a wreck (27 miles ESE), with a safe clearance of 20 m over it, thence: SW of Didon SBM (43 miles E), from which a light is exhibited, and: (Directions for Zaris are given at 7.267) NE of a light-buoy (N cardinal) (28 miles SSE). A dangerous wreck lies 2 miles SW. Ras Zira, the NE extremity of the Banc el Biban, lies 3 miles WSW, and Ras Lemsa lies 10 miles farther WSW. A beacon, marking a well-head at the seaward end of an oil pipeline, stands on Ras Zira. Thence: NE of a dangerous wreck (32 miles SE), thence: NE of Ras el Ketef (45 miles SSE), a small minor fishing port marked by lights and used by boats. Two beacons, 4 miles NE, mark the entrance to a channel leading to an anchorage, suitable for small craft, N of Ras Ajdir. Thence to a position NNE of Ras Ajdir (3310N 1133E). Caution. The coast between Zarzis and Ras Ajdir, 30 miles SE, is fringed by a bank of sand and weed, with depths of less than 20 m over it, extending to 14 miles offshore; numerous shoals lie on this bank. Mariners navigating along this length of coast should be guided by soundings and should not get into depths of less than 18 m. Useful mark: El Bibane (3316N 1119E) a fort standing on an islet in the entrance to Bhiret el Bibane, an extensive lagoon. The lagoon is entered through a

narrow channel with a bar at the entrance with a depth of 1 m over it. (Directions continue for the coastal route in Mediterranean Pilot, Volume V)

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7.263 Position. Zarzis (3330N 1107E), lies about 30 miles NW of the Tunisia/Libya border. Function. It is a totally artificial harbour principally for exporting oil. It also serves a fertilizer factory and has a busy fishing and pleasure harbour. The population is about 15 000. Topography. The town can be recognised by a large rifle butt to the SE and a marabout NE of it. The large white Custom House and Zarzis Lighthouse (7.261), dominate the harbour. There is also a small fort in the town and two marabouts, one about 8 cables N at Ksar Zaouia and the other about 2 miles S of the town at Sidi Bou Teffaha, which can be seen from seaward. Approach and entry. The port is approached through a dredged channel and entered S of the breakwater. Traffic. In 2004 there were 388 ship calls with a total of 1 518 266 dwt. Port Authority. Office des Ports Nationaux Tunisiens, Direction du Port de Zarzis, BP 291, Zarzis 4170, Tunisia.

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7.264 Deepest and longest berth. Commercial Quay (7.268). Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 08 m; mean neap range about 01 m. See Admiralty Tide Tables. Maximum size of vessel handled is up to a draught of 105 m. Local weather. The prevailing winds are E in the summer and W in the winter. Storms are rare, confined on average to three days in winter, five days in spring and one day in summer. The Sirocco (1.154) blows from N to NE and can attain a speed of 40 kn when visibility is reduced by clouds of dust and sand.

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7.265 Anchorage can be obtained in a depth of about 20 m, sand and weed, good holding, in the vicinity of the Fairway Light-buoy, about 9 miles E of the harbour, as shown on the chart. Anchorage may also be obtained about 1 miles E of Zarzis Lighthouse (3330N 1107E), in depths of about 6 to 7 m, as shown on the chart. Local knowledge is required. Submarine pipeline is laid from a well-head (3326N 1118E) to the shore close S of the harbour entrance. Pilotage is compulsory and available 24 hours. See also 1.21. Tugs are available and compulsory for tankers.

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7.266 General layout. The harbour is protected from the N and NE by an outer breakwater extending almost 1 miles SE from the shore close to the foot of Zarzis Lighthouse. An area of reclaimed land provides a large quayed area on the W side of the harbour extending E towards the head of the outer breakwater to form the entrance which faces S and is about 5 cables wide.

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An inner, angled breakwater extends E from the shore at the NW end of the harbour to form a fishing vessel basin with the inner length of the outer breakwater.

Port services
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(continued from 7.262) 7.267 From a position in the vicinity of the Fairway Light-buoy (3330N 1118E), the track leads generally W for about 4 miles, passing: Between No 1 Light-buoy (starboard hand) and No 2 Light-buoy (port hand), at the entrance to the dredged channel, 4 miles W of the Fairway Light-buoy. Thence the track leads in mid-channel for about 3 miles through the entrance channel, marked by numbered light-buoys (lateral) to the harbour entrance. Close W of the main breakwater head there is a dredged turning circle. The limits of the dredged area off the berths is marked by light-buoys. Useful mark: Light (red and white tower, 9 m in height), standing on the head of the outer breakwater.

7.269 Facilities. There is a hospital in Zarzis. Supplies. Provisions and fresh water are available. Free Zone. Close inland of the Commercial Quay there is a free zone which was reported (1998) non operational. Communications. Nearest airport is on le de Jerba, about 30 miles distant.

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7.270 There are a number of berths in the busy harbour in the N part of the main harbour. Leisure craft can obtain accommodation at the wharf where the fish hall stands close inside the entrance to the basin. Pleasure craft rarely visit. Services: Repairs. There is a boatyard and slip with workshops for mechanical repairs. Supplies. Water, diesel, and petrol from the town, is available. Provisions are available.

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7.271 Anchorage (33174N 11224E) as marked on the chart, can be obtained on the E side of Banc de Biban (7.262) with the fort at the entrance to Bhiret el Bibane (3316N 1119E) (7.262) bearing 185, distance about 8 miles in a depth of about 75 m, or with the fort bearing 235, distance about 3 miles in a depth of about 6 m. The holding ground is excellent.

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GENERAL INFORMATION
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8.1 The chapter covers the Sicilian Channel between Tunisia and Sicilia, 78 miles wide at its narrowest part between Cap Bon (3705N 1103E) (7.32) and Capo Feto (3740N 1231E) (9.24); the Maltese Islands, Isole di Pantelleria and Isole Pelagie island group. It is divided into two sections: Sicilian Channel, including Isole di Pantelleria and Isole Pelagie island group. (8.7). The Maltese Islands (8.57).

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Rescue
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8.5 The Sicilian Channel is covered by three Maritime Search and Rescue Regions (SRR); Tunisia SRR in the W, Italy SRR to the NW and S and E coasts of Sicilia, and Malta SRR to the S and E. For further information see 1.44 and Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 5. 8.6 Local magnetic anomalies were reported, in 1976, to exist near the following positions: 3710N 1200E, close W of Pantelleria Bank (8.11). 3655N 1303E, about 15 miles SSE of Terrible Bank (8.11). Currents. The current sets predominantly in a general E direction at to kn throughout the year turning through the Sicilian Channel E of Cap Bon (3705N 1103E) and reducing gradually in strength to under kn. In the Malta Channel (3615N 1430E) (8.58), the current is affected by the wind but normally sets ESE at rates up to 1 kn. For general information on currents see 1.128 to 1.133.

Natural conditions

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8.2 The route described is for a vessel on passage along the main shipping route from the Strait of Gibraltar to the Suez Canal or a port in the E Mediterranean.

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8.3 Tunny nets may be found up to 7 miles offshore. They are generally marked by day and night. For additional information on fishing see 1.8.

SICILIAN CHANNEL GENERAL INFORMATION

Chart 165 8.10 Isola di Pantelleria (3647N 1200E) (8.17) and the Maltese Islands (3600N 1420E) (8.57) lie close to the main shipping route through the Mediterranean Sea, with the Isole Pelagie lying about 75 miles SSE of the island of Pantelleria (8.17). 8.11 Skerki Bank (3750N 1055E), the bottom of which consists of coral, rock, sand and shells, extends from a position about 23 miles NE of les Cani (3721N 1007E) (7.32) for about 33 miles NE to a position about 46 miles W of Isola Marettimo (9.31). Skerki Channel, at the W end of which there is a TSS (7.26), lies between the bank and les Cani. Caution. The currents in the neighbourhood of Skerki Bank are uncertain in both rate and direction, and with the shoal patches over the bank not being marked by breakers all the time, care should be taken to give the dangers on the bank a wide berth. Keith Reef (3749N 1055E), a shoal patch on the bank, consists of compact limestone. A small dangerous underwater rock, covered with weed, lies on the patch; usually it is marked by breakers. A dangerous wreck lies on the NE end of Keith Reef. Sylvia Knoll, lies on the NE end of Skerki Bank, about 7 miles NE of Keith Reef.

Topography

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8.7 The area covered by this section comprises: Through route (8.9); Cap Bon to the Malta Channel. Isola di Pantelleria (8.17). Isole Pelagie island group (8.35).

Banks and off-lying dangers

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8.8 Loss of GPS satellite lock has been reported (2005) in the vicinity of 3642N 1330E.

THROUGH ROUTE General information

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8.9 The through route leads ESE from the Cap Bon TSS (7.26), passing about 5 miles N of Isola di Pantelleria and thence through the Malta Channel between Sicilia and the Maltese Islands. Vessels bound for Valleta Harbours or Malta Freeport (Marsaxlokk) should, when clear of Isola di Pantelleria, shape a course to pass about 5 miles off Gawdex (Gozo).

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Biddlecombe Patch, lies about 2 miles NNW of Keith Reef. Locust Patch and Hecate Patch lie close together about 5 miles SW of Keith Reef. A least depth of 35 m lies over the SW part of Skerki Bank, about 19 miles SW of Keith Reef. El Haouaria Bank (3720N 1103E) has a least charted depth of 19 m over it. A dangerous wreck lies on the NW side of the bank about 1 miles WNW of the 19 m depth. Talbot Shoal (3730N 1141E), with a minimum charted depth of 88 m, is small and steep-to on its N and W sides. A small bank, with numerous pinnacles rising to depths between 17 and 27 m, lies about 4 miles E of Talbot Shoal as shown on the chart. A depth of 30 m, reported in 1983, lies 6 miles NE of Talbot Shoal. Adventure Bank (3721N 1209E), with numerous depths of less than 50 m over it, covers an extensive area in the NE part of the channel. Pantelleria Bank (3710N 1206E), with depths from 12 to 29 m over it, lies on the S part of Adventure Bank and a shoal, with depths from 13 to 31 m over it, lies 10 miles NE of Pantelleria Bank. Graham Shoal (3710N 1243E) is of volcanic origin and in June 1831 HM Sloop Rapid passed over the area and recorded earthquake shocks. In July 1831, the crater of a volcano appeared above the surface, and towards the end of August the land was about 55 m in height. It subsequently began to subside and had disappeared by December of that year. In 1952, a least depth of 85 m, coral and cinders, was obtained over Graham Shoal by HMS Dalrymple, however, in 1988 there was a least depth of 69 m over Graham Shoal; a patch, with a depth of 165 m over it, lies 7 cables NW of it. Currents. The currents in the vicinity of Graham Shoal are irregular both in direction and rate. They usually set SE, but a NE-going current, with a rate of 3 kn, is sometimes experienced. Terrible Bank, with a least depth of 20 m over it, lies 8 miles E of Graham Shoal. In 1977, a depth of 17 m was reported to lie approximately 7 miles NNE of the least charted depth.

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8.15 Landmarks on Isola di Pantelleria: Radio mast (red and white mast, marked by obstruction lights) (36487N 11574E), standing close S of Monte Sant Elmo (8.20). A tower and radio mast (40 m in height), standing on Montagna Grande (3647N 1200E) (8.18). Punta Spadillo Lighthouse (white round tower on dwelling, 21 m in height) (3649N 1201E), standing on Punta Spadillo (8.28). Landmark on Isola di Linosa: Punta Beppe Tuccio Lighthouse (white round tower and building, 17 m in height) (35524N 12525E), standing about 1 cable SW of the point (8.37). Landmark on Gawdex: Gordan Lighthouse (white tower on dwelling, 22 m in height) (3604N 1413E), standing on the summit of the hill at the NE end of Gawdex (8.59). The flagstaff of a signal station stands close N of the lighthouse. Landmark on Malta: Nadur Tower (245 m in elevation) (3554N 1422E) standing on the SW side of the island of Malta (8.60). Major lights: Cap Bon Light (3705N 1103E) (7.31). Punta San Leonardo Light (white lantern on yellow building, 3 m in height) (3650N 1157E), standing 1 cable SE of Punta San Leonardo (8.25). Punta Spadillo Light - as above. Punta Beppe Tuccio Light as above. Gordan Light as above. Grand Harbour Light (3554N 1431E) (8.76). Luqa Aeronautical Beacon Light (structure) (3552N 1428E), visible 170-345 (175), standing in the vicinity of the airport on the island of Malta. Ponta ta Delimara Light (3549N 1434E) (8.127) at Marsaxlokk.

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8.12 Numerous submarine cables are laid throughout the channel. Submarine gas pipelines are laid between Cap Bon (3705N 1103E) and Capo Feto (3740N 1231E).

8.13 A firing practice area, much used by Tunisia, exists close W of Skerki Bank between latitudes 3745N and 3800N, and longitudes 1015E and 1030E.

Firing practice area

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8.16 From the E end of the Cap Bon TSS (7.26) the track leads generally ESE for about 47 miles, passing: SSW of a 302 m obstruction (position approximate) (37003N 11514E); thence: NNE of Punta San Leonardo Light (3650N 1157E) (8.15), standing on the E side of the entrance to Porto di Pantelleria (8.21), thence: (Directions for Porto di Pantelleria are given at 8.25) NNE of Punta Spadillo Light (3649N 1201E) (8.15), thence: NNE of Punta Trcino Light (white round tower, 3 m in height) (3638N 1203E), standing on Punta Trcino (8.28), the NE point of Isola di Pantelleria (8.17). The track continues ESE for 110 miles to the Malta Channel. (Directions for the Maltese Islands are given at 8.69)

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ISOLA DI PANTELLERIA General information

Chart 193 plan Isola di Pantelleria 8.17 Isola di Pantelleria (3647N 1200E), an Italian island in the Sicilian Channel, is of volcanic origin and contains the craters of numerous extinct volcanoes with several streams of lava and pumice stone. The island lies on a bank, with depths of less than 100 m over it, extending 2 miles NW from its NW side and to a distance between 4 and 8 cables from its other sides. In October 1891, a submarine volcanic eruption was observed near the W edge of the bank by the Italian Naval Vessel Bausan. 8.18 Montagna Grande (3647N 1200E), rises near the middle of the island and is its highest point. The mountains of the island are higher in the SE part than in the NW. The terraced slopes of the hills are intensely farmed. They are dotted with huts and to a great extent are covered with vineyards. 8.19 Pantelleria - Punta Spadillo. A small arms firing range (3650N 1200E) is established at Pantelleria - Punta Spadillo (not charted), facing the coast off Punta Spadillo (8.28). The range extends from the shore to positions to seaward between about 1 miles NW and mile NNE of the cape. Vessels should avoid entering the firing range area when prescribed signals are displayed.
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Small arms firing range

8.23 Notice of ETA required. Masters of vessels bound for any one of the designated anchorages for the port, must contact the Harbour Master at Trapani (3801N 1231E) (9.68) suitably in advance to obtain authorisation. Anchorage. Vessels waiting to enter port must anchor in one of the designated anchorages, A1 to A6, each of a radius of 4 cables, which are scattered around the island. For ease of identification these are: A1 (36503N 11554E). A2 (36504N 11559E). A3 (36499N 11591E), see 8.30. A4 (36472N 12035E). A5 (36448N 12028E). A6 (36473N 12564E). Anchoring within the harbour is dangerous in NE winds. Prohibited anchorage and fishing area. In order to protect submarine cables a prohibited area has been established N of the port. Prohibited danger area. Owing to storm damage (2002) and the danger of collapse, vessels are prohibited from navigation, anchoring or stopping within 50 m of the outer mole. The danger zone is marked by appropriate danger markings. Pilotage. A pilot is available. Local knowledge is recommended. Regulations. Owing to irregularities between surveys and the charting of Diga Foranea and Molo Cidonio, constituting a danger to vessels entering/leaving the port, entry is restricted. Entry to Porto Vecchio (old port) is permitted only by day and in good weather.

Arrival information

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8.20 Landmarks: Signal station (disused, at an elevation of 245 m) (36492N 11573E) standing on Monte Sant Elmo on the NW end of the island about 3 miles NW of Montagna Grande (8.18). Radio mast (marked with red obstruction lights) (36487N 11574E) about 3 miles NW of Montagna Grande (8.18). Punta Spadillo Lighthouse (3649N 1201E) (8.15). Major lights: Punta Spadillo Light (3649N 1201E) (8.15). Punta San Leonardo Light (3650N 1157E) (8.15).

Porto di Pantelleria
Chart 193 plan Porto di Pantelleria

8.24 General layout. The harbour is divided into two basins, Porto Vecchio and Porto Nuovo, with a common entrance open NNE. Climate table. See 1.186 and 1.188, climatic table for Pantelleria. Landmarks: White house, from where a light is exhibited, standing close SE of Punta San Leonardo (36502N 566E) (8.25). Church spire 3 cables SSE of Punta San Leonardo. The ruins of Castello Relegati, 3 cables S of Punta San Leonardo. A tower stands on the castle. Chimney 3 cables SSW of Punta San Leonardo. Borgo San Nicolo, a large pink building 1 cable W of the chimney. Major light: Punta San Leonardo Light (8.15). 8.25 From a position NNE of Punta San Leonardo (36502N 11566E), a low point at the NW extremity of the island, from where a light (8.16) is exhibited, the line of bearing 232, or the white sector (228-235), of a directional light (post) on Molo Cidonio leads SW for about 7 cables, passing (with positions given from Punta San Leonardo): NW of Punta Bue Marino (5 cables ENE), a low dark rocky point which is the N extremity of the island. Submarine cables come ashore here and there are two coves close E of it. Thence: Between the head of Diga Foranea (2 cables NW), with a light (green mast, 5 m in height) standing at its head, and:

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8.21 Position. Porto di Pantelleria (36500N 11565E) lies on the NW coast of Isola di Pantelleria. Function. Wine, dried fish and agricultural produce are exported.

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A semi-submerged beacon marking the extremity of a shoal spit, with drying rocks on it, extending cable NW from Punta San Leonardo. Thence: As required to the allocated berth. Cautions. A stranded wreck on the Punta San Leonardo spit should be given a berth of at least 200 m. In the middle of Porto Vecchio there are the ruins of an ancient mole extending NE and N from the shore on the S side of the basin. Lattice masts stand on the N end of this mole. Owing to the presence of large stone blocks which are covered by 1 to 2 m of water, the head of Molo Adragna should be given a clearance of at least 10 m.

Punta Trcino (5 miles ESE), a high rocky headland with Faraglione di Trcino, a rocky islet of almost the same height lying close off it; a small pillar stands on top of the islet and a light (8.16) stands on Punta Trcino. Cala di Tramontana (8.30) lies on the N side of Punta Trcino and Cala di Levante (8.30) lies between the point and Punta dellArco, 3 cables SSE.

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8.26 Porto Vecchio fronts the town and is enclosed by Mole Adragna and Molo Nasi. Molo Nasi has quays on its E side and is used by scheduled ferry services. A light is exhibited at the head of the mole. Most of the shoreline within the basin is quayed. Molo Adragna is used by fishing vessels. Average depths alongside the quays are reported to be 2 m. Porto Nuovo is enclosed between Diga Foranea and Molo Nasi. Diga Foranea is internally quayed with charted depths alongside from 5 to 11 m. Molo Cidonio, at the S end of Diga Foranea, is quayed with depths of 5 m on its S side, although there are depths of a good deal less than this in its approaches. A light is exhibited at the head of the mole from where a spit, with above-water rocks at its extremity, extends for about 60 m ESE. The SE part of Porto Nuovo is used by recreational craft.

8.29 Navigation, anchoring, bathing and fishing are prohibited in an area off Punta del Gadir, protecting a historic wreck, bound by the following points: 364890N 120179E; 364886N 120185E; 364878N 120165E; 364888N 120160E. 8.30 Ancoraggio di Campobello (36499N 11591E). Anchorage, A3 (8.23), sheltered from W winds, can be obtained by small vessels in Ancoraggio di Campobello between Punta Caruscia and Punta Pozzolana, in a depth of about 29 m, rock and weed with patches of coarse sand. A small detached shoal, with a depth of 112 m over it, lies 3 cables NNE of Punta della Pozzolana. Local knowledge is required. Landing can be effected at a steep-sided rocky place about 4 cables SSE of Punta Caruscia. Cala di Levante. Anchorage can be obtained in Cala di Levante (but see 8.23), about 1 cables S of Faraglione di Trcino (36480N 12032E), in depths between 20 and 22 m, sand with some patches of rock. Local knowledge is required. Landing can be effected in the cove.

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8.27 Repairs: two slips for small vessels. Other facilities: hospital, few other facilities. Communications: airport 2 km SE of the town; regular communication by sea with Isola di Lampedusa (8.45), Trapani (9.68) and Porto Empedocle (9.109) in Sicily.

East coast
8.31 From Punta dellArco (36477N 12033E), the E coast of Isola di Pantelleria, consisting for the most part of high precipitous cliffs, extends 3 miles SSW to Punta Limarsi. Its salient features are as follows (with positions given from Punta dellArco): Punta del Duce (1 mile S). Scogli del Formaggio (1 miles S), a reef with above-water rocks lying close offshore. A rock, awash, lies 2 cables S of Scogli del Formaggio. Punta del Cortigliolo (almost 2 miles S), which is fringed with rocks. Faraglione di Dietro Isola (2 miles S), is high, conical and the N of two above-water rocks. The S rock is low and flat and is called Galera della Salina (not named on the chart). Punta Salina, with Cala Ficara on its S side, is 1 cables SSW of Faraglione di Dietro Isola. An anchorage for small vessels is charted in Cala Ficara, N of Punta Carace. Cala Rotonda is 6 cables SW of Punta Carace; a noticeable red cottage stands at its head. Punta Limarsi (3 miles SSW), is a rugged and rocky headland on the S side of the indentation of Porto Dietro Isola (8.32). A light (white metal column on pedestal, 6 m in height), stands on Punta Limarsi; it is unreliable.

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8.28 From Punta Bue Marino (36504N 11573E) (8.25), the NE coast of Isola di Pantelleria extends ESE for about 5 miles to Punta dellArco. Its salient features are as follows (with positions given from Punta Bue Marino): Punta Mordomo (3 cables E). Punta Caruscia (1 mile ESE) with Punta della Pozzolana, 8 cables farther SE on the S side of Ancoraggio di Campobello (8.30). Punta Spadillo (3 miles ESE), the rocky NE extremity of a promontory on the W side of which there is a cove named Cala dei Cinque Denti. A light (8.15) stands on Punta Spadillo and a small arms firing range (8.19) is located close by. Punta Liscetto (3 miles ESE) with Punta del Gadir, 3 cables farther SE. The coast between Punta Spadillo and Punta del Gadir is rocky with several caves. A prohibited area (8.29) lies close to Punta del Gadir. Punta Carace (4 miles ESE), with Punta Zinedi and Punta Rubasacchi, 3 cables and 9 cables farther ESE, respectively.

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8.32 Designated anchorages A4 and A5 are on this coast, see 8.23. Porto Dietro Isola. Small vessels can anchor (but see 8.23) in Porto Dietro Isola about 2 cables NE of Punta Limarsi (36444N 12020E) in depths between 22 and 27 m, coarse sand with some rocks. Local knowledge is required.

South-west coast Description

Harbour. The W breakwater is L-shaped and quayed along its inner side. There is a quay on the shore N of the W breakwater where two finger piers extend SSE from the quay. Depths within the harbour vary from 3 to 7 m. Anchorage can be obtained off Porto di Scauri by small vessels about 1 cable S of the light standing E of Punta delle Tre Pietre (8.33), in depths of about 21 m (see also 8.23). Local knowledge is required. Useful marks: Light (red mast, 5 m in height), standing on the head of the W breakwater. Light (green mast, 5 m in height), standing on the head of the E breakwater. These lights are reported to be unreliable.

8.33 From Punta Limarsi (36444N 12020E) (8.31), the SW coast of Isola di Pantelleria extends generally NW to Punta della Croce (3650N 1156E) on the W side of Porto di Pantelleria (8.21). Its salient features are as follows (with positions given from Punta Limarsi): Gli Scoglietti (4 cables SW), a shoal spit with above-water rocks and a rock, awash, lying on it. Punta di Sciaccazza (1 mile W), with a prominent white house standing above it. Punta Polacca (2 miles W), lying at the W end of a high and rocky length of coast extending from Punta di Sciaccazza. Punta del Molinazzo and Punta della Garretta lie between, and Cala di Licata is 2 cables NW of Punta Polacca. Secca di Nic (2 miles W) is a below-water rock lying about 1 cable SW of Punta di Ferreri, a headland on the W side of Porto di Nic. Porto di Nic is suitable only for boats. Punta del Rosso di Nic lies 3 cables NNW of Punta di Ferreri. Cddia di Scauri, (2 miles NW) is a prominent hill faced with cliffs about 90 m in height. Punta delle Tre Pietre (4 miles WNW), the SW extremity of a promontory about 3 cables W of Porto di Scauri (8.34). Three small above-water rocks lie at the foot of the point. A light (white metal column on pedestal, 5 m in height), stands 2 cables E of Punta delle Tre Pietre. A prominent large, white three-storied building, with arched windows, stands close W of the light. A light buoy (special), 7 cables NNW of Punta delle Tre Pietre, marks the extremity of a sewage outfall extending SSW from the E side of Cala di Sataria. Punta Fram (36483N 11556E), where the coast in the vicinity rises to a remarkable wall of black lava. Some large, white, three-storied buildings stand on the point. Cddie Rosse, a reddish coloured hillock near the coast about 1 mile N of Punta Fram with some lime kilns standing near it. The coast from the vicinity of Cddie Rosse extends about mile N to Punta Sidere, where an outfall extends 4 cables NW, thence mile NNE to Punta della Croce; the coast is low, black, rocky and fringed with small rocks and shoals. A cemetery lies about 1 cable S of Punta della Croce.

ISOLE PELAGIE ISLAND GROUP General information

Chart 176

8.35 Isole Pelagie is a small group of three Italian islands consisting of: Isola di Linosa (3552N 1252E) (8.36), Isola di Lampedusa (8.45), 25 miles SW and, Scoglio (Isola) Lampione (8.56), 10 miles farther W. Isola di Linosa is of volcanic origin, whereas Scoglio Lampione and Isola Lampedusa lie on the African continental shelf.

Description

Isola di Linosa
Charts 2124, 193 plan Isola di Linosa 8.36 Population. Isola di Linosa (3552N 1252E) has a population of a few hundreds. Topography. Monte Vulcano rises in the SE part of the island and Monte Rosso rises about 5 cables N of Monte Volcano in the NE part of the island. Monte di Ponente rises in the W part of the island. The peaks of both Monte Vulcano and Monte di Ponente are truncated by a crater. The slopes between the craters are farmed and the island looks green from the S. The N coast is more rugged and steep-to with large areas covered by black rocks. 8.37 The N coast extends E from Punta Balata Piatta (35513N 12508E), the NW extremity of Isola di Linosa, for about 1 miles to Punta Beppe Tuccio, the NE extremity which is low, rocky and fringed with rocks. A light (8.15) stands 1 cable SW of Punta Beppe Tuccio. A rocky bank, with a least depth of 144 m over it, lies 7 cables NE of Punta Balata Piatta.

General information

North coast

East coast
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Porto di Scauri

8.38 The E coast extends S from Punta Beppe Tuccio for 1 miles to Punta Calcarella, the SE extremity of the island, where a detached below-water rock, with a depth of 4 m over it, lies 2 cables E. Faraglioni is an islet 3 cables S of Punta Beppe Tuccio. There are rocks in the narrow channel between it and the coast.

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8.39 The S coast extends W from Punta Calcarella for about 1 mile to Punta Arena Bianca, the SW extremity of the island. A light (white square stone pillar and hut, 6 m in height), visible 2765-150 (2335), stands 1 cables NW of Punta Arena Bianca.

South coast

entrance point to Scalo Vittorio Emanuele is fringed with rocks. Cala Mannarazzo (35525N 12517E), is sometimes used by ferries when strong S winds prevent the use of Scalo Vecchio.

Isola di Lampedusa
Charts 193 plan Isola di Lampedusa, 2124 8.45 Position and topography. Isola di Lampedusa (3531N 1235E) is barren, flat-topped and of a white calcareous stone. The sides of the island are steep except at the SE end where the land slopes gently to the sea. The island attains its highest elevation, 133 m, at Monte Albero Sole on the N coast 1 miles ENE of Capo Ponente (3531N 1231E).

West coast
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8.40 The W coast extends NNW from Punta Arena Bianca for 1 miles to Punta Balata Piatta.

General information

Prohibited anchorage area

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8.41 Anchoring is prohibited in an area N of Cala Mannarazzo (35525N 12517E) (8.44) where there is an intake, extending 1 cables NE of the cove, for a desalination plant.

Nature reserve
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8.42 A marine nature reserve has been established around the NW, N and E coasts of Linosa from Scalo Vittorio Emanuele in the W to Punta Calcarella in the SE. Restrictions on navigation, anchoring and other marine activities apply and the local authority should be consulted.

Submarine cables
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8.43 Submarine cables come ashore close E of Scalo Vecchio (35513N 12517E) (8.44), as shown on the chart.

8.46 Capo Ponente (3531N 1231E), the W extremity of the island, is faced with whitish cliffs and is fringed with below-water rocks and rocks awash to a distance of 1 cable offshore. Useful marks: Light (white metal pillar on pedestal, 5 m in height), visible 290-222 (292), stands on the point Radio mast, marked by an obstruction light, stands 5 cables ENE of the light structure.

Capo Ponente

North coast
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8.44 The island has three landing places. Scalo Vecchio (35514N 12516E), 2 cables S of the village of Linosa, is the principal landing place on the island. Anchorage for small vessels can be obtained off Scalo Vecchio, sheltered from N winds, in depths of 15 m, sand, good holding. There are two small concrete jetties at the head of the cove at Scalo Vecchio. The E jetty is unserviceable owing to submerged concrete blocks alongside, The jetty close NW, which is about 27 m in length, has depths of 12 m alongside; its SW end is foul. Services. Small quantities of fresh provisions are available and regular communications by sea are maintained with Trapani (9.68) and Porto Empedocle (9.109) in Sicily. The ferry calls at either Scalo Vecchio or Cala Mannarazzo, depending on the wind direction. Cala Pozzolana di Ponente indents the W coast of the island 3 cables SE of Punta Balata Piatta (35513N 12508E). Anchorage for small vessels can be obtained in the bay sheltered from E and SE winds; but prior approval must be obtained from the local authority (see NP8.2). The recommended berth is in the middle of the bay about 1 cable W of a steep cliff in a depth of 15 m, as shown on the chart, sand with good holding. The cliff lies at the foot of Monte di Ponente and has two yellowish patches on it. A short quay on the S side of the bay has a least depth of 54 m alongside. Scalo Vittorio Emanuele, where a landing can be effected at a small breakwater and quayed area on the S side of the cove, lies close S of Cala Pozzolana di Ponente. The S

Anchorages and harbours

8.47 The N coast of Isola di Lampedusa is free of off-lying dangers, although several rocks lie close inshore. It is high with steep cliffs, especially under Monte Albero Sole, and nowhere can landing be effected. The salient features on the N coast are: Scoglio Pignolato and Scoglio Sacramento are above-water rocks lying 1 cable SW and 1 cables ENE, respectively, of Punta Parise (35317N 12313E). Scoglio Faraglione (35317N 12325E), is a high whitish rock. Punta Muro Vecchio, 4 cables E of Scoglio Faraglione, has an above-water rock on its W side. Punta Cappellone, 1 miles E of Punta Muro Vecchio. Punta di Taccio Vecchio (35315N 12358E). Punta Alaimo, 3 cables E of Punta di Taccio Vecchio. A radio mast stands on Monte Imbriacole 7 cables S of Punta Alaimo. Capo Grecale (3531N 1238E), from which a light (8.53) is exhibited, is the NE extremity of the island.

8.48 The E coast of the island lies between Capo Grecale and Punta Sottile, the low, rocky SE extremity of the island, about 1 miles S of the cape. Four coves lie between Capo Grecale and Punta Parrino, 9 cables S of the cape. Cala Creta and Cala Pisana are the largest; a light-buoy (special) marks a marine farm off the entrance to Cala Creta. A rocky shoal, with a depth of 24 m over it, lies cable N of the S entrance point to Cala Pisana.

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Landing can be effected at a small quay on the S side of Cala Pisana, close to the head of the cove. There is a depth of 2 m at the head of the quay; the S side is foul. 8.49 The S coast of the island between Punta Sottile and Capo Ponente (3531N 1231E) (8.46) has numerous caves and coves. The largest cove, at the SE end, has the town of Lampedusa (8.55) at its head and forms the principal harbour of the island. A sewage outfall extends 6 cables S from the headland on the E side of the entrance to the harbour. Isola dei Conigli, 2 miles ESE from Capo Ponente (3531N 1231E) (8.46), is flat-topped and steep-sided. It lies so close off the coast of Isola di Lampedusa that it is not easily identified. Some rocks, the outermost of which is dark, round-topped and remarkable, lie on a shoal bank within 1 cable of the S side of the Isola dei Conigli. An anchorage (8.54) lies E of the island (but see NP8.3). Useful marks: Light (green column, 5 m in height), standing on Punta Maccaferri, the E entrance point to Porto di Lampedusa (3530N 1236E). Light (red column on pedestal, 5 m in height), standing on Punta Guitgia, the W entrance point to Porto di Lampedusa.

South coast

8.54 Capo Ponente. Anchorage, open but sheltered from E winds, can be obtained by small vessels off the coast between Capo Ponente (3531N 1231E) (8.46) and Punta Parise (8.47), 5 cables N; good holding (but see NP8.3). Punta di Taccio Vecchio. Anchorage, sheltered from S winds, can be obtained close W of Punta di Taccio Vecchio (35315E, 12358E) (but see NP8.3). Isola dei Conigli. Anchorage for small vessels can be obtained in the bight on the E side of Isola dei Conigli (35306N 12333E) (8.49). It affords a good anchorage over a sandy bottom (but see NP8.3). Local knowledge is required in all these anchorages. Chart 193 plan Porto di Lampedusa 8.55 Description. Porto di Lampedusa (3530N 1236E) is the only harbour on Isola di Lampedusa. It is open SSW and occasionally a combination of sea and swell renders it dangerous. The population of the island is reported to total over 4000 and during the summer months is greatly increased by tourists from the Italian mainland. The inhabitants are mostly employed in sponge and sardine fishing. Topography. The small town of Lampedusa stands on the NE side of the harbour and the shores of the harbour are mostly rocky with some sandy beaches. Port radio. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3). Climate table. See 1.166 and 1.189. Anchorage can be obtained off the entrance in depths of about 15 m, good holding in sand and weed. The harbour itself is suitable only for small vessels. Local knowledge is required. Harbour. The harbour is divided into three bays. Cala Guitgia lies on the W side, Cala Salina lies at the head and Cala Palme lies on the E side. All three coves are shoal, and in Cala Palme, the most frequented, small craft are hauled up on the beach at its head. Anchorage. Vessels up to 80 m in length can anchor in Cala Guitgia. However, elsewhere within the harbour anchoring is reported to be unsatisfactory for, although the holding ground consists of sand and weed, the low-lying surrounding land, in places, affords little protection from the wind. Directions. The harbour is approached from S and entered between Punta Maccaferri (35297N 12360E), the W extremity of a headland named Cavallo Bianco and Punta Guitgia 2 cables W. Useful marks: Belfry in the town of Lampedusa (8.53). Punta Maccaferri lighthouse (8.49). Punta Guitgia lighthouse (8.49). Berths: A quay, length about 170 m, on E side of the harbour 1 cable NE of Punta Maccaferri, is used by ferries and tankers. Small vessels and craft berth stern to the various moles as directed. Services. There is a health office standing on Punta della Sanit and there are regular sea communications with Trapani and Porto Empedocle in Sicily. An airfield lies close SE of the town from where there are regular flights to Palermo throughout the year and to Rome in July and August.

Anchorages

Porto di Lampedusa

Off-lying shoals
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8.50 There are several off-lying shoals: A shoal, the existence of which is doubtful, lies with a depth of 24 m over it, 12 miles NNW of Capo Grecale (3531N 1238E). Other shoals, with depths of 17, 20 and 26 m over them, lie, respectively, 10 miles ESE, 14 miles ESE and 19 miles S of Capo Grecale.

Nature reserve
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8.51 A marine nature reserve has been established around the S, N and NE coasts of Lampedusa from Punta Galera in the S to Cala Pisana in the E (see chart). Restrictions on navigation, anchoring and other marine activities apply and the local authority should be consulted.

Submarine cable
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8.52 A submarine cable comes ashore in Cala Pisana (35303N 12374E) (8.48).

Principal marks
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8.53 Landmarks: Capo Grecale Lighthouse (white octagonal tower on dwelling, 19 m in height) (3531N 1238E), visible 112-075 (323), standing on the cape (8.47). Two large framework masts, standing close W of the above lighthouse. Belfry of the church in the town of Lampedusa. It shows up well above the houses of the town when viewed from the SE, and as it is illuminated at night, it can be seen from a considerable distance. Major light: Capo Grecale Light as above.

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(Original dated 2004) (Photograph - Graham Hutt) -

Scoglio Lampione
Charts 176, 3403 8.56 Scoglio Lampione (Isolotto Lampione) (3533N 1219E) is flat topped with cliff sides. When seen from the NW, it

Description

appears similar to a wall rising from the sea. It is steep-to on its E side, where there are some rocks close inshore. Access to the summit can be made on the E side of the islet from a concrete landing stage. Useful mark: Light (square hut, 6 m in height), standing on the W side of the islet.

THE MALTESE ISLANDS GENERAL INFORMATION

Chart 194 which is about 45 miles wide. Depths in the channel are less than 200 m and there are no off-lying dangerous shoals.

8.57 This section describes the coastal waters of the Maltese Islands (3621N 1421E) together with fringing dangers. The area covered is sub-divided as follows: North coast of Gawdex (Gozo) and the NE coast of Malta (8.69). Valletta harbours (8.84). East coast of Malta (8.120). West coast of Gawdex and SW coast of Malta (8.139).

Scope of the section

Description
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8.58 The Maltese Islands consist of a group of which Malta is the largest. The others are Gawdex (Gozo) and Kemmuna (Comino), together with small islets. The islands lie on the W part of an extensive bank with depths of less than 100 m over it. They are separated from the E end of the S coast of Sicilia by the Malta Channel

8.59 Gawdex, formerly known as Gozo, is the second largest island of the group and Victoria (Rabat) (3603N 1414E) is the principal town. There are, in addition, several villages and numerous detached houses. The entire island is well cultivated. The island is almost entirely surrounded by perpendicular cliffs with those on the W and S sides being very high. The island is also very hilly and attains an elevation of 196 m near its W end. Several towers and redoubts stand near the coasts of the island. 8.60 Malta (3554N 1425E), the largest of the Maltese Islands presents the appearance of an inclined plane, sloping gradually from its highest part on the SW side of the island.

Gawdex (Gozo)

Charts 194, 2538

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The remainder of the surface of the island is covered with hills of moderate elevation, the steep slopes of which are terraced and cultivated. The W and SW coasts of the island consist for the most part of perpendicular cliffs, surmounted by steep slopes. The remaining coasts are much indented by bays and creeks with the most important being the harbours of Valletta (8.84). Malta contains three cities and many villages. Of the former, Mdina (35532N 14242E), with its cathedral and very high battlemented walls, stands on rising ground SE of the Bingemma Hills. Valletta (3554N 1431E) (8.84), the capital city and port, stands on the NE coast with the city of Sliema lying close NW of it.

8.67 SAR operations are co-ordinated by MRCC Malta (3553N 1421E). For further information see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 5 and 1.44.

Rescue

Natural conditions
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8.68 See 8.6.

NORTH COAST OF GAWDEX AND THE NORTH-EAST COAST OF MALTA General information
Charts 2537, 2538, 177, 211 8.69 The route leads from a position N of San Dimitri Point (36045N 14112E) (8.77), the W extremity of Gawdex, to the vicinity of the pilot boarding position for Valletta (35548N 14324E) (8.79). The area to be described includes the coastal waters together with off-lying dangers, bays and anchorages between San Dimitri Point and the pilot boarding position. Kemmuna (3601N 1420E) and the waters either side of it are described at 8.150. 8.70 The coast of Gawdex between Il-Bajja ta Marsalforn (36045E, 14156E) (8.80) and Mistra Rocks (8.77), 2 miles ESE, has the appearance of a tableland bordered by precipitous reddish cliffs, 76 to 107 m in height, surmounted by steep slopes covered with large boulders. This line of cliffs is broken by the cultivated valleys of Wied ir-Ramla and Wied San Blas which are separated by a headland, Il Rajel (8.77). The coast from Mistra Rocks to Ras il Qala, 2 miles SE (8.77) becomes gradually less precipitous. The coast of Malta between Il-Ponta ta L-Arax (3600N 1422E) (8.152) and Dalet ix-Xilep, 7 cables SE (8.76), consists of high broken cliffs with rocks below them, especially near the latter point. Between Dalet ix-Xilep and Il Ponta tal-Qawra, about 3 miles ESE (8.78), there are two large bays, Il-Bajja tal-Melliea (8.81) and Il-Bajja ta San Pawl (8.82). Between Il Ponta tal-Qawra and Saint Julians Point 4 miles SE (8.79), the coast is indented by numerous bays suitable only for small craft where landing can usually be effected.

Island Population
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8.61 The projected population of the islands for the year 2010 is 405 000.

Route

Restricted areas
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8.62 Seasonal swimming zones, some of which may not be shown on the charts, are established in various bays within the Maltese Islands. These areas, marked by yellow or red buoys, which might be joined by wire ropes, are reserved for swimmers between June and September; the buoys and ropes may remain in place throughout the year. Within these areas, navigation is prohibited.

Topography

Regulations
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8.63 No vessel is permitted, during night time, to make use of any private signals off any bay or creek of the islands. The only authorised signals are as follows: A vessel requiring a pilot to burn a blue light. A vessel in distress to use the signal authorised under the Merchant Shipping Act.

8.64 Tunny nets are laid mostly in Il-Bajja tal-Melliea (3559N 1422E) (8.81), between September and April. See also 8.3.

Tunny fishing

8.65 Intensive fishing is undertaken off the Maltese Islands. Trawling and seining takes place on or around Hurd Bank (8.66) or near Filfla (3547N 1425E) (8.145) from December to August. Lampuki fishing takes place between 6 and 60 miles off the islands from mid-August to November. Pots are laid within 4 miles of the NE coast of Malta near Sliema (3555N 1430E), within 2 miles of the SW coast near Ras-il-amrija (35495N 14263E) (8.145), and within 2 miles of the S coast of Gawdex. Anchored lines are laid SW of Malta from December to April within 4 miles of a line joining the following positions: 3542N 1420E; 35345N 14135E.

Other fishing activities

Fishing
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8.71 See 8.64 and 8.65.

Off-lying shoals
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8.72 Sikka-il-Bajda consists of number of shoal patches, with depths of less than 20 m over them, lying between 1 and 2 miles NE and E of Dalet ix-Xilep (35594N 14226E) (8.76). 8.73 Submarine cables run generally NE from Il-Bajja ta San or (35556N 14294E) (8.78) and from Il-Bajja ta San iljan (35551N 14298E).

Hurd Bank
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8.66 Hurd Bank, with a least charted depth of 35 m over it, coral and sand, lies 9 miles ENE of the E extremity of Malta.

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8.74 A prohibited anchoring and fishing area extends in a SE direction from Saint Georges Point to Ras il-ebel, 4 miles SE. Artifical reefs are laid about 5 cables E and ENE from Saint Georges Point (35557N 14296E) and about 3 cables NE and 3 cables ENE from Saint Julians Point (35551N 14299E).

Prohibited anchoring and fishing area

Grand Harbour Light (metal framework tower standing on Il-Fortizza Sant Jiermu) (35541N 14312E) (8.113). Luqa Aero Light (35512N 14281E) (8.15).

Firing practice area

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8.75 Pembroke ranges. When red flags are disposed from It-Torri tal-Madliena (35562N 14284E) (8.78) and from Ras l-Irqieqa (8.78), 4 cables E, live firing practice is being carried out on the Pembroke Ranges which extend 2 miles offshore.

Principal marks
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8.76 Landmarks: Gordan (Hill) Lighthouse (3604N 1413E) (8.15). Qolla s-Safra (36045N 14154E), a prominent, yellow steep-sided, conical hill, 63 m in height. It rises on the W side of Il-Bajja ta Marsalforn (8.80). Mirzuq, is a noticeable hill with a tall statue standing on its summit, 4 cables S of Qolla s-Safra. Xagra (3603N 1416E), a village standing on tableland has a prominent church with a red dome. The village is visible from seaward and there are several windmills standing in the vicinity. Nadur, a village standing 1 miles ESE of Xagra, has a conspicuous church dome. The village is visible from seaward and there are several windmills standing in the vicinity. It-Torri L-Abjad, a tower standing 2 cables WSW of Il-Ponta ta L-Arax (3600N 1422E) (8.152). Church, standing on Dalet ix-Xilep (35593N 14226E), a high bluff which has statue standing close to the edge of the cliff. It-Torri l-Amar (35585N 14206E), a conspicuous red tower standing on a ridge. Melliea, 1 miles SE of It-Torri l-Amar, with its conspicuous church, standing on high ground. Statue of Saint Paul, standing on the summit of the W part of the island of Il-Gejjer ta San Pawl (3558N 1424E) (8.78). Il-Palazz ta Selmun (Selmun Palace), with a prominent hotel nearby, standing on a hill 104 m in height, 1 mile WSW of Saint Pauls statue. It-Torri tal-Qawra (yellow watch-tower, 23 m in height), standing 2 cables WSW of Il-Ponta tal-Qawra (35576N 14258E) (8.78). Dome of the church at Mosta (35546N 14255E) standing 1 miles NE of Mdina, is one of the largest in the world with a diameter of more than 37 m. It is visible from seaward over most of the NE coast of Malta. Radio Mast on ebel San Pietru, marked by obstruction lights, 1 miles NE of the church at Mosta. Saint Andrews Tower (35558N 14283E), standing on a large yellow stone building. Major lights: Gordan Hill Light (3604N 1413E) (8.15).

8.77 From a position NE of San Dimitri Point (36045N 14112E), the high, bold and steep-to NW extremity of Gawdex, the track leads generally SE for about 8 miles, passing (with positions given from Gordan Lighthouse (3604N 1413E) (8.15)): NE of Forna Point (6 cables NNE), lying at end of a cliffy, steep-to, length of coast extending E from San Dimitri Point, thence: NE of foul ground extending 1 cables N of Reqqa Point (1 mile ENE), thence: NE of Il Qolla I Bajda (1 miles ENE), a hill rising on a small promontory fronted by low cliffs and fringed with rocks and shoal water extending 2 cables offshore. The hill is a remarkable, white, steep-sided mound, 26 m in height, in the form of a truncated cone with a redoubt on its E side. On either side of the promontory there is a small bay, where the depths in both are shoal and their shores are fringed with rocks. Thence: NE of Il-Bajja ta Marsalforn (2 miles E) (8.80), thence: NE of a rocky bank, with a least charted depth of 152 m over it, lying 6 cables ENE of Il Rajel (4 miles E) (not named on the chart). Ir-Ramla, is a bay on the W side of Il Rajel, which has a remarkable sandy beach with a white statue standing on it close E of the mouth of the Wied ir-Ramla. The bay is encumbered with shoals where the bottom is alternately white sand and rock. A temporary anchorage can be obtained off the beach; local knowledge is required and only craft of less than 6 m draught should proceed into the inner part of the bay. Thence: NE of Mistra Rocks (4 miles E), which are large fallen boulders covering a bold point. A square tower, 134 m in height, stands near the edge of the cliffs above the point, and a hill rises to 118 m behind the tower. San Blas Bay indents the coast on the W side of the point at the mouth of the Wied San Blas; it is encumbered with rocky patches. Thence: NE of Ras il Qala, (6 miles ESE), the SE extremity of Gawdex which is free of off-lying dangers; a radar mast (not charted) stands 6 cables inland from the point. 8.78 From a position NE of Ras il Qala the track leads generally SE for about 9 miles, passing (with positions given from Il Ponta ta L-Arax (3600N 1422E)): NE of Kemmuna (1 miles NW) (8.150), thence: NE of Il Ponta ta L-Arax (8.152), thence: NE of Sikka-il-Bajda (8.72), lying between 1 and 2 miles NE and E of Dalet ix-Xilep (7 cables SSE) (8.76), lying on the N side of the entrance to Il-Bajja tal-Melliea (8.81). Thence: NE of Il-Gejjer ta San Pawl (Saint Pauls Island) (2 miles SE), an island lying close inshore on the SE side of Blata I-Bajda. The island is in two parts

Directions San Dimitri Point to Ras il Qala

Ras il Qala to Saint Georges Point

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which are joined by a narrow isthmus named Issillat; the E part is known as Selmunett. Saint Pauls statue (8.76), stands on the W part of the island. Il-Bajja ta San Pawl (8.82) lies on the S side of the island. Thence: NE of a spit, with a depth of 94 m over it, extending over 5 cables ENE from Il-Ponta tal-Qawra (3 miles SE), a low point at the extremity of a peninsula covered with high conspicuous buildings. A special conical light-buoy has been laid about 2 cables NW of the extremity of the spit. Diving takes place in the vicinity, consequently, mariners should give the area a wide berth. Il-Bajja tas-Salina (8.83) is entered S of the point. The track then continues SE (with positions given from Ras il-Qretjen (35569N 14273E)): NE of Ras il-Gallis (1 mile WNW), which has It-Torri tal-Gallis (white, 12 m in height) standing 1 cable SE of it. Thence: NE of Gallis Rocks (5 cables NW), lying within 2 cables of the coast (see 8.75 for firing practice area), thence: NE of Ras il-Qretjen which rises to a hillock with Torri Qalet Marku (pink, 24 m in elevation) standing on the summit. Qala San Marku and Qala ta Baar i-agaq are two shallow bays lying NW and SE, respectively, of Ras il-Qretjen. Thence: NE of Marku Shoal (3 cables E), thence: NE of It-Torri tal-Madliena (white tower, 12 m in height) (1 mile SE). The domes of the churches Gargur, Naxxar and Mosta (8.76), stand 1, 2 and 2 miles, respectively, SW of the tower. Fort Madalena stands at an elevation of 131 m, 6 cables WSW of the tower, thence: NE of Madalena Shoals (1 miles ESE), extending 2 cables ENE of Ras l-Irqieqa. Thence: NE of Outer Saint Georges Rock, the outer rock area of Saint Georges Shoals, a rocky spit extending about 7 cables NNE from Saint Georges Point (35557N 14296E), the N entrance point to Il-Bajja ta San Gor. Middle Saint Georges Rock and Inner Saint Georges Rock are two other rocky areas lying on the spit between Outer Saint Georges Rock and the point. Saint Georges Tower and hotel complexes stand on the point.

stands above Tigne Point, the NW entrance point to Il-Port ta Marsamxett (8.119), cable SSW of Il Ponta ta Dragut; there is a clock tower W of the fort. Thence: (Directions continue for Il-Port ta Marsamxett at 8.119) To position in the vicinity of the Fairway Light-buoy (safe water)where the pilot will board. (Directions continue at 8.128) (Directions for Valletta, Il-Port Il-Kbir (Grand Harbour) are given at 8.113)

Anchorages and bays

Chart 211 plan Il-Bajja taMarsalforn Il-Bajja taMarsalforn (Marsalforn Bay) 8.80 Description. Il-Bajja taMarsalforn (36045N 14156E), which indents the coast of Gawdex, has the village of Marsalforn standing at its head. The village is somewhat overshadowed by tourist developments extending around the shores of the bay. The beach at the head of the bay is fronted by stone breakwaters and the flat rocks lining the W shore of the bay S of Il-Ponta ta Santa Marija have to some extent been paved over; there is a short breakwater (not charted) extending E from the N end of the paved area. St Pauls Church, with a tower, stands among the buildings on the E side at the head of the bay. A shallow boat harbour lies on the E side of the bay close N of the church and between the boat harbour and the bays E entrance point the shore is fringed by a drying reef.

8.79 From a position NE of Saint Georges Point, the track leads generally SE for about 2 miles, passing (with positions given from Saint Julians Point (35551N 14299E)): NE of Il-Mercanti (3 cables N), a dangerous underwater rock, marked by a light-beacon (E cardinal), lying close to the extremity of a spit extending NE from the coast. A yacht racing marker is laid about 1 cables NNW of the rock during the summer months. A tower stands about 3 cables SW of the rock. Thence: NE of Portomaso yacht harbour (8.83A), thence: NE of Saint Julians Point, lying on the SE side of the entrance to Il-Bajja ta San iljan thence: NE of Dragut Shoal (35546N 14312E), lying 2 miles NE of Il Ponta ta Dragut. The shoal should be avoided during a Gregale (1.154), or when a heavy sea is running. Il Fortizza ta Tigne

Saint Georges Point to Valletta Harbours

8.81 Description. Il-Bajja tal-Melliea indents the coast between Dalet ix-Xilep (35593N 14226E) (8.76) and Ras il-Griebeg, 1 mile S. It is the largest bay on this length of coast with one of the largest sandy beaches in Malta. Melliea Rock, a dangerous underwater rock, lies about 4 cables from the head of the bay among an area of submerged rocks and shoals. A light-beacon (isolated danger) marks this rock. Tunny nets are laid during the season within 5 cables S and SW of Dalet ix-Xilep, see 8.71. Marine farms are established in the bay. Anchorage. The bay affords a good anchorage during offshore winds. Deep draught vessels should keep the statue of Saint Paul (8.76), bearing more than 112 and open of the outermost above-water rock off Ras il-Griebeg.

Il-Bajja tal-Melliea

Chart 211 plan Channels Between Malta and Gawdex

8.82 Description. Il Bajja ta San Pawl (Saint Pauls Bay) is entered between Il-Gejjer ta San Pawl (3558N 1424E) (8.78) and Il-Ponta tal-Qawra (8.78), 1 miles ESE. It is a large bay around which Maltas major tourist resort has been developed. The village of San Pawl il-Baar stands along the inner half of the S shore of the bay and L-Golja tal-Wardija, with a prominent escarpment at its E end, rises behind the village. Tunny nets are laid during the season within 3 cables of Il-Gejjer ta San Pawl, see 8.71. Marine farms. Two marine farms have been established near the NW side of the bay. An area surrounding the seaward farm is marked by buoys (special).

Il-Bajja ta San-Pawl

Chart 211 plan Il Bajja ta San Pawl

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Is-Sikka ta San Pawl (Saint Pauls Shoal), lies near the middle of the bay, about 4 cables SE of Saint Pauls statue (8.76), and a small patch of foul ground lies about 4 cables E of the shoal. Anchorage. An anchorage, sheltered from offshore winds, can be obtained anywhere in the bay, in depths over 18 m. The holding ground is good, except on the patch of foul ground mentioned above, in depths of less than 20 m. Care should be taken to select a sandy spot. Anchoring and fishing is prohibited in the charted approach channel. Reserved Swimming areas: A reserved swimming area lies close NE of the concrete mole at the head of the bay. A second reserved area fronts the coast 6 cables farther E. Landmarks: Statue of Saint Paul (3558N 1424E) (8.76). Il-Palazz ta Selmun (8.76), 1 mile WSW of Saint Pauls statue. It-Torri tal-Qawra (8.76), 1 miles ESE of Saint Pauls statue. Directions. Passing Il-Gejjer ta San Pawl. From a position N of Il-Gejjer ta San Pawl, the line of bearing of more than 128 of It-Torri tal-Gallis, standing 1 cable SE of Ras il-Gallis (35574N 14260E) (8.78), in line with It-Torri Qawra (6 cables NW) (8.76), passes cable NE of the shoal water extending E from Selmnett. Thence, from a position E of Il-Gejjer ta San Pawl, the track leads generally WSW for 1 miles to the head of the bay, passing (with positions given from Saint Pauls statue (3558N 1424E)): NNW of Il-Ponta tal-Qawra (1 miles ESE) (8.78), thence: NNW of Buibba Point (1 mile SE), where the approach channel is entered; it is 250 m in width and extends from the 30 m depth contour for 1 mile WSW. SSE of a beacon (3 cables E), standing on the S shore of Selmunett. The beacon is difficult to distinguish against the background of rock. There is a landing place on the S side of the isthmus of Issillat (8.78), 1 cables W of the beacon. The channel between Il-Gejjer ta San Pawl and the mainland is suitable only for dinghies. Thence: SSE of Ras il-Minuna (4 cables SSW), a headland with Fortizza ta Campbell standing on the heights above it, thence: NNW of It-Torri ta Wignacourt (1 mile S), a signal station with a flagstaff standing close SSW. Thence: SSE of a rocky patch (7 cables SSW), with a depth of 73 m over it. A sewage outfall extends 1 cables E from the shore 2 cables WNW of the patch. Thence as required to the head of the bay. Useful mark: Light at the head of Il-Moll tal Vea on the S shore 3 cables from the head of the bay. Berths. A curved breakwater, 174 m in length, extends WSW from a position on the shore 3 cables ENE of It-Torri ta Wignacourt (35570N 14242E). There are numerous moorings S of the breakwater. Owing to obstructions the head of the breakwater should be given a clearance of at least 6 m. A concrete mole, with depths of 21 to 24 m alongside the outer 67 m of its S side, extends 120 m WNW from the S shore 3 cables WSW from the head of the bay. From the root of Il-Moll tal Vea an embankment extends S and W to the head of the bay. Between the mole

and the shore to the S, there is a boat harbour providing a sheltered anchorage. Il-Moll tal Fekruna, on the N side of the bay 4 cables from the head, is a concrete quay, 53 m in length with depths between 21 and 34 m alongside. The shore SW of Il-Moll tal Fekruna is built up and moorings lie off it.

Il-Bajja tas-Salina
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8.83 Description. Il-Bajja tas-Salina is entered between Il-Ponta tal-Qawra (35577N 14259E) (8.78) and Ras il-Gallis, 3 cables SE (8.78). The bay gets its name from the government saltworks at its head. An hotel stands close E of the saltworks. Hotels and restaurants line the W shore of the bay. Anchorage. The bay is mostly shallow but anchorage with, good holding, can be obtained.

VALLETTA HARBOURS General information

Chart 177

Position and general description

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8.84 Valletta Harbours lie on the NW and SE sides of the peninsula on which the city of Valletta stands. They consist of Il-Port ta Marsamxett (8.119) and Il-Port Il-Kbir (Grand Harbour) (8.106) which lie NW and SE, respectively, of the peninsula.

Function
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8.85 Il-Port Il-Kbir is the principal port of Malta and has traditionally been a commercial port providing a complete range of maritime services. In 2002 the southern harbour district had a population of 85 562; Valletta had a population of 7 173, and Sliema 12 575.

Topography
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8.86 Il-Port Il-Kbir is one of the most spectacular natural deep water harbours in the Mediterranean and is embraced around its perimeter by uninterrupted fortifications of huge proportions.

Port limit
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8.87 The port limit is defined by the breakwater (35 542N 14315E). 8.88 The harbour is approached from the vicinity of the Fairway Light-buoy (35548N 14325E) and entered between the head of the N breakwater (35 542N 14315E) and the head of the S breakwater, 2 cables SW.

Approach and entry

Traffic
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8.89 In 2004 there were 2534 ship calls with a total of 16 690 200 dwt.

Port Authority
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8.90 Malta Maritime Authority, Maritime House, Lascaris Wharf, Valletta VLT 01, Malta.

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8.91 Wreck, depth 157 m, in centre of harbour entrance.

Deepest and longest berth

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8.92 Magazine Wharf (8.114).

The waiting anchorage, 4 miles E from Il-Bajja ta Marsaskala (3552N 1435E), is normally used by container ships bound for Marsaxlokk (8.132). Permission to anchor in order to obtain shelter may be given depending on weather conditions and individual circumstances. Vessels may be given permission to drift off the lee coast. Charts 177, 2538

Tidal levels
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Prohibited anchorage and fishing area

8.93 See Admiralty Tide Tables Volume 2. Mean spring range about 04 m; mean neap range 01 m.

8.99 A prohibited anchorage and fishing area covers the inner approaches to Valletta Harbours, as shown on the chart.

Submarine cables
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Maximum size of vessel handled

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8.94 It is reported that the longest vessel to enter the port was 356 m, for repairs at the Malta Drydocks.

8.100 A submarine cable runs NE from each of Il-Bajja ta San or and Il-Bajja ta San iljan.

Entry prohibited area

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Local weather and sea state

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8.95 The prevailing wind is NW, at times reaching gale force. Strong NE winds, the Gregale (see 1.154), raise a very heavy swell. Such winds have a long fetch and this, combined with the orientation of the main harbours, causes the swell experienced within them to be higher than would be normally expected for a given wind force. A NE wind of force 6, given a long fetch can make conditions very uncomfortable in the harbours, especially in Il-Port ta Marsamxett (8.119). When such conditions exist, alternative temporary anchorages can be found in Marsaxlokk (8.132).

8.101 An entry prohibited area has been established around a sewage outfall extending 4 cables NNE from the coast 1 mile ESE of the entrance to Il-Port Il-Kbir.

Pilotage
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Arrival information Port radio

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8.102 Pilotage is compulsory for all vessels over 500 grt and is available 24 hours. The pilot boats display a red and white flag, divided horizontally, and have the words Pilot Boat painted on each side of the bow. In good weather the pilot boards near the Fairway Light-buoy, as shown on the chart. Whenever weather conditions prevent pilot boats moving outside Il-Port Il-Kbir entrance to meet incoming vessels, the following signals will be disposed from the Palace Tower Signal Station (35539N 14309E) (8.112) and from Fortizza Sant Anglu (8.113), 4 cables SSE.

8.96 See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3).

Notice of ETA required

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8.97 ETA should be sent 48 hours prior to arrival, to the Port Operations Manager. The ETA should be sent again at least 2 hours prior to arrival and when within 5 miles of the Fairway Light-buoy.

Anchorages
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Charts 2538, 194

8.98 There are five bunkering anchorages and one waiting anchorage, all charted, off Malta: Bunkering Area 1: 2 miles NE from Il-Bajja tal-Melliea (3559N 1422E). Bunkering Area 2: 1 mile NE from Il-Ponta ta-onqor (3552N 1434E). Bunkering Area 3: 10 miles E from of Malta on Hurd Bank (3554N 1447E). This anchorage is also used by laden tankers. Bunkering Area 4: 1 miles SE from Il-Ponta ta Delimara (3549N 1434E). Bunkering Area 6: 1 mile S from Ras Il-Qammie (3558N 1419E). 339

When these signals are disposed, Masters must exercise their discretion as to whether or not it is safe to enter the harbour in order to meet the pilot boat. Vessels underway with a pilot on board must display the following:

For additional manoeuvring signals see 8.109. See also 1.21.

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8.103 Tugs are available.

Regulations
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8.104 There is a speed limit of 10 knots when within 1 cable of the coast anywhere in Malta. Special regulations are in force in both harbours. Vessels carrying explosives and lying off Valletta Harbours when waiting for a berth, should display the following signals:

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8.105 Vessels in quarantine are permitted, in certain cases, to enter Il-Port ta Marsamxett for the purposes of taking fuel or provisions. Vessels which are not permitted to enter either of the harbours are allowed to communicate, in quarantine, with the islands of Kemmuna (8.150) and Kemmunett (8.151), under such restrictions as the Collector of Customs may impose.

Il-Port Il-Kbir (Grand Harbour)

Chart 177

General layout
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The main inlets within the harbour are as follows: Bighi Bay lies between Il-Fortizza Ricasoli, on the S side of the harbour entrance (8.113) and Fortizza Sant Anglu, 4 cables SW (8.113). Ships are often moored in the bay and gales from the NW can be a danger to vessels in the bay. There are imposing buildings standing in Bighi on a peninsula on the SE side of the bay. Submerged mooring wires are laid out from the ends of a tank cleaning jetty on the NE side of the bay; they are used for holding vessels off when alongside and for unberthing. Id-Dala Tal Kalkara indents in the SE part of Bighi Bay between the Bighi peninsula and the peninsula of Vittoriosa, 1 cables SW. This inlet is encumbered with submerged moorings, wrecks, and a disused submarine cable, which make anchoring in the inlet inadvisable. A large marina was under construction (2003) on the E side of the creek. Id-Dala Tad-Dockyard lies between the peninsulas of Vittoriosa and Senglea, 1 cables SW. This inlet is encumbered with submerged moorings and disused submarine cables. No 1 Dry Dock lies at its head. Id-Dala Tal-Francizi, lies between the peninsula of Senglea and Corradino Heights, 3 cables SW. The sides of the inlet are lined with wharfs and Nos 2, 3, 4, 5 and No 6 (China Dock) Dry Docks are entered from it. A disused submarine cable lies in the inlet. The Marsa lies at the SW end of the harbour, 6 cables W of Id-Dahla Tal-Francizi. It is lined with numerous wharfs and No 7 Dry Dock is entered from SW Extension, close to the head of the inlet. The dock and its surrounding area is a shipbuilding complex.

8.106 A natural deep-water inlet runs SW for 1 miles from its entrance, with a bay and three creeks, each mile long, indenting its SE shore.

Prohibited anchorage and fishing area

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8.107 The limits of the prohibited anchoring and fishing area mentioned in 8.99, extend NW from the head of the S
Carmelitine Church Dome

Saint Elmo Lighthouse

Il-Port Il-Kbir (Grand Harbour) entrance (8.106a)

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entrance breakwater on Il-Ponta ta Ricasoli (35539N 14314E) (8.113), to the shore beneath Il-Fortizza Sant Jiermu (8.113).

Traffic signals
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8.110 Traffic signals are displayed from the Palace Tower Signal Station (35539N 14309E) (8.112) and from Fortizza Sant Anglu, 4 cables SSE (8.113).

8.108 Anchoring is prohibited in an area between Lascaris Wharf (35536N 14308E), Fortizza Sant Anlu and Senglea Point. Anchoring is also prohibited in Id-Dahla Tad-Dockyard (8.106) and Id-Dahla Tal-Francizi (8.106).

Manoeuvring signals
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8.109 Vessels manoeuvring with a pilot on board must display the following signals under the circumstances specified below, using the flags described in the International Code of Signals.

When it is unsafe for small craft and low-powered vessels to proceed outside the Valletta Harbours, a blue triangular flag will be displayed from the Palace Tower Signal Station and from Fortizza Sant Anglu.

Climate table
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8.111 See 1.166 and 1.190.

Principal marks
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8.112 Landmarks: Saint Pauls Church Spire (35541N 14307E). Carmelitine Church Dome, cable SE of Saint Pauls Church.

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Saint Johns Cathedral, with its two turrets standing on a ridge in the centre of the city 2 cables SSE of Saint Pauls Church. Flagstaffs standing on the Governors Palace Signal Station (35539N 14309E). There are many other landmarks in the area for which the chart is a sufficient guide. Major light: Grand Harbour Light (35542N 14312E) (8.76). 8.113 From a position in the vicinity of the pilot boarding position close to the Fairway Light-buoy (35548N 14325E), the track leads generally SW for about 1 mile to a position SW of the head of the N breakwater. Saint Elmo Lighthouse (white round tower, red band on E side), stands on the head of the breakwater. Caution. A large vessels speed on passing the breakwaters should not be greater than is necessary for keeping her under command. It is most undesirable to stop engines before the ship is settled on her heading up the harbour. Masters are reminded that ships may be moored in Bighi Bay (8.106). The track then leads W for a short distance, thence S and generally SW for about 7 cables to the middle of Il-Port Il-Kbir, passing (with positions given from Il-Ponta ta L-Imgerbeb (35538N 14311E)): S of the head of the N breakwater (5 cables NE). The breakwater extends 2 cables E from a position a

Directions

short distance E off Il-Ponta ta Sant Jiermu; the ruins of a bridge pier stands midway between the root of the breakwater and the point. Il-Fortizza Sant Jiermu stands on the heights above the point, thence: N and W of the head of the S breakwater (2 cables ENE), which extends cable NW from Il-Ponta ta Ricasoli. A light (metal structure on white round stone tower, red bands on E side, 9 m in height), obscured 120-157 (37) when firing or searchlight practices are taking place, stands on the head of the breakwater. Il Fortizza Ricasoli stands above the point and a light is occasionally exhibited from a D/F station on the E side of the fort. Obstruction lights are exhibited from a radio mast, 5 cables SE of the breakwater head. The mast is the SE most of a group of masts standing close E of the fort. Bighi Bay (8.106) is entered SW of Il-Ponta Ricasoli. Thence: E and SE of a light-buoy (starboard hand), moored on the edge of shoal water fringing Il-Ponta ta L-Imgerbeb, thence: NW of a wreck (2 cables SSW), with a depth of 82 m over it, lying about 60 m N of Saint Angelo Point, thence: NW of a light-buoy (port hand) (2 cables SSW), moored on the extremity of shoal water fringing Fortizza Sant Anlu which stands on the NW end of the peninsula of Vittoriosa. A signal station in the fort repeats traffic and storm signals from the Palace Tower Signal Station in Valletta. Id-Dala

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Tad-Dockyard (8.106) is entered SW of Fortizza Sant Anglu. Thence: NW of a light-buoy (port hand) (4 cables SW), moored on the edge of shoal water fringing Senglea Point, the NW extremity of Senglea Peninsula. A prominent watch tower stands at the NW angle of a fort on the peninsula. Thence as required to the allocated berth.

Il-Port ta Marsamxett
8.119 Description. Il-Port ta Marsamxett is entered between Tigne Point (35554N 14309E) (8.79) and the NW side of the city of Valletta. Yachting facilities are concentrated in Il-Port Ta Marsamxett. Anchoring and fishing are prohibited within an area bounded by the harbour entrance, the mouth of Id-Dala ta tas-Sliema and a line drawn S across the harbour from the Royal Malta Yacht Club, 6 cables SW from the entrance. Submarine cables. Within the harbour and its inlets there are numerous disused submarine cables, including a disused cable area. The landing places of some of the cables are marked by notice boards. Anchoring is prohibited in an area extending S across the harbour from the Royal Malta Yacht Club and in an area in the mouth of Id-Dala ta tas-Sliema. Submarine water pipeline lies across the harbour entrance about 1 cable WSW of Tigne Point. Traffic Signals are displayed when it is unsafe to proceed outside Il-Port Ta Marsamxett, see 8.110. Landmarks: Two towers, aligned N/S cable apart, behind Saint Lukes Hospital (35537N 14297E). Chimney cable NNW of the hospital. For other landmarks in the city of Valletta see 8.112. Major light: Grand Harbour Light (35541N 14312E) (8.76). Directions (continued from 8.79). From a position SE of Dragut Shoal (35546N 14312E), the track leads generally SW for 1 miles to the entrance to Id-Dala ta L-Iimsida, passing (with positions given from the flagstaffs standing on the Governors Palace Signal Station (35539N 14309E)): NW of the head of the N breakwater (6 cables ENE) (8.113) of Il-Port Il-Kbir (Grand Harbour), thence: SE of shoal water fringing Il-Ponta ta Dragut (5 cables N) and Tigne Point (4 cables N), thence: SE of the unnamed E extremity (4 cables NW) of Il-Gira ta Forti Manoel, an island connected to the mainland by a shoal flat spanned by a bridge. Il-Fortizza Manoel and the disused Manoel Hospital stand on the island which separates Id-Dala ta tas-Sliema from Id-Dala ta L-Azzarett. The Royal Malta Yacht Club stands in Il-Fortizza Manoel, thence: NW of a shoal spit (5 cables W), with a depth of 4 m charted over its extremity, thence: NW of a fuelling barge (5 cables W), moored between two buoys off the entrance to a small marina, thence: NW of a light-buoy (isolated danger) marking a wreck (6 cables WSW), with a depth of 17 m over it, thence: SW of the head of a breakwater extending S from Msida Point (7 cables W); a light stands on the head of the breakwater. Msida Marina lies on the W side of the breakwater in Id-Dahla ta L-Iimsida. Offices for customs, immigration and the harbour master are all in a three masted hulk lying in the marina. Berths: Id-Dala ta L-Azzarett. There are alongside berths on the quay on the NE side by the old Quarantine Hospital. Farther W and on the opposite side of the inlet small vessels and yachts berth stern to the

General information

8.114 Only the largest berths are mentioned. Magazine Wharf, lying beneath the N side of Corradino Heights (35530N 14306E), length 252 m, charted depth 134 m. Grain and self discharging container ships. Laboratory Wharf Container Terminal, an extension SW from Magazine Wharf, length 191 m; reported depth 12 m, there is a charted depth of 114 m at the SW end of this berth. Grain and self discharging container ships. A Ro-Ro berth lies at the SW end of this wharf. Pinto Wharfs Nos 4 and 5, 4 cables N of Magazine Wharf, length 250 m; reported depth 11 m, shallower depths are charted at the NE end of No 5 Wharf. Passenger and naval vessels. Pinto Wharfs Nos 1 and 2, 2 cables NNW of Magazine Wharf, length 264 m; depth 94 m. Passenger and general cargo. Deep Water Wharf, 3 cables WNW of Magazine Wharf, length 350 m, charted depths between 92 and 107 m. General cargo. There is a Ro-Ro berth at the NE end of this wharf. New Flagstone Wharf, 2 cables WSW of Deep Water Wharf, length 217 m, charted depths between 114 and 117 m. Petroleum, bulk cargo.

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Port services Repairs

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8.115 Repairs of all kinds are available. The services include major conversions to hull cleaning, engine overhauls and underwater repairs. There are seven dry docks, the largest of which is China Dock (No 6) (8.106): length 360 m; breadth 62 m; capacity 300 000 dwt. There is a shipbuilding dock, No 7 (8.106), length 290 m, breadth 50 m, capacity 80 000 dwt.

Other facilities
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Supplies
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8.117 Limited amounts of fresh water are available; as much notice as possible should be given. Bunkers and ample provisions are available.

Communications
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walls. There are numerous submerged moorings and before selecting a berth th Harbour Master should be consulted. An anchorage can be obtained in the middle of the inlet clear of the submerged moorings; mud, good holding. Id-Dala ta tas-Sliema. There are some rough alongside berths at a pier on the N side of Il-Gzira Ta Forti Manoel in the inlet; prior arrangement must be made at the boatyard on the island. Much of the inlet is foul as shown in the dotted area on the chart. Wreck. A dangerous wreck lies amongst the moorings on the S side of the creek 1 cable E of the yachtyard. Msida Marina is at the SW head of the harbour.

Principal marks
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EAST COAST OF MALTA General information

Charts 177, 2538, 36

Route
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8.120 The route leads from the vicinity of the fairway light-buoy off Valletta Harbours (35548N 14325E) (8.79), to the vicinity of Bengajsa Reef (35482N 14331E) (8.128). The area includes the coastal waters together with off-lying dangers and bays between the two positions, together with Malta Freeport (Marsaxlokk) (8.132).

Submarine cables
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8.121 See 8.73.

8.127 Landmarks: It-Torri Ta San Tumas, a conspicuous white castle with a turret at each of its four corners, 2 cables W of Il-Gira (35517N 14346E) (8.128). Church with a red dome in the town of etjun (35514N 14320E). Ta San Girgor, low red dome, 2 cables SE of etjun Church Church with dome and two spires standing on a ridge in the town of al-Gaxaq, about 9 cables WSW of etjun Church. An old round signal tower, 17 m in height, stands at the E end of the village of Gudja, 7 cables W of the church in al-Gaxaq. The church in Gudja also has a dome and two spires. Chimney (154 m in elevation, and marked by obstruction lights) (35501N 14335E), at Delimara Power Station (8.132). Il-Fortizza ta San Lujan, 7 cables WSW of the chimney, is a large conspicuous square building with a turret at each of its corners, standing on a promontory faced with white cliffs from 15 to 18 m high in Marsaxlokk (8.132). Old lighthouse (sandstone tower painted with black and white bands, 24 m in height), standing about 7 cables S of the chimney. Church, at Birebbua (35496N 14316E). Water tower close NE of Il-Fortizza ta Bengajsa (35485N 14320E). Major lights: Grand Harbour Light (35542N 14312E) (8.76). Ponta ta Delimara Light (building), standing 2 cables NW of Ponta ta Delimara (35492N 14337E) (8.128), close S of the Old Lighthouse (above).

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8.122 There are two large marine farms, marked by light-buoys (special), between Munxar Pass (8.130) and Il-Bajja ta Marsaxlokk (8.132). Numerous smaller farms may be encountered closer inshore and in bays.

(continued from 8.79)

Directions

Valletta Fairway Marsaxlokk

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Prohibited anchoring and fishing area

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8.123 See 8.74.

Entry prohibited area

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8.124 See 8.101.

8.125 A measured distance of 1 mile with a running track of 129/309 lies E of Ras il-ebel (35534N 14331E) (8.128). Each end of the measured distance is marked by lines painted on the walls of fields on the hillside. 8.126 Currents. A S set has often been observed off the E end of the island of Malta. During N winds its rate increases, and on occasions it has been experienced as far off as Hurd Bank. About 1 mile off the entrance to Il-Bajja ta Marsaxlokk, a very strong current sometimes sets NE. It is caused, apparently, by SE winds lasting several days and ceases after two days of W winds.

Measured distance

Natural conditions

8.128 From a position in the vicinity of Valletta Fairway Light-buoy (35547N 14325E), the track leads generally SE and SSW for about 9 miles, passing (with positions given from Il-Gira (35517N 14346E)): NE of Kalanka tal-Patrijiet (2 miles NW), a small cove, thence: NE of Ras il-ebel (2 miles NW), a small headland, thence: NE of Della larga Forca (1 miles N), a bank with a least depth of 91 m over it and a depth of 143 m over its N extremity.Thence: NE of Il-Ponta ta-onqor (4 cables N), a low headland. A beacon (stone, black and white bands), stands about 1 cable W of Il-Ponta ta-onqor. It is reported that the beacon is difficult to distinguish. Il-Ponta ta-onqor lies on the N side of the entrance to Il-Bajja ta Marsaskala (8.129), thence: NE of Secca onqor (5 cables NE), a shoal of rock and weed with depths of less than 8 m over it, extending about 5 cables ESE of Il-Ponta ta-onqor. Il-Gira is the S entrance point to Il-Bajja ta Marsaskala and the N entrance point to Il-Bajja ta San Tumas (8.129). Il-Torri ta San Tumas stands 2 cables W from Il-Gira. Thence:

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NE of Secca il-Munxar (7 cables SE), a shoal lying on a rocky spit extending 1 miles ENE of Il-Ponta tal-Munxar, a point lying at the NE end of some white cliffs, 44 m in height. Munxar Pass lies across the spit, (8.130). Thence: NE, E and ESE of Outer Munxar Rock (1 mile SE), lying close to the 20 m depth contour 4 cables ESE of Secca Il-Munxar. The rock is marked by a light-buoy (E cardinal) 2 cables E. Caution. Depths in the vicinity of the spit are very uneven and cause heavy seas during E winds. Outer Munxar Rock should be given a wide berth. Thence: ESE of Xorb il-Gain (1 miles S), a low-lying headland on the N side of the entrance to Il-ofra I-Kbira (8.131) and Il-ofra -ghira (8.131).Thence: ESE of Il-Ponta ta Delimara (35493N 14338E), which ends in a high cliff at the S end of a peninsula extending from Il-ofra -ghira. The coast of the peninsula is irregular and cliffy. Il-Bajja ta Marsaxlokk (8.132) lies W of the peninsula. A light (8.127) and an old lighthouse stand 2 cables NW of the point, thence: ESE of Taqtiega ta Delimara, an islet with rocks awash extending S of it, lying 1 cable SW from Il-Ponta ta Delimara. Thence: ESE of a light-buoy (S cardinal), moored 3 cables S of Ponta ta Delimara, thence to the pilot boarding position for Il-Bajja ta Marsaxlokk. Thence: (Directions continue for Il-Bajja ta Marsaxlokk from the NE at 8.136) ESE of Bengajsa Reef, lying a little over 1 mile SSW of Taqtiega ta Delimara near the extremity of a spit extending to the 20 m contour from Il-Ponta ta Bengajsa, on the S side of the approaches to Il-Bajja ta Marsaxlokk. Bengajsa Patch lies on the spit 3 cables S of Il-Ponta ta Bengajsa. The reef affords some protection to Marsaxlokk during S winds and a light-buoy (E cardinal) is moored 1 cable E of the spit. (Directions for Il-Bajja ta Marsaxlokk are given at 8.136)

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8.130 Description. Munxar Pass is a channel of deeper water lying mid-way along the spit extending ENE from Il-Ponta tal-Munxar (35510N 14344E) (8.128). The bottom is uneven and rocky with a minimum depth of 73 m. Leading marks. The alignment (211) of: The old lighthouse (35493N 14335E) (8.127) just open of: Xorb il-Gain (1 miles NNE) (8.128): Leads though Munxar Pass. 8.131 Description. Il-ofra I-Kbira and Il-ofra -gira are coves separated by a narrow peninsula 4 cables SW of Xorb il-Gain (35504N 14343E) (8.128). Both have high white cliffs at their heads. The coves are protected from all directions except the SE and shoal gradually towards their heads. The bottom consists of sand patches, rock and stones. It is reported that when in use, radio transmitters overlooking the heads of the coves distort electrical equipment of vessels in the vicinity.

Il-ofra I-Kbira and Il-ofra -gira

Il-Bajja ta Marsaxlokk (Marsaxlokk or Malta Freeport)

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Anchorages and Munxar Pass

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8.129 Description. Il-Bajja ta Marsaskala and Il-Bajja ta San Tumas (Saint Thomas Bay) are bays separated by the peninsula of which Il-Gira (35517N 14346E) (8.128) is the extremity. Il-Bajja ta Marsaskala, entered S of Il-Ponta ta-onqor (8.128), about 4 cables N of Il-Gira, is a small bay, surrounded by a village, which shoals steeply a short distance within the entrance. In the inner part of the bay there is a large number of small craft moorings through which a fairway, marked by buoys (special), leads to quays at the head of the bay. There is a light on the E end of the quay on the S side of the bay. There is reported to be good holding with protection from N to S through W. Il-Bajja ta San Tumas is a shallow bay entered between Il-Gira and Il-Ponta tal-Munxar (8.128), 7 cables SSW. The bottom of the bay is sand and rocks covered with weed.

Il-Bajja ta Marsaskala and Il-Bajja ta San Tumas

8.132 Position. Il-Bajja ta Marsaxlokk indents the E coast of Malta between Ponta ta Delimara (35492N 14337E) (8.128) and Il-Ponta ta Bengajsa, about 1 mile SW (8.128) and the harbour facilities therein are known as Malta Freeport. Function. The port is owned by the Malta Freeport Corporation Limited providing a customs free zone for container and break bulk and includes a tanker terminal. Over 95% of the ports container traffic is for transhipment. Topography. On the E side of Marsaxlokk, the shore consists of a bold yellow cliff between 21 and 37 m in height, for more than 3 cables N of Ponta ta Delimara. Thence it becomes less precipitous until about 5 cables farther N it is faced with a high white cliff below which is Delimara Power Station. Fortizza Tas-Sil stands on a hill 4 cables N of the power station. The village of Marsaxlokk stands at the head of a shallow inlet on the E side of the promontory with Il-Fortizza ta San Lujan standing on it, 4 cables W of the power station (8.127). In the village there is a church with a dome and twin steeples. Approach and entry. The port is approached from SSE and entered between Ponta ta Delimara and the head of a breakwater extending 5 cables NE from Il-Ponta ta Bengajsa. Traffic. In 2004 there were 2654 ship calls with a total of 47 031 795 dwt. Port Authority. Malta Freeport Corporation Limited, Freeport Centre, Port of Marsaxlokk, Karlafrana BBG 05, Malta GC.

General Information

Limiting conditions
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8.133 Deepest and longest berth. Container Terminal No 1 (8.137). Largest vessel handled is reported to be 276 m LOA.

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Local weather and sea state. It is reported that SE gales may make entry to the port difficult. 8.134 Notice of ETA required. A vessels ETA should be given 48 hours prior to arrival and again to Valletta Port Control on VHF at least 2 hours before arrival at Valletta or Marsaxlokk pilot boarding position (see below) and again when within 5 miles of the pilot boarding position. Anchorages. See 8.98 Submarine pipeline. A salt water pipeline extends 1 cables SE from the shore S of Il-Fortizza ta San Lujan. Pilotage is compulsory for vessels over 500 grt and is available 24 hours. The pilot will board either at the boarding position off Valletta (8.102) or Marsaxlokk. See also 1.21. Tugs are available. Marine farm. A marine farm lies close E of the oil pipeline.

Arrival information

Harbour
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8.135 General layout. Within Il-Bajja ta Marsaxlokk the container terminals are on the SW side, close inside the SSE facing entrance. Two small shallow bays open to the N and NW respectively.

Directions
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8.136 From a position in the vicinity of the pilot boarding position (35486N 14335E), the track leads generally NNW for about 1 mile to a position NE of the container terminals, passing (with positions given from the head of the breakwater (3549N 1433E)): Between the light-buoy (S cardinal) (6 cables ESE), moored 3 cables S of Ponta ta Delimara (8.128), and Bengajsa Patch (7 cables SW) (8.128), thence: WSW of Taqtiega ta Delimara (5 cables E), thence: ENE of the head of the outer breakwater extending 5 cables NE from Il-Ponta Ta Bengajsa (8.128). A light (reported to be a steel pillar, 18 m in height) visible 260-042 (142), stands on the head of the breakwater. The oil terminal berths lie on the inner side of this breakwater (8.137), thence: WSW of a light-buoy (W cardinal) (3 cables NW), moored on the 20 m contour, thence: ENE of the head of a detached inner breakwater (2 cables NW), extending N from the E end of Container Terminal No 2; a light stands on the N end of this breakwater. Thence as required for the allocated berth. Useful mark: A beacon (iron, triangular daymark), standing on ajra Rock, 7 cables N from the breakwater head.

South Quay: length 660 m; charted depth 129 m. Oil Terminal. The berths are in a basin SE of the container terminals. There is a Ro-Ro berth at the head of the basin. Tanker berths are: Jetty No 1: maximum size of vessel 6000 dwt, 100 m LOA, draught 7 m. White and black products. Jetty No 2: maximum size of vessel 50 000 dwt, 220 m LOA, draught 135 m. White and black products. Jetty No 3: maximum size of vessel 120 000 dwt, 300 m LOA, draught 16 m. Delimara Power Station: Fronting the power station, about 9 cables NE of Container Terminal No 2, there is a quay of length 370 m; depth 9 m. White and black products. as Saptan Fuelling Dolphin is 5 cables N of the head of the breakwater. Mooring buoys are laid NNE and SSW from the dolphin. Shell Oil Pier extends SSE from a low promontory on the N side of Il-Bajja ta Birebbua, 9 cables WNW of the breakwater head; mooring buoys lie on each side of this pier and Ellis Rock Light-buoy (S cardinal) is moored close to a rock of that name, 1 cables E of the head of the pier. San Lujan Oil Company berth. The berth consists of three mooring buoys at the end of a submarine pipeline 7 cables NW from the breakwater head. There is a three buoy gas berth 2 cables NNW from the oil berth, close to the NW head of the bay. At the head of the small bay in the NE corner of Il-Bajja ta Marsaxlokk are the village of Marsaxlokk, numerous piers, small craft moorings, slips and a fish harbour.

Port services
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8.138 See 8.115.

WEST COAST OF GAWDEX AND SOUTH-WEST COAST OF MALTA General information

Charts 194, 2537, 2538 8.139 The route leads from a position W of San Dimitri Point (36045N 14112E) (8.77), the NW extremity of Gawdex, to a position SW of Filfla (3547N 1425E) (8.145), thence to a position in the vicinity of Bengajsa Reef (8.128), 7 miles E of Filfla. The area described includes the coastal waters, off-lying dangers, bays and anchorages between San Dimitri Point and Bengajsa Reef. 8.140 A nature reserve of 1 mile radius is centred on Filfla (3547N 1425E). No navigation or underwater activities are permitted within the area without written authority. Passage between Filfla and Malta is restricted to non-commercial vessels and other vessels of less than 50 m LOA. 8.141 Tunny nets are laid N from Ras Il-Qammie (3558N 1419E) (8.143) and N from Ix-xagra tal-Majjiesa (8.145), during the season. See also 8.65.

Route

Nature reserve - restricted areas

Berths
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8.137 Container Terminal No 1: North Quay: length 1000 m; charted depths 135 to 143 m. West Quay: length 168 m; charted depth 93 m. Container Terminal No 2: North Quay: length 480 m; charted depths 139 to 145 m. There is a Ro-Ro berth at the N end of this quay.

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8.142 A current setting W along the coast between It-Torri tal Wied urrieq (35492N 14272E) (8.145) and Il-Ponta ta Bengajsa, 4 miles E (8.145), is sometimes experienced with fresh W or NW winds. It might extend from 5 cables to 1 mile offshore and attains a rate from to 1 kn.
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Current

Principal marks
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8.143 Landmarks: Gordan Hill Lighthouse (3604N 1413E) (8.76). It-Torri tal-Qawra (36030N 14115E). Church with red dome at the village of Xagra, 3 miles E of It-Torri tal-Qawra (8.76). It-Torri ta Kemmuna (36005N 14198E). Hotel (36592N 14199E), 3 cables E of Il-Ponta ta-irkewwa (8.152). Il-Torri l-Amar (35585N 14206E) (8.76). Ras Il-Qammie (3558N 1419E), a steep conspicuous point, strewn with boulders and rising to a high ridge with cliffs on each side. Church at Melliea (8.76), 2 miles ESE of Ras Il-Qammie. Hotel, blue and white, mile SE from Ras il-Wax (35566N 14199E). Nadur Tower (3554N 1422E) (8.15). Signal station, disused, (35524N 14226E), standing on the cliffs 4 cables SW of the village of Dingli. Radio masts of a disused DF station, 4 cables ESE of the signal station. Radio masts, one standing 5 cables N and the other standing 7 cables E of Il-Minkba (35488N 14285E) (8.145). Water tower, standing close NE of Il-Fortizza ta Bengajsa (35485N 14320E) (8.127).

SW of a spit of rocks and shoal water extending to the 10 m depth contour line off Ras il-Bajda (almost 1 miles ESE); It-Torri tax-Xlendi stands cable E of the point. Ras il-Bajjada lies 5 cables SE of Ras il-Bajda. From Ras il-Bajda, the coast consists of steep white cliffs, about 50 m in height, with numerous caves at their foot. Thence: SW of Ras in-Newwiela (4 miles ESE), the S extremity of Gawdex. A tower stands 8 cables NW of Ras in-Newwiela. (Directions continue for the channels on either side of Kemmuna at 8.151 and 8.152)

Charts 194, 2537, 2538, 36, 211 plan of Channels Between Malta and Gawdex

Ras in-Newwiela to Bengajsa Reef

Directions
Chart 2537

San Dimitri Point to Ras in-Newwiela

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8.144 From a position E of San Dimitri Point (36045N 14112E) (8.77), the track leads S thence SE and ESE for 7 miles, passing (with positions given from Il-Pinnur tal-Wardija (3602N 1411E)): W of a spit with a rock, awash, fringing Dwejra Point (1 mile N). The point lies at the S end of a length of coast, free of off-lying dangers and lined with cliffs about 90 m in height, extending from San Dimitri Point. Thence: W of a cluster of dangerous underwater rocks with an above-water rock (9 cables N) lying on the extremity of foul ground fringing the coast to a distance of about 2 cables between Dwejra Point and Ir-Ras, 3 cables S. The edge of the foul ground is steep-to, and Il-Bajja tad-Dwejra (8.146) is entered S of Ir-Ras. Thence: SW of Il-Pinnur tal-Wardija, a bold, perpendicular headland which is the SW extremity of Gawdex. From Il-Pinnur tal-Wardija, the coast turns ESE and consists of cliffs higher than those forming the W coast of the island. Thence: SW of Ras Marax (1 miles ESE)195, a cliffy promontory on the N side of the entrance to Il-Bajja tax-Xlendi (8.147). Thence:

8.145 From a position SW of Ras in-Newwiela, the track leads generally SE and ENE for about 25 miles, passing (with positions given from Ras Il-Qammie (3558N 1419E): SW of a shoal spit fringing Ras Il-Qammie to the 20 m depth contour line. Thence: SW of a rock (9 cables SE), with a depth of 64 m over it, lying on a spit of foul ground extending 1 cables W of Ras in-Niexfa. Ras in-Niexfa lies on the S side of a bay of the same name (not named on the chart). The N shore of the bay is bold and steep-to, and the E shore is fringed in places with boulders lying close inshore. Entry is prohibited to an area at the head of the bay. Bunkering Area 6 (8.98) is in the mouth of the bay. Il-Prajjet is a rocky cove on the S side of Ras in-Niexfa. The cove is the only place suitable for a landing by small boats between Ras Il-Qammie and Ras il-Wax. Thence: SW of a spit of foul ground (1 miles S) fringing Ras il-Wax and extending to the 20 m depth contour line. The headland is similar in appearance to Ras Il-Qammie (8.143). Thence: SW of Il-Qarraba (2 miles SSE), a remarkable rocky promontory lying on the S side of Ir-Ramla ta Gajn Tuffiea. Il-Torri ta Gajn Tuffiea stands on the N side of the head of the bay; a large grey hotel stands near the tower. An anchorage can be found in the middle of the bay in a depth of about 11 m. Thence: SW of Ras il-Pellegrin (3 miles S), a headland fringed with rocks some of which extend to a distance of 1 cable offshore. Il-Bajja tal nejna (8.148) is entered N of the headland. Thence: SW of Ras ir-Raheb (4 miles S), a steep-to, precipitous headland lying on the S side of the entrance to Il-Bajja ta Fomm-ir-Ri (8.149). From Ras ir-Raheb, a continuous wall of high, precipitous, steep-to cliffs extends 6 miles SE to Ix-Xaqqa (below). At the foot of these cliffs there are numerous caves or grottoes with the highest part of the island rising to more than 200 m above them. Thence: SW of Ras id-Dawwara (6 miles S), thence: SW of Ix-Xaqqa (3550N 1425E), a small cove from where the cliffs are of no great elevation to It-Torri tal Wied urrieq, 2 miles ESE (below), however the land rises steeply behind them to the summits of hills about 2 cables inland. ara

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s-Sewda is a small rock, 06 m in height, lying close inshore 4 cables SE of Ix-Xaqqa, thence: The track continues generally SE and ENE (with positions given from Ix-Xaqqa): SW of Filfla (2 miles S), a rocky precipitous islet rising to 59 m. Two rocks, 155 and 88 m in height, lie on a spit close off the W end of the islet; a rock, awash, lies on the extremity of the spit. amrija Bank, with a rocky uneven bottom, extends about 7 cables SW from the coast 2 miles NNE of Filfla. Torri amrija, yellow in colour and 10 m in height, stands on the hillside above Ras il-amrija (1 miles ESE). The channel between Filfla and amrija Bank is wide and deep, although navigation is restricted, see 8.140. Thence: SW and SSE of Stork Rock, lying 3 cables S of Filfla; the passage between the rock and Filfla is shoal. Thence: SSE of It-Torri tal Wied urrieq (2 miles ESE), a pink square tower, 12 m in height, thence: SSE of Il-Minkba (3 miles ESE) lying at the end of a line of high dark cliffs extending from It-Torri tal Wied urrieq, thence: SSE of Il-Fortizza ta Bengajsa (35485N 14320E) (8.127), thence: SSE Il-Ponta ta Bengajsa (8.128), lying 5 cables ENE of Il-Fortizza ta Bengajsa, at the end of a cliffy length of coast extending from Il-Minkba. The cliffs are are less broken, more precipitous but lighter in colour than those farther W: in one place they rise to over 91 m. Thence: SSE of Bengajsa Reef, 7 cables SE of Il-Ponta ta Bengajsa (8.128). (Directions for Marsaxlokk are given at 8.136)

Charts 2537, 2538

Il-Bajja tal-nejna

8.148 Description. Il-Bajja tal-nejna is a small bay entered between Il-Qarraba (35557N 14204E) (8.145) and Ras il-Pellegrin (8.145), 4 cables SW. Landing can be effected on a beach at the head of the bay. Anchorage. Vessels entering the bay should keep a solitary house at the head of the bay bearing more than 120. The sandy bottom shoals gradually towards the head of the bay.

8.149 Description. Il-Bajja ta Fomm-ir-Ri is entered between Ras il-Pellegrin (35554N 14200E) (8.145) and Ras ir-Raheb, 9 cables SSW. The S side of the bay is faced with a steep-to cliff from 37 to 52 m in height. The NE side is fringed with boulders and submerged rocks which have fallen from the cliffs above. Anchorage, sheltered from E winds, with good holding can be obtained in the bay. It is reported that the anchorage is not comfortable with the swell from the NW when the waves are deflected from the cliffs on the S side of the bay.

Il-Bajja ta Fomm-ir-Ri

Kemmuna, the south coast of Gawdex and the north coast of Malta
Chart 211 plan of Channels Between Malta and Gawdex 8.150 Description. The island of Kemmuna, formerly known as Comino (3601N 1420E), lies between Gawdex and Malta and is separated from them by Il-Fliegu ta Gawdex to the N, and Il-Fliegu ta Kemmuna to the S. The area to be described embraces these waters, the S coast of Gawdex and the N coast of Malta, together with off-lying dangers, anchorages and a small port. Topography. Kemmuna is fringed with rocks, and its irregular coasts are mostly cliffy. The soil is cultivated and the island rises to its highest point, 75 m, above its E coast. The whole of the E side of the island consists of high cliffs with many caves and scattered rocks at their base. The coast of Malta between Il-Ponta ta-irkewwa (35593N 14197E) (8.152) and Il-Ponta ta L-Arax, 2 miles ENE (8.152), is low and rocky. It is indented by several small bays with beaches at their heads and, on the points between them and at their heads, are the remains of old batteries. Ferry. There is a scheduled ferry service operating between Marr Harbour (36016N 14180E) (8.154) and the ferry terminal (8.153) 2 cables NNE of Il-Ponta ta-irkewwa (8.152). Regulations. Passage through Il-Fliegu ta Gawdex and Il-Fliegu ta Kemmuna is restricted to non-commercial vessels and other vessels of 50 m and shorter in length. Marine farm. A marine farm, marked by light-buoys (special), lies in Il-Fliegu ta Kemmuna, 1 mile NNE of Ponta ta-irkewwa. Prohibited anchorage and fishing areas. Anchoring is prohibited in both channels. Fishing is prohibited in the vicinity of submarine water pipelines crossing both channels. Currents. The currents in the channels N and S of Kemmuna are irregular in direction, sometimes setting against a strong wind, but their rate is usually less than 1 kn.

General information

Anchorages
Chart 211 plan Il-Bajja tad-Dwejra 8.146 Description. Il-Bajja tad-Dwejra is an almost circular bay surrounded by steep hills and entered between Ir-Ras (36029N 14113E) (8.144) and Il-Ponta tal-arrux, 1 cables S. The entrance to the bay is partially blocked by Fungus Rock (Il-ebal tal-eneral). The channel N of the rock is about 30 m wide and the channel S of the rock is about 61 m wide. Anchorage can be obtained in depths of 5 to 12 m, rock and sand. Chart 211 plan Il-Bajja tax-Xlend 8.147 Description. Il-Bajja tax-Xlendi is entered between Ras Marax (36018N 14129E) (8.144) and Ras il-Bajda (8.144), about 1 cable SW. The village of Xlendi stands at the head of the bay and a pier extends SW from the NE corner. A rock, depth 09 m, close to the middle of the entrance is marked by a light-beacon (S cardinal). The inner part of the bay is suitable only for craft under 6 m in length.
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Landmarks: It-Torri ta Kenuna (168 m in elevation) (36022N 14170E). Church dome in Nadur (36022N 14177E) (8.76). It-Torri ta Kemmuna (36004N 14198E) (8.143). Hotel 2 cables E of Il-Ponta ta-irkewwa (35592N 14196E) is visible from all sides of the promontory. It-Torri l-Abjad (35597N 14219E) (8.76). Il-Torri l-Amar (35585N 14206E) (8.76). Ras Il-Qammie (3558N 1419E) (8.143).

Directions Il-Fliegu ta Gawdex (North Comino Channel)

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(continued from 8.144) 8.151 From a position SW of Ras in-Newwiela (36007N 14157E) (8.144), the track leads generally ENE for about 5 miles, passing (with positions given from Melliea Point (36011E, 14175E)): SSE of Marr ix-Xini (8 cables W), a narrow inlet with a tower standing on the E entrance point. Shelter can be obtained in a depth of 46 m near the head of the inlet. Thence: SSE of Fessej Rock (7 cables WSW). Thence: SSE of Ras il-ob (5 cables WSW), a headland with a rocky shoal close E. In order to protect a submarine outfall, an entry prohibited area has been established extending to a distance of 1 cable seaward of the headland. Thence: SSE of Melliea Point with Fort Chambray standing at an elevation of 78 m close NNE. The village of Marr stands close NE of the fort. Thence: SSE of the head of the outer breakwater (7 cables ENE) to Marr Harbour (8.154). A light stands on the head of the breakwater and on the head of the inner breakwater, about cable N. Thence: NNW of the extremity of a rocky bank (1 miles E), extending about 1 cable NW from the NW extremity of Kemmunett (Cominotto). A light-buoy (W cardinal) is moored on the extremity of this bank. Kemmunett is bare, rocky and lies close off the W side of Kemmuna. Thence: SSE of Il-ebel ta-awl (1 miles ENE) lying close inshore. The coast E of Il-ebel ta-awl forms the N shore of Il-Fliegu ta Gawdex. Thence: SSE of the W end of a chain of above-water rocks (2 miles ENE), lying close offshore and extending 2 cables ENE to the islet of ebel tal-alfa, and: NNW of San Niklaw Bay (2 miles E), where good holding is reported. A large hotel, with a private beach, stands on the W side of the bay. Thence: NNW of Santa Marija Bay (2 miles E), which is reported to have good holding. Some houses stand near the head of the bay. Thence: NNW of a spit (2 miles E) with above and below-water rocks lying on it extending 1 cable NNW of Gemieri, the NE extremity of Kemmuna. Thence: SSE of Ras il Qala (almost 2 miles ENE) (8.77). (Directions for the Northeast coast of Malta are given at 8.78)

6 miles, passing (with positions given from Ras l-Irqieqa (36002N 14195E)): S of Marr ix-Xini (2 miles WNW) (8.151). Thence: S of Fessej Rock (2 miles WNW). Thence: S of Ras il-obz (2 miles WNW) (8.151). Thence: S of Melliea Point (2 miles WNW) (8.151). Thence: N of Il-Ponta ta-irkewwa (1 mile S), the NW extremity of Malta which is a low promontory backed by high sloping land and is steep-to on its S side. Ir-Ramla ta-irkewwa, also known as Paradise Bay, is a small bay with a sandy bottom indenting the coast S of the promontory, where an anchorage can be obtained. And: S of Ras l-Irqieqa, the SW extremity of Kemmuna, a low, narrow point which can be rounded at a distance of 1 cable. A light (white concrete column) stands close off Ras l-Irqieqa. Keeping in mid-channel, the route continues generally E, passing: N of the head of the breakwater (8 cables S) of the Il-Ponta ta-irkewwa Ro-Ro terminal (8.153). Thence: N of Il-Palazz tal-Marfa (1 miles SE), a pink, crenellated building. A modern hotel stands near Il-Palazz tal-Marfa. Thence: N of Ir-Ramla tal-Bir (1 miles SE), a small bay dominated by a large hotel complex. A jetty extends ENE from the NW entrance point to the bay. The N side of the jetty is rocky and foul and the S side has depths of 27 to 64 m alongside. Thence: S of Skoll tal-Abjad tal-Prosha (1 miles E), a group of three rocky heads lying within 2 cables of the coast about 2 cables SSE of the SE extremity of the island; Sultan Rock is the E of the three. Thence: N of a spit, with depths of less than 10 m over it, extending 1 cables NNW of Il-Ponta ta L-Arax (2 miles E). (Directions for the Northeast coast of Malta are given at 8.78)

8.153 Position. The Ro-Ro terminal lies on the N side of Ponta ta-irkewwa (35592N 14196E) (8.152). It is primarily a commercial harbour used by passenger ferries to Il-Port ta l-Imarr (Marr Harbour) (8.154), the main port on Gawdex. Harbour. The harbour consists of a basin open NE. It is protected on its NW side by a mole extending NE for about 1 cable. About cable SE of the mole is a jetty extending NE for about cable. Lights are exhibited from the heads of the mole and jetty. Berths. There are two Ro-Ro berths in the basin where depths vary from 5 to 6 m. Useful marks: A light (concrete column, 9 m in elevation), standing on the head of the mole. A light (6 m in elevation) standing on the head of the S jetty.

Ponta ta-irkewwa Ro-Ro terminal

Directions Il-Fliegu ta Kemmuna (South Comino Channel) (continued from 8.144) 8.152 From a position SW of Ras in-Newwiela (36007N 14157E) (8.144), the track leads generally E for about

8.154 Description. Il-Port ta l-Imarr (36016N 14181E) is Gawdexs main port. Anchorage. Temporary anchorage can be obtained off the entrance to the harbour in a depth of about 18 m, sand. The

Il-Port ta l-Imarr (Marr Harbour)

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anchorage is exposed to E winds which blow through Il Fliegu ta Gawdex and also to S and W winds. Harbour. The harbour is protected by a breakwater extending NE and another extending SSW from the shore to form an E facing entrance. Berths. There is a commercial quay and ferry terminal with two Ro-Ro berths in the SW part of the harbourr. Passenger ferries run from here to Il-Ponta ta-irkewwa (8.153). It is reported that a fast catamaran service and a ferry service operate to Marsamxett. Small craft must keep clear of the ferries.

Lagoon, is the channel between Kemmuna and Kemmunett (36009N 14193E) (8.151). It is noted for the clarity of its blue waters over a sandy bottom. It is obstructed at its S end by a sand bar with a depth of 06 m over it. There is a designated swimming area here. Current. The current in the lagoon is reported to be irregular.

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8.156 Description. Il-Matz is the bay lying between Kemmunett and Ras l-Irqieqa (8.152), 5 cables SSE. Several above-water rocks and islets lie on a shoal bank off the NE shore of the bay. Anchorage can be obtained in the bay in depths between 17 and 22 m.

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GENERAL INFORMATION
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Scope of the chapter

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9.1 The chapter covers the W and S coasts of Sicilia from Capo San Vito (3811N 1244E) (10.17) to Capo Passero (3641N 1509E) (13.119), and includes Isole gadi (3800N 1215E) (9.26) along with ports of varying sizes. It is arranged as follows: West coast of Sicilia (9.6). South coast of Sicilia (9.92).

Italy Maritime Search and Rescue Region (SRR). MRCC Roma is responsible for co-ordinating SAR operations within Italian waters and liaising with RCCs of other nations. There are MRSCs at Palermo, on the N coast, and Catania, on the E coast. Adjacent SRRs are; Tunisia to the W, and Malta to the S. For further information see 1.44 and Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 5.

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9.4 The W and S coasts of Sicilia are contained within the

9.5 Local magnetic anomalies were reported (1976) to exist near the following position: 3620N 1520E, about 22 miles SSE of Porto Palo (9.176). Currents. In the Malta Channel (3615N 1430E) (8.58), the current is affected by the wind but normally sets ESE at rates up to 1 kn. Along the S coast of Sicilia there is usually a SE-going current of kn, but a strong counter current and onshore sets up to 1 kn may be experienced. For general information see 1.128 to 1.133.

WEST COAST OF SICILIA GENERAL INFORMATION

Charts 2122, 964 contour line from Cala Bianca (3759N 1202E) (9.37) to Punta Libeccio (37577N 12026E) (9.33). The second area surrounds Isolotto Maraone (3759N 1225E) (9.66). Within the Maximum Restriction Zones, the following are prohibited: Navigation, stopping, fishing, the possession of fishing gear, diving with breathing apparatus unless authorised for study or photography, hunting, removal of or damage to flora, fauna and minerals, the introduction of alien species or explosives, discharges of which may affect the environment, and any activity detrimental to the research and development of the reserve. The following are permitted when properly authorised: Navigation and stopping. Guided visits. Bathing. Zone B Controlled Restriction Zone. There are five areas located as follows: Two areas within the 50 m depth contour line N and S of Isola Marettimo, these extend from Cala Bianca to Punta Troia (37596N 12040E) (9.35) on the N coast and from Punta Libeccio to Punta Bassana (37570N 12055E) (9.23), on the S coast. An area within the 50 m depth contour line W of Isola Levanzo (3800N 1220E) (9.56) between Capo Grosso (3801N 1220E) (9.22) and a position close E of Il Faraglione, 2 miles S (9.59). An area within about 7 cables of Punta Faraglione (9.47), the N point of Isola Favignana (3756N 1218E) (9.44).

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9.6 In this section the coastal waters between Capo San Vito (3811N 1244E) (10.17) and Capo Granitola (3734N 1240E) (9.25) are described including the waters of Isole gadi (3800N 1215E) (9.26). The section is sub-divided as follows: The coastal route (9.14) Capo San Vito to Capo Granitola. Isole gadi (9.26). The inshore route (9.60) Isolotto Asinelli to Capo Lilibeo.

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9.7 Minewarfare exercises are conducted in an area W of Sicilia. For further details see Appendix, Area M531.

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An area surrounding Isolotto Formica (3759N 1226E) (9.66). Within the Controlled Restriction Zones, the following are prohibited: Fishing carried out by haul nets. Sub-aqua fishing and holding gear for sub-aqua fishing. Navigation and stopping within 1500 m of the coast unless specifically authorised. The following are permitted: Bathing with and without breathing apparatus. Authorised fishing. Navigation beyond 1500 m from the shore. Navigation within 1500 m of the shore if properly authorised. Zone C Minimum Restriction Zone. These areas comprise: The area around Isola Marettimo outside zones A and B. The areas around Favignana, Levanzo, Maraone and Formica. Within the Minimum Restriction Zones, the following are permitted: Diving with breathing apparatus, sport and professional fishing except with haul nets. Zone D Protection Zone. This area comprises the remaining sea area within the perimeter of the reserve (generally midway between Isola Marettimo, Isola Favignana and Isola Levanzo). Within the Protection Zone, the following are permitted: Sport and professional fishing including the use of haul nets. Bathing and diving, including the use of breathing apparatus.

An area extending from the coast NW of Monte San Giuliano (3802N 1235E) (9.21). An area extending SW from the coast close SE of Mazara del Vallo (3739N 1235E) (9.83). Submarine gas pipelines. In order to protect submarine gas pipelines, a prohibited anchoring and fishing area has been established as follows: An area extending S and SW from the coast close E of Capo Feto (3840N 1231E) (9.24). The limits of all these areas are shown on the charts.

Submarine cables and pipelines

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9.13 A prohibited trawling area lies centred on a wreck lying about 2 miles SE of Capo Granitola (3734N 1240E) (9.25); its limits are shown on the chart.

COASTAL ROUTE CAPO SAN VITO TO CAPO GRANITOLA General information

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9.9 A prohibited entry area of 1 mile in radius, surrounding a sunken gas carrier, lies centred on a position 4 miles SSW of Punta Bassana (3757N 1205E) (9.23).

9.14 From a position in the vicinity of Capo San Vito (3811N 1244E) (10.17), the route leads SW to the vicinity of Isole gadi, thence S between these islands and then SE to a position in the vicinity of Capo Granitola (3734N 1240E) (9.25). The route is further sub divided as follows: Capo San Vito to Punta Sottile (9.22). Punta Sottile to Capo Lilibeo (9.23). Capo Lilibeo to Capo Feto (9.24). Capo Feto to Capo Granitola (9.25).

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9.10 NE of Trapani. The presence of unexploded devices on the sea bed, in deep water, is possible NE of Trapani, in the area bounded by: 3825N 1206E, 3817N 1214E, 3812N 1206E, 3820N 1156E. SSW of Punta Bassana. A prohibited entry area for navigation, stopping, anchoring and fishing, owing to the presence of a wartime explosive device lying on the seabed, is established centred on position, 37465N 11585E. The prohibited area has a radius of 1 mile based on this position which lies about 11 miles SSW of Punta Bassana. WSW of Porto Empedocle. A prohibited area for anchoring and fishing, owing to the presence of unexploded material lying on the seabed, is established centred on position 37124N 13171E. The prohibited area has a radius of 1 mile based on this position which lies about 12 miles WSW of Porto Empedocle.

9.15 The coast between Capo San Vito (3811N 1244E) (10.17) and Punta del Saraceno (9.22), about 6 miles SW is indented by a wide bay with low shores. Close inland the steep slopes of high mountains are traversed by a fairly wide valley. Monte Sparagio, the highest summit in the area, rises at the head of this valley, 8 miles SSE of Capo San Vito. The buildings of the city of Trapani extend WSW from the slopes of Monte San Giuliano (3802N 1235E) (9.21) to Torre Ligny (9.65), 4 miles WSW. The coast between Trapani and Capo Lilibeo (37482N 12255E) (9.23) is low, flatish and occupied by extensive salt pans. Numerous windmills, used for grinding salt and for pumping water to the saltpans above sea level, are distinctive. The coast between Capo Lilibeo and Mazara del Vallo (9.83) 12 miles SE, is low and indented. Mazara del Vallo lies at the head of a wide bay between Capo Feto (3740N 1231E) (9.24) and Capo Granitola, 9 miles SE (9.25); its shores are low, verdant and scattered with farm houses.

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9.11 Submarine cables. In order to protect submarine cables, prohibited anchoring and fishing areas have been established as follows:

9.16 Caution. The 20 m depth contour line fringes the coast to a distance of 3 miles between Capo Lilibeo (37480N 12255E) (9.23) and Capo Feto (9.24), 9 miles SSE, with a detached depth of 19 m lying 5 miles W of Capo Feto. Masters of deep-draught vessels are advised to give this length of coast a good berth.

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9.17 Minewarfare exercise areas: See 9.7. Small arms firing range (Appendix P38) (3808N 1241E) extends about 2 miles to seaward in the bay between Capo San Vito (10.17) and Punta del Saraceno (9.22). Vessels should avoid entering the firing range area when warning signals are displayed. Tunny nets are laid annually between March and November, as follows: Between Punta del Saraceno (38065N 12395E) (9.22) and Punta San Giuliano (9.66), about 7 miles WSW. In the vicinity of Capo Granitola (3734N 1240E) (9.25). See also 1.8.

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Scuso, is a rock lying 9 miles WNW of Capo (3734N 1240E) (9.25). dei Pesci, lies 5 miles NW of Capo Grosso 1220E) (9.22).

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Punta Sottile Lighthouse (white round tower and dwelling, 38 m in height) (3756N 1216E), standing on Punta Sottile (9.22). Punta Libeccio Lighthouse (white tower on white dwelling, black bands, 24 m in height) (37573N 12031E), standing on the coast 4 cables SE of Punta Libeccio (9.33). Capo Granitola Lighthouse (white round tower, 35 m in height) (3734N 1240E), standing on a low dwelling about 5 cables WNW of Capo Granitola (9.25). Major lights: Capo San Vito Light, visible 036000 (324) (3811N 1244E) (10.15). Punta Sottile Light, visible 316237 (281) as above. Punta Marsala Light (white round tower and two-storey dwelling, 14 m in height) (3755N 1222E), standing on Punta Marsala (9.48). Punta Libeccio Light, visible 298151 (213) as above. Marsala, Molo di Ponente Light (white round tower on dwelling, 19 m in height) (37473N 12263E), standing on the head of the mole in Marsala (9.76). Cabo Granitola Light as above.

9.19 All vessels which are subject to the pilotage regulations of Trapani (3801N 1231E) (9.68), but not bound for that port, are prohibited from navigating within an area of approximately 6 miles from the port. Vessels carrying noxious substances, dangerous or polluting cargoes must maintain a minimum distance of 3 miles from the coast when passing within the area of jurisdiction of the Mazara del Vallo Maritime District (3739N 1235E) (9.83).

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9.21 Landmarks: Capo San Vito Lighthouse (3811N 1244E) (10.15). Torre Isolidda, 79 m in height and partially in ruins, standing on flat ground named Piana di Sopra, 2 miles S of Capo San Vito. Monte Passo di Lupo, a conical peak rising to 868 m in height, 4 miles SSE of Capo San Vito. Monte Cofano, 5 miles SSW of Capo San Vito, a prominent conical mountain and Torre Cofano, a partially ruined rectangular tower, standing on Punta del Saraceno (9.22) at the foot of Monte Cofano, is a good mark. Monte San Giuliano (3802N 1235E), a prominent mountain especially when viewed from the NE. The town of Erice stands on the summit; it is dominated by a tall framework mast, painted red and white, and surrounded by ruined walls with some square towers. The ruins of a fortress stand at of the E end of the town. A large conspicuous circular tower, which shows up well from the W and NW, stands on the S side of the town. Scogli Porcelli Lighthouse (round tower, 25 m in height), standing on Scogli Porcelli (38026N 12264E) (9.22).

9.22 From a position NW of Capo San Vito (3811N 1244E) (10.17), the track leads generally SW for about 26 miles, passing (with positions given from Scogli Porcelli (3803N 1226E)): NW of Punta del Saraceno (11 miles ENE), the N extremity of a rounded promontory, and NW of Scoglio Scialandro (3807N 1241E) (not named on the chart), a low black rock lying about 3 cables ENE of the point. Thence: NW of Secca Bonagia (7 miles ENE), a rocky shoal lying 9 cables NW of Torre Bonagia. The tower stands on the coast and is surrounded by the buildings of a tunny fishery. A mole and a quay lie in the vicinity of Torre Bonagia, thence: Clearing bearing. The line of bearing of less than 241 of the light structure standing on Isolotto Asinelli (3804N 1232E) (below), open SE of the SE extremity of Isola Levanzo (3800N 1220E) (9.56), passes NW of Secca Bonagia. NW of Punta Pizzolungo (5 miles ENE), thence: NW of Isolotto Asinelli (4 miles ENE), a low black rock lying on a rocky shoal extending about 1 cables W of it. A light (isolated danger daymark on black column on pedestal, red bands, 6 m in height), stands on the rock. Thence: (Directions for the inshore route are given at 9.66) NW of a rock (1 miles NNE), with a depth of 125 m over it, thence: NW of Scogli Porcelli, consisting of rocks, awash, with Banco San Giovanni lying 1 mile SE, thence: (Directions for Trapani are given at 9.72) NW of Capo Grosso (5 miles WSW), the steep, rocky N extremity of Isola Levanzo. A light (white round tower and dwelling, 12 m in height), visible 032331 (299), stands on the cape; a flagstaff stands near the lighthouse. A shoal, with a depth of 191 m over it, lies 1 miles ENE of Capo Grosso. Thence:

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NW of a rock (9 miles SW), with a depth of 172 m over it, lying 2 miles N of Punta Sottile, thence: NW of Punta Sottile (10 miles SW), the rocky, very low, white W extremity of Isola Favignana (9.44). The point is fringed by shoal water to a distance of 4 cables.

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9.23 From a position NW of Punta Sottile, the track leads S and SE for about 11 miles, passing (with positions given from Punta Sottile (3756N 1216E)): E of Punta Bassana (8 miles W), the steep, rugged SE extremity of Isola Marettimo (9.31), thence: W of Punta Sottile, thence: W and SW of Scogli Corrente (1 miles S), a group of low, black rocks lying close off an unnamed SW point of Isola Favignana (9.44), thence: SW of Secca del Torro (4 miles SSE), a below-water rock, thence: SW of Capo Lilibeo (11 miles SSE), a low point with some prominent buildings standing on it. Caution. The coast between Capo Lilibeo and Mazara del Vallo (9.83), 12 miles SE, is fringed in general by extensive shoals and for this reason the mariner is advised to navigate in depths greater than 20 m.

9.25 Thence from a position SW of Capo Feto the track leads SE for about 10 miles, passing (with positions given from Capo Feto (3740N 1231E)): SW of Mazara del Vallo (3 miles ESE) (9.83), lying at the end of a low lying length of coast extending from Capo Feto, thence: Either side of a wave monitoring light-buoy (special) (8 miles S). A disused lighthouse (8 miles ESE), with a dilapidated, white round tower close to it, stands on the coast close SE. Thence: SW of Capo Granitola (9 miles SE), a low point fringed with rocks. A light (9.21) is exhibited from the cape and a wave recorder buoy lies 1 miles S. (Directions continue at 9.98)

ISOLE GADI General information

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9.26 Isole gadi (3800N 1215E) lie off the W coast of Sicilia and consist of three principal islands, together with some islets and rocks. The main islands are: Isola Marettimo (9.31). Isola Favignana (9.44). Isola Levanzo (9.56). The population of the group numbers several thousand.

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(Continued from 9.67) 9.24 Thence from a position SW of Capo Lilibeo, the track leads SE for about 10 miles, passing (with positions given from Capo Lilibeo (37480N 12255E)): SW of a shoal patch (1 miles SW), with a depth of 98 m over it, thence: SW of Marsala (1 mile SE) (9.76), thence: SW of a dangerous underwater rock (2 miles SSE), lying 4 cables offshore on an extensive bank with depths of less than 5 m over it, extending to a distance of 5 cables offshore between Marsala and Torre Scibiliana (5 miles SSE). Thence: SW of Torre Scibiliana, (5 miles SSE) a tall, square, dilapidated dark red tower, standing on a short rocky point of the same name. Several ruined houses stand nearby and a water tower, visible from seaward, stands in the village of Strasatti, 2 miles E of the tower. Thence: SW of a dangerous underwater rock (6 miles SSE) lying about 3 cables SW of Punta Biscione. The coast between Punta Biscione and Capo Feto, 3 miles SE (below) is fringed with shoal water extending to over 5 cables offshore in places. The small square belfry of the church of San Giuseppe stands out among the houses scattered about the countryside, 1 mile ESE of Punta Biscione, thence: SW of a shoal patch (7 miles SSE), with a depth of 95 m over it, thence: SW of Capo Feto (3740N 1231E), a very low point fringed by shoal water to a distance of 7 cables offshore. A light (white tower on building, 12 m in height), stands on Capo Feto and another light (special daymark on yellow post, black G), marks the position where a gas pipeline comes ashore, 8 cables E of Capo Feto Light.

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9.27 Topographically, the group has similar characteristics as W Sicilia with Monte Falcone (9.32) on Isola Marettimo being the highest peak of the group.

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9.29 Submarine cables are laid as follows: Between Porto di Marettimo (37580N 12048E) (9.43) and a position close N of Punta Longa (9.46), 12 miles ESE, on the S side of Isola Favignana. Between a position close NE of Punta Longa and Capo Lilibeo (9.23), 8 miles SE. Submarine water pipelines. Prohibited anchorage and fishing areas exist in order to protect water pipelines, as follows: Between Punta Faraglione (37574N 12185E) (9.47) and Punta Pesce (9.59), 5 miles NE. Between the E side of Isola Favignana (3756N 1220E) (9.48) and Punta Scario (9.67), 3 miles ESE. The limits of both areas are shown on the chart.

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9.30 Currents in the vicinity of the islands are mostly caused by the wind. In the channel between them and the coast of Sicilia, they are strong and set NE and SW; the NE-going current predominates in summer. Winds. Strong W winds are sometimes presaged by dense fog around Monte Falcone on Isola Marettimo and raise a lively sea even at a short distance E of the island.

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Isola Marettimo General information

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9.31 Description. Isola Marettimo, lying about 18 miles off the W coast of Sicilia, is the W-most island of the group with about 1000 inhabitants. 9.32 Topography. Isola Marettimo is the most mountainous of the group and culminates in Monte Falcone, about 1 miles SE of Punta Mugnone, the NW extremity of the island. The terrain, which is almost sheer on its W side, slopes gently to the SE and terminates in Punta Bassana (9.23).

Marettimo (9.43) stands on Punta San Simone, 1 miles SSE of Punta Troia. Scoglio Cammello, lying close offshore at the S end of Cala Manione (9.41), is prominent. It lies off a cave of the same name. Dangerous wrecks lie, respectively, about 6 cables and 1 mile NW of Punta Bassana, as shown on the chart. Useful marks: Church (Marettimo) (9.43). Scala Vecchio breakwater Light (9.43). Scala Nuovo breakwater Light (9.43).

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9.33 The W coast is generally high, rocky and sheer to the sea, extending from Punta Mugnone (37595N 12107E) (9.32) to Punta Libeccio, 2 miles SSE. Significant features are: Punta Libeccio is a low, narrow rocky projection with a landing place nearby. A light (9.21) is exhibited from the point and a small rectangular building stands close S of the lighthouse. A spit, with a least reported depth of 3 m over it, extends W to the 10 m depth contour line off Punta Mugnone. A light-buoy (special) is moored close to the limits of Zones A and B of the Marine Nature Reserve in this area (9.8), about 6 cables W of Punta Mugnone. A light-buoy (special) is moored close to the limits of Zones A and B of the Marine Nature Reserve in this area, about 8 cables W of Punta Libeccio. Useful marks: Light (yellow mast, 5 m in height), standing on the W side of Cala Bianca, about 3 cables SE of Punta Mugnone. Light (yellow mast, 5 m in height), standing on Punta Libeccio. 9.34 The south coast extends from Punta Libeccio to Punta Bassana (9.23), 2 miles ESE. Secca del Cretazzo, a dangerous underwater rock, lies 1 cable offshore, 4 cables SE of the Punta Libeccio Lighthouse (9.21); it is usually marked by breakers. Clearing bearing. The line of bearing of less than 093 of the S extremity of the peninsula which terminates at Punta Bassana, with the lighthouse on Punta Sottile (3756N 1216E) (9.21) open S, passes at least 1 cable S of Secca del Cretazzo. Landmark: Punta Libeccio Lighthouse (37573N 12031E) (9.21). Major light: Punta Libeccio Light (37573N 12031E) (9.21). 9.35 The N coast of the island extends from Punta Mugnone to Punta Troia, 1 miles E, the NE extremity of the island. Punta Troia is the extremity of a small rocky peninsula, which appears as an isolated mass, with an old castle standing on it. The coast between the two points is fringed with rocks, awash. 9.36 The E coast of the island extends from Punta Troia, to Punta Bassana, almost 3 miles SSE. The village of

9.37 Cala Bianca (37594N 12020E), which has high cliff faced shores, is entered on the S side of Punta Mugnone. Anchorage for small vessels can be obtained about 1 cables offshore, sheltered from NE winds, in a depth of about 30 m, sand and weed, good holding. Local knowledge is required. 9.38 Cala Spalmatore lies 1 miles SSE of Cala Bianca; the cove has a beach where a landing can be made. Anchorage for small vessels can be obtained in a depth of 20 m, sand and weed. It gives good shelter from the NE and moderate protection from the SE. Local knowledge is required. 9.39 Cala Cretazzo is entered NW of Punta Cortiglio (37568N 048E), on the S side of the peninsula which terminates at Punta Bassana. Anchorage for small vessels can be obtained, sheltered from NE winds, in depths of about 15 m, sand and weed; the anchorage in Cala Spalmatore (9.38) is reported to be preferable. Local knowledge is required. 9.40 Scala Maestro (37595N 12036E) (not named on the chart) indents the coast on the W side of Punta Troia. Anchorage for small vessels can be obtained, sheltered from SW winds, about 1 cables offshore, in a depth of 18 m. The bottom is rocky and the anchor should be buoyed. Local knowledge is required. 9.41 Cala Manione (37595N 12040E) is entered close S of Punta Troia. Anchorage for small vessels can be obtained with good shelter from W and NW winds, about 1 cables offshore in depths between 10 and 15 m, good holding of sand and weed. Caution. See 9.42. Local knowledge is required. 9.42 Cala Marino indents the N side of Punta Bassana peninsula (3757N 1205E). Anchorage for small vessels can be obtained, sheltered from W and SW winds, in a depth of 15 m, sand and good holding. Caution. During W gales, a heavy swell sets into both Cala Manione and Cala Marino. In such conditions better shelter is obtained about 2 cables S of the village of Marettimo (37581N 12045E) (9.43), off a small chapel on the road to the cemetery. Local knowledge is required.

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Chart 964, plan Marettimo

Porto di Marettimo
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9.43 Description. Porto di Marettimo (37581N 12045E) fronts the village of the same name. Harbour. The harbour consists of three small craft basins. Scalo Vecchio, the N basin, is protected by a breakwater extending about cable NNW from the N side of the village. The basin has numerous rocks, awash in its centre and close inshore. The breakwater is internally quayed with depths between 1 and 3 m alongside. Scalo Nuovo, the S basin, is protected by a breakwater extending about 1 cable SE from the S side of the village. The breakwater is quayed and hydrofoils and scheduled ferries use this basin where depths are reported to be between 1 and 45 m. Scalo di Mezzo, on the E side of the village, is exposed N and E and has numerous rocks, awash. Below-water rocks fringe the coast to a distance of cable in the vicinity of Scalo di Mezzo. Useful marks: Church (with a belfry) (37581N 12045E) standing in the village of Marettimo. Light (red mast, 7 m in height), exhibited from the head of the breakwater protecting Scala Vecchio, 1 cables NNW of the church. Light (green mast, 5 m in height), exhibited from the head of the breakwater protecting Scala Nuovo, 1 cables SE of the church. Anchorage of a temporary nature can be obtained off the village in depths between 10 and 12 m. The water is very clear and care should be taken to select a sandy spot as the bottom is generally rocky. A good position is with the the light structure standing on the head of the Scalo Vecchio breakwater bearing 273, distance about 2 cables; the anchor should be buoyed. Caution. Care should be taken to avoid the submarine cable which comes ashore in the vicinity (9.29).

Isola Favignana
Chart 964

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9.44 Description. Isola Favignana, lying about 8 miles E of Isola Marettimo, is the largest island of the group with a population of about 4500. Topography. A hilly ridge named Montagna Grossa extends S from Punta Faraglione (37574N 12185E) (9.47), the N extremity of the island, across the island and culminates in a peak named Monte Santa Caterina. An old castle stands on the summit and within it there is a disused signal station painted black and white in chequers with a mast from which storm signals used to be disposed. On each side of the ridge the land is low and poorly cultivated. Tunny fishing is periodically undertaken (March to November) in the waters around the island.

Coastline
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9.45 The west coast of the island, which is low and rocky, extends from Punta del Ferro (37567N 12167E) to Punta Sottile (9.22), 6 cables SSW; between the two points

the shore is fringed with rocks and shoals extending to about 3 cables offshore. From Punta Sottile, the coast trends generally SSE to the unnamed point (9.23), 1 miles SSE, with Scogli Corrente (9.23) lying close off it. Cala Grande (9.49) and Cala Rotonda (9.50) lie between these two points. 9.46 The south coast of the island trends generally E from the unnamed point to Punta Fanfalo, 3 miles ESE, the S extremity of the island which has an extensive tourist resort with white houses standing on it. Between Scogli Corrente and Punta Longa, a low, rocky whitish projection, 1 miles E, with a some buildings standing on it and a small craft harbour lying close NNW, the following dangers lie close offshore (with positions given from Scogli Corrente (37548N 12171E)): Isolotto Galera and Isolotto Galeotta (2 cables and 6 cables E, respectively), are low, whitish rocky islets; the former lies on a coastal bank, and the latter on a small detached shoal. Isolotto Preveto (7 cables E), low and rocky, is separated from Isola Favignana by a passage about 1 cable wide, with a least charted depth of 23 m. Scogli Palumbo (1 miles E), a reef lying in the approach to Insenatura del Passo (9.51). The shore of the bay between Punta Longa and Punta Fanfalo, 1 miles ESE, is fringed with rocks, below-water and awash. 9.47 The N coast trends generally NE from Punta del Ferro (37567N 12167E), the NW extremity of the island, to Punta Faraglione, 1 miles ENE. The coast between these two points is fringed with rocks and shoals extending about 2 cables offshore and Punta Faraglione appears as an islet when seen at a distance from W or E. From Punta Faraglione, the coast trends, free of off-lying dangers, SSE for 1 miles to Porto di Favignana (9.55) and then generally E for about 1 mile to Punta San Nicola and a further 1 miles ESE to Punta Calarossa where Cala Rosa (9.54) indents the coast close W. Prohibited area. Owing to the danger of landslides passage, stopping, anchoring or fishing in the vicinity of the coast about 6 cables W of Punta Calarossa (37556N 12220E) are prohibited. Useful marks: Punta Faraglione Light (special yellow daymark on yellow post, 5 m in height) (37570N 12186E), exhibited from the coast 2 cables S of Punta Faraglione; it marks the S end of the water pipeline (9.64) extending SW from Punta Pesce. Porto di Favignana Light (9.55). Church in Favignana (9.55). 9.48 The E coast of the island extends generally S from Punta Calarossa for about 1 miles to Punta Marsala, the SE extremity of the island, from which a light (9.21) is exhibited. A prohibited anchorage (9.29) lies along this stretch of coast which was previously known as Bove Marino. The coast then continues WSW for about 6 cables to Punta Fanfalo (9.46). Between Punta San Nicola and Punta Fanfalo, the coast is low but backed by steeply rising ground strewn with light-coloured boulders. A dangerous wreck lies close inshore about 5 cables NNE of Punta Marsala, as shown on the chart. Landmark and major light: Punta Marsala Lighthouse (9.21).

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Useful mark: Bue Marino Light (yellow special daymark on yellow post, 5 m in height) (37550N 12223E); it marks the W end of the water pipeline (9.29) extending WNW from Punta Scario (9.67).
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Anchorage, with good shelter during SW winds, can be obtained. Chart 964, plan of Favignana

Favignana
9.55 Description. Favignana (3756N 1220E), the only port on Isola Favignana, lies at the head of a bay entered between Punta Faraglione (9.47) and Punta San Nicola (9.47). Topography. A large fish-canning factory stands on the W side of the bay and Villa Florio, a prominent, large, dark grey building with a belvedere stands in the small town of Favignana on the E side of the bay. A small fort stands on the S side of the town. Anchorages. Vessels waiting to enter Favignana must anchor exclusively in one of the designated anchorages; C1 and C2 N of the port and C3, C4 and C5 S of the island. Masters of vessels bound for these anchorages must contact the Trapani Harbour Master by VHF Channel 16, suitably in advance to obtain the necessary authorisation. Harbour. The harbour consists of Cala Principale which is U-shaped and open N and NW and is given some protection by an outer breakwater extending about cable NW from the E entrance point to the harbour. A small basin is formed by a broad jetty extending SSW from near the base of the breakwater. There is another small basin, open SSW, about half-way between the first and the head of the bay. Useful marks: Church (with a green dome), standing in the small town of Favignana. Favignana Light (red column on pedestal, 5 m in height) (37560N 12194E), standing at the head of the outer breakwater. Light (red mast, green bands, 6 m in height), standing on the head of a jetty about 1 cables SSE of the outer breakwater light. Berths: Molo San Leonardo extends SW from the elbow on the outer breakwater; it is about 90 m in length with depths of about 5 m on its outer side and 15 m on its inner side. Hydrofoils and ferries use the outer berth.

Anchorages and harbours Cala Grande

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9.49 Cala Grande is entered on the S side of Punta Sottile (3756N 1216E) (9.22). It is reported to have depths of about 6 m in its centre.

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9.50 Cala Rotonda is entered about 5 cables S of Cala Grande, and has reported depths of about 6 m in the middle of the cove. Anchorage of a temporary nature can be obtained in both coves. Local knowledge is required.

Insenatura del Passo

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9.51 The anchorage is entered between Isolotto Preveto (3755N 1218E) (9.46) and Punta Longa (9.46), 7 cables E. Anchorage for small vessels can be obtained, sheltered from NW and NE winds. The bottom is of sand and weed. Cautions. Scogli Palumbo (9.46), a reef, lies in the mouth of the bay. Care should be taken to avoid the submarine cable (9.29), which comes ashore in the bay. Local knowledge is required.

East of Punta Longa

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9.52 Anchorage. In the bay between Punta Longa (3755N 1219E) (9.46) and Punta Fanfalo, 1 miles farther ESE, anchorage can be obtained with the green dome of the church in the town of Favignana bearing 350 and the S extremity of Punta Longa in line, bearing about 271, with the S side of Isolotto Preveto. The anchorage is well sheltered from NW and NE winds in a depth of about 15 m, weed. Caution. Care should be taken to avoid the submarine cable (9.29) which comes ashore in the bay. Local knowledge is required.

Isola Levanzo
Chart 964 and plan Levanzo

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Pietra Cadute
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9.53 Pietra Cadute (37543N 12217E) is reported to be one of the best anchorages off Isola Favignana. Anchorage can be obtained about 2 cables offshore, in a depth of 12 m, between Punta Fanfalo (3754N 1221E) (9.46) and Punta Marsala (9.48), 6 cables ENE.

Cala Rosa
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9.54 Cala Rosa lies on the W side of Punta Calarossa (37555N 12220E) (9.47). The cove has steep, bare cliffs with large caves. Depths in the cove are reported to vary between 4 and 75 m. The W headland of the bay is Punta Cala Rosa.

9.56 Description. Isola Levanzo (3800N 1220E) is the smallest island of the Isola gadi and has a population of about 230. Topography. The island is rugged and rises to Pizzo del Monaco above its W side. Except at its NW and SW ends, the coasts of the island consists of steep cliffs. The terrain is generally barren although there is some vine cultivation. Restricted areas. Two restricted areas, each 100 m radius, within which anchoring, stopping, fishing and underwater activities are prohibited, have been established off the N and SE sides of the island, as shown on the chart. They protect the sites of historic wrecks and are as follows: N of Capo Grosso, centred on 38015N 12200E. SE of Punta San Leonardo, centred on 37593N 12212E.

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Coastline
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9.57 The entire coastline of the island is free of dangers with the exception of Punta dei Sorci (38006N 12194E) which is fringed by a bank with depths of 55 m over it extending a short distance offshore.

Anchorage
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9.58 Cala Tramontana is entered 8 cables SSW of Capo Grosso (9.22), the N extremity of the island; Punta dei Sorci (9.57), is its W entrance point. Anchorage of a temporary nature can be obtained in the bay, with winds between E and SW, in depths between 20 and 29 m. Local knowledge is required.

Useful marks
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Capo Grosso lighthouse (9.22). Il Faraglione (37592N 12197E), a remarkable conical rock connected to the SW extremity of the island by a small isthmus. Light (yellow special daymark, on yellow post, 5 m in height), standing on the coast close W of Punta Pesce, 5 cables E of Il Faraglione; it marks the NE end of the water pipeline extending from Punta Faraglione (9.47). Tower (low, four-sided) standing on a hill 3 cables W of Punta l Altarella (37596N 12212E).

Between a position close NE of Punta Longa (37550N 12191E) (9.46) and Capo Lilibeo (9.23), 8 miles SE. Historic wreck. Anchoring, fishing and any other maritime activity is prohibited in an area of about 1 cables radius centred on a position about 1 miles ENE of Isolotto Formica (37595N 12255E) (9.66), as shown on the chart. Intake pipeline. Anchoring and fishing is prohibited in the vicinity of an intake pipeline for a desalination plant, 1 mile NE of Torre Nubia (3759N 1230E) (9.66); the limits are shown on the charts. Discharge pipeline. A submarine outfall pipeline for the discharge of cleansed water, extending up to about 2 miles offshore, was being constructed (2002) near to Torre di Mezzo. Submarine water pipeline. Anchoring and fishing is prohibited in an area between the E side of Isola Favignana (3756N 1220E) (9.48) and Punta Scario (9.67), 3 miles ESE; the limits are shown on the chart.

Principal marks
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INSHORE ROUTE ISOLOTTO ASINELLI TO CAPO LILIBEO General information

Chart 964

Route
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9.60 The route leads, at a safe distance offshore, from a position W of Isolotto Asinelli (3804N 1232E) (9.22) to a position in the vicinity of Capo Lilibeo (37480N 12255E) (9.23). The inshore route is further sub divided as follows: Isolotto Asinelli to Isolotto Formica (9.66). Isolotto Formica to Capo Lilibeo (9.67).

9.65 Landmarks: Monte San Giuliano (3802N 1235E) (9.21). Scogli Porcelli Lighthouse (38026N 12263E) (9.21). Torre Ligny (38012N 12299E) (named on chart 964, plan Trapani), a prominent, square tower standing close to the extremity of a long rocky point extending WNW from the city of Trapani (9.68). Isolotto Formica Lighthouse (white round tower on house, 20 m in height) (37595N 12 255E), standing on the E end of the islet (9.66). Punta Marsala Lighthouse (3755N 1222E) (9.21). Major light: Punta Marsala Light (3755N 1222E) (9.21).

Directions Isolotto Asinelli to Isolotto Formica

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9.61 A depth of 118 m is charted close to the route 14 miles ESE of Punta Marsala (3755N 1222E) (9.48).

Hazards
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9.62 Exercise areas: see 9.7. Tunny nets are laid out annually between March and November in the vicinity of Isolotto Formica (9.66), see also 1.8.

Regulations
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9.63 See 9.19 for vessels subject to the pilotage regulations of Trapani.

9.66 From a position W of Isolotto Asinelli (3804N 1232E) (9.22), the track leads generally SSW for about 5 miles, passing (with positions given from Scogli Porcelli (38026N 12263E)): Between a wreck (3 miles E), with a depth of 122 m over it, lying 1 mile WNW of Punta San Giuliano, a low rocky point with the buildings of a tunny fishery standing on it. And: A rock (1 miles NNE) (9.22), with a depth of 125 m over it, thence: WNW of Scoglio Malconsiglio (3 miles ESE), a rock 24 m in height, lying on the middle of a shoal, 3 cables N of Torre Ligny (9.65). A chain of above-water rocks, extend NNW from the extremity of the unnamed point NW of Torre Ligny; the outer-most of these rocks is called Punta Ligny. Thence: ESE of Scogli Porcelli (9.22), and: Chart 964 and plan Trapani WNW of Secca Balatella (2 miles ESE), a detached rocky shoal lying off an area of rocky shoal water lying between Punta Ligny and Scoglio Palumbo (9.72). ESE of Banco San Giovanni (1 mile SE), thence:

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9.64 Submarine cables are laid as follows: In an area extending NW from the coast NW of Monte San Giuliano (3802N 1235E) (9.21), see 9.11.

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Chart 964 WNW of a wreck (3 miles SSE), with a depth of 7 m over it, thence: WNW of a spit of shoal water extending to the 5 m depth contour line, 8 cables W of Punta Nubia (4 miles SE). Punta Nubia lies at the end of a length of coast containing extensive salt pans, which are often inundated by the sea, extending 2 miles S from Trapani. The towns of Xitta and Paceco stand on the slopes of the hills above the salt pans. Drying rocks fringe the point to a distance of about 3 cables. Torre Nubia is a white square tower standing on the point at a height of 14 m. Thence: ESE of a detached shoal rocky shoal (3 miles SSW), with a depth of 48 m over it, lying 2 cables ENE of Isolotto Formica. Isolotto Formica and Isolotto Maraone, 3 cables E, lie on a detached bank and are embraced by a Zone B and a Zone A, respectively, of the Marine Nature Reserve (9.8). Light-buoys (special) are moored close to the limits of these zones, as shown on the chart. Isolotto Maraone is very low, bare and fringed by a rocky bank with depths of less than 5 m over it. The island is fringed by a shoal bank on its W side; a dangerous wreck lies close SW of this bank. Caution. Isolotto Maraone is visible only from a very short distance and should be approached with due care.

Trapani and approaches

Chart 964 and plan Trapani

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Isolotto Formica to Capo Lilibeo

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9.68 Position. Trapani (3801N 1231E), fronts the city of Trapani which stands on the N side of a bay indenting the W coast of Sicily. Function. The port handles general and bulk cargo with the principal exports being salt, wine, tinned tuna fish, oil and flour. Trapani has a population of approximately 70 000. Approach and entry. The port is approached from the waters either S or E of Scogli Porcelli, according to draught, and entered between Molo della Colombia and Molo del Ronciglio. TSS. A TSS has been established in the approaches and entrance to the harbour, as shown on the chart. It is not IMO adopted. It consists of a central separation line, on the parallel of 38003N thence NE through the entrance. Inbound vessels use the E and NE-bound traffic lane, S of the line. Departing vessels use the SW and W-bound lane, N of the line. Vessels entering the harbour must give way to vessels leaving. Stopping is prohibited within 3 cables of the harbour entrance. Traffic. In 2004 there were 396 ship calls with a total of 1 698 567 dwt. Port Authority. Capitaneria di Porto, Via Le Regina Elena, I91100 Trapani, Sicily, Italy.

9.67 From a position ESE of Isolotto Formica, the track leads generally SSW for about 11 miles, passing (with positions given from Punta Marsala (3755N 1222E)): WNW of Torre di Mezzo (6 miles ENE), a tall, rectangular, light-coloured tower. A submarine outfall pipeline (9.64) is under construction nearby. Thence: WNW of Secca del Fiume (4 miles ENE), a shoal lying 1 miles offshore with a another shoal, having a depth of 108 m over it, about 1 mile W. Thence: WNW of Torre San Teodoro (4 miles E), a square squat tower, standing at an elevation of 26 m and clearly visible, with another small conspicuous tower, surmounted by a flagstaff, nearby. Thence: WNW of Punta Tramontana (4 miles E), the N extremity of Isola Grande, a long low island scattered with piles of salt. The W coast of the island is fringed by a shoal bank extending to over 1 mile offshore and Stagnone, a marshy area, lies between the island and the coast of Sicily. Thence: ESE of Punta Calarossa (1 miles N) (9.48), thence: WNW of a light-beacon (W cardinal daymark on yellow single pile beacon, black band) (2 miles E), standing 1 miles WNW of Punta Scario, on the NW extremity of the bank fringing Isola Grande. A light (yellow special daymark on yellow post) stands on the point and marks the E end of the water pipeline (9.64) extending from the E coast of Isola Favignana (9.48); a similar light marks the W extremity of the pipeline. Thence: ESE of Punta Marsala (9.48), thence: WNW of Punta dello Stagnone (5 miles SE), the S extremity of Isola Grande, thence: WNW of Capo Lilibeo (6 miles SSE) (9.23). (Directions continue at 9.24)

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9.69 Deepest and longest berths: Banchina Isolella Nord (9.74) and Pontile del Ronciglio NE side (9.74). Maximum size of vessel handled is reported to be: LOA 202 m; draught 85 m; 35 000 dwt. Local weather. When large clouds occur to the E during SE winds, squally WSW onshore winds can generally be expected after a short interval. Violent SE winds (the Scirocco, see 1.154) are preceded by a clear sky, little wind, with the Isola gadi (9.26) clearly visible. Usually bad weather begins with the Scirocco which normally blows for three days and suddenly veers SW. Occasionally the combination of sea and swell can effect vessels moored at Trapani, however, it is not dangerous, although it is an indication of approaching stormy conditions.

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9.70 Notice of ETA required: 24 hours. Masters of vessels bound for the anchorage areas, see below, must contact the Maritime Authority on VHF for allocation of an anchor berth. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3). Anchorage. Designated anchorages, shown on the chart, are established in the approaches to Trapani, SSW of the harbour, as follows (with positions centred from Isolotto Formica Light (37594N 12256E)): A1 (4 miles SSE) general use. A2 (2 miles SE) reserved for vessels carrying dangerous goods and waste material. A3 (3 miles SSE) general use. A4 (1 miles ESE) general use.

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Each anchorage has a radius of 2 cables. Anchorage is prohibited within these areas without prior authorisation from the Port Authority. An outfall extends W from the shore for 1 miles between A2 and A4. Its outer end is marked by a light-buoy (special). Anchorage in Golfo de Castellammare. Designated anchor berths are also established in Golfo de Castellammare off Castellammare del Golfo (3802N 1253E) (10.36). Masters intending to use these anchorages should obtain authorisation from the Harbour Master in good time before arrival. Caution. During strong W and SW winds the anchorages can become subject to a significant swell and risk of dragging anchor owing to the poor holding quality of the bottom. If strong winds blow between SE and WNW entry into the harbour can become difficult. In winter the harbour is frequently congested during bad weather. Prohibited anchorage and fishing area. See 9.64 for information on an intake pipeline and historic wreck in the area. Pilotage. Pilotage is compulsory for vessels over 500 grt and is available from 0700 to sunset. Pilot boards 5 cables SW of the harbour entrance, as shown on the chart. See also 1.21. Tugs are available. Local knowledge is required for entry during S and W winds when entry can be dangerous. Regulations. Harbour regulations are in force. Vessels entering the harbour must give way to vessels departing. Vessels must not be stopped within 3 cables of the entrance.

Column (white marble and surmounted by a bronze statue, 20 m in height) (38007N 12305E) which is illuminated at night.

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9.71 General layout. The harbour is formed by a natural inlet, quayed on both sides and at its head, measuring about 1 mile E/W and entered from SSW between the heads of Molo della Colombaia (38006N 12299E) and Molo del Ronciglio (4 cables ENE). The NW side of the harbour, between the E end of Isolotto Colombaia (38007N 12296E) (9.72) and Pontile della Sanit, 5 cables ENE, is largely shoal. A fishing vessel basin and two yacht basins lie in this area. Development. Molo della Colombaia is being extended 450 m S/SSW; a detached rubble breakwater aligned E/W is being constructed SE of the new head of Molo della Colombaia; quays are being constructed on the W side of Molo del Ronciglio (2005). Climate. See the climatic table for Trapani/Birgi (1.193). Landmarks: Monte San Giuliano (3802N 1235E) (9.21). Scogli Porcelli Lighthouse (38026N 12263E) (9.21). Torre Colombaia, a fort with an old disused octagonal lighthouse in it, standing at the E end of Isolotto Colombaia. Villa Nasi, a square building of two storeys, standing on Punta Ro (38011N 12295E), the NE extremity of Isolotto Lazzaretto. The green cupola of the church of San Francesco (38010N 12303E), is prominent from N or S. The slightly smaller cupola of the cathedral close N of a dark coloured belfry, 2 cables ENE of the church of San Francesco, is prominent from N or S.

9.72 Approaches to the pilot boarding position. From a position SW of Scogli Porcelli (38026N 12263E) (9.22), the track leads generally ESE for about 4 miles, passing (with positions given from the light standing on Scoglio Palumbo (38008N 12293E)): NNE of Isolotto Maraone (3 miles WSW) (9.66), thence: Between Banco San Giovanni (2 miles ENE) (9.22), and Isolotto Formica (3 miles WSW) (9.66), thence: N of the wreck (1 miles SW) (9.66) and water intake pipe (9.64), thence: SSW of Secca Balatella (4 cables NNW), a shoal with a least depth of 3 m over it, thence: SSW of Scoglio Palumbo, a low rocky islet, lying on the N side of the approaches to Trapani. Scoglio Palumbo Light (white round tower, 12 m in height) is exhibited from the point, thence: SSW of Isolotto Colombaia (close E), to the vicinity of the pilot boarding ground. 9.73 Pilot boarding position to the harbour entrance. From the pilot boarding position, the TSS leads E for about 4 cables and generally NNE for about 5 cables, passing: N of an uncharted wreck (380007N 122965E), thence (with positions given from Torre Colombaia (38008N 12298E (9.71)): S and ESE of the head of Molo della Colombaia (1 cables SSE), a breakwater extending about 1 cables SSE of the E end of Isolotto Colombaia; the head of the breakwater should be given a berth of at least 50 m. A light (red column on pedestal, 5 m in height), stands on the head of the breakwater, thence: WNW of the head of Molo del Ronciglio (4 cables E), a breakwater extending 1 cable WNW from the shore on the E side of the harbour entrance. The head of the breakwater should be given a berth of at least 25 m. A light (green column on green hut), stands on the head of the breakwater, thence: As required for the allocated berth, the plan is a sufficient guide.

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9.74 Inner Basin: Pontile del Ronciglio NE side: length 200 m; depth 10 m. Ferries, container ships and tankers carrying alcohol ethanol. Pontile del Ronciglio SW side: length 115 m; depth 10 m. Ferries and container ships. Banchina del Ronciglio: length 295 m; depths 45 to 7 m. Tankers and military vessels. Banchina Isolella Nord: length 200 m; depth 10 m. Heavy traffic for direct transfer to the main highways. Banchina Marinella: length 360 m; depth 35 to 44 m. Ferries from the Isola gadi, bunkering for fishing and minor vessels. A buoyed wreck lies close off this berth. Banchina Garibaldi: length 145 m; depth 85 m. Mainly for ferries to Sardinia and Tunisia.

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9.75 Repairs: undertaken; floating dock, length 12243 m, breadth 2219 m, capacity 5000 tonnes; floating dock, length 1156 m, breadth 293 m, capacity 4500 tonnes. Other facilities: hospital in city; refuse collection. Supplies: provisions; fresh water; bunkers by road tanker. Communications: airport at Birgi, 16 km distant.

The harbour is congested during the period of the grape harvest owing to the presence of tankers and in winter because numerous berths are taken for shelter.

Arrival information
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Marsala
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Chart 964, and plan Marsala

General information
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9.76 Position. The town of Marsala (37480N 12255E) is fronted by a large spacious artificial harbour on the W coast of Sicily, 1 mile SE of Capo Lilibeo (9.23). Function. The ports principal import is wood, the principal export is wine. The population of Marsala is approximately 80 000. Topography. Marsala stands on low, level ground extending SE of Capo Lilibeo. Inland, the terrain is hilly and well cultivated with numerous scattered hamlets standing on it. The distinctive profile of Monte San Giuliano (3802N 1235E) (9.21) can be seen in the distance along with the mountains of W Sicily farther inland. Vines are intensely cultivated in the area. Approach and entry. The port is approached from the open sea and entered between the head of Diga Foranea (37471N 12261E) and a bank of shoal water fringing the shore, 5 cables E, to a distance of 3 cables. Traffic. In 2004 there were 62 ship calls with a total of 207 003 dwt. Port Authority. Marsala Port Authority, Comandante de Porto, Ufficio Circondariale, Piazza Piermonte e Lombardo, I91025 Marsala, Italy.

9.78 Anchorage can be obtained with the head of Diga Foranea in line bearing about 021 with the head of Molo di Ponente, in a depth of 11 m, clay and weed. Small vessels can obtain shelter from NW winds under the lee of Diga Foranea. Pilotage is compulsory for vessels over 500 grt and is available from 0700 to 1900 hours and is provided by the Trapani-Marsala Pilotage Authority. The pilot boards about 1 mile SSW of the head of Diga Foranea, as shown on the chart. See also 1.21.

Harbour
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9.79 General layout is shown on the plan. Landmarks: The grey dome of the cathedral standing in the middle of the city is prominent, and a 14-storey building standing close NW of it is clearly distinguished from a great distance. Large buildings connected with the wine industry, standing at about 18 m in height on the waterfront at the S end of the town. Molo di Ponente Lighthouse (37473N 12262E) (9.21). Major light: Molo di Ponente Light (37473N 12262E) (9.21).

Directions
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Limiting conditions
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9.77 Depths in the approaches and within the harbour can be seen on the plan. However, depths within the harbour are subject to continuous changes and accordingly the mariner is advised to contact the Port Authority for the latest information. Deepest and longest berth: Banchina Cristoforo Colombo (9.81). Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 03 m; mean neap range about 01 m. See Admiralty Tide Tables. Variations in water level. Meteorological conditions which normally occur in winter with W winds, can cause a notable effect on water levels. Variations of up to 0.5 m in water level have been reported to occur within 15 minutes. See also 1.134. Largest vessel handled is reported to be: LOA 140 m; draught 56 m. Local weather. Conditions can cause strong currents and as a precaution vessels are moored parallel to the berths so that these currents are met end on. When Isole gadi and Pantelleria are clearly visible, SE winds can be expected; however, if they are hidden by mist there will probably be winds from the W. Caution. It is dangerous to enter the harbour in SE gales. On approaching Banchina dei Mille, in the NW part of the harbour, during strong W winds, care should be exercised so as not to drift onto the section of curved quay to the E owing to the presence of rocky depths.

9.80 From a position in the vicinity of the pilot boarding ground, 1 mile SSW of the head of Molo di Ponente (3747N 1226E), the track leads generally NE and N for about 1 miles to the entrance to the inner harbour, passing (with positions given from the head of Molo di Ponente): NW of a spit (2 cables SE), with a depth of 48 m over, extending W from the shoal bank fringing the shore E, thence: SE and E of the head of Diga Ponente; a light (red column on pedestal, 6 m in height) stands on the head of the breakwater, thence: In mid-channel between the 5 m depth contour lines on each side and between the heads of Molo di Ponente (2 cables NNE), and Molo di Levante, 1 cable ESE of the head of Molo di Ponente. Thence: As required to the allocated berth. Useful mark: Light (green column on pedestal, 6 m in height), standing on the head of Molo di Levante.

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9.81 Banchina Cristoforo Colombo, length 220 m; reported depth 65 m. General cargo and wine.

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9.82 Repairs. Minor repairs and underwater hull cleaning can be carried out. Medical facilities. Hospital in Marsala. Supplies. Fuel and gas oil available by road tanker; water and provisions available. Communications. Nearest airport, Birgi, 13 km distant.

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Mazara del Vallo

Chart 964, and plan Mazara del Vallo
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General information
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9.83 Position. Mazara del Vallo (3739N 1235E) is an artificial harbour lying on the W coast of Sicily. Function. The main exports are wine, grain, fruit, linseed and soap. The port is also an important centre of the fishing industry. Topography. The town is easily recognised by the prominent cupolas and belfries of its numerous churches. For the most noticeable see 9.86. Approach and entry. The port is approached from seawards and entered between the head of Nuovo Molo di Ponente and Secca del Palamito, a shoal bank on the N side of the harbour entrance. Traffic. In 2004 there were 20 ship calls with a total of 55 232 dwt. Port Authority. Mazara del Vallo Port Authority, Via Lungomare Fata Morgana sn, 191026 Mazara del Vallo, Italy.

A buoy (S cardinal) marks Secca Balata, a rocky bank on the W side of the entrance to the river. Landmarks: The cupola of the cathedral, standing 45 m in height, 5 cables NNE of the head of Nuovo Molo di Ponente, with a greyish-red belfry, 48 m in height, standing close to it. The twin spires of the church of San Veneranda, close NNW of the cathedral. The belfry of the church of San Francesco (not charted), standing in the NW part of the town; it is isolated, brick coloured, square and surmounted by a pyramid. A prominent white statue of San Vito, standing on the W side of the mouth to the Fiume Mazara. The building of the Harbour Masters Office, standing on the N side of Darsena Pescherecci, is prominent.

Directions
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Limiting conditions
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9.84 Depths in the approaches and within the harbour are shown on the plan. There are two areas N of Nuovo Molo di Ponente which have been dredged to 78 m, the limits of which are shown on the plan. The harbour is liable to silting. Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 02 m; mean neap range negligable. See Admiralty Tide Tables. Maximum size of vessel handled is reported to be LOA 120 m; draught 56 m. Local weather. In summer there is almost always a sea breeze from the W which raises a lively sea; commencing in the morning it veers towards the land at sunset and loses strength during the night. In winter strong winds prevail from SE to SW. For information on the Scirocco see 1.154. Occasionally a wave or surge phenomenon can occur owing to the combination of swell and wave action.

9.87 From the pilot boarding position, about 6 cables S of the head of Nuovo Molo di Ponente, the track leads N and WNW for about 8 cables into the harbour entrance, passing: E and NNE of the head of Nuovo Molo di Ponente. Useful marks: Light (red metal column, on hut 5 m in height), standing on the head of Nuovo Molo di Ponente. Light (green metal column on hut), standing on the head of Diga Antemurale.

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9.88 Ro-Ro berth in Avamporto at the S end of the quayed section of Nuovo Molo di Ponente has a depth of 7 m. Molo Ruggero II, on the S side of Darsena Pescherecci, is quayed on its N side. Molo Vespri Siciliani is quayed on both sides and is used as a tanker berth.

Port services
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Arrival information
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9.85 Anchorages. Designated anchorages Nos 1 to 3 are shown on the chart. Vessels must not remain at anchor longer than 24 hours after their arrival. Prohibited anchorage and fishing areas protecting a gas pipeline, submarine cables and a submarine outfall extending to a distance of 2 miles from the coast 2 miles SE of the entrance to the harbour, are shown on the chart. Pilotage is compulsory for vessels over 500 grt and is available between 0700 and 1900 hours. The pilot boarding ground is shown on the chart. See also 1.21.

9.89 Repairs: undertaken; three shipbuilding and repair yards for vessels up to 800 tonnes. Other facilities: small hospital in town. Supplies: fresh water; diesel; petrol. Communications: airport at Birgi, 36 km distant.

Anchorages and harbours Bay east of Punta del Saraceno

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9.90 Anchorage can be obtained E of Scoglio Scialandro (38068N 12410E) (9.22), in a depth of 11 m, sand.

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9.86 General layout. The harbour embraces both sides of the mouth of the Fiume Mazara and consists of three basins, namely: Avamporto (Outer Basin). Darsena Pescherecci (Fishing Basin). Canal-Port, consisting of quayed sections of both banks of the Fiume Mazara extending N for about 1 km from its mouth; it is suitable only for small craft.

9.91 Anchorage of a temporary nature can be obtained in Cala Baffuta, close SW of Monte Cofano (3805N 1240E) (9.21), in a depth of about 20 m, sand, good holding, approximately 4 cables offshore. Small vessels can enter Cala Baffuta and anchor about 2 cables from the head of the cove in a depth of 9 m. Outfall pipeline. In both cases care should be exercised to avoid a sewage outfall extending 5 cables NW from the shore 1 miles SW of Punta del Saraceno (38065N 12395E) (9.22). Local knowledge is required.

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SOUTH COAST OF SICILIA

GENERAL INFORMATION
Chart 2123

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9.92 In this section the coastal waters between Capo Granitola (3734N 1240E) (9.25) and Capo Passero (3641N 1509E) (13.119) are described together with off-lying dangers and intervening ports and anchorages. The section is sub-divided as follows: Capo Granitola to Capo Rossello (9.93). Capo Rossello to Capo Scalambri (9.101). Gela (9.129). Capo Scalambri to Capo Passero (9.153).

CAPO GRANITOLA TO CAPO ROSSELLO General information

Charts 2122, 2123

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Mast (lattice frame, red and white bands, 76 m in height), standing on Capo San Marco (3730N 1301E) (9.98). Picco di Caltabellotta, 10 miles ENE of Capo San Marco, is a prominent peak. Torre Macauda, is a remarkable dilapidated square tower standing on a rocky bluff, 69 m in height, 8 miles ESE of Capo San Marco. Torre Verdura, is a grey, square tower with a large flat-roofed building attached to it, standing 8 cables SE of Torre Macauda; it shows up well from seaward. Torre di Monterosso (very large square, dark-coloured tower) standing on the summit of a coastal hill which descends steeply to the sea. Major lights: Capo Granitola Light (3734N 1240E) (9.21). Capo San Marco Light (white tower on hut, 11 m in height) (3730N 1301E). Capo Rossello Light (white tower, 10 m in height) (3718N 1327E).

9.93 From a position in the vicinity of Capo Granitola (3734N 1240E) (9.25), the route leads generally ESE to the vicinity of Capo Rossello (3718N 1327E) (9.98).

Directions
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Unexploded ordinance
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Capo Granitola to Capo Rossello

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9.94 Anchoring and fishing is prohibited, owing to unexploded ordnance, in an area (not shown on the chart) close off the small boat harbour of Marinella di Selinunte (9.98), in approximate position 37348N 12504E.

Marine farms
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9.95 Between Capo Granitola and Capo Rossello numerous marine farms have been established. See also 1.8.

Tunny fishing
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9.96 Tunny fishing is carried out annually between March and November, as follows: In the vicinity of Capo Granitola (3734N 1240E) (9.25). In the vicinity of Marinella di Selinunte (3735N 1250E) (9.98). Between Capo San Marco (3730N 1301E) (9.98) and Porto di Sciacca (9.100), 3 miles E. In the vicinity of Siculiana Marina (3720N 1324E) (9.98).

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9.97 Landmarks: Capo Granitola Lighthouse (3734N 1240E) (9.21). Tower (high white), standing on Capo Scaro (37345N 12540E) (9.98). House (Casa Cavaretto, white), standing in an elevated position, 3 miles ESE of Capo Scaro. House (Casa Bertolino, white), which has the appearance of a low ancient fort, standing on the coast 2 miles SE of Casa Cavaretto. A massive, square, two-storey building resembling a tower stands close E of Casa Bertolino.

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9.98 From a position SW of Cape Granitola (3734N 1240E), the track leads generally ESE for about 41 miles, passing (with positions given from Capo San Marco Light (3730N 1301E)): SSW of Torre Tre Fontane (14 miles WNW), a low dilapidated quadrangular tower standing on the coast with some cottages close W, thence: SSW of Marinella di Selinunte (10 miles WNW), a village with a prominent grey-coloured tank standing in it. A small craft fishing harbour, protected by breakwaters, fronts the village and a prohibited area (9.94) lies close offshore. Thence: SSW of Capo Scaro (7 miles NW), a small rocky point with Porto Palo di Menfi, a small craft fishing harbour, lying on its E side. Several shoal patches, with depths between 21 and 37 m over them, lie between cable SE and 1 cables ENE of the entrance. Thence: SSW of a detached, rocky patch, with a depth of 9 m over it, lying 8 cables SSE of Capo San Marco, an irregular, yellowish projection fringed with rocks. Torre Mazzone (prominent, round, white tower, at an elevation of 95 m) stands on the cape. Thence: SSW of Sciacca (2 miles E) (9.100). The coast ESE from Sciacca is fringed by rocks, thence: SSW of shoal water (7 miles ESE), with a depth of 126 m over it, extending about 2 miles W of Torre Macauda (9.97), thence: SSW of a shoal (8 miles ESE) lying about 1 mile SSW of Torre Verdura (9.97). Thence: SSW of shoal water (14 miles ESE), with a depth of 63 m at its extremity, fringing Capo Bianco to about 1 mile. The cape is a flat-topped, salient projection, 30 m in height and flanked by white cliffs, lying close S of the mouth of the Fiume Platani. Thence:

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SSW of Torre Salsa (16 miles ESE), a square, grey partly ruined tower standing on a bluff about 61 m in height; numerous rocks fringe the bluff. Thence: SSW of Secca Vollera (20 miles ESE) (not named on the chart), a shoal area of dangerous rocks fringing the coast in the vicinity of Siculiana Marina to a distance of 7 cables. Siculiana Marina is a small craft fishing harbour. It is reported that since 1991 the harbour has been partly silted up. Thence: SSW of Punta Secca (22 miles ESE), thence: SSW of Capo Rossello (24 miles ESE), a dark, reddish cliff fronted headland fringed with rocks. Scogli Gucciarda (named on the chart 965, plan Approaches to Porto Empedocle) are two low rocks, lying very close together about 1 miles SE of the cape. They are clearly visible from W and E. (Directions continue at 9.107)

CAPO ROSSELLO TO CAPO SCALAMBRI General information

Chart 2123

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9.101 From a position in the vicinity of Capo Rossello (3718N 1327E) (9.98), the route leads generally ESE to the vicinity of Capo Scalambri (3647N 1430E) (9.108). The route is further sub divided as follows: Capo Rossello to Licata (9.107). Licata to Capo Scalambri (9.108).

Small arms firing range (Appendix: P38)

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Anchorages and harbours

Charts 2122, 2123 (see 1.15)
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Anchorage off Torrente Foggia di Mezzo

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9.99 Anchorage can be obtained off the mouth of the Torrente Foggia di Mezzo (3730N 1304E) (not named on the chart). The anchorage lies S of some tunny fishery buildings with a tall chimney, located near the mouth of the river. Care is required to avoid tunny nets laid during the season. Local knowledge is required.

9.102 Agrigento Drasi. A small arms firing range (3711N 1336E) is established at Agrigento Drasi (not charted), facing the coast between the mouth of the Fiume Naro (9.107) and Punta Bianca (9.107) The range extends about 6 miles to seaward. Vessels should avoid entering the firing range area when warning signals are displayed. Gela Montelungo. A small arms firing range is established at Gela Montelungo (not charted), facing the coast in the vicinity of the water tower (9.145), 2 miles NW of Gela. The range is about 1 mile wide extending from the shore about 2 miles S. Vessels should avoid entering the firing range area when prescribed signals are displayed.

Prohibited anchoring and fishing area

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Porto di Sciacca
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9.103 Anchoring and fishing is prohibited, in order to protect a submarine cable, in an area 8 miles SE of Capo Rossello (3718N 1327E) (9.98): its limits are shown on the chart.

9.100 Description. Porto di Sciacca (3730N 1305E), a fishing vessel and yacht harbour, fronts the town of Sciacca about 3 miles E of Capo San Marco (9.98). The town of Sciacca, of modern appearance, is surrounded by an irregular wall and stands on the steep slope of a hill which rises sharply from the sea. Sciacca has a population of approximately 39 000. Depths. The harbour is liable to silting and dredging is carried out periodically. Prohibited anchorage area has been established over an area of foul ground between the following co-ordinates: 37294N 13039E; 37294N 13050E; 37287N 13034E; 37287N 13042E. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the E by Molo di Levante Esterno, which extends in a general direction W for about 3 cables from the E side of the harbour. Molo di Ponente extends a short distance S from the W side of the harbour, to form the entrance which faces W. Molo di Levante Interno divides the harbour into an outer and inner basin. Anchorage, as shown on the chart, can be obtained in the roads SW of the harbour in a depth of 15 m, sand, good holding, taking care to avoid a wreck charted on Italian Chart 19, 5 cables SW of the entrance. Local knowledge is required. Useful marks: Light (white metal pillar on pedestal, 6 m in height), exhibited from the head of Molo di Levante Esterno. Light (red metal pillar, 6 m in height), exhibited from the head of Molo di Ponente.

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9.104 A submarine cable comes ashore about 1 miles ENE of Porto di Licata (3706N 1356E) (9.119), as shown on the chart. Chart 965 plan Approaches to Porto Empedocle and plan Approaches to Licata and Gela

Fish havens
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9.105 Fish havens, which are shown on the respective plans, have been established as follows: Between Capo Rossello (3718N 1327E) (9.98) and Punta Grande (9.107), 1 miles E. Between La Secca (3713N 1334E) (9.107) and the coast NNE. SW of Punta Bianca (3712N 1339E) (9.107). W and E of the entrance to Porto di Licata (37050N 13565E) (9.119). Charts 2123, 965 plan Approaches to Porto Empedocle and plan Porto Empedocle

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9.106 Landmarks: Seminary building (large) (37188N 13346E), which dominates the town of Agrigento. Rupe Atenea (3718N 1336E), a prominent hill with a steep-sided summit and a radio mast. San Giacomo Lighthouse (white round tower, 37 m in height) (37057N 13565E). Capo Scalambri Lighthouse (white round tower, 34 m in height) (3647N 1430E). Landmarks in the vicinity of Gela see 9.145.

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Offshore marks: Prezioso Production Platform (37005N 14027E). Perla Production Platform (3657N 1423E). Major lights: Capo Rossello Light (3718N 1328E) (9.97). San Giacomo Light as above. Capo Scalambri Light as above.

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barren, rocky hills, 2 miles ENE of Punta Tenna; it is not easy to identify. Thence the track continues ESE (with positions given from Castellazzo di Palma): Either side of a dangerous wreck (5 miles SW), the existence of which is doubtful, thence: SSW of Torre di Gaffe (2 miles ESE), a grey cylindrical tower, standing on a point of the same name, with a small group of houses nearby. Thence: Charts 2123, 965 plan Approaches to Licata and Gela SSW of Torre San Nicola (4 miles ESE), a prominent, partially ruined grey prism shaped tower on a rocky light-coloured bluff and Rocca San Nicola (not named on the charts), a prominent rock 30 m in height, lying close inshore 5 cables W of Torre San Nicola. Thence: SSW of Rocca San Nicola (4 miles SE) (not named on the charts), lying close off Punta San Nicola (not named on the charts). Open anchorage in good weather can be obtained about 4 cables offshore midway between Torre de Gaffe and Torre San Nicola, with a wind-pump bearing about 045 in a depth of about 8 m, good holding in sand; local knowledge is required. Thence: SSW of Rocca Muddafedda (5 miles SE), a large rock connected to the coast by a low sandy isthmus. Thence: SSW of the entrance to Porto di Licata (9.119). Useful marks: Two chimneys (marked by obstruction lights) (37172N 13312E), located close W of the root of Molo di Ponente in Porto Empedocle (9.109). Tower (Torre di Carlo V), massive and square, 30 m in height) (37171N 13316E), located at the root of Molo F. Crispi in Porto Empedocle. Temple of Concordia (37174N 13355E) and Temple of Giunone Lacina, 4 cables E of it. Cathedral (Cupola and a red roof) (3719N 1340E) in the town of Favara. It is a good mark from certain directions. Tower (Castello di Montechiaro, large square and partially ruined) (3711N 1342E), near the mouth of the Fiume Palma.

Directions
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Capo Rossello to Licata

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9.107 From a position SSW of Capo Rossello (3718N 1328E), the track leads generally ESE for about 27 miles, passing (with positions given from Punta Agragas (37157N 13346E) (9.127)): SSW of a rocky spit (4 miles WNW), with a depth of 27 m over its extremity, extending 2 cables SW of Punta Grande, thence: (Directions for Porto Empedocle are given at 9.113) SSW of the extremity (3 miles W) of a submarine outfall pipeline extending about 1 miles S from the coast, thence: SSW of Porto Empedocle (2 miles NW) (9.109), thence: SSW of La Secca (2 miles SSW), an extensive rocky shoal, with a least charted depth of 55 m over it. Two submarine outfall pipelines extend about 1 miles SSW from the coast on either side of San Leone Bagni Harbour (9.127), close SE of Punta Agragas as shown on the plan. (Directions from Porto Empedocle (9.115) merge here) Clearing bearing. The line of bearing of more than 314 of Capo Rossello (3718N 1327E) (9.98) with Torre di Monterosso (9.97), 1 miles NW, and open W of the cape, passes over 3 cables SW of La Secca. Thence: SSW of Scoglio Bottazza (2 miles SE), a rocky patch lying 7 cables SW of the mouth of the Fiume Naro. Clearing marks. The alignment (113) of the following marks passes about 6 cables SW of Scoglio Bottazza and 2 cables NE of La Secca: The white scar on Punta Bianca (37117N 13397E) (below) and: Castello di Montechiaro, 1 miles farther ESE, thence: SSW of the Agrigento-Drasi small arms firing range (9.102), thence: SSW of Scoglio Pietra Patella (5 miles SE), a small dark, above-water rock, lying 3 cables SW of Punta Bianca. Punta Bianca takes its name from a rocky cliff of very light colour, which seen from the W appears as a clear and distinctive isosceles triangle, and from the SE as a whitish stripe. Thence: Chart 2123 SSW of Marina di Palma (9 miles SE), a village standing on the coast fronted by a small harbour suitable only for small craft with a draught up to 23 m. Palma di Montechiaro, a town standing 2 miles inland, is only visible from certain bearings. Fiume Palma enters the sea about 5 cables ESE of Marina di Palma, thence: SSW of Punta Tenna (10 miles SE). Castellazzo di Palma, a small ruined tower, stands on a range of

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9.108 From a position SSW of the entrance to Porto di Licata, the track leads generally ESE for about 32 miles, passing (with positions given from Torre Manfria (3706N 1408E): SSW of Punta delle Duerocche (5 miles W), so named because of two low, clearly visible rocks lying close inshore. Thence: SSW of Castello di Falconara (4 miles W), a battlemented building standing on a small rocky point. Thence: SSW of Prezioso Production Platform (6 miles SW) (9.143); a wreck (charted as dangerous on chart 2123) lies 2 miles ENE of the platform. A light is exhibited from the platform, thence: SSW of Butera (5 miles NNE), an inland town, in which there is a clearly visible tower, standing on a rocky peak at an elevation of 400 m. Thence: SSW of the Gela-Montelungo small arms firing range (3 miles ESE) (9.102). A dangerous wreck (3 miles SSE) lies close NW of a marine farm contained within a prohibited area. Thence: SSW of Gela (5 miles ESE) (9.129), thence:

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SSW of Perla Production Platform (9 miles SE) (9.143); lights are exhibited from the corners of the platform, thence: SSW of Punta di Zafaglione (17 miles SE), a group of rocky spurs fringed by rocks. A dangerous wreck is reported to lie 1 miles NW of the point, thence: SSW of Scoglitti (19 miles SE) (9.128). The town of Vittoria can be easily identified standing at an elevation of 168 m, 6 miles NE of Scoglitti, thence: SSW of a stranded wreck (24 miles SE) lying about 1 miles W of Capo Scalambri. SSW of Capo Scalambri (24 miles SE). The cape is low, rocky and fringed with rocks; it should be given a wide berth. (Directions continue at 9.163)

Porto Empedocle
Chart 965 plan Approaches to Porto Empedocle and plan Porto Empedocle

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9.109 Position. Porto Empedocle (3717N 1332E) is the only harbour on the S coast of Sicily offering safe shelter from S winds. Function. The port has facilities for handling general and bulk cargoes, including minerals, fertilisers and ammonia; it is also a centre for the fishing industry. The population is approximately 17 000. Topography. The town extends along the coast with the land rising abruptly behind it to a plateau a short distance inland. Numerous tall buildings stand on this plateau. Approach and entry. The port approach from the W via the Radio Reporting Point (9.111) is straight forward, and entry is effected E of the head of Molo di Ponente. Traffic. In 2004 there were 168 ship calls with a total of 722 663 dwt. Port Authority. Porto Empedocle Port Authority, Capitaneria di Porto, Via Gioeni, Porto Empedocle, Sicily, Italy.

Anchorages. Designated anchorages, as shown on the chart, for vessels awaiting entry have been established as follows: B1 Anchorage, 1 mile SW of the harbour entrance, is reserved for vessels carrying dangerous cargoes (including gas carriers and oil tankers). Attention is drawn to the outfall pipeline (9.107) in the vicinity. B2 Anchorage, 1 mile ESE of the harbour entrance, is reserved all other commercial vessels. Pilotage is compulsory for vessels over 500 grt and is available 24 hours, however, the port is open only between 0700 and 1900 hours. It is reported that the pilots have a lookout service from the signal station tower standing on the head of Molo F. Crispi; the pilot boards about 2 cables from the harbour entrance. See also 1.21. Tugs are available. Regulations. In order to avoid passing through the designated anchorage areas, all vessels must make for the Radio Reporting Point (RRP) 1 miles S of the head of Molo di Ponente. Vessels entering or departing the harbour must keep to the starboard side of the entrance channel and maintain a speed of not more than 3 kn. Vessels entering and departing must not meet in the entrance channel; the latter have priority over vessels entering. Quarantine. It is reported that free pratique is not available by radio. The Port Health Officer will board when the vessel is alongside. Deratting Exemption Certificate. If renewal of this certificate is required advance notice of 72 hours must be given.

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9.110 Controlling depths. There is a charted depth of 74 m in the entrance. Dredged depths in the entrance and within the Outer Harbour (Avamporto) are reported to be subject to appreciable variations, especially in winter, and accordingly Masters are advised to contact the Port Authority for the latest information. Deepest and longest berth: Banchina Commandante Todaro (9.116). Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 02 m; mean neap range negligable. See Admiralty Tide Tables. Local weather. Strong winds from the SE or SW can made entry difficult. SW winds can generate a heavy swell along Molo di Levante (the E breakwater comprising Banchina Ammiraglio Sciangula and Banchina Commandante Todaro) which might cause difficulty even for large vessels. Currents. Winds from the NW can generate a current setting E with a rate up to a maximum 2 kn, depending on the strength of the wind.

9.112 General layout. The harbour is protected from SE and S by a mole extending, initally, 2 cables SSE from the shore, thence SW for a further 3 cables. About 3 cables W from the base of this mole a second mole extends 2 cables S, thence 5 cables SSE to end 3 cables beyond the head of the E mole, leaving a SSE facing entrance about 100 m wide. There is an inner basin (Porto Vecchio), used by fishing vessels and yachts, in the NE part of the harbour. Useful marks: The two chimneys standing close W of Molo di Ponente (9.107). Torre di Carlo V (9.107) at the base of Molo F. Crispi.

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9.111 Notice of ETA required: 48 and 24 hours to the vessels agent advising nature of cargo, reason for calling and number of crew and passengers.

9.113 Approach from the west. From a position SSW of Punta Grande (3717N 1329E) (9.107) the track leads E for about 3 miles, passing (with positions given from Punta Grande): S of the head of the submarine outfall pipeline (1 miles SE) (9.107), thence: To the ,RRP 1 miles S of the head of Molo di Ponente (2 miles ESE) (9.112). A light (red column on pedestal, 5 m in height), stands on the head of Molo di Ponente. 9.114 Entry. From a position in the vicinity of the ,RRP the track leads generally N and NNW for about 1 miles, passing: E and ENE of the head of Molo di Ponente, in the dredged entrance channel, thence: WSW of the head of the outer section of Molo di Levante. A light (green metal framework tower, 7 m in height), stands on the head of Molo di Levante, thence:

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As required to the designated berth. Useful mark: Light (S cardinal daymark on black beacon, yellow top, 5 m in height), standing on the head of a breakwater protecting an area of works in progress (1995), 5 cables E of the head of Molo di Levante. 9.115 Departure to the south. Clearing marks. From a position in the vicinity of the entrance to the dredged entrance channel S of the light standing on the head of Molo di Ponente (37165N 13316E) (9.112), the alignment (007), astern, of the following marks passes over 1 mile W of La Secca (3713N 1334E) (9.107): The light standing on the head of Molo di Ponente, and: The summit of Monserrato, a prominent hill, 2 miles farther N, thence: When SSW of La Secca the route merges with the track leading between Capo Rossello and Licata. (Directions merge at 9.107)

Angelo and the tower of a disused signal station standing on its summit. Port limits lie between the mouth of the Fiume Salso and Monte Ecnomo, 8 cables W. Approach and entry. The port is approached from S and entered between the head of Diga di Levante on the E, and the head of Diga Antemurale on the W. Traffic. In 2004 there were 21 ship calls with a total of 72 712 dwt. Port Authority. Ufficio Circondariale Marittimo, Guardia Costiera-Licata, Via Libotti nr 9, 192027 Licata (AG), Sicily, Italy.

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9.120 Dredged depths within the harbour are liable to change owing to silting. Mariners are advised to consult the Port Authority for the latest information. Local weather. Strong winds from the SE and SW can make entry difficult.

Arrival information Berths

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9.116 Avamporto: Molo di Ponente has a berth for oil tankers (not charted): maximum vessel length 120 m; maximum draught 7 m. Banchina Commandante Todaro: maximum vessel length 180 m; maximum draught reported to be 62 m. General cargo and bulk; private facilities available for discharging from tankers. Porto Vecchio: Banchina Ammiraglio Sciangula: maximum vessel length 180 m; maximum draught reported to be 42 m. Passengers and Ro-Ro.

9.121 Anchorage. The anchorage position is designated by the Port Authority with assistance given by the pilot. Pilotage is compulsory for vessels over 500 grt and is provided by the Pilots Association of the port of Gela. Pilots communicate with vessels on VHF and the service is available between 0700 and 1900 daily. The pilot boards 5 cables S of the harbour entrance, as shown on the chart. See also 1.21. Tugs are available from Gela on request.

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9.117 Repairs: undertaken. Other facilities: refuse collection. Supplies: fresh water and bunkers available by road tanker. Communications: airport at Palermo, 120 km distant.

9.122 General layout. The harbour is embraced between Diga di Levante on the E and Diga Antemurale on the W, with the entrance facing S. Marine farms lie close inside the heads of Diga di Levante and Diga Antemurale. Navigation, stopping, anchoring, and any other unauthorised maritime activities are prohibited within 30 m of these farms.

Principal marks
9.123 Landmarks: Monte Ecnomo (3706N 1356E) with Castel San Angelo and the tower of the disused signal station. San Giacomo Lighthouse (9.106), standing 5 cables SE of Castel San Angelo. Church (San Angelo, with a blue dome), standing in the E part of the town 3 cables N of San Giacomo Lighthouse. Major light: San Giacomo Light (37057N 13565E) (9.106).

Porto Vecchio
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9.118 Small craft facilities available at three pontoons, each about 50 m in length, attached to Molo F. Crispi in Porto Vecchio. Fishing vessels use the rest of Molo F. Crispi. During bad weather, Porto Vecchio becomes congested with fishing vessels.

Porto di Licata
Chart 965 plan Approaches to Licata and Gela and plan Porto di Licata
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Directions
9.124 From a position S of the harbour entrance, the track leads N into the entrance; the chart is a sufficient guide. Caution must be exercised when approaching from the S because Diga Antemurale is very low and difficult to identify. Useful marks: Light (round green tower, 8 m in height), exhibited from the head of Diga di Levante. Light exhibited from the head of Diga Antemurale. Light (red tower, 11 m in height), exhibited from the head of a spur extending E from Diga Antemurale about 2 cables NNW of its head.

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9.119 Position. Porto di Licata (3706N 1356E) fronts the town of Licata close W of the mouth of the Fiume Salso. Function. Porto di Licata is a fishing port with facilities for commercial vessels. The principal exports are agricultural products and the principal imports are cement, wood, wine, iron and fertiliser. The population is approximately 41 000. Topography. Monte Ecnomo (3706N 1356E) rises above the city of Licata, with the remarkable Castel San

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Basins and berths

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9.125 Darsena de Levante in the NE part of the harbour lies between Diga di Levante and Molo di Levante; it is shallow and is not in use. Darsena Centrale lies in the N part of the harbour between Molo di Levante and Molo di Ponente. Banchina Nord on the N side of this basin is the only commercial berth: length 190 m; maximum draught 6 m. Banchina di Levante on the W side of Molo di Levante is used by fishing vessels. Darsena Marianello lies in the NW part of the harbour and is used by fishing vessels.

Light (pole, 5 m in height), exhibited from the head of the rubble breakwater. Light (pole, 5 m in height), exhibited from the head of Molo di Levante.

GELA General information

Chart 965, plan Approaches to Licata and Gela, and plan Gela

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9.126 Repairs: undertaken. Other facilities: hospital; refuse disposal. Supplies: fresh water and bunkers by road tanker. Communications: airports at Catania, 190 km distant, and Palermo, 185 km distant.

9.129 The town of Gela (3704N 1415E) stands on the summit and seaward slope of a plateau, about 45 m in height, which terminates on the W at Capo Soprano. Owing to the importance of oil, Gela is divided into two port zones with the outer zone known as Porto Isola, consisting of a pier (9.142), 1 miles long extending from the ANIC Oil Refinery, about 2 miles E of Gela, and Porto Rifugio (9.152) fronting the W end of the town.

Function
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Anchorages and harbours San Leone Bagni

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9.127 Description. San Leone Bagni (37165N 13316E) lies close SE of Punta Agragas and 3 miles ESE of Porto Empedocle (9.109). Fiume San Leone enters the sea close N of Punta Agragas. The town is very extensive and can be recognised by numerous houses and villas built along the sea front. Harbour. The harbour fronts the small town and is protected by Molo di Ponente from the W and SW, and by Molo Levante from the E, with the entrance facing SE. Depths within the harbour average 3 m, but they are subject to shoaling. Useful marks: Light (red mast, 5 m in height), standing on the head of Molo di Ponente. Light (green mast, 5 m in height), standing on the head of Molo di Levante. Services. A full range of services is available. Chart 2123

9.130 The principal commercial activities are undertaken at Porto Isola and comprise petroleum products and bulk and general cargo commodities. The population of Gela is about 73 000.

Traffic
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9.131 In 2004 there were 698 ship calls with a total of 12 202 501 dwt.

Port Authority
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9.132 Gela Ufficio Circondariale Marittimo, Street Mare no 156, 193012 Gela, Italy.

Limiting conditions Maximum size of vessel handled

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9.133 Maximum size alongside is: length 180 m; draught 947 m; 41 000 dwt. Maximum size at the ANIC Sea Berth is: draught 128 m; 60 000 dwt.

Scoglitti
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9.128 Description. Scoglitti (3653N 1426E) is a village dominated by a conspicuous white church with a tall, dark, square belfry. Harbour. A refuge harbour fronting the village is protected from the S by the Molo di Levante which extends some 2 cables W and NW from the shore on the S side of the harbour. Protection against silting from the N is provided by a rubble breakwater extending for a similar distance W and SW from the N side of the harbour to form the entrance which faces S. Access to the refuge harbour is restricted to vessels whose length does no exceed 20 m with a maximum draught of 15 m. Berths. Two internal moles enclose a small basin which is used for fishing vessels and recreational craft. Anchorage. An open anchorage can be obtained off Scoglitti. Useful marks: Light (white stone tower on building, 13 m in height), standing in the village.

9.134 During N winds the water level throughout the Gela area is sometimes lowered by 025 to 03 m below the norm. In S winds there is an equivalent rise.

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9.135 Prevailing winds are generally from SW to NW and attain force 3 to 4. However, in the event of disturbances in the vicinity of Gela, winds of force 7 to 8 can occur raising heavy seas and swell which because of the poor protection afforded by the outer breakwater (9.142), can cause vessels to suspend cargo operations at the pier (9.147) and on occasions to unberth and put to sea. Currents depend on the prevailing winds and have an approximate rate of up to kn which continues, on occasions, to set for 4 to 10 hours after the cessation of the wind depending upon its direction, duration and intensity. These currents affect the entire area of Porto Isola and strongly influence berthing operations at the outer breakwater, the ANIC 1300 pier (9.142) and the ANIC Sea Berth (9.147).

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Weather warning signs. The Scirocco (1.154) is forecast by clear visibility of Capo Scalambri (3647N 1430E) (9.108) accompanied by dense clouds over the mountains NW of Gela. W winds are preceded by clear visibility of Licata (3706N 1356E) (9.119) with clouds on the S horizon.

Harbour General layout

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Arrival information Notice of ETA required

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9.136 Notice of 24 and 2 hours.

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9.137 Vessels waiting to berth at the port or carrying out commercial operations, must anchor exclusively within the following designated anchorage areas, all of which are shown on the chart: Areas A and B vessels under 2000 grt. Areas C and F vessels under 5000 grt. Area D for vessels over 5000 grt. Area E vessels over 30 000 grt bound for the ANIC Sea Berth (9.147). Caution. A dangerous wreck lies in the SE corner of Area C, as shown on the chart.

9.142 Porto Isola consists of a berthing area on each side of the head of the ANIC Oil Refinery Pier extending from the coast E of Gela and an outer breakwater, about 6 cables in length, lying more or less at right angles to and 1 cable SW of the head of the pier. There are six berths numbered 1 to 6 on the inner side of the breakwater. In addition to the above, the ANIC Sea Berth consisting of a system of six mooring buoys, lies almost 1 miles SSW of the outer breakwater, as shown on the chart. Two concrete water intakes for a desalination plant extend from the shore on saddles, parallel to and 20 m off the pier, for about 1300 m. From the W side of the pier, where vessels cannot berth, about 1200 m from the shore, there are two short piers, the longer being named Pontile ANIC 1300 and the shorter connects Gela 2, an oil platform with a lattice tower about 40 m in height, to the pier. Gela 1 Production Platform stands 6 cables ENE of the E end of the outer breakwater and Gela Cluster Production Platform stands close to Gela 1, to which it is connected by a walkway.

Submarine pipelines
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Prohibited anchorage and fishing areas

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9.138 Prohibited anchorage and fishing areas lie as follows: An area extending 1 miles SSW from Porto Isola outer breakwater (37018N 14150E). An area extending over 1 mile SSW and SSE from the coast about 1 miles NE from the outer breakwater. The limits of these areas are shown on the chart. Caution. A dangerous wreck, of which the masts are visible at chart datum, lies in the middle of the second prohibited area mentioned above. 9.139 Prohibited anchorage area has been established in order to protect three submarine pipelines lying between the outer breakwater and the head of the pier at Porto Isola (9.142); the limits of the area are shown on the chart.

9.143 Submarine pipelines extend as follows: From Prezioso Production Platform (37005N 14026E) to Perla Production Platform, 9 miles ESE, thence: From Perla Production Platform to the ANIC Oil Refinery, 6 miles NNE, as shown on the chart. From ANIC Sea Berth, 3 miles NNE of Perla Production Platform, to the E end of the outer breakwater, 1 miles farther NNE, as shown on the chart. A light-buoy (special) is moored at the seaward end of this pipeline. From Gela 1 and Gela Cluster Production Platforms, 6 cables NE of the E end of the outer breakwater (9.142), to the ANIC Oil Refinery, 1 mile farther N.

Climate
9.144 See 1.166 and1.194.

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9.140 Pilotage is compulsory for tankers and all for vessels of 500 grt and over. The service is available during daylight hours for berthing and throughout 24 hours for unberthing. The pilot boards from a black boat, with a white letter P on each side, either 1 mile WSW of the W end, or 1 mile SSE of the E end of the outer breakwater (37018N 14150E) at Porto Isola, as shown on the chart. Vessels anchoring must have a pilot on board. See also 1.21. Tugs are available.

Landmarks
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9.141 Tankers carrying hydrocarbons, noxious liquid substances or dangerous liquid chemicals are prohibited from stopping either within or outside the roads for undertaking storage operations. When in harbour, tankers should maintain a constant watch on VHF. Fishing and any other marine activities, including subaqua diving, are prohibited in the anchor berths.

Water tower (mushroom-shaped, red and white chequers on white base, 35 m in height) (3705N 1412E), standing about 5 cables WNW of ANIC Village. Tall pink-coloured buildings stand within the village. Chimney, standing 1 miles ESE of the water tower. Church (San Giacomo) (37041N 14145E). Church (Rosario, with a belfry), 3 cables ESE of San Giacomo Church. Church (Madre, with a dome), about 1 cable ESE of Rosario Church. Tower (Tall square tower of the white Palazzo del Comune), 1 cable SSW of Madre Church. Chimneys (two) (37035N 14164E), standing close together at a power station within the ANIC Oil Refinery. Flares (three), standing close together 3 cables ESE of the chimneys.

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Tower (framework with red and white vertical stripes, 45 m in height) with three flares burning, 5 cables S of the flares mentioned above; conspicuous by day and night.

Port services Repairs

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9.148 Minor repairs undertaken.

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9.146 From a position seaward of the Prezioso Production Platform (37005N 14026E) (9.108) and the Perla Production Platform (9.108), 8 miles ESE, the track leads as required to one of the designated pilot boarding grounds (9.140), the chart is a sufficient guide. Useful marks: Light (green mast on hut, 5 m in height) (37020N 14147E), exhibited from the W head of the outer breakwater (9.142). Two lights, vertically disposed (red mast, 5 m in height), exhibited from the head of Pontile ANIC 1300 (9.142), 8 cables NE of the W head of the outer breakwater. Two lights, vertically disposed (red mast, black bands), exhibited from the head of the ANIC Oil Refinery Pier, 3 cables ESE of the head of the W head of the outer breakwater (9.142). Light (red mast on hut, 5 m in height), exhibited from the E head of the outer breakwater. Light exhibited from Gela 1 Production Platform, 6 cables ENE of the E head of the outer breakwater (9.142).

9.149 Hospital in town; deratting and issue of certificates; oily waste disposal.

Supplies
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9.150 Fuel and diesel oil; fresh water; provisions.

Communications
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9.151 International airport at Catania, 100 km.

Anchorages and harbours

Chart 965

Porto Rifugio
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9.147 ANIC Sea Berth: Maximum size 70 000 dwt, draught 128 m. Crude oil and fuel oil. Vessels are often lightened at this berth before proceeding to the outer breakwater. Outer breakwater: Berth No 1: length 240 m; maximum draught 93 m; maximum 30 000 dwt. Loading and discharging black products, fuel and gas oil. Berth No 2: length 180 ; maximum draught 93 m; maximum 30 000 dwt. Loading and discharging black products, naptha, fuel and gas oil. Berth No 3: length 180 m; maximum draught 93 m; maximum 30 000 dwt. Loading gas oil, gasoline and naptha. Berth No 4: length 140 m; maximum draught 93 m; maximum 30 000 dwt. Loading gas oil, gasolene and naptha. Berth No 5: length 120 m; maximum draught 90 m; maximum 30 000 dwt. Loading and discharging LPG and Toluene. Berth No 6: length 90 m; maximum draught 90 m; maximum 30 000 dwt. Loading and discharging LPG. ANIC Oil Refinery Pier: There is a berth on each side of the head of the pier where both are reported to be capable of taking ships up to 41 000 tonnes displacement. The reported details are: W side length 180 m; draught 852 m. E side length 180 m; draught 96 m. Ore and bulk cargo facilities at both berths. A small pier extends 1 cables W from the W side of the main pier to which vessels carrying dry goods can berth. The draught of vessels using this pier must not exceed 9 m, nor exceed 20 000 grt.

9.152 Description. Porto Rifugio (3704N 1414E) fronts the shore at the NE end of the town of Gela. Approach channel. An approach channel 130 m in length and 40 m in width, with an average depth of 45 m, is reported to lie almost parallel to, and 25 m off, the W Mole; it is not marked. Depths diminish appreciably during winter storms and dredging is periodically undertaken. Mariners should exercise due care. Pilotage is compulsory, owing to the changing depths, for those not familiar with the port. The pilot boards about 1 mile WSW, or SSE, respectively, of the head of the E Mole. See also 1.21. Depths in the entrance and within the harbour are reported to be approximately 45 and 35 m, respectively. Regulations. Only craft whose draught does not exceed 15 to 2 m and whose water-line does not exceed 20 m, can enter port. Entry is permitted only during daylight and favourable meteorological conditions. Harbour. The harbour is protected by a quayed E Mole and a quayed W Mole, with the entrance facing SW. A quayed shelter mole extends NW from a position about 1 cable inside the head of the E Mole; two finger floating piers, for pleasure craft, extend from the internal side. Useful marks: Light (green column on pedestal, 5 m in height), exhibited from the head of E Mole. Light (red column on pedestal, 5 m in height), exhibited from the head of W Mole. Berths. There are about 60 berths within the harbour. Services. There is a boatyard and patent slip.

CAPO SCALAMBRI TO CAPO PASSERO General information

Chart 2123 (see 1.15)

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9.153 From the vicinity of Capo Scalambri (3647N 1430E) (9.108), the route leads generally ESE to the vicinity of Capo Passero (3641N 1509E) (13.119).

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2700 m radius centred on 36382N 15005E. A yellow lightbuoy (special) with a radar conspicuous topmark is laid in the centre of the area.

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9.155 Anchoring and fishing is prohibited in an area extending SW from the coast in the vicinity of Pozzallo (3643N 1451E) (9.164); its limits are shown on the chart.

Archaeological prohibited Area

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9.156 In order to protect archaeological and natural features, anchoring, navigation and all types of fishing area prohibited within a circular area of a radius of 100 m centred on Isolotto dei Porri Lighthouse (36412N 14560E).

Isola delle Correnti (3639N 1505E) (9.173), shows up well from E and W. Water tower (36430N 15049E) (13.104). Cozzo Spadaro Lighthouse (3641N 1508E) (13.104). Capo Passero Lighthouse (36413N 15091E) (13.104). Offshore mark: Vega Oilfield Production Platform (3643N 1442E) (9.159). Major lights: Capo Scalambri Light (3647N 1430E) (9.106). Cozzo Spadaro Light, visible 170095 (285) (36413N 15079E) (13.104).

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9.157 Anchoring, stopping, fishing and any other marine activity is prohibited in the vicinity of the following historic wrecks: Within a circular area with a radius of 1 mile centred on a position about 2 miles SE of Punta di Porto Palo (3640N 1508E) (not named on the charts) (9.163). Within a circular area with a radius of 2 cables centred on a position about 6 miles SE of Punta di Porto Palo.

9.162 Racon: Vega Oilfield (3632N 1438E) (9.159).

Directions
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9.158 Macchia del Fiume Irminio Nature Reserve has been established extending up to 300 m off the mouth of the Fiume Irminio between the following co-ordinates: 36465N 14356E; 36433N 14354E; 36460N 14359E; 36462N 14360E. Navigation, anchoring, fishing, stopping, landing or swimming is prohibited.

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9.159 Vega Oilfield lies about 11 miles SSW of Punta del Corvo (3643N 1442E) (9.163) and consists of a production platform, SBM and storage tanker, all interconnected by submarine pipelines. Lights are exhibited from the platform, SBM and storage tanker. Navigation, stopping and fishing are prohibited within a circular area of a radius of 4000 m centred on the platform. See also 9.12.

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9.160 See 9.5

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9.161 Landmarks: Capo Scalambri Lighthouse (3647N 1430E) (9.106). Chimney (disused factory) (3643N 1444E), standing on a low headland, 1 miles E of the village Sampiere. Torre Caprera ( a distinctive and clearly visible square medieval tower, 25 m in height) (3644N 1451E), standing in the town of Pozzallo (9.164). The tower is also known as Torre del Conti di Modica.

9.163 From a position SSW of Capo Scalambri (3647N 1430E), the track leads generally ESE for about 34 miles, passing with positions given from Capo Scalambri: SSW of a light-buoy (special) (2 miles SSE) moored over capped well heads, thence: (with positions given from Punta Religione (3642N 1447E): SSW of Marina di Ragusa (11 miles WNW), a village with a notable white church and belfry. A boat harbour consisting of a single mole and slipway fronts the village; a light (yellow square tower on building, 12 m in height), is exhibited from the beach fronting the village. Thence: SSW of Donnalucata (8 miles WNW) (9.172), thence: SSW of Punta del Corvo (3 miles WNW). A mast (red and white horizontal bands), standing about 2 miles N of Punta Corvo is clearly visible, as is the town of Scicli, 2 miles farther N. Thence: SSW of Punta Religione, a rocky point, thence: SSW of the extremity of an outfall pipeline (3 miles ENE) (not charted), marked by a light-buoy (special) (not charted), extending about 1 miles SSW from the coast close W of Pozzallo (9.164). Thence: SSW of a light-buoy (special) (5 miles E), thence: SSW of Isolotto dei Porri (7 miles E), the largest of a group of rocks. A light (red framework tower on hut, black bands, 8 m in height), is exhibited from Isolotto Porri, thence: SSW of Secche di Circe (8 miles E), an area of shoal water with other shoals and rocks awash lying between it and the coast N, thence: SSW of Scoglio Iannuzzo (9 miles E) (not named on the BA chart), a low round rock with another above-water rock lying 1 cables N of it, thence: SSW of Punta Castelluzzo (10 miles E) which has the appearance of a high, narrow wall of dark-coloured rock, rugged and flat on top. A large prism-shaped mark painted in white and red vertical stripes, stands on the point. Thence: SSW of a rocky patch (12 miles ESE), with a depth of 167 m over it and the firing range target light-buoy (9.154) moored about 2 miles N of the patch, thence:

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SSW of a group of several low, dark-coloured rocks (13 miles ESE) extending up to 2 cables SSW of Punta delle Formiche, a rocky, whitish-coloured headland. A pyramidal-shaped mark painted in white and red vertical stripes, stands on the point. Thence: The track then continues ESE passing [with positions given from Isola delle Correnti light (3639N 1505E) (9.173)]: SSW of two shoal patches (1 miles W) and (7 cables W), lying close together, with depths, respectively, of 45 m and 96 m over them, thence: SSW of a dangerous wreck (about 1 miles S), lying at a depth of 12 m about 6 cables S of Isola delle Correnti. Other hazards lie in the vicinity of Isola delle Correnti. Thence: SSW of Punta di Porto Palo (not named) (3 miles NE), lying on the E side of the entrance to Rada di Portopalo (9.175) with Porto Palo (9.176), close N. Thence: SSW of Capo Passero (4 miles NE) (13.119).

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9.167 General layout. The commercial harbour of the port is sheltered by Diga Foranea which extends SE and E from the shore on the W side of the harbour, and by Molo di Sottoflutto extending S from the E side of the harbour. The E outer part of Diga Foranea is quayed for about 600 m with the inner SE part functioning as a connecting road to the mainland. The quayed root of the inner section of Molo di Sottoflutto is used by fishing vessels. Porto Piccolo lies at the N end of the harbour beside the root of Molo di Sottoflutto. The entrance is subject to shoaling; depths to starboard when entering are 05 m; craft with draughts not exceeding 13 m can enter on the port side of the centre line. It is quayed throughout and is used by fishing vessels, port services craft and pleasure craft.

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9.164 Position. Porto di Pozzallo lies about 5 cables W of the town of Pozzallo (3644N 1451E). Function. The ports main imports are grain, granite blocks and wood. Cement is the main export. The population of Pozzallo is about 17 000. Topography. Some sheds, a chimney and a water tank, 25 m in height, stand in an area behind the port. A very large white building stands on the E edge of the town. Approach and entry. The port is approached through a designated channel and entered E of the head of Diga Foranea (outer breakwater). Port Authority. Ufficio Circondariale Marittimo, Via E. Giunta 21, Pozzallo, Sicily, Italy.

9.168 Entrance channel. A designated uncharted entrance channel lies between the following co-ordinates: 36430N 14506E; 36430N 14513E; 364165N 14506E; 364165N 14513E. Useful marks: Light (white round tower, red band and dwelling, 10 m in height) (36434N 14506E), exhibited from the shore. Light (red mast), exhibited from the head of the outer mole of Porto Piccolo on the N side of the commercial harbour.

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9.169 Commercial berth: length 600 m; draught 93 m. Passenger vessels, Ro-Ro vessels and other cargo vessels.

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9.165 Deepest and longest berth. Banchina Commerciale (9.169). Maximum size of vessel handled is 15 000 grt with a draught of 93 m, however it is reported that vessels up to 97 m, have been berthed with prior permission from the Harbour Master.
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9.170 Repairs: minor repairs undertaken. Other facilities: hospital about 18 km from the port. Supplies: fresh water, diesel and gas oil are delivered by road tanker, and advance notice is required. No fuel oil available. Communications: international airport at Catania, 150 km distant.

Anchorages and harbours Punta Secca

9.171 Description. Punta Secca (3647N 1430E) is a narrow tongue of rocks extending seawards from a sandy beach and a small bay lying close E of Capo Scalambri (9.108). Shelter. The bay is protected by a natural reef. Local knowledge is required.

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9.166 Notice of ETA required should be made well in advance, especially if tugs are required which take at least 6 hours to arrive from Siracusa or Augusta. Anchorage. A designated anchorage area lies about 3 miles SE of Pozzallo. Vessels using this anchorage must do so only with prior permission of the harbour authority. Pilotage is compulsory for vessels over 500 grt. Berthing is undertaken during daylight hours only. The pilot boards from an orange-coloured launch about 5 cables SE of Diga Foranea. See also 1.21. Tugs are available only from Syracuse or Augusta. Quarantine. Free pratique is not granted by radio and is granted only after a thorough inspection on board.

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9.172 Description. Donnalucata (3646N 1438E) is a small village on the coast. Pier. There is a pier, about 150 m in length, fronting the village which is used by fishing vessels and other small craft. Useful marks: A light (green mast, 5 m in height), is exhibited from the head of a pier. A church with a small belfry and green pyramidal tower is situated towards the W end of the village.

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9.173 Description. Isola delle Correnti (3639N 1505E) is connected to the mainland by a low narrow isthmus which, in bad weather, is completely submerged and covered with breakers. Harbour. A small natural boat harbour lies on the E side of the island. A dangerous wreck lies at a depth of 12 m about 6 cables S of Isola delle Correnti Shoal patch. A patch of shoal water, with a depth of 58 m over it, lies close NE of the wreck. Submerged wreck. A partially submerged wreck (not charted on BA chart) lies about 5 cables SE of Isola delle Correnti. Useful mark: A light (tower and dwelling, 11 m in height), is exhibited from Isola delle Correnti.

Useful mark: Punta di Porto Palo light (white post, red bands, 5 m in height), visible R025050 (25), W050025 (335), is exhibited from the point. The red sector covers the shoal water between the point and Isola di Capo Passero (13.119).

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9.174 Anchorage during NW winds can be obtained from 4 to 5 cables offshore, about midway between Isola delle Correnti (3639N 1505E) (9.173) and Punta di Porto Palo (9.163), 3 miles NE, in a depth of about 15 m.

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9.175 Description. Rada di Portopalo is entered between Punta di Porto Palo (3640N 1508E) (9.163) and Punta Anipro, 1 miles WSW. The shores of the bay (Baia di Porto Palo) are low, marshy and fringed by rocky shoals which extend E for some distance from the W side of the bay, terminating in the entrance with two rocky patches having depths of 4 and 45 m over them, respectively. The village of Portopalo lies about 8 cables NNE of Punta di Porto Palo. Anchorage. The bay affords excellent shelter for small vessels during NE winds. Local knowledge is required.

9.176 General information. Porto Palo lies on the NW side of Punta di Porto Palo (3640N 1508E) (9.163) and on the E side of Rada di Portopalo (9.175). Harbour. The harbour is protected by Molo di Levante which extends about 2 cables WSW from the shore some 2 cables NNW of Punta di Porto Palo. Opposite the breakwater, protection is provided by Molo di Ponente extending about 2 cables E from the shore on the W side of the bay. Shoal. A light-buoy (port hand) marks a shoal in the vicinity of Molo di Ponente. Prohibited area with a radius of 50 m surrounds a wreck lying on a bearing of 010 4 cables distant from the light at the head of Molo di Levante. Useful marks: Punta di Porto Palo light (9.175). Molo di Levante Light (green column, 4 m in height), visible 130060 (290), exhibited from the head of the mole. Light (yellow mast on black platform, 3 m in height), exhibited from the offshore fuelling platform. Berths. The port is a refuge harbour and is quayed for about 360 m along the N side of Molo di Levante with depths ranging between 4 m at its outer end and 15 m at its inner end. A small jetty extends a short distance N from the root of Molo di Levante. The port gives shelter for fishing vessels and wine carriers; pleasure craft, in transit, may berth at any available space along the quay of Molo di Levante. Services. An offshore fuelling platform, for fishing vessels only, lies about 80 m N of the head of Molo di Levante.

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GENERAL INFORMATION
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Marine farms
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10.1 The area covered by this chapter includes the N coast of Sicilia with the off-lying islands and waters lying between Capo San Vito (3811N 1244E) (10.17) and Capo Peloro (3816N 1539E) (10.124). The chapter is arranged as follows: Capo San Vito to Capo Zafferano (10.7). Capo Zafferano to Capo dOrlando (10.83). Capo dOrlando to Capo Peloro (10.114). Isole Eolie (10.166).

10.4 Although the positions of many marine farms are given in the text the mariner should be aware that aquaculture is an expanding business and that new farms are being established at many locations along the N Sicilian coast and in the Isole Eolie.

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10.2 Fishing for swordfish using bottom-set drift nets occurs during the summer season in the waters: Between Capo Gallo (3814N 1319E) (10.15) and Isola di Ustica (3842N 1310E) (10.39). Between Capo Zafferano (3807N 1332E) (10.15) and Isole Eolie (3830N 1500E) (10.166). See also 1.8.

10.5 The N coast of Sicilia is contained within the Italy Maritime Search and Rescue Region (SRR). MRCC Roma is responsible for co-ordinating SAR operations within Italian waters and liaising with RCCs of other nations. There is a MRSC at Palermo (3808N 1322E) (10.51). For further information see 1.44 and Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 5.

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10.6 Winds. The prevailing winds are from SW and NW, and are preceded by a swell. Gales, when they occur, do not moderate much towards the coast. Currents. During good weather, a current sets W at a rate from to kn, and is stronger inshore than in the offing. On other occasions the current is much influenced by the wind. See also 1.128 to 1.133. Climate and weather. For general remarks see 1.145. For climatic tables see 1.166, 1.191 (Isola di Ustica) and 1.192 (Palermo).

CAPO SAN VITO TO CAPO ZAFFERANO GENERAL INFORMATION

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COASTAL ROUTE General information

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10.7 This section describes the coastal waters between Capo San Vito (3811N 1244E) (10.17) and Capo Zafferano (3807N 1332E) (10.15) together with off-lying dangers. This section is sub-divided as follows: Coastal route (10.9). Golfo di Castellammare (3807N 1255E) (10.27). Isola di Ustica (3842N 1310E) (10.39). Porto di Palermo (3808N 1322E) (10.51).

10.9 The route leads at a safe distance offshore from the vicinity of Capo San Vito (3811N 1244E) (10.17) to the vicinity of Capo Zafferano (3807N 1332E) (10.15).

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10.10 Nets are laid annually between March and November, as follows: In the vicinity of Punta di Slanto (3811N 1246E) (10.17). In the vicinity of Golfo di Castellammare (3807N 1255E) (10.27). In the vicinity of Punta Raisi (3811N 1307E) (10.17). See also 1.8.

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10.11 Submarine cables are laid as follows: On the E side of Baia di Carini (10.20), 1 miles S of Isola delle Femmine (3813N 1314E) (10.17), as shown on the chart. In the Baia di Mondello (10.24), 1 miles SSE of Capo Gallo (3813N 1319E) (10.15), as shown on the chart.

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10.12 A prohibited anchoring and fishing area lies between Punta di Mondello (38127N 13198E) (10.17) and Punta Priola (10.17), 1 miles SE; the limits are shown on the chart. A prohibited anchoring and fishing area is established to cover a submarine cable which comes ashore close to the AGIP Oil Terminal (3806N 1325E) (10.64); the limits are shown on the chart.

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10.13 Between the Isola delle Femmine (3814N 1314E) (10.17) and Capo Gallo (3814N 1319E) (10.17), there is a measured distance. West Limit marks. Torre on Isola delle Femmine in line, bearing 164, with a daymark (column, white with a black top band) located on the lower slopes of Monte Cuccio (10.15). East Limit marks. Torre Mondello (38127N 13198E) (10.17) in line, bearing 164, with a middle daymark (white mark with a central black vertical stripe, on a road buttress) and a back daymark (column, black and white in bands, surmounted by a cross, at an elevation of 359 m) (38112N 13203E). Distance. 80007 m. Depth. Minimum depth along the track is 110 m. Running track. 074on a parallel index of 12 miles off Isola delle Femmine. Chart 1976

The cape is a high rocky mass with sheer sides. A light (below) is exhibited from the cape. Close by, an area with a radius of 100 m centred upon 381325N 131989E, is prohibited for anchoring, mooring, fishing and diving. Monte Pellegrino (3810N 1321E), steep, barren and of a dark reddish-colour rising above Palermo (10.51). A grey-coloured disused signal station stands on the summit with a square yellow tower close N. Red and white television masts, standing about 3 cables SE of the signal station and marked by obstruction lights, are visible from a considerable distance. Monte Catalfano (38063N 13316E) rises steeply to an elevation of 376 m. Capo Zafferano lies 6 cables NE. Capo Zafferano (3807N 1332E) rises to a rocky, conical hill 226 m in elevation, which from NW or SE appears as an island because the land between it and Monte Catalfano, to the SW of it is low. A light (below) is exhibited from the cape. Major lights: Capo San Vito Light (the reserve light red sector covers the shoal which fringes the cape) as above. Punta Raisi Aero Light (3812N 1306E) (metal framework tower on red and white chequered control tower), standing on Punta Raisi (10.17). Punta Cavazzi Light as above. Punta Omo Morto Light (white tower on dwelling, 10 m in height) (3843N 1312E), standing on Punta Omo Morto (10.41). Capo Gallo Light (white round tower and dwelling, 7 m in height) (38135N 13190E), standing on the cape. Palermo Diga Foranea Light (white round tower, 11 m in height) (38075N 13225E) standing on the elbow of the N breakwater. Capo Zafferano Light (white octagonal tower and dwelling, 11 m in height) (3807N 1332E). The red sector, 298344 (46) covers Scoglio Formica and Secca di Chiana (10.91).

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10.14 La Barra is a rocky bank lying 4 miles NE of Capo Gallo (3814N 1319E) (10.17).

10.16 Racon: Palermo Diga Foranea Lighthouse (38077N 13225E) (10.15).

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10.15 Landmarks: Capo San Vito Lighthouse (white round tower and dwelling, 40 m in height) (3811N 1244E), standing on the cape (10.17). Punta Cavazzi Lighthouse (white round tower, 28 m in height) (3842N 1309E), standing on the point (10.41). A white spherical radar aerial, marked by obstruction lights and standing on Monte Guardia dei Turchi, the summit of Isola di Ustica (3842N 1310E) (10.39). Monte Cuccio (3807N 1316E), with a small grey church standing on its summit. Charts 1976, 963 plan Golfo di Palermo Capo Gallo (3814N 1319E), the N extremity of a mountainous promontory named Monte Gallo. From a distance the cape has the appearance of an island.

10.17 From a position N of Capo San Vito (3811N 1244E), a low flat point and NW extremity of Penisola di San Vito, the track leads E for about 39 miles, passing: N of shoal water, with a depth of 5 m over it, fringing Capo San Vito to a distance of 1 mile. Caution. In bad weather heavy breakers, dangerous to small vessels, are experienced off the cape. Large vessels should not approach the cape within 1 miles. N of Punta di Slanto (3811N 1346E), a low flat headland from which a light (10.18) is exhibited. A light-buoy (special) (not charted) marks the extremity of a submarine outfall about 1 cables ENE of the point. Golfo di Castellammare (10.27) is entered E of the point. (Directions for Golfo di Castellammare are given at 10.33)

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Thence the track continues E (with positions given from Capo Gallo (3814N 1319E)): N of Punta Raisi (10 miles WSW), a low rocky point lying at the NE end of a low, rocky 1 mile length of coast, fringed with rocks, extending from Punta Molinazzo (10.35). Thence: (Directions from Golfo di Castellammare (10.35) merge here) N of Torre Muzza (7 miles WSW) (not named on the chart), a reddish, partially ruined tower standing on the NE extremity of a small, rocky promontory, thence: S of Isola di Ustica (3842N 1310E) (10.39), thence: N of Isola delle Femmine (4 miles W) with a squat, square, ruined tower standing on its highest point. The island is connected by a shoal flat to Punta del Passagio (not named on the chart) which has a clearly visible cylindrical tower standing on it. The village of Isola delle Femmine (10.21), with its harbour, stands close SE of the point. Thence: N of Capo Gallo (10.15), thence: N of Punta di Mondello (1 mile SE), a rocky point with an old tower standing upon it, lying on the N side of the entrance to Baia di Mondello (10.24). The tower is used for measured distance. Thence: N of Punta Priola (2 miles SE), on the W side of the entrance to Golfo di Palermo (10.51). Conspicuous buildings stand on the coast NW of the point, thence: (Directions for Palermo are given at 10.73) N of Scoglio Mongerbino (38072N 13304E), two above-water rocks lying close off Capo Mongerbino, the NW extremity of the promontory formed by Monte Catalfano (10.15). Caution. Navigation is dangerous in the vicinity of Capo Mongerbino owing to explosives on the seabed in depths of 16 to 20 m. (Directions from Palermo (10.74) merge here) Thence from a position N of Capo Mongerbino the track passes: N of IIsolotto, a large rock lying close off Capo Zafferano, 1 miles ESE of Scoglio Mongerbino, thence: N of Capo Zafferano (10.15).

A disused signal station (single-storied house with a polygonal tower) (3814N 1319E), standing at an elevation of 527 m, 5 cables SW of Capo Gallo (10.15). (Directions continue at 10.91)

Anchorages and harbours

Charts 1976, Italian Chart 252 plan San Vito Lo Capo (see 1.15)

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10.19 Description. San Vito Lo Capo (3811N 1244E), with a population of about 3600, is a small fishing village standing at the head of a bay between Capo San Vito (10.17) and Punta di Slanto (10.18). Harbour. The harbour fronting the NW side of the village is protected by two breakwaters, Molo Nord on the N side and Molo di Sottoflutto on the S side. The harbour affords good shelter from all directions except E and SE. Depths. The harbour is subject to continuous silting. Periodic dredging is carried out and depths normally range from 3 m in the entrance to 05 m in the inner area. The bottom is of sand and weed. Useful marks: Torre Torrazzo, a partially ruined round reddish tower, standing close to the shore 1 cable SW of the root of Molo Nord. Light (green mast, 5 m in height), exhibited from the head of Molo Nord. Two lights, vertically disposed (green mast, 6 m in height) (private), exhibited from the head of a spur extending SE from the angle of Molo Nord. Two lights, vertically disposed (red mast, 6 m in height) (private), exhibited from the head of Molo di Sottoflutto. Charts 1976, Italian Chart 16 (see 1.15)

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Punta di Slanto light (white square house, 5 m in height) (3811N 1246E), standing on the cape. The red sector of the light covers the shoal fringing Capo San Vito 2 miles NW. Monte Monaco (3810N 1245E), rising to an elevation of 532 m about 1 miles SE of Capo San Vito, has steep rocky sides. The mountain lies at the N end of a ridge descending from Monte Sparagio (9.15), about 7 miles S. Torre dellUsciere (high square tower and half in ruins, at an elevation of 17 m) (3811N 1246E), standing close SE of Punta di Slanto. Television mast (marked by obstruction lights, 30 m in height) (3812N 1306E), standing at an elevation of 115 m and about 9 cables ESE of Punta Raisi Aero Light (10.15). Torre Sciachea (grey tower, with a triangular pillar on its roof) (38105N 13135E), surrounded by a high grey wall.

10.20 Description. Baia di Carini lies between the headland with Torre Muzza (3811N 1310E) (10.17) standing on it and Punta del Passagio (not named on the charts) (10.17), 4 miles E. The bottom in the middle of the bay is rocky. The villages of Carini, notable for its castle and standing about 3 miles SSE of Torre Muzza, and Capaci, located 3 miles E of the tower, are visible from the sea. Marine farms, consisting of submarine barriers, have been established in an extensive area extending from Torre Muzza to Isola delle Femmine (10.17), close off Punta del Passagio. Anchorage can be obtained according to the direction of the wind, either SE of Torre Muzza, or in the E part of the bay. In both places the bottom is sand and care should be taken to avoid the marine farms mentioned above. Local knowledge is required.

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10.21 Description. Porto di Isola delle Femmine fronts the N part of the village of the same name close S of Punta del Passagio (38120N 13145E) (10.17). The village has a population of about 4700. Anchorage, sheltered from winds between SE and W, can be obtained off the village. Local knowledge is required. Harbour. The harbour is used by local fishing boats and is protected by two moles. Molo Sopraflutto to the N of the village is quayed on its S side and Molo Sottoflutto to the E

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is quayed on its W side. Quays also front the village and there is a small inner harbour. Useful marks: Lights are exhibited from the head of each breakwater.

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10.22 Description. Sferracavallo (3812N 1317E) is a village standing at the head of a cove, in a deep valley penetrating the mountains in this area. The sides of the cove are rocky but there is a sandy beach at its head. The cove is protected NE by Punta di Barcarello (not named on the charts), a low, salient point lying 1 miles SW of Capo Gallo (3814N 1319E) (10.15). Anchorage can be obtained in the cove in depths of about 7 m, the bottom being sand in places, and weed elsewhere. Harbour. A breakwater extending about 1 cable W from the shore fronting the village, and quayed on its S side, provides shelter from the N. Berthing alongside the mole is prohibited because of dangers in the area. Submarine outfall extends about 1 mile WNW from the shore close to the root of the breakwater. Useful mark: Two lights, vertically disposed, (white mast, red bands), exhibited from the head of the breakwater.

10.25 Harbour. A privately owned small harbour (38119N 13201E) lies close W of Punta Clesi. It is sheltered by a small mole extending about 50 m NW from the shore. The mole is quayed internally and has depths of 2 to 3 m at its head gradually decreasing to 1 m near its root. Useful mark: Two lights, vertically disposed (red mast, 5 m in height) (private), exhibited from the head of the mole.

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10.26 Description. Addaura Marina (Colonia Marina), which is privately owned, lies 3 cables W of Punta Priola (38115N 13215E) (10.17) Harbour. Addaura Marina is sheltered on its W side by a breakwater extending NE from the shore for 130 m, then E for 90 m. The shore, which is partially quayed from the root of the breakwater, has a slipway. Useful mark: Light (private) exhibited from the head of the breakwater. Services. Fuel and water are available.

GOLFO DI CASTELLAMMARE General information

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Chart 963 plan Golfo di Palermo

Fossa del Gallo

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10.23 Description. Fossa del Gallo is about 5 cables SSE of Capo Gallo (3814N 1319E) (10.15). Harbour. The harbour is protected on its N side by an outer breakwater of three sections extending E, SE and S from the shore. The breakwater is about 250 m in length and is quayed internally. The harbour entrance faces S. On the W side of the harbour entrance a short rubble mole extends SE; a slipway lies close W to the root of this mole and an L-shaped pontoon lies within the harbour. Useful marks: Lights exhibited from the head of the breakwater and on the head of the mole.

10.27 Golfo di Castellammare is a large bay entered between Punta di Slanto (3811N 1246E) (10.17) and Punta Raisi (10.17), 15 miles E.

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10.24 Description. Baia de Mondello indents the coast between Punta di Mondello (38127N 13198E) (10.17) and Punta Clesi (10.25), 9 cables SSE. Extensive urban development stands along the shores of the bay. The village of Mondello stands near the N end of the beach. Prohibited anchorage and fishing area. See 10.12. Danger. A dangerous underwater rock lies about 1 cable SE of the head of the harbour breakwater. Harbour. The village of Mondello is fronted by a small harbour protected from the E by a quayed breakwater extending SSE from the shore. A pier on concrete piles extends a short distance SSE from the shore about 75 m W of the breakwater. Depths in the harbour are reported to be shoal it is suitable only for small boats. Useful marks: A dilapidated tower standing in the village. Two lights, vertically disposed (tower), exhibited from the head of the breakwater.

10.28 The shores of the bay are backed by mountains at the feet of which are the villages of Alcamo (3759N 1258E), standing at an elevation of 256 m, and Partinico, standing at an elevation of 180 m, 8 miles NE of Alcamo. On the coast the towns of Castellammare del Golfo (38015N 12520E) (10.36), Balestrate (10.35), 6 miles ENE, Terrasini (10.38), 7 miles farther NE and others can be seen. A railway is laid along the S and E shores of the bay. To the E of Castellammare del Golfo, the low, sandy shore is connected to the mountains by very fertile hills laid out in terraces.

Prohibited areas
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10.29 Unexploded ordnance. Owing to the presence of wartime ordnance, navigation, anchoring and stopping by any vessel or boat, as well as any type of fishing or water activity, are all prohibited in an area bounded by the following positions: 38060N 12479E; 38062N 12484E; 38058N 12487E; 38056N 12483E. Vessels must maintain at least a distance of 5 cables from the above area. Prohibited fishing area. Trawling and fishing by other similar methods is prohibited within a restricted area defined by the line joining the following points. 38067N 12474E (shore) (Torre dellUzzo) (not named on the chart); 38084N 13032E (shore) Capo Rama (10.35), 12 miles E.

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Prohibited anchoring and fishing area. Anchoring, fishing by any means, and bathing activities are all prohibited until further notice in a district known as Cala dei Muletti, 3 miles SSE of Capo Rama (3808N 1303E) (10.35), owing to explosives on the seabed. Navigation in this area is dangerous.

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10.30 Marine farms consisting of submarine barriers, have been established as follows: In an area at a depth of 85 m, about 2 miles E of the small craft harbour of Porto di Castellammare del Golfo (3802N 1253E) (10.36). On the chart this is shown as an obstruction. In an area about 1 miles N of Porto di Castellammare del Golfo (10.36). In an extensive area to a distance of 8 cables offshore between the vicinity of Balestrate (3803N 1300E) (10.35) and the vicinity about 2 miles NE of Trappeto (3804N 1302E) (10.37). In a circular area about 4 cables off Punta Molinazzo, 6 miles NNE of Trappeto (10.37).

ENE of a detached above-water rock lying close off Punta La Porta (2 miles SE), so named from a hole in it. Pizzo Castellazzo rises steeply to an elevation of 239 m, about 1 mile SW of the point. Thence: ENE of Secca della Cernia (3 miles SE) (not shown on the chart), a shoal patch with a depth of 69 m over it, lying about 2 cables NNW of the head of Molo Nord breakwater lying on the N side of Porto di Castellammare del Golfo (10.36). A light (green metal column on round pedestal, 5 m in height), is exhibited from the head of Molo Nord. Tunny nets are laid out annually between March and November off the port. Italian chart 252 plan Castellammare del Golfo (see 1.15)

Useful marks
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Marine nature reserve

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10.31 A nature reserve lies between Torre dellImpiso (38082N 12474E) (10.33), and Torre Scopello (10.33), 4 miles SSE. Passage is prohibited by power driven craft within 300 m of the shore fronting the reserve.

The cathedral (38018N 12530E) dominating the town of Castellammare del Golfo (10.36). Higher up, standing in the outskirts of the town, there is a prominent church with two belfries. An ancient castle, comprising a massive conspicuous tower adjoining a tall white buttressing wall, standing on a rocky point on the S side of the entrance to Porto di Castellammare del Golfo, about 1 cable N of the cathedral. Chart 1976, Italian chart 17 (see 1.15)

Porto di Castellammare del Golfo to Punta Raisi

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Landmarks
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Monte Monaco (38100N 12452E) (10.18) and Monte Sparagio (10.18), 7 miles S. Monte Inici, 5 miles SE of Monte Sparagio. Monte Bonifato (3757N 1258E) makes a good landmark owing to its regular and almost pyramidal shape. A conspicuous tower stands on its summit.

Directions Punta di Slanto to Porto di Castellammare del Golfo

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10.33 From a position E of Punta di Slanto (3811N 1246E) (10.17), the track leads leads generally SSE for about 10 miles, passing (with positions given from Torre Scopello (38045N 12494E)): ENE of a shoal patch (5 miles NNW), with a depth of 168 m over it, lying in the entrance to a bay which opens S of Punta di Slanto. Thence: ENE of Torre dellImpiso (4 miles NNW), a partly ruined square tower standing about half-way up a steep slope of a rugged rocky point, thence: ENE of a prohibited area (1 miles NNW) containing an explosive device, thence: ENE of a dangerous wreck (9 cables NNW), with a reported depth of 25 m over it, lying about 2 cables offshore, thence: ENE of Punta Pispisa (not named on the chart) with Torre Scopello, a tall, prominent, square whitish tower standing on a rocky hill above the point. Two high rocks, named Faraglione, lie close off the point. A tunny fishery consisting of a group of white buildings lie close S of the point. Tunny nets are laid out annually between March and November in the vicinity, and in Baia di Guzzo, about 5 cables S of Torre Scopello, thence:

10.35 From a position N of the head of Molo Nord (13021N 12529E) (10.33), the track leads generally NE for about 13 miles, passing (with positions given from Capo Rama (3808N 1303E)): NW of Alcamo Marina (9 miles SW). Villa Protomeno, a massive building with a battlemented tower, stands on a ridge in a wooded area about 1 miles E of Alcamo Marina. Tunny nets are laid out annually off Alcamo Marina, thence: NW of Balestrate (5 miles SSW), a small town, which can be recognised by two low belfries with small grey domes and a church, standing on a rocky projection. A chimney stands in the centre of the town E of the church. Thence: NW of a rocky shoal (4 miles SSW), with a depth of 55 m over it, lying about 3 cables off Trappeto (10.37). Thence: NW of Villa Fassini (1 miles SE) (not shown on the chart), which is clearly visible and stands on a plain a short distance inland. It is surmounted by a small battlemented tower and the entire building is painted in white and red bands. A large tourist complex, consisting of numerous unusual white buildings, is located S of the villa. Thence: NW of Capo Rama, a rocky projection about 30 m in height, with a clearly visible old and partially ruined circular tower standing on its summit. Torre Alba, a high, square crenellated tower stands on a small promontory, 1 miles NE of Capo Rama, thence: NW of the harbour at Terrasini (1 miles NE) (10.38), thence: NW of rocks, awash, fringing Punta Molinazzo (2 miles NNE) to a short distance offshore. Punta Molinazzo, is a low, rocky headland with a large rectangular tower standing on it. Thence: NW of Punta Raisi (4 miles NE) (10.17). (Directions merge with the coastal route at 10.17)

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Anchorages and harbours

Charts 1976, Italian charts 17, 252 plan Castellammare del Golfo (see 1.15)

two N corners. Two yellow day-buoys also displaying an X top mark are laid at the two shore-facing corners.

Porto di Castellammare del Golfo

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10.36 Description. Porto di Castellammare del Golfo (3802N 1253E), is a small craft harbour fronting the N part of the town of Castellammare del Golfo which stands on a gentle slope rising from the sea to the foot of the mountains behind. The population of the town is about 14 000. Anchorage can be obtained off the port during offshore winds, W of Secca della Cernia (38024N 12528E) (10.33), in depths of 12 m, good holding ground, or E of the shoal in depths of 16 m. In approaching the anchorages care should be taken to avoid tunny nets during the season (March to November) in which they are established. Designated anchorage berths, numbered B1 to B4, each having a radius of 4 cables, have been established by the port authority. Their positions are shown on Italian chart 17. Anchorage is prohibited within these areas without prior authorisation from the Port Authority in Trapani, which controls this harbour. Local knowledge is required. Local weather. SE winds raise a swell in the harbour and those from the NE can cause problems. Local advice is that with winds from the NE mariners are advised to leave their moorings as soon as possible. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the N by Molo Nord and from the E by Molo del Castello in the immediate vicinity of the ancient castle. Molo Nord is quayed on its S side, but the depths are shoal and several concrete blocks lie close off it. Molo del Castello is quayed internally. The shoreline is quayed for about 130 m. Directions. From a position E of the head of Molo Nord, the route leads generally WSW into the harbour, Italian chart 252 is a sufficient guide. Caution. The mariners attention is drawn to a shoal spit with a rock, awash, extending 1 cable NNW from the head of Molo del Castello. Mariners are advised to navigate with extreme caution within, as well as outside, the harbour. Useful marks: The light, exhibited from the head of Molo Nord (10.33). Light (white square stone hut, 4 m in height), visible 263093 (190), exhibited near the NE end of the castle on Molo del Castello. Berths. Several pontoons extend from the quayed section of Molo del Castello and from the quayed section of the shoreline extending S of the root of Molo Nord. They are for the use of recreational craft. Near the longest pontoon on the W side of the harbour, there is an obstruction, with a depth of 28 m over it, lying 2 cables SW from the head of Molo Nord.

Charts 1976, Italian Chart 16 (see 1.15)

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10.38 Description. Terrasini (3810N 1305E) lies almost at the head of a bay entered between Capo Rama (3808N 1303E) (10.35) and Punta Molinazzo, 2 miles NNE (10.35). The harbour fronting Terrasini is used mainly as a fishing harbour, although during summer it is used extensively by small craft. Fishing nets and gear are likely to be laid in the bay especially during periods of calm seas. Movement restriction. Owing to the absence of harbour lights it is prohibited for any vessel to enter or leave the port at night or when the visibility is reduced. It was reported in 1998 that the depths in the harbour have been greatly reduced. Anchorage is permitted only within an area in the lee of the SW mole (Molo di Sopraflutto) to a distance of 5 cables. Prior permission should be obtained from the Harbour Master by VHF. Harbour. The harbour consists of an inner boat harbour protected by two moles, and an outer harbour, protected on its N side by a breakwater and on its SW side by a mole extending 190 m NW from the head of the seaward mole of the boat harbour. On the harbour side of the SW mole, 50 m from its head, an anti-swell spur extends 60 m NE. The inner section of the SW mole has been quayed on its E side. The N breakwater extends 2 cables W from the coast 2 cables NE of the boat harbour. The entrance into the outer harbour faces W and is 12 m wide. Depths range from 6 m in the entrance to 05 m towards the shoreline. Services. Most are available.

ISOLA DI USTICA General information

Chart 1976 plan Isola di Ustica

Position
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10.39 Position. Isola di Ustica, of volcanic origin, lies 30 miles N of Punta Raisi (3812N 1306E) (10.17).

Topography
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10.37 Description. Trappeto (3804N 1302E), is a small village. In the village is a yellowish church and belfry with surrounds of dark stone. Anchorage can be obtained off a sandy beach NE of Trappeto, about 2 cables offshore in a depth of 11 m, taking care to avoid the fish havens in the area (10.30). Marine farm. A Marine farm is located about 7 cables offshore, opposite the town. It is marked by two yellow light-buoys, each displaying an X top mark, and laid at the

10.40 The island has lost all trace of volcanic activity and its volcanoes have lost their characteristic shape. It is very fertile and intensely cultivated except in areas formed by volcanic lava. When seen from a distance W or E, the island appears as two islets lying close together. A hilly ridge crosses the island in an E-W direction rising to Monte Guardia dei Turchi, at an elevation of 244 m. The N side descends in steep slopes to a large flat area about 20 m in height which then falls gently to the N coast. The S side is less steep and the hilly offshoots extend as far as the S part of the island. The village of Ustica, the only centre of habitation with a population of about 1200, stands on a saddle extending NE from the mountain to the rocky mass of Capo Falconara (10.41) with its sheer, vertical cliffs.

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10.41 The S and E sides of the island are free of off-lying dangers and in many places the coastline is steep and inaccessible. Its salient features are as follows, (with positions given from Punta Cavazzi (3842N 1309E)): Punta Cavazzi, from which a light (10.15) is exhibited, is the rocky SW extremity of Isola di Ustica. A submarine intake extends seawards for 800 m from Punta Cavazzi, as shown on the plan. Punta dello Spalmatore (3 cables N), a long, sharp tongue of rock, fringed by above-water rocks. A prominent square tower stands about 1 cables SE of the point and, on the N side of the point, there is a small concrete boat ramp. Punta di Megna (1 mile NNE), a headland lying at the end of a rocky length of coast fringed with rocks and shoals, awash, extending from Punta dello Spalmatore. There is a deep passage between Punta di Megna and Scoglio del Medico (10.45), 3 cables NW, but shoal spits extend N and W from the point. Punta Gorgo Salato (2 miles NE) (not named on the chart), the N extremity of Isola di Ustica, with Scoglio Colombara (not named on the chart), a high rock resembling a stumpy tower, lying close inshore 1 cable SE. Punta Omo Morto (2 miles ENE), a steep, sheer rocky point about 100 m in height. The cemetery for Ustica is visible with a small rose-coloured church, about 4 cables WNW of the point. Capo Falconara (2 miles ENE), the E extremity of the island with the scarcely visible ruins of an old fort standing above it at an elevation of 156 m. A restricted area with a radius of 50 m is centred upon an historic wreck lying in the entrance to Cala Santa Maria (10.50), close S of Capo Falconara. Scoglio Pastizza (18 miles ENE) (not named on the chart), an above-water rock lying close offshore. Punta dellArpa (Punta Licciardolo) (8 cables E), a gently sloping point, fringed with above-water rocks, which is the S extremity of Isola di Ustica. A shoal, known as La Secchetella, with a depth of 27 m over it, lies about 4 cables S of the point.

Zone C Minimum Restriction Zone covers the area extending 3 miles S of two positions mentioned in Zone B; its limits are shown on the chart.

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10.44 Landmarks: The radar aerial (not charted) standing on Monte Guardia dei Turchi (38424N 13106E) (10.15). Punta Cavazzi Lighthouse (3842N 1309E) (10.15). Major lights: Punta Cavazzi Light (3842N 1309E) (10.15). Punta Omo Morto Light (3843N 1312E) (10.15).

Offshore dangers
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Banco Appollo is a detached, sandy shoal lying 1 miles WNW of Punta dello Spalmatore (38418N 13092E) (10.41). Scoglio del Medico is a large above-water rock lying 3 cables NW of Punta di Megna (38428N 13096E) (10.41). Secca Colombara is a rocky shoal lying on the 50 m depth contour line, 6 cables N of Punta Gorgo Salato (38433N 13109E) (10.41) (not named on the chart). The shoal is covered by the red sector, 135145 (10), of the reserve light standing on Punta Omo Morto (3843N 1312E) (10.15). Clearing marks. The alignment (about 198) of the following, passes about 5 cables W of this danger: The tower standing on Punta dello Spalmatore, (10.41) and: Punta di Megna (10.41).

Anchorages Anchorages within Zone B

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10.46 There are three anchorages which lie within a Zone B Controlled Restriction Zone: Between Punta Cavazzi and Punta dello Spalmatore (10.47). NW side of island (10.48). NE side of island (10.49). Appropriate authorisation is required to use them.

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10.42 See 1.166 and climatic table for Isola di Ustica (1.191).

Marine Nature Reserve

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10.43 The area surrounding Isola di Ustica is a declared Marine Nature Reserve, as shown on the chart. The zone restrictions which apply, are the same as those detailed at 9.8. The reserve is divided into three zones as outlined below: Zone A Maximum Restricted Zone lies off the W coast of the island between Punta dello Spalmatore (38418N 13092E) (10.41) and Punta di Megna, 9 cables NNE (10.41). The seaward limit is shown on the plan and it is marked by several light-buoys (special) (not charted). Zone B Controlled Restriction Zone lies between a line extending 3 miles generally WSW from Punta Cavazzi (3842N 1309E) (10.41) and a line extending 3 miles generally ENE from Punta Omo Morto (3843N 1312E) (10.41). Its limits are shown on the chart.

10.47 Anchorage can be obtained in the bay between Punta Cavazzi (3842N 1309E) (10.41) and Punta dello Spalmatore, 3 cables N (10.41), about 1 cables offshore and about 1 cables from the nearest rocky shoals fringing the N part of the bay, in depths of about 38 m. Caution. If anchoring in this bay, mariners should note that the seabed is rocky, and in particular a shoal, with a depth of 55 to 6 m over it, lies about 1 cables WNW of Punta Cavazzi Lighthouse (10.15). Clearing line. Care should be taken to keep the line of bearing of not less than 013 of Scoglio del Medico (10.45), 9 cables N of Punta dello Spalmatore, in line with, or open of Punta dello Spalmatore in order to keep clear of the shoal. The anchor should be buoyed.

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10.48 Anchorage can be obtained during SE winds off the NW side of the island, with Scoglio del Medico (38430N 13094E) (10.45) bearing 265, and Punta di Megna (10.41), 3 cables SSE, bearing 145, in a depth of 20 m, rock. The anchor should be buoyed.

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10.49 Anchorage can be obtained during SW winds off the NE side of the island, about 1 cables offshore in a depth of 30 m, sand and rock, with Punta Omo Morto Light (3843N 1312E) (10.15), in line bearing 145 with the end of the spur on Capo Falconara (10.41), 1 cables behind, and the cemetery for Ustica, 4 cables WNW of Punta Omo Morto (10.41), bearing WSW. The anchor should be buoyed. There is a pier, about 80 m in length with depths alongside of 5 to 6 m, lying near the cemetery.

10.53 The gulf is overshadowed by Monte Pellegrino (3810N 1321E) (10.15) to the W and Monte Catalfano (38063N 13316E) (10.15) to the E. Between the two the shores of the gulf are backed by mountains, the fertile slopes of which, known as the Conca dOro, are well cultivated with citrus fruits and vegetables. The city of Palermo may be identified by the prominent mountains surrounding it and its numerous domes and large buildings of artistic merit.

Cala Santa Maria

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10.50 Description. Cala Santa Maria indents the coast 2 cables SW of Capo Falconara (38428N 13120E) (10.41). The village of Ustica (10.40) stands at the head of the bay. Anchorage in the the roads is permitted only by prior authorisation from the Maritime Authority. Harbour. An internally quayed breakwater extending ENE for about 120 m from the SW shore of the bay gives protection to a small harbour. Depths between 4 and 6 m are available alongside the quayed area. Hydrofoils are reported to berth at the quayed area. A restricted area (historic wreck) (10.41) lies in the entrance to Cala Santa Maria. Useful marks: Torre Santa Maria, a square, stone tower standing to the S of the village, at an elevation of 91 m, about 1 cable WSW of the root of the breakwater, is conspicuous. A tall, white, round tower of a disused windmill standing on a hill about 2 cables SW of the tower. Two lights, vertically disposed (red mast, 4 m in height), exhibited from the head of the breakwater. Berths. Banchina Sirena, an irregularly-shaped quayed area lies on the seaward side of the root of the breakwater; it is used by water tankers and is exposed NE to SE. The shore NW of the breakwater is partially quayed and Banchina Barresi is an irregularly-shaped quayed area on the N side of the harbour; it is suitable only for small craft. A quayed area a short distance E is used by water tankers. Services: Medical. Facilities: doctor in the village. Supplies: limited quantities of provisions; imported fresh water and diesel are reported to be available.

10.54 Between the Torre Corsaro (38057N 13259E) (10.74) on the W side of the ESSO Oil Terminal (10.65) and Capo Zafferano (3807N 1332E) (10.15), there are two measured distances: The outer measured distance: West Limit marks. Torre Corsaro in line bearing 180, with Gibilrossa Column (not charted) standing 4336 m inland. East Limit marks. A monument, standing about 2 cables S of Capo Zafferano, in line bearing 174, with Torre Solanto (38046N 13326E) (10.93). Distance. 87134 m. Depth: Minimum depth along the track is 340 m. Running track; the line of bearing of a mark (Bordonaro) (38099N 13221E), in line bearing 269, with the disused signal station standing on Monte Pellegrino (10.15), 7 cables inland. The inner measured distance: West Limit marks. As above for the outer measured distance. East Limit marks. As above for the outer measured distance. Distance: 91799 m. Depths: Minimum depth along the track is 100 m. Running track; the line of bearing of the Theatre Dome (38072N 13214E) (10.71) in line bearing 266, with the summit of Monte Cuccio (10.15), 8058 m inland.

Traffic
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10.55 In 2004 there were 795 ship calls with a total of 6 392 954 dwt.

Port Authority PORTO DI PALERMO INCLUDING GOLFO DI PALERMO General information

Chart 963 plan Golfo di Palermo and plan Porto di Palermo
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10.56 Autorita Portuale di Palermo, Via Piazza Ucciardone 4, I90139 Palermo, Italy.

Limiting conditions Deepest and longest berth

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10.51 Golfo di Palermo lies between Punta Priola (38115N 13215E) (10.17) and Capo Mongerbino (38071N 13305E) (10.17). The city and port of Palermo (3808N 1322E) lies on the SW side of the gulf.

Deepest berth: Molo Trapezoidale (10.75). Longest berth: Banchina del Puntone (Container Quay) (10.75).

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10.58 Mean spring range about 04 m; mean neap range about 02 m. See Admiralty Tide Tables and chart.

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10.52 Palermo is the capital and principal port of Sicily and in 2001 had a population of 686 722.

10.59 The largest vessel to call at the port is reported to be: LOA 250 m; draught 113 m; 50 000 dwt.

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10.60 Winds. On occasions during winter, gale force winds from the ENE and NNE occur. These gales can render it difficult, and indeed make it impossible, to carry out cargo operations alongside and for vessels to enter harbour.

10.66 Two submarine cables come ashore about 4 cables S of the AGIP Terminal (38063N 13246E) (10.64), as shown on the chart. Anchoring and fishing are prohibited within 5 cables of the submarine cables.

Regulations Arrival information

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Notice of ETA required

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10.61 Notice of 48 and 24 hours.

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10.67 It is reported that entry, departure and movement within the port is prohibited within 30 minutes of the arrival or departure of a daily ferry service from Naples, which normally arrives at 0645 and departs at 2030. The same regulation applies to another ferry service which operates on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, arriving about 1300 and departing about 1500.

10.62 Anchorage can be obtained as convenient off the harbour, in good holding ground. The water is rather deep in the area and consequently the mariner is advised to approach his chosen anchorage with 1 shackle of cable on the windlass. The holding ground inside the harbour is bad. Anchorage can be obtained between Punta del Corsaro (38057N 13260E) (10.74) and the village of Aspra (10.74), 3 miles E, keeping well clear of the ESSO Terminal (38060N 13263E) (10.65) and the submarine outfall in the vicinity of Aspra, in depths of 16 to 18 m, good holding.

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10.68 The harbour consists of two major basins, Porto Commerciale where cargo operations are undertaken and Porto Industriale, adjacent to and NE of Porto Commerciale, which is given over largely to ship repair, maintenance and conversion. Both basins are entered from SSE.

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10.69 Molo Foraneo (Diga Foranea) is being extended (2004).

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10.63 Pilotage is compulsory for vessels of 500 grt and over, and is available only during the day. The pilot boards vessels about 1 mile from the harbour entrance and in bad weather the pilot boat will lead vessels through the entrance. The pilot station, and lookout tower 29 m in height, stands close S of the root of Pontile Vittorio Veneto (38076N 13220E). See also 1.21. Tugs are available.

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10.70 See 1.166 and the climatic table for Palermo/Punta Raisi (1.192). Charts 1976, 963 plan Golfo di Palermo and plan Porto di Palermo

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10.64 AGIP Terminal, about 2 miles ESE of Palermo Diga Foranea Light (38075N 13225E) (10.15), consists of four mooring buoys which provide a berth for the discharge of oil through a submarine pipeline extending 4 cables offshore. A light-buoy (special), is moored 2 cables N of the extremity of the pipeline and a platform lies 4 cables WNW. Maximum size: length 185 m; draught of 975 m; 25 000 dwt. Prohibited entry area embraces the terminal, the limits of which are shown on the chart. 10.65 ESSO Terminal, about 1 miles E of the AGIP Terminal, consists of three mooring buoys providing a berth for the discharge of oil through a submarine pipeline extending about 4 cables offshore. A light-buoy (special), is moored 1 cable WNW of the extremity of the pipeline. Maximum size: length no limit; draught 15 m. Prohibited entry area embraces the terminal, the limits of which are shown on the chart. Dangerous wrecks lie, respectively, 1 cables W and 4 cables WSW of the extremity of the pipeline.

10.71 Landmarks: Monte Pellegrino (3810N 1321E) (10.15). An hotel (Castello Utveggio), standing on a rocky spur covered in thick vegetation, 9 cables S of the signal station on the summit of Monte Pellegrino. The hotel is reddish in colour with three battlemented towers. Monte Cuccio (3807N 1316E) (10.15), is visible from Golfo di Palermo. Montagna Grande (38035N 13265E), a distinctive mass with many rocky points, rising to an elevation of 645 m. The dark dome of the Theatre (38072N 13214E), standing in the city of Palermo. A tall building standing 1 cables WNW of the Theatre. The black dome of the cathedral, standing 3 cables SSW of the Theatre. A massive, square, light-coloured building of the Astronomical Observatory, surmounted by a small white dome, stands near the cathedral. Monte Catalfano (38063N 13316E) (10.15). Major lights: Capo Gallo Light (3814N 1319E) (10.15). Palermo Diga Foranea Light (38075N 13225E) (10.15).

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Other aids to navigation

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10.72 Racon: Palermo Diga Foranea Lighthouse (38075N 13225E) (10.15).

Bagheria is situated at an elevation of 86 m about 1 miles inland from Aspra. Thence: N of Scoglio Mongerbino (about 3 miles ENE), lying close off Capo Mongerbino (10.17). (Directions merge with the coastal route at 10.17)

Directions for entering harbour Approach from the north

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Basins and berths Porto Commerciale

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10.73 Punta Priola to Porto Commerciale entrance. From a position E of Punta Priola (38115N 13215E) (10.17), the route leads S for about 9 miles S passing, (with positions given from Torre Arenella (38090N 13225E), standing on the shore inside the basin of the harbour at Arenella)): E of Torre Rotolo (1 miles NNW), a small round tower, standing in ruins, thence: E of Vergine Maria (1 mile NNW), a village standing on the coast, thence: E of a dangerous wreck (5 cables N), with a depth of 6 m over it, lying close outside the 20 m depth contour line, thence: E of Punta Arenella (1 cable N), not named on the chart, a rocky point from where the root of the outer breakwater of the basin at Arenella (10.73) is established. Torre Arenella, a truncated, reddish tower 18 m in height fronts the village of Arenella. Thence: E of Villa Belmonte (4 cables SW), an ochre-coloured building of three storeys, thence: E of the head of the outer breakwater (1 miles S) of Porto Industriale. A light is exhibited from the head of the breakwater, thence: E of Palermo Diga Foranea Light (38075N 13225E) (10.15), thence: E of the head of the extension to Diga Foranea, 3 cables SE of Diga Foranea Light. A light is exhibited from the head of the extension, thence: As required passing S and SW of the head of the extension to enter the harbour between Diga Foranea Light and the head of Molo Commandante Bersagliere, 1 cables W. A light (red tower, white bands, 6 m in height), is exhibited from the head of Molo Commandante Bersagliere.

10.75 Only the largest berths are described: Banchina del Puntone (Container Quay); length 400 m; draught 134 m. Pontile Piave N and S sides; length 326 m; draught 114 m. Bulk cereals. Molo Trapezoidale; length 300 m; depth 9 to 15 m. Dry bulk cargoes. Two floating docks lie in the NE part of the basin, as shown on the chart.

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10.76 Eight vessels can be taken to a maximum beam of 23 m, berthing bow or stern to, at the following: Pontile Vittorio Veneto (2). Pontile Piave (2). Pontile San Lucia, Banchina Sammuzzo, Container Quay and Banchina Quattroventi (1 each).

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10.77 There are no berths for cargo operations in Porto Industriale where most of the basin is given over to ship repair and ship building. Two dry docks lie in the N part of the basin .

Port services Repairs

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Directions for leaving harbour Departure to the east

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10.78 Repairs of all kinds are available. The largest dry dock; length 370 m; breadth 67 m; draught 1135 m; capacity 400 000 dwt. The largest floating dock; length 285 m; breadth 462 m; depth over keel blocks 76 m; lifting capacity 52 000 tonnes displacement; 150 000 dwt.

10.74 Porto Commerciale entrance to Capo Mongerbino. From a position E of the head of the extension to Diga Foranea, the route leads generally E for about 5 miles, passing: N of the AGIP Terminal (38063N 13246E) (10.64), thence: N of the ESSO Terminal (38060N 13263E) (10.65). Torre Corsaro (not named on the chart), a square tower with a white stripe on its N side (used for measured distance) stands on Punta del Corsaro (not named on the chart) a rocky point, 3 cables SW of the terminal. Three tall light-coloured chimneys stand on the coast close E of the tower. Thence: (with positions given from Torre Corsaro) (38058N 13259E)) N of the extremity of a submarine outfall (2 miles ENE) extending 6 cables NW from a position on the coast (3 miles E), thence: N of the village of Aspra (3 miles E), with a high, slender, square belfry standing in it. The town of

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10.79 Medical facilities. There are several hospitals. Oily waste reception facilities are available.

Supplies
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Provisions are available in quantity. Fresh water is available alongside any quay and in the roads. Bunkers. Fuel, diesel and gas oil are available at the berths and by barge with a capacity of 360 tonnes.

Communications
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10.81 Nearest airports: Falcone and Borsellino International, 25 km.

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CAPO ZAFFERANO TO CAPO DORLANDO GENERAL INFORMATION

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Principal marks
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10.83 This section describes the coastal waters between Capo Zafferano (3807N 1332E) (10.15) and Capo dOrlando (3810N 1445E) (10.106) together with off-lying dangers and intervening ports. This section is sub-divided as follows: Coastal route (10.85). Termini Imerese (10.107).

Rescue
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COASTAL ROUTE General information

Charts 1976, 963 plan Porto di Termini Imerese (see 1.15)

Route
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10.85 The route leads from the vicinity of Capo Zafferano (3807N 1332E) (10.15) to the vicinity of Capo dOrlando (3810N 1445E) (10.106).

Tunny fishing
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10.86 Tunny nets are laid annually between March and November as follows: In the vicinity of Capo Grosso (3802N 1336E) (10.91). In the vicinity of Trabia (3800N 1339E) (10.91). In the vicinity of Castel di Tusa (3801N 1415E) (10.94). See also 1.8.

10.90 Landmarks: Monte Catalfano (38063N 13316E) (10.15). Pizzo di Cane (3759N 1333E), a distinctive, conically-shaped mountain which may be identified by two notches on its W side. Monte Santo Calogero (3757N 1344E), the slopes of which are covered with olive groves, has a sharp summit that appears from certain bearings as two peaks. Capo Cefal Lighthouse (white octagonal tower on white house, 26 m in height) (3802N 1402E), standing on the cape (10.92). The ruins of a castle stand on a distinctive conical hill, rising to a height of 269 m, behind the lighthouse. A conspicuous tower in the W part of the distinctive village of Pollina standing on the summit of a mountain at a height of 762 m, 6 miles ESE of Capo Cefal. The ruins of an ancient castle standing in the village of Tusa at an elevation of 614 m, 4 miles E of Pollina, are easily recognised and make an excellent landmark. Isola Alicudi (3833N 1421E) (10.173). The chapel of San Croce di Santo Stefano (3759N 1423E) (not named on the chart), standing on the summit of a hill at an elevation of 874 m, is very prominent. Isola Filicudi (3834N 1434E) (10.179). The village of San Marco dAlunzio, with two conspicuous belfries, standing on a round-topped mountain at an elevation of 548 m, 3 miles E of Santa Agata di Militello. Capo dOrlando (3810N 1445E) (10.106). Major lights: Capo Zafferano Light (3807N 1332E) (10.15). Capo Cefal Light as above. Capo dOrlando Light (octagonal tower on dwelling, 10 m in height), standing on the cape as above.

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10.87 Anchoring, fishing by any method and bathing are prohibited in an area of radius 150 m, centred upon Scoglio Formica (38054N 13337E) (10.91), and where depths do not exceed 50 m, in order to protect archaeological remains. A similar prohibited area (not charted) lies about 1 cables offshore in the vicinity of the reef extending W from Capo dOrlando (3810N 1445E) (10.106).

Directions
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Capo Zafferano to Capo Cefal

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Submarine cables
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10.88 Two submarine cables come ashore at Santa Agata di Militello (3804N 1438E) (10.105).

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10.89 Unexpected heavy squalls are experienced off the mouths of the valleys between the mountains backing the length of coast between Capo Cefal (3802N 1402E) (10.92) and Capo Raisigerbi (10.94), 5 miles E. The phenomenon occurs with particular violence in the ravine of the Torrente Carbone (not charted), about 1 miles SE of Torre Caldura (38024N 14025E) (10.94) (not charted).

10.91 Capo Zafferano to Pontile ENEL. From a position N of IIsolotto, the rock lying close off Capo Zafferano (3807N 1332E), where the coast for 2 miles S of the cape is fringed with rocks and shoals to a short distance offshore, the track leads E for about 10 miles, passing (with positions given from the root of Pontile ENEL (37582N 13452E)): N of Secca di Chianca (12 miles NW), a rock with a depth of 116 m over it, lying on the S side of the approaches to Seno di Santa Elia. Thence: N of Scoglio Formica (11 miles NW), a rock, awash, which is difficult to see and lies on a small shoal 7 cables SSE of Secca di Chianca. A submarine outfall extends 4 cables E from the shore close S of Punta Porticello, about 1 mile WNW of Scoglio Formica. Thence: E of several designated anchorages (10 miles NW) (10.99) lying off the coast between Torre Solanto

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(38046N 13326E) (10.93) and Torre Colonna (below), thence: of Torre Colonna (8 miles NW) (not named on chart 1976), a low, squat tower with a turret on top, thence: of Capo Grosso (8 miles NW), a promontory 73 m in height. Owing to the risk of landslips, the whole coastal area around Capo Grosso should be given a good berth. Thence: of Punta Mandra (7 miles NW) (not named on the chart), 2 cables ESE of Capo Grosso, a narrow headland pierced by a large fissure, thence: of the extremity of a submarine outfall (7 miles NW) and a castle, with a remarkable tower, standing on a small promontory in front of the village of San Nicola lArena (10.101), thence: of the extremity of a submarine outfall (6 miles NW) extending 12 miles offshore, thence: of the extremity of a submarine outfall (4 miles NW) and a conspicuous old, square, crenellated fortress standing in the village of Trabia at the foot of Monte Rosamarina, thence: of the extremity of a submarine outfall (2 miles NW) extending 1 miles NE from the coast on the N side of Termini Imerese (10.107), thence: of the head of Pontile ENEL (10.110). Three chimneys, marked by obstruction lights, with another under construction in 1997, stand close together near the root of Pontile ENEL. Thence:

lighthouse (10.90). A cathedral, (two square belfries and pyramidal tops), stands in the town.

Useful marks
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Torre Solanto, a castle with a short yellow-coloured tower (38047N 13327E), standing on the point of the same name. The tower is used for measured distance. Torre di Capo Grosso, a square tower standing on Capo Grosso (3802N 1336E) (10.91). Torre Mandra, a square prominent tower, standing on Punta Mandra (10.91), 2 cables ESE of Capo Grosso. Chart 1976 (see 1.15)

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10.92 Pontile ENEL to Capo Cefal. From a position N of the head of Pontile ENEL, the route leads E for about 13 miles, passing (with positions given from the root of Pontile ENEL (37582N 13452E)): N of the mouth of Fiume Torto (8 cables E). The river is spanned by a railway bridge which is visible from seaward and a short distance inland two large buildings can be seen. Thence: N of the head of a pier carrying a sea-water intake pipe extending from the coast fronting the village of Molara (2 miles E). A light (yellow pile, 5 m in height), is exhibited from the head of the pier. Thence: N of Torre Battilamano (2 miles E), a low, square partially ruined tower attached to a building which stands on the coast. Fiume Grande enters the sea close E of the tower where a long masonry bridge spans the river. Thence: N of the extremity of a submarine outfall extending from a position on the coast (6 miles ENE). Torre Roccella (not named on the charts), stands on the coast close to the root of the outfall. The village of Campofelice, stands on a flat green spur of the mountains close S of the tower. Thence: N of Capo Plaia (10 miles ENE), a low, flat, rocky point covered with olive trees. A prominent hotel and another smaller white building stands near the point. Capo Plaia is fringed with rocks to a distance of 1 cables offshore. Thence: N of Punta Santa Lucia (not named on the charts) (12 miles ENE), a rocky point. Torre Santa Lucia, circular and in ruins stands on the point. Thence: N of two dangerous shoals (13 miles ENE) lying close together within 2 cables of the coast, thence: N of Capo Cefal (14 miles ENE). The town of Cefal stands on the W side of a conical hill behind the

10.94 From a position N of Capo Cefal (3802N 1402E) (10.92), the track leads E for about 23 miles, passing (with positions given from Capo Raisigerbi (3802N 1409E)): N of a light-buoy (special) (5 miles WNW), marking the extremity of a submarine outfall extending almost 1 mile ENE from Capo Cefal. Torre Caldura (not charted), a square, partially demolished tower stands on a rocky point 5 cables ESE of the cape. Porto di Presidiana (10.103) lies close NW of Torre Caldura. Thence: N of Punta Santo Ambrogio (2 miles WSW) (not named on the chart), the extremity of a rocky height fringed by rocks. Thence: N of Capo Raisigerbi (Capo Finale), a moderately high promontory with reddish rocky sides fringed to a short distance by shoals and rocks. An extensive tourist development stands amongst the vegetation on the point. Thence: N of a light-buoy (special) (8 cables ENE) (not shown on the chart), marking the extremity of a submarine outfall extending 8 cables NNE from the coast, thence: N of Fiume Pollina (1 miles ESE), the mouth of which is spanned by a masonry bridge of five arches, thence: N of Castel di Tusa (5 miles E), a village standing on a rocky spur descending from the heights upon which Tusa (10.90) is standing. Thence: N of Santo Stefano di Camastra (9 miles E) which stands on a small hill covered with olive trees and vines. Several large modern blocks of flats can be seen. Thence: S of Isola Alicudi (3833N 1421E) (10.173), thence: N of Punta Caronia (13 miles E), a low, white rounded projection extending from the deep valley, of the Fiume Caronia. A submarine outfall (not shown on the chart) extends 6 cables N from the coast on the E side of Punta Caronia. Thence: N of Torre del Lauro (18 miles E) (not named), which although charted is no longer visible, thence:

Torre del Lauro to Capo dOrlando

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10.95 From a position N of Torre del Lauro, the track leads E for about 10 miles, passing (with positions given from Capo dOrlando (3810N 1445E)): N of the village of Acque Dolci (10 miles SW), standing near the coast with a large church and belfry standing in it. Thence:

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S of Isola Filicudi (3834N 1434E) (10.179), thence: N of the extremity of a submarine outfall (9 miles SW) (not shown on the chart), extending NNW for about 6 cables from the coast close E of the Torrente Inganno (not shown on the chart); a railway bridge spans the mouth of the river. Thence: N of Santa Agata di Militello (8 miles SW) (10.105), thence: N of the Fiumara di Rosmarino (6 miles SW) (not named on the chart), thence: N of a light-buoy (special) (3 miles SSW) (not shown on the chart), marking the extremity of a submarine outfall extending 8 cables NW from the shore close NE of the mouth of the Fiumara di Zappulla, thence: N of a reef extending about 5 cables offshore from the W side of Capo dOrlando, thence: N of Capo dOrlando. The town of Capo dOrlando extends along the coast for about 1 mile W of the cape. Thence: Caution. Capo dOrlando is known for unexpected squalls and heavy seas which occur in its vicinity.

the outer breakwater and Molo Sottoflutto is the inner breakwater. Useful marks: Light (pillar on hut, 4 m in height), exhibited from the head of Molo Foraneo. Light (red metal framework tower on round pedestal, 6 m in height), exhibited from the head of Molo Sottoflutto. Berths. The harbour can offer shelter in any weather to small craft with a draught of 4 m. There are depths of 27 to 34 m at berths on Molo Foraneo, with greater depths of 44 to 6 m alongside the S end of the mole. There are also depths of 27 to 34 m and alongside the W side of the W basin. There is a least depth of 35 m in the entrance to the W basin. Most of the quays are reserved for fishing boats. Pleasure craft may only berth close to the head of Molo di Sottoflutto, and are subject to the needs of the fishing fleet.

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10.98 Anchorage can be obtained off the beaches either side of the mouth of Fiume Torto (37586N 13461E) according to draught. The bottom is sand. Chart 963 plan Approaches to Termini Imerese

Useful marks:
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A massive, square, reddish castle, with two rows of windows, standing on summit of a hill behind the town of Motta dAffermo (3759N 1418E), makes an excellent mark from a distance. The town stands at an elevation of 700 m. Torremuzza (Mozza tower) (3801N 1419E) (not named on the charts), a square tower with a group of houses standing close to. A small collection of houses and a group of thirteen silver-coloured cylindrical oil tanks stand close E. A conspicuous church, with a reddish-coloured belfry, standing in the town of Santa Agata di Militello (3804N 1438E) (10.105). The town of Caronia (3802N 1427E), with its remarkable castle, standing on a low hill. (Directions continue at 10.123)

Designated anchorages between Torre Solanto and Torre Colonna

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Anchorages and harbours

Chart 963 plan Golfo di Palermo and plan Approaches to Termini Imerese

10.99 Anchorages. Between Torre Solanto (38045N 13326E) (10.91) and Torre Colonna (10.91), 3 miles SE, five designated anchorages have been established numbered A1 to A3 inclusive, and B1 and B2, as shown on the chart. Regulations. These anchorages are solely for vessels in transit not exceeding a length of 130 m or 5000 tons. Masters must obtain prior permission by VHF from the Local Maritime Authority and when anchored must report the usual ships details, cargo and anticipated movements. For further information Masters should contact the Maritime Navigation Office at Porticello Santa Flavia. Submarine outfalls. Two submarine outfalls extend about 8 cables NE from the shore 9 cables S and about 2 miles SSE, respectively, from Torre Solanto, as shown on the chart. Useful mark: A large grey-coloured church, without a belfry, standing at an elevation of 80 m in the town of Casteldaccia, 1 miles SSW of Torre Solanto.

Porticello Santa Flavia

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Porti di Spagna
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10.97 Description. Porticello Santa Flavia (Porticello) (38053N 13325E), a hamlet of the village of Santa Flavia, stands on the coast and is fronted by a small harbour. Anchorage. Five anchorage berths are established within the port limits of Porticello, sheltered from NW winds, in Seno di Santa Elia (10.91), 7 cables NNW. These berths can be used by vessels of less than 5000 grt, and length less than 130 m. Prohibited fishing area. For the safety of navigation and the protection of life at sea, fishing, however carried out, is prohibited in an area around the harbour of Porticello Santa Flavia, though not within it, for a distance of 200 m from the port and along the coast as far as San Nicola lArena (3801N 1337E) (10.101), where again, fishing is allowed within the harbour. Harbour. The small-craft harbour is protected by two breakwaters, quayed on their inner sides, and divided into an E and W basin by a quayed inner mole. Molo Foraneo is

10.100 Anchorage for small vessels can be obtained in the middle of Porti di Spagna (3804N 1333E) (not named on the chart), a small bay indenting the coast close S of Torre Solanto, in depths between 13 and 15 m, mud and sand. Care should be taken to avoid the submarine outfalls and designated anchorages (10.99). Local knowledge is required.

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10.101 Description. San Nicola lArena (3801N 1337E) is a village fronted by a small craft harbour for the use of fishing and recreational vessels. Anchorage. Open anchorage can be obtained off the harbour where the holding ground is good, taking care to avoid the outfall. Local knowledge is advisable. Harbour. The harbour is sheltered from the N by Molo di Sopraflutto which extends generally NE for about

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2 cables from the shore about 1 cable NW of the castle (10.91), and from the SE by Molo di Sottoflutto, extending parallel to Molo di Sopraflutto for about 1 cables from the foot of the castle. The entrance faces E and is about 70 m wide. Two small moles extend SE from Molo di Sopraflutto creating the inner basins of the harbour. Parts of the inner faces of the moles are quayed and numerous pontoons are provided. Depths in the entrance are 3 m, and at the quays 25 m. Depths shoal to a small beach at the root of Molo di Sopraflutto. Submarine outfall pipeline extends about 6 cables NNE from the shore close to the foot of the castle. Useful mark: Light (green mast), exhibited from the head of Molo di Sopraflutto. Berths. There are about 450 berths available for recreational vessels, of which about 10% are available for visitors.

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10.105 Description. Santa Agata di Militello (3804N 1438E) consists of numerous large modern buildings and a church (10.96). A long yellow building with a tall, slender chimney, stands close W of the town. Anchorage can be obtained off the town in good holding of mud and sand, taking care to avoid the submarine cables (10.88) which come ashore in the area and the dangerous wreck charted about 4 cables ENE of the head of the breakwater. Breakwater. A breakwater extends about 2 cables NE from the shore on the W side of the town. Two lights, vertically disposed (red and green mast, 6 m in height), are exhibited from the head of the breakwater. Berths. Hydrofoils and fishing vessels berth on the inner side of the breakwater.

Capo dOrlando
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Cefal Anchorage
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10.102 Anchorage can be obtained between Torre Santa Lucia (38023N 14000E) (10.92) and Capo Cefal (10.92), 1 miles E, about 5 cables offshore in depths of not less than 10 m. Small craft can approach closer to the old harbour of the town of Cefal and landing can be effected at a small mole in the harbour. Local knowledge is required.

10.106 Description. Capo dOrlando (3810N 1445E), rocky and 100 m in height, has a conical appearance when viewed from the N. A church, surrounded by an old wall which gives it the appearance of a castle, stands on the summit of the cape and is especially visible from the N. Anchorage can be obtained close E of Capo dOrlando, good holding, mud and sand. Local knowledge is required. Explosives danger. Navigation, anchoring, fishing and all forms of underwater activity are prohibited in the area of the reef Agr Capo dOrlando (38096N 14455E) owing to the presence of explosive devices on the sea bed up to 250 m offshore.

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10.103 Description. Porto di Presidiana (Insenatura di Presidiana) lies on the E side of Capo Cefal (3802N 1402E) (10.92), close NW of Torre Caldura (10.94). Harbour. The harbour is protected on its N side by a mole extending about 2 cables E from the shore about 4 cables WNW of Torre Caldura. A concrete jetty, with finger piers, extends E for about 1 cables from the shore about 1 cables S of the root of the mole. The head of this jetty is T-shaped and is reserved solely for hydrofoils. About 1 cables SE of the jetty, a hydrofoil pier extends 1 cable NE. Above water rocks lie between this jetty and Torre Caldura. Caution. The harbour is subject to shoaling and rocks and submerged stone blocks lie within the harbour. Entry is dangerous with winds from the W and NW, and also from the NE and E. A SE wind raises a swell. Local knowledge is required. Capo Cefal submarine outfall: see 10.94 Useful marks: Light (white support), exhibited from the head of the mole. Light (red support), exhibited from the head of the hydrofoil pier. Services. There is a hospital in the town.

Chart 963 plan Approaches to Termini Imerese and plan Porto di Termini Imerese

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10.107 Position. Termini Imerese (3759N 1342E), with a population of about 27 000, stands on the E slope of a hill. Topography. From the N, the town is partially hidden by the spur of a hill called Colle del Castello (37593N 13419E). The grey cathedral with its square belfry and green spire stands in the N part of the town with the belfry of San Giovanni standing in the W part of the town. Chiesa della Gancia, with its high, square, yellowish belfry and cupola, dominates the surrounding buildings in the high part of the town and a large white convent, with a large red building of several stories close SE, stands in the S part of the town. Approach and entry. The port is approached from the open sea and entered S of the head of Diga Foranea. Traffic. In 2004 there were 387 ship calls with a total of 3 393 839 dwt. Port Authority. CIRCOMARE (Regional Coastguard Office)

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Capo Raisigerbi
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10.104 Anchorage can be found E or W of Capo Raisigerbi (3802N 1409E), good holding of mud and sand.

10.108 Longest berth. Banchina Diga Foranea (10.112). Local weather. The harbour is well sheltered from N and W winds. SW winds descend violently from the mountains but do not raise a sea and are not considered dangerous. Caution. The SE wind (Scirocco) descends very violently from the E of Monte Santo Calogero (3757N 1344E) (10.90), (shown on chart 1976), and raises disturbed seas in

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the entire harbour and places vessels berthed in the NE part at risk. Under these circumstances, it is advisable to move outside the harbour and anchor in the roads in the lee of Monte Santo Calogero, where the bottom holds reasonably well, or, outside Diga Foranea over a sandy bottom. Nevertheless, gusts descending from the sides of the mountain can cause vessels to drag.

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10.109 Notice of ETA: at least 24 hours. Outer anchorages. Vessels in the roads at Termini Imerese waiting to enter port or to carry out operations at the pier of the thermo-electric power station Pontile ENEL (10.110), 1 miles E, can anchor exclusively in one of the designated anchor berths, as shown on the chart, and established by the Maritime Authority. In particular, berths A1 and A2 are reserved for tankers and the remaining berths A3, A4 and B1 are for the use of dry cargo vessels. B1 berth lies outside the pilotage area. Masters of vessels arriving must report the preferred berth by VHF, requesting the necessary authorisation. To anchor in positions other than those above, for particular circumstances, or because of adverse weather conditions, authorisation should be requested from the local Maritime Navigation Office. Pilotage is available between 0700 and 1900. Vessels berthing to the ENEL (National Electricity Authority) pier must use a local pilot. See also 1.21. Tugs are available. Regulations. Vessels whose grt exceeds 500 tons must employ berthing assistants.

A water intake lies 4 cables N of the root of Pontile ENEL; it is marked by a light (post with red and white bands). Prohibited entry area embraces Pontile ENEL and the water intake, as shown on the chart. Landmarks: Colle del Castello (37594N 13419E) (10.107), is the best landmark and is easily distinguished at night by the lights standing on it. Two high brick chimneys standing near the root of Diga Foranea, 2 cables ENE of Colle del Castello. The three chimneys (10.91), standing near the root of Pontile ENEL.

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10.111 From a position about 1 mile NE of the head of Diga Foranea (37592N 13433E), the route leads as required to the harbour entrance or the oil berth at Pontile ENEL. The chart is a sufficient guide. Useful marks: Light, exhibited from the head of Diga Foranea (37592N 13433E). Light (white metal mast) (private), standing on the head of Pontile ENEL, almost 1 miles E of the head of Diga Foranea. Light (red column, 5 m in height), standing on the N head of Molo Sottoflutto, 5 cables W of the head of Diga Foranea. Two lights, vertically disposed, (green mast, 10 m in height) (private), standing on the head of Molo Trapezoidale, 6 cables W of the head of Diga Foranea.

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10.110 General layout. Termini Imerese is protected from N and NE by a mole/breakwater extending E thence ESE for a total of 9 cables. A short mole, Molo Trapezoidale, extends E to form the S side of the main basin. Entry is from SSE. A smaller basin is formed on the S side of Molo Trapezoidale by a breakwater extending E, thence N. Pontile ENEL is an oil pipeline pier with four mooring buoys near its head. These buoys are liable to be swept away to sea. An additional mooring buoy (not shown on the chart), for use during SE winds, is moored about 3 cables SW of the pier head.

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10.112 Banchina Diga Foranea; length 650 m. Molo Trapezoidale, N side; length 300 m; depths 7 m alongside. Banchina Sebastiano Veniero; vessels up to 100 m in length can berth here; depths about 5 m alongside.

Port services
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10.113 Repairs. minor repairs undertaken. Other facilities: small hospital in town. Supplies: fresh provisions; water on the quays.

CAPO DORLANDO TO CAPO PELORO GENERAL INFORMATION

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COASTAL ROUTE General information

Charts 172, 1018 (see 1.15)

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10.114 This section describes described the coastal waters between Capo dOrlando (3810N 1445E) (10.106) and Capo Peloro (3816N 1539E) (10.124). This section is sub-divided as follows: Coastal route (10.116). Golfo di Patti (10.126). Porto di Milazzo (10.137).

Route
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10.116 The route leads leads at a safe distance offshore from the vicinity of Capo dOrlando (3810N 1445E) (10.106) to the vicinity of Capo Peloro (3816N 1539E) (10.124).

Submarine cables and pipelines

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Rescue
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10.115 See 10.5.

10.117 Two submarine cables come ashore 3 miles ESE of Capo Rasocolmo (3818N 1531E) (10.124). Three gas pipelines extend across the N approaches to the Stretto di Messina from positions on the coast between 3 and 6 cables WNW of Mortelle (38163N 15368E)

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(10.124). All three pipelines are embraced by prohibited anchoring and fishing areas, the limits of which are shown on the charts. See also 1.25.

Minewarfare exercise areas

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10.118 Minewarfare exercises are conducted within 3 miles of the shore in the sea area between Capo di Milazzo (10.123) and Capo Peloro (10.124). See Appendix, Italian Area M 532.

Prohibited areas
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10.119 Three buoyed areas for mooring recreational craft are laid each year between May and September in the area fronting Gioiosa Marea (3811N 1454E) (10.123). Fishing, sub-aqua activities, and movement by vessels not using the buoys are prohibited in the area lying within 300 m of the buoyed areas.

Currents
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10.120 See 10.171 for the currents between the coast of Sicilia and Isola Vulcano (3824N 1458E) (10.211).
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Principal marks
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10.121 Landmarks: Capo dOrlando (3810N 1445E) (10.106). A very tall cylindrical tower, standing on the W side of the village of Piraino, 5 cables S of Capo Piraino (3810N 1451E) (10.123). Monte Aria (3823N 1459E) (10.214). Punta dei Porci Lighthouse (38220N 14595E) (10.214). A television mast, painted red and white, and a church, standing on the summit of Monte Trinit (38151N 15143E) (named on chart 805), the highest point on Penisola di Milazzo (10.123). Capo Peloro Lighthouse (white octagonal tower, black bands, white dwelling, 37 m in height) (3816N 1539E), standing on Capo Peloro (10.124). Pylon (38159N 15391E) (12.18), standing 1 cables S of Capo Peloro Lighthouse. Major lights: Capo dOrlando Light as above. Capo di Milazzo Light (white tower, 10 m in height) (3816N 1514E), standing on Capo di Milazzo (10.123). Capo Rasocolmo Light (white building, 13 m in height) (3818N 1531E), obscured 255 shore over Secca Rasocolmo (10.124), standing on Capo Rasocolmo (10.124). Capo Peloro Light as above. Visible 1125069 (3165).

passing (with positions given from Capo Calav (38115N 14550E)): N of the Fiume di Naso (6 miles WSW). The town of Naso, in which there is a pointed belfry, stands on the summit of a wooded hill, 500 m in height, 2 miles SSW of the river mouth, thence: N of Scoglio di Brolo (4 miles WSW), a tall, rounded conspicuous rock, lying 3 cables offshore. A tall, square crenellated tower, stands in the the village of Brolo abreast the rock. A large six-storey hotel can be seen standing close E of the tower. Fiume di Brolo enters the sea close E of the village. Caution. Heavy squalls from the mountains inland are sometimes experienced off Brolo. Thence the track continues E passing: N of Capo Piraino (3 miles WSW), a high, rugged headland fringed with rocks and shoals, awash. Torre Chiavole (large square, tower partly covered by a red roof), stands on the cape. Thence: N of a light-buoy (special) (2 miles WSW), marking the extremity of a submarine outfall extending NW from the coast close SW of Gioiosa Marea (3811N 1454E). Thence: N of Capo Calav, the high, rugged rocky extremity of a spur of Monte Pizzicalori. The cape is precipitous on its N and E sides, with rocks close inshore and a sandy beach on its W side. Thence: (Directions for Golfo di Patti are given at 10.132) S of Punta dei Porci (11 miles NNE) (10.215), the S extremity of Isola Vulcano (10.211), thence: N of a shoal (15 miles ENE), with a depth of 88 m over it, lying about 2 cables N of Punta Gamba di Donna, the W extremity of the head of Penisola di Milazzo. Penisola di Milazzo is fringed by rocks and shoals extending a short distance offshore, and it is covered with olive groves. From E or W, the peninsula appears as an island with a town and citadel at its S end. Thence: (Directions from Golfo di Patti (10.133) merge here) N of Capo di Milazzo, about 3 cables E of Punta Gamba di Donna, the N extremity of Penisola di Milazzo. Capo di Milazzo Light (10.121) is exhibited from the headland.

Capo di Milazzo to Capo Peloro

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10.124 From a position N of Capo di Milazzo, the track leads generally E for about 20 miles, passing (with positions given from Capo Rasocolmo (3818N 1531E)): N of a shoal (13 miles W), with a depth of 82 m over it, lying 3 cables NNE of Punta Mazza. A wreck lies between the shoal and Punta Mazza and a rock, awash, lies about 1 cable ENE of the point. Thence: (Directions for Porto di Milazzo are given at 10.158) Charts1018, 917 N of the minewarfare exercise area (12 miles W to 4 miles E) (10.118), thence: N of Capo Rasocolmo, the extremity of a fertile and cultivated tableland, about 75 m in height, which descends in a steep, rocky slope to a remarkable accumulation of sand fronted by a sandy beach. Cape Rasocolmo Light (10.121) is exhibited from the cape. Torre Rasocolmo, a square, white-painted tower stands on the edge of the slope amongst green vegetation. Thence:

Other aids to navigation

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10.122 Racon: Cape Peloro Lighthouse (3816N 1539E) (10.121).

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Directions
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Capo dOrlando to Capo Milazzo

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10.123 From a position N of Capo dOrlando (3810N 1445E) (10.106), the track leads generally E for about 24 miles,

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(Directions from Porto di Milazzo (10.159) merge here) N of the N extremity of Secca Rasocolmo (2 miles ENE), a sandy bank extending 1 miles from the coast. Clearing bearing and marks. A vessel passing the shoal from W to E, should keep the whole of Penisola di Milazzo well open of Capo Rasocolmo until the alignment (133) of the following marks passes about 5 cables NE of the edge of Secca Rasocolmo: Torre Cavallo (38148N 15408E) (12.22). Capo Peloro Lighthouse (3816N 1539E) (10.121). Thence: N of a pair of lights (special) (3 miles ESE), in line bearing 211, marking the W limit of the prohibited anchoring and fishing area (10.129), thence: N of a pair of lights (special), at Mortelle, (4 miles ESE), in line bearing 256, marking the E limit of the same prohibited anchoring and fishing area. Thence: N of Torre Bianca (38163N 15385E), a cylindrical tower standing on the coast where a small prohibited anchoring area has been established, as shown on chart 917, thence: N of Capo Peloro (6 miles ESE), a low sandy cape subject to erosion, which is the NE extremity of Sicilia. A light (10.121) stands 1 cable W of the point. The erosion causes the sandy bank fringing the cape to alter its shape and depth. Caution. Owing to the shifting nature of the fringing bank, Capo Peloro should not be approached within 5 cables. Useful mark: A disused signal station, standing on a thickly wooded hill at Forte Spuria (38160N 15372E), named on chart 917, is plainly visible from the WNW. (Directions for the Stretto di Messina are given at 12.20)

GOLFO DI PATTI General information

Charts 1976, 172 (see 1.15)

Description
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10.126 Golfo di Patti is a wide bay entered between Capo Calav (38115N 14550E) (10.123) and Punta Gamba di Donna (10.123), 15 miles ENE. It is divided into two bays, Baia di Patti (10.127) on the W and Baia di Oliveri (10.127) on the E, by Capo Tindari (10.132), 6 miles ESE of Capo Calav.

Topography
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10.127 Baia di Patti, indenting the W side of Golfo di Patti, is fringed by wide pebbly beaches through which several streams enter the sea. The shores of the bay are backed by hills giving the appearance of an amphitheatre. Baia di Oliveri, indenting the S and E sides of the gulf, has a sandy accessible beach, free of off-lying dangers, backed by a fertile area with luxuriant vegetation and scattered houses. Numerous streams, spanned by bridges, enter into the bay. The sharp pointed summit of Rocca di Novara lies about 8 miles S of the head of the bay.

Tunny fishing
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10.128 Tunny fishing takes place annually between March and November, as follows: In the vicinity of San Giorgio (38105N 14565E) (10.132). Close N of Marina di Patti (38095N 14578E) (10.132). Close N of the village of Oliveri (38075N 15035E) (10.132). Off the mouth of the Torrente Mazzarra (not shown on the chart), 3 miles ENE of Oliveri. On the W side of Penisola di Milazzo (3815N 1515E) (10.123). See also 1.8.

Minor harbour
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Prohibited areas
10.129 Prohibited fishing area. In order to promote fish breeding, the entire bay is a prohibited area for trawl fishing or fishing by any other method which could damage the sea bed. The limits of the area are shown on the chart. Prohibited anchoring and fishing areas. Anchoring and fishing is prohibited in an area extending about 3 miles offshore fronting Marina di Patti (38095N 14578E) (10.132), where a submarine cable comes ashore. Anchoring and fishing is prohibited in an area embracing a submarine outfall extending from the coast fronting Falcone (38074N 15043E) (10.132), as shown on the chart.

Chart 172 (see 1.15)

Porticciolo Capo dOrlando

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10.125 Description. Porticciolo Capo dOrlando is a small harbour lying about 9 cables SE of Capo dOrlando (10.106). It is sheltered from the N by an elbowed outer breakwater extending N and E, with an inner breakwater about 120 m in length giving protection from the E. It has been reported that construction of the harbour is incomplete, however, that portion of the outer breakwater already completed is quayed on its inner side with depths of 5 m alongside, maintained by periodic dredging. The construction of quays along the entire shoreline within the harbour is planned. Prohibited area. As a consequence of shoaling, navigation within 100 m of the seaward side of the outer breakwater is prohibited. The shoaling extends into the harbour entrance and its limits are not marked. Local knowledge is required. Useful marks: Light (green tower), exhibited from the head of the outer breakwater. Light (red tower), exhibited from the head of the inner breakwater.

Local weather
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10.130 The N wind raises heavy seas, especially in winter. SE winds are violent, but near the coast, do not raise a heavy sea. The area is sheltered from W and SW winds, however the NE wind can be troublesome.

Principal marks
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10.131 Landmarks: Monte Pizzicalori (3811N 1455E) (10.123). The remarkable ruins of Gioiosa Vecchia (3909N 1456E), standing on a ridge.

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A large cathedral (38082N 14578E) with a conspicuous belfry, illuminated at night, standing in the city of Patti. A large church with a grey dome, and a belfry with a grey spire, standing in the town of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto (3809N 1513E). The silvery-grey dome of the cathedral (38134N 15146E) (10.157), standing in Milazzo. The television mast (38151N 15143E) (10.121) standing on Monte Trinit. Major light: Capo di Milazzo Light (3816N 1514E) (10.121).

Anchorages and harbours Baia di Oliveri

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10.134 Anchorage can be obtained in Baia di Oliveri (3808N 1504E) (10.127), the best berth being off the village of Oliveri (10.132), good holding of hard mud, taking care to avoid the prohibited anchoring and fishing area fronting Falcone (10.132), close E of Oliveri. Local knowledge is required.

Portorosa
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Directions Capo Calav to the approaches to Portorosa

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10.132 From a position NNE of Capo Calav (38115N 14550E) (10.123), the track leads generally ESE for about 9 miles, passing (with positions given from Capo Tindari (3809N 1503E)): NNE of San Giorgio (5 miles WNW), with a large red tunny fishery building. A marine farm, marked by a light-buoy, lies about 7 cables E from the village. Thence: NNE of two rocks (about 4 miles WNW) (charted as underwater rock depth unknown), one with a depth of 06 m over it, and the other awash, lying close together within cable of the coast. Thence: NNE of the prohibited area (10.129) fronting Marina di Patti (3 miles W). An open pile pier, 35 m long with an alongside depth of 4 m, fronts the village. It is used mainly by fishing vessels and can take craft up to 15 m in length and 35 m draught. Thence: NNE of Pietra di Patti (2 miles W), a high, brown conical rock about 6 cables offshore, with Scoglio di Patti, a lower, smaller rock lying close E. Thence: NNE of Capo Tindari, high, steep and rugged with a vertical cliff 279 m in height on its E side. The cape is fringed by Secca di Tindari (not named on the charts), a shifting sandbank with the 10 m depth contour line extending to a distance of 7 cables E from the cape. Thence: NNE of the village of Oliveri (1 miles SSE), which is mostly hidden by a railway embankment. The village is dominated by a castle standing on a mound surrounded by trees. Thence: NNE of the submarine outfall (10.129) fronting the village of Falcone (2 miles SE). The village of Frnari (not shown on the chart), about 1 miles SSE of Portorosa, is clearly visible. Useful mark: Torre del Forte (38075N 15069E) (not named on the charts), a square building more like a house than a tower, stands in the small village of Tonnarella, close NE of Portorosa.

10.135 Description. Portorosa (38076N 15067E) is a residential development embracing a recreational harbour consisting of a waterway extending about 5 cables inland. Regulation. Owing to shoaling in the entrance vessels with a draught in excess of 25 m must contact the Port Management Authority before entering harbour. Harbour. The entrance is protected by an inner and outer breakwater and the waterway divides into two branches about 2 cables inland. The E branch is narrow and curved with the W branch being wider and having a quayed section of berths from which a T-shaped pier extends. Depths in the port entrance are subject to shoaling and within the waterway depths range between 4 and 6 m in the outer harbour, and about 3 m in the inner water areas. Useful marks: Light (green mast, 6 m in height), exhibited from the head of the outer breakwater. Light (red mast, 6 m in height), exhibited from the head of the inner breakwater.

Cala SantAntonio
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10.136 Position. Cala SantAntonio (3816N 1514E) indents the W side of the N part of Penisola di Milazzo (10.123). Anchorage, well protected from NE and SE winds, can be obtained in the middle of Cala SantAntonio in depths of about 165 m.

PORTO DI MILAZZO General information

Charts 1018, 805 plan Rada and Porto di Milazzo

Position
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10.137 Porto di Milazzo (38130N 15145E) fronts the city of Milazzo which stands on the root of the Penisola di Milazzo (10.123) on the W side of Baia di Milazzo.

Function
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10.138 Milazzo is mainly an oil port with the harbour itself having facilities for handling dry cargoes. The city has a population of about 31 000.

Topography
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Portorosa harbour approaches to Punta Gamba di Donna

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10.133 From a position about 1 mile WNW of Portorosa Harbour, the route leads generally NE for about 9 miles, passing: NW of Penisola di Milazzo (3815N 1515E) (10.123), thence: NW of Punta Gamba di Donna (38160N 15135E) (10.123). (Directions merge with the coastal route at 10.123)

10.139 From Milazzo to Capo Rasocolmo (10.124), 14 miles ENE, the coast is low, sandy, well cultivated and free from off-lying dangers. Numerous streams enter the sea along this stretch of coast with their mouths being spanned by bridges. The low coastal hills are backed by the broken and irregular ridges of the Monti Peloritania mountain range which rises to Monte Antennamare (38094N 15280E), from where it decreases in height towards Capo Rasocolmo. In the distance Monte Etna and the mountains of Calabria on the Italian mainland can be seen.

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Between the valleys of the Torrente Muto and the Fiumara di Niceto, whose mouth is spanned by a long arched bridge about 3 miles E of the entrance to Milazzo harbour, a spur of the mountains descends in regular level terraces which show up well from the sea. Between Gesso (38149N 15282E) and Capo Rasocolmo, the coast is steep and the hills fall sharply in difficult slopes. There are small valleys with torrent-like rivers, spanned near the shore by stone bridges and viaducts carrying the coast road.

Arrival information Port radio

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10.148 The harbour and refinery operate on different VHF frequencies; see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3).

Notices of ETA required

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10.149 Harbour: at least 24 hours. Oil Refinery:at least 72 hours with a 48 hours update.

Approach and entry

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Anchorages
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10.140 The approach is made either from the N or E through the Baia di Milazzo with the harbour being entered S of the head of Molo Foraneo.

Traffic
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10.141 In 2004 there were 616 ship calls with a total of 20 180 030 dwt.
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Port Authority
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10.142 Milazzo Port Authority, Capitaneria di Porto, via Molo Marullo, I98057 Milazzo, Sicily, Italy.

10.150 Designated anchorages. Vessels exceeding 1000 grt or over must anchor in one of the designated anchorages, Nos 1 to 6, inclusive, as shown on the chart. Anchor berths Nos 2 and 5 have been reported to be out of use and it is recommended that the services of a pilot be used for anchoring. Any change of anchor berth, for safety or other reasons, must be authorised by or arranged direct with the Maritime Authority. Anchorage for smaller vessels can be obtained between the harbour entrance and the restricted area off Pontile di Ponente (10.151), in a depth of about 29 m, good holding ground of mud. Care should be exercised not to impede access to and from the harbour.

Prohibited areas Limiting conditions Controlling depth

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10.143 In the harbour entrance 58 m. Within the basin 45 m minimum.

Deepest and longest berth

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10.144 Harbour: Molo Foraneo (10.160). Oil Refinery: Pontile di Levante Berth 5 bis (10.161).

Tidal levels
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10.145 Mean spring range about 04 m; mean neap range about 02 m. See Admiralty Tide Tables.

10.151 Anchoring and fishing is prohibited within a large area extending E and N from Punta La Croce di Mare (38139E, 15150E), the limits of which are shown on the chart. Entry restricted areas, the limits of which are shown on the chart, lie centred on the heads of Pontile di Ponente (38127N 15158E) and Pontile di Levant, 3 cables ENE. Anchoring, fishing and navigation is prohibited within these areas for other than authorised vessels. Anchoring prohibited areas, the limits of which are shown on the chart, lie centred on the heads of two platforms standing over the extremities of water intake pipelines, respectively, 6 cables and 8 cables ESE of the head of Pontile di Levante (10.155). Entry prohibited areas, the limits of which are shown on the chart, lie centred upon the heads of the above platforms.

Maximum size of vessels handled

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Pilotage and tugs

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10.146 Harbour: LOA 200 m; draught 9 m. Oil Refinery Berths: 420 000 dwt.

Local weather
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10.147 Elongated white clouds over the Peloritania mountain range SE of Milazzo (10.137) presage a SE wind. When the Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands N of Milazzo) (10.166) are covered by fog, winds can be expected from the N, and when they are clearly visible winds from the S are to be expected. Large dark-grey strato-cumulus clouds to the W of Milazzo, presage rain and winds from the W of considerable strength, but of short duration. Caution. The harbour is open to the E, and strong ESE winds render it uncomfortable. It is dangerous to enter the harbour during stormy winds from the NE to the SE. During bad weather, the port is often congested with small vessels taking shelter.

10.152 Pilotage is compulsory within a zone extending 1 mile from the coast between Porto di Milazzo and meridian 1519E, and is available throughout 24 hours. The pilot boards about 1 miles NNE of the harbour entrance, as shown on the chart. A VHF pilotage service may be used by vessels of less than 2000 grt not employing a tug; vessels up to 20 000 grt entering the pilotage zone to anchor; and passenger ferries up to 6000 grt on regular services. See also 1.21. Tugs are available.

Regulations concerning entry

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10.153 Between Capo Milazzo and the port, during the summer period: All high speed craft must navigate at least 15 miles offshore. All high speed craft, exempt hydrofoils, must not exceed 18 knots.

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All vessels entering or leaving harbour must: Proceed with care and at the minimum speed required for manoeuvrability. Manoeuvre in such a way as to have a view of the harbour basin or the roadstead so as to be ready for immediate action whenever there are other vessels leaving or entering. In the harbour waters hydrofoils must not navigate on their foils. Vessels leaving have precedence over those entering; however, vessels leaving cannot commence their departure movements if the entry manoeuvres of another vessel are already under way. All vessels entering or leaving harbour are prohibited from: Navigating at a speed in excess of 5 kn. Passing through the harbour entrance, inward or outward bound, simultaneously with other vessels. Using whistles or sirens other than for reasons covered by the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions At Sea (1972). Using radar when berthing to quays. Special regulations within 5 cables of the harbour entrance: Fishing by any means is prohibited. Small craft (Rowing boats, sailing boats and power-driven craft) must not obstruct the entrance channel. Tankers. Tankers berth between 0600 and 2000, and unberth between 0600 and 2100.

The Town Hall, a two storey brick building fronted by palm trees, standing near the root of Molo Ludovico Marullo, 1 cables S of the new cathedral. A tall yellow building of a mill, standing 4 cables SSE of the town hall near the root of Molo Sottoflutto. Two tall flare stacks of the oil refinery, standing, respectively, 1 mile and 1 miles ESE of the mill. Both stacks are brightly lit by variously spaced white lights. Three chimneys, standing between 5 cables E and 7 cables ESE of the second flare stack. Major light: Capo di Milazzo Light (3816N 1514E) (10.121).

Directions Approach from the north

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Marine farm
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10.154 A marine farm, marked by buoys, lies about 3 miles E from the harbour entrance.

Harbour General layout

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10.155 Harbour. The NE side of the harbour is formed by Molo Ludovico Marullo which extends SE for 2 cables, thence a short section of mole runs E for cable to where Molo Foraneo extends SE for a further 2 cables. The SW side of the SE facing entrance is formed by Molo Sottoflutto extending 1 cable from the shore. Oil Refinery. The three oil refinery jettys extend N from the shore from to 1 miles ESE from the harbour entrance.

Anchorage
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10.156 Depths within the harbour generally vary between 1 and 10 m with the bottom being of coarse sand and gravel having a superficial layer of mud on top. Holding is reported to be fairly good.

Principal marks
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10.157 Landmarks: The television mast standing on Monte Trinit (38151N 15143E) (10.121). A tower, standing 1 mile SSE of the television mast. The old cathedral with its dome standing within the walls of a conspicuous castle (38138N 15145E) in the N part of Milazzo. The silvery-grey dome of the new cathedral (38134N 15146E), standing in the lower part of the city.

10.158 Punta Mazza to the harbour entrance. From a position E of Punta Mazza (38162N 15143E) (10.124), the track leads S initially, for about 2 miles, passing, (with positions given from Punta Rugno (38147N 15152E)): E of Punta Cirucco (1 miles NNW), which is fringed with rocks and where shoal water, having a depth of 35 m over its extremity, extends to 1 cables offshore. Thence: E of Punta Rotolo (7 cables NNW), with rocks fringing its N side, thence: E of Punta Rugno, which can be identified by a two storey, reddish-coloured villa fronted by a terrace, standing on its summit. Thence: E of Punta La Croce di Mare (8 cables S), which is fringed very close inshore by the Scogli Croce di Mare (not charted), a group of rocks 12 m in height. A rough stone shrine can be seen standing on one of them. The shore becomes sandy S of Punta La Croce di Mare, and a rubble breakwater extends about cable ESE from the coast, 1 cables SSW of the point. Thence for tankers, the route continues as required to the allocated berth at the Oil Refinery Piers (between 2 and 2 miles generally SSE), and for vessels bound for the harbour, the route turns to lead SW and NW for about 1 miles, passing: SE and SW of the head of Molo Foraneo (38129N 15150E). A light (green column on pedestal, 6 m in height) is exhibited from the head of the breakwater, thence: NE of the head of Molo Sottoflutto, 1 cables SW of the head of Molo Foraneo, marked by a light (red metal column on pedestal, 5 m in height), thence: As required for the allocated berth. Useful marks, at the Oil Refinery Piers: Two lights, vertically disposed (green post), standing about cable N of the head of Pontile di Ponente (38127N 15158E). (with positions given from the head of Pontile di Ponente): Two lights, vertically disposed, (red mast, green band, on platform, 5 m in height) (3 cables ENE), standing about 1 cable N of the head of Pontile di Levante. Two lights, vertically disposed, (red post on dolphin) (5 cables E), on the head of Pontile No 3.

Departure to the east

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10.159 Harbour entrance to Capo Rasocolmo. From a position E of the head of Molo Foraneo (38129N 15150E), the

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route leads generally ENE for about 13 miles, passing (with positions given from the head of Molo Foraneo): NNW of the Oil Refinery Piers (between 7 cables ESE and about 1 miles E), and their associated lights (10.158). NNW of the extremities of the two water intake pipelines (about 1 cables generally ESE), each marked by a light (special daymark on mast), thence: NNW of an Oceanographic Platform (2 miles E) (on station until April 2005) lying 3 cables offshore. A special spherical light-buoy has also been laid 12 cables SSW of the platform. Thence: NNW of a wreck (3 miles E), with the masts visible, lying close inshore, thence: NNW of a marine farm (about 3 miles E), marked by a light (special daymark on special buoyant beacon). Navigation, stopping, bathing and fishing, other than by vessels employed by the farm, is prohibited within 100 m of the farm. Thence: NNW of the extremity of a submarine outfall (5 miles ENE), extending 1 mile NNW from the coast, where anchoring or fishing is prohibited within 200 m of the pipeline. Thence: NNW of the town of Spadafora (6 miles E), thence: NNW of the extremity of a submarine outfall (8 miles ENE), extending about 3 cables WNW from the coast; a light-buoy (special) marks the end of the outfall. A remarkable bridge with many arches spans the mouth of the Fiumara Saponara, 6 cables SW of the root of the outfall. Thence: NNW of a marine farm (9 miles ENE), thence: NNW of Capo Rasocolmo (13 miles ENE) (10.124). (Directions merge with the coastal route at 10.124)

Berths Harbour
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10.160 The deepest berth is Molo Foraneo; length about 300 m; depth 9 m.

Oil Refinery
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10.161 Only the main berths at each jetty are mentioned: Pontile di Ponente (Jetty No 1); Berth Nos 1 and 2; maximum draft 14 m. Pontile di Levante (Jetty No 2); Berth No 5 bis; maximum draft 256 m; 420 000 dwt. Berth No 6 bis; maximum draft 1585 m; 300 000 dwt. Pontile No 3, E of Pontile di Levante, is not in service (2004).

Port services Repairs

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10.162 All kinds of deck and engine repairs are undertaken.

Other facilities
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10.163 Medical: hospital. Refuse disposal facilities are available and their use is reported to be compulsory after 24 hours in port.

Supplies
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10.164 Provisions are available. Fresh water is available alongside and by barge when at anchor. Bunkering is available only by road tanker.

Communications
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10.165 Nearest airport: Reggio Calabria, 50 km.

ISOLE EOLIE GENERAL INFORMATION

Chart 172

Fishing
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Description and area covered

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10.166 Isole Eolie, also known as Isole Lipari, consists of seven principal islands, together with several islets and rocks, all of which are of volcanic origin, and lying within 35 miles of the E part of the N coast of Sicilia. This section is sub-divided as follows: Isola Alicudi (3833N 1421E) (10.173). Isola Filicudi (3834N 1434E) (10.179). Isola Salina (3834N 1451E) (10.185). Isola Lipari (3829N 1456E) (10.196). Isola Vulcano (3824N 1458E) (10.211). Isola Panaria (3838N 1504E) (10.218). Isola Stromboli (3847N 1513E) (10.228).

Topography
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10.167 The islands are generally high, steep-sided and rocky, and contain large craters at considerable elevations. They are fertile, well cultivated and pumice stone is the most important product. The volcanoes on Isola Vulcano and Isola Stromboli are still active. See also 1.124.

10.168 Tunny nets may be found extending as much as 6 miles offshore. See 1.8. Long-net fishing has been reported as much as 24 miles offshore in the vicinity of Isole Eolie. Mariners are reminded to keep a good lookout for these nets which are generally marked by day and night. See 1.8. Caution. Specifically, during the months of April to July, long-net fishing takes place E of Isola Lipari and Isola Vulcano, between the parallels of 3822N, and 3832N, and within 5 miles of their coasts. long-net fishing also takes place during the same months to the E of Isola Salina. During the fishing season these areas should be avoided. From 15th April to 15th July, annually, fishing takes place on a large scale in an area NE of Isola Stromboli. During this period, vessels should pass at a distance not less than 5 miles E of Strombolicchio Lighthouse (3849N 1515E) (10.232). Concentrations of long-net fishing vessels have been encountered in May about 12 miles N of Isola Salina and about 15 to 20 miles W of Isola Stromboli, and also to a lesser extent at the end of April, to the S of Isola Filicudi and Isola Salina.

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10.169 The following regulations have been established by the Lipari Navigation Office: Hydrofoils should not commence navigation if the weather/sea state conditions do not allow movement on foils. If the weather/sea state conditions change during a voyage, hydrofoils must enter the closest and safest port or anchorage. Navigation on the foils is prohibited within a distance of 2 miles from the coastal zone during the hours of darkness or during poor visibility.

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10.176 Punta Molopasso (Punta Malpasso) is the NW extremity of the island and Scoglio Galera, low and blackish, lies among rocks and shoals fringing the W coast S of the point. A shoal, with a depth of 125 m over it, lies on the 100 m depth contour line about 3 cables offshore, 7 cables SSW of Punta Molopasso; it is shown on the Italian chart. The NE side of the island is fringed by shoal water, as shown on the chart. The SE coast of the island is steep-to and includes Punta Palomba and Punta Fucile, 5 cables NNE. The principal buildings stand on its E side.

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10.171 Currents between the islands are sometimes very strong. Generally they are influenced by the winds. A current has been observed setting S in summer, being particularly noticeable near Isola Alicudi and Isola Filicudi. In the channel between Sicilia and Isola Vulcano, near the coast of the latter, a current has been observed varying in rate up to 3 kn and setting E or W. 10.172 Local weather. In summer, the NE wind prevails and in winter the SW and WSW winds prevail and reach the leeward coasts of the islands with violent squalls. Weather warning signs. When the coast of Sicilia is clearly visible because of unusually clear atmospheric conditions, SE winds can be expected. However, if the Calabrian coast is also clearly visible, E winds can be expected. If the above coasts are covered by cloud there will be winds, respectively from the N or W. Distinctive elongated clouds form in a direction opposite to that from which the wind will blow.

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10.178 Landing can be effected at a T-headed pier, with a 25 m frontage, extending from the coast close to the SE extremity of the island at a place called Palomba, where ferries and hydrofoils berth. Depths alongside the T-head are about 7 m, whereas the N side is subject to shoaling. The berth is very exposed to winds from the NE quadrant. A short pier, 10 m in length with depths of 15 m at its head, extends ESE from Scoglio Palomba, a short distance SSW of the T-headed pier. Useful mark: Light (white mast, 8 m in height), standing on the head of the T-headed pier.

ISOLA FILICUDI ISOLA ALICUDI General information

Chart 172 (see 1.15)
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Chart 172 (see 1.15)

Position
10.179 Isola Filicudi (3834N 1434E), lying 8 miles ENE of Isola Alicudi, has a population of about 250.

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10.173 Isola Alicudi (3833N 1421E), the W island of the group, lies about 29 miles NW of Capo dOrlando on the Sicilian coast.

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10.174 The island is a rounded cone and rises to its summit at Montagnola, the volcano is no longer active and its crater is almost inaccessible. The W side of the island is steep, precipitous and uninhabited. The E side has cultivated terraces, rounded hills and heights with small groups of houses.

10.180 The island is of volcanic origins and from a distance has a characteristic conical shape similar in appearance to Isola Alicudi and Isola Stromboli. The W and N slopes of Monte Fossa Felci, the highest point of the island, are steep, rocky and deserted, while the S and E slopes, though less steep, are verdant and intensively cultivated, with small groups of farmhouses.

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10.175 A submarine cable comes ashore at Palomba (10.178) on the SE side of the island, as shown on the chart.

10.181 A submarine cable comes ashore on the NE side of the island and an area in which anchoring and fishing are prohibited has been established to protect it. See chart Another cable comes ashore about 3 cables E of Punta Stimpagnato (38335N 14334E) (10.182), as shown on the chart.

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10.182 The salient features and dangers are as follows: Capo Graziano (38335N 14356E), the SE extremity of the island, is a reddish, rocky peninsula with a rounded summit, which it is connected to the island by a low cultivated isthmus. From a distance N and S, the promontory resembles a large detached rock. A shoal, with a depth of 25 m over it, lies about 1 cable E of the cape, as shown on the charts. Another shoal, with a depth of 32 m over it, is shown on the Italian charts about 1 cables NNW of the above mentioned shoal. Punta Stimpagnato, 1 miles W of Capo Graziano, the SW extremity of the island is formed from rocky slopes cut by ravines topped with sharp points and pinnacles, which give it a distinctive appearance. A church with a pointed spire, stands in the village of Pecorini (10.184), a short distance E of Punta Stimpagnato. Punta Perciato, 1 miles NW of Punta Stimpagnato, has several natural arches in it. The NW and N coasts of the island extending from Punta Perciato to Punta de Zucco Grande, 1 miles ENE (below) are generally high and precipitous, and are fringed with above-water rocks up to cable offshore. La Canna, 2 miles NW of Punta Stimpagnato, the most noticeable of a group of rocks lying about 7 cables off the NW coast of Isola Filicudi, is high and shaped similar to an obelisk. Scoglio Montenassari, a low blackish rock from where a light is exhibited, lies between La Canna and the island. Other rocks lie between these two rocks and extend S of them. The channel between this group of rocks and the island is 5 cables wide and clear of dangers. Banco di Filicudi, is a small bank lying 1 miles NW of La Canna. Punta La Zotta (not named on the BA chart), 1 mile ENE of La Canna, the NW extremity of the island is high and rocky; a light (white round tower, 3 m in height), stands on the point. Scoglio Giafante (Gianfante on Italian charts), 1 cables NE of Punta La Zotta, is a high, noticeable, steep-sided rock lying near the W end of the N coast. A detached shoal, with a depth of 49 m over it, lies 4 cables NE of Scoglio Giafante, and another shoal (shown on the Italian chart), with a depth of 175 m over it, lies between them. Punta de Zucco Grande, about 1 miles E of Scoglio Giafante, the NE extremity of the island, is high, steep and rocky with vineyards on the slopes above it.

Pier. A quayed pier extends about 55 m NE from the shore in the N part of the bay. There are depths of 10 m at the head of the pier and 55 m at mid-length. Ferries berth at the head of the pier, hydrofoils on the S side and recreational craft towards the root. Useful mark: Two lights, vertically disposed, (red and green mast, 5 m in height), exhibited from the head of the pier.

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10.184 Description. Pecorini a Mare is located 1 miles W of Capo Graziano (38335N 14356E) (10.182). Anchorage can be obtained off Pecorini and also for small vessels about 6 cables E, SW of the isthmus of Capo Graziano; in both places the bottom is sandy. Local knowledge is required. Pier. A quayed pier extends about 35 m S from the shore fronting the village; there are depths of 5 m at its head. It is suitable for small craft and is sheltered from N winds.

ISOLA SALINA General information

Chart 172 (see 1.15)

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10.185 Isola Salina (3834N 1451E), lies 9 miles E of Isola Filicudi.

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10.186 The island consists of two ancient volcanoes, namely, Monte dei Porri rising to 857 m in the W part of the island and Monte Fossa delle Felci, which rising to 962 m in the SE part of the island, is the highest summit in the archipelago. The two mountains are connected by a low flat ridge. Although the volcanoes are no longer active, the land on the N side E of Malfa (38346N 14500E) (10.190) exudes vapour, and close off the S side, in the vicinity of Rinella (10.192), there are intermittent submarine discharges of sulphuretted hydrogen which on occasions can be smelled from a distance, and is known to have killed fish. There are several fertile valleys and plains on the island, and its coasts are in most places, steep-to and free from off-lying dangers. The principal village on the island is Santa Maria Salina, situated 1 miles S of Capo Faro (10.190). Wine, grapes, capers, oil and currants are produced on the island.

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10.187 A prohibited anchoring and fishing area, the limits of which are shown on the charts, has been established on the W side of the island in order to protect a submarine cable. A prohibited anchoring and fishing area has been established, in order to protect submarine cables, extending from the E coast of the island to the N coast of Isola Lipari, as shown on the charts.

10.183 Description. Porto Filicudi is a the name given to a wide bay, on the N side of Capo Graziano (38335N 14356E) (10.182), at the head of which, standing along a shingle beach, are the houses of a village of the same name.

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10.188 Secca del Capo is a shoal lying on a bank about 3 miles NE of Capo Faro (3835N 1452E) (10.190). It is much frequented by fishermen.

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10.189 Landmarks: Capo Faro Lighthouse (tower on dwelling, 12 m in height) (3835N 1452E). Punta Lingua Lighthouse (white tower on dwelling, 11 m in height) (3832N 1452E). Major light: Capo Faro Light as above.

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10.192 Description. Rinella (38328N 14497E) is a village at the seaward end of the cultivated valley of Vallonazzo. The village is fronted by a quayed apron backed by high walls. Anchorage can be obtained by small vessels, in a depth of 22 m, shingle, with the belfry of the church in Rinella in line with that in Leni on the S slopes of Monte dei Porri. Pier. A pier, quayed on its E side, extends about cable SSE from the W end of the apron. Small ferries on scheduled services and water tankers berth at the quay which has depths of 13 m at its head and 45 m at its root. Useful mark: Light (red mast), exhibited from the head of the pier.

10.190 The salient features and dangers are as follows: Punta Lingua (3832N 1452E), the SE extremity of Isola Salina, is low with a salt-pan lying on it. The point is fringed by a shoal bank extending about 2 cables offshore, and is fronted by a shifting beach of shingle. A yellow church stands in the village of Lingua close N of the point. Small boats can berth at a small pier close N of the church. Punta Grottazza, 7 cables W of Punta Lingua, terminates above the sea in a steep rocky cliff. Scoglio dellAriana (38326N 14496E), is a shoal, awash, lying about cable offshore. The shoal is dangerous for those heading W from Rinella (10.192) or coasting around the island. Punta Valle la Spina (38338N 14478E), the W extremity of Isola Salina, is a very high vertical rocky cliff. Scoglio Faraglione, about 1 mile NNE of Punta Valle la Spina, is a large, rounded rock joined to the coast by a reef, and another reef extends about 1 cable NW of the rock. Punta Perciato, the NW extremity of Isola Salina, is steep-sided and has a hole in it which is noticeable from the NE or SW. Malfa, a village with a population of about 800, stands in a slightly elevated position where the land descends in walled terraces to the sea, about 1 miles E of Punta Perciato. There is a small craft harbour, named Scalo Galera (10.194), fronting Malfa. Capo Faro, 3 miles E of Punta Perciato, the NE extremity of the island is sheer and rocky. On its SE side there is a small jetty and several caves which are used as boat shelters.

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10.193 Anchorage, of a temporary nature in winds between NE and S, can be obtained by small vessels in Cala di Pollara, close S of Punta Perciato (38348N 14484E) (10.190), in a depth of 26 m, sandy bottom, between Scoglio Faraglione (10.190) and Punta Perciato.

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10.194 Description. Scalo Galera is the name given to the small craft harbour fronting a high tiered retaining wall at Malfa (38346N 14500E) (10.190). Anchorage of a temporary nature, during S winds, can be obtained by small vessels off Malfa. Local knowledge is required. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the W by a rubble breakwater extending N for about 30 m and then E for about 40 m, and to the E, there is a quayed pier about 65 m long with depths of about 3 m at its head. Directions. Vessels heading W from the harbour should exercise due care and attention to Scoglio Turchiscu, a rock with a depth of 1 m over it, lying cable offshore. Dangers. Three rocky shoals, with depths of 15 to 46 m over them, lie respectively, from the head of the pier as follows: 1 cables NE. cable NE. cable ENE. Berths. Small craft can berth alongside the pier, preferably on the E side. Fishing boats can be beached close W of the breakwater.

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10.191 Anchorage, of a temporary nature, can be obtained by small vessels in good weather, abreast the church in Lingua close NNE of Punta Lingua (3832N 1452E) (10.190), about 1 cable offshore in a depth of 29 m, taking care to avoid a submarine cable, shown on the Italian chart 248, which comes ashore 7 cables N of Punta Lingua. Local knowledge is required. Anchorage, of a temporary nature, can also be obtained SW of Punta Lingua, about 2 cables offshore in depths between 16 and 20 m.

10.195 Description. Porto Marina Salina fronts the village of Marina Salina (38325N 14524E). Anchorage can be obtained opposite the S church in Marina Salina, about 1 cable offshore, in a depth of 29 m. The bottom is part sand and rock, but the holding is good. Care should be taken so as not to stray into the prohibited anchoring and fishing area (10.187). Regulations: Anchoring in the roads must be authorised by the Maritime Navigation Office of Lipari. Mooring or stopping of any vessels of any kind within a radius of 300 m of the harbour is prohibited. All vessels entering and leaving the harbour must proceed at the minimum speed required for manoeuvring purposes. Hydrofoils must not navigate on their foils when within 5 cables of the head of Molo Commerciale. There is a 3 knot speed limit in the tourist dock.

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Harbour. The harbour is sheltered by two quayed moles. Molo Commerciale, with a berthing spur (Branchina di Pozzo dAgello) for ferries, extends about cable from the shore on the N side of the harbour. Molo di Sottoflutto, extends at right-angles from the shore on the S side of the harbour for about 50 m, thence as Molo di Sopraflutto, it continues generally S for about another 240 m roughly parallel to the shore, to form a tourist harbour. Pontile Aliscafi (Hydrofoil Pier), extends a short distance from the shore midway between Molo Commerciale and Molo di Sottoflutto. Useful marks: Two lights, vertically disposed, (green mast, 6 m in height), exhibited from the head of Molo Sopraflutto. Two lights, vertically disposed, (red mast, 6 m in height), exhibited from the head of Molo Sottoflutto. Two lights, vertically disposed, (green and red mast), exhibited from the head of Pontile Aliscafi. Berths: Molo di Sopraflutto: Reserved for use by the coastguard, with advanced permission may be used by pleasure craft. Banchina Riva: Floating Piers 1, 2 and 3N for pleasure craft; 3S reserved for fishing boats. Molo Sottoflutto: reserved for fishing boats. Branchina di Pozzo dAgello: reserved for passenger ferries.

In Bocche di Vulcano (3826N 1457E) (10.211), the strait separating Isola Lipari from Isola Vulcano.

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10.199 Banco del Bagno, is a very small rock rising abruptly from considerable depths, about 1 miles W of Punta delle Grotticelle (3828N 1455E) (10.201). Clearing marks. The alignment (103) of the following marks, passes about 1 mile S of Banco del Bagno: Pietra Lunga (38263N 14566E) (10.200), and: Punta Crepazza, (5 cables farther ESE) (10.201).

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10.200 Pietra Lunga (38263N 14566E), a rock resembling a column, with a beacon standing on its summit. Pietra Menalda, a rock close SW of Pietra Lunga. A prominent iron cross, 15 m in height, standing on Monte Rosa, the summit of the promontory of Sciarra di Monte Rosa (3829N 1459E).

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ISOLA LIPARI General information

Chart 172 (see 1.15)

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10.196 Isola Lipari (3829N 1456E), is the largest of the Isole Eolie and is separated from Isola Salina by Canale della Salina, a deep channel about 2 miles wide.

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10.197 There are three principal peaks on the island, which from N to S are, Monte Chirica, Monte San Angelo and Monte Guardia. The E side of the island is well cultivated and densely populated, whereas the W side is cliffy, broken by ravines and almost deserted.

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10.198 In order to protect submarine cables, prohibited anchoring and fishing areas have been established as follows, as shown on the chart: From the N coast of the island to the E coast of Isola Salina. In a triangular area extending N and NE from the promontory of Sciarra di Monte Rosa (3829N 1459E) (10.200), on the E coast of the island. In a triangular area extending E and SE from a position on the E coast in the vicinity of Lipari, about 1 miles SW of Sciarra di Monte Rosa. A light (special topmark on mast) (not shown on the chart) marks the limit of this cable area, about 5 cables S of Punta Scaliddi (38283N 14575E) (10.205).

10.201 The salient features and dangers are as follows: Punta Crepazza (38263N 14572E), the S extremity of the island, appears from E or W as a detached rock. The coast on either side of it is high, steep and cliffy. Punta del Perciato (not named on the chart), 6 cables WNW of Punta Crepazza, is pierced by a large natural arch. Faraglione di Pollara, a large rounded rock lies 2 cables SW of Punta del Perciato and is joined to the coast by a reef. Another reef extends 1 cable NW of the rock. Pietra Lunga and Pietra Menalda (10.200) lie close S of Punta del Perciato. Le Formiche, is a group of rocks lying on a shoal close NW of Punta del Perciato; one of them is high and clearly visible, and the others are very low or awash. Punta delle Grotticelle (38278N 14551E) can be identified by several small caves at sea level and by the pink and yellow colour of its rocks. Pietra del Bagno, a rock high on its E end and low on its W end, lies about 2 cables offshore, 1 miles NW of Punta delle Grotticelle. The channel between the rock and Isola Lipari is foul. Punta Palmeto (38295N 14540E), where a group of above-water rocks called Scoglio Le Torricelle (not named on the BA chart) lie close of offshore about 1 cables N of the point. Scoglio Imerata, almost 2 miles NNE of Punta Palmeto, a humped-back, above-water rock which is clearly visible. Punta Legno Nero, (38314N 14556E) is a point on the W side of the entrance to Rada di Acquacalda (not named on the charts), a roadstead fringed by a beach of dark sand. A pier, built for loading pumice, extends about 100 m from the shore E of Acquacalda village; it is currently not in use. There are mooring buoys in the vicinity of the pier and a light (white mast, red bands, 5 m in height) (not shown on the chart), stands on the head of the pier. Punta Castagna, about 1 miles E of Punta Legno Nero, the NE extremity of the island, is fringed with rocky shoals and rocks awash, extending to a

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distance of cable. A bank, with depths of less than 9 m over it, sand and pumice, extends up to 2 cables offshore in places, for a distance of 1 miles S of Punta Castagna. Porticello (38310N 14576E), is a village where there are loading facilities for pumice. Capo Rosso, 1 mile S of Punta Castagna, a short, sheer promontory made distinctive by its reddish colour. Canneto di Lipari, 1 mile S of Capo Rosso, is a village along the shore. with a pier for ferries and small craft. A light (green mast, 5 m in height), is exhibited from the head of the pier. Punta San Giuseppe (3827N 1458E), on the S side of the entrance to Rada di Lipari (10.205).

Useful marks: Two lights, vertically disposed, (green mast, 7 m in height), exhibited from the head of the N-most pier. Two lights, vertically disposed, (black mast, red bands, 7 m in height), exhibited from the head of Pumex No 2.

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10.204 Anchorage can be obtained by small vessels off Canneto di Lipari (38293N 14579E) (10.201), about 1 cable offshore, in depths between 20 and 29 m, sand and weed, taking care not to stray into the prohibited anchoring and fishing area (10.198). Local knowledge is required.

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10.202 Description. Vallemura (Val di Muria), between Punta Levante (38273N 14562E) and Punta delle Grotticelle (10.201), 1 mile WNW, is a bay with a sandy beach where access can be made to the interior of the island. Anchorage can be obtained by small vessels off Vallemura, with Le Formiche (38267N 14564E) (10.201) in line with Pietra Lunga (10.200), 2 cables SE, in depths of about 25 to 30 m, sand. Local knowledge is required. The anchorage is only used when the moorings in Rada di Lipari (3828N 1458E) (10.205) cannot be used because of strong onshore winds.

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10.203 Description. Lipari-Porticello (38310N 14575E) can be identified by the intense white of the quarries and by a road cut half way up into a mountain. Local weather. Winds from the NE and SE quadrants are dangerous at all the piers. Anchorage can be obtained off Porticello, taking care to avoid the prohibited anchoring and fishing area (10.198). Local knowledge is required. Pilotage is compulsory for vessels over 500 grt, and can be obtained, by day only, from Rada di Lipari. The pilot boards about 1 mile SE of Pignataro (38287N 14578N) (10.207), as shown on the BA chart. The service is provided by the Pilotage Corporation at Milazzo (10.137). See also 1.21. Tugs are available from Milazzo. Piers. There are three piers fronting the village, as follows: The N most pier extends about 50 m from the coast about 2 cables S of Punta Castagna (38312N 14577E) (10.201). It is used by small vessels. Pontile Pumex No 2, about 1 cable S of the N pier; length about 240 m; depth 14 m at its head but shoaling to 8 m about 150 m from the head. There are mooring buoys in the vicinity of the pier which is used for loading pumice by vessels of up to 20 000 tons. Pontile Pumex No 1, close S of Pumex No 2, is currently unusable. There are two other piers about 2 cables S of Pumex No 2 which are in a state of disrepair and are dangerous, all vessels must keep at least 100 m clear of the pier heads. A light is exhibited from the head of each of these piers.

10.205 Description. Rada di Lipari indents the coast of Isola di Lipari between the promontory of Sciarra di Monte Rosa (3829N 1459E), and Punta San Giuseppe (10.201), about 1 miles SSW. Topography. The small town of Lipari stands along the W shore of Rada di Lipari. Castello di Lipari stands in the middle of the front of the town on a high steep rocky projection. The partially ruined walls of the castle embrace the oldest quarter of the town. Punta Scaliddi, with the remarkable, square, pale grey-coloured building of the town hall with crenellations and arched windows standing on it, lies to the N of the castle. To the N of Punta Scaliddi, where the landing of Sottomonastero (10.209) lies, the shore is known as Marina Lunga (10.208) extending to the church of Porto Salvo, 3 cables NNW of Punta Scaliddi. The shore then continues, tending to become higher, to the harbour of Pignataro (10.207). To the S of the castle and Marina Corta (10.210), the coast is high, rocky and faced with blackish vertical cliffs. Traffic. In 2004 there were 95 ship calls at Lipari with a total of 467 192 dwt. A further 279 371 dwt, involving 125 ship calls, were handled elsewhere on Isola Lipari.

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10.206 Anchorages: Anchorage can be obtained about 3 cables WSW of Punta Cappelluzza (38288N 14588E) (not named on the chart), the SE end of Sciarra di Monte Rosa (10.200), 1 cable S of a building on the shore, in depths of 29 to 40 m, sand, good holding. Caution. Between this anchor berth and Molo di Pignataro (38285N 14578E) (10.207), in the vicinity of a reddish-coloured length of coast which is subject to frequent landslides, there is a very deep hollow where attempting to anchor would be dangerous. Anchorage, sheltered from NW to NNE winds, can be obtained off the above mentioned mole in depths of 35 to 40 m, sandy bottom, good holding. This anchorage has room for only one small vessel and can only be used if the vessel does not obstruct the entrance to Pignataro Harbour (10.207). In winter, heavy N squalls descend from the valley on the W side of Monte Rosa (10.200). Local knowledge is required. Pilotage, available only during daylight hours, is compulsory for vessels over 500 grt. The pilot boards about

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1 mile SE of Pignataro (10.207), as shown on the chart. The service is provided by the Pilotage Corporation at Milazzo (10.137). See also 1.21. Tugs are available from Milazzo. Regulations. Anchoring, stopping and landing are prohibited in the the vicinity of the shore extending S of Marina Corta (38280N 14574E) (10.210) owing to the danger of cliff falls.

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10.207 Pignataro Harbour (38285N 14578E), the refuge harbour for Lipari, is protected by Molo Pignataro, extending about 1 cables WSW from the shore. It is quayed internally with a quayed shoreline of about 160 m in length extending WNW from the root of the mole. Depths range from 11 m at the head of the mole to 3 m close to the root. Weather. The harbour is sheltered from the NE and SE quadrants, although is subject to violent winds from the NW. Useful mark: Light (green framework tower on pedestal, 6 m in height), exhibited from the head of the mole. Berths. Berthing is prohibited for 70 m from the head of Molo Pignataro owing to structural subsidence. Berths for hydrofoils, fishing vessels, commercial vessels, recreational craft and official vessels are strictly allocated and visitors are advised to contact the Harbour Master before entry. 10.208 Marina Lunga, between Pignataro Harbour and Punta Scaliddi (10.205) 5 cables SSW, has four piers fronting the shore. The N pier has an outlet for a desalination plant and two of the others are used for supplying fuel and lubricating oils to recreational craft and small vessels, with the other being used for the discharge of fuel oil to a power station. 10.209 Sottomonastero lies on the N side of Punta Scaliddi (38283N 14575E) (10.205). It comprises a quayed area named Banchina Sottomonastero, lining the shore on the NW side of Punta Scaliddi, with a quayed shoreline extending NW for about 1 cable from the root of Banchina Sottomonastero. A pier extends about cable NE from the NW end of the quayed shoreline. Ferries, commercial traffic and fishing vessels use the quays with recreational craft using the pier. Regulation. Anchoring and stopping by any vessel within 150 m of the facilities at Sottomonastero is prohibited. Useful marks: Two lights, vertically disposed, (red mast 6 m in height), exhibited from Punta Scaliddi. Two lights, vertically disposed, (white mast, red bands, 7 m in height), exhibited from the head of the pier. 10.210 Marina Corta is a small bay about 2 cables S of Punta Scaliddi (38283N 14575E) (10.205). It is enclosed to the S by an islet, where a church with a small, white pointed belfry stands upon it; the islet is connected to the mainland by a short quayed causeway which divides the harbour area into two basins N and S. The N and larger of the two basins, is open to the NE and is protected to the E by Pontile Aliscafi, an internally quayed breakwater extending about cable NNE from the islet. The shoreline in the basin is quayed and fronts the towns public square.

The S basin is open to the SE and is protected on the E by Molo Aliscafi, which is internally quayed and extends about 50 m SE from the islet. Regulation. Vessels operating in the vicinity of Marina Corta must proceed at a minimum speed commensurate with their safe handling and hydrofoils must not navigate on their foils. Berths. Pontile Aliscafi is used by hydrofoils and has depths of about 6 m at its head diminishing to 05 m at its inner part. Molo Aliscafi is used by hydrofoils and has depths of about 8 m at its head to about 2 m close to its root. Developments. Works are progress (2000) in order to build additional quays in the S basin and access is only permissible for high speed vessels on scheduled services. The works area is marked by buoys and notices ashore. Useful mark: Light (white round tower on base, 2 m in height), standing on the islet alongside the church.

ISOLA VULCANO General information

Chart 172 (see 1.15)

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10.211 Isola Vulcano (3824N 1458E) has a scattered population of about 500 and is separated from Isola Lipari by Bocche di Vulcano, a deep channel about 4 cables wide and free from dangers with the exception of a patch, with a depth of 75 m over it, lying about 1 cable off the N coast of Isola Vulcano.

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10.212 The island is fairly well cultivated on its S side with the remainder being barren and rugged, especially on its W side. Gran Cratere, also known as Fossa di Vulcano, rising in the N part of the island, is active and is easily recognised by its distinctively conical shape with unusual colouring, especially near its summit. Monte Vulcanello is no longer active and forms the N end of the island to which it is connected by a low sandy isthmus. When seen from E or W, Monte Vulcanello resembles an islet. The S part of the island is an extinct volcano, the highest parts of which are Monte Saraceno and Monte Aria (10.214).

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10.213 A prohibited anchoring and fishing area has been established in Bocche di Vulcano (10.211), in order to protect a submarine cable, as shown on the chart. Anchoring, fishing, stopping or landing is prohibited, because of the danger from landslips, in the sea areas off the W and E sides of the island in the vicinity of Gran Cratere. Vessels on passage should give these areas a wide berth.

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10.214 Monte Aria (3823N 1459E), the highest part of an extinct volcano in the S part of Isola Vulcano (10.211). Punta dei Porci Lighthouse (white tower on dwelling, 31 m in height), standing on Punta dei Porci (10.215), 1 mile S of Monte Aria. The light is visible 251093 (202).

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10.217 Description. Porto di Levante is entered between Punta Nere (38249N 14581E) (10.215) and the SE side of Monte Vulcanello (10.212), 5 cables N. At the head of the bay some houses stand on the sandy isthmus connecting Monte Vulcanello to Isola Vulcano, and Faraglione della Fabbrica, consisting of two large distinctively coloured volcanic rocks, are visible in the vicinity. Anchoring is very difficult because the deep water obliges vessels to approach close to the shore. The best position for small vessels is reported to be in front of Faraglione della Fabbrica, at about cable offshore in a depth of 30 m over a sandy bottom. Local knowledge is required. Caution. Anchoring is not recommended off the S shore of Porto di Levante, or in the vicinity of Punta Nere, owing to a rock bottom. The sea water off the S shore of the bay is very warm and sulphurous. It is dangerous to remain at anchor in SE winds. Under these circumstances it is recommended to move to a position W of the island. Regulations. Berthing at Pontile Aliscafi is reserved solely for hydrofoils which must reduce their approach and berthing speeds to a minimum. Mooring to Pontile Aliscafi is prohibited, even momentarily, for any other vessels. Within a 600 m radius of Pontile Aliscafi, it is prohibited for any vessel of any type or tonnage, to navigate at a speed in excess of 6 kn. Piers. Molo Commerciale extends about 95 m E from the head of the bay. It is quayed on its S side and is reserved for commercial vessels and local ferries. Pontile Aliscafi extends about 60 m NE from the shore about 150 m SW of the root of Molo Commerciale; it is used by hydrofoils. Banchina Commerciale e Turistica is quayed and fronts the shore between Molo Commerciale and Pontile Aliscafi. Depths at the mole range from 5 m at its root to 9 m at its head. Because of the nature of the island, depths off the head of the mole increase very rapidly to 200 m about 40 m off the mole. Useful mark: Two lights, vertically disposed (green mast, 5 m in height), exhibited from the head of Molo Commerciale.

10.215 The salient features and dangers are as follows: Punta dei Porci (38220N 14595E), the S extremity of the island. The W coast of Isola Vulcano is steep, rugged, barren and fringed with rocks close inshore. Capo Grotta Abate (Capo Secco on Italian chart), 2 miles NW of Punta dei Porci, a large rocky mass with sheer reddish-coloured sides. Testa Grossa, 1 miles NNW of Capo Grotta Abate, a long, rocky promontory with reddish cliffs is the W extremity of Isola Vulcano. Punta del Monaco, 5 cables N of Testa Grossa, Capo Grosso, a thin rocky promontory 4 cables NNE of Punta del Monaco; between them lies Cala di Mastro Minico (not named on the chart) near the middle of which lies an above-water rock named Scoglio di Mastro Minico (not named on the chart). Anchorage for small craft can be found near the middle of the cove; entry should be made N of Scoglio di Mastro Minico. Punta Nere (not named on the charts), comprises some prominent blackish-coloured rocks, and lies on the S side of the entrance to Porto di Levante (10.217). A light (framework tower, 4 m in height), is exhibited from the point. Punta Luccia, 7 cables ESE of Punta Nere, where a shoal spit extends to the 10 m depth contour line over 1 cable NNW. The point lies on the E side of Cala Rossa (not named on the chart), a bay with rocky inaccessible shores indenting the coast between Punta Luccia and Punta Nere. Punta Molo di Femmina (not named on the chart), 1 miles SSE of Punta Luccia. Punta Bandiera, the SE extremity of the island lying 7 cables SSE of Punta Molo Femmina. Insenatura di Cannitello is a bay (not named on the chart), entered close S of Punta Bandiera, with a short stretch of dark sand at its head and a cultivated hillside above it. Anchorage for small vessels can be obtained in the bay and boats can be hauled out on the beach. Local knowledge is required. Punta Gelso (not named on the chart), about 2 cables SW of Punta Bandiera, on the S side of the entrance to Insenatura di Cannitello. A short mole extends from the coast for about 45 m, some 4 cables WSW of Punta Gelso and 2 cables NE of Punta del Porci. The mole is used by fishermen and visitors and, in the event of a volcanic eruption, it is intended for use by ferries.

ISOLA PANARIA General information

Chart 172 (see 1.15)

Description
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10.216 Description. Porto di Ponente is entered between Punta Cala Formaggio (38253N 14569E) (not named on the chart) and the SW side of Monte Vulcanello (10.212), 3 cables ENE. Above-water rocks lie off both sides of the entrance and the sandy isthmus connecting Monte Vulcanello to Isola Vulcano lies at the head of the bay. Pier. On the W side of the bay a pier extends a short distance NE and is intended for the use of ferries in the event of a volcanic eruption. Depths at the head of the pier were dredged to 37 m in 1966, but are subject to shoaling on the W side.

10.218 Isola Panaria (3838N 1504E) is the largest island in a group of eight small islands and rocks. The island group is all that remains of a very ancient and large volcano partly demolished by the sea. Isola Panaria lies on the W part of the seamount bank which has depths of less than 200 m over it. On the E part of the bank there are several islets and shoals: The small rock groups of Le Formiche (10.225) and Panarelli (10.226). The shoal, minimum charted depth 31 m, Secca dei Pesci (10.225). The large rocks of Lisca Bianca (10.226) and Dattilo (10.226),

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Bottaro (not named on the chart) (10.226) and Lisca Nera (10.226) Isola Basiluzzo (10.227).

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10.219 Isola Panaria has an elliptical shape and is divided along its major axis by an elevated ridge rising to Picco del Corvo which is surmounted by a small iron cross. The W side of the island is rocky and descends in steep ledges and precipitous gullies without vegetation. The E side is less steep, verdant and cultivated, with scattered farmhouses standing on it.

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10.220 A prohibited anchoring and fishing area has been established, in order to protect submarine cables, extending SSW and ENE from the S side of the island; the limits of the area are shown on the charts.

10.223 Anchorage can be obtained off the E coast of Isola Panaria because depths are moderate, the holding ground, however, is reported to be poor. Peppemaria Anchorages. A good berth for a large vessel is NE of Punta Peppemaria, about 2 cables offshore in a depth of 22 to 24 m, with the summit of Scoglio Spinazzola (38395N 15065E) (10.227) in line bearing 039 with the SE extremity of Isola Stromboli (3847N 1513E) (10.228), and the N extremity of Lisca Bianca (38384N 15069E) (10.226) in line bearing 269 with that of Dattilo (10.226), 8 cables W. Anchorage can be obtained by small vessels N of Punta Peppemaria, about cable offshore, in a depth of 8 to 9 m. Local knowledge is required. Anchorage can also be obtained about 3 cables SE of Punta Peppemaria, in depths of about 25 m, good holding ground of sand and weed.

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10.221 An obstruction, with a depth of 179 m over it, lies about 1 mile NNE of Punta Palisi (38388N 15045E) (10.222).

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10.222 The salient features and the dangers lying close inshore, are as follows: Capo Milazzese (38375N 15034E), a steep cliff fringed with rocks, is the SW extremity of Isola Panaria. A shoal, with a depth of 225 m over it, lies 6 cables NW of the cape. The W coast of the island is completely rocky, steep, desolate and inaccessible with rocks fringing the shore to a short distance. Punta Scritta, 1 mile N of Capo Milazzese, the NW extremity of the island. Scoglio La Nave, 4 cables NE of Punta Scritta, a high prominent rock with a rounded profile when seen from E or W. Punta Palisi (or Punta Briglia), 5 cables E of Scoglio La Nave, a rocky overhanging cliff of reddish colour fronted by small rocks. Punta Peppemaria (38382N 15046E) (not named on the the chart), a rocky point with a light (white metal framework tower, 9 m in height) standing on it. The village of San Pietro stands close by, while Scalo Ditella (10.224) lies on the N side of the point. With positions given from Punta Peppemaria: Scoglio del Sorcio (not shown on the the chart) (3 cables SSW), is low and difficult to identify and lies 1 cables NE of Punta di Dranto, the N entrance point to Baia Milazzese (not named on the chart) (below). Punta Torrione (not named on the the chart) (7 cables SW), a small promontory which divides Baia Milazzese into two coves with stony beaches. Punta Milazzese (1 mile SW), a promontory lying on the E side of Cala di Iunco, a cove encumbered with rocks and having Capo Milazzese on its W side.

10.224 Description. Scalo Ditella is the name given to the landing site at Panaria which consists of a single pier. Regulations. The following activities are prohibited in the roads: Navigation of hydrofoils on their foils. Anchoring within a radius of 150 m from the mole. Mooring buoy. A mooring buoy for the use of hydrofoils lies about cable NE of the head of the mole. Pier. A quayed mole extends about 100 m E from the shore close N of Punta Peppemaria (38382N 15046E) (10.222). Depths alongside the head of the mole are reported to be 5 m. Berths. The head of the mole terminates in a berthing spur for ferries on scheduled services. The head of the mole is also reserved for commercial shipping; small fishing vessels and recreational craft can berth near the root provided they do not impede hydrofoil operations. Useful mark: Light (green mast, 5 m in height), exhibited from the head of the mole.

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10.225 Le Formiche is a steep group of rocks, just above-water or awash, lying 6 cables SSE of Punta Peppemaria (38382N 15046E) (10.222). A shoal with a depth of 6 m over it lies almost 1 cable W of them, otherwise the channel between the rocks and Isola Panaria is free of dangers. The red sector (319343 (24)) of the light standing on Punta Peppemaria covers these dangers. Secca dei Pesci, is a rocky shoal near the SE extremity of the bank (10.218), 2 miles SE of Le Formiche.

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10.226 This group of rocks lie within a 2 miles radius E of Isola Panaria. Lisca Nera, 1 miles E of Punta Peppemaria (38382N 15046E) (10.222), is the S rock of the group and is low and black. A rock, with a depth

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of 2 m over it, lies about 1 cables ESE of Lisca Nera. Bottaro and Lisca Bianca, close NE of Lisca Nera, are joined by a shoal. Both these rocks are encrusted with sulphuretted aluminium, and sulphuretted hydrogen is continually bubbling up between them. Dattilo, is high and the W rock of the group. It is also of volcanic formation, but, owing to the iron in the composition of its lava, it is mostly of a reddish colour. Panarelli, the N rocks of the group, are very low and although only 2 cables NE of Dattilo, differ considerably from it. They are formed of very hard, pungent, vitreous lava.

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10.227 Basiluzzo (3840N 1507E), located 2 miles NE of Isola Panaria, is the N of the smaller islets and rocks on the bank. It is also the highest and largest of the smaller islets. Its coasts are high, cliffy and much indented. Its summit, which is partly cultivated, is flat and slopes gradually from N to S. Basiluzzo is only inhabited during the season of cultivation. Access to the summit is obtained from its SE extremity. Scoglio Spinazzolo (not named on the the chart) is a high, steep-sided rock lying close off the W extremity of Basiluzzo.

ISOLA STROMBOLI General information

Chart 172 (see 1.15)
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10.228 Isola Stromboli (3847N 1513E), which has a population of about 400, is the N island of the Isole Eolie and is formed from a single volcanic cone which is still active. At night it is almost always possible to see the reddish glow of the crater.

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10.229 The coasts of the island are generally rocky, rugged and cliffy. The island consists principally of lava from the ancient crater and is partly covered by material from successive eruptions, namely, slag, small pebbles and ash. These materials render two thirds of the island cultivatable up to half its height and higher up there are only thickets of broom, cane, weeds and finally bare rock. The volcano is in almost continuous activity centred on the NW side of the island in a depression, named Sciara del Fuoco, which is usually filled with white vapour rising from the outpourings of the volcano. The stream of lava, stone and cinders descending steeply to the sea contrasts sharply to the verdant slopes on the NE side of the island. The SE coast of the island is barren with reddish cliffs interrupted by gullies of dark sand.

10.231 The salient features and dangers are as follows: Capo Monaco (38463N 15130E) is the SE extremity of the island. Punta Lazzaro, 1 mile WNW of Capo Monaco, has the village of Ginostra standing close NNW of it. The landing of Scalo Pertuso (10.233) fronts the village. Punta delle Chiappe, 1 mile NNW of Punta Lazzaro, rises to a rounded hill and is rugged, rocky and fringed with rocks close inshore. Punta Labronzo, 1 miles NE of Punta delle Chiappe, is the NW extremity of the island and lies close N of the area where the discharge from Sciara del Fuoco (10.229) enters the sea. In this area, even during periods when the volcano is inactive, accumulations of a dense whitish vapour can be seen. The point is fringed with rocks, some of which are above-water, and the point should not be approached within 2 cables. A solitary white cottage stands on Punta Labronzo. San Bartolomeo, Piscit, San Vicenzo and Scari are villages standing, almost without interruption, along the NE coast of Isola Stromboli to a position close S of Punta della Lena (below). Landing can be effected at Scari (10.234). The church standing in San Bartolomeo has a belfry with no distinguishing feature, and the church in San Vicenzo has a belfry with a large white dome. Punta della Lena, about 1 miles ESE of Punta Labronzo, is the NE extremity of Isola Stromboli, and a building with a tall red chimney stands close to it. A disused signal station is charted 7 cables SW of the point. Landing and an anchorage can be effected at Scalo di Ficogrande (10.235), close W of the point. A sandy bank, with depths of less than 9 m over it, extends about 3 cables NE from Punta della Lena and two rocks, with depths of 5 m and 73 m over them, lie on it. Caution. It is advisable, when berthing at the above mentioned landing, not to pass through the channel between Punta della Lena and Strombolicchio (10.232), about 9 cables NNE, owing to the presence of shoals. Punta dellOlmo, 1 miles SSW of Punta della Lena, is fringed with rocks, some of which are above water.

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10.230 In order to protect a submarine cable, a prohibited anchoring and fishing area, shown on the chart, has been established off the NE side of the island.

10.232 Description. Strombolicchio (3849N 1515E), is a large steep-to, steep-sided rock, 50 m in height. On its summit there are some rocky protuberances. The E side of Strombolicchio is light in colour and has reddish fissures. A flight of steps has been cut into the NW side of the rock. Light (white round tower, 8 m in height), stands on the summit of Strombolicchio. The lighthouse is not visible from the E as it is hidden by rocky spurs. Regulations. Owing to the danger of landslips, it is prohibited to approach or moor within 50 m of the rock. It is also prohibited for any vessel, other than those employed by the lighthouse service, to use the landing on the rock.

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hydrofoils. The mole is also used by ferries on scheduled services.

10.233 Description. Scalo Pertuso fronts Ginostra (3847N 1512E) (10.231) and consists of a stone landing stage which is connected to the village by a clearly visible winding stairway. Prohibited area. It is reported that Scalo Pertuso has been declared a prohibited area for all maritime activities owing to the danger from falling rocks. The restriction also applies to its approach and the surrounding sea area. Landing sites. The landing stage can be used only in very calm seas by very small craft; there are very large rocks facing the landing stage. S of the village there is another small landing named Scalo di Lazzaro.

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10.234 Description. Scari (not charted) (38471N 15140E) is fronted by a Commercial Mole with a public square adjoining its root. Pier. The N side of the head of the mole is used by high-speed craft and the S side of the head is used by

10.235 Description. Scalo di Ficogrande lies close W of Punta della Lena (38482N 15146E) (10.231). Anchorage can be obtained by small vessels intending to undertake commercial operations at San Bartolomeo, close offshore in a small bay named Ficogrande, close W of Scalo di Ficogrande. The anchorage can be used only in good weather and on the first indications of strong winds it is advisable to put to sea. Caution. The mariners attention is drawn to a dangerous rocky shoal lying towards the E end of the bay. Local knowledge is required. Pier. Landing can be effected by small boats at a small pier fronting Scalo di Ficogrande. However the vicinity of the pier is almost completely silted up. Close W of this pier, another pier about 10 m in length, is used by water tankers.

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GENERAL INFORMATION
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CAPO SUVERO TO CAPO VATICANO General information

Charts 1976, 1941, 1018

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11.1 The area covered by this chapter comprises coastal routes S of 39N between Capo Suvero (3857N 1610E) and Scilla (3815N 1543E) at the entrance to the Stretto di Messina. This includes Golfo di S Eufemia, Golfo di Gioia and the ports of Vibo Valentia Marina (3843N 1608E) (11.20) and Gioia Tauro (3826N 1554E) (11.52). The chapter is divided into the following sub-sections: Capo Suvero to Capo Vaticano (11.8). Capo Vaticano to Stretto di Messina (11.31). Porto di Gioia Tauro (11.52). The Italian coastline N of 39 N is covered by the the final chapter of the Mediterranean Pilot Volume II.

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11.2 The coastline varies between low sandy beaches occasionally backed by plains in the N, a central high rocky shoreline in the vicinity of Capo Vaticano, and low sandy beaches in the S. The entire coastline has a backdrop of mountains which are predominantly over 1000 m high.

11.8 This sub section has been divided into three routes: Offshore route (11.15). From a position WNW of Capo Suvero (3857N 1609E) passing NW of the Golfo di Sant Eufemia to a position W of Capo Vaticano (3837N 1550E). Inshore route S-bound (11.16). From a position WNW of Capo Suvero the route leads SE to the vicinity of 3846N 1608E where it then leads S to Porto di Vibo Valentia Marina (3843N 1608E) (11.20). Inshore route N-bound (11.18). From a position W of Capo Vaticano the route leads NE to the vicinity of 3848N 1555E, where it then leads ESE to the vicinity of 3846N 1608E, before finally leading S to Porto di Vibo Valentia Marina.

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11.3 Tunny fishing nets are laid out annually between March and September all along this coastline. See 1.8.

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11.4 Many of the villages along this coastline have outfalls , as shown on the chart. Mariners are reminded that regulations in force prohibit anchoring or fishing within 2 cables either side of these outfalls.

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11.5 These shores are exposed to all winds from the W semi-circle. In summer the prevailing winds are from the NW quadrant. In autumn and winter it becomes the Libeccio (the SW wind) while in spring it is frequently the Scirocco (the SE wind) which blows, though the relief of the land affects its direction. See also 1.145 to 1.166.

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11.6 In favourable conditions of weather, vessels can safely anchor in most places off these shores, although local knowledge is sometimes essential. The only ports of shelter are Porto di Vibo Valentia Marina (11.20) and Porto di Gioia Tauro (11.52).

11.9 Golfo di Sant Eufemia lies between Capo Suvero (3857N 1609E) (11.15) and Capo Vaticano (3837N 1550E) (11.15), 25 miles SW. From Capo Suvero to Sant Eufemia Marina (11.17), 3 miles ESE of Capo Suvero, the coast is sandy and is reported to be liable to advance owing to progressive silting. There are some lakes close to this stretch of coast. Between Sant Eufemia Marina and Briatico (11.18), 14 miles SSW of Capo Suvero, the shore of Golfo di Sant Eufemia is a sandy beach which is wide and backed by a plain. This beach gradually narrows as the hills approach the coast. From the mouth of the Fiume Angitola (38465N 16120E) (11.16) to the small harbour at Marino di Pizzo (Pizzo Calabro) (11.28), 13 miles S of Capo Suvero, the coast consists of a narrow sandy beach backed by high land. Between Marino di Pizzo and Briatico (38433N 16027E) lies the port of Vibo Valentia Marina (11.20). On this stretch of coastline, the shore again opens out to become sandy and wider. From Briatico to Capo Cozzo (11.15), 3 miles WSW, the shore of the gulf becomes high, rocky and interspaced with several narrow sandy beaches and numerous villages along the shore. However, between Capo Cozzo and the small port of Tropea (3841N 1554E) (11.30), 4 miles WSW, the coast again opens out to a wider sandy beach. Between Tropea and Capo Vaticano, 5 miles SW, the shore of the gulf becomes high, rocky and interspaced with several narrow sandy beaches and numerous villages along the shore. Here and there are old towers and within the coast rise well-cultivated hills dotted with small villages.

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11.7 MRSC at Reggio Calabria (3807N 1539E) (12.34). See also 1.44 and Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 5.

11.10 Owing to explosives on the seabed within about 5 cables of the coast navigation is dangerous in the vicinity of: Latitudes 3850N to 3853N.

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The wreck 1 mile SSW of the mouth of Fiume Angitola (38456N 16108E) (11.16). Capo Cozzo (3843N 1558E) (11.15).
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11.11 Airport. All vessels with a masthead height greater than 10 m are prohibited from entering an area off Lamezia Terme Aerodrome bounded by: Latitude 3855N; 3854N. Longitude 1613E; and the coast. Anchoring and fishing are prohibited within a 1 cables radius of the following positions: 38437N 15589E (facing Capo Cozzo). 38437N 15587E (facing Capo Cozzo). 38414N 15532E (facing Tropea).

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11.12 There is a marine farm, consisting of four floating cages, in the area bounded by: 38515N 16120E; 38521N 16116E 38521N 16121E; 38516N 16121E Each corner of the area is marked by a buoy (special). Vessels must remain clear of the farm by at least 1 cables.

near the summit. Close by is an explosives dumping ground (11.10) and two prohibited areas (11.11). Thence: WNW of Scoglio Vadera (11.18) (38383N 16497E), thence: WNW of Scoglio Mantineo (38371N 15495E) (11.18). The track then leads to the vicinity of 3837N 1539E, about 8 miles W of Capo Vaticano, from which a light (11.14) is exhibited. Capo Vaticano is rocky, steep and rugged; its sides are furrowed by water-courses which are crossed by bridges, some constructed of iron and some of stone. It is one of the most remarkable headlands on the Italian coast, and can be identified by the prominent buildings of the lighthouse and a disused signal station, which stands on the flatish top of the cape. (Offshore directions continue at 11.41) (Inshore directions continue at 11.42)

Directions for inshore route south bound

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Capo Suvero to Porto di Vibo Valentia Marina

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Rescue
11.13 A line-throwing apparatus is maintained at Marino di Pizzo (11.28). See also 11.7.
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Principal marks
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11.14 Landmarks: Capo Suvero Lighthouse (metal framework structure on a white octagonal tower surmounting a two story building, 25 m in height), standing on the cape (38571N 16095E) (11.15). Capo Vaticano Lighthouse (white tower, 8 m in height and surmounting a dwelling), standing on the cape (38371N 15497E) (11.15). Major lights: Capo Suvero Light as above. North Mole. Calata Buccarelli Head (green tower, 15 m in height), at the entrance to Porto di Vibo Valentia Marina (38434N 16077E) (11.20). Capo Vaticano Light as above.

Directions for offshore route

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Capo Suvero to Capo Vaticano

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11.15 From the vicinity of 3900N 1555E the route leads SSW for about 26 miles , passing: WNW of Capo Suvero (38571N 16095E) from which a light (11.14) is exhibited. Capo Suvero is of little elevation, but rises steeply from the beach, and is fringed by a rocky bank. There is a rocky shoal, with a depth of 45 m over it, approximately 5 cables S of the lighthouse. A submarine pipeline extends about 7 cables WNW from the cape. Thence: WNW of Golfo di Sant Eufemia, thence: WNW of Capo Cozzo (3843N 1558E) which has a rounded top and precipitous rocky sides. There is a white two-storied house with a red roof standing

11.16 From the vicinity of 3900N 1555E the route leads SE for about 17 miles to the vicinity of 3846N 1608E, a position about 2 miles N of Porto di Vibo Valentia Marina (11.20), passing (with positions from Capo Suvero (38571N 16095E)): SW of Capo Suvero (11.15) from which a light (11.14) is exhibited, thence: SW of Lago La Vota (11.27) (1 mile ESE), thence: SW of the marine farm (11.12) (5miles ESE), thence: SW of Golfo di Sant Eufemia Pier (6 miles SSE), from which two vertical lights (red and green mast, elevation 11 m) are exhibited. The pier, which is in an advanced state of decrepitude, extends about 3 cables from the coast near the mouth of Torrente Turrina. Vessels are prohibited from approaching the pier. There are explosives on the seabed (11.10) in this area. Thence to the vicinity of 3846N 1608E, where the route then leads S to Porto di Vibo Valentia Marina (11.20), passing: W of the mouth of Fiume Angitola (11 miles SSE). It can be distinguished by a metal bridge which crosses it amidst trees about 5 cables above its mouth. A little farther upstream it is spanned by a high concrete bridge with 30 arches. Tunny nets are laid out annually to the SW of the mouth of the river. An outfall pipeline is laid 5 cables WNW from a position 1 miles S of the river mouth. About 3 cables SW of the mouth of the river stands a fish factory comprising a group of low buildings and a chimney. Thence: W of a dangerous wreck (11.10) (11 miles SSE) close inshore, thence: W of submarine pipeline (13 miles SSE) off the town and small harbour of Pizzo (11.28). The track then leads to the approaches to Porto di Vibo

Valentia Marina (11.20). Useful marks

11.17
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Torre Lupo (38591N 16085E), a truncated conical building which stands on a rocky spur extending to the beach.

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Sant Eufemia Marina (38559N 16130E) which consists of a few houses through which the railway passes, the railway station being notable. (Directions for Porto di Vibo Valentia Marina continue at 11.24)

Useful marks
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Directions for inshore route north bound

Capo Vaticano to Porto di Vibo Valentia Marina

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11.18 From the vicinity of 3837N 1539E, about 8 miles W of Capo Vaticano (11.15), the route leads NE for about 16 miles to a position 3848N 1555E, about 6 miles NW of Capo Cozzo (11.15), passing (with positions from Capo Vaticano (38371N 15497E)): NW of Capo Vaticano (11.15) from which a light (11.14) is exhibited, and: NW of Scoglio Mantineo (1 cables W), which lies offshore of the extremity of Capo Vaticano, thence: NW of Scoglio Vadera (1 miles N), a small low rock of a blackish colour, surrounded by deep water, which lies 3 cables offshore, thence: NW of a submarine pipeline (1 miles NNE), thence: NW of a submarine pipeline (4 miles NNE), thence: NW of the town of Tropea (11.30) (5 miles NNE) from whose mole head a light is exhibited, thence: NW of a submarine pipeline (5 miles NNE), thence: NW of Capo Cozzo (11.15) (9 miles NE). Thence to the vicinity 3848N 1555E, where the route then leads ESE for about 11 miles to the vicinity of 3846N 1608E, passing (with positions from Capo Vaticano (38371N 15497E)): NNE of Scoglio Arena (10 miles NE), an above-water rock about 24 m high, lying about cable offshore abreast Torre Galera (3843N 1600E). Torre Galera, is a round tower, in ruins, standing on the flat top of a remarkable rocky spur which rises precipitously from the beach. A prominent convent stands on the beach against the foot of this spur. Thence: NNE of a dangerous wreck (11 miles NE) which lies off the village of Briatico (3843N 1602E) (11.29), thence: NNE of the submarine pipeline (12 miles NE) at Briatico and 6 cables W of Scoglio Saf (Scafo), laid 8 cables NNE from the shore, thence: NNE of Scoglio Saf (12 miles NE), an above-water rock lying 3 miles WNW of Banchina Fiume, and about 1 cable offshore. It lies on a spit which, with depths of less than 2 m over it, extends as much as 3 cables offshore NE of the rock. Torre di Rocchetta (38435N 16025E), a large, square, whitish edifice in ruins, stands on the beach 7 cables W of Scoglio Saf, and is fronted by some above-water rocks. Thence: NNE of the submarine pipeline (13 miles NE), 1 mile ESE of Scoglio Saf, laid 5 cables NNE from the shore. The track then leads to the vicinity of 3846N 1608E, where the route then leads S to commence the approach to Porto di Vibo Valentia Marina (11.20) while passing W of the submarine pipeline (173 miles NE) off the small harbour of Pizzo (11.28).

Church (38390N 15518E) with a belfry surmounted by a cupola standing in the village of Ciaramiti at an elevation of 249 m about 1 mile inland from the coast and about 1 mile SSW of San Domenica. Church with an arched belfry stands in an isolated position close E of San Domenica (38398N 15523E). One of the most prominent villages, it stands at an elevation of 106 m about 2 miles WSW of Tropea Light-structure and is about 2 cables inland. Church (white, with a light-coloured belfry) (38408N 15554E) dominating the E end of the village of Parghelia. The village is about 3 cables inland and 3 miles WSW of Capo Cozzo. It is built along a ridge 87 m high which slopes steeply to the sea. It houses are uniform in size with yellowish-red roofs. Castello di Bivona (38428N 15549E) stands 1 miles W of Porto di Vibo Valentia Marina, is light coloured and makes a good landmark, although mostly in ruins with only the tower and a part of the central building remaining. From seaward the castle appears to be standing on the beach, but is actually about 5 cables inland, W of a group of tall trees which hide it on some bearings. (Directions for Porto di Vibo Valentia Marina continue at 11.24)

Porto di Vibo Valentia Marina

Chart 805 plan of Porto di Vibo Valentia Marina (see 1.15)

General information
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11.20 Position and function. Porto di Vibo Valentia Marina (3843N 1608E) is situated 14 miles S of Capo Suvero and 1 miles SW of Pizzo. The town of Vibo Valentia, which has a population of about 31 000, stands at an elevation of 557 m on the slopes of hills about 2 miles SW of Porto di Vibo Valentia Marina, and can be identified by some rows and clumps of trees in its vicinity. Its dark and massive castle is prominent but, like the town itself, is only visible from seaward between the bearings of 180 and 225. The coast between the port and the mouth of Fiumara Murria, 4 miles W is sandy. Traffic. In 2004 there were 262 ship calls with a total of 1 754 536 dwt. Port Authority. Porto di Vibo Valentia Marina, Banchina Pola, Vibo Valentia, Italy.

Limiting conditions
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11.21 Deepest and longest berth: Banchina Bengasi (11.25). Maximum size of vessel handled: 170 m LOA; draught 70 m.

Arrival information
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11.22 Notice of ETA required. Commercial vessels should send their ETA to the port agent as early as possible and report updates as appropriate. Outer anchorage. Vessels waiting to carry out commercial cargo operations can do so at one of the anchor berths designated by the Harbour Master. These anchor berths all lie within 1 mile radius of the N mole light.

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Prohibited anchorages. There are regulations in force regarding permission to anchor within 1 mile of the N Mole light at the head of Calata Buccarelli. Pilotage is compulsory for vessels of 500 tons or greater. Provided previous notice is given, pilotage is available 24 hours. The pilot will board from a small boat at 5 cables from the light on Calata Buccarelli (outer mole), in the white sector, or close to the head of the outer mole in bad weather. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3). See also 1.21. Tugs. The use of tugs by commercial vessels is compulsory. Two tugs of 1050 HP are available. Regulations concerning entry: Precedence is given to vessels entering port. Vessels over 200 tons are prohibited from entering port, without first having been allocated a berth. Special regulations are in force for tankers which includes their not being allowed to leave, enter port or berth/unberth between 0700 hrs and sunset. There are restrictions for vessels up to 50 tons anchoring within the harbour. There is a speed limit in the port of 5 kn. Marine farm. A marine farm, marked by buoys, lies about 2 miles W from the harbour.

Major light: North Mole. Calata Buccarelli Head Light (11.14).

Directions
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11.23 General layout. The port is enclosed by two moles with an entrance facing E. The W end is formed by a peninsula extending NE for 5 cables and which is prolonged 1 cables farther ENE by Calata Buccarelli. Calata Papandrea is situated on the E side of the N end of the peninsula. Calata Papandrea and Buccarelli are quayed on their E sides. The E end is formed by Molo Generale Malta and its extension Molo Cortese which extends NW from the shore by 3 cables and is 4 cables E of the root of Banchina Fiume. The Captain of the Ports office is situated at the head of the harbour, close to Banchina Pola. Coastal protection breakwaters. Two detached rubble breakwaters have been constructed 8 cables SW of Calata Buccarelli Light. The breakwaters, 12 m in width and 300 m in length, lie 120 m off the coast and parallel with it. Wreck. A dangerous wreck (position approximate) lies alongside Molo Generale Malta and about 100 m from its head. It is dangerous to berth at this quay, especially at night. Depths. The harbour is subject to silting and periodic dredging is necessary. Outside the harbour, and to the W of it, a wide beach is advancing seaward. Natural conditions: Local weather. Although the port is sheltered from W winds, the sea rebounds from the beach at the head of the harbour. The current coming from Stretto di Messina sets around the head of Calata Buccarelli and along the quay, causing inconvenience to vessels in the harbour. Flow. The currents follow the coastline setting from N to S; they are subject to the influence of the tidal streams from Stretto di Messina (12.7), and off the entrance of the port they occasionally attain a rate of 1 kn. Vessels entering harbour will sometimes experience a W-going current even with wind and sea from between W and WSW.

(continued from 11.17 and 11.19) 11.24 Vessels approaching from NW will usually identify the town of Pizzo (11.28) from a considerable distance, and should steer for that town until the tall, light-coloured chimney (useful mark) is distinguished; a little later the dark line of the N Mole Calata Buccarelli, will show up against a whitish beach. When the E end of Longobardi village (useful mark) bears 180, course may be shaped for Porto di Vibo Valentia Marina. Cautions: Owing to the submerged foundations of the head of Calata Buccarelli, it is dangerous to approach closer than 15 m to the quay abreast the light-structure. Between Pizzo railway station and Vibo Valentia Marina, at the entrance to a tunnel entrance, there is a railway signal which, according to circumstance, exhibits a FR, or FG, or FW light. Care needs to be taken not to confuse it with the two pier head lights. Useful marks: Molo Cortese Head Light (red column on a pedestal, 5 m in height), standing at the head of Molo Cortese. The village of Longobardi standing at an elevation of 200 m on a hillside about 1 mile S of Porto di Vibo Valentia Marina. Metallic coloured tanks, visible from all directions, standing in the vicinity of Banchina Bengasi quay on the N side of the port. Conical turret with a flagstaff painted red and white, mounted on a large warehouse, standing near the tanks. Villa Gagliardi, a yellow two-storied building with a red roof surmounted by a turret also with a red roof, standing on the beach about 5 cables W of the chimneys mentioned later. Chimney, light-coloured, 75 m in height which shows up well against a dark green background, and close by two other chimneys, 60 m in height, standing about 6 cables WSW of Porto di Vibo Valentia Marina. Tall two storey house, painted yellow with a red roof stands approximately 5 cables W of the chimneys, near a group of tall trees.

Berths
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11.25 Within the harbour there are six quays, or banchina. Banchina Bengasi, on the W side of the harbour, is 300 m long with depths of 6 to 8 m and is used for mixed goods in bulk and specialist cargoes. The outer berths, Banchina Papandrea and Calata Buccarelli, are oil products berths. Molo Generale Malta and Molo Cortese are quayed on their W sides. Vessels under 200 tonnes must moor end on to the berth as directed.

Port services
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11.26 Repairs: minor repairs to machinery; 30 ton slipway. Other facilities: hospital at Vibo Valentia.

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Supplies: fresh water; limited supplies of fresh provisions; petrol; bunkering by road tanker from Banchina Bengasi in daylight hours only. Communications: airport at Lamezia Terme, 30 km distant.

Anchorages and harbours

Chart 1941

Lago La Vota
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11.27 Lago La Vota (3856N 1612E) is a small harbour 1 mile ESE of Capo Suvero (11.15).

Marino di Pizzo (Pizzo Calabro)

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11.28 Description. The town of Pizzo (Pizzo Calabro) (3844N 1610E), 2 miles SSW of the mouth of Fiume Angitola, is built on a large mass of volcanic rock, 106 m high and perpendicular on its NE and W sides. The town stands on the coast and interrupts the long stretch of sandy beach. Marina di Pizzo is situated on this part of the coast NW of the town. When approaching from N or W, the town has the appearance of a large white patch, which, on nearer approach, widens and extends lower down on its S side until the stretch of beach can be distinguished. Anchorage. During fine weather, or with winds between NNE and SSE, anchorage can be obtained W of Marino di Pizzo in depths of 10 to 20 m. The bottom is hard sand and the holding ground is poor; local knowledge is required. It is dangerous to remain in this anchorage with winds from the W semi-circle. Breakwater. A breakwater, about 1 cable in length, lies in depths of about 3 m parallel with the coast abreast Marino di Pizzo. Fishing. See 11.3. Outfall. An outfall pipeline is laid 5 cables from the coast from a position about 2 cables SW of Pizzo. Anchoring and fishing in the area are prohibited. Useful marks: The cathedral situated in the N part of the town has a prominent cupola surmounted by a square structure. A large tower and the ruins of a castle are clearly visible in the town. Supplies. Fresh provisions and water can be obtained. Small quantities of petrol and lubricants are also available.

partly surrounded by ancient walls. The town is reported to have a population of about 6900. On the beach which fronts the town are two rocky masses; Isola, the W one, shows a large cavern when bearing 160, and is surmounted by a chapel and is connected with the town by an arched viaduct, which is low and only visible from seaward when bearing 190. San Leonardo, the E rocky mass, is rugged but flat and cultivated on top, and appears isolated on the beach. The church of Michelelizza, with a cupola, stands amongst trees E of the town and is prominent. Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 05 m; mean neap range about 02 m. See Admiralty Tide Tables. Speed limit: 3 kt within the harbour and a 300 m radius of the harbour. Prohibited anchoring and fishing. A prohibited area (11.11) lies about 8 cables NW of the harbour. Harbour. The small harbour at Tropea is protected by an outer mole (Molo di Sopraflutto) extending 1 cables NE from San Leonardo. About 500 m E from the root of the outer mole, an inner mole (Molo di Sottoflutto) extends N. .Close to the head of Molo di Sottoflutto a third mole extends W to enclose the harbour. There are three jetties on the inner side of Molo di Sottoflutto. .Depth in the entrance is 7 m and in the centre of the basin 5 m. Submarine pipeline. A submarine pipeline is laid from Tropea beach, position 38408N 15545E, for 2 cables on a bearing of 348 then for a further 4 cables N. Sandbank. A sandbank, with depths of 2 to 3 m over it, has formed at a distance of about 1 cable from the outer mole, and is about 1 mile long and 10 m wide. Directions. The following mark may be of use: Two lights (green mast, 12 m in height) exhibited from Tropea mole head. Lights are also reported to be exhibited from the head of Molo di Sottoflutto. Berths: Tropea mole has been quayed from its root for approximately 200 m. Molo Martello is internally quayed. The shoreline from the root of Molo Martello is quayed to the W. Repairs: minor repairs undertaken. Other facilities: small hospital at Tropea. Supplies: fresh water; fresh provisions. Communications: airport at Lamezia Terme, 50 km distant.

Briatico
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11.29 The village (3843N 1602E), which has a population of about 4100, stands on a small plateau on the coast, about 30 m high with vertical sides, situated on the W bank of Fiumara Murria. The village is dominated E by a church with belfries surmounted by cupolas, and W by a large, dark building partly in ruins. The ruins of an ancient village can be seen W of Briatico. A submarine pipeline extends about 7 cables NNE from Briatico and there is a dangerous wreck (11.18) 9 cables NW. Anchorage. In fine weather, anchorage can be obtained about 2 cables offshore abreast Briatico in depths of about 8 m; local knowledge is required.

CAPO VATICANO TO STRETTO DI MESSINA General information

Chart 1018

Routes
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11.30 Description. The town of Tropea (3841N 1554E) stands on a plateau of volcanic rock, about 60 m high, which rises steeply from the wide beach. The town is

11.31 This section has been divided into two routes: Offshore route. From the vicinity of 3837N 1539E, about 8 miles W of Capo Vaticano (11.15), the route leads S passing W of the Golfo di Gioia (11.32) to the vicinity of 3819N 1539E, about 3 miles N of Capo Peloro (10.124). From this position it then leads SE for about 42 miles to the vicinity of 38165N 15435E where it joins the S-bound traffic scheme at the N entrance to the Stretto di Messina (12.15).

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Inshore route south bound. From the vicinity of 3837N 1539E, about 8 miles W of Capo Vaticano, the route leads SE for about 14 miles to the vicinity of 3828N 1551E where it joins the approach to Porto di Gioia Tauro (11.52). From Porto di Gioia Tauro the inshore route continues SSW for 12 miles to the vicinity of 38170N 15448E, about 2 miles NE of Scilla (12.41), where it leads WSW for about 1 miles to the vicinity of 38165N 15435E, where it joins the S-bound traffic separation scheme at the N entrance to the Stretto di Messina (12.15).

These gas pipelines cross the N approaches to Stretto di Messina and are marked on the chart. On shore a pair of yellow beacons, in line bearing 166, stand at Condoleo di Scilla 2 miles E of Castello di Scilla, and another pair of yellow beacons, in line bearing 175, stand at Favazzina. The beacons, each with a letter G and topmark X, mark the N and S limits respectively of the submarine pipeline landing area. All four beacons exhibit lights. For further information on submarine pipelines see 1.25.

Pilotage and VTS

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11.32 Golfo di Gioia lies between Capo Vaticano (11.15) and Scilla (12.41), 22 miles SSW. The shores of the gulf are mountainous in the N. These mountains slowly recede from the coast further S giving way to low stony or light-coloured sandy beaches, backed by plains and gently undulating country containing wide valleys and forests. The coast further S is intersected by numerous water-courses. S of Gioia Tauro (11.52) the mountains again approach the coast near the mouth of Fiume Petrace (11.45) where the beach narrows and gives way to a steep coastline covered with vineyards, the main cultivation, but with some olive groves on the tops of hills which, in places, extend to the coast. S of Capo Barbi (11.44) the coast is high, precipitous, but accessible with vineyards in terraces on its slopes and on the heights plantations of olives and chestnuts. Sections of the motorway, with its bridges and viaducts can be seen all along this part of the coast. The summits of the hills between Bagnara Calabra (11.51) and Scilla (12.41) are covered with chestnut trees except for some bare patches between Torrente Fiumara (11.45) and Torrente Favazzina (11.45); the lower slopes W of Fiume Favazzina are again covered with vineyards. Several towns and villages are scattered along the shores of the gulf and on the neighbouring heights.

11.35 Vessels passaging S intending to continue through the Stretto di Messina, which abuts the S end of this waterway, will need to comply with the regulations concerning pilotage and traffic movements in the Stretto di Messina (12.11 and 12.13). For further information see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3). See also 1.21.

Dumping ground
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11.36 Owing to the presence of obstructions and explosive ordnance, a restricted area (3829N 1554E), indicated on the chart, has been established along the coast to the N of Porto di Gioia Tauro (11.52). Anchoring, fishing or any other seabed activity is prohibited in this area.

Flow
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11.33 The depths in the Golfo di Gioia are great close up to the shores. The coast is generally free from dangers and may be approached to within a short distance except abreast San Ferdinando (11.43).

Submarine cables and pipelines

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11.34 Submarine telegraph cables come ashore about cable SW of the mouth of Torrente Fiumara (11.45). Anchoring, fishing and any activities which could affect the seabed are prohibited in an area off the coast about mile on both sides of this landing place. Landing within 200 m of the cables is also prohibited. The boundaries of the area are marked by beacons surmounted by a sphere painted black and yellow and inscribed with the letter T. For regulations concerning submarine cables see 1.25. A submarine methane-gas double pipeline has been laid SW from a position close S of the Fiume Petrace mouth (11.45). The route of the pipeline, which terminates on the Sicilian coast, may be seen from the chart. Mariners are cautioned that these pipelines contain flammable gas under high pressure, a vessel damaging a line could face an immediate fire hazard or loss of buoyancy.

11.37 The inshore streams of Golfo di Gioia depend on those of Stretto di Messina (12.7) and change as they change. The stream sets NNE with a rising tide, and SW with a falling tide. The streams attain a rate of 2 to 3 kn near Stretto di Messina, and gradually decrease towards Capo Vaticano (3837N 1550E). Along the coast between Capo Vaticano and Scilla, 1 hour after the beginning of the N-going stream (Montante), a counter stream, called Bastardo della Montante, begins but is hardly felt off Capo Vaticano where a permanent NW-going current, with a rate of less than kn, overcomes it. This counter stream, whose phases conform to those of the main stream, does not occur during the S-going stream (Scendente). The counter stream is liable to irregularities during strong winds from between SW and NW, on account of which caution is necessary when approaching the coast in a sailing vessel with fresh winds between S and W, or when bad weather is expected from that quarter. Such winds usually fall light off the Stretto di Messina, so that if the stream then be foul for the vessel to fetch the anchorage off Scilla (12.41) or Porticello (12.42), she risks being set on a lee shore. As soon as the weather moderates, the streams resume their normal directions. During the summer, with fine weather, this counter stream does not run at neap tides.

Rescue
11.38 A line-throwing apparatus is maintained at Gioia Tauro (11.52). See also 11.7.

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11.39 Landmarks: Capo Vaticano Lighthouse (38371N 15497E) (11.14).

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Pylon (38147N 15411E) (12.18), standing 1 cables SE of Torre Cavallo. Pylon (38159N 15391E) (12.18), standing 1 cables S of Capo Peloro Lighthouse. Major lights: Capo Vaticano Light (38371N 15497E) (11.14). Scilla Light (white tower, 6 m in height), standing on Castello di Scilla (38153N 15429E) (12.41). Capo Peloro Light (3816N 1539E) (10.121).

Other aids to navigation

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11.40 Racons: Gioia Tauro North Mole Head Lighthouse (38268N 15536E) (11.72). Capo Peloro Light (38160N 15390E) (10.121). See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 2.

Directions for offshore route

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Capo Vaticano to Stretto di Messina

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11.41 From the vicinity of 3837N 1539E, about 8 miles W of Capo Vaticano (11.15), the route leads S passing: W of the Golfo di Gioia. To a position 3819N 1539E, about 3 miles N of Capo Peloro (10.124). From this position it then leads SE for about 42 miles passing: NE of Capo Peloro. To the vicinity of 38167N 15435E where it joins the S-bound traffic scheme at the N entrance to the Stretto di Messina (12.15). (Directions continue for Stretto di Messina at 12.20)

Directions for inshore route south-bound

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Capo Vaticano to Porto di Gioia Tauro

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11.42 From the vicinity of 3837N 1539E, about 8 miles W of Capo Vaticano (11.15), the route leads SE for about 14 miles, passing (with positions from Capo Vaticano (38371N 15497E)): SW of Secca del Monaco (4 cables SE) which lies in the middle of a small bight between Capo Vaticano and a rocky spur (7 cables SE) encumbered with rocks. Secca del Monaco lies about 2 cables offshore. Thence: SW of Scoglio della Galea (1 miles SE) which is the extremity of a ridge of above water rocks extending about 1 cables SW from Punta del Fortino di Santa Maria, thence: SW of the outfall pipeline (6 miles SE) laid close to Nicotera Marina (11.47), from the shore, position 38327N 15561E, for 4 cables on a bearing of 2595, thence: SW of the common mouth (8 miles SE) of the Fiume Mesima and Fiume Vena which flow into the sea 2 miles SSW of Nicotera Marina. The forest belt along the valleys of these rivers is visible from a considerable distance. And: SW of the restricted area (11.36) (8 miles SE) marked on the chart. The coast abreast San Ferdinando (9 miles SE) which must be approached with caution as depths of less than 5 m extend as much as 4 cables offshore.

The track then leads to the vicinity of 3828N 1551E. From this position vessels can then proceed to Porto di Gioia Tauro (11.52) or continue SSW on the next leg of the inshore route. 11.43 Useful marks: Church of Santa Maria (38366N 15510E) standing on the beach between Scoglio della Galea and Secca del Monaco. Church (38351N 15536E) standing in the village of Ioppolo about 6 cables inland and on the side of the slopes of Monte Poro which rises to 710 m. Torre di Ioppolo (38339N 15541E), a round tower the upper part of which is broken away, standing on a rugged cliff; two houses stand close NE of the tower, while close NW are two whitish cliffs near a beach, and between them is a bridge constructed partly of iron and partly of stone. White railway station (38329N 15560E) is situated in an isolated position half-way up the hill between Nicotera Marina (11.47) and the town of Nicotera. It can be identified by two water tanks, one on either side of it, and by a group of white two-storied houses a few hundred metres W of it. Church (38330N 15564E) which stands in the prominent town of Nicotera can be identified by its dark square belfry. Nicotera, which has a population of about 7400, stands at an elevation of 218 m about 2 miles ESE of Torre di Ioppolo and about 3 cables inland. Additional town features are a distinctive large house with arches; a very large, tall, light-coloured modern building at the N edge of the town; and in a prominent isolated position NW of the town is the chapel of Madonna della Scala which is partly in ruins. Dark slender belfry (38294N 15584E) which rises from amongst the buildings of the town of Rosarno. Rosarno stands at an elevation of 61 m at the W end of an isolated hill on the S bank of Fiume Mesima and about 2 miles E of San Ferdinando. The town also has a prominent reddish building surmounted by a tower. Rosarno is visible from a considerable distance, but when within about 2 miles of the coast, is hidden by trees, except when bearing about 085 and in line with San Ferdinando. Square belfry of the church (38290N 15551E) which stands in the village of San Ferdinando, about 1 miles S of the mouth of the Fiume Mesima and Fiume Vena. The church faces seaward and overlooks the low houses of the town. Another church stands on the beach S of the village and is visible from a distance of about 6 miles. (Directions for Porto di Gioia Tauro are given at 11.71)

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11.44 From Porto di Gioia Tauro the inshore route continues SSW for 12 miles, passing (with positions from Capo Peloro light (38161N 15391E) (10.121)): WNW of the submarine gas pipelines (14 miles NE) which originate from the vicinity of the mouth of Fiume Petrace. The mouth of the river can be identified by the thick belts of trees which line its banks and by a strong discolouration of the water

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owing to deposit brought down by the river, which is sometimes to be seen off the mouth and can often be seen at a considerable distance offshore. Thence: WNW of Scoglio Agliastro (11 miles NE) which lies about 1 cable offshore and about 1 mile SW of Pietrenere (11.48), thence: WNW of Capo Triari (11 miles ENE), a precipitous rocky spur which marks the start of the rocky coast which continues S. A reef extends seaward about cable. Thence: WNW of the outfall pipeline (10 miles NE) which is laid 2 cables WNW from a position midway between Capo Triari and Capo Barbi, thence: WNW of Capo Barbi (10 miles NE) backed by precipitous cliffs. These cliffs eventually become an overhang at the N end of Marina di Palmi (11.49), about 3 miles S of Capo Barbi. Thence: WNW of Pietra Galera (9 miles NE), a small offshore rock lying about 1 mile S of Capo Barbi, thence: WNW of submarine telegraph cables (7 miles ENE) (11.34) near the mouth of the Torrente Fiumara, thence: WNW of outfall pipeline (5 miles E) extending NW for 350 m from Favazzina (11.45). The mouth of the Favazzina river exits from a narrow valley lying about 2 miles SW of the mouth of Torrente Fiumara. The coast between these two rivers consists of a narrow beach backed by the slopes of Piano della Chiusa. A whitish railway embankment runs parallel to and close within the beach and can, from a distance, be confused with it. Thence: WNW of the landing site of gas pipelines (11.34) (4 miles ESE), 5 cables WSW of the village of Favazzina and about 1 miles E of Castello di Scilla (12.41), thence: WNW of several coastal protection rubble breakwaters (5 to 3 miles E) which have been laid offshore at a maximum distance of 100 m between Favazzina (11.45) and Scilla (12.41). The track then leads to the vicinity of 38167N 15435E at the N entrance to Stretto di Messina. 11.45 Useful marks: Iron bridge (38249N 15535E) with masonry arches at both ends, visible from seaward at the mouth of the Fiume Petrace which enters the sea about 1 mile SW of Gioia Tauro (11.52). Monte Terzo (38240N 15529E), with a prominent summit 189 m high 1 miles S of the mouth of the Fiume Petrace, joining the terraced slopes of Monte Sant Elia (below), 3 miles SSW of Monte Terzo, give this part of the coast a distinctive appearance by which it can be recognised from a considerable distance. Small white church (38207N 15505E) and a large, cylindrical tank at an elevation of 579 m stands at the summit of Monte Sant Elia. When viewed from NNW the summit appears as a compact mass with a rounded outline covered with sparse vegetation. Some radio masts also stand close to the summit. High up on the SE slopes of Monte Sant Elia are two dense clumps of trees which stand out against the skyline when seen from the S.

Dark round Tower, Torre Rosci (38177N 15487E), with the upper part broken away, stands about the middle of a beach. This tower is prominent when viewed from SW but is not easily distinguished from its background when viewed from NW. Close N of Torre Rosci is Porto di Bagnara Calabra (11.51). Church (38176N 15493E) with a white cupola, a red roof and a belfry surmounted by a smaller white cupola, is located at the NE end of the village of Pellegrina which stands on a hill about 5 cables E of Torre Rosci. Church (38173N 15485E) stands 3 cables NE of Bagnara Calabra (11.51). A long viaduct (38161N 15483E) carrying the motorway is prominent inland of Bagnara Calabra. Masonry bridge (38168N 15479E) with three arches and an iron bridge on pillars cross the narrow and tortuous course of the Torrente Fiumara near its mouth. The river mouth can be identified by the red house which stands on the NE bank close to Scoglio Martorana (11.51). Church (38158N 15514E) with a belfry which has a cupola can be readily identified from a distance standing in the small town of Sant Eufemia dAspromonte at an elevation of 588 m about 2 miles SE of Pellegrina, and the same distance inland. Chimney (38155N 15456E) standing in the village of Favazzina, which is close SW of the mouth of the Torrente Favazzina. (Directions continue for Stretto di Messina at 12.20)

Anchorages and harbours North-west of Scoglio della Galea

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11.46 Description. Between Scoglio della Galea (38363N 15509E) and Secca del Monaco (11.42) is a small bight at the end of which is a small sandy beach; a few houses, dominated by the small chapel of Santa Maria, lie along this beach. Anchorage. Good anchorage can be obtained off the sandy beach, but local knowledge is required. Between Scoglio della Galea and the next rock of that ridge is a small channel, with depths of 55 to 9 m. A submarine pipeline has been laid from the beach (38365N 15510E) for 4 cables on a bearing of 270.

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11.47 Description. Nicotera Marina (38328N 15558) is a village standing on a stretch of beach SSW of the town of Nicotera (11.43). The red roofs of new buildings in the village show up well between the old buildings, especially the roof of a large, low building near the N end of the village; a metal chimney on a large house near the S end of the village is also prominent. There is an outfall pipeline laid close to the town (11.42). Anchorage can be obtained off Nicotera Marina in depths of 35 to 40 m with Capo Vaticano Lighthouse just open SW of Torre di Ioppolo (11.43), and the railway station (11.43) bearing 056 and in line with Nicotera Church (11.43). When in line with the station, this church appears to stand on the summit of the conical hill on which Nicotera is built. This anchorage is not recommended for large vessels being only a short distance offshore, and the

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depths inshore decrease rapidly. According to local reports, however, a vessel may safely ride out bad weather in it. Anchorage can also be obtained farther S about 2 cables offshore, with the metal chimney near the S end of the village bearing 090 in depths of 14 to 20 m, sand; inshore of this berth the depths also decrease very rapidly, and local knowledge is required.

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11.48 Description. Torre di Pietrenere (38236N 15517E), a tall, light-coloured, round tower, stands on a rocky spur 1 miles SSW of the mouth of Fiume Petrace. At the foot of the rocky spur the beach terminates at Pietrenere, a group of blackish rocks. The tower is prominent when seen from either NW or SW. When viewed from W, however, it does not show up well against the green vegetation behind it. A small harbour lies close SW of Torre di Pietrenere, with an outer mole extending about cable SSW, and thence the same distance S.

Stretto di Messina. In fine weather small sailing vessels can anchor off the town in depths of 12 m, sand; local knowledge being required. Larger vessels anchor farther off the coast between Scoglio Martorana and the mouth of Torrente Fiumara. Marine farm. There is a marine farm, marked by buoys (special) and a light-buoy (special), about 1 miles WSW of the harbour. Harbour. Mainly a fishing boat harbour it is sheltered by an outer mole, about 300 m long and bearing approximately N. An inner mole bearing approximately W, is about 50 m long. Useful marks: Lights (green and red masts, 6 m in height) are exhibited from the heads of the outer and inner moles. Berths. The outer mole is internally quayed as is the inner mole. The moles are marked at their heads by lights. Permitted draughts are 6 m at the outer mole and range from 35 to 45 m at the other quays.

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11.49 Temporary anchorage can be obtained in depths of about 20 m on a sandy patch fronting Marina di Palmi (38209N 15504E). Marina di Palmi is at the head of the cove, dominated by a disused quarry, bounded in the N by the bare rugged cliffs of Capo Barbi (11.45) and S by the steep rocky slopes of Monte Sant Elia (11.45). The sides of the cove are steep and rocky, but at its head is a small stony beach. The bottom around the sandy patch is rocky and unfit for anchoring. Local knowledge is required.

PORTO DI GIOIA TAURO General information

Chart 1019 plan of Porto di Gioia Tauro

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Cala Iancuia
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11.50 Temporary shelter can be obtained in the S part of Cala Iancuia (38189N 15494E), but local knowledge is necessary. In the N part of the cove near the coast is a rocky shoal, but the S part is deep. High up on the cliff close N of the cove is the mouth of a grotto, which can be seen from some distance SW. The S part of the cove is formed by the precipitous sides of Monte Alto which can be identified by its sharp peak and a landslip on its seaward side.

11.52 Gioia Tauro Industrial Port (38267N 15536E) is located on a large plain N of the town of Gioia Tauro, largely behind the original coastline, and extending N to the village of S Ferdinando and about 7 cables inland. The suburbs of Gioia Tauro extend to the coast and the town is visible from a considerable distance seaward, except when within about 2 miles of the coast, when it is masked by trees, except from N and SW. The population of the town is about 18 500.

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11.53 The port has 12 million square metres of land, 3145 m of berths and is operated by the Medcenter Container Terminal as a hub and feeder container port. It provides bi-weekly dedicated feeder connections to a number of strategic ports in the Mediterranean.

11.51 Description. Porto di Bagnara Calabra (38179N 15488E) is a small artifical harbour 1 mile NE of the town of Bagnara Calabra and close N of Torre Rosci (11.45). The town is built partly on the moderately steep slopes of a spur and partly on a beach at the foot of the spur, close NE of the mouth of the Torrente Fiumara (11.45). A very long autostrada viaduct can be clearly seen against the hillside. Fishing with drift nets for swordfish is prohibited within 2 miles of Porto di Bagnara Calabra. Scoglio Martorana, is at the extremity of that spur and can be identified by a red house which stands by itself halfway up a slope on the NE bank of the Torrente Fiumara. The house serves as a fishing observatory during the swordfish fishing season (May to July). The beach at the foot of Scoglio Martorana is of sand and stones and may be approached within a short distance. Anchorage. The anchorage off the town of Bagnara Calabra is insecure and is exposed to the strong currents of

Port limits
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11.54 Port limits extend 1 mile out from the breakwater.

Approach and entry

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11.55 The port is approached from the W and entered between two breakwaters, Molo Nord 1100 m in length and Molo Sud 350 m in length; the breakwaters converge towards the entrance which is 250 m wide and faces W.

Traffic
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11.56 In 2004 there were 3644 ship calls with a total of 87 067 524 dwt.

Port Authority
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11.57 Port of Gioia Tauro Authority, Contrada Lamia, 89013 Gioia Tauro RC, Italy.

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Limiting conditions Deepest and longest berth

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11.58 Banchina di Levante (11.73).

Mean tidal levels

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11.59 Mean spring range about 05 m; mean neap range about 02 m. See Admiralty Tide Tables.

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11.68 The harbour consists of the following: Bacino di Espansione, a basin of 375 m radius inside the WNW facing entrance (width 280 m) to the port. Darsena Servizi, the services basin, on the E side of Bacino di Espansione. A channel, of minimum width 200 m and marked by lights on either side of its entrance, leads NNE for 2350 m from the N side of Bacino di Espansione toDarsena Trapezoidale. Darsena Trapezoidale, a partly quayed dock and turning basin.

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Pier
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11.62 Prevailing winds: N NW. The port anticipates an average of 6 days per year when there will be adverse weather conditions.

11.69 At about 5 cables S of the light on Molo Sud there is a pier of reinforced concrete on piles; it is about 130 m long and without any light. Berthing on it is prohibited.

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11.70 Entry is always subject to strong cross currents as a result of the close proximity to the Stretto di Messina.

Arrival information Directions Notice of ETA required

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11.63 At least 24 hours by FAX and at least 1 hour before arrival on VHF. See the relevant edition of Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3).

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11.64 The port has good holding ground. Vessels waiting to enter the port must anchor N of a line between position 38351N 15429E and the light on Molo Nord, remaining at a distance not less than 1 miles from the coast and clear of the restricted area (11.36) marked on the chart. Anchorage can be obtained close inshore in fine weather off Gioia Tauro; local knowledge is required. A convenient berth is with the S factory chimney on the beach bearing 165. It is dangerous to remain in the roadstead with winds from the W semi-circle.

Pilotage
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11.65 Pilotage is compulsory for vessels of over 500 grt. Vessels over 290 m must use two pilots. Pilots board 1 mile from the breakwater. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3) and 1.21.

Tugs
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11.66 Two tugs are available.

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11.67 A restricted area (3829N 1554E) (11.36) is indicated on the chart.

11.71 Vessels entering and leaving the port must navigate within the triangular area, indicated on the chart. Stopping, anchoring, fishing or any activity which could impede navigation are prohibited in this area. Passing in opposite directions and overtaking are prohibited within a distance of 5 cables from the light on Molo Sud. A sectored port entry light (PEL) leads through the entrance on a heading of 103. Two further PELs within the harbour lead 019/199. 11.72 Useful marks: North Mole Head Light (red tower, 5 m in height) (38268N 15535E). South Mole Head Light (green tower 10 m in height) (38266N 15534E). Darsena Servizi S Mole Light (green mast, 5 m in height) (38267N 15543E). Darsena Servizi N Mole Light (red mast, 5 m in height) (38267N 15544E). E side of Channel Entrance Light (green mast, 5 m in height) (38269N 15542E). W side of Channel Entrance Light (red mast, 5 m in height) (38269N 15541E). A tall tank, in the town, surrounded by lattice structures. A church with low yellow belfry on a square base and with a red roof is in the town. Chimneys of several factories are close to the beach abreast the town. They assist to identify the locality. A tall chimney, which rises from among low buildings with red roofs S of the town and beside the beach, is remarkable and visible from a distance.

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Berths
Alongside berths 11.73 The port contains the following quayed areas: East side; length 3145 m, draught 135 to 155 m. Ro-Ro berth at the N end of the E side; length 144 m, draught 125 m. West side; consists of two berths and a Ro-Ro terminal.

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11.74 Repairs can be undertaken. Divers available.

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11.75 Full capability to handle container and Ro-Ro cargoes. Medical facilities available at Ospedale Gioia Tauro 2 km distance. Garbage disposal available.

Supplies
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11.76 Fresh water and fuel oil is available.

Communications
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11.77 The port is connected to the Italian railroad network with its own dedicated railroad station with six rail tracks providing a total length of 4200 m. This allows the operation of 20 block trains per day, representing a total capacity exceeding 400 000 teu per year. There is also a railway station in town 05 km distant. The port has dedicated access to the Italian motorways. Airports at Reggio Calabria, 60 km distant, or Lamezia Terme, 65 km distant.

Harbour regulations
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11.78 Within 1 mile of the harbour entrance all fishing and pleasure craft, whether rowing, sailing, or powered, must leave the way clear for vessels entering or leaving port. Both stopping and fishing by any method are prohibited within 1 mile of the harbour entrance.

Vessels which intend to remain at anchor near the entrance, though outside the port limits must report their position by radio to the Gioia Tauro Maritime Navigation Officer (Circomare), also indicating any information pertaining to the vessel. Fishing with drift nets for swordfish is prohibited within a radius of 2 miles Porto Gioia Tauro. Merchant vessels leaving the port have precedence over those entering; military units have precedence over all craft, whether those craft are entering or leaving. The approach, mooring, and stopping of vessels within the harbour area must be authorised by the Maritime Authority, previously requested at least 24 hrs before ETA; as soon as possible and, in any case, at least 1 hour before ETA, vessels must contact Porto di Gioia Tauro Circomare by VHF Ch 16. It is prohibited to remain at anchor within the harbour area, with the exception of those cases for which Circomare can authorise stopping in Bacino di Espansione in such a position as not to impede the normal passage of vessels. Fishing vessels can berth to Banchina Pescherecci, W side of the canal, whilst observing the rules in force. Only naval units on government service, boats used for harbour duties, and pleasure craft (of length between 520 m, and maximum draught of 45 m) can remain in the service dock; berthing is permitted on the E side of the dock by fishing boats of less than 3 grt, of length less than 20 m, and draught less than 45 m. The discharge into the sea of refuse of any kind, the cleaning of bilges, and all other activities which could cause marine pollution, are prohibited; in addition, the depositing of waste material or refuse of any kind on the quays or on the hard standing areas behind them is also prohibited. Discharged goods, or cargo for loading onto vessels, can be deposited onto quays with prior authorisation of the Maritime Authority. Refuelling operations of combustibles and fuels are prohibited; products listed in category C of MARPOL annex II can be replenished only by road tanker with prior authorisation of Gioia Tauro Circomare; manual decanting is prohibited. It is prohibited to approach within 100 m of vessels at anchor in the roads, or within 100 m of vessels in the harbour which intend to carry out commercial operations.

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GENERAL INFORMATION
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Scope of the chapter

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12.1 The chapter covers the Stretto di Messina, embracing both the Sicilian shore and that of Calabria on the Italian mainland, from the vicinity of 38167N 15435E in the N to 38020N 15336E at the S entrance. The only major port is Porto di Messina. It is arranged as follows: Scilla and Capo Peloro to Capo Scaletta and Punta di Pllaro (12.15). Porto di Messina (12.49).

Peloro (10.124), in an arc NE, E and SE to 1 miles E of Castello di Scilla (12.41). Anchoring and fishing are prohibited in an area between 5 cables N of the N pipeline and 5 cables S of the S pipeline. The W landing place of these pipelines is described at 10.124, and their E landing place at 11.44. For further information on submarine pipelines see 1.25.

Weather
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12.5 In the vicinity of the high land on either side of the strait, squalls can descend through the valleys with much violence. For general weather and climate information see 1.145 to 1.166.

Topography
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12.2 Stretto di Messina is narrowest near its N end where, between Capo Peloro (10.124) and Torre Cavallo (12.22), it is about 1 miles wide. At its S end, between Capo Scaletta (12.24) and Punta di Pllaro (12.24), it is about 7 miles wide. It is deep and free from off lying dangers. On either side of the strait habitation is mainly concentrated on narrow coastal strips which are backed by mountainous terrain with many peaks rising to more than 1000 m.

Currents
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12.3 Fishing with fixed nets is carried out to a considerable extent throughout the year along the shores of Stretto di Messina both by day and by night, but it does not interfere with through navigation of the strait. Fishing for swordfish by drift nets in the strait is prohibited between Capo Scilla Lighthouse (12.18) at the N entrance, and Capo dell Armi Lighthouse (14.9) at the S entrance.

12.6 Owing to currents and whirlpools, famous from antiquity, some caution is necessary in navigating the strait. The waters of the Ionian Sea are appreciably colder and more salty than those of the Tyrrhenian Sea. The difference in density of the waters at the ends of the strait sets up currents which flow from N to S through the strait on the surface and from S to N below about 27 m. The normal rate of the surface S-going current is about kn, although with some strong winds its rate may rise to as much as 1 kn. The steady S-going current has usually little effect on the tidal streams at springs, but causes the N-going stream to commence later and to finish earlier at neaps.

Tides and tidal streams

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12.4 Submarine cables come ashore at various points, detailed in the directions, on both sides of Stretto di Messina. These points are marked by the alignment of a pair of beacons, each surmounted by a yellow and black ball on which is a white T; see 1.25. Two submarine cables are laid through Stretto di Messina. Two submarine cables are laid from 4 cables SW of Punta San Raineri (38116N 15345E) (12.21) E to 2 miles S of Punta Pezzo (38138N 15382E) (12.20). Four submarine power cables are laid from a position 1 miles NNW of Punta San Raineri to a position 1 miles S of Punta Pezzo. Owing to submarine cables, anchoring, trawling or any other underwater activity is prohibited in an area between: 38106N. And 38134N. For regulations concerning submarine cables see 1.25. Four submarine methane-gas pipelines are laid across the N entrance to Stretto di Messina from 2 miles W of Capo

12.7 Stretto di Messina connects the Tyrrhenian Sea to the N with the Ionian Sea to the S. Off Capo Peloro (10.124), at the N entrance to the strait, the tide behaves like that of the Tyrrhenian Sea. From Punta Pezzo (12.20) and to the S, it behaves like that of the Ionian Sea. Though these two tides are of the same type, the times at which HW and LW occur, differ at the strait by about 6 hours. Thus, when it is HW at Capo Peloro, it is LW at Villa San Giovanni (12.27), only 3 miles farther S, and vice versa. Hence, twice each lunar day, the water level has a maximum slope N through the strait, and twice each lunar day a slope to the S. Though the difference in level is small, amounting to less than 03 m at springs, it is concentrated into such a short distance that streams of 4 kn at springs are generated by it. These streams set with their greatest force where the strait is most narrow and shallow, that is to say, between Punta Pezzo (12.20) and Ganzirri (12.46), and their strength diminishes rapidly N and S of this line as the strait deepens rapidly. At springs the N-going and S-going streams set for 6 hours each with a maximum rate of 4 kn. At neaps the N-going stream sets for only about 5 hours and the S-going stream for 7 hours with a maximum rate of 2 kn. A strong N wind can reduce the duration of the N-going stream to 3 hours, and increase that of the S-going stream

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to 9 hours. The N-going stream is known locally as the montante and the S-going stream as the scendente. Under ordinary conditions at springs, the tidal streams in mid-channel set as follows: Interval from HW Remarks Gibraltar N-going stream begins in the following positions: 0245 0215 0145 0015 NW of Scilla (12.41). The rate in this vicinity is about : the maximum. Between the old disused power cable pylons (12.18). NW of Punta Pezzo (3814N 1538E). W of Punta Pezzo. The rate in this vicinity is about the maximum. S-going stream begins in the following positions: +0330 +0400 +0430 NW of Scilla. The rate in this vicinity is about : the maximum. Between the old disused power cable pylons (12.18). NW of Punta Pezzo. The maximum rate is attained in this vicinity, 4 kn at springs, 2 kn at neaps. W of Punta Pezzo. The rate in this vicinity is about the maximum.
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the strait and progress to the S. With the S-going stream the taglio moves S in advance of the stream; with the N-going stream the taglio also progresses S but against the onset of the stream. After the first taglio has past the direction of the reversed stream becomes established. The second taglio or taglio grande is often in the form of breakers, up to 1 miles off Punta Pezzo (12.20), and begins in the vicinity of the submarine ridge across the strait. It sweeps S through the strait and passes up to about 1 hour after the first taglio. As the second taglio passes, the stream increases in strength to a rate not much less than the maximum. With the N-going stream the second taglio is often not very remarkable, but with the S-going stream it can be an imposing spectacle. As it progresses S, it tends to join the first taglio off Reggio Calabria. If the wind is blowing against the advancing taglio the short high seas formed may become dangerous to small craft.

Eddies
12.9 Near the shores of the strait, the streams may give rise to eddies with counter-currents close inshore, especially off or in the lee of projecting headlands. These eddies are locally termed bastardi or refoli. They extend 5 cables or less offshore and commence from 1 to 2 hours after the turn of the stream. The most marked of these eddies are: On the Montante: NE of Punta Pezzo (12.20), between Cannitello (12.22) and Torre Cavallo (12.22). WSW of Capo Peloro (10.124) off the village of Torre Faro (12.45). From the entrance to Porto di Messina (12.49) N to the coast off San Francesco di Paola (12.23), 2 miles S of Pace (12.23). On the Scendente: S of Capo Peloro. From Punta San Salvatore (12.68) clockwise round Porto di Messina, and thence up the coast to Pace (12.23) and the vicinity of 38151N 15362E. Off the village of Acciarello (12.22). Between Catona (12.22) and Punta Calamizzi (12.24).

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The N-going stream sets along the axis of the strait. The S-going stream deviates somewhat from the axis and first sets towards the shore at the SE end of an imaginary line joining the old power cable pylons (12.18), thence WSW past Punta Pezzo (12.20) and then W across the strait towards Pace (12.23) on the Sicilian side, thence S along the Sicilian shore to Porto di Messina (12.49). It then recrosses the strait setting SE to the Calabrian shore and past Reggio di Calabria (12.34), at the same time becoming wider and considerably weaker.

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12.8 At each turn of the tidal stream there occurs a brief stand followed by one or more tagli or bores (similar in many respects to those set up in certain rivers). These tagli are caused by the shape of the bottom of the strait, in particular the submarine ridge extending from Punta Pezzo (12.20) to Ganzirri (12.46), affecting the flow of the streams and the upwelling of water of different density and temperature. The water conditions vary according to whether the flow is from the Tyrrhenian Sea or Ionian Sea. With the S-going stream, the water is in general thermally stable from the Tyrrhenian Sea; but with the N-going stream, colder and more dense water from the Ionian Sea comes to the surface, sometimes bringing with it species of fish from great depths. These varying water conditions are of considerable importance to the local fishermen as they produce alterations in the distribution of fish. The first taglio is often of complex appearance consisting of tide-rips and overfalls of no great height, together with small whirlpools, which spread across the strait in bands. The taglio starts normally in the N part of

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12.10 Small whirlpools, known locally as garofali or vortici, are seen in most parts of the strait, especially soon after one or other of the tagli has passed. They mark areas where denser water is sinking. They are commonly accompanied by smooth, oily patches, known as sorgimente or macchis dolio, where water is welling up from below. The only whirlpools which present any danger to small craft, are those which form always near the same places, owing to peculiarities in the bottom. These locations are: Between 1 and 1 cables offshore abreast Torre Faro (12.45). A few hundred metres W of Punta Pezzo (12.20). Off the beach S of Punta San Raineri (12.21). These whirlpools are stronger and larger in springs. Any one of them does not exist continuously but lasts up to about hour, when it dies away and a new one starts up nearby. The whirlpool off Torre Faro is the Charybdis of the Ancient Greeks which, with the mythological cave dwelling monster Scylla on the opposite shore, is reputed to have made for a hazardous passage through the Strait.

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12.11 Pilotage is compulsory for vessels of: (a) 15 000 grt and greater. (b) 6000 grt and greater if carrying pollutants. Sailing vessels, however, without exact knowledge, and especially at night, are also advised to take a pilot. Pilots can be requested from Messina Pilotage Corporation, via VHF, without notice. Pilots are available 24 hours per day and in all weathers. Pilots for vessels on passage S-bound through the strait embark 3 miles N of Capo Peloro (10.124) or for N-bound vessels 2 miles SE of Punta San Raineri (12.21). Pilots for Porto di Messina, see 12.58. For additional information see Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3). See also 1.21.

Stretto di Messina N part (Scilla and Capo Peloro to Porto di Messina) (12.20). Stretto di Messina S part (Porto di Messina to Capo Scaletta and Punta di Pllaro) (12.24). At the S entrance to the Strait, the route then splits either continuing SSW along the Sicilian SE coast (Chapter 13) or altering SE along the Italian S coast (Chapter 14).

Topography east coast

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12.12 A voluntary reporting system pertains. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3).

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12.13 Passage of the strait is prohibited to vessels of 50 000 grt or greater carrying pollutants. Vessels passing through the strait should keep to starboard of a line joining: 38165N 15435E. 38140N 15366E. 38108N 15360E. This TSS is established by the Italian Government. It has not been adopted by the IMO. Vessels on passage through the strait should keep engines ready for immediate manoeuvring and should maintain constant watch on VHF Channel 16. Vessels which are required to embark a pilot (12.11) should pass the following information at least 12 hours in advance via Messina Radio and again confirm their ETA at least 1 hour in advance: Name. Nationality. Callsign. GRT. Type and quantity of pollutant carried. ETA at Capo Peloro (10.124) or Punta San Raineri (12.21). All other vessels should pass similar information by VHF Channel 16 at least 2 hours in advance. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3).

12.16 A sandy beach nestles between Scilla (12.41) and Capo Paci. South of Capo Paci to Punta Pezzo (12.20), 3 miles WSW, the beach becomes steep and narrow, intersected by the mouths of various torrents and backed by hills and a cultivated plateau. The town of Villa San Giovanni (12.27) dominates the coast S of Punta Pezzo. Farther S of the town for about 2 miles to the mouth of the Fiume di Catona, the coast is again a narrow sandy beach behind which the land is green, well cultivated and dotted with numerous houses. It is backed by gentle slopes which descend from the mountains of the interior, and between them and the coast is a stretch of undulating country. Between Fiume Catona and Fiumara di Gallico the beach is backed by a steeply rising high terrace. Both rivers, on either side of this plateau, flow through wide flatish valleys. South of Fiumara di Gallico the beach approaches the town of Gallico Marina. Here a breakwater has been constructed to protect the middle of the beach fronting the town. Farther S the sandy beach narrows to give way to a cliff which, near its S end, is reinforced by a seawall. Farther S again is the harbour of Porto di Reggio Calabria. Between Porto di Reggio Calabria and Punta Calamizzi, the coast is devoid of a beach, but is easy to land on. A beach re-emerges from the rocks 5 cables S of Punta Calamizzi, continuing 1 mile S to the mouth of Fiumara di Sant Agata. The coast S of Fiumara di Sant Agata consists of a low, steep bank which is fronted by a sea wall. Thence, as far as Punta di Pllaro, 3 miles S, the coast forms a bight with a narrow, steep-to beach at its head. The shore of the bight is backed by well-cultivated land with numerous buildings dotted amongst the trees. Short terraces of varying elevation rise gradually in gentle slopes to a range of coastal hills which extend SE, gradually receding from the coast. Several rivers flow into the bight. The beach at Punta di Pllaro is much wider than that of the bight.

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Rescue
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12.14 MRSC at Reggio di Calabria (3807N 1539E) (12.34). See also 1.44 and Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 5.

SCILLA AND CAPO PELORO TO CAPO SCALETTA AND PUNTA DI PELLARO General information
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12.15 This sub-section has been divided, for convenience, into two abutting routes:

12.17 A narrow sandy beach runs SW from Capo Peloro (10.124) as far as Porto di Messina (12.49), 6 miles SW. A road and ribbon of houses backs onto this beach for most of its length. Near the cape, behind the road, are two large lagoons which are connected to each other and to the sea by narrow channels. A ridge of hills parallels the shore 4 miles W of Capo Peloro and starts to climb steadily to join the mountains SW of Porto di Messina. The coast SSW from Porto di Messina, is almost entirely built up, and fringed by an easily accessible sandy shore, which continues almost straight for 9 miles to Capo Scaletta (12.24). It is backed by mountains, the lower slopes of which are fertile, and furrowed by the valleys of numerous rivers, frequently dry and whitish in appearance during summer. The coast is skirted by a railway, and

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along it, and on the slopes of the mountains, are numerous small villages and detached buildings.
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12.18 Landmarks: Pylon (white framework tower, orange bands, 200 m in height) (38147N 15410E), standing 1 cables SE of Torre Cavallo. The overhead power cables that once spanned the strait from this pylon have been permanently removed. Air obstruction lights are exhibited. Pylon (white framework tower, orange bands, 200 m in height) (38159N 15391E), standing on Capo Peloro. The overhead power cables that once spanned the strait from this pylon have been permanently removed. Air obstruction lights are exhibited. Major lights: Scilla Light (white tower, 6 m in height), standing on Castello di Scilla (38153N 15429E). Capo Peloro Light (white 8-sided tower, black bands, white dwelling, 37 m in height), standing on the cape (38161N 15391E). Punta Pezzo Light (white round tower, red bands, 23 m in height) standing amongst trees about 1 cable E of the point (38138N 15382E). Punta San Raineri Light (white turret, painted with black bands, surmounting a white square tower, 42 m in height) standing on the point (38115N 15345E).

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12.19 Racon: Capo Peloro Lighthouse as above. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 2.
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Directions for Stretto di Messina north part

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distinguished by a bridge, the mouth of a tunnel and some small, white houses. Thence: NNW of the anchorage off Porticello (12.42) (1 miles SE), thence: NNW of the dangerous wreck (1 miles SE) about 1 cable offshore Marina di Porticello (12.42), thence: NNW of the Montante tidal eddy (12.9) (1 miles SE), thence: SSW of Capo Peloro (10.124). Vessels should remain at least 1000 m offshore when rounding the cape as the currents of the strait cause erosion on the shore resulting in frequent alterations in its shape from that depicted on the chart, thence: SSW of the Scendente tidal eddy (12.9) (4 cables S), thence: SSW of the whirlpool, Charybdis (12.10), (4 cables SW), thence: SSW of the Montante tidal eddy (5 cables SW) (12.9), thence: SSW of the yellow lightbuoy (1 miles WSW) which marks the channel into Pantanto Grande (12.46), thence: SSW of the outfall pipeline (1 miles WSW) near the village of La Torretta, thence: NNW of Punta Pezzo Lighthouse (12.18) (2 miles SSW). Punta Pezzo wide, flatish, low and sandy, is protected by artificial rubble works. It projects W from the foot of a hill on which stand several villages. The vegetation is luxuriant and cultivation quite intensive in the vicinity of the point. Near the shore, NE of the lighthouse, stands a whitish church with a red roof and a belfry with spire surmounted by a cross. Tidal streams and currents are strong near Punta Pezzo, and generate noticeable eddies and whirlpools. Thence: NNW of a whirlpool (12.10) (2 miles SW). The track then leads to the vicinity of 38140N 15366E.

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12.20 From the vicinity of 38167N 15435E, the track leads WSW for 58 miles, passing (with positions relative to Capo Peloro (38160N 15393E)): NNW of outfall pipeline (3 miles E) extending N for 500 m from a position 5 cables ESE of Scilla Light (12.18), thence: NNW of Scoglio Pietra Vuoia (3 miles ESE), a flat rock only just above water which lies about 3 cables E of Castello di Scilla (12.41), about 1 cable offshore and about cable W of the outfall pipeline, thence: NNW of La Chiana (3 miles ESE), a rocky shoal with depths of 18 m over it, which lies abreast of the Castello di Scilla and about cable offshore abreast Marina della Chianalea (the beach to the E of the cliff of Scilla), thence: NNW of the point and harbour mole at Scilla (12.41) (3 miles ESE), thence: NNW of the anchorage abreast Marina Grande di Scilla (12.41) (2 miles ESE), thence: NNW of Capo Paci (2 miles ESE), thence: NNW of a rock (2 miles ESE), plainly visible from seaward, which lies close off the middle of San Gregorio, the narrow sandy beach between Capo Paci and Torre Cavallo. San Gregorio beach can be

12.21 The route then leads SSW for 3 miles, passing (with positions relative to Punta San Raineri (38116N 15345E)): ESE of the two designated anchorages (3 miles N) off Grotta (12.47), thence: ESE of the Scendente tidal eddies (12.9) (36 miles NNE to 7 cables WNW), thence: ESE of the restricted area (25 miles N) surrounding the wreck off the village of Pace (12.23). An area of 500 m radius centred on the wreck is prohibited for anchoring, trawl fishing, and any other marine activity affecting the seabed. Thence: ESE of the Paradiso designated anchorage (12.48) (21 miles N), thence: ESE of the foul area (17 miles N) indicated on the chart between Paradiso and the mouth of the Fiume dell Annunziata (12.23), thence: ESE of the two light-beacons (special) (13 miles N) adjacent to the entrance to the Fiumara della Annunziata. This area is subject to silting which can modify the shape of the coastline. Thence: WNW of the Scendente tidal eddies (12.9) (29 miles NE), thence: ESE of the Montante tidal eddies (12.9) (8 cables NW), thence:

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ESE of Punta Secca lighthouse (12.68) (3 cables NW), thence: ESE of Punta San Raineri Lighthouse (12.18). The point is the E extremity of Braccio di San Raineri which lies 2 cables SSE of Punta Secca. A signal station, from which storm signals are displayed, is collocated with the lighthouse. At spring tides a strong N wind against the N-going stream raises a heavy sea off Punta San Raineri. It is advisable to give this point a wide berth under these conditions. Thence: ESE of the whirlpool (12.10) (2 cables SE), thence: WNW of the dangerous wreck (3 miles ESE) 1 cable offshore the village of Catona, thence: ESE of the large tanker degassing berth (3 cables SSW) The berth is 2 cables long consisting of eight dolphins, joined to the shore. Thence, to the vicinity of 38108N 15360E at the S end of the Traffic Separation Scheme.

Directions for Stretto di Messina south part Porto di Messina to Capo Scaletta and Punta di Pllaro
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Useful marks east coast

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Torre Cavallo (38148N 15408E), a round tower partly ruined, stands half-way up a hillside. On its W side is a long, crenellated wall, with arches, and in front of it is a stone embankment, also with arches, supporting a road. Fortino Garibaldi (38146N 15406E), also known as Castello di Alta Fiumara, consisting of ruins and a tower. River mouth of Torrente Zagarella (38143N 15398E). Church (38140N 15389E) with a square tower surmounted by a spire, standing at the W end of the town of Cannitello. Church (38127N 15382E) standing in the village of Acciarello. River mouth of the Fiume di Catona (38111N 15381E). Church (39111N 15385E) with a yellow spire seen rising above the houses in the town of Catona.

12.24 From the vicinity of 38108N 15360E, the track leads SSW for 87 miles, passing (with positions relative to Punta Calamizzi (38060N 15379E)): WNW of the anchoring and fishing prohibited area (4 miles N), indicated on the chart, owing to submarine cables, S of Catona, thence: WNW of the Scendente tidal eddies (12.9) (3 miles N), thence: ESE of the anchoring and fishing prohibition area (5 miles NW), indicated on the chart, owing to submarine cables laid across the strait, thence: WNW of Rada di Pentimele anchorage (12.43) (2 miles NE), thence: WNW of the entrance to Reggio di Calabria (12.34) (1 miles NE), thence: WNW of Rada di Giunchi anchorage (12.44) (1 mile NE), thence: WNW of the anchoring and fishing prohibited area (6 cables NE), indicated on the chart, owing to submarine cables, SW of Porto di Reggio Calabria, thence: ESE of anchoring and fishing prohibited area (5 miles WNW), indicated on the chart between Tremestieri church (12.26) and Galati Marina church (12.26). WNW of Punta Calamizzi (38060N 15379E). Fiumara di Calopinace enters the sea 1 cable N of the point. Particularly strong currents are frequently experienced off the river mouth. Some submerged rocks fringe the coast 5 cables S of the point. Thence: WNW of anchoring and fishing prohibited area (1 miles S), indicated on the chart, owing to submarine cables, thence: WNW of Punta di Pllaro (5 miles S), a wide sandy point with a radio mast (12.25), and: ESE of Capo Scaletta (7 miles WSW). Thence, to the vicinity of 38020N 15336E at the S entrance to Stretto di Messina.

Useful marks east coast

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Church (38153N 15361E) standing in the village of Santa Agata. A breakwater has been built at Santa Agata to shelter fishing boats. It is not possible to berth to this breakwater. Building (38143N 15348E), with a remarkable green dome, standing above all the surrounding houses, in the village of Pace. River mouth of the Fiume dell Annunziata (38130N 15340E). A yellow light-beacon (12.20) is laid close offshore. Church (convent of San Salvatore dei Greci) (38130N 15339E), standing on the shore on the S side of the mouth of Fiumara dell Annunziata. Church (San Francesco di Paola) (38124N 15337E), with a cupola, standing near the beach 1 cables NW of the mouth of Fiumara di S Leone. (Directions for Porto di Messina are given at 12.69)

River mouth of Fiumara di Gallico (38101N 15384E). Church (red roof, low square belfry) (38099N 15389E), standing behind the village of Gallico Marina. River mouth of Fiumara di San Pietro dell Agida (38093N 15392E). River mouth of Torrente Torbido (38086N 15391E). Chimney (38083N 15395E). Tower (white, based on the ruins of an old fort) (38079N 15401E) on Monte di Pentimele (12.43). Radio mast (38063N 15394E), marked by fixed red obstruction lights. Cathedral belfry at Reggio di Calabria (38063N 15386E). River mouth of Fiumara di Sant Agata (38046N 15382E) with a long iron bridge close within its mouth. Church (white building, red roof and a spire) (38036N 15393E) at San Gregorio. About

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8 cables N is the Tito Minniti airport with a control tower in the form of a mushroom. River mouth of Fiumara di Valanidi (38036N 15390E). Chimney (38015N 15388E) surmounting a square tower and low red building. Radio mast (38012N 15380E), red and white, marked by fixed red obstruction lights. Church (38009N 15384E), bright red with a belfry. Tower (square, pointed, resembling a belfry) (38002N 15394E) (Torre di Pllaro).

Useful marks west coast

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River mouth of Fiumara di Gazzi (38096N 15327E). River mouth of Fiumara di San Filippo (38088N 15321E), which is wide and whitish. Church (38089N 15318E) in the village of Pistunina, which is white with a distinctive pointed belfry on its facade. Church (38083N 15315E) in the village of Tremestieri, with a belfry. River mouth of Fiumara di Mili (38070N 15309E). Church (white, red roof and a low square belfry) (38062N 15304E) in the village of Galati Marina which rises above the houses. River mouth of Fiumara di San Stefano (38057N 15304E), spanned by an iron bridge of three spans. Building (Scuola Agraria) (large, two-storey) (38046N 15292E), standing on a hillock 1 miles SW of Fiumara di San Stefano. Also conspicuous at the foot of the hill are the buttressing walls of the autostrada. Church (white, square belfry) (38040N 15292E) in the village of San Paolo. Tower (large, square) (38032N 15279E) in the town of Scaletta Superiore. (Directions continue for the offshore route along the SE Sicily coast at 13.14) (Directions continue for the inshore route along the SE Sicily coast at 13.15) (Directions continue for the S Italian coast at 14.10)

Depths at the berths and at the entrance are subject to shoaling. Deepest and longest berth. Molo di Ponente (12.32). Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 02 m; mean neap range negligible. See Admiralty Tide Tables. Maximum size of vessel handled. Apart from the local ferries, access to the harbour is restricted to small vessels of shallow draught which can berth alongside the E quay. This is owing to the narrow width of the harbour and the necessity for keeping the mole and the approaches to the ferry basins clear for ferry movements. Local weather and sea state. Winds from WNW are the most frequent. The Sirocco (SE) and Mezzogiorno-Scirocco (SSE) winds bring fog. In autumn the Grecale (NE) wind often blows. The most troublesome wind is the Ponente-Maestrale (WNW), as it is frequently stormy, especially between February and March; at this time heavy seas are raised which break over the mole. With the Maestrale (NW) wind it is dangerous to enter or remain in the harbour.

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12.29 Harbour regulations for Porto di Villa San Giovanni are the same as those for Porto di Reggio Calabria (12.36).

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12.30 General layout. Molo di Ponente extends 2 cables NW from the shore and is completely quayed on the NE side, protecting the harbour from the W. At the S end of the harbour are three piers forming four basins, three of the basins being for ferries. The shore N of the ferry terminal to the root of Molo Sottoflutto is formed by Banchina di Levante. Three other piers extend from the shore N of Molo Sottoflutto. The port is used almost exclusively by the regular train ferries operating from the terminal; hydrofoils berth to the inner mole, while private ferry operators lease the piers and spurs N of the inner mole. The port office is located between the N end of Banchina di Levante and the root of Molo Sottoflutto. Flow. The Montante (N-bound) and Scendente (S-bound) currents are stronger in spring than in other seasons. The Montante attains a rate of 4 to 5 kn in winter and 6 to 7 kn in summer. The Scendente, especially, affects both the mole and the harbour, rendering manoeuvres of vessels difficult.

Porto di Villa San Giovanni

Chart 992, plan of Villa San Giovanni

Directions for entering harbour

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12.27 Position and function. Porto di Villa San Giovanni (3813N 1538E) is situated about 7 cables S of Punta Pezzo (12.20). It is a major ferry port connecting Italy to Sicily (Messina). The town has a population of about 13 000. There is a narrow, sandy beach abreast the town, which, on account of the strong current, is protected from erosion by numerous groynes. Traffic. In addition to scheduled ferry traffic, in 2004 there was one reported ship call of 4775 dwt. Port Authority. The port authority for Porto di Reggio Calabria (12.34) also regulates Porto di Villa San Giovanni.

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12.28 Controlling depths. The depths inside the harbour are continuously changing as a result of storms and currents.

12.31 There are no specific directions for entering harbour but the following marks may be of use: Light (green post, 4 m in height) (38134N 15379E) exhibited from the head of the L-shaped pier. Chimney (38133N 15381E) in the N part of the town. Cathedral (38133N 15382E) which has a facade of three large arches flanked by two square towers, situated in the centre of the town. Light (green post) (38132N 15379E) exhibited from the head of the pier. Molo di Ponente Light (green stone tower, 10 m in height) (38131N 15378E) exhibited from the head of the mole. Molo Sottoflutto Light (red metal pillar, 4 m in height) (38131N 15380E) exhibited from the head of the mole.

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12.32 The port contains the following quayed areas: W-side, Molo di Ponente, is the longest berth with depths that average 52 m. S-side, the deepest berths are the ferry boat basins which are maintained by dredging bi-annually at 67 m. E-side, Banchina Levante.

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12.33 Facility: small hospital in the town. Supplies: fresh provisions; fresh water; limited amount of fuel oil. Communications: Italian Government ferry service maintains regular communications between Villa San Giovanni and Porto di Messina.

Reggio di Calabria
Chart 992, plan of Reggio di Calabra

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12.34 Position and function. Reggio di Calabria (3807N 1539E), is situated on the E side of the Stretto di Messina. The town was totally destroyed by an earthquake in 1908 and has been completely rebuilt. In 2001 it had a population of 180 353. When seen from the N the town appears as a multi coloured row of two-storied houses. The port is situated between Torrente Montevergine in the N close to the harbour entrance, and Torrente Annunziata, which flows through the town, and enters the sea just S of the harbour. The main local industries are the extraction of the essence of oranges, lemons and bergamot, the rearing of silkworms for the weaving of silk, plus the production of oil, wine and fruit. There is an active all year round fishing industry. Fishing for swordfish is carried out from April to June. The main imports are cement, coal, wheat, flour and marble. The main exports are timber, wood products, citrus products, vegetables, oil and wine. Traffic. In 2004 there were 250 ship calls with a total of 591 535 dwt. Port authority. Reggio Calabria Port Authority, Capitaneria di Porto, 189100 Reggio Calabria, Italy.

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12.35 Controlling depth. There is a charted depth of 103 m in the entrance; depths within the harbour are generally greater. Deepest and longest berth. Banchina di Levante Nuova (12.39). Tidal levels. Mean spring range about 03 m; mean neap range negligible. See Admiralty Tide Tables. Maximum size of vessel handled. Vessels not exceeding 180 m in length and 1006 m in draught.

A prohibited anchorage area (12.24) is established SW of Rada di Giunchi. Pilotage is compulsory for all vessel movements over 1500 grt, within a 900 m radius of the harbour entrance. Exceptions are Strait of Messina ferries and the departure of scheduled services by vessels under 15 000 grt. Pilotage available 24 hours; request via VHF; board 5 cables NW of Molo di Ponente Head light. See also Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3) and 1.21. Tugs. No tugs available, however, they can be ordered in advance from Porto di Messina. Harbour regulations for Reggio Calabria and Villa San Giovanni: All vessels entering or leaving should proceed with care and at the minimum speed necessary for their manoeuvrability. They must manoeuvre so as to be able to see the harbour basin or the outer harbour in order that they can immediately remain clear when they see other vessels leaving or entering. Hydrofoils must not navigate on their foils within the harbour. All vessels entering or leaving the harbours are forbidden to exceed 5 kn; to pass through the harbour entrance at the same time as another vessel; or to use the whistle or siren except as required by the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea. Small craft, within 1 mile of the harbour entrance, must give way to vessels entering or leaving. Vessels impeded by small craft should sound at least four blasts. Vessels are forbidden to stop or anchor within 5 cables of the harbour entrance. Vessels leaving have precedence over vessels arriving, but vessels should not begin to leave if another vessel is already entering. Naval vessels have precedence over merchant vessels. Ferries have precedence over naval and merchant vessels. Ferries which reverse direction must do so outside the harbour entrance. Between sunset and sunrise, having completed half the turn, they must extinguish the lights at the stern and light those at the bow. In all other situations ferries must observe the regulations for avoiding collisions at sea. Fishing, including fishing for sport, is prohibited within 1 mile of the harbour entrance. For tanker and dangerous substance regulations see the relevant Admiralty List of Radio Signals. Tankers should send their ETA at least 48 hours in advance and maintain VHF watch for the entire period they remain within harbour limits.

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12.36 VTS. A VTS system is in force for the port. Notice of ETA: at least 24 hours and with completed landing application. Anchorages. North of the harbour is Rada di Pentimele (12.43). South of the harbour is Rada di Giunchi (12.44).

12.37 General layout. The harbour consists of an artificial basin, protected from the S and W by Molo di Ponente which exhibits a light from its head. It extends nearly 4 cables N from the coast, close N of the mouth of the Torrente Annunziata. The harbour entrance is open to the N and is about 1 cable wide. On the E side of the entrance is Moletto di Sottoflutto which continues 1 cable S from the shore and forms the W side of a small yacht basin and marina. At the S end of the harbour is the ferry terminal with two landing piers.

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Flow. The currents (12.6) and tidal streams (12.7) of the Stretto di Messina are very strong at the entrance to the harbour. In particular the scendente (12.7) reaches the Calabrian coast with streams of considerable velocity. According to the wind, the point of incidence of these streams moves between the bay at Catona (3 miles N) and the end of the mole at Porto di Reggio Calabra, at which point, especially in winter, the rate of the current is sufficient to severely impede the manoeuvre of vessels. Thus the currents at the entrance to the harbour present anomalies which are well known only to those with local knowledge. During the scendente, and especially when it is strengthened by a fresh SW wind, a current of variable intensity and flowing W, forms to the N of the harbour entrance. Vessels approaching the entrance must proceed with great care and hold close to the coast where the current is weaker, in order to avoid being carried onto the head of the mole. However, owing to water depths, it is also necessary to enter harbour no more than cable E of the mole. During the montante (12.7), with winds from the S, the transverse current runs E. In each case, when entering harbour, it is necessary to manoeuvre using full engine power. Winds from the NW produce heavy swells in the harbour, very noticeable in the S part. In particular, onshore winds raise a short uncomfortable sea alongside Banchina Margottini.

Banchina di Levante Nuova (New Eastern Quay, extending N from above quay), length 410 m, depth 12 m. Has Ro-Ro berth at N end. On W side of the harbour there is 710 m of quayage with depths of 4 to 12 m. Banchina Margottini, at the S end of the harbour, is 120 m long, depth 8 m. Ferries to Sicily and Malta operate from here.

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12.40 Repairs: minor repairs to hull and machinery undertaken. Other facilities: compulsory garbage removal daily; laundry service; ships chandlers; hospital; deratting certificates and exemption certificates. For deratting see 1.114. Supplies: fresh water; fresh provisions; fuel oil;limited supplies of diesel fuel and petrol. Communications: daily ferry service to Porto di Messina; regular sea communications with other Italian ports; airport (Tito Minniti) 5 km S of the town. Rescue. See 12.14.

Anchorages and harbours on the Calabria coast

Chart 917

Scilla Directions
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12.38 Vessels entering the harbour should steer for a position about 1 cables N of the head of Molo di Ponente, before turning S to enter the harbour. They should then pass clear of, but no more than cable E of the mole, as the eddy currents making off the entrance to the harbour may affect their manoeuvring. When passing through the entrance, a berth of about 30 m should be given to some above-water blocks close to the E side of the entrance. With S winds, vessels should berth alongside the mole heading S. With N winds, vessels may be turned inside the harbour. In winter, vessels should moor with two anchors before securing to any of the quays; holding ground is good. Useful marks: Molo di Ponente Head Light (green metal column, 10 m in height) (38077N 15390E) exhibited from the head of the mole. Entrance, E side Light (red metal column, 11 m in elevation) (38076N 15391E) exhibited from the S end of Molo di Sottoflutto. Church (belfry, yellowish spire) (Chiesa di Santa Caterina) (38074N 15392E), rising from among the bright red roofs of the town 3 cables SE of the entrance.

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12.39 The main berths are: Banchina di Levante Vecchia (Old Eastern Quay, on SE side of harbour), length 280 m, depths 8 to 12 m. Vessels normally berth starboard side to. Used by cruise and Ro-Ro vessels.

12.41 Description. At Scilla (38153N 15429E) there is a castle which surmounts a small rocky spur, 72 m in height. The town of Scilla, which has a population of about 5600, is divided into three parts, San Giorgio, the largest part, is also the highest and stands at an elevation of 73 m close SSE of the castle. Marina Grande di Scilla lies at the head of the bight between Castello di Scilla and Capo Paci (38152N 15421E), 6 cables WSW of the castle. The Marina consists of a sandy beach on which stands another part of the town. A bridge with nine arches is situated at the W end of the bight. Useful mark: A light (12.18) is exhibited from Castello di Scilla A harbour mole extends cable NE from the cliff of the spur and there are depths of 2 m along its SE side which is quayed and at the centre of which is a boat ramp. It affords shelter to small local craft and fishing boats. It is dangerous to approach the mole in WSW winds, and vessels should give the mole head a berth of at least 50 m. A rocky shoal, La Chiana (12.20), lies about cable SE of the harbour. Anchorages: Temporary anchorage is possible, in fine weather, E of the castle, with the N extremity of the rocky spur bearing 270, between 1 and 2 cables offshore, in depths of 27 m to 29 m. However, this anchorage is not recommended, as the bottom is fouled by large blocks of stone. Anchorage can be obtained about 1 cables offshore abreast Marina Grande di Scilla in depths of about 9 m, sand and good holding ground; local knowledge is required. This anchorage is however, exposed to the strong currents of the Stretto di Messina, and is dangerous during strong onshore winds.

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12.42 Description. The hamlet of Porticello (38144N 15403E), in the district of Torre Cavallo, consists of a few huts situated on the SW side of the mouth of the Fiumara di Santa Trara which exits to the sea at Marina di Porticello. The mouth of the Fiumara di Santa Trara is about 5 cables SW of Torre Cavallo (12.22). Anchorage, sheltered from winds between ENE, through S, to WSW, can be obtained 1 cables off the mouth of Fiumara di Santa Trara, in depths of about 29 m. This is the best anchorage for large vessels. Small vessels can anchor closer inshore in a depth of 20 m, sand and weed, good holding ground. This anchorage is untenable with N winds. A wreck (12.20) considered dangerous to surface navigation lies 2 cables SSW of the anchorage.

coastal road skirts N of the town and adjacent to Pantanto Grande. The villages of Ganzirri, Santa Agata (12.23), Grotta (12.47), Pace (12.23) and Paradiso (12.48) constitute an almost uninterrupted line of houses from 1 to 4 miles SW of Torre Faro (12.45). An outfallextends 2 cables SE from the coast, close E of the village of Ganzirri at La Torretta. Useful mark: Church (white with a red roof and a belfry) (38155N 15365E) standing in the village of Ganzirri. Anchorage. Temporary anchorage can be obtained by small vessels off Ganzirri in a depth of 11 m, sand and good holding ground. However, this anchorage is exposed to strong SE and SSE winds, which raise a heavy sea.

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12.43 Position. The area (38081N 15393E) fronting the coast 1 mile N of the entrance to Porto di Reggio Calabria is known as Rada di Pentimele. Easily identified by Monte di Pentimele, a whitish, precipitous hill with a tower (12.25) SW of the summit. Anchorage. It affords one of the safest anchorages in the Stretto di Messina. Good holding ground, weaker currents, SW winds moderate. Chart 992 plan Reggio di Calabria 12.44 Description. The area (38069N 15388E), just S of the mouth of Torrente Annunziata, and off the main part of the town of Reggio di Calabria is known as Rada dei Giunchi. This small bight in the coastline provides some shelter from N and E winds, however, the anchorage is untenable during strong winds from other directions. Anchorage can be obtained about cable offshore in depths of 26 to 29 m. The currents in this anchorage are strong and irregular, especially at the start of the Scendente (12.7). A prohibited area (12.24) for anchoring and fishing is marked on the chart abutting the bight to the S.

12.47 Position. The village of Grotta (38147N 15349E) lies 3 miles SW of Capo Peloro. Anchorage can be obtained to the SE of the village in depths between 20 and 40 m, good holding ground. Anchoring in greater depths is not advised because, with the strong currents of the strait, and the nature of the bottom, the anchor can drag with consequent drift S by the vessel. Two designated anchorage berths, shown on the chart, have been established off Grotta by Porto di Messina. Their positions are (relative to Punta Secca Light (12.68)): Anchorage C (3 miles NNE). Anchorage B (2 miles NNE).

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12.45 Description. Torre Faro (38159N 15386E) lies close W of Punta Sottile and 4 cables SW of Punta Peloro at the NW entrance to Stretto di Messina. A conspicuous white church with a red roof and a low pointed belfry is situated in this small fishing village. The signal station at Forte Spuria (10.124), 1 miles WNW of the village is not plainly visible from the E. Close offshore are eddies (12.9), and the whirlpool Charybdis (12.10). Temporary anchorage can be obtained by small vessels abreast the church in Torre Faro, about cable offshore, in depth of 29 m; local knowledge is required.

12.48 Description. Paradiso (38136N 15341E) is one of several villages forming an almost continuous ribbon of houses along the Sicilian shore of the Stretto di Messina. A church stands in the village. Anchorage can be obtained to the E of the village in depths between 20 and 40 m, fine gravel or sand, good holding ground. This anchorage is said to be the best on the W side of the strait, but in winter it is exposed to strong N gusts and precautions must be taken to avoid dragging into the deeper water to the S of it. Anchoring in greater depths is not advised because, with the strong currents of the strait, and the nature of the bottom, the anchor can drag with consequent drift S by the vessel. A designated anchorage berth, shown on the chart, has been established off Paradiso by Porto di Messina. This anchorage is prohibited for all vessels carrying, or having carried dangerous cargoes, unless awaiting cargo operations within the port. Its position is (relative to Punta Secca Light (12.68)): Anchorage A (2 miles N). Local regulations demand that vessels transiting the strait must remain at a distance of not less than 500 m from vessels anchored in Rada Paradiso.

PORTO DI MESSINA General information

Chart 992 plan Porto di Messina

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12.46 Description. The village of Ganzirri (38154N 15366E) near the NE tip of Sicily lies between the Pantanto Grande and the Stretto di Messina. The main

12.49 Porto di Messina (38115N 15340E) is situated in NE Sicily, facing the Stretto di Messina and the mainland. The port lies between the coast of Sicily and a tongue of

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land named Braccio di San Raineri which, curving NE, N and finally W, forms an almost circular basin and terminates at Punta San Salvatore. A citadel stands near the root of Braccio di San Raineri, 4 cables SW of Punta San Raineri.

Prohibited anchorage area

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12.57 Anchoring and fishing are prohibited and within Porto di Messina. Owing to anchoring and fishing is also prohibited to Porto di Messina, in the strait 38106N and parallel 38134N.

in the entrance to submarine cables, in the approaches between parallel

12.50 The town of Messina, which lies on the W side of the harbour, had in 2001 a population of 252 026. It has twice been destroyed by earthquakes, the most recent in 1908. The white houses of the town stand in the form of an amphitheatre at the foot of, and on the lower slopes of the dark coloured mountains which rise behind this part of the coast of Sicily. The port is a naval base and commercial harbour which can accommodate a large number of vessels either alongside or bow-moored, and is almost never congested, even during bad weather. The port offers facilities for general and bulk cargoes as well as passengers. The principal exports are fruit, wine, sulphur and silk.

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12.58 Pilotage is compulsory for all merchant vessels exceeding 200 tons, and for naval vessels exceeding 3000 tons displacement. Pilots for vessels entering port are embarked 1 miles N of Punta San Raineri Light. For entering harbour at night the ETA must be reported in advance. Pilots are available 24 hours per day in any weather and listen out on VHF. The pilot boats are painted black with a white band round their bulwarks, with the letter P or the word Pilota on their sides. When carrying a pilot by day, they display the international code flag H. See also 1.21.

Traffic
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12.51 .In 2004 there were 6577 ship calls with a total of 1 662 008 dwt.

12.59 Tugs are available, including a salvage tug.

Restricted area
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Port Authority
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12.52 Messina Port Authority, Via V Emanuele 11, n 3, 198100 Messina, Italy.

12.60 The area NE of a line joining the NW corner of Pontile Libia and Punta San Salvatore, as marked on the chart, is reserved for the use of the Italian Navy, and no vessels are allowed to enter it without Naval Authority permission.

Limiting conditions Deepest and longest berth

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Regulations concerning entry

12.61 From sunset to sunrise, and during conditions of poor visibility, hydrofoils must not navigate on their foils in the 2 mile wide coastal corridor along the coastal zone of the Messina Maritime Division. This restriction is extended beyond 2 miles from the coast into the Stretto di Messina, to cover the waters of the strait which are under the jurisdiction of the Messina Maritime Division, the sea area bounded by the lines through: Punta Calamizzi (12.24) and the church of Tremestieri (12.26). Torre Cavallo (12.22) and Capo Peloro (10.124). Tankers conveying hydrocarbons (as defined by SOLAS 74 and by MARPOL 73/78) or noxious substances or dangerous chemical products in a liquid or gaseous state, and exceeding 500 grt, must maintain a distance of not less than 3 miles from the coast, whilst passing through the waters controlled by the Messina Maritime Division. This prohibition does not apply to through-traffic passing the narrow part of the Strait. All vessels, when navigating in the water adjacent of the degassing station, to the W of Porto di Messina, must pass at a distance of not less than 100 m from a ship which is berthed to that pier. Navigation is prohibited for power-driven vessels in a zone 300 m wide from the coast within the area bounded by: The point at 50 m W abreast Punta San Salvatore. The point at 300 m E abreast Punta San Raineri. Craft entering harbour must pass Punta Secca at a distance of not less than 700 m. Power-driven vessels must obey the speed limit of 7 kn, which is established within a 5 cable radius of the entrance to Porto di Messina.

12.53 Banchina Colapesce (12.70).

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12.54 Mean spring range about 02 m; mean neap range about 01 m. See Admiralty Tide Tables.

Density of water
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12.55 1025 g/cm3.

Arrival information Outer anchorage

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12.56 Vessels can anchor at the following designated anchor berths marked on the charts: Anchorage A (38137N 15347E) off Paradiso (12.48). Anchorage B (38143N 15353E) off Grotta (12.47). Anchorage C (38146N 15355E) off Grotta. Other than for force majeure, anchorage is prohibited in Rada Paradiso for vessels conveying noxious substances and/or dangerous cargoes, as defined by MARPOL 73/78, or which have conveyed these cargoes and have not been cleaned or are not gas-free. Exceptions to this prohibition are vessels waiting to undertake commercial operations in Porto di Messina.

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Vessels may not enter harbour until a quayside berth has been allocated. All vessels with the exception of high-speed craft (hydrofoils, catamarans, mono-hulls) which are carrying out daily connections with the Italian mainland, must, on arrival at Porto di Messina await outside the port until they have confirmed that no departing craft is using the entrance. Vessels leaving have precedence over those entering. Precedence for entry is based on a vessels arrival at 5 cables from the harbour entrance. Vessels must (by VHF Ch 16) inform interested traffic of their intentions. Warships have precedence over all merchant vessels, whether entering or leaving. During entry/departure movements at the port, vessels must maintain a distance from each other of not less than 200 m. Vessels are prohibited from passing one another in the entrance of the harbour. In the event of simultaneous entry/departure by vessels, Italian State Railway train ferries take precedence over others. There is a maximum speed limit of 7 kn for vessels entering or leaving harbour. Ships owners/agents must deliver a berthing request, in accordance with current formats, to the port authority at least 24 hours in advance of a vessels ETA. Exemptions are: Vessels bound for the Italian Navy area of the harbour. Craft which use a leased berth. Naval and police craft. High-speed craft (hydrofoils, catamarans, mono-hulls) on daily connecting services with the Italian mainland. Craft plying regular passenger and ferry traffic with the Italian mainland. Fishing boats and pleasure craft must call the maritime authority by radio for the allocation of a berth, or, if without a radio apparatus, immediately on arrival in port. No vessel is allowed to swing at anchor within the harbour; all must be secured head and stern. Entry into the port is prohibited for vessels conveying hydrocarbons and/or noxious substances and/or chemical products in a liquid or gaseous state, or which have conveyed the said cargoes and have not been cleaned and/or are not gas-free. Mooring of the above vessels to the Norimberga quay can be authorised, with advance agreement of the port authority, for the purpose of commercial operations connected with the function of the coastal depots which are connected to this quay. Vessels are prohibited from sounding a whistle or siren except for the purpose of making a signal prescribed by the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea. When in port, all vessels must maintain a continuous 24 hour watch on Ch 16.

The harbour is fully quayed internally. There are commercial wharfs along the W, SW, S, SE and E sides. The NE of the harbour is a restricted area controlled by the Italian Navy. Outside the harbour in the SE corner of Braccio di San Raineri is a tanker degassing berth (12.21).

Strong currents in the harbour approaches

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12.63 Strong currents and heavy seas in the harbour approaches are experienced near Punta San Raineri (12.21), especially at springs, and when combined with strong N winds, the S-bound current of the strait becomes sufficiently strong to cause difficulties to some power-driven vessels. Consequently, this area is dangerous, as vessels with insufficient power, caught by the forces of current and wind, can be carried ashore between Punta Secca and Punta San Raineri.

Currents within the harbour

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12.64 About two hours after the S-going tidal stream is established in the strait, a current forms in the harbour, passing through the middle of the entrance and reaching the quays and the ferry berthing docks; it is then deflected into two streams. One stream goes W and then N along the W quays, exiting the entrance on the side of the Harbour Masters office. The other stream goes E and N along the E quays, exiting the entrance on the side of Punta San Salvatore. The E of these two N-going streams is the wider. A similar stream is established during the N-going tidal stream, but is of considerably less strength. In the vicinity of the swinging buoy, in the centre of the harbour, the direction of the stream is very variable.

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12.65 The prevailing wind is NW. Troublesome winds in the harbour are the Greco (NE) and Greco-Levante (ENE), to which the harbour is open. The swell caused by the Greco-Tramontana (NNE) and Scirocco (SE) is slight and does not hinder commercial operations. The port is considered sheltered in all weathers.

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12.66 In the NE of the harbour is a compass swing buoy.

Climatic table
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12.67 See 1.166 and 1.196.

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12.62 The entrance to the port is over 400 m wide, faces N and lies between Punta San Salvatore and the port office on the shore, 2 cables W. There is a marina, Marina del Nettuno, close N of the entrance.

12.68 Landmarks: Punta Secca Light-tower (small iron framework surmounting a yellow square tower, 12 m in height) (38118N 15344E) standing at the point. Punta San Salvatore Light-tower (red metal framework tower painted with a white band, 12 m in height) (38118N 15338E), standing on the point at the E entrance to Porto di Messina. The light is obscured when bearing greater than 250 and less than 340. Statue, Madonna della Lettera (38117N 15338E), 53 m in height, is illuminated at night by a green searchlight, and stands close E of Punta San Salvatore Lighthouse at the E entrance to Porto di Messina.

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West entrance light-tower (green metal framework tower, 12 m in height) (38118N 15335E), standing abreast the entrance beside the port office. Dome (38117N 15331E) of the Ossario dei Caduti, 122 m in height and surmounted by a cross. Major Light: Punta San Raineri Light (38115N 15345E) (12.18).

church with a very tall spire, about 1 miles S of Castello Gonzaga. The cemetery is clearly visible when approaching from S.

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12.69 Vessels approaching from N bound for Messina, which for any reason may have to stop engines, or proceed slowly, should navigate with caution, having taken into consideration the strong currents (12.63) experienced off Punta San Raineri and the associated port designated restricted area (12.61). Vessels approaching from S, owing to the strong currents experienced off Punta San Raineri and the port designated restricted area, should make a very wide turn at Punta Secca before heading for the entrance. Vessels should avoid approaching closer than 40 m from the E side of the entrance to the harbour and closer than 70 m from the W side as these waters are not very safe. Vessels entering or leaving the harbour or manoeuvring within the harbour must navigate, making allowance for the currents (12.64) within the harbour. Useful marks: Dome of the observatory (38120N 15332E). Village of Castellaccio (38117N 15326E), about 1 mile W of statue of Madonna della Lettera, on the former site of Forte San Salvatore standing at an elevation of 140 m. Belfries, two pointed, on the side of the facade of the Santuario della Madonna di Montalto (38116N 15330E). Square tower and spire of the cathedral (38115N 15333E). Castello Gonzaga (38113N 15324E), 5 cables S of Castellaccio village, at an elevation of 146 m. Dome (38112N 15334E) of Santa Caterina Church. Chimney (38109N 15337E), standing close to the shore, 9 cables S of the statue of Madonna della Lettera. Cemetery (38105N 15325E), large, which lies on a gentle slope surmounted by a Gothic style

12.70 The port contains the following quayed areas: West side, hydrofoil ferry service berth, plus farther S two commercial general cargo quays, including Banchina Colapesce, the largest berth in the harbour, 295 m long, draught 90 to 110 m. South-west side, two commercial general cargo quays. South side, one commercial quayed berth plus six piers and five dock berths used by ferries, including rail ferries. The sixth dock berth has shallow depths, and is also reserved for use by the Railway Authorities. South-east side, four quayed berths, used mainly for ship repair activities. East side, Pontile Libia, used for bow-mooring of waiting vessels. North and NE side, berths for naval use only.

Port services Repairs

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12.71 Undertaken; shipyard; dry dock; floating dock; divers.

Other facilities
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12.72 Hospitals; reception of oily waste for vessels up to 260 000 dwt; garbage removal. For deratting see 1.114.

Supplies
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12.73 Fresh water; fresh provisions; piped fuel oilat some wharfs, otherwise by road tanker.

Communications
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12.74 Frequent communications by sea are maintained with other Italian ports, and with the principal ports in the Mediterranean. There is a ferry and ferry/rail service to the mainland of Italy. Nearest railway, Messina. Airports at Reggio di Calabria (12.34), 8 miles, and Catania (13.18) about 80 km SSW. There is a coastal radio station at Messina. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 1.

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GENERAL INFORMATION
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Scope of the chapter

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13.1 This chapter covers the E coast of Sicilia from the S end of Stretto di Messina at latitude 38020N to Capo Passero (3642N 1509E) at the SE extremity of Sicilia, a distance of 83 miles. It is divided into two sections: South end of Stretto di Messina to Porto di Augusta (13.5). Porto di Augusta to Capo Passero (13.97).

close to these areas must adhere to the arrangements promulgated in any notice to mariners giving warning of an exercise under way or scheduled. In the absence of a specific notice, they must navigate with care through the area maintaining a good visual and radar watch for submarines. See 1.10 and 1.11.

Fishing
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Exercise Areas
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13.2 Italian naval exercise areas are located off the E coast of Sicilia. In these areas firing practice, submarine exercises, as well as exercises requiring restricted air space are conducted. In particular, submarines exercise frequently offshore, both surfaced and dived, in the areas indicated on the chart between Catania (13.18) and Capo Passero (13.119), and up to about 50 miles offshore. Vessels on passage through and

13.3 Night time fishing with gill nets (1.8) occurs during the summer months in the sea area lying between Promontorio di Taormina (13.12) and Capo Murro di Porco (13.104). The nets are marked on the surface by a long line of white lights and a good lookout needs be maintained by mariners for the presence of the attendant small boats which are difficult to see against the illuminated background.

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13.4 MRSC at Catania. See also 1.44, 1.47 and Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 5.

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13.5 This section describes the coastal and offshore routes from Stretto di Messina to Porto di Augusta, including a description of Porto di Augusta. It is arranged as follows: Coastal and offshore routes (13.8). Porto di Augusta (13.44).

Coastal traffic
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13.6 Vessels passaging S along the E coast of Sicily via the inshore route are likely to be bound for Porto di Riposto (13.30) or Porto di Catania (13.18). Vessels using the offshore route may be bound for Porto di Augusta (13.44) or destinations farther SW.

Topography
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13.7 Monte Etna (37450N 14595E), an active volcano dominates the entire coastline. It is visible from a very great distance, and forms an excellent mark. The summit of the volcano lies 10 miles W of Porto di Riposto. Like all volcanoes, its elevation varies from time to time. In 1990 it was about 3274 m high, in 1936, 2801 m, in 1950 2798 m and 1971 it was 3262 m high. This great volcano rises on its E-side directly from the sea, into which flow several streams of lava. Some lava streams even project under water, as between Acireale (13.16) and Capo Molini (13.36). Fiume Alcantara (13.16) and Fiume Simeto (13.17) flow round the base of the volcano, the former on its N-side, and the latter on its W and S sides.

The cultivated slopes of the mountain are densely populated. The regular slopes of the mountain are interrupted by a great many secondary cones, or craters, formed along the fractures of the lateral eruptions. The summit of Monte Etna is not perpetually covered with snow, partly because of the heat of the rocks, but more so because of the hot vapour continually escaping from it which quickly melts the snow, even in winter. LOsservatorio Etneo, a two-storied building with a dome standing at an elevation of 2943 m, is situated on the flat space of Piano del Lago and about 5 cables from the edge of the main crater. The coast from Capo Scaletta (38033N 15287E) to Capo San Alessio (13.12), 10 miles SW is fronted by a sandy beach, and backed by an almost uninterrupted line of coastal villages with mountains behind them. A motorway and railway line also follow the coast close inland. Between Capo San Alessio to Capo Schis (37494N 15167E) (13.15) the coast is similar, but with fewer villages. This part of the coast is dominated by Promontorio di Taormina (13.12). South of Capo Schis, for about 6 miles SW, there is a shingle beach, backed by woods and free from off-lying dangers. At the end of the beach, the coast becomes darker and steeper owing to the lava rock formations. Between the coast and the foot of Monte Etna is a large cultivated plain in which are many towns and villages. Along this stretch of coastline and also further S, the motorway and railway line lie further inland. At the end of the shingle beach is Porto di Riposto (37440N 15125E) (13.30), where the coastline becomes higher and consists of cliffs of black lava and clay, which continue S for about 13 miles, as far as Porto di Catania

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(13.18). The hinterland along this part of the coast are the E foothills of Monte Etna. South of Porto di Catania the coast again becomes a long sandy beach which extends for about 11 miles before turning E to revert to high cliffs. Behind the beach is the intensely cultivated plain of Catania backed by gently rising hills. Some of this plain is marshy, while some other parts are reclaimed land. The coast then remains steeper-to with low cliffs as far as Porto di Augusta (13.44). It is backed by hills and skirted by the railway line.
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13.8 Both routes start at the S end of the Stretto di Messina. Passage south-bound along Sicilian coast has been split into an offshore and an inshore route: The offshore route (13.14) leads generally S to a position about 7 miles E of the entrance to Porto di Augusta. The inshore route (13.15) leads SSW to a position about 6 miles E of the entrance to Porto di Catania, where it then leads SE to rejoin the offshore route.

Explosives dumping ground

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13.9 Navigation and fishing are prohibited within 200 m of the coast near Capo Molini (37346N 15106E) owing to the presence of explosive ordance.

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a square tower and a redoubt on it. Behind the tower, two other concentric towers are visible. A white hotel with four arches in the central part of the facade may be recognised at 15 miles to the SW of the cape. From the N the cape appears to slope regularly to the sea and near its extremity are some light-coloured stripes. From the E, it appears to be faced with rocky cliffs on its S side. The cape is fringed close inshore with rocks, and a rock with 18 m over it, lies about 2 cables SSE of the square tower. Montagna Grande (37562N 15116E) rises to an elevation of 1374 m. Monte Veneretta (37523N 15161E) rises to an elevation of 884 m. Promontorio di Taormina (37508N 15179E). The promontory is dominated by the village of Castel Mola (elevation 450 m) and the land slopes down from the village to the ruins of Castello Saraceno (elevation 398 m) and the town of Taormina (population about 10 000). The town can be identified by its large and brightly coloured hotels. A large, white cross, visible from all bearings, stands close to the castle. The town extends E towards the sea on the three headland spurs; Punta Castelluccio, the NE spur; Capo San Andrea, the E spur and Capo di Taormina, the SE spur. The promontory is fronted with cliffs, and is fringed with rocks extending a short distance offshore. A small cove (13.26) lies NE and Porto di Castelluccio (13.27) lies SE of Capo di Castelluccio. Between Capo San Andrea and Capo di Taormina lies a wide bay, divided into two parts by Isola Bella, which at low tide appears to be connected to the shore by a low isthmus. A large, brick-coloured, five-storied building stands on Capo di Taormina. Monte Etna (37450N 14595E) (13.7). Capo Molini (37345N 15106E) (13.36). Radio mast (359 m in elevation) (37339N 15062E), 22 miles WNW of Aci Castello (13.38). Radio mast (268 m in elevation) (37321N 15046E), exhibiting air obstruction lights. Monte Santa Sofia radio mast (framework mast with red and white bands, 277m in elevation) (37318N 15044E), exhibiting air obstruction lights. Torre SIP (telecom tower, upper part painted black and white chequers, 366 m in elevation) (37149N 15025E) standing on Monte Cassare. Capo Santa Croce (37146N 15155E) from which a light is exhibited. The cape is low and rocky with some dwellings on it. Scoglio Stoneddo is a low rock situated close off the cape, and a shoal bank extends about 1 cables from the cape. Major lights: Molo Sopraflutto Elbow Light, (white round tower, 6 m in height) (37437N 15126E) stands at the SE corner of Porto di Riposto. Capo Molini Light, (white square stone tower surmounting a white building, 20 m in height) (37346N 15106E) standing on Torre Santa Anna on the NE side of the cape. Sciara Biscari Light (white round tower, 28 m in height) (37293N 15051E) standing 1 cable inland, at the SE corner of the city of Catania.

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(Original dated 2001) (Photograph Lt Cdr T Tulloch RCN)

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Capo Santa Croce Light (white round tower, 27 m in height, and attached to a dwelling) (37147N 15154E) standing on the cape. Dromo Giggia, Rear Leading Light, (Central beacon tower, black and white bands, surmounting a brown building, 9 m in height) (37121N 15092E) standing at an elevation of 79 m and 1 miles W of the front light. This light, visible 245301 (56), is a leading mark for the entrance to Rada di Augusta and Porto Megarese. A radio mast with air obstruction lights stands nearby.

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13.13 Racon: Augusta, Passo di Levante Green Beacon (37120N 15140E) (13.76). See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 2.

The track then continues SSW, passing (with positions from Capo Molini (37345N 15107E)): ESE of Molo Sopraflutto Elbow Light (9 miles NNW) (13.12), thence: ESE of Capo Molini (13.36), thence: ESE of Sciara Biscari Light (6 miles SW) (13.12), thence: ESE of Capo Santa Croce (20 miles SSE) (13.12), thence: ESE of Baia di Augusta (24 miles SSE) (13.46), thence: ESE of Dromo Giggia, Rear Light (22 miles S) (13.12). Thence the track leads to the vicinity of 3711N 1522E, a position about 7 miles E of Porto di Augusta (13.44). (Directions continue at 13.105) (Directions for Porto di Augusta are given at 13.76)

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Directions for inshore route northern part

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Stretto di Messina to Porto di Augusta

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13.14 From the vicinity of 38020N 15336E at the S entrance to Stretto di Messina, the track leads SSW for about 51 miles passing (with positions from Capo di Taormina (13.12) (37506N 15180E)): ESE of Capo dAli (12 miles NNE) (13.15), thence: ESE of Capo San Alessio (4 miles NNE) (13.12), thence: ESE of Promontorio di Taormina (13.12), thence: ESE of Capo Schis (1 miles SSW) (13.15).

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13.15 From the vicinity of 38020N 15336E at the S entrance to Stretto di Messina, the track leads SSW for about 36 miles passing (with positions from Capo di Taormina (13.12) (37506N 15180E)): SE of Capo dAli (124 miles NE) a prominent bluff headland of light colour with overhanging cliffs and cut by fractures, close off which lie some above-water rocks, thence:

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SE of San Alessio anchorage (50 miles NE) (13.25), thence: SE of Capo San Alessio (48 miles NE) (13.12), thence: SE of the outfall pipe (26 miles NE) which extends ESE from the shore for about 1 cable, thence: SE of Promontorio Taormina (37506N 15180E) (13.12), thence: SE of Rada di Taormina (1 mile SW) (13.28), thence: SE of Capo Schis (17 miles SW). The cape is low and blackish in appearance, with several modern buildings on it. On the N part of the promontory stands Castello Schis, a yellow building surmounted by a square tower, 15 m in height. A white 2-storied hotel stands nearby. The cape is the seaward extremity of one of the oldest and longest streams of lava erupted by Monte Etna (13.7). Thence: SE of Le Pietre Nere (2 miles SW), a series of rocks that fringe the coast to the S of Capo Schis, thence: SE of a submarine sewer pipe (27 miles SW), about 180 m long, laid about 12 mile SW of Capo Schis. and close to the mouth of the Fiume Alcantara (13.16). The track then continues SSW, passing (with positions from Capo Molini (37345N 15107E)): SE of an outfall pipeline (57 miles NNE) extending about 2 cables ESE from the shore, thence: SE of an obstruction area (9 cables N) about 1 cable offshore, thence: SE of Capo Molini (13.36), thence: SE of the Marine Reserve (12 miles SSW) (NP13.1), thence: SE of fishing restricted area (15 miles S) (13.10), marked on the chart. Thence the track leads to the vicinity of 37290N 15135E, a position about 6 miles E of Porto di Catania (13.18)

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Church, large red cupola, (38016N 15248E) stands at the SW side of the village of Ali, at an elevation of 488 m and on the S side of a mountain slope. The church is not visible when bearing less than 330. Two very tall motorway bridges (38004N 15253E) stand on the main road behind the village of Ali Marina. The bridges have eight and nine arches respectively. Also on the N side of the village is an old stone bridge with six arches. A low bridge with seven pillars (37598N 15247E) spans the wide mouth of Fiumara di Fiumedinisi where it flows into the sea. Two other bridges span the river further upstream. Church (37583N 15234E), with a belfry in two parts and a clock, stands in the small town of Roccalumera (population about 4000). River mouth (37579N 15232E), Fiumara di Pagliara, spanned by an iron bridge. Church (37577N 15229E), facade with spires and a rose window, stands in the village of Furci Siculo. River mouth (37574N 15228E), Fiumara di Svoca, spanned by a masonry bridge with seven arches.

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Church (37566N 15212E), white with a square white belfry, stands in the small town of Santa Teresa di Riva (population about 8000). River mouth (37558N 15215E), Fiumara dAgr, spanned by an iron bridge with 12 arches. With W and SW winds, especially strong squalls can be experienced off the river mouth. Convent (37550N 15199E) with a chapel and pointed belfry, in the village of Forza dAgr, stands at an elevation of 429 m, on the the mountain slope descending to Capo San Alessio. The village was reported to have a population of about 1000. Porto di Giardini-Naxos harbour mole light (37496N 15166E) (13.29). River mouth (37484N 15156E) of the Fiume Alcantara, backed by woods, which enters the sea on a shingle beach. It normally has only a little water during summer months. River mouth (37478N 15147E) of the Fiume Minissale. It normally has only a little water during summer months. Church (37473N 15128E) with a tall white belfry with a green top, stands in the village of Fiumefreddo di Sicilia. Small church (37456N 15129E), white pointed belfry, beside a water tank and a white shed, stands in the village of Fondachello. Church (37453N 15117E), large grey dome, stands in the village of Mascali. Porto di Riposto marks and lights (37440N 15125E) (13.30). Church (37436N 15110E), large, with two belfries, stands in the town of Giarra. Giarra has a population of about 27 000. Torre Archirafi (37426N 15130E) (13.31). Church (37400N 15100E) with two belfries surmounted by small cupolas, standing at an elevation of 141 m, in the village of Guardia. Church (37397N 15116E) standing in the village of Puzzillo (13.32). Church (37390N 15114E) standing in the village of Stazzo (13.33). Church (cupolas and belfries) (37367N 15099E) standing in the town of Acireale. Acireale has a population of about 47 000. Four Light-buoys centred on 37337N 15104E, marking the Marine Reserve (NP13.1). Marks and light (37332N 15107E) at Aci Castello (13.38). Marks and light (37318N 15069E) at Ognina (13.39). Marks and light (37311N 15066E) at San Giovanni Li Cuti (13.40). (Directions for Porto di Catania are given at 13.22)

Directions for inshore route southern part

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ENE of the mouth of the Fiume Simeto (12 miles NW), which lies near the middle of a long sandy beach extending S from Porto di Catania for 11 miles before turning E. The river, one of the largest in Sicilia, has little water in it except after heavy rains, or during the melting of the snow on the mountains. Thence: ENE of a dangerous wreck (position approximate) (9 miles NW), considered dangerous to surface navigation, thence: ENE of a dangerous wreck (position approximate) (6 miles NW), thence: ENE of Punta Castelluccio (7 miles NW), high with steep cliffs in places, with numerous modern dwellings and residential complexes. Four white buildings, in the shape of a blockhouse, stand W of Punta Castelluzzo. This area is fringed with rocks, backed by hills and skirted by a railway. Thence: ENE of a shoal (5 miles NW), least depth 3 m, reported to lie NE of Brcoli (13.42), thence: ENE of Punta Bnico (5 miles NW), thence: ENE of Capo Campolato (4 miles NW), which is low and flat with whitish, rocky outcrops. It is fringed with rocks, but is otherwise steep-to. From the cape, well-cultivated land, with olive groves in places, rises gently to the summit of a hill, 82 m in elevation, about 1 mile S of the cape. Thence: ENE of Capo Santa Croce (37147N 15155E) (13.12), thence: ESE of Baia di Augusta (3 miles S) (13.46). Thence the track leads to the vicinity of 3711N 1522E, a position about 7 miles E of Porto di Augusta (13.44). (Directions continue at 13.105) (Directions for Porto di Augusta are given at 13.76)

Deepest and longest berth. Molo di Mezzogiorno tanker berth (13.23). Mean tidal levels. Mean spring range about 02; mean neap range negligible. See Admiralty Tide Tables. Density of water is 1025 g/cm3. Local weather and sea state. Strong NE and SE winds send a swell into the harbour. It is dangerous to enter the port during SE gales.

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Chart 992 plan of Porto di Catania

13.20 Notice of ETA required: 72 hours. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3). Outer anchorage. Four designated anchor berths, as shown on the chart, have been established E of Molo di Levante. Small vessels can anchor S of the harbour entrance, clear of the submarine cables, but vessels should put to sea, or seek shelter in the harbour, on any indication of fresh onshore winds. Wave measuring device. A wave measuring device, which is marked by a light-buoy (special), is situated 3 miles SE of the harbour entrance. Submarine cables come ashore about 1 miles SSW of the entrance to the harbour, as marked on the chart. The cable direction is indicated by the alignment of two beacons, each surmounted by a black and white wicker ball with the letter T in white upon it. Another cable, also charted, runs E from the base of Molo di Levante, passing about 1 cables N of anchorage A1. For regulations concerning submarine cables see 1.25. Pilotage is compulsory for vessels of more than 500 grt. The pilot will normally board 1 mile off the port entrance; in adverse weather conditions boarding may take place in the lee of the breakwater. See the Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3) and 1.21. Tugs. Available; compulsory for tankers. Regulations concerning entry. For tanker regulations see 1.38 and Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3).

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13.18 Position. Catania (37305N 15053E), the second largest city in Sicilia, stands on the edge of a large fertile and intensely cultivated plain overshadowed by Monte Etna. The city has been partially or completely destroyed by eruptions of Monte Etna several times in history; the worst being in 1669 when lava flowed into the sea. Function. The port has berths for general cargo, bulk cargo, container, tanker, ferry and Ro-Ro vessels. Additionally there are facilities for yachts. The principal exports are sulphur, fruit, oil, almonds, wine and asphalt. A flourishing fishing industry operates from the port. Catania had a population of 313 110 in 2001. Fishing prohibited area. Fishing is prohibited (13.10) in the bay outside the port, as marked on the chart, out to about 4 miles offshore. Traffic. .In 2004 there were 1390 ship calls with a total of 5 769 073 grt. Port Authority. Catania Port Authority, Piazzale Circumentnea 2, Catania, l95131, Italy.

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13.19 Controlling depth. There is a wreck, with a depth of 9 m over it, lying in the harbour entrance cable SSW from the head of Molo di Levante.

13.21 General layout. The port is protected from the E by Molo di Levante breakwater, which extends 1 mile S from the shore, starting from a position about 4 cables E of the city cathedral. Molo di Mezzogiorno extends about 23 cables E from the shore opposite a triangular knuckle on Molo di Levante. This knuckle, on the W side of the mole, is 28 cables N of the mole head. The entrance to the harbour, about 1 cables in width, lies between Molo di Mezzogiorno and Molo di Levante. A second narrow breakwater, Molo dellAsino, also extends about 2 cables E from the shore 1 cables S and parallel to Molo di Mezzogiorno. Sporgente Centrale extends 3 cables S from the head of the harbour, and divides the N part into two basins, the W being Porto Vecchio and the E being Porto Nuovo, the NW part of which is a fishing harbour. Transverse moles, 1 cables from the head of Porto Nuovo, extend cable from Sporgente Centrale and Molo di Levante. Porto Peschereccio, fishing harbour, lies on the W side of the harbour between Porto Vecchio and Molo di Mezzogiorno. Its entrance, which is about cable wide, faces SE. The port office is on the N side of Porto Vecchio, and close NE of it is the Custom house. Development. Work is in progress (2004) to create a cruise ship passenger terminal by extending Molo di

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Levante. This berth will be 750 m in length and up to 50 m wide. There are also plans to create a Ro-Ro ferry terminal in the S part of the harbour. Climatic table: see 1.166 and 1.195 (Catania, Fontanorossa Airport). Landmarks: Monte Etna (37450N 14595E) (13.7) (chart 1941). Radio mast (37321N 15046E) (13.12). Monte Santa Sofia radio mast (37318N 15044E) (13.12). Cathedral Dome (37301N 15053E). Chimney (white) (37294N 15053E) exhibiting fixed air obstruction lights. Torre SIP (37149N 15025E) (13.12) (chart 1941). Major light: Sciara Biscari Light (37293N 15051E) (13.12).

Fishing vessels berth in Porto Peschereccio, which has depths of 35 to 4 m, in the SW corner of the harbour. Alongside berths. Banchina Francesco Crispi (ore berth) is on the W side of Porto Vecchio and has depths of 7 to 9 m alongside. Ferries berth at the root of this banchina, the remaining part being used by bulk carriers. The W side of Molo di Levante, Porto Nuovo, Porto Vecchio, and the N side of Molo di Mezzogiorno are all quayed. Molo di Levante is not used for commercial operations, however there is a degassing station for gas carriers along part of it. Otherwise, Molo di Levante is used mainly by fishing boats and pleasure craft. See also development (13.21). The E side of Sporgente Centrale, is assigned to naval vessels drawing not more than 9 m. Two berths on the W side are used for smaller vessels. Molo di Mezzogiorno, the designated tanker berth is 310 m long. There are depths of 7 to 8 m on its N side. At the NE corner of the mole is a small ramp.

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13.22 Entry. There are no specific directions for entering harbour but the following marks may be of use: Light-buoy (special) (37263N 15089E) (13.20) (chart 1941). Molo di Levante Head Light (green column, 6 m in height) (37292N 15059E). Breakwater head light (red post on platform, 5 m in height) (37293N 15057E). Chimney (37294N 15053E). Molo di Levante Knuckle Light (green column on a pedestal, 6 m in height) (37295N 15059E). Molo di Mezzogiorno Light (red column on a pedestal, 6 m in height) (37295N 15057E). Grain Silos (37297N 15055E), about 30 m in height, exhibiting air obstruction lights. Tower (37298N 15056E). Chimney (37299N 15054E). Flag Pole (37300N 15055E) at the N end of Porto Vecchio and near to the port office. Wrecks. Four wrecks lie in the harbour and one near its entrance as follows: A wreck, with a depth of 9 m over it, lies in position 37292N 15059E, cable SW of Molo di Levante Head. Two wrecks, depths 14 m and 20 m, marked on the chart, lie between Molo di Mezzogiorno and the S breakwater in the vicinity of 37295N 15057E. A wreck, partially visible, also lies farther inshore between Molo di Mezzogiorno and the S breakwater in the vicinity of 37294N 15056E. A wreck, with a depth of 3 m over it, lies in the NE part of Porto Nuovo. Occasional marks. Aeronautical obstruction lights are occasionally exhibited from the following positions: Chimney, 1 mile NNW of Molo di Mezzogiorno head. Structure, 2 miles SW of Molo di Mezzogiorno head, in the vicinity of the international airport.

13.24 Repairs: undertaken. Other facilities: several hospitals; reception of oily waste; deratting certificates and deratting exemption certificates (24 hours notice to health authorities required). For deratting see 1.114. Supplies: fresh provisions; fresh water; fuel oil, small quantities available. Communications: Catania Fontanorossa International Airport lies about 4 km S of the city. Rescue: MRSC at Catania. See 13.4.

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13.25 Anchorage (37550N 15209E), sheltered from S winds, can be obtained by small vessels off the village of San Alessio (population about 1200) in depths of 9 to 10 m, sand, good holding, local knowledge required. The village stands on the N side of Capo San Alessio (13.12), and can be identified by a prominent hotel, white, 3-storied, which is located to the N of the village. Scoglio San Alessio, a blackish rock, lies close off the S end of the beach fronting the village.

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13.26 Landing place. A village (37516N 15180E) with a landing place suitable only for small boats, lies on the S side of the cove close NW of Punta Castelluccio (13.17). The approach is obstructed by Scoglio Zigennaro and some other rocky shoals which lie near the entrance to the bay.

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13.23 Basins. There are two basins, formed by Sporgente Centrale extending 3 cables S, in the N part of the harbour. Porto Vecchio, the W basin, has depths of 6 to 10 m; Porto Nuovo, the E basin, has depths of 7 to 10 m.

13.27 Porto di Castelluccio (37513N 15182E), lies on the S side of Punta Castelluccio (13.17), is open E and is suitable for small craft, local knowledge being required. In the entrance are two rocks, Scoglio Mezzar, which is above-water, and the other with a depth of 15 m over it. There is deep water very close inshore and with a narrow sandy beach fringed by small rocks which restrict it. The bottom is sand and rock, and the N part is foul. Temporary shelter. The bay can offer temporary shelter but is exposed to winds from between NNE and SSE.

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13.28 Description. Rada di Taormina (37502N 15172E), lies between Capo di Taormina (13.12) and Capo Schis (13.15), 1 miles SW. The town of Taormina (13.12) dominates the N end of the bay. The NW shore of the bay consists of a pebbly beach, fronting the town of Giardini, which in turn is backed by the railway and well cultivated hills. The small harbour of Porto di Giardini-Naxos (13.29) is situated at the SE corner of the bay, near Castello Schis (13.15). Local weather and sea state. It is dangerous to remain in the roads with the Scirocco (SE) or the Greco-Tramontana (NNE) winds. In winter the latter can sometimes blow with gale force. Pilotage is not available. Current. There is usually a current running SW along the coast. Rocks. Close offshore the NW of the bay are numerous above-water and submerged rocks. Useful marks: Cross, white (37512N 15171E), near to Castello Saraceno (13.12). Church (37500N 15164E), green roof with an octagonal spire, stands near the shore about 8 cables NNW of Capo Schis. Castello Schis (37494N 15163E) (13.15). Anchorage can be obtained about 5 cables WSW of Scoglio Agnia, 18 m in height, which lies close S of Capo di Taormina, in depths of 15 to 20 m, sand and good holding ground. Anchorage can also be obtained in the S part of the bay, about 4 cables N of Capo Schis, in similar depths. Both anchorages are exposed to E and SE winds. Landing. Boats can land at Porto di Giardini-Naxos (13.29) at the SE end of the anchorage.

Directions. There are no specific directions for entering harbour but the following mark may be of use: Harbour mole light (red column, 8 m in elevation) (37496N 15166E) exhibited from the head of the mole. Berths. The mole is quayed on its W side. There are depths of 5 m at the N end of the quay, shoaling to 2 m at its root. Yacht facilities are provided, and up to twelve yachts can berth at the mole. Landing. Another small quay, in shallow water, extends WSW from the root of the mole. Its use is reserved for the disembarking of passengers. Charts 966 plan of Porto di Riposto, 1018

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13.29 Description. The harbour (37496N 15165E) is situated at the SE corner of Rada di Taormina (13.28) and 2 cables NNW of Capo Schis (13.15). The harbour is used mainly by fishing boats, and in summer, owing to the proximity of Rada di Taormina, by pleasure craft. It offers a modest refuge from very high seas raised by the Scirocco (SE wind). Several rubble breakwaters have been constructed close NW of the harbour to protect the town beach front. Pilotage. None available. Regulations concerning entry. There is a speed limit of 3 kn within the harbour. Vessels may not stop at the port entrance or alongside the wreck (below). Berthing to the mole is only permitted to allow the disembarking of persons via the two sets of landing steps. Harbour layout. The harbour consists of a high, wide mole extending about 250 m NNE. A partly submerged wreck lies about 80 m from the head of the mole, towards the root, in a depth of 10 m. The first 10 m of the pier from the head is prohibited for use owing to a shoal depth; from 80 m to 95 m is also prohibited owing to the semi-submerged wreck. The area between these prohibited areas is reserved for fishing vessels over 20 grt. Shoaling. The harbour is subject to shoaling and the local authorities should be consulted concerning depths and port regulations.

13.30 Position. Porto di Riposto (37440N 15125E) is a small port on the Sicilian E coast between Capo Taormina (13.12) and Capo Molini (13.12), about 10 miles E of Monte Etna (13.7). Outer anchorage. Anchorage can be obtained anywhere off the town, or in the bay to the N, in good weather. The holding is good and the bottom is sand, but in the vicinity of a dark red building with a chimney, a short distance N of the town, the bottom is rocky. It is dangerous to stay in the roads with wind between NE and SE. At times, heavy NW and N squalls are experienced in this anchorage. Pilotage. A pilot, tug and any other berthing assistance required, can be obtained through Catania (13.18). See also 1.21. Harbour layout. The harbour consists of an outer mole, with its root on the shore SE of the town centre. The mole is made up of three arms; the first bears ENE; the longer second arm bears almost N with a gentle curve; the third bears NNW. The total length of the mole is about 805 m. The inner mole, running E, begins in front of the church, Madonna della Lettera, and has a length of 170 m of which only 80 m is usable. Porta dell Etna, a marina, is enclosed within the harbour. About 50 m N of the outer mole there is an oil pipeline terminal. Along the coast N and S of the harbour, there are rock rubble barriers, placed as coastal defences. The port office is located on the sea front, in the town, on the W-side of the harbour. Development. Work to extend the inner and outer moles, the construction of an anti swell groyne, and the building of a shoreline quay was in progress in 2004. Various local restricted areas and port entry restrictions will be in force while the development work is ongoing. A mooring buoy is laid in the middle of the harbour, to which vessels of moderate tonnage can moor, although not to a single mooring. Wind and swell. The harbour is subject to swell and it is dangerous to enter and moor when there are strong winds from the ENE to ESE, especially as no tugs are available. With exceptionally agitated seas the waves pass over the outer mole, which increase the swell within the harbour and render it dangerous to remain in port. Principal marks: Landmark. Cathedral (37440N 15123E) with a remarkable cupola stands near the centre of the town. Major light. Molo di Sopraflutto Elbow Light (37438N 15127E) (13.12). Directions. There are no specific directions for entering harbour but the following marks may be of use:

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Church (Madonna della Lettera) (37441N 12123E) standing NE of the cathedral and cable W of the inner mole. Molo di Sopraflutto Head Light, (red metal column, elevation 11 m) (37441N 15127E) stands at the NE corner of Porto di Riposto. Molo di Sottoflutto Head Light, (green mast, 5 m in height) (37441N 15125E) stands at the NW corner of Porto di Riposto. Two-storied towers on the SW corner of the Nautical Technical Institute building which stands near the beach. Five-storied building surmounted by two white shelters stands close S of the Nautical Technical Institute. Church (37436N 15110E), large, with two belfries, stands in the village of Giarra (13.16). Berths. The outer mole is quayed on its W-side for 780 m and is divided into three sections, called A, B and C. Quay A has depths of 3 m alongside, while B and C have depths of 6 to 12 m alongside. The end section of quay B is not usable. The inner mole is quayed on its S-side and is used for berthing of small fishing boats and pleasure craft. About 50 m N of the outer mole there is an oil pipeline terminal; small tankers moor bow-on to the terminal. Repairs: slip; crane (45 tonnes); boat hoist (160 tonnes); boatyard. Other facility: small hospital in the town. Supplies: fresh water on quay; fuel.

Local knowledge is advisable for safe navigation and landing. Directions. There are no specific directions for approaching the harbour but the following mark may be of use: Church (reddish belfry) (37397N 15116E), standing on the N side of the projection. Tsunami. The coast from about mile N of Puzzillo to a point about 3 miles farther S, in the vicinity of Santa Maria La Scala (13.35), is susceptible to subsidence or collapse thus producing localised tsunami. For this reason entry is prohibited into an area 300 m long and 200 m wide from the shore, opposite the rubble breakwater situated about 900 m N of Puzzillo. The local authorities issue warnings and precautions to be taken when appropriate. Obstructions. It was reported (1995) that, as a result of storms, several large structural blocks have been moved from their original positions and now comprise a danger for craft bound for the harbour. Submarine pipeline. A submarine pipeline has been laid, about 7 cables N of Puzzillo, from position 37402N 15120E to position 37401N 15123E. Berths. The N mole is quayed on its S side, with depths of 15 m to 2 m alongside.

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13.31 Description. Torre Archirafi (37426N 15130E) stands near a village on a rounded projection 1 miles SSE of Porto di Riposto. The village shows up well from S. The beach is stony and dark, and fronted by rocks. A refuge mole has been constructed at Torre Archirafi for fishing vessels. Local knowledge is advisable for safe navigation. Directions. There are no specific directions for approaching the mole but the following marks may be of use: Torre Archirafi (37426N 15130E). Detached two-storied building (red with white window frames), standing 2 cables S of Torre Archirafi. Dangerous boulders. Navigation, stopping, mooring and any other marine activity is prohibited in an area extending E for 50 m and N for 200 m from the head of the mole, owing to the presence of large dangerous boulders awash. Mole. The mole is about 50 m in length and 4 m in width, there is also a small public slip for boats.

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13.32 Description. The village of Puzzillo (37396N 15119E), also known as Pozzillo, stands on the N side of a lava stream projection (low with a dark appearance) which lies about 3 miles S of Torre Archirafi. It is fringed with rocks extending a short distance offshore. Harbour layout. The harbour is situated in the E of the town and consists of a mole and a breakwater. The N mole extends E and then SE providing protection from N and NE. The S rubble breakwater extends NE and protects the harbour from SE winds. The harbour entrance opens NE.

13.33 Description. The village of Stazzo (37390N 15114E), 5 cables S of Puzzillo (13.32), stands on the S side of the same lava stream projection (low with a dark appearance) which lies about 3 miles S of Torre Archirafi. It is fringed with rocks extending a short distance offshore. Local knowledge is advisable for safe navigation and landing. See also Obstructions below. Regulations concerning entery. Entering and leaving this harbour is permitted only during daylight hours. Craft belonging to the harbour masters offices of Catania, Augusta and Riposto can carry out these manoeuvres at night provided they are under the command of the master. Harbour. At Stazzo there is a small boat and fishing harbour. It consists of two small inlets separated by a rocky point. The W inlet, the smaller of the two is sheltered by a mole extending ENE. The inlet entrance opens SE. The second inlet 150 m further E is sheltered by a mole extending 140 m SSW from the shore. Its entrance opens SSW. Directions. There are no specific directions for entering harbour but the following marks may be of use: Church (37390N 15114E) on the sea shore at the S end of the village. House (white) with two crenellated towers, one higher than the other, inland of the church. Danger. Because of the presence of potentially dangerous ordnance in an area varying in depths from 8 m to 30 m adjacent to the harbour, the passage and stopping of vessels of any kind, fishing, bathing and diving are prohibited in the sea area extending 500 m from the shore, between the head of the outer mole of the W inlet and a point 450 m SW of the mole. Tsunami and landslips. See 13.32. Obstructions. It was reported (1995) that, as a result of storms, several large structural blocks have been moved from their original positions and now comprise a danger for craft bound for the harbour.

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Berths. The E inlet mole extending ENE is quayed on its W side. The W inlet mole extending SSW is quayed on its N side. Landing at the harbour can be effected during N and NE winds.

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13.34 Description. The village of Santa Tecla (37384N 15107E) stands on the coast about 1 mile SW of Stazzo (13.33). Local knowledge is advisable for safe navigation. Harbour layout. Close N of Santa Tecla is a small boat and fishing harbour protected from NE by a breakwater which extends SE and then S from the shore. The harbour entrance opens S. Directions. There are no specific directions for entering harbour but the following mark may be of use: Tower (dark coloured) standing close N of the village. The tower is close to the boat harbour. Tsunami. See 13.32. Obstruction. It was reported (1997) that the entrance to the small boat harbour is partly obstructed by a semi-submerged block, making it very dangerous for craft entering or departing. Berths. The inner leg of the breakwater extending SE is quayed on its SW-side.

Mole. In the bay W of the cape there is a small mole, 60 m long. Anchorage. There is an anchorage in the shelter of Capo Molini, good holding, but scattered with rocks. Directions. There are no specific directions for entering the cove or anchorage but the following marks may be of use: Capo Molini Light (37346N 15106E) (13.12). Danger. An explosives dumping ground lies close offshore (13.9).

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Santa Maria la Scala

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13.35 Description. Santa Maria la Scala (37372N 15105E) stands on the coast among high cliffs of black lava. It lies about 1 m S of Santa Tecla (13.34) and 25 m N of Capo Molini (13.36). Local knowledge is advisable for safe navigation and landing. Regulations concerning entery. Entering and leaving this small craft harbour is only permitted during daylight hours. Craft belonging to the harbour masters offices of Catania, Augusta and Riposto can carry out these manoeuvres at night provided they are under the command of the master. Harbour layout. The small boat and fishing harbour is protected from the E by a wide mole with external rubble extending cable S from the shore with depths on its W side of 3 m at its outer end and 15 m to 2 m elsewhere. The harbour entrance opens S. Shoals. Two small shoals, with depths of 27 m and 5 m over them, lie close together about 2 cables offshore and 8 cables S of Santa Maria la Scala. Tsunami and landslips. See 13.32. Locally, the area 100 m to seaward of the coast is prohibited for navigation and bathing. Obstructions. It was reported (1995) that, as a result of storms, several large structural blocks have been moved from their original positions and now comprise a danger for craft bound for the harbour. Berths. The inner leg of the breakwater extending S is quayed on its W-side. Chart 992 plan approaches to Catania

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13.36 Description. Capo Molini (37346N 15106E) is formed by lava, and some rocks lie close off it. On the S side of the cape is a cove, on the shores of which stands the village of Capo Molini, where there is a factory with a tall chimney and numerous small dwellings.

13.37 Description. Aci Trezza (37338N 15097E) stands on the coast, 1 mile SSW of Capo Molini (13.36). Most of the houses in the village are red in colour. The village includes a small fishing harbour. Anchorage can be obtained, in good weather, in the bay to the N between Capo Molini and Isole Ciclopi. The holding is good, but the bottom is rocky in some places; local knowledge is required. Caution: vessels should put to sea when heavy clouds hang about the crater of Monte Etna (13.7), for strong onshore winds may then be expected. See NP13.1 and chart for details of marine nature reserve. Local knowledge is advisable for safe navigation. Regulations concerning entry. When entering or leaving the harbour vessels must keep to the starboard side of the channel at the mouth of the harbour. The maximum permitted speed is 3 kn. Vessels should avoid passing at the mouth of the harbour; the vessel leaving has precedence. Stopping, fishing and diving are prohibited within 100 m of the S breakwater head. Entering and leaving this small craft harbour is only permitted during daylight hours. Craft belonging to the harbour masters offices of Catania, Augusta and Riposto can carry out these manoeuvres at night provided they are under the command of the master. Harbour layout. The small craft and fishing harbour is protected by two moles (N and S) which have several arms. The harbour entrance opens E. Directions. The harbour is approached from NE, taking care not to infringe the prohibited entry area surrounding Isole Ciclopi. See NP13.1 and chart for details of marine nature reserve. Danger. A rocky shoal covered by 12 m of water, in depths of 10 m has been reported in the sea area between Aci Trezza and the Isole Ciclopi islands, bearing 2805 12 miles from Capo Molini lighthouse. Passage between Isole Ciclopi and the coast is therefore dangerous. Useful marks: Four light-buoys centred on 37337N 15103E, marking the marine reserve. Church (37337N 15097E) standing in the village, near to the fishing harbour. Isole Ciclopi (37336N 15100E) are a group of four basaltic rocks, of prismatic columnar formation, lying close SE of Aci Trezza. They are darker than the land behind them, and are easy to identify. Isola di Aci (37337N 15100E), the largest and N island of the Isole Ciclopi, is surmounted by a small tower, and lies about 2 cables offshore. Berths. Both the N and S moles are quayed internally, while a small quayed dock lies between the shore and the root of the N mole. The N mole has depths of 5 m, whilst the S mole has depths between 15 m and 4 m alongside.

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On the W shore are two slips, and in the S part of the harbour there are several floating pontoons for the use of pleasure craft.

Berths. There are numerous piers along the shores of the inlet.

Santa Giovanni Li Cuti

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13.38 Description. Aci Castello (37333N 15088E) is situated on the coast 1 mile SW of Isole Ciclopi (13.37), and can be identified by a massive basaltic cliff rock extending into the sea in front of the town. On the summit of the rock are some ruins. Close N of the cliff is a small stone pier. The town has a population of about 18 000. Temporary Anchorage can be obtained off Aci Castello, during offshore winds, in depths of 20 m to 29 m. Local knowledge is required for anchoring and recommended for safe navigation. Harbour layout. There is a small harbour, protected by Molo Porticciolo, the outer mole, 110 m long and exhibiting a light at its head. A smaller inner mole also provides additional shelter. The harbour is particularly crowded in summer; caution is required when entering at night owing to craft at anchor. Directions. There are no specific directions for entering harbour but the following marks may be of use: Radio mast (37339N 15062E) (13.12), 22 miles WNW of the village. Aci Castello, Molo Porticciolo, N corner light (red post, 3 m in height) (37332N 15107E). Church (37334N 15088E) standing in the centre of the village. Church (37331N 15087E) standing at the S end of the village. Rock falls. The cliffs beneath the ruins on the massive rock are subject to crumbling, with occasional large rock falls onto the reef below. Mariners should exercise caution in this area.

13.40 Description. Santa Giovanni Li Cuti (37312N 15066E) lies on the coast at the N side of a small bay and about 75 cables SW of Porto dUlisse (13.39). Within the bay a small fishing harbour has been constructed. It is sheltered by a short elbowed mole with rubble placed on its external side. Directions. There are no specific directions for entering harbour but the following marks may be of use: Radio mast (37322N 15046E) (13.12). Monte Santa Sofia radio mast (37319N 15044E) (13.12). San Giovanni Li Cuti, mole head light (support structure, 5 m in height) (37312N 15066E) Regulations concerning entry. Only local fishing boats are allowed to use this harbour.

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13.41 Description. Piazza Europa (37309N 15064E) lies on the coast in front of the city of Catania (13.18) and about 2 km from the main harbour of Catania. The small harbour is called Caito, although it is also known as Piazza Europa harbour. Harbour. There is a small marina providing facilities for yachts. The harbour entrance is open to the S and protected from all other directions. Danger. Owing to the danger of landslip, the sea area opposite the Caito district, extending seaward for 150 m is prohibited for navigation, stopping, fishing, and bathing. Chart 1941

Brcoli
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13.39 Description. Ognina (37319N 15069E), also known as Porto dUlisse, is a small creek with cliff like sides and a small beach at its head. It lies 2 miles SW of Aci Castello (13.38). On the S shore of the creek is a small harbour used by fishing vessels and providing facilities for yachts and pleasure craft. Temporary Anchorage can be obtained by small vessels in Porto dUlisse during offshore winds. The holding ground is good, the bottom being sand and weed. Local knowledge is required for anchoring. Harbour. The harbour is protected from the E by an elbowed mole extending N from the S shore, quayed internally and with protecting rubble on its external side. A second elbowed rubble breakwater is situated W of the main mole. Between these moles is a small public slip. The harbour entrance opens to the E. Directions. There are no specific directions for entering harbour but the following marks may be of use: Spherical buoy (37318N 15080E) exhibiting a light. Ognina (Porto dUlisse) E mole head light (white mast with red stripes, 4 m in height) (37319N 15069E) Church (37318N 15069E), standing 1 cable S of the harbour. Wreck. A dangerous wreck (37318N 15072E) lies in the approaches to Ognina.

13.42 Description. Brcoli (37170N 15112E), a small village lies on the W side of a small, narrow cove which is formed between Punta Bnico (13.17) and Capo Campolato (13.17). Harbour. The harbour, or canal-port, is a channel whose mouth is situated to the W of the town, close NW of the light, with banks consisting of natural rocks. It can be considered as an extension of the mouth of the Torrente Porcaria. Depths are variable between 18 m and 4 m, owing to silting; dredging is carried out periodically. Directions. There are no specific directions for entering harbour but the following marks may be of use: Castle with four towers, one at each corner, standing close N of the village, and on the W side of the entrance to the cove. Brcoli Light (white tower, red band, on grey building, 5 m in height) (37173N 15112E), standing close N of the castle. This light is obscured when bearing more then 230. Lime Kiln standing 2 cables W of the castle. Shoal. A shoal depth of 3 m is reported to lie NE of Brcoli, in position 37178N 15105E. Wreck. There is a wreck, considered dangerous to surface navigation, lying about 23 miles NNW of Brcoli. Landslip. Because of the danger of landslip, navigation is prohibited, within 50 m of the coast, in parts of Baia del Silenzio. This is the bay formed between Brcoli and Punta della Campolato, 1 miles farther E. River Berths. Floating piers, about 140 m long in total are used in summer for berthing pleasure craft on the E

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side of the canal-port. A single floating pier, 60 m long, is also established during the summer season on the E side of the bay close E of the town. Anchorage, sheltered from all but N winds, can be obtained about 2 cables NE of the castle, in a depth of about 18 m, rock and weed. Chart 966 plan of Rada di Augusta

Porto Xifonio
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13.43 Porto Xifonio (37140N 15141E) is the bay to the E of Isolotto di Augusta. In the N part of the bay are extensive salt-pans. On the NE side of Porto Xifonio are some remarkable quarries, and there are a number of small piers for loading stone. A road viaduct connecting Isolotto di Augusta with the mainland crosses the NW part of the bay. Small boats can enter Porto Megarese from Porto Xifonio by passing under the bridges connecting Isolotto di Augusta to the mainland. There are small boat harbours at Cala della Mola and Cala Granatello. Directions. From the vicinity of 37117N 15160E the track leads NW. Porto Xifonio is entered between Punta Izzo (37140N 15149E), lying 8 cables SW of Capo Santa Croce, and Isolotto di Augusta (13.48), about 1 mile SW. Dangers. Rocky shoal depths extend in a wide band from the N and E coasts towards the centre of Porto Xifonio. Two shoals, Secca S Pietro and Secca S Francesco lying to the E of Isolotto di Augusta mark the E limit of shoal area. Useful marks: Citadel (37141N 15133E) at the N end of Isolotto di Augusta (13.48) Skyscraper (37138N 15132E) (13.74). Tower (37132N 15135E) (13.76). Anchorage. The bay provides excellent anchorage for medium to small vessels.

PORTO DI AUGUSTA General information

Charts 966 plan of Rada di Augusta, 973
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13.44 Porto di Augusta (37120N 15120E) is situated on the SE coast of Sicilia, and on the W side of Baia di Augusta. Several large oil refineries with associated chimneys, flares and jetties occupy almost all of the shore to the W of Baia di Augusta. Some of the chimneys in the refineries are marked by red air obstruction lights.

decline in elevation towards Capo Santa Panagia, and the crest of which is broken only by a hill, with an elevation of 188 m, 4 miles W of the cape. Baia di Augusta is divided into three parts, namely: Porto Xifonio (13.43), used by medium to small craft. Porto Megarese (13.69), the main harbour. Seno del Priolo (13.72). Within Baia di Augusta are three main topographical features: Forte Vittoria (13.47). Isolotto di Augusta (13.48). Penisola Magnisi (13.49). 13.47 Forte Vittoria and Forte Garcia (37142N 15123E) lie close together on a small islet at the N end of Porto Megarese. 13.48 Isolotto di Augusta. The city of Augusta (37137N 15133E), which has a population of about 34 000, can be easily identified standing on Isolotto di Augusta. The city is connected to the mainland N of it by two bridges, under which boats can pass from Porto Xifonio (13.43) to Porto Megarese (13.69). Close S of these bridges stands the old citadel. The cathedral has an elevation of 51 m near the N end of the city, but owing to the high buildings surrounding it, it is not visible from sea. 13.49 Penisola Magnisi (37094N 15141E) is less than 30 m high, and is joined to the mainland by a narrow, sandy isthmus. Cala Canaletto lies on the S of the isthmus. Its shores are sandy and free from dangers. Torre Magnisi (large round tower) stands on the W side if the peninsula above the isthmus, while Punta Tuano marks the NW extremity. A lighthouse (13.77) is situated at the NE extremity of the peninsula. Secca Magnisi, with depths of less then 10 m over it, extends about 5 cables NNE from the NE extremity of the peninsula. Punta Magnisi (37088N 15147E) is the SE extremity of the peninsula, and depths of less then 10 m extend about 3 cables E of it, but it is comparatively steep-to on its S side. A T-shaped pier extends about cable SSW from a position 2 cables W of Punta Magnisi. An oil pipeline connects it to the mainland. Tunny nets are laid out periodically off the NE side of Penisola Magnisi.

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13.45 Porto Megarese and Seno del Priolo are tanker ports. Porto Megarese also has facilities to handle bulk, multipurpose, liquid, gas, cement and Ro-Ro cargoes.

13.50 The port limits, as marked on the charts, encompass the area between the coast and a line joining Capo Santa Croce Light (13.12) to 37095N 15168E and thence to Penisola Magnisi Light (13.77).

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13.46 Baia di Augusta (37119N 15155E) lies between Capo Santa Croce (13.12) and Penisola Magnisi (13.49). Penisola Magnisi splits in half the larger bight formed between Capo Santa Croce and Capo Santa Panagia (13.105). Baia di Augusta is the N bay, while Baia di Santa Panagia (13.106) forms the S bay. The W shore of the bight is backed by a chain of flat topped hills, which

13.51 Fishing (13.3) is fairly active but does not usually interfere with navigation. Gill drift net fishing is prohibited within the harbour limits, and in an area extending 2 miles to seaward from the E limiting line. However, gill drift net fishing is permitted in Seno del Priolo (13.72).

Traffic
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13.52 In 2004 there were 3302 ship calls with a total of 57 131 034 dwt.

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Buoy A1

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Forte Garcia

Forte Garcia and Forte Vittoria from SSE (13.47)

(Original dated 2001)

Forte Vittoria

(Photograph Lt Cdr T Tulloch RCN)

Port Authority
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Arrival information Port operations

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13.53 Port Authority of Augusta, Capitaneria di Porto, Guardia Costiera, Via Marina di Ponente, l96011 Augusta (SR), Italy

13.58 Use of the port berthing service is compulsory for vessels of more than 500 grt and for all vessels carrying explosives or inflammable cargo.

Limiting conditions Deepest and longest berth

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13.59 During adverse weather conditions which prevent the pilot embarking outside the harbour vessels will be radar assisted, via VHF, until such time as the pilot is embarked.

13.54 Porto Megarese. Pontile Superpetroliere (13.88). Seno del Priolo. Pontile Enichem Priolo (13.91)

Notice of ETA required

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13.55 Mean spring range about 02; mean neap range negligible. See Admiralty Tide Tables.

13.60 24 hours. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3). 72, 48 and 24 hours, advised to agent.

Outer anchorage
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13.56 1025 g/cm3.

13.61 There is no designated anchorage outside the harbour. However, and noting 13.62, anchorage may be found.

Prohibited areas
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13.57 Porto Megarese. Tankers of up to 375 000 dwt; 198 m draught. Seno del Priolo. Tankers up to 12 000 dwt; 76 m draught.

13.62 Unexploded ordnance dumping ground. (37097N 15165E) (13.102). Penisola Magnisi. Anchoring and fishing are prohibited within an area adjacent to the pipeline laid ENE for 9 cables from the N end of Penisola Magnisi (13.49). This prohibited area is marked on the chart.

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Porto Megarese harbour entrances. In the sea area off Imboccatura di Levante, vessels are prohibited from stopping, anchoring or fishing within a band 1 mile wide based on the leading line, extending 1 miles seaward of the entrance to Porto Megarese, or within 25 cables of the entrance when inside the harbour. The prohibited areas are marked on the chart. In the sea area off Imboccatura di Scirocco, vessels are prohibited from stopping, anchoring or fishing within a band 400 m wide extending 400 m seaward of the S entrance to Porto Megarese, or within 25 cables of the entrance when inside the harbour. The prohibited areas are marked on the chart. Porto Megarese berths and breakwaters. Anchoring and fishing is prohibited in a strip, 3 cables wide, lying along the inner side of the breakwaters. Anchoring and fishing is prohibited in several areas in the vicinity of berths in the N and NW parts of the port. These areas are marked on the chart. Porticciolo di Terre Vecchie. Entry is prohibited in the approaches to the naval base at Porticciolo di Terre Vecchie (13.70) as shown on the chart. A buoyant light-beacon (W cardinal) stands on the W limit of the prohibited area W of Terre Vecchie. Within the prohibited area a further area, marked by 8 buoys (special), is situated close SSE of the light-beacon.

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13.68 Vessels must adhere to the regulations concerning the prohibited areas (13.62) and restricted area (13.63). Vessels are prohibited from entering or leaving harbour at the same time as another. A vessel leaving the harbour has precedence over a vessel entering. Vessels are prohibited from discharging refuse overboard within the limits of Porto di Augusta. This prohibition also applies to vessels anchored in the roadstead, and to vessels in the open sea within the limit of territorial waters (1.64) off Porto di Augusta.

Harbour General layout

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13.63 A restricted area is established inside the main E entrance, 1 cables either side of the leading line, from the entrance to the W shore. Within this restricted area, vessels must not anchor or obstruct the use of the E entrance leading marks.

Submarine cables
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13.64 A submarine power cable is laid from the S extremity of Isolotto di Augusta SSE, close W of the Diga Settentrionale breakwater, to the light-beacon on the N side of the main entrance.

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13.65 Pilotage is compulsory for all merchant vessels over 500 grt and available 24 hours. The pilot usually boards between 1 mile and 2 miles from the entrance to Porto Megarese, weather permitting, or else inside the breakwater. Larger vessels may be boarded 3 miles from the entrance. A second pilot is compulsory during berthing for vessels of more than 50 000 grt and for vessels of more than 60 000 grt when unberthing. See alsoAdmiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3). Pilot boats are painted black with a white band and the letter P on either bow. See also 1.21.

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13.66 Available. The use of at least one tug is compulsory.

Local knowledge
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13.67 Mariners should consult the port authorities for the latest information on depths, aids to navigation and port developments.

13.69 Porto Megarese (37127N 15125E), the middle and main part of Porto di Augusta, is protected on its E side by Isolotto di Augusta and by three breakwaters built over a chain of shoals: Diga Settentrionale extends 11 cables SSE from the S extremity of Isolotto di Augusta, passing over Secca Avolos and about 1 cables E of Torre Avolos (13.74). Diga Centrale extends from a position 2 cables S of the head of Diga Settentrionale for about 1 miles SW, passing over Secca di Mezzo and Secca Caruzzone. From its SW end a spur breakwater extends 1 cable SSE. Diga Meridionale extends from a position on the shore 9 cables WSW of the SW extremity of Diga Centrale, for 7 cables ENE. The main entrance to Porto Megarese, called Imboccatura di Levante (Passo di Levante), lies between Diga Settentrionale and Diga Centrale in the E part of the harbour. A second entrance to Porto Megarese, called Imboccatura di Scirocco (Passo Sud), lies between Diga Meridionale and Diga Centrale in the S part of the harbour. Inside the main harbour E entrance is a large turning basin. From this basin vessels manoeuvre as required to proceed to Porticciolo di Terre Vecchie (13.70), Porto Commerciale (13.71) or to their allocated berth. 13.70 Porticciolo di Terre Vecchie (37131N 15134E) is a boat harbour, reserved for Italian naval vessels, lying close W of the root of Diga Settentrionale at the S end of Isolotto di Augusta. It is protected by Isolotto Augusta and Diga Settentrionale on its N and E side and by a breakwater on its W side. The entrance is open to the S. 13.71 Porto Commerciale (37142N 15118E) lies in the NW part of Porto Megarese and is situated on the mainland to the W of Forte Vittoria and Forte Garcia (13.47). The port consists of a basin formed by a shoreline quay, Banchina Commerciale and a Ro-Ro pier on the SW side. The basin opens to the SE. Lights are exhibited at the basin entrance. This area handles mainly bright sulphur and small quantities of dry cargo. Some reclamation and construction work was reported (1999) to be continuing to the NE of Porto Commerciale. There are plans to extend the existing berths of the current commercial area NE, so that vessels can berth on the SE side of the reclaimed area.

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13.72 Seno del Priolo (37096N 15131E) lies between Diga Meridionale and Punta Tuano, the NW extremity of Penisola Magnisi (13.49). The coast is fringed by a shoal bank which, with depths of less than 10 m, extends as much as 6 cables offshore. A single pier extends 5 cables NE from the shore 1 mile W of Punta Tuano. A light is exhibited from the pier head. Vessels can enter Porto Megarese from Seno del Priolo via Imboccatura di Scirocco (13.81).

Other aid to navigation

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13.75 Racon: Augusta, Imboccatura di Levante Green Beacon (37120N 15140E) (13.76).

Directions for entering harbour Approaches to Porto Augusta

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13.73 Winds. The ponente-libeccio, the WSW wind (see 1.154), when fresh, raises seas which can be dangerous to craft within the roads. The harbour is exposed to the scirocco and levante. When the village of Mililli (37076N 15134E) is covered by cloud it forecasts fresh winds from N through E to S. When clouds gather E of Monte Etna (13.7) winds will generally be from S to W. Cloud W of Monte Etna forecasts winds from E or NE. Currents are weak and are wind and tide dependant.

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13.74 Landmarks: Torre SIP (37149N 15025E) (13.12) (chart 1941). Water tank (mushroom shaped and painted in white and red horizontal bands, 20 m in height) (37159N 15129E) standing at an elevation of 81 m. Hangar (with a flagpole) (37147N 15120E), standing on the mainland at the NW end of the harbour. Forte Vittoria and Forte Garcia (37142N 15123E) (13.47), standing within the harbour at its N end. Skyscraper (tall building surmounted by a small tower) (37138N 15132E), standing close S of the cathedral. Torre Avolos Tower (circular framework mast, 18 m in height) (37128N 15135E) is part of a conspicuous fort standing 2 cables S of the S extremity of Isolotto di Augusta. The top of the mast, at an elevation of 37 m, is marked by air obstruction lights. The fort includes an old signal station, painted black and white in chequers, which is now closed and no longer displays storm signals. By day, the mast is not clearly visible owing to urban development. The fort is connected to Diga Settentrionale by a causeway. Oil refinery flares (a group) (37125N 15105E), standing close to the Pontile Esso piers and 2 miles W of Torre Avolos. Two chimneys (Oil refinery, with their top parts painted red and white in bands, 76 m in height) (37134N 15109E), standing 6 cables NW of a group of flares. Oil refinery flares (3 in number) (37109N 15120E), standing close NE of a tall chimney. Torre di Belvedere signal mast (37057N 15123E) (13.104). Major lights: Capo Santa Croce Light (38147N 15154E) (13.12). Dromo Giggia Rear Light (37121N 15092E) (13.12).

13.76 From the vicinity of 3711N 1522E, a position about 7 miles E of Porto di Augusta the track leads W to the vicinity of 37117N 15160E. Leading lights. The alignment (273) of Rada di Augusta Leading Lights leads through the middle of Imboccatura di Levante (13.78): Front light, Punta Gennalena, (brown building surmounted by a central beacon tower, black and white bands, 9 m in height) (37120N 15111E), standing about 350 m NW of Punta Gennalena on the W shore of Porto Megarese. Rear light, Dromo Giggia, (1 miles W of front light) (13.12) Useful marks: Tower (37132N 15135E), standing at the S end of Isolotto di Augusta (13.48). Chimney (37130N 15103E), standing 2 cables S of the Fiume Marcellino, exhibiting air obstruction lights. Diga Settentrionale Off Head Light (green round tower on a beacon, 12 m in height) (37120N 15140E), standing close W of the head. This structure is fitted with a radar reflector and a Racon. Diga Centrale off N head light (red round tower on a beacon, 14 m in height) (37117N 15140E), standing close W of the N head. This structure is fitted with radar reflector. Church (with a belfry) (37095N 15111E) standing in the village of Priolo Gargallo Penisola Magnisi Light (37095N 15141E) (13.77). There are numerous chimneys in the area surrounding the harbour, some of which are not charted. (Directions for Porto Xifonio are given at 13.43) (Directions continue for Imboccatura di Levante at 13.78)

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13.77 There are no specific directions for entering harbour but the following marks may be of use: Pontile Montecatini (Also called Enichem Priolo) Light (metal mast) (37099N 15126E), standing at the head of the pier. Penisola Magnisi Light (white truncated conical tower on concrete base which has black and white horizontal bands, 6 m in height) (37095N 15141E), standing at the NE extremity of Penisola Magnisi (13.49). Caution. Secca Magnisi (13.49), a bank with depths less than 10 m over it, extends 5 cables NNE from the NE extremity of Penisola Magnisi. A submarine pipeline runs ENE across this bank; see 13.62. North of Seno del Priolo is Imboccatura Scirocco (Passo Sud), the second entrance to Porto Megarese. (Directions continue for Imboccatura di Scirocco at 13.81)

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Old Lght Beacon Punta Cantera

Diga Centrale

Red Beacon

Augusta Imbroccatura di Levante from E (13.78)

(Original dated 2001)

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Diga Seltentrianale

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(Continued from 13.76) 13.78 From the vicinity of 37117N 15160E the track leads W following the leading marks through the middle of Imboccatura di Levante which has depths of more than 35 m. Vessels should keep very close to the line of the leading marks from at least 5 cables E of the entrance until at least 2 cables W of the entrance and within the harbour. At the entrance, vessels must hold exactly to the entrance leading marks transit, and pass 100 m from the head of the N breakwater and 50 m from the head of the S one, owing to submerged breakwater foundation blocks. Vessels leaving Porto Megarese must follow a similar procedure being on the back transit for at least 5 cables before departing E through the entrance. Vessels should then turn, as soon as it is safe to do so, after passing through the entrance, so as to avoid obscuring the leading marks for inbound vessels. Caution. Care must be taken not to use the old leading marks at Punta Cantera (37124N 15111E), 4 cables N of the current leading marks. Caution is also necessary when approaching the harbour entrance in bad weather, for the sea breaks very heavily over the breakwaters. Close inside the entrance at the W end of Imboccatura di Levante is the turning basin (13.82). From this turning basin vessels should navigate, as required, to proceed to their allocated berth.

Useful marks: Tower (black and white chequers, 12 m in height) (37124N 15111E), standing in front of a conspicuous building at Punta Cantera, was the front mark of the old leading line. In 1982 the tower was not visible from seaward. The rear mark of this disused leading line is a rectangular structure (red and white bands) standing 1 miles WNW. (Directions continue for Porto Commerciale at 13.80)

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13.79 The track from the turning basin (13.82) leads NNE to Porticciolo di Terre Vecchie (13.70 and 13.90), passing W of Torre Avolos (13.74). The entrance channel is marked by several small red buoys moored on the 5 m contour line between Torre Avolos and the entrance. Useful marks: A buoyant light-beacon (37133N 15128E) (13.62). Tower on Isolotto di Augusta (37132N 15135E) (13.76). Porticciolo di Terre Vecchie Mole Light (red mast, 6 m in height) (37130N 15134E), standing at the head of the mole on the W side of Porticciolo di Terre Vecchie harbour.

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Compass adjustment buoy

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13.80 The track from the turning basin (13.82) leads N to Porto Commerciale (13.71), passing W of the Porticciolo di Terre Vecchie prohibited area (13.62). Useful marks: A buoyant light-beacon (37133N 15128E) (13.62). Monument (37135N 15116E), standing at Punta Cugno. A light-beacon (37137N 15119E), marking the NE edge of the shoal off Punta Cugno. Porto Commerciale wharf head light (green mast, 6 m in elevation) (37142N 15119E) standing at the SW corner of the harbour wall. Pontile Ro-Ro Light (red support, green band, 6 m in height) (37141N 15118E) standing at the head of the pier.

13.84 A2 buoy (37134N 15124E)is used for compass adjustments.

Mooring buoys
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Anchorage
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13.86 Anchorage, under the pilots directions, can be obtained inside the breakwaters but clear of the leading marks restricted area (13.63); holding is not very good. Designated anchor berths are marked on the chart.

Alongside berths
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(Continued from 13.77) 13.81 Imboccatura di Scirocco (37106N 15130E), the second entrance to Porto Megarese, lying between Diga Centrale and Diga Meridionale, has no leading lights and has dredged depths of 16 m. When passing through this entrance, N-bound vessels should be heading for its centre point at least 2 cables before reaching it. When departing, S-bound vessels should be heading for its centre point at least 1 cables before reaching it. Vessels using this entrance should keep at least 30 m from the head of the two breakwaters owing to submerged breakwater foundation blocks. The following marks may be of use: South East entrance E side beacon (green mast on cylindrical stone tower with triangular topmark, 10 m in height) (37107N 15130E), standing close NE of the SW end of Diga Centrale. South East entrance W side beacon (red mast on cylindrical stone tower with square topmark, 10 m in height) (37106N 15129E), standing close NW of the NE head of Diga Meridionale. Imboccatura di Scirocco also leads to the turning basin (13.82). From this turning basin vessels should navigate, as required, to proceed to their allocated berth. (Directions for Porticciolo di Terre Vecchie are given at 13.79) (Directions for Porto Commerciale are given at 13.80)

13.87 Banchinas Militaire Reparto Lavori and Lavori Corvette lie at the NW corner of Isolotto di Augusta and are reserved for repair work to Italian navy vessels. A floating dock lies close to the W of Lavori Corvette. Lights are exhibited from the two pier heads at Banchina Militaire and Reparto Lavori. Banchina Torpediniere (37138N 15130E), lies on the W side of the city of Augusta, 1 cable W of the cathedral, and is 350 m in length with depths of 6 m alongside. It is reserved for use by the Italian navy. Pontile Santa Andrea lies cable S of Banchina Torpediniere and forms a small fishing harbour. The port office is cable SW of Pontile Santa Andrea on Isolotto di Augusta. Alongside depths are reported depths. The port authorities should be contacted for the latest information.

Tanker berths
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13.82 A turning basin, dredged to 218 m (1979), lies between Imboccatura di Levante and the heads of the piers on the W side of the harbour. Less water was reported (1997) in the turning basin.

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13.83 Two waiting areas have been established as follows: Waiting area A lies 5 cables NE of Punta Cugno (37135N 15116E) (13.88). Waiting area B lies 2 cables E of Punta Cantera (37124N 15111E) (13.78).

13.88 There are 30 berths for oil and chemical operations. Port regulations dictate that vessels not effecting commercial operations cannot stay at refineries piers, owing to safety considerations, and must therefore shift to an anchor berth or depart the harbour. These tanker berths are distributed among the following jetties and locations: Banchina Pantano Daniele (37146N 15130E), lies in the NE corner of the port on the mainland. Pontile Maxcom (37144N 15130E), lies on the mainland close NW of Isolotto di Augusta. Lights are exhibited at its head. This pier is also known as Pontile Shell. There are 3 alongside berths. Cugno fuelling base (37138N 15116E) lies 3 cables NW of Punta Cugno and 12 miles W of Isolotto di Augusta. It consists of a shoreline quay with 3 piers and 2 jetties extending NE. Platform Condea, a liquid chemical platform, which exhibits a light from its head lies close S. A new L-shaped pier, Pontile Alfa (SASOL pier), extends about cable SSE and then 1 cables ENE from the vicinity of Platform Condea. The ENE arm has berths on both sides, with alongside depths of about 12 m; it exhibits a pier head light. A shoal lies about 1 cable E of Punta Cugno and extends NW to the fuelling base. About 1 cables NNE from Punta Cugno are 2 platforms for ships to take on water. Pontile Consortile (37132N 15117E) extends 4 cables SE from reclaimed land 2 cables SW of Punta Cugno. A light is exhibited from its head.

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Pontile Esso No 1 and No 2 (37128N 15114E), 2 cables apart, each extend 6 cables ESE from the shore about 1 mile SW of Punta Cugno. Lights are exhibited from both piers. Pontile ENEL (37126N 15112E), electricity board pier, is situated about 170 m to the S of Esso No 2 pier and extends 2 cables E from the shore. It is not used for berthing ships but as a water intake. Pontile Cementeria (37117N 15116E) extends 3 cables ENE from the shore 2 cables S of Punta Gennalena. The berths of this jetty service the cement factory. Lights are exhibited from the pier. Pontile Esterno (37115N 15114E), a water intake pier, extends 3 cables NE from the coast 2 cables S of Pontile Cementeria. The water intake pier exhibits a light from its head. Pontile Marina Militare (37113N 15116E) extends 2 cables NE from the shore 6 cables SE of Punta Gennalena. It is about 6 m in height and fendered at intervals along its N face. The S side carries a roadway and is not available for berthing, except at its E end. This jetty has 2 Italian Navy/NATO naval berths on its N side. A light is exhibited from the pier head. Pontile Superpetroliere (supertanker pier) (37113N 15123E), for deep draught tankers, extends 6 cables ENE from the shore about 1 mile SE of Punta Gennalena. Tankers of up to 420 000 dwt and of up to 198 m draught can berth at this jetty in charted depths of 22 m. This pier services the AGIP-Petroli Oil Terminal. Lights are exhibited from the head of the pier. Pontile Liquidi (liquid cargo pier) (37109N 15124E), lies 5 cables NNE of the root of Diga Meridionale and extends 1 cables ENE from the shore. It consists of three segments. All three segments service the AGIP-Petroli Oil Terminal. Lights are exhibited from the head of two of the segments. Pontile Carichi Secchi (dry cargo) (37106N 05125E) lies to the S of Punta Girotta. It consists of a walkway and two platforms. Lights are exhibited from the head of the pier. A water intake pier (37104N 15123E), lies close to the root of Diga Meridionale and extends 2 cables ENE from the shore. Alongside depths are reported depths. The port authorities should be contacted for the latest information.

Banchina Commerciale extends 1 cables SE from the N end of Banchina di Riva. A Ro-Ro pier extends SE 1 cable from the SW end of Banchina di Riva. There are three quays where two vessels up to 25 000 dwt can moor simultaneously.

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13.90 Naval basin. The naval basin (37131N 15134E) has several quays on the N and E sides. A light is exhibited from the head of the W pier and the basin opens to the S. Service basin. There is a service basin (37135N 15131E), open to the N, 4 cables NNW of Porticciolo di Terre Vecchie. It is protected by a mole which extends 1 cables N from the former Punta del Bastione. This basin is used to accommodate port service vessels. The entrance is marked by lights.

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13.91 Pontile Enichem Priolo (also known as Pontile Montecatini) (37099N 15126E) is a special liquids pier. The pier has two platforms. There are two berths on the N side and one on the S side of the jetty. A light is exhibited from the head of the pier.

Port services Repairs

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13.92 There are two floating docks, the larger has a lifting capacity of 8500 tonnes with dimensions of 160 m length and 232 m breadth. Repairs and divers available.

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13.93 Hospital facilities available. For deratting see 1.114. Facilities for the reception of oily waste available. Garbage collection is compulsory on vessels arrival and daily thereafter. Compass adjustment can be arranged.

Supplies
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13.94 Fresh water, piped to quays or by barge; all grades of fuel oil, piped to quays or by barge; provisions.

Communications
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13.95 Nearest airport is Catania Fontanorossa International, distance 45 km.

Porto Commerciale
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13.89 Banchina di Riva (37143N 15117E) extends 1 cables NE from a point 1 cable E of the mouth of Fiume Mulinello.

13.96 Pratique should be applied for by radio within 12 hours prior to vessels arrival or on vessels arrival at the inner anchorage.

PORTO DI AUGUSTA TO CAPO PASSERO GENERAL INFORMATION

Charts 973, 1941 about 32 miles farther S. In includes the commercial port of Siracusa and Melilli Oil Terminal (13.106). It is arranged as follows: Coastal route (13.98). Siracusa (13.120).

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Marine nature reserve

A protected marine area has been established surrounding Penisola della Maddalena (3700N 1520E). It extends from Punta Castelluccio (37026N 15182E) to a point on the coast about mile W from Punta di Milocca (37004N 15171E). Within this area there are three sub-areas of varying prohibitions, the most restricted area being in the vicinity of Capo Murro di Porco. The local authority should be consulted for details.

General information
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13.98 From the vicinity of 3712N 1522E, 6 miles E of the entrance to Rada di Augusta the track leads SSE for about 13 miles to the vicinity of 3700N 1528E where it then leads SSW for about 27 miles to the vicinity of 3637N 1512E, a position about 5 miles SE of Cozzo Spadaro Light (13.104).

Rescue
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Topography
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13.99 The coast S of Baia di Santa Panagia (13.106) as far as Capo Ognina (13.105) is steep and rocky with considerable depths close offshore. Further S as far as Porto di Marzamemi (13.118) the shore becomes lower in elevation with sandy beaches alternating with steep rocky cliffs and shallower water extending up to 2 miles offshore in places. The coast between Marzamemi and Capo Passero (13.119) again becomes steep and rocky, while the hinterland becomes arid and barren.

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13.100 Two historic wrecks centred on 36384N 15094E and 36365N 15141E, lie approximately 3 miles and 7 miles SSE of Cozzo Spadaro Light (13.104). A third historic wreck lies in position 36450N 15073E about 2 cables offshore fronting Marzamemi (13.118). Anchoring, stopping, fishing and all other marine activities are prohibited within 1 mile, 3 cables, and 1 cables respectively of these wrecks. Vessels must navigate with care when in the vicinity of these wrecks.

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13.101 Marine farm prohibited area. Close offshore of the anchorage area off Capo Passero (13.119) there is a marine farm. An entry prohibited area has been established around the farm, based on the following positions: A (36421N 15098E) B (36427N 15084E) C (36428N 15090E) It is marked by light-buoys (special)at each corner. The prohibited area extends, beyond this inner enclosed area, to an area radius 500 m around the above positions. A lighted floating structure, known as Acqua Azzurra is moored in position 36429N 15091E. Navigation, stopping, anchoring, and any kind of maritime activity, including subaqua, are prohibited in the vicinity of Acqua Azzurra. Anchoring and fishing are prohibited in an area S and SW from Capo Murro di Porco (13.104), as shown on the chart.

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13.102 The area bounded by latitudes 37093N and 37099N and longitudes 15158E and 15170E is permanently prohibited for anchoring and fishing, and is dangerous to navigation owing to the presence of unexploded ordnance. This prohibited area is marked on chart 973.

13.104 Landmarks: Chimney (Power station, 193 m in height) (37083N 15131E), standing at the NW end of Baia di Santa Panagia, exhibition air obstruction lights. Torre di Belvedere signal mast (disused semaphore station) (37057N 15123E) standing on a high hill, at an elevation of 188 m, W of the village of Belvedere. Monument (large block of white marble on a tiered base, at the sides of which are bronze statues) (37048N 15178E), standing NE of Siracusa, on the coast beside Punta Cammello. Monument (war memorial, tall cylindrical building of light colour, with columns) (37041N 15172E), standing at the S end of Siracusa. Radio mast (37041N 15172E), standing at the S end of Siracusa, close E of the monument. Punta della Mola (high rocky shore) (37025N 15185E), forms a conspicuous promontory, standing 7 cables SE of the entrance to Porto Grande. Two small bays Calanca di Massolivera to the NW and Cala delle Rive Bianche to the SE lie either side of the promontory. Punta Tavola lies 5 cables SE. Capo Murro di Porco Lighthouse (white tower) (37002N 15201E), standing at the SE extremity of Penisola della Maddalena. The cape consists of steep, rocky cliffs, about 15 m high, above which cultivated land rises to an elevation of about 60 m. Tunny nets are laid out annually about 1 mile N and W of Capo Murro di Porco. A least depth of 13 m rises from depths of about 40 m at approximate position 330 m, 110 from Capo di Porco Lighthouse. An area about 24 miles square, part of the Italian naval exercise areas (13.2), lies close N and E of the cape. Naval units may frequently be found exercising here. Colonna Pizzuta (a very old column, 10 m in height) (36508N 15062E), standing on a rectangular base with steps, at the summit of a hill, 4 cable inland, and at an elevation of 31 m. Torrente Tellaro flows into the sea about 5 cables SSE of the column. Water tower (25 m in height) (36430N 15049E), standing close W of the town of Pachino is clearly visible from all directions and from a great distance. Cozzo Spadaro Lighthouse (white 8-sided tower, 36 m in height) (36412N 15079E), surmounting a white dwelling, standing on the distinctive hill, elevation 46 m, of the same name, near the coast

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to the W of Isola di Capo Passero. A former signal station, consisting of a house painted black and white in chequers, stands close S of the lighthouse. Close NNE is Villa Belmonte, a prominent building surmounted by a turret. The village of Porto Palo lies 2 cables SSE of the lighthouse. Capo Passero Lighthouse (white round tower attached to a stone hut on NE corner of a castle, 19 m in height) (36413N 15091E), standing at the E extremity of the cape (13.119). Major lights: Capo Santa Croce Light (37146N 15154E) (13.12) Porto di Siracusa leading lights (13.136). Capo Murro di Porco Light as above. Cozzo Spadaro Light as above.

Thence to the vicinity of 37000N 15255E, where the track then leads SW passing (with positions from Capo Murro di Porco (37002N 15202E)): SE of Baia di Ognina (2 miles WSW) (13.114), thence: SE of Capo Ognina (39 miles WSW) which is faced by cliffs and is surmounted by an inconspicuous ruins of a tower. An Italian exercise mine, dangerous to fishing, is moored close SW, depth 25 m, in approximate position 36570N 15150E. Thence: Chart 1941 (see 1.15) SE of Punta del Cane (68 miles SW). Tunny nets are laid out annually near this headland. There is a small private harbour, having a quay with depths of 1 m alongside, and a slipway, 1 mile SW of Punta del Cane, and close to the mouth of Fiume Cassibile. Thence: SE of Capo Negro (92 miles SW), a low cape with a small house on it. A shoal bank, with a depth of 4 m over it, and over which the sea breaks in bad weather, extends 5 cables SE of the cape. A wreck, dangerous to navigation, lies 1 mile NE of the cape, two additional wrecks also dangerous to navigation, lie 8 cables SE and 9 cables SSE from the cape. An Italian exercise mine, dangerous to fishing, is moored close SE, depth 11 m, in approximate position 36550N 15110E. Thence: SE of Isolotto Vendicari (17 miles SW) (13.117), thence: SE of the marine farm (20 miles SW) and vessel Acqua Azzurra (13.101). A LANBY is moored close NE of the marine farm. Thence: SE of Isola di Capo Passero (21 miles SW) (13.119), thence: SE of the historic wreck (232 miles SW) (13.100), thence: NE of the historic wreck (242 miles SSW) (13.100). Thence the track leads to the vicinity of 36370N 15120E, a position about 5 miles SE of Cozzo Spadaro Light. Useful marks: Five radio masts (61 m in height) (37062N 15171E), standing 5 cables SW of Capo Santa Panagia (13.105). Radio mast (37012N 15187E) (13.114). Water tower (37009N 15187E) (13.114). Torre Cuba (36590N 15144E) (13.114). Church (36545N 15081E) (13.115). Tall chimney (36540N 15076E) (13.115). Church dome (36537N 15044E) (13.116). Torre Vendicari (36481N 15059E) (13.117) Pachino Church (36429N 15055E) (13.119). (Directions continue for the Sicilian SW coast at 9.163)

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13.105 From the vicinity of 3711N 1522E, the track leads SSE passing (with positions relative to Capo Santa Panagia (37065N 15178E)): ENE of Penisola Magnisi (4 miles NW) (13.49), thence: ENE of the unexploded ordinance prohibited area (34 miles NNW) (13.102), thence: ENE of Baia di Santa Panagia (26 miles NW) (13.106), thence: ENE of Capo Santa Panagia, the NE extremity of a hilly promontory, the sides of which gently slope to the sea. The coasts of the promontory are rocky. Tunny nets are laid out annually off the N side of the promontory. Thence: ENE of Punta Spuntone (16 miles S) which has steep rocky shores with yellowish cliffs bordering it; near it are some caves. Thence: ENE of Scoglio a Pizzo (21 miles S), which is the outermost of a group of rocks which extend about 1 cables from the shore, 5 cables SSW of Punta Spuntone, thence: ENE of Isola Ortigia (27 miles S), on which stands part of the city of Siracusa (13.120). Isola Ortigia extends about 9 cables S from Porto Marmoreo (13.113). Castello Maniace is situated at the S extremity of Isola Ortigia. Storm signals are shown from the signal station in Castello Maniace. Thence: ENE of Scoglio dei Cani (28 miles SSE), which is almost awash, and lies 1 cables off the middle of Isola Ortigia. In rough weather the sea breaks heavily over it. Thence: ENE of Baia di Siracusa (35 miles SSE). The bay lies between Punta Spuntone and Punta Tavola, 2 miles SSE. The bay is divided into two parts by Isola Ortigia. Thence: (Directions for Porto di Siracusa are given at 13.137) ENE of Punta Castelluccio (39 miles SSE) (13.139), thence: ENE of Punta della Mola (40 miles SSE) (13.104), thence: ENE of Capo Murro di Porco (66 miles SE) (13.104).

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13.106 Position. Melilli Oil Terminal (3707N 1516E) is situated at the SE end of Baia di Santa Panagia. This bay lies between Penisola Magnisi (13.49) and Capo Santa Panagia (13.105), 3 miles SE. Function. The port is an Oil Terminal for crude, fuel and gas oils, kerosene, propane and butane.

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Topography. In the N part of the bay, Cala Canaletto lies to the S of the isthmus joining Penisola Magnisi (13.49) to the mainland. Its shores are sandy and free from dangers. The shore in the S part of the bay is fringed with rocks extending a short distance offshore. The bay is wide and open, free of navigational hazards and offers a good anchorage. Port limits. The harbour limits are marked on the chart and consists of the area bounded by the shore and the line joining Punta Magnisi and Capo Santa Panagia. Port Authority. Melilli Oil terminal, Refinery Manager, Mediterranean Raffineria, Siciliana Petroli SpA, l98057 Milazzo, Sicily, Italy.

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13.107 Deepest and longest berth. Pontile ISAB berth 6 (13.111). Density of water is 1025 g/cm3. Maximum size of vessel handled. It has been reported that VLCCs up to 400 000 dwt and drawing up to 235 m, with an under keel clearance of 50 m, can use number 6 berth.

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13.108 Notice of ETA required: 72 hours. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3). Anchorage for large vessels, awaiting berths at the oil terminal can be obtained in the following zones: Corridor A (for vessels between 25 000 and 50 000 grt) which lies between the seaward port limit and a line parallel with it 6 cables NE. Corridor B (for vessels exceeding 50 000 grt) which lies between the outer limit of corridor A and a line parallel with it a further 5 cables NE. Corridor C (for vessels less than 25 000 grt) which lies inshore between the seaward port limit and the remainder of Baia di Santa Panagia, but clear of prohibited areas. A submarine cable (disused) (37069N 15150E) comes ashore close W of the service harbour. A salt water intake, protected by an L-shaped breakwater 200 m long, is situated 1 mile WSW of Punta Magnisi (13.49). The intake connects, by submerged pipeline, with the shore, close to the power station, 2 cables E. Lights (13.110) are exhibited from the middle part of the structure. Desalination plant water intake extends 2 cables N from the root of Pontile ISAB. The seaward end is marked by a yellow buoyant-beacon. Prohibited areas: Desalination plant water intake pipeline. Navigation, anchoring, stopping, or any marine activities are prohibited within 100 m of the desalination plant water intake pipeline. Pontile ISAB. The area 5 cables either side of pontile ISAB is prohibited to all activities to ensure that it remains clear for tanker berthing manoeuvres. Pilotage is compulsory in Baia di Santa Panagia. For all inbound vessels this applies from 15 miles E of the port limiting line. For all outbound vessels pilotage is compulsory out to a position 1 mile E of the port limiting line. The pilot will board large vessels approaching from the S off Porto di Siracusa, and about 1 mile N of Capo Santa Panagia for vessels approaching from N. A second

pilot is recommended, by local authorities, for vessels of 60 000 grt or above. The pilot boat has a black hull with a white band and white superstructure with the word Piloti painted on each side. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3) and 1.21. Tugs up to 3300 hp available. The number of tugs allocated is decided by the harbour authority, based on the vessel grt. Regulations concerning entry. For tanker regulations see 1.27. Tankers should send their ETA at least 72 hours in advance and maintain contact with Augusta coast radio station or the harbour master at Siracusa by VHF until entering Baia di Santa Panagia. Vessels berth during daytime only, unberthing at any time. When alongside the pier a floating boom must be rigged all round in order to prevent oil pollution. The following are prohibited in Baia di Santa Panagia: Passage, berthing and/or demurrage of unauthorized craft within 300 m of vessels. the navigation of pleasure craft, water skiing and similar activities. fishing, by any method. All vessels are prohibited from anchoring in Rada di Santa Panagia other than in stipulated anchorages. In addition to the prohibition against fishing in Rada di Santa Panagia, any activity near the tanker anchorage waiting zones which could obstruct anchoring is prohibited. All vessels are prohibited to approach within 3 cables of other vessels manoeuvring or at anchor.

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13.109 Pontile ISAB extends about 7 cables NE from the S shore of Baia di Santa Panagia, 2 miles SSE of Punta Magnisi. Shallow water extends about cable from the shore close to the root and on the SE side of Pontile ISAB. The NW limit is marked by a light-beacon (special). Current. A current sets S in Baia di Santa Panagia in summer and autumn at the rate of kn. The current is quite noticeable near the coast and extends 1 mile to 1 miles offshore. Service harbour. A small harbour protected from the E by a breakwater, lies 5 cables WNW of the root of Pontile ISAB. A light (13.110) is exhibited from its head. Landmarks: Chimney, power station (37083N 15131E) (13.104). Torre di Belvedere signal mast (37057N 15123E) (13.104). Major Light: Capo Santa Croce Light (37147N 15154E) (13.12).

Directions for entering harbour

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A1 Front Light (green post, 13 m in elevation) (37067N 15153E), standing close to the shore 340 m from the rear light. Port lights in line are exhibited close S of the main pier, in line bearing 229, as follows: A2/Common Rear Light (red post, 20 m in elevation) (37064N 15155E), standing S of the root of the main pier. A2 Front Light (red post, 13 m in elevation) (37065N 15157E), standing close to the shore 340 m from the rear light. South lights in line are exhibited close SE of the main pier, in line bearing 245, as follows: A2/Common Rear Light (37064N 15155E) as above. A3 Front Light (white post, 13 m in elevation) (37065N 15158E), standing close to the shore, 380 m from the rear light. Useful marks: Penisola Magnisi Lighthouse (37095N 15141E) (13.77). Pier Light (green metal mast on a pedestal, 17 m in height) (37088N 15143E), standing at the head of the pier 3 cables W of Punta Magnisi. Salt water intake Light (red mast, 5 m in height) (37084N 15135E), standing on an L-shaped breakwater 200 m long, approximately 2 cables offshore. Water tower (37078N 15133E), standing close to the shore N of Marina di Melilli. Chimney (37068N 15144E), standing 6 cables W of the service harbour. ISAB service harbour mole Light (metal post on a parapet, 1 m in height) (37069N 15152E), standing at the head of the mole and 5 cables NW of the root of the main pier. Pontile ISAB secondary pier Light (white mast with green bands, 5 m in height) (37067N 15158E), standing on the T-head extending SE of the main pier and 2 cables from the shore. Pontile ISAB main pier Light (white mast with black bands, 5 m in height) (37071N 15162E), standing at the head of the pier.

Anchorages and harbours

Chart 966 plan of Siracusa

Porto Marmoreo
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13.111 There are four berths for tankers on Pontile ISAB which has depths of more than 25 m on both sides of its head. The largest berth is number 6 on the NW side of the pier; it can accommodate vessels of 400 000 dwt and has depths alongside of 2839 m. A fifth berth is available alongside a T-head extending 180 m from the SE side of the main pier 270 m from its root. Alongside depths are reported depths. The port authorities should be contacted for the latest information.

13.113 Description. Porto Marmoreo (37041N 15175E) lies on the N side of Isola Ortigia (13.105). It is the ancient port of Siracusa. Harbour layout. The harbour is protected by two moles with an entrance, about cable wide, between their heads. The N mole is about 1 cable long extending SSE from the shore. The S mole extends about cable NNE from Isola Ortigia. A passage about 15 m wide, with depths of about 4 m in it, close within the entrance, leads to the main part of the harbour. Riva Nazario Sauro fronts the S side of the harbour, and close W of it a shallow channel leads under a bridge into the main harbour of Siracusa. Outer breakwaters. A spit with depths of less than 55 m over it, extends 2 cables NE from the NE side of Isola Ortigia. An outer breakwater has been built on this spit and extends 1 cables NNE from Punta Scogliera. This breakwater protects the port from the S. Several rubble breakwaters lie parallel with the coast N of the harbour entrance. A Jetty supporting an outfall pipeline extends about 1 cables ESE from the shore, from a position 1 cables N of the harbour entrance. Shoals. There are general depths in the harbour of 2 m to 37 m, but the N and E parts are shoal, and the harbour is liable to silting. Landmarks: Torre di Belvedere signal mast (37057N 15123E) (13.104). Monument (37041N 15172E) (13.104). Radio mast (37041N 15172E) (13.104). Directions: The port is entered 3 cables SW of Scoglio a Pizzo (13.105), and on the N side of Isola Ortigia (13.105). Having passed through the harbour entrance, vessels must remain within the narrow channel until the main part of the harbour is reached. Useful marks: Chimney (37042N 15174E), standing on the shore close NW of Porto Marmoreo. Porto Marmoreo N Mole Light (green mast on a hut, 5 m in height) (37042N 15176E), standing at the head of the mole. Porto Marmoreo S Mole Light (red mast on a hut, 5 m in height) (37041N 15176E), standing at the head of the mole. Berths. There are quays on all sides of Porto Marmoreo, and in the SW corner is a small boat basin. There is a fishing basin and two slipways in the harbour. Facilities. There are two yacht clubs with yacht facilities within the harbour. Chart 973

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Baia di Ognina
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13.112 Repairs: some undertaken. Other facilities: clean and dirty ballast discharge, ballast reception tanks of 100 000 cubic metres; hospital at Siracusa. Supplies: fresh water; fuel oil, all grades. Communications: nearest airport Catania Fontanorossa International, distance 47 km.

13.114 Description. Baia di Ognina (3700N 1518E) is the bay between Capo Murro di Porco (13.104) and Capo Ognina (13.105), 4 miles WSW. It is free from off-lying dangers. Prohibited anchorage. Anchoring and fishing are prohibited, owing to the presence of submarine cables (disused), marked on the chart, which extend seaward SE

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and SSE from the S part of the bay. The NE and W limits of the area are indicated by the alignment of two beacons, surmounted by a black and yellow ball with the letter T in white, situated, respectively, on Punta di Milocca, 2 miles W of Capo Murro di Porco, and on Punta Asparano, 3 miles WSW of Capo Murro di Porco. Useful marks: Church (37019N 15182E). Radio mast (37012N 15187E). Water tower (37009N 15187E) Torre Cuba (reddish tower) (36590N 15144E), standing 1 mile WNW of Capo Ognina. The tower shows up well from S. Anchorage can be obtained in depths of about 24 m, good holding ground of mud and sand, in the N part of the bay, avoiding the submarine cable area to the S. The anchorage is sheltered from winds between N and W. Charts 1941, 2123 (see 1.15)

Harbour layout. The harbour is protected by two moles, one extending about 20 m NE from the shore and the other about 50 m E. It has depths of not more than 15 m and provides little shelter. The harbour is used mainly by vessels carrying agricultural products. Directions. There are no specific directions for entering harbour but the following mark may be of use: Church dome (36537N 15044E), standing in the town of Noto. Anchorage can be obtained, with offshore winds, off Lido di Noto. Chart 2123

Torre Vendicari anchorage

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13.115 Description. Marina di Avola (36540N 15086E) stands on the coast about 2 miles SW of Capo Negro (13.105). It consists of a few small buildings and a large flat-roofed concrete structure near the beach. Marina di Avola is connected to the main town of Avola by a road, visible from seaward, which terminates close to two prominent red and white columns. The town of Avola, which has a population of about 31 300, is clearly visible from seaward and stands on a wooded hill, at an elevation of 40 m close inland NW of Marina di Avola. Local knowledge is advisable for safe navigation, anchoring and landing. Directions. There are no directions, but when approaching from the N two skyscrapers are conspicuous, of which the one nearest the sea has a facade with a single vertical column of windows. Another building, blue coloured is also conspicuous. There are two churches in the town, one has a reddish dome, whilst the other has a grey dome with white corners. Useful marks: Church (36545N 15081E), standing in the town of Avola. Tall chimney (36540N 15076E) Anchorage can be obtained, with offshore winds, about 4 cables off Marina di Avola, in depths of 8 m to 10 m. Mole. There is a mole at Marina di Avola, at which small craft can berth in calm weather. The depths are rather shallow and the mole is surrounded by rocks half awash which makes it dangerous to berth in the event of a swell or bad weather.

13.117 Torre Vendicari (large square tower without a roof) (36482N 15059E), standing by the coast. Some salt-pans are situated on both sides of the tower, and a tunny fishery establishment, with a tall chimney, stands near the tower. Isolotto Vendicari (36477N 15063E), on which stand two wooden buildings, is low and rocky, and lies 6 cables SSE of Torre Vendicari. It is joined to the mainland by a low tongue of sand, and some salt-pans are situated to the W of it. Local knowledge is advisable for safe navigation and anchoring. Shoal depths. Some detached shoal patches with a depth of 11 m over them lie about 12 cables ESE of Isolotto di Vendicari. Anchorage can be obtained by small vessels between Torre Vendicari and Isolotto Vendicari; local knowledge is required.

Porto di Marzamemi
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13.116 Description. Calabernardo (36524N 15083E) is a small bay 1 miles S of Marina di Avola (13.115), and its small harbour acts as the port for the town of Noto. Fiume di Noto flows into the sea close N of Calabernardo. The town of Noto, which has a population of about 22 000, stands at an elevation of 160 m3 miles WNW of the harbour. Lido di Noto is the name of the locality to the SW of Calabernardo in which there are numerous tourist establishments with large buildings near the beach. Local knowledge is advisable for safe navigation, anchoring and landing.

13.118 Description. Marzamemi (36446N 15072E) is situated, 3 miles SSE of Isola Vendicari, on the shore of a rocky projection fringed by extensive shoals, especially to the N and E. Porto di Marzamemi (Fosso dell Isola Grande) is the harbour for the nearby town of Pachino. The shallow bay of Marzamemi is situated S of the village and extending to Punta Robacasale 5 cables further S. The bay has many shoals and there are two islets in the bay, Isola Piccola in the N and Isola Grande in the S. Tunny Fishery. A tunny fishery is laid out annually in the vicinity of Marzamemi, see also 1.8. Outer Anchorage. Vessels may anchor about 5 cables offshore, fairly good holding but rocky in parts. It is dangerous to remain at anchor when winds blow from seaward. Local knowledge is necessary for safe navigation and anchoring. A historic wreck (13.100) lies 2 cables offshore. Regulations concerning entry. It is prohibited for any vessel to enter or leave Porto di Marzamemi during the hours of darkness or in poor visibility. It is prohibited to navigate within 100 m of the outer structures of the port. Harbour layout. The harbour consists of two basins: La Balata situated close to the village and N of Isola Piccola is protected from the N by the mainland and a mole on the E side of the bay which extends about 150 m S. The basin is sheltered from winds from between NW and NE. On the N shore of the basin the depths shoal rapidly and it is encumbered with rocks. The basin entrance opens to the SE

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and is marked by lights at the mole head and on Isola Piccola. La Fossa, or Fosso allIsola Grande, lies between Isola Grande and Punta Robacasale. It is sheltered from the N by two rubble breakwaters, one of which connects the mainland to Isola Grande and the other outer mole which extends about 220 m ESE from the SE corner of Isola Grande. To the S, the port is bounded by an inner mole extending about 300 m NE from Punta Robacasale and protecting the basin from the SE. There are depths of 7 m in the entrance over a sandy bottom, but the basin shoals inside and is liable to silting, consequently the basin is only suitable for small craft. The basin entrance opens to the SE. Directions. There are no specific directions for entering harbour but the following marks may be of use: Church (36446N 15072E), standing in the village. La Balata Pier Light (pole) (36443N 15072E), standing at the head of the breakwater. Isola Piccola Light (pole) (36443N 15071E), standing at the head of the breakwater. La Fossa Breakwater Light (green metal column on round pedestal, 6 m in height) (36438N 15080E), standing at the head of the breakwater. La Fossa Mole Light (red metal column on round pedestal, 6 m in height) (36437N 15080E), standing at the head of the breakwater. Shoal depths. Some detached shoal patches with a depth of 11 m over them lie about 12 cables NE of Marzamemi. Berths: Small craft can berth of the W side of La Balata pier, while medium sized fishing vessels can shelter behind it. The inner S mole of La Fossa basin is quayed on its NW side for the use of pleasure craft, although facilities are limited. Fishing vessels moor to this quay. Anchorage may be obtained between Marzamemi and Isola Piccola by small vessels during offshore winds.

SIRACUSA General information

Chart 966 plan of Siracusa, 973

Position
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13.120 The port of Siracusa (37030N 15173E), known as Porto Grande, is situated on the SE coast of Sicily and to the W of Baia di Siracusa (13.105).

Function
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13.121 The city of Siracusa lies primarily on the mainland at the N end of the harbour, but overspills SE onto Isola Ortigia. An ancient Greek colony, the city maintains grand and inspiring reminders of its splendid past. It had a population of 123 657 in 2001. Most commercial traffic passes through the main port, Porto Grande, although small vessels can use the old port, Porto Marmoreo (13.113). There are facilities for general and bulk cargoes. The main exports are fruit, olive oil, wine, cement and fertilisers. Tankers do not use the port, but are handled at Melilli Oil Terminal (13.106) about 3 miles N of the city.

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Isola di Capo Passero

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13.119 Description. Isola di Capo Passero (36413N 15090E) which is steep-sided, except at its W end, lies close inshore. It is joined to the mainland by a shoal which is sometimes fordable. An old castle, surmounted by a lighthouse (13.104), stands on Capo Passero, the E extremity of the island. Tunny nets. A tunny fishery is laid out annually NE and ENE of Isola di Capo Passero. It can extend up to about 2 miles seaward. See 1.8. Useful marks: Water tower (36430N 15049E) (13.104). Church (36429N 15055E), standing in the centre of the town of Pachino. Capo Passero Lighthouse (36413N 15091E) (13.104). Cozzo Spadaro Lighthouse (36412N 15079E) (13.104). Anchorage can be obtained, sheltered from W winds, about 1 miles NNW of Isola di Capo Passero and SW of the marine farm, as shown on the chart, in depths of 16 m to 18 m. Marine farm. Close offshore of the anchorage area is the marine farm prohibited area (13.101).

13.122 The port is formed by a large, horseshoe shaped, natural bay extending 1 miles N/S by 1 mile E/W, protected from the NE by Isola Ortigia and from the SE by Punta Castelluccio (37027N 15182E). The harbour is safe and protected; it can accommodate many large vessels. At the S end of Isola Ortigia stands Castello Maniace, an old square based castle with a circular tower at each corner. An extensive protecting reef surrounds the point on which an offshore breakwater has been built, 1 cable SE of Castello Maniace, and forming the N side of the harbour entrance. Scoglio Castelluccio lies 1 cable NW of Punta Castelluccio and forms the S side of the harbour entrance. A spit, with a depth of 7 m over it near its N extremity, extends about 2 cables NW from the coast close SW of Scoglio Castelluccio. Secca Galera (13.138), lies close inside the entrance. The S shore of the harbour is fronted by a shoal bank and, in places, is fringed with rocks. The W shore of the harbour is low, sandy and parts of it are marshy. The mouth of Fiume Anapo opens to the sea midway along this shore which is fronted by a resultant shoal bank extending as much as 3 cables offshore in places. The harbour is subject to shoaling owing to silt being carried into the port by Fiume Anapo.

Fishing
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13.123 Fishing is fairly active, particularly from March to May, by boats with lamps to seaward of Castello Maniace and near Secca Galera, but they do not usually interfere with navigation. See 1.8.

Traffic
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13.124 In 2004 there were 142 ship calls with a total of 331 234 dwt.

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Port Authority
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13.125 Siracusa Port Authority, Capitaneria di Porto, Guardia Costiera, Piazzale Largo IV Novembre, l96100 Siracusa, Italy.

Limiting conditions Deepest and longest berth

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13.126 Molo San Antonio Berth Number 1 (13.141) is the deepest berth. Foro Italico has the longest berth (13.141).

the narrow channel and associated dock joining Porto Marmoreo with Porto Grande and separating Isola Ortigia from the mainland. La Darsena is spanned by a stone bridge with low arches. The entrance is marked by lights. Immediately NW of La Darsena is the railway station with a large wharf, Molo San Antonio alongside it. This mole extends 1 cables S from the shore and is connected to the railway system. Molo San Antonio and the area E of it are approached by a dredged channel 110 m in width with depths of 9 m.

Seaplane station
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13.127 The density of the water is 1025 g/cm3.

13.134 A seaplane station is located in the N of the harbour and W of all the other harbour berths. It is surrounded by a prohibited area (13.131).

Arrival information Port radio

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Current
13.135 The currents along the coast outside the harbour are derived from the winds and are generally light. However, with NE winds, they can attain considerable rates. Inside Porto Grande there is a constant current flowing S following the W coast of Isola Ortigia and exiting the harbour entrance. This current, created by the Fiume Anapo, La Darsena channel and the wind, varies between one to three knots, according to whether the winds are favourable or contrary. With strong ENE and ESE winds, the current flowing out through the entrance of the harbour attains its maximum strength.

13.128 There is a port radio station. See the relevant Admiralty List of Radio Signals.

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13.129 Pilotage is compulsory for all vessels over 500 grt and available 24 hours. Weather permitting, pilots will board vessels either 1 mile NNE of Castello Maniace light and SE of Scoglio a Pizzo, or 1 mile ESE of Castello Maniace light, or to the W of Punta Castelluccio. See the relevant Admiralty List of Radio Signals. Porto di Siracusa also provides the pilotage for Melilli Oil Terminal. See also 1.21.

Principal marks
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Tugs
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13.130 Available.

Prohibited areas
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13.131 A Seaplane area (37040N 15168E), as shown on the chart, is established in the sea area 50 m wide adjacent to the seaplane station in the N of the harbour. An Obstruction area (37023N 15173E), owing to foul ground, lies 2 cables WNW of Punta Spinazza, as shown on the chart. A marine shell-fish farm, marked on the chart, and marked by four yellow light-buoys, is located at the S end of the harbour. Landslip area. Passage, bathing and navigation are prohibited in the area to the W of Punta Castelluccio and for a distance of 50 m from the shore owing to the danger of landslip.

13.136 Landmarks: Torre di Belvedere signal mast (37057N 15123E) (13.104). Punta Spuntone (37049N 15181E) (13.105). Monument (37048N 15178E) (13.104). Monument (War memorial) (37041N 15172E) (13.104). Radio mast (37041N 15172E) (13.104). Punta Della Mola (37025N 15185E) (13.104) Major lights: Carrozziere rear leading light (red and white chequered masonry tower and dwelling, 15 m in height) (37029N 15158E), standing in front of a white building, situated 5 cables W of Caderini light structure. Caderini front leading light (red and white chequered masonry tower and dwelling, 8 m in height) (37029N 15164E), and attached to some white buildings, standing on the W shore of the harbour, 11 cables WSW of Castello Maniace.

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13.132 Passage is restricted in the W side of the harbour owing to seaplane operations.

Harbour General layout

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13.133 All the berths are in the N and NE corner of the port. There are two jetties and two small piers on the W side of Isola Ortigia. Immediately N of these jetties is La Darsena,

13.137 From the vicinity of 3703N 1524E, a position about 5 miles E of Porto di Siracusa the track leads W to Porto Grande. A vessel approaching the harbour from N should give Isola Ortigia (13.105) a wide berth so as to clear Scoglio dei Cani (13.105). It is advisable to head for Capo Murro di Porco (13.104) and turn only when the light of Castello Maniace (13.139) bears W in order to arrive on the leading line of the port entrance. A vessel approaching from S should remain about 1 mile from the coast NW of Capo Murro di Porco. When the light on Punta Castelluccio (13.139) bears W, a turn should be made onto the leading line of the port entrance.

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The leading marks (13.136), in line bearing 2672, aid navigation in the harbour approaches and leads through the middle of the entrance to the harbour. Vessels should pass at least 200 m to seaward of Castello Maniace to avoid the shoals fronting it, particularly dangerous in bad weather when the currents which form there tend to set vessels towards the N coast. Deep draught vessels should take care not to navigate S of the leading line when close W of the harbour entrance owing to the location of Secca Galera (13.138). When Castello Maniace lighthouse bears more than 028, the vessel will be inside the shoals on both sides of the entrance, and course may be altered for the anchorage or allocated berth. Leading Marks: Carrozziere rear leading light (37029N 15158E) (13.136). Caderini front leading light (37029N 15164E) (13.136) Caution. It has been reported that the lights of motor vehicles proceeding along the main road W of these lights, and intermittently obscured by foliage, can, at times, be mistaken for the leading lights, and caution is therefore necessary.

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13.138 Secca Galera, with a depth of 6 m over it, lies 12 cables S of the leading marks line, close inside the entrance and 3 cables NW of Scoglio Castelluccio

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13.139 Hospital (37045N 15170E), standing on the mainland 1 mile NW of the cathedral. Chimney (37043N 15165E) standing on the mainland 8 cables W of Porto Marmoreo. Chimney (37042N 15174E), standing on the shore close NW of Porto Marmoreo. Convent (with a cupola) (37037N 15176E), standing on Isola Ortigia, 4 cables NNW of Castello Maniace. River mouth (37034N 15163E) of the Fiume Anapo lies on the W side of the harbour, 5 cables NNW of Caderini front leading light. A large iron bridge spans the river 2 cables W of its mouth. Castello Maniace Light (green round tower on a dwelling, 7 m in height) (37032N 15178E), standing in the castle. Punta Castelluccio Light (8-sided tower surmounting a dwelling, painted with red bands, 8 m in height) (37026N 15182E), standing on Punta Castelluccio.

Maniace. A flagstaff stands on the pier, and the port office is situated nearby. Foro Italico (37036N 15175E) is the main berth on Isola Ortigia, it is 350 m long and can accommodate vessels with a maximum draught of 60 m. It is used by small naval craft and pleasure craft. The N part of the quay is reserved for naval craft. Pontile Zanagora is at the N end of Foro Italico, and is the N of the two piers on Isola Ortigia. It is about 70 m in length, has depths of 52 m alongside its S side and 73 m alongside its head. The N side is shoal. Depths of less than 6 m extend about 5 m from these quays. It is used mainly by fishing vessels, but ferries berth at the short pier lying in the angle between Foro Italico and the S side of Pontile Zanagora. Caution. Winds from NE and SE cause a sea which meets off Foro Italico, and sometimes inconveniences vessels secured to it. Calata di Piazza Mazzini, a wharf with a charted depth of 64 m, extends about 1 cable NW from the root of Pontile Zanagora to the entrance of La Darsena. This area between La Darsena and Pontile Zanagora is used for fishing and yachting berths and facilities. La Darsena is quayed on both sides, and there are depths of 7 m to 8 m alongside both quays. La Darsena leads to a small dock area and to Porto Marmoreo (13.113). Caution. In winter, winds between ENE and SE sometimes give rise to a strong current through La Darsena, which is dangerous to the small craft in it. The area between Pontile Zanagora and Molo San Antonio, 2 cables W, has been dredged to depths of 73 m to 9 m. Molo San Antonio has three berths. Berth Number 1, the largest, is 200 m long and can accommodate vessels with a maximum draught of 8 m. Caution. Alongside depths are reported depths. The port authorities should be contacted for the latest information. Small craft usually use the berths at Foro Italico, Calata di Piazza Mazzini or La Darsena and its associated dock area. Alternatively they can use Porto Marmoreo (13.113).

Port services Repairs

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13.142 Minor repairs can be effected.

Other facilities
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Basins and berths Anchorage

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13.143 There is a hospital in Siracusa. There are facilities for the reception of oily waste. Yacht facilities includes a 50 ton slip.

13.140 There are two defined anchorages, A and B, within the harbour. Holding in mud in the N anchorage, B, is poor; that in A is better.

Supplies
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13.144 Fresh water, provisions available. Fuel oil can be obtained for small vessels by road tanker.

Alongside berths
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Communications
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13.141 A small pier, with a depth of 24 m at its head is situated 3 cables NNW of the light structure in Castello

13.145 Nearest airport is Catania Fontanorossa International, distance 56 km.

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CHAPTER 14 SOUTH COAST OF ITALY STRETTO DI MESSINA TO CAPO SANTA MARIA DI LEUCA
GENERAL INFORMATION
Charts 1018, 1941, 187, 188 Punta di Pllaro to Capo Colonne (14.3). Golfo di Taranto and offshore sea area (14.54).

Scope of the chapter

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14.1 The area covered by this chapter comprises the S coast of Italy, including Golfo di Taranto, from Punta di Pllaro (3801N 1538E), at the SE end of Stretto di Messina, to Capo Santa Maria di Leuca (3948N 1822E), at the SW tip of Italy between Golfo di Taranto and the Strait of Otranto leading to the Adriatic Sea. Included are a description of the major port of Taranto and the offshore route from Capo Colonne (3902N 1712E) to Capo Santa Maria di Leuca. The chapter is arranged as follows:

Rescue
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14.2 The S coast of Italy is contained within the Italy Maritime Search and Rescue Region (SRR). MRCC Roma is responsible for co-ordinating SAR operations within Italian waters ane liaising with RCCs of other nations. There are MRSCs at Reggio Calabria and Catania. For further information see 1.44 and Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 5.

PUNTA DI PLLARO TO CAPO COLONNE GENERAL INFORMATION

Charts 1018, 1941 Between Capo dell Armi and the mouth of Fiumara di Melito (14.13), 5 miles ESE, the coast is mountainous and well-cultivated and is fringed by a narrow beach. About 2 miles inland between Fiumara di Sant Elia (14.11) and Fiumara Anna is Pentidattilo, a prominent rocky cliff shaped like a huge hand. This cliff rises about 150 m from the slope of a hill, and its summit attains an elevation of 454 m. At the foot of the cliff is the village of Pentidattilo. E of Melito di Porto Salvo (14.13), as far as Bova Marine (14.15), 7 miles E, the coast rises to a dominant plateau, buttressed by numerous spurs between which several streams flow into the sea. Nearly all these streams are crossed near their mouths by iron bridges on stone pillars. This part of the coast may be safely approached to within a short distance. The coast E of Bova Marine and Fiume San Pasquale (14.11) consists of a rocky cliffs intersected by ravines and fringed by a narrow beach. Between Torre Mozza and Capo Spartivento, 3 miles E, the coastal slopes become less steep and reach the coast in spurs which, owing to their whitish colour, resemble huge sand dunes the summits of which are covered with sparse vegetation. Along this stretch of coast, which is partly sandy and partly stony, there are many scattered houses.

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14.3 This section describes the coastal route from Punta di Pllaro (3801N 1538E) to Capo Colonne (3902N 1712E), a distance of about 120 miles, the inshore route for the Golfo di Squillace (3844N 1648E) and the harbours of Sideno Marina and Marina di Catanzaro. It is arranged as follows: Punta di Pllaro to Capo Spartivento (14.4). Capo Spartivento to Punta Stilo (14.18). Punta Stilo to Capo Colonne including Golfo di Squillace (14.35).

PUNTA DI PLLARO TO CAPO SPARTIVENTO General information

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Route
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14.4 From the vicinity of 38020N 15336E, 3 miles WNW of Punta di Pllaro (12.24) the track leads SE for about 14 miles to a position about 4 miles S of Saline Joniche (14.12). The track then leads E for about 16 miles to a position about 4 miles S of Capo Spartivento.

Fishing prohibited areas

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Topography
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14.5 The coast between Punta di Pllaro and Capo dell Armi (14.10), 4 miles SSE, has a dearth of vegetation which gradually diminishes until, in the immediate vicinity of Capo dell Armi, it disappears. Short steep streams wind down from the mountains along this stretch, and the deposit which they bring down is clearly visible.

14.6 For reasons concerning the safety of navigation fishing for sword-fish by drift nets is prohibited in the following areas: Within a radius of 3 miles of Capo dell Armi (14.10). Within a radius of 3 miles of Capo Spartivento lighthouse (14.9).

Prohibited entry area

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presence of a wreck containing explosives. The prohibited area is marked on the chart.

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14.8 In general these are weak and are dependent on the tides of Stretto di Messina (12.7).

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14.9 Landmarks: Church (with a spire painted bright red) (37565N 15428E), standing in the village of Saline. The village is located amongst thick vegetation. Chimney (lower part grey, top part painted in red and white bands, 176 m in height) (37561N 15434), standing in an oil refinery about 1 mile SE of the village of Saline. The chimney is marked by three groups of red obstruction lights disposed vertically. Monte Pappagallo (37560N 15544E) standing on the coast at an elevation of 95 m, lies on the E bank of Fiumara d Amendolea close to its mouth. It can be identified by its whitish colour and by a clump of trees on its summit. Monte Porticella di Bova (flatish top with a notch on its W side which is prominent from seaward, 1042 m in elevation) (38004N 15559E), overlooking the town of Bova on its S slope. The seaward slopes are furrowed by deep valleys. Radio mast (red and white, 831 m in elevation) (37593N 16008E) standing on Picco del Gallo and about 4 miles inland NNW of Capo Spartivento. Major lights: Capo dell Armi Light (white octagonal tower on a white two-storied dwelling, 12 m in height) (37573N 15408E) standing on the cape (14.10). Capo Spartivento Light (white square tower attached to a dwelling, 15 m in height) (37555N 16037E) standing on the cape (14.10).

prominent statue, close to a light coloured chapel in a walled cemetery, stands on the point. Thence: of a wreck (5 miles W), considered dangerous to surface navigation, and covered by less than 18 m of water, thence: of a rocky shoal bank (3 miles W) off Torre Mozza (14.17), thence: of the prohibited entry area (3 miles WSW) (14.7), thence: of Punta di Spropoli (1 miles W). Fiumara Spropoli enters the sea close W of the point. Thence: of an ODAS light-buoy (moored 1 miles SSW) (not charted), thence: of Capo Spartivento from where a light (14.9) is exhibited. The cape is rugged, rocky and fringed by a narrow sandy beach on which are some houses. The cape can be identified from some distance by its whitish appearance and by the lighthouse and disused signal station standing on it. The signal station consists of a round building in front of a group of low buildings with windows, standing close NW of the lighthouse structure. The cape can be approached to within a distance of about 5 cables, however, two rocky patches lie close together about 2 cables SSW of Capo Spartivento lighthouse and about 1 cables offshore; there is a depth of 12 m over the W patch, and about 2 m over the E patch. There are other rocky patches close off this part of the coast which should not be approached within a distance of less than 2 cables. A wave recorder buoy is laid about 1 mile SE from the Cape.

Useful marks
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Punta di Pllaro to Capo Spartivento

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14.10 From the vicinity of 38020N 15336E at the S entrance to Stretto di Messina the track leads SE and then E passing (with positions relative to Saline Joniche outer mole head light (37555N 15439E) (14.12)): SW of Capo dell Armi (3 miles NW) which is high, rounded and bare, with whitish rocky cliffs rising perpendicularly from the sea, thence: SW of the explosives danger prohibited area (14.7) (2 miles NW), thence: SW of Porto Saline di Montebello Jonche harbour (14.12), thence: S of Melito di Porto Salvo anchorage (2 miles ESE) (14.13). Thence the track continues E (with positions relative to Capo Spartivento light (37555N 16037E)): S of Bova Marina anchorage (6 miles W) (14.15), thence: S of Capo San Giovanni (6 miles W), a steep cliff headland, fringed by some rocks close inshore. A

Church (with a red roof and a square belfry, at an elevation of 515 m,) (37599N 15415E) standing in the village of Motta San Giovanni. The church is visible from NW and SW, but is obscured by hills from other directions. Church (37584N 15398E) standing in the village of Lazzaro which is situated on the coast. Mouth of the Fiumara di Lazzaro (37577N 15403E) which flows into the sea close S of the village of Lazzaro. Its banks are covered with luxuriant vegetation. Mouth of the Fiumara di Molaro (37563N 15424E) which flows into the sea about 1 miles SE of Capo dell Armi. Mouth of the Fiumara di Sant Elia (37556N 15444E) which flows into the sea about 3 miles ESE of Capo dell Armi. Mouth of the Fiumara Anna (37552N 15454E) which flows into the sea about 4 miles ESE of Capo dell Armi. Mouth of the Torrente Acrifa (37552N 15505E). The river enters the sea about 1 miles E of Torre del Salto (14.14). There is a group of houses on the W bank of the stream and two bridges, one of iron and the other of concrete, cross the stream close within its mouth. Mouth of the Fiumara d Amendolea (37556N 15533E). The river enters the sea through a wide valley 3 miles E of Torre del Salto, and close within its mouth is an iron bridge on seven pillars.

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Mouth of the Fiumara San Pasquale (37554N 15570E) which enters the sea 6 cables E of Capo San Giovanni. (Directions continue at 14.25)

Anchorages and harbours Porto Saline di Montebello Jonche

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14.12 Description. Porto Saline di Montebello Jonche (37556N 15439E) is situated about 1 miles SE of the village of Saline (14.9). Close NW is an oil refinery. Controlling depth. 15 m in the harbour entrance channel. See caution. Deepest and longest berth. The quayed area is about 700 m long with depths between 78 m alongside. Local knowledge. Owing to shoaling at the entrance and within the harbour local knowledge is necessary. See caution. Harbour layout. The harbour is protected by breakwaters extending 2 cables SSE and 4 cables WSW from the coast. Both breakwaters exhibit lights at their heads. The entrance to the harbour is about 100 m wide and is open WSW. Prior to 1996, average depths were 15 m at the entrance and towards the centre of the port; at the quays, however, the depths ranged between 7 m and 8 m. Close E of the harbour there is a water intake terminal marked by a light. Directions. There are no specific directions for entering harbour but the following marks may be of use: Porto Saline di Montebello Jonche outer mole (green mast, 5 m in height) (37555N 15439E) standing at the head of the mole. Porto Saline di Montebello Jonche inner mole (red mast, 5 m in height) (37555N 15439E) standing at the head of the mole. Water intake platform (yellow mast, 6 m in height) (37555N 15439E). Caution. In 1996, as a result of storms, shoaling took place and the port entrance was almost completely blocked. A passage, 10 m wide, was dredged allowing the passage of craft of draught up to 15 m. The current situation must be confirmed with the harbour authority before entry is attempted. Berths. Inside the harbour there is a turning basin reported to be dredged to 12 m, a dock dredged to 8 m and Booa Marina. The dock at the NW end of the harbour has an open-pile pier with a hexagonal platform at its head for bow-mooring to the same pier. Depths at the quays on the NNE side of the harbour are reported to range between 7 m and 8 m. The pier and two jetties are marked at their heads by lights. There is a marina within the harbour.

Useful marks: Church (small with a dark dome and a yellow belfry) (37550N 15463E) standing near the beach close SW of the town. A block of modern buildings standing in the town. Tower (the colour of burnt earth, 45 m in height) (37554N 15471E) stands behind the town at an elevation of 120 m. Mouth of the Fiumara di Melito (37550N 15476E) which is crossed by a bridge with two arches. Anchorage can be obtained close W of the mouth of Fiume di Melito about 2 cables offshore in depths of about 29 m. Owing to the steep slope of the bottom the holding ground is not good. Supplies. Small quantities of fresh provisions can be obtained in the town.

Torre del Salto

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14.14 Description. Torre del Salto (37552N 15493E), a ruined tower on the coast 1 miles E of Melito di Porto Salvo (14.13), stands on a flat-topped hill which is intersected by a ravine through which flows a small stream. On the beach close E of the tower is a factory chimney and a group of houses. Anchorage. Local craft find anchorage off the coast abreast Torre del Salto.

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14.15 Description. Bova Marina (37558N 15556E), a town about 2 miles E of the mouth of Fiumara d Amendolea (14.11), has a population of about 4500. It consists of a prominent group of houses intersected by Fiumara Sideroni which flows through a verdant valley and the E part of the town. The town of Bova stands at an elevation of 827 m on the summit of Monte Porticella di Bova (14.9) about 4 miles N of Bova Marina. Local knowledge is necessary for anchorage. Useful marks: Monte Porticella di Bova (38004N 15559E) (14.9). Mouth of the Fiumara Sideroni (37557N 15555E), which is crossed by a bridge near the shore. Chimney of a factory (not charted), standing in the centre of the Bova Marina. Anchorage can be obtained off Bova Marina about 4 cables offshore in depths of 29 m. Small vessels can anchor about 2 cables offshore in depths of about 6 m, abreast a bridge which crosses Fiume Sideroni. With N winds, this anchorage is considered the best on this part of the coast.

Melito di Porto Salvo

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Palizzi Marina
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14.13 Description. Melito di Porto Salvo (37550N 15478E), a small town with a population of about 11 000 is situated amongst citrus orchards on the slopes of a hill on the W bank of the Fiumara di Melito and close to its mouth. Local knowledge is necessary for the anchorage. Wreck. The wreck of a steamer, marked on the chart, lies about 400 m to the W of the mouth of the Fiume di Melito, about 350 m offshore and in depths of 25 m to 28 m.

14.16 Description. Palizzi Marina (37551N 15590E) is a small village situated on the green banks of a stream 3 miles E of Capo Spartivento. A dense wood bisects the village. Useful marks: Church (low, pyramidal belfry) (37552N 15592E), standing in the village of Palizzi Marina and close to an iron bridge. Railway station and bridge (37552N 15592E) stands close E of the mouth of the stream.

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Anchorage can be obtained by small vessels off Palizzi Marina railway station.

Small arms firing range

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Torre Mozza to Punta di Spropoli

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14.17 Description. Torre Mozza (37550N 15598E), the dark ruins of which are only visible from E and W, stands on a cliff at the E side of a small valley, 6 cables E of Palizzi Marina anchorage (14.16). A few houses are scattered along a road close to Torre Mozza and the mouth of a tunnel can be seen W of the tower. Local knowledge is necessary for anchorage as the beach fronting this stretch of coast is slowly extending seaward. Shoal bank. A rocky shoal bank, with a least depth of 06 m over it, fronts the coast abreast Torre Mozza, and extends about 2 cables offshore. Prohibited area. A prohibited area (14.7) lies close SE of Torre Mozza. Anchorage sheltered from N winds, can be obtained off the coast between Torre Mozza and Punta di Spropoli, about 2 miles E. Vessels must however remain clear of the prohibited area. Smaller vessels can anchor about 2 cables offshore in depths of 10 m, while larger vessels can anchor about 5 cables offshore in depths of 15 m to 20 m.

14.21 A small arms firing range is established facing the coast close S of Locri (14.26) and beside the mouth of Fiumara di Gerace (14.26). The range extends about 2 miles to seaward. Vessels should avoid from entering the firing range area when prescribed signals are displayed. See Appendix (P38).

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14.22 These are weak and depend in general on the prevailing wind.

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14.23 From autumn through winter the tramontana (N) and scirocco (SE) winds prevail. The scirocco is squally, rainy, and frequently brings thick fog.

Principal marks
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CAPO SPARTIVENTO TO PUNTA STILO General information

Chart 1941 (see 1.15)

Route
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14.18 From a position S of Capo Spartivento the track leads NE for about 45 miles to a position about 7 miles E of Punta Stilo.

Topography
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14.19 Between Capo Spartivento and Punta Stilo, about 40 miles NE, the coast consists of a low narrow and sandy beach backed by hills which rise to mountains farther inland. On account of the lack of shelter, this stretch of coast should be given a wide berth during strong onshore winds. Most of the villages on this coast are built with their houses parallel with the beach and from seaward appear large, in fact, they are small dwellings.

Prohibited areas
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14.20 Owing to the presence of archaeological remains on the seabed anchoring, fishing and any other under-water activities are prohibited in the following areas: Area of radius cable centred on 38239N 16327E, about 1 cable from the coast E of Torre di Riace. Area adjacent to Punta Stilo bounded by the coast and the 10 m depth contour, and limited to a line between the following positions: 38271N 16349E. 38271N 16352E. 38266N 16350E. 38266N 16347E.

14.24 Landmarks: Monte Scapparone (bare mountain top, 1058 m in elevation) (38030N 16014E) standing about 6 miles W of Capo Bruzzano. It can be identified by its rounded summit which is sparsely covered by trees, and by a spur which extends NE towards the coast, with jagged rocky cliffs. Montalto (mountain summit, 1956 m in elevation) (38095N 15551E), standing behind Monte Scapparone and about 12 miles inland from the coast. Castle (large, 209 m in elevation) (38101N 16094E) standing on the flat summit of a wooded hill in the village of Bovalino Superiore. The castle is particularly conspicuous when seen from NE. It is located about 1 miles NNW of Bovalino Marina (14.31). Monte San Andrea (893 m in elevation) (38224N 16212E), lies about 4 miles NNE of Gioiosa Marina. Monte Stella (1048 m in elevation) (38275N 16254E), lies about 2 miles WSW of Monte Consolino, and is easily identified from the NE both by its elevation and by the relative sharpness of its summit. Tower (water-tank) (38272N 16329E) standing 1 miles WNW of Punta Stilo light and close WSW of the village of Monasterace. Monte Consolino (701 m in elevation) (38288N 16279E), lies 5 miles WNW of Punta Stilo and on the alignment of the lighthouse and Monasterace. On the summit of the mountain is a rugged and precipitous cliff which forms an excellent landmark. Close E of this cliff is the village of Stilo at an elevation of 400 m. Major light: Punta Stilo light (white octagonal tower painted with black bands, 15 m in height) (38268N 16347E) standing on the hill above Punta Stilo (14.25).

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Directions
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Capo Spartivento to Punta Stilo

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Thence the track leads to a position about 7 miles E of Punta Stilo where the route splits, either continuing NE offshore for Capo Colonne or turning N inshore for Golfo di Squillace.

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14.25 From a position S of Capo Spartivento the track leads NE passing (with positions relative to Capo Spartivento (3756N 1604E) (14.10)): SE of a wreck (1 miles NE) considered dangerous to navigation lying in depths of 7 m to 15 m, thence: SE of a wreck (2 miles NE) considered dangerous to navigation, thence: SE of the rocky spit (3 miles NE) off Torre Sperlongara (14.26), thence: SE of a wreck (4 miles NE), considered dangerous to navigation, lying 6 cables NE of Brancaleone Marina (14.28), thence: SE of Scoglio Monistili (5 miles NE), an inconspicuous above-water rock, lying close inshore 2 miles NE of Torre Sperlongara, thence: SE of Capo Bruzzano (7 miles NE), which terminates in a steep, rocky point of whitish colour, fringed by rocks extending a short distance offshore. Torre di Capo Bruzzano (14.26) stands about 6 cables SSW of the point. Thence: SE of a dangerous shoal (12 miles NE), reported in 1942 to lie about 5 cables offshore midway between Bianco (14.30) and the mouth of the Fiumara Buonamico (14.26), thence: SE of the small arms firing range (19 miles NE) (14.21), thence: SE of the submarine power cables (20 miles NE) (not charted) landed to shore about 8 cables SW of Locri and close S of the mouth of Fiumara di Gerace (14.26), thence: SE of the outfall pipeline (22 miles NE) 1 miles SSW of Siderno Marina. The pipeline extends 6 cables offshore. Thence: SE of Siderno Marina pier (24 miles NE) (14.33). Thence the track continues NE, passing (with positions from Punta Stilo Light (38268N 16347E)): SE of a possible bar (15 to 7 miles SW). In 1941 it was reported that a bar over which the depths were less than 5 m, and with a least depth of 12 m, had formed about 2 cables offshore between the mouth of the Fiumara Turbido (14.26) and the mouth of the Fiumara Allaro, 7 miles ENE. Off this stretch of coast, depths of 10 m are found about 3 cables offshore, and it should not be approached within that distance. Thence: SE of the wreck (11 miles SW) considered dangerous to navigation, thence: SE of Roccella Ionica. A light is exhibited from close E of the village and a wave recorder light-buoy (special) lies about 1 miles SE. Thence: SE of the archaeological prohibited area (3 miles SW) (14.20), thence: SE of the rubble protecting breakwater (8 cables S), about 3 cables long, laid in front of the long beach at the modern village of Monasterace Marina. Thence: SE of the second archaeological prohibited area (1 cable S) (14.20), thence: SE of Punta Stilo, lying about 3 miles NE of Torre di Riace (14.26). The point is low and sandy and is dominated by a hill.

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Torre Sperlongara (small tower) (37578N 16059E) standing on a rocky hill close to the coast and about 3 miles NE of Capo Spartivento. From some bearings the Torre resembles a rocky outcrop. A prominent grey framework mast stands close N of the tower. A rocky spit extends about 1 cables offshore abreast Torre Sperlongara. Torre di Capo Bruzzano (a ruined tower, 2 m in height) (38018N 16084E) standing at an elevation of 157 m on a flat-topped hill, with steep sides, close to the coast. Mouth of Fiumara Buonamico (crossed by a bridge) (38076N 16098E) flowing into the sea about 2 miles N of Bianco. Mouth of Fiumara Careri (crossed by a bridge) (38080N 16100E) flowing into the sea about 3 miles N of Bianco. Mouth of Fiumara Condoianni (38110N 16134E) which lies about 1 mile NE of Adore Marina (14.32). Condoianni railway station, consisting of a group of two-storied red buildings is situated on the coast about 6 cables NE of the river mouth. Tower (ruined, square) (38126N 16117E) dominates the village of Condoianni which is situated around a conical hill, 187 m in elevation and 1 miles NW of the mouth of the river of the same name. Mouth of Fiumara di Gerace (38133N 16154E) which enters the sea about 7 cables SW of the town of Locri. Locri has a population of about 13 000 and is one of the most modern and important centres of the Ionian Calabrian coast. The chimney at Locri, shown on the chart, is not visible from seaward. The town of Gerace (built on a rocky plateau, at an elevation of 435 m) (38161N 16133E) standing about 3 miles NW of Locri. Mouth of Fiumara Siderno (crossed by a bridge) (38150N 16171E) about 1 mile SW of Siderno Marina. Wide mouth of Fiumara Turbido (crossed by an iron bridge with five spans, and by another bridge with three spans close behind it) (38176N 16196E) to the SW of Gioiosa Marina. Tower (old round, dark in colour, top part ruined) (38180N 16201E) standing in the village of Gioiosa Marina. Mouth of Fiumara Amusa (crossed by an iron bridge) (38203N 16276E). Torre Camillaro (white round tower, 41 m in elevation) (38207N 16280E), standing on an olive covered hill on the coast about 3 miles ENE of Roccella Ionica and between Fiumara Amusa and Fiumara Allaro. Mouth of Fiumara Allaro (crossed by an iron bridge) (38208N 16285E). Torre San Fili (round, semi-ruined, 112 m in elevation) (38220N 16297E), standing on a hill sparsely covered with olives. There is a large

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square building, partly covered by vegetation close NE of it. Torre di Riace (tall, metal, truncated, conical tower, partly in ruins, at an elevation of 97 m) (38239N 16320E), standing on the summit of a bare flat-topped hill. It dominates the village of Riace Marina (Marina di Fondaco Nouvo), a group of scattered houses on the coast about 2 miles NE of Torre San Fili. Church (340 m in elevation) (38250N 16283E) standing in the town of Stignano. Mouth of Fiumara Stilaro (38256N 16343E), standing close SW of Monasterace Marina (14.25). (Directions continue at 14.43 and for Golfo di Squillace at 14.45)

Torre di Capo Bruzzano bearing 225, distance about 1 miles, in depths of 26 m to 29 m, sand. Small vessels can anchor close off the mouth of Fiumara La Verde, in depths of 6 m. Both these anchorages are untenable with inshore winds.

Bianco
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Chart 1941 (see 1.15)

Fiume Paterello
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14.27 Position. The mouth of Fiume Paterello (37555N 16040E) lies close NE of Capo Spartivento (14.10). Anchorage can be obtained by small vessels, sheltered from NW winds, about 1 cables off the mouth of Fiume Paterello in depths of about 55 m.

14.30 Description. The village of Bianco (38052N 16090E) which has a population of about 3900, is situated on the coast 3 miles N of Capo Bruzzano. It can be identified by the white hills which dominate it N and S. Local knowledge is necessary for the anchorage. Directions. There are no specific directions for the anchorage but the following mark may be of use: Church (low grey belfry, and a cupola which is higher than the belfry and terminates in a point) (38054N 16088E). Shoal. A dangerous shoal (14.25) is reported to lie about 1 miles NE. Anchorage can be obtained about 8 cables off Bianco in depths of 18 m to 20 m, sand and good holding ground. It is dangerous to remain at this anchorage with SE winds, which, if strong, raise a heavy sea and are often accompanied by mist which renders the coast invisible from a distance of about 1 mile.

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14.28 Position. The village of Brancaleone Marina (37578N 16062E) stands on the coast close NE of Torre Sperlongara (14.26). Local knowledge is necessary for the anchorage. Directions. There are no specific directions for the anchorage but the following marks may be of use: Church (large grey and with a square belfry, 350 m in elevation) (37587N 16048E) standing in the village of Brancaleone. Brancaleone is about 1 miles NW of Brancaleone Marina. Mouth of La Fiumarella (crossed near its mouth by a masonry bridge with three arches) (not charted) which enters the sea close NE of the village. Wreck. A wreck (14.25) lies close inshore 6 cables NE. Two other wrecks (14.25) lie about 1 miles SW. A rocky spit (14.25) lies off Torre Sperlongara close SW. Anchorage can be obtained in convenient depths off Brancaleone Marina. There are depths of 10 m, good holding ground about 2 cables offshore. However, the anchorage is untenable with winds in the ENE or ESE.

14.31 Description. Bovalino Marina (38089N 16107E) is a town standing on the coast about 1 mile NE of the mouth of Fiumara Careri. Modern housing blocks have extended the town S almost as far as Fiumara Careri (14.26). Local knowledge is necessary for the anchorage. Anchorage can be obtained off Bovalino Marina. This anchorage affords shelter from N winds and is preferable to that off Bianco (14.30).

Ardore Marina
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14.32 Description. Ardore Marina (38104N 16125E) is a small village standing on the coast. The town of Ardore stands at an elevation of 250 m on the summit of a hill 2 miles NW of Adore Marina. The town of Adore can be identified by a cemetery on the hill below it. Local knowledge is necessary for the anchorage. Directions. There are no specific directions for the anchorage but the following mark may be of use: Church (red roof with a yellow belfry alongside it) (38104N 16125E), standing in the centre of Adore Marina. Anchorage can be obtained off Adore Marina.

14.29 Description. The mouth of Fiumara La Verde (38035N 16088E) lies 1 miles N of Capo Bruzzano (14.25). The river is usually dry in summer and has trees fringing its banks. Local knowledge is necessary for the anchorage. Directions. There are no specific directions for the anchorages but the following marks may be of use: Torre di Capo Bruzzano (38018N 16084E) (14.26). River mouth Fiumara La Verde (crossed by two bridges; the iron bridge nearest the sea has three spans) (38035N 16088E). Anchorage can be obtained off the coast between Capo Bruzzano and the mouth of the Fiumara La Verde, with

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14.33 Description. Siderno Marina (38163N 16181E) which has a population of about 16 000, is situated on the coast 2 miles NE of Locri (14.26). A pier, exhibiting a light, extends about 1 cable SE from a position 7 cables NE of Siderno Marina; it is used by vessels for the discharge of loose cement. Pilotage. An authorised pilot will indicate the anchor berth to vessels. See also 1.21. Directions. There are no specific directions for the pier or anchorage but the following marks may be of use: Mouth of Fiumara Siderno (38150N 16171E) (14.26).

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Church (yellow square belfry) (38159N 16178E) standing in the S of the town. Siderno Marina lights (red mast with black bands, 13 m in elevation) (38163N 16187E) are displayed vertically, standing at the head of the pier. Mouth of Torrente Torbido (crossed by an iron bridge) (38164N 16196E) situated about 7 cables NE of Siderno Marino. Pier. The pier can be used by vessels up to 110 m in length, with draught not exceeding 7 m. Berthing is only permitted on the N side of the pier where there are mooring dolphins and where vessels are sheltered from SW and NW winds. Anchorage can be obtained about 2 cables off Siderno Marina in depths of 20 m to 26 m. This anchorage is sheltered from winds between W and NW, but is completely exposed to those between E and SE. Supplies. Fresh water and provisions are available.

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14.34 Description. Roccella Ionica (Jonica) (38194N 16245E), a town which has a population of about 7000, is built partly on a plain close to the coast and partly on a rocky hill surmounted by a large citadel. Close N of the hill is another hill, steeper and higher, on which at an elevation of 150 m, stands an old tower surrounded by ancient fortifications. There is considerable trade in the summer with the exporting of local produce. Controlling depth. Depths at the harbour entrance are reduced owing to shoaling to approximately 3 m. Safe access can therefore only be made by craft of a draught of less than 2 m and mariners should contact the harbour authority before entering harbour. Anchorage can be obtained off Roccella Ionica, but the beach here is continuously extending. The bottom is mud and good holding ground. Pilotage. Unauthorised local pilots are available. See also 1.21. Local knowledge is necessary for the anchorage. Regulations concerning entry: There is a harbour speed limit of 3 kn. Vessels must not use the port entrance unless they have been allocated a berth. Vessels are prohibited from entering or leaving harbour between sunset and sunrise, and when visibility is less than 1 mile. Harbour. The harbour lies about 10 cables ENE of Roccella Ionica. It is locally known as Porto delle Grazie. To the E of the harbour an outer mole bears SE from the shore for about 1 cable, it then turns SW for a further 3 cables, a light is displayed from its head. To the W of the harbour, a mole extends SE for about cable, where its head then splits into two arms, also about 1 cable long, extending S and ESE. These two arms combined with that of the extension of the E mole to the S, forms the area of water known as Avamporto or outer harbour. The harbour entrance faces W. The inner harbour has two berthing spurs extending SE from the NW shore quay area to form three basins. There is a Patent slip and a small dry dock in the NW corner of the W inner basin. Currents. The current is usually SW-going along the coast and is very weak except before NE winds when its rate increases. Winds. Dark clouds gathering on the SE horizon, locally known as Barrata, indicate strong SE winds. Winds from

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the NE are preceded by a strengthening of the normal SW-going current along the coast and by clouds gathering on the mountains. Bar. A possible bar (14.25) was reported in 1941 off this part of the coast. Wreck. A wreck, considered dangerous to navigation lies about mile SW of the town and about 1 miles WSW of the harbour. Directions. There are no specific directions for the harbour or anchorage but the following marks may be of use: Citadel (with a large square castle) (not charted) surmounting a rocky hill in the town. Church (with a white spire) (38194N 16245E), standing in the centre of the town. Roccella Ionica outer mole head light (green mast, 8 m in height) (38194N 16260E), standing at the head of the mole. Roccella Ionica W mole head light (red mast, 8 m in height) (38195N 16260E), standing at the head of the mole. Caution. With strong winds between E through to WSW, entry into the harbour is rendered very difficult by wave motion and by waves breaking about cable from the harbour entrance. When a heavy swell is running entry is dangerous. Berths. The outer mole and all of the inner harbour is quayed internally. The two E inner basins have been fitted with floating piers for berthing pleasure craft. The W inner basin is used by government craft and fishing boats. Part of the outer mole is reserved exclusively for the use of small (under 25 grt) passenger vessels. Supplies. Provisions available in the town. Bunkering by road tanker is possible with the harbour masters approval.

PUNTA STILO TO CAPO COLONNE AND GOLFO DI SQUILLACE General information

Charts 1941, 187, 140 (see 1.15)

Route
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14.35 From a position about 7 miles E of Punta Stilo, the route splits, either continuing NE offshore for Capo Rizzuto and Capo Colonne or turning N inshore for Golfo di Squillace.

Topography
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14.36 Golfo di Squillace is entered between Punta Stilo (14.25) and Capo Rizzuto (14.43), about 36 miles NE. The gulf has low and sandy shores which are backed by the high, green mountainous slopes of the Appennino Calabrese. Numerous streams, almost all of which are short and swift-running, flow into the gulf. Between Capo Rizzuto and Capo Colonne, 9 miles NNE, the coast is generally flat and rocky with steep cliffs, between 15 m and 20 m high in many places.

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14.37 The sea area of 2 cables radius centred on 3830N 1635E, the position of a wreck almost wholly sunk and destroyed, is prohibited for navigation, anchoring, fishing and stopping. The remains of the stranded wreck lies about 1 cables offshore and about 1 miles NNE of the church at Marina Vincerello (14.46).

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Firing range
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Principal marks
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14.38 There is a shore firing range extending about 5 miles from the coast abreast of Marina di Catanzaro. See Appendix (E341).

Oceanographic buoys
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14.39 Two oceanographic buoys have been laid with their associated mooring trots in the following positions: 38535N 17051E; 38534N 17042E.

Capo Rizzuto marine nature reserve

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14.40 A marine nature reserve has been established between the W approaches to Torre Le Castella (38544N 17013E) (14.51) and the N approaches to Capo Colonne (39015N 17125E) (14.43). The reserve, known locally as Capo Rizzuto nature reserve, extends seaward from shore to the 100 m depth contour. Within the general area there are two zones A and B. Offshore limits of the reserve may be seen on the chart. In zone A (maximum restriction zone) which contains two areas, one SW of Capo Colonne (14.43) and one off Capo Cimiti (14.43), the following are prohibited: Navigation, approaching, and stopping by all craft, unless authorised for services of study; The removal of, or damage to, geological or mineral formations; Underwater swimming, either with or without breathing apparatus, unless authorised for study; The hunting, capture, collection, injury, or in general any activity which could constitute a danger or agitation for any animal or vegetable species, including the introduction of foreign species; Activities which could damage or disturb any study programmes or scientific research being carried out in the zone. These sections are marked onshore by notice boards and offshore by light-buoys, with radar conspicuous top-marks, all painted yellow. In zone B (controlled restricted zone) the following are prohibited: The removal of, or damage to, geological or mineral formations; Fishing, whether professional or recreational, unless authorised in advance; The introduction of foreign species; The hunting, capture, collection, injury, or any activity which could damage or constitute a danger for any animal or vegetable species; Activities which could damage or disturb any study programmes or scientific research being carried out in the zone. The controlled reserve area is marked only by notice boards onshore. The protected zone also extends to the territorial coastal areas of the state littoral property, where prohibitions and restrictions for the protection and safeguard of the coastal environment are in force.

14.42 Landmarks: Catanzaro (38542N 16357E), a large town situated 5 miles NNW of Marina di Catanzaro (14.49), has a population of about 97 000. It can be easily identified from seaward as it stands at an elevation of 343 m and appears as a large white patch on the mountains. At night, its lights are visible from a distance of about 15 miles offshore. Signal station (tower, disused, painted black and white in chequers, surmounting a group of houses, at an elevation of 149 m) (39019N 17096E), standing 2 miles WNW of Capo Colonne light. Major lights: Capo Rizzuto light (white octagonal tower attached to a dwelling, 17 m in height) (38537N 17057E) standing 2 cables within the extremity of the cape (14.43). An auxiliary light,which covers Secca Le Castella (14.51) to the W, and Secchi di Capo Rizzuto (14.43) to the E, is exhibited from the same tower. Capo Colonne light (white octagonal tower attached to a two-storied dwelling, 22 m in height) (39015N 17123E) standing 2 cables S of the N extremity of the cape (14.43).

Directions
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14.41 There are almost always winds blowing in Golfo di Squillace. In some seasons of the year, even when the weather is calm to seaward, offshore winds are encountered.

14.43 From a position E of Punta Stilo, the track leads NE passing (with positions relative to Capo Rizzuto (38535N 17057E)): SE of the Capo Rizzuto marine nature reserve (14.40) (6 miles W to 2 miles E and 10 miles NE). The reserve is marked on the chart. Thence: (Directions inshore for Golfo di Squillace rejoin here) SE of two Oceanographic buoys (38534N 17051E) (14.39), thence: SE of Capo Rizzuto from which a light (14.42) is exhibited. The cape is the extremity of a low rocky promontory on which stands a lighthouse and two towers. The lighthouse stands 2 cables N of the point. A square tower stands on the W side of the cape, while a round tower, called Torre Rotonda, stands on a small point on the E side of Capo Rizzuto and about 5 cables NE of the S extremity. This small point creates two small coves (14.53). The two towers are visible from a considerable distance seaward and render identification easy. Thence: SE of Secca di Capo Rizzuto (1 miles ENE). These are two shoals lying 1 miles and 2 miles ENE of Capo Rizzuto. The former has a least depth of 4 m over it and lies about 8 cables offshore. The latter has a least depth of 8 m over it and lies about 11 cables offshore. These shoals are covered by the red sector of the auxiliary light on Capo Rizzuto (14.42) between the bearings of 227 and 270. Capo Colonne light (14.42) is obscured over them. Capo Colonne bearing 022 and just open E of Capo Cimiti (below) leads about 3 cables SE of Secchi di Capo Rizzuto. Thence: SE of a semi-submerged wreck (2 miles NE), thence: SE of Capo Cimiti (5 miles NE), known locally as Capo di Mezzo. The cape is a low rocky

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promontory, dominated by a prominent farmhouse consisting of a large white two-storied building. Five white silos, also prominent from seaward, stand close SW of the cape. A shoal bank, with a depth of 9 m over its extremity, extends about 8 cables ENE of Capo Cimiti. The S of two Capo Rizzuto marine nature reserve (14.40) Zone A areas, lies between positions about 1 mile N and S of Capo Cimiti and extending about 5 cables offshore. The area is marked on the chart and can be easily identified by its associated lights and buoys. Thence: SE of the N of two Zone A designated areas (8 miles NE), of the Capo Rizzuto marine nature reserve (14.40). This zone lies close SW of Capo Colonne. The area is marked on the chart and can be easily identified by its associated lights and buoys. Thence: SE of Capo Colonne (9 miles NE) from which a light (14.42) is exhibited. The cape is the N extremity of a flat, level and rocky promontory about 20 m high. A lattice mast, 62 m in height stands alongside the lighthouse, while the remains of an ancient temple and a Doric column are located close in front of it. Some houses, a large old square tower and a small chapel also stand on the promontory. The S extremity of the promontory is Punta Cicala, lying about 6 cables S of Capo Colonne. A bank with a least depth of 14 m over it, fringes the promontory and extends as much as 2 cables E of it. Thence: SE of a current meter (marked by a yellow, cylindrical, radar-conspicuous, special, light-buoy) (10 miles NE), temporarily moored 6 cables ESE of Capo Colonne in position 39014N 17132E. Vessels should remain at least 1 cables from this buoy. Thence the track continues NE to a position about 5 miles E of Capo Colonne.

Useful marks
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Tower (169 m in elevation) (38584N 17073E), standing 2 miles WNW of Capo Cimiti. Torre Scifo (square building with windows and a four-sided steep tent roof) (39011N 17113E), standing on the coast 3 miles NNE of Capo Cimiti. A long white viaduct, with several arches, is situated about 6 cables W of the tower. (Directions continue for the offshore route at 14.64 and for the coastal route at 14.72)

E of the anchorage (15 miles N) off Soverato (14.48). The track then continues NE, passing (with positions from Capo Rizzuto (38534N 17057E)): SE of Scoglio Pietra Grande (26 miles WSW), which lies close inshore 3 miles N of Soverato. This rock is the largest of a group of above-water rocks; it can be readily distinguished as its dark mass which interrupts the whitish line of the beach. On the promontory adjacent to Scoglio Pietra Grande are numerous residential villas of various colours. Thence: SE of Punta di Staletti (25 miles WSW) which lies 1 miles NNE of Scoglio Pietra Grande. It is the extremity of a promontory which is partly covered with vegetation and terminates in steep, rocky sides. On the summit of the promontory is a castle with a red roof and a small crenellated tower; additionally, there are numerous residential villas of various colours. On the crest of the promontory, a little inland is a mast (14.46), and on the S side, halfway up from the coast, can be seen twelve concrete bridges of the motorway. Thence: SE of the submarine cable landing site (25 miles WSW), thence: SE of the shore firing range (23 miles WSW) (14.38). SE of Marina di Catanzaro anchorage (22 miles WSW) (14.49), thence: SE of the submarine cable landing site (20 miles WSW), thence: SE of a submarine pipeline (15 miles W) (not charted) which has been laid from the shore starting from a position 1 mile E of Marina di Sellia, and extending SSE from the coast for about 10 cables, to the 50 m contour. A radar conspicuous light-buoy has been laid at the termination of the pipeline. The track then continues E, passing (with positions from Capo Rizzuto (38534N 17057E)): S of Barco Vercillo anchorage (5 miles WNW) (14.51), thence: S of Secca Le Castella (3 miles W) (14.51), thence: S of a wreck (3 miles W) (14.52) and some shoals in the bay off Capo Piccolo, thence: S of the Capo Rizzuto nature reserve (from 6 miles W to 2 miles E) (14.40). The reserve is marked on the chart. Thence: S of Capo Rizzuto (14.43). Thence the track leads to a position about 8 miles SE of Capo Rizzuto and rejoins the coastal route.

Directions for Golfo di Squillace

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14.45 From a position about 7 miles E of Punta Stilo, the track leads NNW passing (with positions relative to Punta Stilo light (38268N 16347E)): E of the prohibited area (14.37) (3 miles N), thence: E of a wreck (4 miles N), considered dangerous to surface navigation, located about 8 cables offshore and 8 cables E of the village Santa Caterina dello Ionio Marina (14.46). Thence: E of the anchorage (7 miles N) off Marina di Badolato (14.47), thence: E of the yacht harbour of Bocche di Gallipari (under construction) (8 mile N), thence:

Mouth of Fiumara Assi (38273N 16349E) flows into the sea about 5 cables N of Punta Stilo. Church (red roof and a square yellow belfry with a green spire) (38287N 16346E), standing in the village of Marina Vincerello which is about 2 miles N of Punta Stilo. Church (light coloured with a square, red roofed belfry) (38317N 16341E), standing on the coast in the village of Santa Caterina dello Ionio Marina. Church (prominent belfry) (38321N 16313E) standing on a rounded hill in the village of Santa Caterina dello Ionio. A deep ravine lies on the N

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side of the village. The village lies 2 miles WNW of Santa Caterina dello Ionio Marina. Church (with a belfry, 310 m in elevation) (38371N 16319E) standing on a hill in the centre of the village of Sant Andrea Apostolo. The church overlooks the other buildings. A second church, with a belfry, stands at the S end of the village. Mouth of Torrente Melis (crossed near its mouth by a red iron bridge) (38392N 16330E). The river flows into the sea about 5 miles N of Marina di Badolato (14.47). Mouth of Fiume Ancinale (crossed near its mouth by a long iron bridge) (38404N 16333E). Mast (painted with red and white bands, at an elevation of 306 m) (38458N 16337E), standing on a crest of the promontory, 7 cables WNW of Punta di Staletti (14.45). Church (38458N 16325E), standing near the summit of Monte di Staletti. Building (large white) (38544N 16447E), standing in the centre of the village of Marina di Sellia. The village has a population of about 5500 and stands on sloping land in a wooded area. A church also stands in the village. Torre del Crocchio (dark tower in ruins) (38548N 16495E), standing close to the coast and on the W bank of Fiume Crocchio. Behind the tower are numerous buildings. A yellow railway station standing 7 cables NW of the tower is also prominent. Church (slender belfry with an inconspicuous cupola, at an elevation of 347 m) (38581N 16471E), standing in the village of Cropani, about 4 miles NNW of Torre del Crocchio. (Directions continue at 14.43)

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14.48 Description. Soverato (38413N 16329E), a town which with a population of about 10 500, is situated on the coast about 1 miles NNW of the mouth of Fiume Ancinale (14.46). The town contains several five or six-storied buildings, and is prominent from seaward. The coast N of Soverato forms a wide arc as far as Punta di Staletti (14.45). This bay is protected to the S by a sandy point extending ESE more than 16 cables from the coast at Soverato. Shoals. The waters in front of the sandy point off Soverato are dangerous out to a position, at least 16 cables offshore, owing to the shoals forming there as a result of sedimentary deposits from the Fiume Ancinale. Currents off Soverato are variable and depend on the wind. They normally follow the line of the coast and sometimes attain a rate of two kn. Tides. The water level rises appreciably when strong SW winds are expected. Directions. There are no specific directions for the anchorage but the following mark may be of use: Church (with a white belfry, at an elevation of 129 m) (38413N 16320E) standing above the houses in Soverato Superiore, about 8 cables W of Soverato. Depths. The depths in the roadstead abreast of, and to the N of Soverato are continually decreasing owing to deposit brought down by Fiume Ancinale (14.46). Anchorage can be obtained off Soverato, about 1 cables offshore, in depths of 29 m, sand and good holding ground. Anchorage further NNW, as marked on the chart, can be obtained in the adjacent bay. This anchorage, sheltered from winds from the W semi-circle, is one of the safest on this part of the coast and can be used all year round. It is however dangerous with winds between N and SE. Other facilities. Minor repairs can be undertaken. Supplies. Fresh provisions can be obtained in Soverato.

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14.47 Description. Marina di Badolato (38342N 16343E) is a small village about 2 miles N of Santa Caterina dello Ionio Marina (14.46), consists of a row of modern buildings. Local knowledge is necessary for the anchorage. Directions. There are no specific directions for the anchorage but the following marks may be of use: Monte Manna (93 m in elevation) (38344N 16337E) lies close NNW of the village and a large building stands on its slopes. Church (with a cross illuminated at night) (38340N 16312E) standing in the village of Badolato Superiore. Anchorage, as marked on the chart, can be obtained about 4 cables off Marina di Badolato in depths of 10 m. This anchorage, sheltered from winds from the W semi-circle, is considered to be the best anchorage off this part of the coast.

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14.60A Bocche di Gallipari (38355N 16342E) is a small harbour under construction (2002) at the mouth of Torrante Gallipari.

14.49 Description. Marina di Catanzaro (Catanzaro Lido) (38493N 16370E) is a town situated on the coast about 4 miles NNE of Punta di Staletti, and is the most important centre on the shores of Golfo di Squillace. Its buildings, which are very scattered, include numerous large white factories and tall chimneys. The town exports leather, soap, oil and bricks. Harbour radio. There is a harbour radio station. Harbour. The harbour is at Catanzaro Lido close E of Marina di Catanzaro. It is protected by moles. The outer mole extends S for about 270 m and thence W as rock rubble for about 200 m. The inner mole extends S as a rubble breakwater for about 70 m. The harbour entrance opens W. The current (2005) status of the harbour is unknown and the harbour authority must be consulted before approaching. Pilotage. There are unlicensed pilots available who will board vessels on application being made to the local authority. See also 1.21. Firing range. There is a shore firing range (14.38) at Marina di Catanzaro. Directions. There are no specific directions for the anchorage or harbour, but the following marks may be of use:

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Catanzaro (38542N 16357E) (14.42). Mouth of Fiume Corace (spanned by a long iron railway bridge near its mouth) (38490N 16365E). The river flows into the sea close SW of the town. There is a small sandbank at the mouth of the river formed by the deposit brought down. Mooring buoy. A mooring buoy is reported to be laid in a position about 1 cables SE of the town, in a depth of about 55 m. Anchorage. In winter, vessels can always work cargo off Marina di Catanzaro with offshore winds, as the sandy bottom is good holding, and the depths permit a close approach to the beach. The bottom is sand out to about 50 m from shore, and muddy farther out. It is dangerous to remain in the roadstead with onshore winds from the SE. Large vessels can anchor about 8 cables offshore to the E of the village, in about 26 m of water. Smaller vessels can anchor within cable of the shore along the stretch of coast between the refuge harbour and the mouth of Fiume Corace. Hospitals. There is a large civil hospital as well as a military hospital in the town of Catanzaro (14.42).

Secca Le Castella, two rocky shoals close together, lies 5 cables SSW of Le Castella. The SE head has a least depth of 46 m over it, and the NW head has a least depth of 34 m over it. Secca Le Castella is covered by the red sector of Capo Rizzuto auxiliary light (14.42) between the bearings of 084 and 133. Inshore Channel. The depths in the channel between the Secca Le Castella shoals and the coast are between 64 m to 96 m. Clearing bearings. The two towers on Capo Rizzuto (14.43), in line, lead about 1 miles S of Secca Le Castella. Anchorage, sheltered from winds from the N semi-circle, can be obtained off Barco Vercillo, in the bay to the E of Le Castella, as shown on the chart, about 6 cables from the N shore in a depth of about 10 m, sand. Local small craft anchor in the inlet close E of Le Castella.

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14.50 Anchorage. There are no sheltered anchorages along this coast. However, with offshore winds, anchorage can be obtained as follows: About 5 cables off the coast between Marina di Catanzaro and the mouth of Fiume Crocchio (14.46), about 12 miles ENE. About 10 cables off the coast between the mouth of Fiume Crocchio and Barco Vercillo (14.51), about 7 miles farther ENE.

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14.51 Description. Barco Vercillo (38556N 16588E) is located about 6 miles WNW of Capo Rizzuto (14.43). Close offshore is a good anchorage for small vessels. Local knowledge is required for the anchorage. Care is needed to avoid the shoals which fringe the coast on the E side of the anchorage. Directions. There are no specific directions for the anchorage but the following marks may be of use: Tower (isolated, at an elevation of 215 m) (39017N 16596E), standing close SE of the town of Cutro and 4 miles N of San Leonardo di Cutro (38572N 16591E). Two water tanks are also situated close to the town of Cutro. Torre Le Castella (round, surmounting an old castle) (38544N 17013E), standing at Le Castella, a group of ruined bastions. These bastions stand on a low peninsula, almost entirely surrounded by sea, with a small fishing village of the same name situated close NE of it. The village is dominated by a grey water tank on a reddish tower. Bank. Care must be taken to avoid a bank, with depths of less than 55 m over it, which fronts the E shore of the anchorage and extends as much as 4 cables offshore in places. Secca del Palombaro is a shallow patch with a depth of 32 m over it, which lies near the outer edge of the bank, about 11 cables WNW of Le Castella.

14.52 Description. The bay (38540N 17045E) between Capo Rizzuto (14.43) and Torre Le Castella (14.51) provides some shelter from N winds. Anchorage, as marked on the chart, can be obtained in the bay W of Capo Rizzuto. However, its use is bound by the prohibitions existing in zone B of the Capo Rizzuto marine nature reserve (14.40). Local knowledge is required. Directions. Vessels should approach keeping Capo Piccolo bearing 011, and should anchor in depths of about 15 m on a notional line joining Torre Le Castella and Torre Rotunda. The bottom is rocky and irregular and vessels are recommended to use an anchor buoy. Useful marks: Torre Le Castella (38544N 17013E) (14.51). Torre Ritani (grey isolated tower on high bare ground, partially ruined, at an elevation of 122 m) (38566N 17034E). Two white silos, close together, are situated 1 mile NE of the tower. They stand out against a wooded background and are prominent from S or E. Capo Piccolo (extremity of a small rocky promontory) (38547N 17045E). The cape projects a short distance S from the head of the bay, 2 miles E of Le Castella. There is a flat-topped hill close N of the cape. Torre Rotunda on Capo Rizzuto (38540N 17056E) (14.43). Shoals. The shores of the bay in front of Capo Piccolo are fronted by a bank which, with depths of less than 9 m over it extends in places as much as 8 cables offshore. On this bank are two shoals; one, a rock with a depth of 4 m over it, lies about 7 cables WSW, and the other, with a depth of 46 m over it, lies about 7 cables SE of Capo Piccolo. An obstruction lies close SE of Le Castella.

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from a shallow bank which extends about 4 cables SE from a point on the coast about 3 cables E of the village of Madonna Greca. However, the use of these anchorages is bound by the prohibitions existing in zone B of the Capo Rizzuto marine nature reserve (14.40). Local knowledge is required. Directions. There are no specific directions for the anchorages but the following marks may be of use: Arene Rosse (two prominent reddish landslips) (38559N 17075E), about 3 miles NE of

Capo Rizzuto. The SW of the two is more extensive. Village of Madonna Greca (38543N 17061E) (not charted) lies about 9 cables NNE of the extremity of Capo Rizzuto (14.43). It is prominent from NE. Torre Rotunda on Capo Rizzuto (38540N 17061E) (14.43). Capo Rizzuto light (38537N 17057E) (14.42). Secca di Capo Rizzuto. Care needs to be taken to remain clear of Secca di Capo Rizzuto (14.43).

GOLFO DI TARANTO AND OFFSHORE SEA AREA GENERAL INFORMATION

Chart 187 (see 1.15) through the area maintaining a good visual and radar watch for submarines. See also 1.10, 1.11 and Annual Notice to Mariners Number 8.

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14.54 This section describes the coastal and offshore routes for Golfo di Taranto, the inshore route for Golfo di Corigliamo and the direct route from Punta Alice to Taranto. The harbours and anchorages within Golfo di Taranto, including the major port of Taranto, are described. It is arranged as follows: Offshore route from Capo Colonne to Capo Santa Maria di Leuca (14.62). Coastal route from Capo Colonne to Capo Trionto (14.65). Coastal route from Capo Trionto to Punta Rondinella, including Golfo di Corigliano inshore route, and Taranto (14.91). Taranto (14.117). Coastal route from Taranto to Capo Santa Maria di Leuca (14.178).

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14.57 Tunny fishing takes place throughout the gulf. Nets may be found extending as much as seven miles offshore. Mariners are warned to keep a good lookout for these nets which are generally marked by day and by night. Marine farms, which may be floating or fixed structures, and their associated moorings should be avoided. The charted positions of the farms are approximate, and further farms may be established without notice. The farms are generally marked by buoys and beacons, which may be unlit. See also 1.8.

Measured distances
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Topography
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14.55 Golfo di Taranto is entered between Capo Colonne (14.43) and Capo Santa Maria di Leuca (14.64), about 72 miles NE. The W side of the Gulf is dominated by the mountains of the Appennino Calabrese which are visible from a considerable distance. The NW side, between the mouth of Torrente Canna (14.112) and Punta Rondinella (14.119) about 34 miles NE, the coast is low, marshy, wooded in places and intersected by numerous rivers and torrents. It is sparsely populated. The NE side side of the Gulf is flat and low and forms the S boundary of the large plain of Salentina. All the shores of the gulf are fringed by a sandy beach which, in general, fronts marshy ground. Capo Santa Maria di Leuca is also the W entrance point to the Strait of Otranto and Adriatic Sea.

Exercise areas
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14.56 Italian Naval Exercise areas are located in the Gulf of Taranto. In these areas firing practice, mine warfare practice, submarine exercises, as well as exercises requiring restricted air space are conducted. See Appendix. In particular, submarines frequently exercise offshore, both surfaced and dived, in the areas indicated on the chart N of 3934N and W of 1754E. Vessels on passage through and close to these areas must adhere to the arrangements promulgated in any notice to mariners giving warning of an exercise under way or scheduled. In the absence of a specific notice, they must navigate with care

14.58 There are two measured distances at the head of Golfo di Taranto. The first measured distance is in five sections; three of these sections can be seen on Chart 1417. The five sections are divided as follows: NW and first limit marks. Chiatona beacon (14.103) in line bearing approximately 023, with the dome of Massafra church (14.103), 4 miles inland. Second limit marks. Isolotto San Pietro Beacon (14.160) in line bearing approximately 025, with Torre Montello (14.156), on the mainland 3 miles NNE. Third limit marks. Capo San Vito Light (14.156) in line bearing approximately 024, with the Governors Palace tower (14.156), amongst the houses of Taranto, 4 miles NNE. Fourth limit marks. Casa Todaro (14.209) in line bearing approximately 024, with a castellated tower (not charted) in the village of Pulsano (14.191) and Roccaforzata castle (14.189). Fifth limit marks. Torre Zozzoli (Sassoli) (Sgarrata) (14.191) in line bearing approximately 029, with the pillar surmounting the highest point of the church (not charted) of San Pasquale in the village of Lizzano (14.191). Sixth limit marks. Torre dei Molini (14.211) in line bearing approximately 024, with Correggia beacon (14.191). Distances. Sections from NW to SE are: 98356 m; 49736 m; 12 8903 m; 58534 m; and 14 1344 m long respectively.

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Depths. Minimum depths along the sections from NW to SE are: 400 m; 430 m; 340 m; 360 m and 230 m. Running track: The course is 115 on a line joining Ginosa Marina disused light-structure (14.97) and Isola Sant Andrea lighthouse (14.202), 54 miles ESE. 14.59 The second measured distance is located SE of Taranto and can be seen on Chart 1417. The limits are as follow: NW limit marks. Torre Saturo (14.208) in line bearing 0606, with the castle at Leporano (14.189). SE limit marks. Torre Castelluccia (14.191) in line bearing 0592, with Altura beacon (14.191). Distance: 60824 m long. Depths. Minimum depth along the measured distance is 180 m. Running track. The course is 150 with Capo San Vito lighthouse (14.156) in line with the belfry of Mottola church (14.103), situated 15 miles WNW.

Principal marks
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14.63 Landmark: Signal station (disused, painted black and white in Chequers and with arched windows) (39486N 18205E), standing 1 miles NW of Capo Santa Maria di Leuca light. Major light: Capo Santa Maria di Leuca light (white octagonal tower surmounting a two-storied dwelling, 48 m in height) (39478N 18220E), standing 1 cables NNE of Punta Meliso (14.220). An auxiliary light is exhibited from the same structure. At night, Secche di Ugento (14.193) and its detached patches are covered by the red sector of Capo Santa Maria di Leuca light, between the bearings of 094 and 106.

Directions for offshore route

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Capo Colonne to Capo Santa Maria di Leuca

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Currents
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14.60 On the W side of the gulf, the current is usually S-going and rarely attains a rate of 1 knot. Winds from the S influence its direction and, when fresh and persistent, or before a strong SE wind, the current may reverse and set N. On the E side of the gulf, the currents are mainly influenced by the winds, especially S winds. A NW-going current is often the advanced warning of the imminent arrival of strong S winds.

Winds
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14.61 From autumn through winter the tramontana (N) and scirocco (SE) winds prevail. The tramontana is often accompanied by dense clouds and strong electrical discharges. Between Capo Spulico (14.110) and Punta Rondinella (14.119), the NW wind can frequently veer to WNW or even W. The scirocco is squally, rainy, but of shorter duration, and frequently brings thick fog. However, it raises heavy seas which render almost all the anchorages on this coast dangerous, as they are exposed to the S quadrant. In spring, winds from the NW quadrant prevail. Both the scirocco (SE) and libeccio (SW) winds bring mist. Sometimes the fog is so thick that the coast is visible only within 100 m.

14.64 From a position about 5 miles E of Capo Colonne, the track leads NE for 64 miles passing: SE of Golfo di Taranto (39500N 17200E) (14.55), thence: S of Punta Ristola (39474N 18206E), the W extremity of the bay which lies between Punta Ristola and Punta Meliso (14.220) 1 mile ENE, thence: To a position S of Capo Santa Maria di Leuca (which appears rocky and precipitous from S, but presents a more gradual slope from other directions, at an elevation of 140 m) (39478N 18220E). At the S extremity of the cape is Punta Meliso on which stands a light (14.63). The cape is the E entrance point of Golfo di Taranto (14.55) and the W entrance point of the Adriatic Sea. (Directions continue in Mediterranean Pilot Volume III)

CAPO COLONNE TO CAPO TRIONTO General information

Charts 187, 140 (see 1.15)

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14.65 From a position E of Capo Colonne, (3902N 1712E), the track leads N for 25 miles to a position E of Punta Alice. The track then leads NW for a further 25 miles to a position NE of Capo Trionto (3938N 1645E).

Topography OFFSHORE ROUTE

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General information
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14.62 From a position about 5 miles E of Capo Colonne the track leads NE for about 64 miles to a position S of Capo Santa Maria di Leuca.

14.66 The coast between Capo Colonne and Crotone, 4 miles NW, is fringed in many places by rocks close inshore. The depths over the shore bank fringing the coast between Capo Colonne and a point about 2 miles WNW vary considerably, and the bank may extend further offshore than is charted. Caution is therefore necessary when approaching anchorages along this stretch of coast, and vessels are advised not to anchor in depths of less than 11 m. North of Crotone as far as Punta Alice, 19 miles N the coast consists of a beach composed alternately of sand and shingle, which is free from off-lying dangers.

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Between Punta Alice and Capo Trionto the coast is fringed by a sandy beach and dominated by the mountains of the Appennino Calabrese which descend quickly to the shore.

Oil and gas production platforms

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14.67 Six production platforms, Luna-A, Luna-B, Luna 27, Luna 40SAF, Hera Lacinia and Hera Lacinia 14 are located to the E and SE of Crotone, details are shown on the chart. Lavinia 3 well-head is situated 3 miles SSE of Punta Alice; and about 2 miles E of the mouth of Fiume Lipuda (14.73). The well-head is marked by a buoy (special). Unauthorized navigation is prohibited within 500 m of the production platforms and wells. See also 1.25.

Submarine pipelines
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14.68 Submarine gas and oil pipelines connect the wells and production platforms and an oil pipeline from Luna A production platform (3 miles NE of Castello di Carlo V (14.71)) connects to the shore, as shown on the chart. A submarine gas pipeline runs from the Lavinia-3 well-head to the coast, as shown on the chart. Anchoring and trawling are prohibited within 2 cables of the above pipelines. See also 1.25.

the castle are prominent and can be seen from a considerable distance. Church (white, at an elevation of 576 m) (39172N 16587E), standing in the village of San Nicola dell Alto. The village is on a saddle in the mountains between a sharp peak and a rounded summit. The church is very prominent and can be seen from a considerable distance in all directions. Close to the church and also clearly visible is a tall television mast. Signal station (white, disused, at an elevation of 418 m) (39232N 17031E), standing on the summit of Serra Sanguigna, a bare dome-shaped hill about 3 miles WNW of Cir. The signal station stands out clearly against the skyline and can be seen from a considerable distance in all directions. Castle (with large towers at its corners, at an elevation of 217 m) (39336N 16480E), standing in the village of Calopezzati. A square tower surmounted by a spire and a small white tower also stand in the village. Major light: Punta Alice Light (white tower attached to a house, 27 m in height) (39240N 17093E), standing about 3 cables SW of the extremity of the point.

Directions
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Unexploded mine danger area

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Capo Colonne to Punta Alice

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14.69 An unexploded mine lies 1 miles NW of Capo Colonne in position 39032N 17110E. Its position is marked on the chart. It lies close SW of the Hera Lacinia production platforms (14.67) and within the zone B area of the Capo Rizzuto marine nature reserve (14.40). Passage and anchoring within 5 cables of the mine are prohibited.

Currents
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14.70 A W-going current sometimes becomes established in the vicinity of Punta Alice (14.89). Off the point this current divides into two branches, one of which turns S and the other NW along the coast.

Principal marks
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14.71 Landmarks: Castello di Carlo V (large fort with high bastions, surmounted by a disused yellow semaphore tower) (39049N 17079E), standing on the coast between the two harbours, with the town of Crotone extending W and S from it. Chimney (NW of two, red and white bands, 90 m in elevation) (39053N 17066E), standing N of Crotone and about 1 mile W of the entrance to Puerto Nuovo. The chimney exhibits three vertically disposed, fixed, red, air obstruction lights. Water tank (tall white, at an elevation of 343 m) (39159N 17027E), standing in the village of Strongoli. The village has a population of about 6500. Built on a flat-topped summit, the village is dominated by Castello di Strongoli near its S extremity; a cupola can also be seen amongst the buildings of the village. Both the Water tank and

14.72 From a position about 5 miles E of Capo Colonne, the track leads N passing (with positions relative to Punta Alice (39240N 17094E)): E of the Capo Rizzuto nature reserve (from 22 to 30 miles S) (14.40). The reserve is marked on the chart. Thence: E of the unexploded mine danger area (21 miles S) (14.69), marked on the chart, thence: E of the Oil and gas production platforms and wells (19 miles S) (14.67), plus their associated submarine pipelines (14.68), thence: E of Crotone (18 miles S) (14.77), thence: E of a wreck (9 miles S), considered dangerous to surface navigation, thence: E of a semi-submerged wreck (4 miles S), thence: E of Lavinia 3 Well head (3 miles SSE) (14.67), plus its associated submarine pipeline (14.68), thence: E of Cir Marina (2 miles SE) (14.88). Thence the track leads to a position E of Punta Alice (14.89).

Useful marks
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Bridge (iron railway) (39121N 17068E), standing about 1 miles W of the mouth of the Fiume Neto is prominent from SE. Two red silos also stand close to the bridge. Mouth of the Fiume Neto (39126N 17088E). The river enters the sea through a wooded point 7 miles N of Crotone. The mouth is hidden by the woods and can only be seen when close to the shore. Depths increase abruptly at a short distance off the river mouth. However, a rock, with a depth of about 1 m over it, on which the sea nearly always breaks, lies about cable NNE of the N entrance

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point. A shoal with a depth of 4 m over it lies NW of this rock. Torre Borgatorio (well-preserved square building surmounted by a white hut) (39152N 17060E), standing on a gentle slope near the coast, 3 miles NW of the mouth of the Fiume Neto. A prominent brick kiln stands close N of it. Torre Melissa (large building in the shape of a truncated cone, at an elevation of 46 m) (39179N 17064E), standing on the coast about 3 miles N of Torre Borgatorio. On the beach about 5 cables N of Torre Melissa is a group of houses amongst which is a church with a white facade and a spire. Mouth of the Fiume Lipuda (spanned by a long iron bridge) (39207N 17075E), lies about 6 cables SW of Torre Nuova. A submarine gas pipeline runs E for about 2 miles from the mouth of the river to Lavinia 3 well head (14.67). Torre Nuova (square, dark red, ruined building) (39213N 17077E), standing on the beach 3 miles NNE of Torre Melissa.

Capo Trionto lighthouse (white conical tower, 18 m in height) (3937N 1645E), close W of the point (14.75). (Directions continue at 14.98 and for Golfo di Corigliano at 14.99)

Crotone
Chart 140 plan Approaches to Crotone, plan Crotone

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Punta Alice to Taranto

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14.74 From a position E of Punta Alice the direct track to Taranto leads N for 60 miles to the pilot boarding position (40248N 17072E).

14.77 Position. Crotone (39050N 17080E), located on the SE coast of Italy, has a population of about 59 000. The town and port stands on a point 43 m high, with two harbours; Porto Nuovo the main harbour lying on the N of the point, and Porto Vecchio used by smaller vessels, lying on the S side of the point. Owing to the scarcity of harbours of refuge along this coast, both of these harbours are often congested in winter. Function. The port handles bulk, liquid and general cargoes. The principal industries are the manufacture of fertilisers. Zinc, timber and agricultural products are also important exports. There is a coast radio station at Crotone. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 1(1). Traffic. In 2004 there were 75 ship calls with a total of 297 334 dwt. Port Authority. Crotone Port Authority, Capitaneria di Porto, Crotone, Italy.

Punta Alice to Capo Trionto

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14.75 From a position E of Punta Alice, the track leads NW passing (with positions relative to Punta Alice (3924N 1710E)): NE of Punta Fiume Nic (8 miles NW). Fiume Nic flows into the sea at the point which is low in elevation. Consequently, Torre Policaretto, which stands on Punta Fiume Nic, appears to rise from the sea. The tower is now in ruins and consists of two separate parts, which in clear weather are visible from a distance of about 10 miles N or SE. A bank, on which the depths are less than 9 m, fronts the coast to the S of Punta Fiume Nic, and it extends as much as 1 miles offshore at its broadest point. Thence: NE of Cariati Marina anchorage (11 miles NW) (14.90), thence: NE of the bank (11 to 23 miles NW), with depths of less than 10 m over it, which fronts the coast between Cariati Marina and Capo Trionto and extends in places 8 cables offshore. Thence: NE of Punta Santa Cataldo (12 miles NW), thence: NE of Capo Trionto (23 miles NW) from which a light (14.76) is exhibited. The cape is low, rounded, steep-to and covered with thick vegetation. Fiume Trionto enters the sea through the point. Thence the track leads either NNE coastal, or W inshore to Golfo di Corigliano.

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14.78 Deepest and longest berth. Molo di Sottoflutto extension, S face (14.84). Tidal levels. Sea levels can vary significantly depending on the meteorological conditions which prevail at different times of the year. In winter, with W winds, the water level can rise by up to m. Between January and March, with good weather, a reduction of about m can occur. Density of water is 1027 g/cm3. Maximum size of vessel handled. Length 200 m, breadth 30 m, draught 9 m. Currents. A constant S-going current runs about 2 miles off this part of the coast. Close off Crotone, the currents are weak, variable and influenced by winds. With stormy weather, and winds from the NE or SE quadrants, strong currents are generated near Bacino Nord. Winds. With strong winds from the NE or SE quadrants, berthing manoeuvres at Banchina di Riva become difficult.

Arrival information
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Useful marks
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Church, surmounted by a cupola, (3928N 1657E) at the village of Terravecchia, on a summit covered by dark vegetation. Monte Acquaviva (3929N 1655E). Pietra Avoltoio, tree covered, (3928N 1653E).

14.79 Notice of ETA. Commercial vessels to advise ships agent of ETA 72, 48, 24 and 12 hours prior to arrival. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3). Outer anchorage. Anchorage may be obtained SE of Crotone with Molo Vecchio light structure bearing 330 and the cemetery bearing 225 in depths of 13 m, good holding ground but exposed to E winds. Small vessels can anchor closer inshore E of the cemetery in depths of about 7 m. Care should be taken when approaching the coast as depths may vary from those charted. Waiting anchorage. Vessels bound for Porto Nuovo, must, while waiting to embark a pilot, anchor 1 mile from the head of Molo Foraneo on the transit of Luna A platform (14.67) with Molo Foraneo light.

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Oil and gas production platforms and wells (14.67), as marked on the chart, lie to the E and SE of the port. Cables and pipelines (14.68), as marked on the chart, with their associated prohibited areas, lie to the N E and SE of the port. Wreck. A wreck (position approximate), marked on the chart, with a least depth of 4 m over it, lies about 5 cables NW of the mole head. Pilotage is compulsory for vessels exceeding 500 grt and tankers of any size. Notice should be given if a pilot is required at night. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3). See also 1.21. Tugs. Available. Compulsory for vessels over 1600 grt or carrying dangerous cargo and for all vessels exceeding 2500 grt. Regulations concerning entry Porto Vecchio: Craft whose draught is greater than 2 m are prohibited from entering Bacino Sud. Permitted craft must enter harbour at right angles to, and midway between the line joining the two harbour entrance lights. Exiting craft have precedence over entering craft.

the E by Molo Vecchio, a wide breakwater which extends SSE then SSW for 2 cables from the coast E of the fort. The W side of the harbour entrance is protected by Pontile Sanit which projects cable E from the shore abreast of Molo Vecchio. The harbour affords good shelter to small vessels. The entrance opens to the S. A small slip is situated on the W side of the outer harbour, close S of an inner jetty at which boats can be moored. The inner basin is mainly used as a fishing harbour. Lights: Porto Vecchio, Moletto Sanit (red pedestal surmounting a house, 7 m in height) (39047N 17081E), standing at the head of the mole. Porto Vecchio, Molo Vecchio (green metal pedestal surmounting a hut, 7 m in height) (39046N 17082E), standing within 40 m of the head of the mole.

Directions for Porto Nuovo

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14.80 General layout. Porto Nuovo, or Bacino Nord, is the port to the N of Castello di Carlo V, and is protected from the E by Molo Foraneo which extends about 9 cables NNW from a position 2 cables E of the castle. Molo di Sottoflutto extends about 5 cables ENE from a position on the shore 6 cables SW of the head of Molo Foraneo, and protects the harbour from the N. Adjoining the inner side of Molo di Sottoflutto, at its W end, there is a new spacious quayed extension area about 1 cable wide and extending 3 cables ENE from the shore. To the S of the extension area is a dredged approach channel about cable wide, which has a semi-submerged wreck, length 104 m, orientated 135/315, bows SE, at its W extremity. Molo Giunti, on which stand some silos, elevators and tanks, extends about 1 cables NNE from the shore 3 cables NW of the root of Molo Foraneo, thus dividing the harbour into a large outer part, with a smaller inner harbour in the SE corner. Lights are exhibited from the mole head. The harbour entrance opens to the N where there is normally a depth of about 10 m. Climatic table for Crotone see 1.166 and 1.197. Marks: Castello di Carlo V (39049N 17079E) (14.71). Chimney (39053N 17066E) (14.71). Cemetery (isolated position, surrounded by a low wall) (not charted), standing about 1 mile S of the town. Lights: Porto Nuovo, Molo Foraneo (red metal lattice framework tower surmounting a hut, 7 m in height) (39057N 17076E), standing 10 m from the head of the mole. Porto Nuovo, Molo Sottoflutto (green framework tower, 7 m in height) (39055N 17076E) standing at the head of the mole.

14.82 Vessels approaching from N should head for the platforms, which are clearly visible, remaining about 1 miles from them, then head for the N conspicuous chimney to approach the harbour entrance, holding to starboard as necessary. When entering the harbour, the head of Molo Foraneo should be given a clearance of 100 m and the head of Molo Sottoflutto, 2 cables S, a clearance of 50 m.

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14.83 Vessels approaching Porto Vecchio from the N must avoid a rocky ledge, with a depth of 35 m over it, which extends about 1 cable E of the head of Molo Vecchio. With fresh E winds, the sea breaks at the mouth of Porto Vecchio and makes entrance difficult. Vessels entering should give the W side of the head of Molo Vecchio a berth of not less than 60 m. Regulations dictate entering at right angles to, and midway between the line joining the two harbour entrance lights. The Molo Vecchio head light and Moletto Sanit head light are reported to be difficult to identify at night against the backdrop of lights in the town.

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14.81 General layout. Porto Vecchio, or Bacino Sud, is the port to the SE of Castello di Carlo V, and is protected from

14.84 Porto Nuovo. The spacious quayed area attached to Molo di Sottoflutto has quays of 390 m on its S face and 200 m on the E face; there are depths of 118 m and 88 m respectively, alongside the quays. Abreast the S quay an approach area was dredged to 108 m in 1991. The original section of the mole, E of this area, is quayed internally. In the inner harbour there are depths of 86 m to 96 m alongside the SE side of Molo Giunti, and 67 m to 97 m alongside the inner end of Molo Foraneo. Banchina di Riva, situated between the roots of Molo Giunti and Molo Foraneo, has depths of 83 m to 86 m from W to E. Porto Vecchio. Molo Vecchio is quayed internally on its W side. Moletto Sanit is also quayed internally. There are normally depths of about 5 m in the entrance and outer part of Porto Vecchio, and between 25 m to 5 m alongside quays, but the harbour is subject to silting. Yachts moor stern-to on Molo Vecchio.

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14.85 Repairs to hull and machinery of small vessels can be undertaken. Other facilities: hospital; garbage collection compulsory, daily collection by a private company. Supplies: all grades of fuel oil by road tanker; fresh provisions; fresh water, however, in summer, the supply of water can be limited. Communications: nearest airport Lamezia Terme, 110 km distant.

Anchorages and harbours

Chart 140 plan Approaches to Crotone

Cir Marina Molo Foraneo light (on a red wall, 5 m in elevation) (39224N 17083E), standing at the head of the mole. Cir Marina inner mole light (on a green wall, 5 m in elevation) (39224N 17083E), standing at the head of the mole. Berths. Mole Foraneo is quayed internally as far as Molo Martello. Two floating piers, for the use of pleasure craft, are located in the S basin number 2. There is a boat slip and a basin along the S shore. Draughts within the port range between 13 m and 15 m. Anchorage can be obtained off Cir Marina sheltered from N winds but exposed to those from SE. The coast in this vicinity can be approached to within a short distance, and there are depths of 55 m about 1 cable offshore.

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14.86 Anchorage (39032N 17096E) can be obtained about half-way between Capo Colonne and Crotone with the disused semaphore station (14.42) bearing 180 and the NE extremity of Castello di Carlo V (14.71) bearing 325, in a depth of 14 m, sand, good holding. Cautions: An unexploded mine (14.69), within a prohibited area of mile radius, is reported to lie 1 mile E of the anchorage. Several rocks and shoal areas lie within 2 cables of the coast between Capo Colonne and Crotone. Gas production platform HERA LACINIA 14 (14.67), within a 500 m prohibited area, is mile NE of the anchorage. Chart 187 (see 1.15)

Fossa della Vergadoro (Borgatorio)

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14.87 The so-called Fossa della Vergadoro (Borgatorio) anchorage lies 9 miles S from Punta Alice, E of the village of Strongoli, where there is a prominent water tower (39159N 17027E) (14.71). Sheltered from offshore winds, anchorage can be obtained in depths of 8 m to 9 m, sand. Local knowledge is required.

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14.88 Description. Cir Marina (39222N 17079E), population about 14 000, consists of a long row of modern dwellings extending along the beach about 1 mile NNE of Torre Nuova and about 2 miles SW of Punta Alice. In front of the town a marina and fishing port has recently (1997) been built. The local beach is sandy and suitable for hauling up boats. Harbour layout. The small harbour is situated on the shore facing the town of Cir Marina. It is sheltered by an outer mole, Molo Foraneo Principale, bearing ENE, and by an inner mole, Molo di Sottoflutto. The harbour consists of a large outer turning basin, and an internal basin with two docks. The entrance is about 30 m wide, faces N and is marked by lights. Two internal mole spurs between the turning basin and internal basin are also marked by lights. Directions. There are no specific directions for entering harbour but the following marks may be of use: Signal station (39232N 17031E) (14.71). Building (with two cupolas, at an elevation of 266 m) (39227N 17039E), standing in the town of Cir which is situated on a green hill about 3 miles W of Cir Marina.

14.89 Description. Punta Alice (39240N 17094E) is low and steep-to. Its outer part is bare and sandy for about 4 cables within its extremity, further W the ground is covered with vegetation. A lighthouse (14.71) stands about 3 cables SW of the extremity of the point, and a prominent building, with an industrial plant nearby, stands about 5 cables W of Punta Alice. Several tanks and a chimney also stand nearby. Function. Export of mineral salt. Topography. Both the pier and the prominent building are reported to give good radar responses. Currents. Currents (14.70) are sometimes experienced off Punta Alice. Anchorage can be obtained off the coast abreast Madonna di Mare church (39241N 17075E), sheltered from SW winds. Pilots. Pilots are required for berthing to the T-head pier and should be ordered in advance through Crotone. The pilot station is equipped with VHF radio. Tugs. Available. Local knowledge is necessary for the anchorage. Pier. Between Punta Alice and Madonna di Mare a T-head pier, supported by piles, extends about 1 cable N. The pier structure ends in a hopper for the loading of mineral salt. Mooring consists of five steel buoyant dolphins established along an E-W line for a length of about cable. In addition, at about 80 m from the first and last dolphins, there is a reinforced concrete berthing pillar. A mooring buoy is laid at about 70 m to the N of the central dolphin. There is a least depth of 10 m alongside the pier. Jetty. There is a jetty 5 cables S of Punta Alice light. Buoyed area. A light-buoy is laid in the vicinity of the T-head pier to mark the buoyed area which allows berthing to the pier. Outfall pipe. Close W of the light-buoy is another day-buoy marking the terminal of an outfall pipe. Directions. There are no directions for the jetty, pier or anchorage. However, the following marks may be of use: Torre Vecchia (a square-based tower) (not charted), standing 14 cables W of Punta Alice. Church (Madonna di Mare) (39241N 17075E), standing 16 cables W of Punta Alice. Supplies. Stores and water are available.

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14.90 Description. Cariati Marina (39298N 16571E) is the dense complex of buildings located below the town of Cariati. Cariati Marina can be identified by its white houses

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and by the chimneys of several factories. Cariati, population 10 000 in 2000, is situated about 3 miles WNW of Punta Fiume Nic (14.75), and at the foot of Monte Acquaviva (14.76). The town stands on a plateau, 70 m high, with steep sides; it has a bastioned wall and its houses are predominantly dark coloured. The prominence of the town from seaward depends on the conditions of light and it is sometimes difficult to distinguish against the mountainous background. A small harbour, used by local fishermen, has been constructed at Cariati Marina. The harbour is located immediately S of where the Torrente Moranidi enters the sea. Regulations concerning entry. Owing to silting the harbour has been closed on occasion and its current status must be ascertained before it is approached. Harbour. The harbour is sheltered by by an elbowed outer mole, Molo Sopraflutto, which bears ENE for 1 cables and then ESE for another 1 cables, thus protecting the port from N winds. In 2000 the outer mole was extended by an additional cable of rubble-work with two anti-silt rubble structures, each of about 50 m, being added at right angles to the rubble extension, and on both sides of the extension. An inner mole, Molo Sottoflutto, extends about 1 cable NE from a position on the shore about 1 cables S of the root of the outer mole. The harbour has no navigational lights. Rubble protection breakwater. A rubble protection breakwater, about cable long, extends from a position on the shore about cable N of the root of the outer mole and the mouth of Torrente Moranidi. Useful mark: Church (with a tiled cupola) (39297N 16568E), standing in the town of Cariati. Shoal. A shoal with a depth of 27 m over it, lies parallel with the beach NE of Cariati Marina and about 2 cables offshore. There are depths of about 4 m between the shoal and the beach, decreasing towards the latter. Berths. The shore between the moles is quayed. Close to the root of the inner mole there is a boat slip. Anchorage can be obtained, sheltered from offshore winds, off Cariati Marina in depths of 15 m to 24 m, good holding ground.

in the vicinity. During winter, the beach is inaccessible near the mouths of these torrents. Between Capo Spulico and the mouth of the Torrente Canna (14.112), 8 miles N the coast is high and fringed with numerous rocks close inshore. Further NE the coast again becomes lower and is fronted by a beach. The mouths of rivers which enter the sea between the Fiume Sinni (14.101) and Ginosa Marina (14.116), 19 miles NNE, are hidden by low scrub and are difficult to distinguish. The coast between the mouth of the Fiume Sinni and that of Fiume Agri (14.101), about 4 miles NNE, is mostly marshy with some lagoons and swamps, whilst farther inland are extensive woods. Further NE of Ginosa Marina as far as Chiatona Beacon, the coast is low and flat, fronted by a beach, but with a backdrop of steep hills rising to the mountains. The coast between Chiatona Beacon and Porto Industriale Esterno (14.141) is low and fringed by a bank. Within the beach the ground is low, wooded and intersected by marshes. Behind the woods, there is a cultivated plain dotted with houses.

Exercise areas and prohibited areas

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CAPO TRIONTO TO PUNTA RONDINELLA AND TARANTO General information

Charts 187, 1417 (see 1.15)
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14.91 From a position NE of Capo Trionto (3938N 1645E), the track leads either N for about 19 miles to a position about 10 miles ENE of Capo Spulico (3958N 1638E), or W, N and then E inshore around Golfo di Corigliano before rejoining the coastal route. From this junction, the track continues NNE for about 27 miles to a position about 3 miles SSW of Taranto (14.117).

14.93 Fishing is prohibited within a radius of 5 cables centred on 39590N 16433E owing to the presence of a buoy moored at about 25 m below the surface. An unexploded device lies 5 miles SE of the disused light-structure (14.97) in position 4021N 1658E, in a depth of 650 m. This device may constitute a danger, particularly for seabed activities. Submerged danger. A yellow coloured metal beacon lies, semi-submerged and unmarked, in position 40294N 17015E. It constitutes a danger to surface navigation. A firing practice area is located off the coast between Capo Spulico (14.110) and Lido di Metaponto (14.115). See Appendix (T841) and 14.56. Minewarfare exercises are conducted offshore between Lido di Metaponto (14.115) and Ginosa Marina (14.116). See Appendix (M541) and 14.56. Exercise minefield. A permanent exercise minefield, marked on the chart, is established within a radius of 5 cables centred at 40257N 16577E, about 3 miles W of Ginosa Marina (14.116). Because of underwater obstructions, and frequent exercise surface and air activity, entry and fishing are prohibited. A submarine exercise area is located off the coast between Capo Spulico (14.110) and Lido di Metaponto (14.115). A second submarine exercise area is located off the coast E of Termitosa beacon (14.103) and SE of Torre Lato (14.103). See also 14.56.

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14.92 Along the stretch of coast between Capo Trionto and Capo Spulico lies Golfo di Corigliano. The coastline of the Gulf is an undulating beach which is interrupted by alluvial deposits brought down by the numerous rivers and streams

14.94 A marine farm has been established close W of Secca Armeleia (14.102), as shown on the chart. A second marine farm of floating cages has been established about 1 mile W of Capo Trionto (14.75), in the vicinity of 39372N 16430E. The centre of the area is marked by a light-buoy (special). The farm covers an area about cable square and has a buoy (special) at each corner. See also 1.8.

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14.95 See 14.58.

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14.96 Currents off this part of the coast are entirely influenced by the winds and are appreciable, especially during winter.

Landmarks
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Chimneys (two in number, the upper parts painted red and white in bands, 206 m in height) (39370N 16364E) standing about 1 miles W of Sant Angelo di Rossano (14.104) and marked by air obstruction lights. Monte Sellaro (elevation 1439 m) (39511N 16220E) forms half of two pointed peaks close together known as Due Sorelle. The other peak Monte Pellari (elevation 1336 m) stands close by. Both peaks rise from an imposing and rugged mass situated 11 miles NW of the mouth of the Crati river (14.99). These peaks form an excellent landmark from seaward. Castello di Rosito (39588N 16370E) (14.111). TV mast (tall, red and white) (40000N 16359E), standing on Il Titolo, a hill about 1 mile N of the village of Rosito Capo Spulico. The mast exhibits red air obstruction lights. Castle (reddish in colour, well preserved, with a prominent square tower on its S side, at an elevation of 67 m) (40193N 16426E), standing on a flat area in the middle of some olive groves beside the village of San Basilio. Lighthouse (disused, white square tower on a two-storied white building with black bands) (40256N 16535E), stands close SE of Ginosa Marina (14.116) railway station. Punta Rondinella (40287N 17107E) (14.119). Torre Montello (40295N 17114E) (14.156). Chimney (40296N 17116E) (14.156).

The track then continues N passing (with positions relative to Capo Trionto light (39373N 16452E)): E of Schiavonea anchorage (10 miles WNW) (14.105), thence: E of Porto di Corigliano Calabro (11 miles WNW) (14.106), thence: E of Punta Coscio (12 miles NW) which is where the Fiume Crati flows into the sea. The river mouth, about 30 m wide with depths of 18 m to 3 m, is divided into two channels by a small island. After heavy rain, the water off the mouth of this river is discoloured for about 1 mile seaward. The coast in the vicinity of the point is flat and covered with thick vegetation. Thence: E of Centro Nautico (Laghi di Sibari) Marina (13 miles NW), thence: E of Casa Bianca anchorage (13 miles NW) (14.108). The track then continues NE, passing (with positions relative to Capo Trionto light (39373N 16451E)): SE of Torre della Guardia anchorage (16 miles NW) (14.107), thence: SE of Trebisacce Marina anchorage (18 miles NW) (14.109), thence: SE of five rubble barriers (20 miles NNW) which front the beach at Amendolara Marina (39559N 16363E), a small village about 2 miles NE of Torre Albidona (14.100). The rubble barriers have been placed opposite the beach, parallel to the shore and 100 m from it. Each rubble barrier is 100 m long and they are spaced 25 m apart. Thence: SE of Capo Spulico (21 miles NNW) (14.110). Thence the track leads to a position about 6 miles ENE of Capo Spulico and rejoins the coastal route.

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Capo Trionto to Capo Spulico

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14.98 From a position about 5 miles NE of Capo Trionto the track leads NNW passing (with positions relative to Capo Trionto light (39373N 16451E)): ENE of Banco di Amendolara (15 miles N). This off-lying bank with a least depth of 26 m over it, lies 7 miles SE of Capo Spulico. Thence: E of Capo Spulico (21 miles NNW) (14.110). Thence the track leads to a position about 6 miles ENE of Capo Spulico. (Directions continue at 14.101)

Golfo di Corigliano inshore route

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14.99 From a position about 5 miles NE of Capo Trionto the track leads W passing (with positions relative to Capo Trionto light (39373N 16451E)): N of the marine farm (1 miles W) (14.94) and associated light-beacon, thence: N of Sant Angelo di Rossano anchorage (5 miles W) (14.104).

14.100 Castle (white, surmounted by a small square tower) (39357N 16310E), standing in the town of Corigliano Calabro. The town has a population of about 36 000 and bears the same name as the gulf. The town stands on a hill 3 miles from the coast, and Schiavonea (14.105) is its seaport. Torre Villapiana (cylindrical, dark coloured, partly hidden by vegetation, with a small lookout post on its top) (39502N 16305E), stands on the coast 7 miles NNW of Punta Coscio. The tower is also known as Torre Saraceno. Church (belfry with a spire) (39509N 16272E), stands amongst the dark houses of the village of Villapiana. Mouth of Fiume Saraceno (wide) (39505N 16312E), lies close NNE of Torre Villapiana. When dry its bed is visible from a considerable distance seaward. Torre Albidona (grey, round and conspicuous, at an elevation of 79 m) (39545N 16341E), standing on the edge of a steep landslip about 3 miles NE of Trebisacce. Church (at an elevation of 810 m) (39554N 16281E), standing in the village of Albidona, located about 4 miles W of Torre Albidona. Church (square belfry, at an elevation of 236 m) (39570N 16347E), standing in the village of Amendolara. A large dark convent also stands at

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the N end of the village. Amendolara has a population of about 3200. Charts 187, 1417 (see 1.15)

Capo Spulico to Ginosa Marina

(Continued from 14.98 and 14.100). 14.101 From a position about 6 miles ENE of Capo Spulico (14.110), the track leads NE passing (with positions relative to Castello di San Basilio (40193N 16426E) (14.97)): SE of the anchorage off Castello di Rosito (20 miles S) (14.111), thence: SE of the obstruction area (20 miles S) (14.93), thence: SE of Scoglio del Cervaro (15 miles SSW), a low blackish rock lying close inshore 6 miles N of Capo Spulico. The rock shows up against the light-coloured beach behind it, and can be distinguished from a distance of about 6 miles in clear weather. Thence: SE of the anchorage off Torre Lizzana (14 miles S) (14.112), thence: SE of the mouth of Fiume Sinni (10 miles S), which enters the sea through a sandy point, projecting some distance seaward from the adjoining coastline, about 2 miles ENE of Nova Siri Marina (14.112). The sea is sometimes discoloured for a distance of about 2 miles off the mouth of this river, and there are depths of 10 m about 5 cables off the point. Thence: SE of the mouth of Fiume Agri (6 miles S). The mouth is difficult to distinguish owing to low scrub. Caution: It has been reported that, owing to deposit brought down by Fiume Agri, the coastline adjoining the mouth of the river had extended about cable seaward of that shown on the chart. Thence: SE of the mouth of Fiume Cavone (3 miles SE) (14.114), thence: SE of the mouth of Fiume Basento (5 miles ENE) (14.115). Chart 1417

SE of Secca Armeleia (3 miles E), a shoal of rocks and weed with a least depth of 8 m over it. During strong S winds, the sea breaks on the shoal. Thence the track leads to the approaches to either Taranto Container Terminal (14.163) or the approaches to Taranto Mar Grande (14.158).

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Ginosa Marina to Punta Rondinella

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14.102 Thence the track continues NE passing (with positions relative to the disused light-structure (40256N 16535E) (14.97): SE of the the explosives danger area (5 miles SE) (14.93), thence: SE of the exercise minefield prohibited area (3 miles E) (14.93). Thence the track continues NE passing (with positions relative to Termitosa beacon (40284N 16571E) (14.103)): SE of the mouth of Fiume Lato (crossed close inland by a bridge) (2 miles NE). Torre Lato (14.103) stands close SW of the river mouth and an outfall pipeline extends about 5 cables ESE from the shore abreast Torre Lato. Thence: SE of the submarine exercise area (3 miles E) (14.93). Thence the track continues NE passing (with positions relative to Torre Lato (40296N 16592E) (14.103)): SE of the submerged hazard (1 miles E) (14.93). SE of the marine farm (2 miles E) (14.94), thence:

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14.103 Church (with a pointed belfry, at an elevation of 599 m) (40026N 16321E), standing in the village of Montegiordano, on the mountain of the same name. Montegiordano Marina stands on the coast about 2 miles E. Church (at an elevation of 575 m) (40102N 16317E), standing on a rounded summit in the town of Rotondella, 6 miles WNW of Nova Siri Marina (14.112). The town can be seen from a considerable distance seaward. Tower (water) (40104N 16419E), standing close to the beach. Church (white belfry with a green spire) (40129N 16408E), standing in the town of Policoro. Amongst the houses stands a tall dark, massive building resembling a large castle. To the S of the castle, a seven-storied modern building is also conspicuous, flanked on its S side by a lower, brick red coloured hotel. Tower (tall, square, at an elevation of 292 m) (40174N 16337E), standing in the town of Montalbano Ionico, on a bare hill 9 miles NW of the mouth of Fiume Agri (14.101). Tower (water) (40193N 16477E), standing close to the beach. Torre Mattoni (dark square tower, partly in ruins) (40242N 16519E), standing in an isolated position on the beach about 1 miles SW of Ginosa Marina (14.116). A prominent group of dark red two-storied houses stand about 8 cables WSW of the tower. Termitosa Beacon (black and white diagonal stripes, 7 m in height) (40284N 16571E), standing 3 miles NE of the disused light-structure (14.97) at Ginosa Marina. Torre Lato (low square white tower which is well preserved) (40296N 16592E), standing 2 miles NE of Termitosa Beacon and on the SW side of the mouth of Fiume Lato (14.102). The white tower shows up well against the green wooded background. Chiatona beacon (cylindrical tower painted black and white in bands, 7 m in height) (40313N 17045E), standing 4 miles ENE of Torre Lato. The beacon is used for measured distance (14.58). Patemisco beacon (painted black and white in stripes, 7 m in height) (40313N 17059E), standing 1 mile ESE of Chiatona Beacon. The beacon stands about 4 cables W of the mouth of the Fiume Patemisco. Church (with a cupola, at an elevation of 110 m) (40354N 17067E), standing in the village of Massafra. The church is used for measured distance (14.58). Church (387 m in elevation) (40380N 17023E), standing on the summit of a hill in the village of Mottola. Being higher then the surrounding hills, the church and village are generally visible when

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other peaks are obscured by fog. The church is used as a mark for compass adjustment (14.172). (Directions continue at 14.190) (Directions for Taranto Mar Grande are given at 14.158 and for Taranto Container Terminal at 14.163)

Anchorages and harbours

Chart 187 (see 1.15)

Useful mark: Tower (large red square) (39391N 16324E), standing amongst the houses in the village. The tower only becomes visible at a distance of about 3 miles from the coast. Anchorage can be obtained off Schiavonea with the castle (14.100) at Corigliano Calabro in line with the W extremity of Schiavonea village in depths of 15 m to 20 m, good holding ground of mud and sand.

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14.104 Description. Sant Angelo di Rossano (39372N 16384E) stands near the coast about 5 miles W of Capo Trionto. Several factory chimneys in the town can be identified from about 3 miles offshore, but houses on the beach can only be distinguished on close approach owing to their low nature and the presence of vegetation. Local knowledge is necessary to use the anchorage and vessels should be ready to leave at the first sign of an onshore wind. Dangerous pier. The remains of a pier, consisting of several iron posts extend from the beach in front of Sant Angelo di Rossano and should be avoided by all boats. Submarine outfall pipeline. A submarine outfall pipeline, about 1 cables long, extends at right angles to the shore from 3937N 1637E in the Sant Angelo district. Sea-water intake pipes. Four sea-water intake pipes, each about cable long are laid about 5 cables to the W of the outfall pipe, they extend from the shore to the 40 m contour. Prohibited areas. Fishing, passage, stopping and any other marine activity are all prohibited in the area of the outfall and intake pipes. Currents. During winter there is usually a SE-going current off Sant Angelo di Rossano. Directions. There are no specific directions for Sant Angelo di Rossano. However, altering S when Rossano church bears 180 leads to Sant Angelo di Rossano. Useful marks: Chimneys (39370N 16364E) (14.97). Church (with a cupola, at an elevation of 297 m) (39347N 16381E), standing in the town of Rossano which surmounts an olive covered hill about 2 miles S of Sant Angelo di Rossano. Rossano has a population of about 34 000. Anchorage can be obtained by vessels engaged in the export of local produce, about 8 cables off the beach in front of Sant Angelo di Rossano with a hawser secured to a mooring post on the beach.

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14.105 Description. Schiavonea (39391N 16325E) is situated 5 miles WNW of Sant Angelo di Rossano. The village shows up well against a background of trees and is visible from a distance of about 10 miles seaward. In summer the village is a popular bathing resort. Anchorage can be obtained close offshore. Submarine pipeline. A submarine pipeline has been laid from the shoreline, close S of Schiavonea tower, on a bearing of 068 for about 4 cables, terminating in position 39392N 16337E. A restricted area surrounds the pipeline where stopping, anchoring, fishing or passage are prohibited.

14.106 Description. Porto di Corigliano Calabro (39402N 16315E), formerly Porto di Sibari, is situated approximately 1 mile N of Schiavonea (14.105). The port has been excavated out behind the coastline, between Torrente Malfrancato, which enters the sea close N of the harbour entrance, and a water drain 1 mile to the S. Function. The port is used mainly by traffic connected with petroleum products necessary for the operation of the thermo-electric power station at Rossano. It also incoporates a fishing harbour. Controlling depth. Least depth 7 m. Port operation: 0800 to 2000. Notice of ETA: 24 hours. Outer Anchorages. Four designated anchor berths are as follow: A1 (39407N 16321E); A2 (39414N 16321E); A3 (39420N 16325E); A4 (39426N 16326E). Vessels awaiting to carry out commercial operations must anchor in one of the anchor berths. Before anchoring it is necessary to contact the Maritime Authorities on VHF for authorization. Prohibited areas: Vicinity of anchor berths. Stopping, fishing and all maritime activities are prohibited at the anchor berths and pilot zone, for all vessels not at anchor. The prohibited area is bounded by the following positions: 39402N 16319E (red entrance light); 39400N 16337E; 39406N 16336E; 39403N 16319E (green entrance light). Navigation prohibited in an area of 1 mile radius centred on position 39391N 16320E, situated to the S of the port entrance. Pilotage is not compulsory but is advisable owing to unpredictable wind shifts. Tug. One tug available. Regulations. Vessels waiting to carry out operations in the port must anchor in one of the anchor berths to the N of the port, having first obtained authorisation, via VHF, from the local maritime authority. Harbour layout. The port is entered between two outer moles, (Molo Nord and Sud), lights are exhibited from the head of each mole. The entrance opens E. W of the moles is a turning basin, approximately 2 cables wide, and to the S of the turning basin are two berthing docks. A lighthouse with an entrance directional light is situated on the elbow of Molo Sud. A light is also exhibited on the NE corner of the Banchina separating the two docks. Useful marks: Porto di Corigliano Calabro, N Mole light (green mast, 6 m in height) (39403N 16317E), standing at the head of the mole.

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Porto di Corigliano Calabro, S Mole light (red mast, 6 m in height) (39402N 16317E), standing at the head of the mole. Lighthouse (white truncated pyramidal tower) (39402N 16316E), standing on the elbow of Molo Sud. It exhibits an entrance directional light. Berths. Dock 1 (the E dock) is quayed on all three sides and has depths of about 12 m. Dock 2 (the W dock) is quayed only on its E side and has depths of about 7 m at the entrance decreasing to 35 m towards the shoreline quay. Port services: Repairs: divers. Other facilities: pharmacy; oily waste disposal. Supplies: chandlery.

Wall (long white, with arches and an iron bridge) (not charted) on the beach. Pier. An iron pier extends about cable from the beach fronting Trebisacce Marina. There are depths of 3 m to 34 m alongside the head of the pier. However, to seaward of the pier head for a distance of about 60 m, depths are only 24 m to 3 m. Anchorage can be obtained off Trebisacce Marina; the bottom is sandy and the holding good. Large vessels anchor about 1 mile offshore in depths of about 20 m. The depths decrease towards the beach and there are depths of 18 m about 2 cables offshore.

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14.107 Description. Torre della Guardia (39476N 16290E), 4 miles NNW of Punta Coscio (14.99), is a low, castellated tower attached to several light-coloured buildings, standing on the coast. Anchorage can be obtained close offshore. The village of Torre Cerchiara lies 2 cables inland. Useful marks: Tank (cylindrical, with its support in red and white vertical stripes) (not charted), stands 1 cables WNW of Torre della Guardia. Building (red, three storied) (not charted), stands close N of the tank and is surrounded by low buildings with red roofs. Anchorage, sheltered from offshore winds, can be obtained by local craft engaged in the export of liquorice, off Torre della Guardia.

14.110 Description. Capo Spulico (39578N 16378E) is the NE entrance to Golfo di Corigliano (14.92). The cape is low, rounded and partly covered by bushes. Fiume Ferro enters the sea at Capo Spulico. Anchorage can be obtained close S. Local knowledge is necessary for the anchorage. Useful mark: Torre Spulico (circular and in ruins) (39572N 16375E), standing 6 cables S of the cape. The tower can be identified by its distinctive shape; one side of it being broken away. Anchorage, sheltered from winds between W and NNE can be obtained by small vessels S of Capo Spulico. The bottom is sand.

Castello di Rosito
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14.108 Description. Casa Bianca (39440N 16301E) (not charted) is a conspicuous building situated about 1 miles WNW of Punta Coscio (14.99), and about 3 cables inland. Anchorage can be obtained close offshore opposite this building. Local Knowledge is required. Anchorage (39445N 16310E) can be obtained to the N of the mouth of the river Crati and about 5 cables offshore NE of Casa Bianca in depths of 20 m to 29 m, mud. It is locally reported that this anchorage is tenable in moderately strong onshore winds.

14.111 Description. Castello di Rosito (39588N 16370E) is a dark castle, prominent from seaward, standing near the shore 1 miles NNW of Capo Spulico. Local knowledge is required for the anchorage. Useful marks: Church (at an elevation of 210 m) (39591N 16361E), standing in the village of Rosito Capo Spulico. Tank (grey, supported by a framework structure) (not charted), standing in the village of Rosito Capo Spulico. Anchorage can be obtained close inshore abreast the castle during summer, sheltered from offshore winds.

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14.109 Description. Trebisacce Marina (39517N 16320E) is situated on the beach close SE of the village of Trebisacce. Trebisacce Marina has a small pier and an anchorage. The coast in this vicinity is low, of an alluvial nature and intersected by numerous torrents. Trade. Local produce is exported from Trebisacce in the summer. Local knowledge is required for the anchorage. Useful marks: Church (with a belfry) (39521N 16318E), standing in the village of Trebisacce. The village lies on a spur 73 m high, rising steeply from the coast. In clear weather the village is visible from a distance of about 12 miles seaward. Chimney (tall, factory) (not charted) amongst the houses of Trebisacce Marina.

14.112 Description. Torre Lizzana (40059N 16370E) is a large, dark, square, well preserved tower which is surmounted by two white watch-towers. The tower which is not charted, lies about 1 miles N of Scoglio del Cervaro (14.101), and is prominent from seaward. Torre Lizzana stands close S of the mouth of Torrente Canna. Anchorage can be obtained close offshore. Useful marks: Railway station (tall red building surrounded by houses) (40077N 16385E), standing in the village of Nova Siri Marina, 2 miles NE of Torre Lizzana, can always be easily identified. Castle (greyish houses grouped together, at an elevation of 199 m) (40065N 16346E), standing in the village of Rocca Imperiale, 1 miles WNW of Torre Lizzana. Owing to intervening heights, neither the village nor the castle is visible from seaward until well N of Capo Spulico.

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Torrente Canna (40061N 16374E) enters the sea close N of Torre Lizzana and the railway station of Rocca Imperiale. Railway station (Stazione di Rocca Imperiale) (dark yellow) (not charted), standing close N of Torre Lizzana. Tank (not charted), standing beside the railway station, close N of Torre Lizzana. Anchorage can be obtained off the coast in front of Torre Lizzana in depths of about 15 m, mud and sand, good holding.

Torre Scanzano and NNE of the mouth of Fiume Basento. Buildings (group, several with five or more stories) (not charted), standing in the village of Torremare, about 1 mile NNW of the beacon. Railway station (with a large and prominent water tank) (not charted), standing 2 cables E of the buildings in Torremare. Hotel (multi storied) (40217N 16501E), standing in Lido di Metaponto. Anchorage can be obtained S of the town and close off the coast E of the beacon. Chart 1417

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14.113 Description. Torre Scanzano (40154N 16447E) is a tower shaped like a truncated pyramid and surmounted by a small building. Its E side is painted with black and white bands. The tower stands in an isolated position close to the beach 2 miles NNE of the mouth of Fiume Agri (14.101). Anchorage can be obtained offshore E of the tower. Local knowledge is required for the anchorage. Useful marks: Church (with a small white and red belfry in the shape of an inverse letter V) (40150N 16420E), standing in the village of Scanzano Ionico (population about 6200). Building (large reddish, surmounted by a small tower and resembling a castle) (not charted), standing in the village of Scanzano Ionico. Building (yellow, tobacco factory) (not charted), standing in the village of Scanzano Ionico. Anchorage can be obtained about 1 miles offshore E of Torre Scanzano in depths of about 13 m. In winter it is advisable to anchor farther offshore. It is dangerous to remain at this anchorage with ESE or S winds.

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14.116 Description. Ginosa Marina (40257N 16533E) is a small village standing on the beach, close W of the disused light-structure. Local knowledge is required for the anchorage. Climatic table for Marina di Ginosa see 1.198. Useful marks: Railway station (surrounded by a group of red and yellow houses) (40257N 16534E), standing at Ginosa Marina. Light-structure (40256N 16535E) (14.97). Tower (40254N 16532E) standing 3 cables SW of the light-structure. Anchorage can be obtained off the coast ESE of the light structure.

TARANTO General information

Chart 1643

Position Fiume Cavone

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14.114 Description. The mouth of Fiume Cavone (40172N 16466E), flows into the sea 2 miles NE of Torre Scanzano. The mouth is difficult to distinguish owing to low scrub. Local knowledge is required for the anchorage. Useful marks: Torre Scanzano (40154N 16447E) (14.113). Castello di San Basilio (40193N 16426E) (14.97). Water tower (40193N 16477E) (14.103). Anchorage can be obtained off the coast close N of the mouth of Fiume Cavone.

Lido di Metaponto
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14.115 Description. Lido di Metaponto (40215N 16500E) consists of a group of hotels (buildings of five or more stories), villas and bathing establishments standing on the beach. About 1 mile WNW is the village of Torremare and the railway station of Metaponto. Anchorage can be obtained to the S of the village. Local knowledge is required for the anchorage. Useful marks: Water tower (40193N 16477E) (14.103). Mouth of the Fiume Basento (40202N 16491E), which flows into the sea 1 miles SW of Lido di Metaponto. The mouth is difficult to distinguish owing to low scrub. Beacon (pyramid, black, white and red bands, 6 m in height) (not charted), standing 6 miles NNE of

14.117 The port of Taranto (4027N 1712E) consists of a group of harbours, stretching 8 miles W to E, at the head of Golfo di Taranto (14.55). The city of Taranto, known as the city of the two seas as it lies across the neck of land separating Mar Grande (14.140) and Mar Piccolo (14.143), had a population of 201 349 at the 2001 census. Its three main areas are: Borgo della Stazione, of modern construction, stands between Punta Rondinella (14.119) and Porto Mercantile (14.140). Taranto Vecchio, the ancient part of the city, with closely packed houses, stands between Ponte di S. Egidio to N and Canale Navigabile (14.142) to SE. Taranto Nuovo, the largest part of the city, lies to the SE of Canale Navigabile (14.142)and contains large modern buildings and wide regular streets.

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14.118 This is a major commercial and naval port. The principal industries are shipbuilding, repair and engineering, the manufacture of cement, linen and cotton goods, and fishing. These industries also produce the main exports. The port offers facilities for both wet and dry cargoes. There is a container terminal, which also handles bulk cargoes and iron products.

Topography
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14.119 The harbour is sheltered from the W by the shoals and breakwaters which extend from Punta Rondinella to Isolotto

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San Pietro and Isolotto San Paolo. It is sheltered from the S and SW by Capo San Vito and its associated shoal and breakwater. Punta Rondinella, low and narrow, (40287N 17107E), standing on the N side of Golfo di Taranto, is the NW point of Mar Grande (14.140), and extends SW from the coast interrupting the general trend of the coast. Isolotto San Pietro (4027N 1709E) is the larger of two islets on the W side of Mar Grande and is low and rocky. Punta Lo Scanno, its N extremity, lies 1 miles SW of Punta Rondinella, while Punta La Forca is its W extremity, 1 mile WSW of Punta Lo Scanno. A bank, on which the depths are 55 m or less surrounds Isolotto San Pietro, and extends as much as 8 cables off its N and 2 cables off its S sides. Numerous detached shoals with depths of 9 m to 11 m over them, the positions of which can best be seen on the chart, lie between about 8 cables NNW and the same distance SSW of Punta La Forca. Isolotto San Paolo (40263N 17106E) lies about 6 cables SE of Isolotto San Pietro with which it is connected by a breakwater. A small basin (14.140) opening N lies on the N side of the island. Isole Chradi is the collective name given to the islands of Isolotto San Pietro, and Isolotto San Paolo. Capo San Vito (40247N 17121E), the S entrance point of Mar Grande, lying 2 miles SE of Isolotto San Paolo, is low and is dominated by Capo San Vito Lighthouse (14.156). A disused signal station, consisting of a square tower stands close W of the lighthouse.

Porto Idustriale Esterno. The basin was dredged to 139 m in 1993.

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14.125 Canale Navigabile swing bridge has a closed vertical clearance of 12 m above mean sea level (14.150). Mar Piccolo road bridge, between Mar Piccolo W and E has a vertical clearance of about 34 m.

Deepest and longest berths

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14.126 Mar Grande: Oil Terminal (14.169). Deepest alongside berth: Porto Industriale Jetty Number 4 (Berths 3637) (14.167). Taranto Container Terminal: Molo Polisettoriale (14.168).

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14.127 Mean spring range about 02 m; mean neap range is negligible. See Admiralty Tide Tables.

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14.128 Density varies between 1025 g/cm3 and 1031 g/cm3.

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14.120 Taranto seaward port limit extends to a line joining the mouth of the Fiume Sinni (4009N 1641E) (14.101) to Punta Prosciutto (4017N 1746E) (14.190).

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14.121 Mar Grande is approached through the traffic separation scheme, marked on the chart, and entered between Isolotto San Paolo SE mole head (14.119) and Diga di San Vito mole head (14.159). Taranto Container Terminal (Molo Polisettoriale) and Porto Industriale Esterno are approached through the restricted entry channel NW of Diga Frangiflutti (Foranea) and entered between the NW end of Diga Frangiflutti and the SW end of Diga di Sottoflutto. Mar Piccolo is approached through Mar Grande and entered via Canale Navigabile.

14.129 Mar Grande: Oil terminal: maximum length 325 m; draught 22 m; 225 000 dwt. Jetty No 4: draught 23 m; 300 000 grt. Taranto Container Terminal: Molo Polisettoriale: maximum draught 135 m. Canale Navigabile/Mar Piccolo. Maximum beam 3999 m at 82 m maximum draught trimmed 12 m by the stern.

Arrival information Notice of ETA required

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14.130 Cargo vessels, at least 6 hours; tankers, at least 36 hours. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3).

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14.122 In 2004 there were 2250 ship calls with a total of 59 125 864 dwt.

Port Authority
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14.123 Autorita Portuale di Taranto, CP 267, Porto Mercantile, I74100 Taranto TA, Ferrovia, Italy.

Limiting conditions Controlling depths

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14.124 Mar Grande. Least charted depth in the entrance channel is 209 m. The entrance is shoal at its NW side.

14.131 Mar Grande. The main anchorage, shown on the chart, extends in a broad U shape, 4 to 8 cables wide, from the NE part of Mar Grande, 4 cables S of Porto Mercantile, towards the entrance and thence to the NW to 8 cables S from Punta Rondinella. Depths in the S and E vary from 11 m to 33 m, and in the NW part from 6 m to 15 m. The bottom is mud, reasonable holding, and generally safe in all weathers. However, vessels in ballast may drag in strong winds. The wreck of a pleasure craft, with about 15 m of mast showing above water, lies in the NE anchorage, 1 cables S from the E end of the E detached breakwater. There are numerous designated anchorages and mooring buoys. Some anchor berths are reserved for Naval vessels. There is a small anchorage about mid-way between the Oil Terminal and the head of Oil Pier, 3 cables W of Secca della Sirena (14.161). Taranto Container Terminal. An anchorage, shown on the chart, extends for 1 miles SW of Diga Frangiflutti.

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Prohibited areas and anchorages

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14.132 Anchorage is prohibited in the entrances to Porto Mercantile and Porto Industriale, and on or near the leading line for Canale Navigabile (14.165). Anchoring or stopping are prohibited: Within 300 m of Capo San Vito Lighthouse and buoys designated for use by naval vessels. Within 200 m of Isolotto di San Paolo, Isolotto di San Pietro and the breakwater connecting them. Within 100 m of any of the breakwaters surrounding Mar Grande. Anchoring, fishing and stopping are prohibited, owing to the possible presence of explosive devices on the sea bed, in two areas centred at: 4025N 1711E, close S of the harbour entrance, and; 4028N 1708E, extending 3 miles W from the breakwater N of Isolotto San Pietro (14.119). Two areas dangerous for navigation and fishing, owing to the presence of submerged obstructions, are centred at: 4026N 1709E, extending 1 miles S from Isole Cheradi to the N edge of the main entrance channel. The W edge of this area is marked by a light-buoy (S cardinal), and; 4028N 1706E, 3 miles WNW from Punta la Forca. Anchoring, stopping, fishing and undertaking any other marine activity are prohibited within a radius of 150 m centred on 40252N 17122E, 5 cables N from Capo San Vito (14.119), where a statue of Cristo del Mare (2 m in height) stands on the seabed. Obstruction. A devotional statue, representing Mother and Child, (diameter 1 m, height 1 m), stands on the seabed, in about 10 m of water in a position about 2 cables NE of Capo San Vito.

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14.133 A submarine outfall extends 2 miles WSW from the coast, about 1 mile ESE of Capo San Vito, as shown on the chart. It is marked by a light-buoy (special).

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14.134 Pilotage is compulsory for merchant vessels over 500 grt entering or leaving Mar Grande, and for all vessels authorised to enter or leave Mar Piccolo. Merchant vessels wishing to enter Mar Piccolo must request a pilot from the Captain of the Port, who will inform vessels of the time when they must be ready to move. Pilots available 24 hours. By day the pilot boat displays flag J of the International Code of Signals, with the letter P in the centre. Pilots board 3 miles from the harbour entrance for vessels of draught greater than 16 m and 1 mile from the harbour entrance for vessels of draught less than 16 m. Outbound vessels disembark pilots between the breakwaters. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3) and 1.21.

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14.135 Available. Compulsory for tankers over 2000 grt.

14.136 Mar Grande: TSS. The Italian Government has established a Traffic Separation Scheme, as shown on the charts in the approaches to Taranto. This scheme is not IMO-adopted. The Italian authorities advise that the principles for the use of the routeing system defined in Rule 10 of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (1972) apply. The harbour master controls the entry and exit of vessels from the harbour and basins and authorises and directs their movements. Vessels must only enter through the main entrance (14.159). The secondary entrance (14.159) can be used only by tugs, fishing vessels and small craft. There is a harbour speed limit of 6 kn. Vessels leaving have precedence over those entering. Stopping, anchoring, fishing or undertaking any maritime activities are all prohibited in the traffic separation scheme. Vessels must not stop in the fairway, or obstruct other vessels entering or leaving. For tanker regulations see 1.38 and Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3). Tankers should send their ETA at least 36 hours before entering territorial waters in the vicinity of Taranto and maintain VHF watch until entering harbour. Lightening operations may only be carried out with the permission of the harbour master. Vessels which are carrying, or which have carried, dangerous or polluting cargoes in a liquid or gaseous state, are prohibited from navigating within the coastal zone extending 6 miles from the coast between the mouth of Fiume Sinni (14.101) and Punta Prosciutto (40175N 17458E) (14.190), unless entering or leaving the port of Taranto. Vessels must only anchor, or moor to, designated berths or buoys. Authority to use the mooring buoys must be requested from the local Naval authority. Vessels should not anchor, or touch bottom, in the vicinity of the numerous shellfish beds shown on the chart. Berthing is permitted only in daylight, unberthing at any time. Berthing is not permitted if S winds of 14 kn or more are blowing or N winds of 16 kn or more are blowing. Linesmen for mooring are compulsory for all vessels over 500 grt. 14.137 Taranto Container Terminal and Porto Industriale Esterno additional regulations: Restricted entry channel. An entry restricted area exists between the northern of the four buoyant light-beacons (14.163) and the entrance to Porto Industriale Esterno, as shown on the chart. Within this area, entry is only permitted to those vessels entering or leaving the port. Regulations concerning entry. The Taranto harbour master controls the entry and exit of vessels from the harbour and basins and authorises and directs their movements. Access to Porto Industriale Esterno must be between the green light on the NW head of Diga Foranea and the red light on the SW head of Diga di Sottoflutto. There is a harbour speed limit of 6 kn. Vessels leaving have precedence over those entering. 14.138 Prohibited areas and anchorages. See 14.132.

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Shellfish beds
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14.139 Extensive areas, shown on the chart, of shellfish beds exist in S part of Mar Grande and in Mar Piccolo. See also 1.8.

Harbour Mar Grande

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14.140 The main harbour facilities lie within Mar Grande (4027N 1712E), measuring 4 miles E to W and 3 miles N to S, and entered from SW through a TSS. Within Mar Grande a marked channel leads NNW to the three main basins and berths of Porto Industriale Interno. Porto Mercantile is in the NE corner of Mar Grande. About 3 cables WSW of Punta Rondinella (14.119) there is an entrance into Mar Grande, Passo Rondinella, through the breakwater running between Punta Rondinella and Punta Lo Scanno (14.119), 1 miles SW. The gap, marked by lights, is about cable wide with a depth of about 6 m in the centre. The area on either side of the breakwater is mostly shallow and encumbered with shoals.

Taranto Container Terminal and Porto Industriale Esterno

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14.141 General layout. The port consists of a basin extending 5 cables SW from the coast, with a turning area at the seaward end. The NW side of the basin is protected by a rubble breakwater, Diga di Sottoflutto, extending SSW for 8 cables from the shore 2 miles NW of Punta Rondinella. A light is exhibited from the S end of this breakwater. A detached breakwater, Diga Frangiflutti (Foranea), 7 cables in length and orientated NNW/SSE, protects the basin from SW. Its N head is 3 cables WSW from the S head of Diga di Sottoflutto. Lights are exhibited from both ends of the detached breakwater. An offshore construction yard extends SE between the root of Jetty No 5. and Punta Rondinella. Development and obstructions. Reclamation work commenced in 1998 along the shore E of Porto Industriale Esterno towards Punta Rondinella (14.119). Off this reclaimed area (Pontile Belleli) two large, single fluke anchors have been placed in positions 40297N 17099E and 40294N 17102E. They are marked by red marker buoys and light-buoys (special). Work was reported to be in progress (2001) lengthening Diga Frangiflutti. The Taranto Container Terminal, Molo Polisettoriale, has 1800 m of quay.

Secondo Seno, or Seno di Levante (Second Bay or East Bay). which is largely laid to shellfish beds. The two bays of Mar Piccolo are divided by a promontory which projects about 1 miles S from the N shore, terminating in Punta Penna (14.166). Punta Pizzone (14.166) extends N from the S shore to create a narrow channel between the two bays. A bridge crosses the channel from Punta Penna to the S shore close E of Punta Pizzone. 14.144 Mar Piccolo Primo Seno (West Bay). The shores are fringed with banks outside which there are depths of 11 m to 13 m. On these shoal banks there are numerous mussel beds (14.139). Three piers (40295N 17142E) used for the extraction of sea water, extend about 1 cable from the NW shore from a position about 4 cables NNE of Pontile del Genio Marina (14.172). Lights are exhibited from the heads of these piers. The Canale Navigabile Leading Lights (14.165) are situated 2 cables SE and 4 cables NE of the sea-water intake piers. There are berths at Pontile del Genio Marina (14.172), Tozzi commercial shipyard (14.172), an Italian Naval dockyard (14.172) and Molo Nord (14.172). In the SE corner is the access channel (14.166) into Mar Piccolo Secundo Seno (14.145). 14.145 Mar Piccolo Secundo Seno (East Bay). The shores are fringed with banks which have 55 m or less over them, and extend as much as 6 cables offshore in places. Outside these banks there are depths of 7 m to 9 m. On these shoal banks there are numerous mussel beds (14.139). Secca Santa Caterina, with depths of 37 m over its outer end, extends about 2 cables SE from the shore 3 cables NE of Punta Penna (14.166). A light-buoy (port hand) marks the SE end of a mussel bed lying on Secca Santo Caterina. A concrete pier, on which is a torpedo testing workshop, extends 1 cables ENE, passing under the road bridge, from a position 3 cables SSW of Punta Penna. Secundo Seno also includes harbour facilities at Porticciolo di Buffoluto naval base (14.173), Pontile Carburanti air force refuelling jetty (14.173) and an isolated mole close NE of Punta Pinna (14.173).

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14.146 Military aircraft and authorised civilian aircraft operate from Mar Piccolo Secondo Seno (14.145).

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Canale Navigabile
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14.142 The Canale Navigabile, connecting Mar Grande and Mar Piccolo, is about 2 cables long, 73 m wide between the quays which line its banks, and 58 m wide between the piers of the swing bridge which crosses it. There are depths of 12 m in the canal. All four corners of the canal, and all four corners of the swing bridge supports are marked by lights.

Mar Piccolo
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14.143 Mar Piccolo Primo Seno, or Seno di Ponente (First Bay or West Bay), is NE of, and entered from, Mar Grande via Canale Navigabile (14.142). Farther E is Mar Piccolo

14.147 Diving vessels. Deep and shallow water diving vessels, exhibiting the appropriate diving signals, frequently operate in Mar Grande daily between 0700 and 1400 hours. Exercise areas. There is an Italian Navy small arms firing range (14.181), a minewarfare exercise area (14.93) and a firing practice area (14.93) close to Capo San Vito (14.119). Adverse weather. During winter, the grecale (NE) wind coming from the Adriatic and crossing the wide plain of Salentina without obstruction sometimes blows with considerable violence, making navigation on Mar Piccolo difficult. In general winds from the N tend to blow for a few days, frequently diminishing temporarily in intensity during overnight periods.

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The libeccio (SW) wind can cause lively seas and frequently raises water levels in Mar Grande. The scirocco (SE) wind is frequently violent and can cause difficulties for vessels moored in Porto Mercantile. It also raises rough seas in the roads. In spring, the roads can be subjected to gusting winds from the W called calabresi. They tend to be of short duration, even if somewhat violent, dying down towards sunset. See also 14.61.

Regulations and traffic signals for Canale Navigabile

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14.148 It is compulsory for vessels passing through the Canale Navigabile, when entering or departing, to maintain radio watch on VHF Channel 68 in order to make direct contact with Castello Signal Station (14.151, 14.153 and 14.154). As a rule vessels will be allowed to leave Mar Piccolo before vessels waiting to enter are permitted to do so. Vessels leaving Mar Piccolo must leave the leading line as soon as possible, in order to allow any vessels entering to manoeuvre. 14.149 Regulations for vessels which require the swing bridge to be opened. Canale Navigabile is regulated exclusively by the Naval authorities. No traffic is allowed at its quays, and it is used exclusively by Italian naval vessels or merchant vessels carrying Government stores. However, in certain circumstances other vessels may obtain permission from the Naval command to pass through. All warships or merchant ships wishing to pass through Canale Navigabile should make their request through the Captain of the Port to the Naval authorities giving at least 48 hours notice. In every case, a vessel must have adequate steerage way to manoeuvre under control in the canal, and a speed of 6 to 12 kn is considered the most convenient for large vessels. Speed is normally limited to 6 kn, but large vessels of length exceeding 150 m, but of less than 12 000 metric tons displacement, are allowed to pass through at a speed not exceeding 10 kn. In such a case, however, the speed of revolution of the propellers must be reduced while actually in the canal. Vessels with a beam exceeding 32 m must: Transit the canal during daylight hours, and must have favourable weather conditions. Have precedence over other vessels. Take two pilots and two tugs of at least 2000 hp. The maximum beam allowed is 3999 m at 82 m maximum draught trimmed 12 m by the stern. Timetable. The normal times of opening the swing bridge are: 0020 and 0500. Special opening times are: 0930, 1445, and 2130. The times refer to the beginning of the operation to open the bridge which takes 6 to 8 minutes. The maximum time for which the bridge is opened, based on the most common case of one entry and one exit movement, is 20 minutes. 14.150 Regulations for vessels which do not require the swing bridge to be opened. Naval vessels of any type can always pass through the channel with the bridge closed provided that the top of their masts are lower than the bridge lights. These bridge lights are 12 m above sea level at the centre of the bridge and 85 m at the two extremities.

Permission for foreign vessels, which meet the masthead height requirements, to pass under the bridge when closed, can be obtained from the Naval authorities through the port office. The passage of hired boats or national fishing boats is normally allowed. During the entire bridge cycle, when it is being opened for a large vessel, it is forbidden for any other craft to passage through the canal or remain moored to its quays. 14.151 Signals by vessels which require the swing bridge to be opened. Vessels having obtained permission to pass through, must display the signal JFR of the International Code of Signals when ready to proceed; vessels entering Mar Grande from seaward should display this signal when abreast Capo San Vito. It must be taken into consideration that 15 minutes are required for preparation, 5 minutes for opening the bridge, and additional time for passing through the canal and closing the bridge again. A vessel must, therefore, display the signal at least 30 minutes before the time at which the bridge will be closed according to the time-table (14.149). The signal requesting the opening of the bridge is received by Castel Sant Angelo Signal Station (14.156) in the case of vessels proceeding into Mar Piccolo, and by the flagship for vessels proceeding out of Mar Piccolo; but in the latter case the signal is repeated to Castel Sant Angelo Signal Station. Vessels leaving Mar Piccolo should wait near the front leading light (14.165) so as to be able to see the signals made from Castel Sant Angelo. Provided the signal JFR has been displayed within the specified time for opening the bridge, or 20 minutes beforehand, and at not less than 30 minutes before the stated time for closing it Castel Sant Angelo will repeat the signal JFR. The vessel, Castel Sant Angelo and the flagship will in succession, in that order, haul down the signal JFR; where upon Castel Sant Angelo will display its canal signals (14.153 or 14.154). At night vessels may make the signal JFR by flashing lamp either directly to Castel Sant Angelo, or through the flagship; the request may also be made to the flagship by radio.

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14.152 Castel Sant Angelo Signal Station (14.156) exhibits the following signals by day:

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14.153 Canale Navigabile signal station daylight traffic signals. Castel Sant Angelo Signal Station (14.156) will display the following day signals:
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All signals made by Castel Sant Angelo, with respect to bridge operations, will be confirmed to naval vessels by radio, and to merchant vessels via the pilot by means of his portable radio telephone. 14.154 Canale Navigabile signal station night time traffic signals.The same conditions outlined at 14.153 pertain by night. Castel Sant Angelo Signal Station (14.156) will make the following signals by night:

The number of vessels leaving will be communicated to the first vessel entering by flashing lamp. A refusal to open the bridge for any reason is indicated by the firing of a red Verys light from Castel Sant Angelo and by a radio warning.

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If for any reason the bridge cannot be opened, Castel Sant Angelo will notify vessels by re-displaying the ball and, if the delay should be but momentary, will indicate by means of the International Code of Signals the probable number of minutes of its duration, at the same time hauling down the ball; these signals will be repeated by the flagship. Should the permission of the Naval authorities not have been received for a vessels passage; should the signal JFR be displayed by the vessel less than 30 minutes before the time of closing the bridge; should any accident have rendered it impossible to open the bridge; or should the vessels movements suggest that the bridge will not be able to close by the appointed time, Castel Sant Angelo will reply to the signal JFR displayed by the vessel, by displaying the signal JFR with flag N of the International Code of Signals, indicating a negative answer to the request for passage. In such cases Castel Sant Angelo will inform the vessel by the International Code of Signals, or other suitable means, either the time that the bridge will next be opened, or give instructions regarding the vessel.

14.155 Currents. External currents are rather weak, influenced mainly by the wind. They flow in an E/W direction. However, careful attention needs to be paid to the currents through Canale Navigabile (14.142 and 14.152) as they are most irregular. Currents across the ends of the canal are frequently encountered. The causes of the variations of these currents are not known, but they undoubtedly depend on the strength and duration of winds, and the movement of the water in the adjacent areas. Climatic table: see 1.166 and 1.198.

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14.156 Landmarks: Tower (white) (40271N 17095E), standing on Isolotto San Pietro (14.119). Torre Montello (slender square tower with three rows of windows) (40295N 17114E), standing about 9 cables NNE of Punta Rondinella (14.119). The tower is conspicuous from S and SE. The tower is used as a mark for compass adjustment. Chimney (painted red and white, emitting a flare, visible at a considerable distance at night) (40296N 17116E), stands 1 cables NE of Torre Montello. Chimney (painted red and white in bands) (40295N 17116E), standing 1 cable ESE of Torre Montello.

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Chimney (painted red and white in bands) (40294N 17117E), standing 1 cables ESE of Torre Montello. San Cataldo Cathedral (tower with a belfry) (40285N 17137E), standing in Taranto Vecchio (14.117). The cathedral is used as a mark for compass adjustment (14.172). Governors Palace (Palazzo del Governo, large square looking building with two small lateral towers on its N and S seaward corners) (40282N 17143E), standing on a high stone slope, among the houses of Taranto Nuova (14.117), and on the NE shore of Mar Grande. The N tower of the palace is used for measured distance (14.58). Castel Sant Angelo (castle) (40283N 17140E), standing at the SE end of Taranto Vecchio and at the SW entrance point of Canale Navigabile (14.142). A lookout and signal station with a flagstaff, at which are displayed current signals (14.152) and signals relating to the passage of vessels using the Canale Navigabile (14.142) is situated on Castel Sant Angelo. Castle at Leporano (40230N 17200E) (14.189). Castle at Roccaforzata (40262N 17231E) (14.189). Major lights: Porto Industriale Rear Light (40291N 17121E) (14.161). Capo San Vito Light (white octagonal tower surmounting a dwelling, 43 m in height) (40247N 17122E), standing 2 cables N of the SW extremity of Capo San Vito (14.119). The lighthouse is used for measured distance (14.58).

of Diga di San Vito, from where a light is exhibited (14.160), forms the S side of the entrance. The breakwater on the SE side of Isolotto San Paolo should be given a berth of at least 1 cable on account of its submerged foundations. Having passed the entrance into Mar Grande, vessels should then steer to pass about 4 cables NW of the head of Diga di Tarantola, before shaping course for their berth. Diga di Tarantola, a slightly curved breakwater, extends along Secca della Tarantola, a narrow shoal, on which there are depths of 27 m to 7 m, extending NNW from the shore 1 miles ENE from the root of Diga di San Vito. A light (14.160) is exhibited from a position 1 cable N from the head of the breakwater and forms part of the exit leading line for Canale Navigabile (14.165). Directions within Mar Grande are at: Channel into Porto Industriale (14.160). Approach to Porto Mercantile (14.162). Entrance into Canale Navigabile (14.165). The reciprocal directions should be followed for leaving Taranto. Passo Rondinella. Passage through Passo Rondinella (14.140) is exclusively for small vessels of shallow draught.

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14.157 Racon: Diga di San Vito Lighthouse (40257N 17117E) (14.160).

Directions for entering Mar Grande Approach

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14.158 Vessels approaching the port should make for the TSS, as shown on the chart. The scheme extends for 3 miles, on an alignment of 060/240, from midway between the outer breakwaters. There is a 50 m wide separation zone between the ENE and WSW lanes, which are 350 m and 300 m wide respectively. Use of the TSS is compulsory. Deep-draught vessels should note the 177 m patch 1 miles NW from Capo San Vito Light, 1 cables SSE of the TSS and 3 cables E of the buoyant light-beacon (W cardinal) (14.160) marking the W corner of a prohibited area.

14.160 A buoyant light-beacon (S cardinal) (40262N 17081E) marking the W limit line of the prohibited area (14.132). A buoyant light-beacon (W cardinal) (40253N 17104E) is moored 1 mile WSW of the head of Diga di San Vito and marks the W side of patches with a least depth of 167 m over them. Isolotto San Paolo light (red round tower, 11 m in height) (40262N 17108E), standing at the head of the SE mole. Diga di San Vito light (green metal framework tower, 18 m in height) (40257N 17117E), standing at the head of the mole. A racon (14.157) is situated at the light. When entering Mar Grande at night, this light is difficult to distinguish against the lights of the city behind it. Secca della Sirena detached breakwater light (red mast, 8 m in height) (40279N 17125E), standing at the SE head. Tower (square with a pointed top surmounted by a white cross, 20 m in height) (40278N 17148E), standing 7 cables SE of the SW entrance to Canale Navigabile. The tower is floodlight by night. Isolotto San Pietro beacon (6 m wide square white tower with a black vertical stripe, 8 m in elevation) (40268N 17098E), standing in the SE corner of the island. The beacon is used for measured distance (14.58).

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Directions for entering Porto Industriale Interno and Porto Mercantile Porto Industriale Interno
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14.159 The harbour entrance is about 8 cables wide lying between the head of the SE mole of Isolotto San Paolo and the head of Diga di San Vito. Secca di San Vito, a shoal with depths of less then 2 m over it, extends about 9 cables WNW from a position on the coast about 1 mile NNE of Capo San Vito (14.119). Diga di San Vito, a curved breakwater, extends WNW close to the SW edge of the Secca di San Vito shoal to a position about 1 miles NNW of Capo San Vito. The head

14.161 A channel, 1 miles long, about 1 cables wide, and dredged to 25 m leads from a position about 7 cables NW from Secca della Tarantola Light (40269N 17137E) to the W basin between Jetty No 3 and Jetty No 4. Leading lights. The alignment (341) of Porto Industriale Leading Lights leads through the centre of the channel:

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Front light (40288N, 17123E) (white framework structure with rectangular white panel and black vertical stripe, 18 m in height), standing on Quay No 4. Rear light (white framework structure with rectangular white panel and black vertical stripe, 21 m in height) (4 cables from front light). The track passes (with positions from the Front Leading Light): ENE of the Oil Terminal (14.169) (1 miles S), thence: WSW of a buoyant light-beacon (starboard hand) (1 miles SSE), thence: ENE of a buoyant light-beacon (port hand) (11 cables SSE), marking the SSE extremity of Secca della Sirena, a shoal with a least depth of 77 m over it. The S extremity of the shoal (1 miles S) is marked by a buoyant light-beacon (S cardinal). Thence: ENE of the light at the SE end of a detached breakwater (8 cables S) positioned on the N and NW part of Secca della Sirena. Thence: WSW of the light at the W end of a detached breakwater (6 cables SSE) (14.122), thence: As required for the berth.

limiting line of the anchorage (14.131) and the vicinity of the seaward SW end of the restricted entry channel (14.137).

Entry
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14.164 When authorised, vessels enter harbour via the restricted entry channel (14.137). There are no specific directions, however, the mariner will note the following marks (with positions given from the light at the head of Diga Sottoflutto (40297N 1787W)): Light, N end of Diga Frangiflutti (green post, 6 m in height) (3 cables WSW). Buoyant light-beacon (special) (3 cables NW), marking the the NE limit of the restricted entry channel. Diga Sottoflutto Light (red post, 6 m in height). Buoyant light-beacon (special) (4 cables SSE), marking the SE limit of the turning area. Buoyant light-beacon (starboard hand) (3 cables ESE), marking the SE side of the entrance to the bay.

Directions for entering Mar Piccolo Canale Navigabile

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Porto Mercantile
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14.162 There are no specific directions for entering Porto Mercantile, but he following marks may be of use: Porto Industriale Jetty No 1 W light (green mast with red bands, 6 m in height) (40285N, 17132E), standing at the head of the Jetty on the W corner. Porto Industriale Jetty No 1 E light (red mast with green bands, 6 m in height) (40285N, 17133E), standing at the head of the Jetty on the E corner. Porto Mercantile E mole light (green column on pedestal, 10 m in height) (40285N, 17134E), standing at the head of the mole. There are depths of 9 m in the entrance to Porto Mercantile and in the middle of the harbour.

Directions for entering Taranto Container Terminal (Molo Polisettoriale) and Porto Industriale Esterno Approach
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14.163 Vessels bound for Taranto Container Terminal and Porto Industriale Esterno, once having sighted Capo San Vito lighthouse (40247N 17122E) (14.156), shape a course to pass W of the prohibited areas (14.132) and the following buoyant light-beacons: Buoyant light-beacon (S cardinal) (40262N 17081E) (14.160). Buoyant light-beacon (W cardinal) (40272N 17067E), moored about 2 miles SSW of the head of Diga Sottoflutto, marking a shoal of least depth 98 m. Buoyant light-beacon (W cardinal) (40279N 17058E), moored about 2 miles WSW of the head of Diga Sottoflutto and marking a prohibited area (14.132). Buoyant light-beacon (W cardinal) (40288N 17067E), moored about 1 miles WSW of the head of Diga Sottoflutto and marking the SW

14.165 There are no specific directions for Canale Navigabile. There are, however, two sets of leading lights to assist entry and exit. Entry leading lights: Canale Navigabile Front light (white pyramid with black stripes, 10 m in height) (40293N, 17144E), standing about 1 mile NNE of Castel Sant Angelo. Canale Navigabile Rear light (white square tower with a black stripe and top, 9 m in height) (40298N, 17145E), standing at Casa Troilo, about 5 cables NNE of the front light. The alignment (013) of these lights leads through the middle of the canal. Exit leading lights: Front Diga di Tarantola light (green round tower, 11 m in height) (40268N, 17137E), standing at the head of the mole. Rear Casa Gigante Beacon light (white tower with black stripes and with a black top, 20 m in height) (40254N, 17132E), standing on the beach 4 cables E of the root of Diga di San Vito. A light is occasionally exhibited from a mast on Casa Gigante Beacon. The beacon forms part of the leading line for Canale Navigabile. A red obstruction light is exhibited from the masthead. The alignment (193) of these lights leads through the middle of the canal. They are exhibited only when vessels are passing through the canal at night. See also Admiralty List of Lights Volume E.

Channel between Mar Piccolo West and East Bays

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14.166 There are no directions for this canal, however the following marks may be useful: Centre of the main arch of the bridge (vertical clearance about 34 m) is marked by two white lights and lights are also exhibited from each side of the arch. An isolated danger mark (red and black pile with a top mark) (40286N, 17160E), standing on the S side of the channel, marks a shoal of 03 m. The mark exhibits a white light.

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Punta Penna (a low narrow point) (40288N, 17162E), standing 1 miles E of the N entrance to Canale Navigabile. Torre Galeone (tower) (40290N, 17161E), standing about 2 cables N of Punta Penna. Punta Pizzone tower (metal tower, 50 m in height) (40285N, 17160E), marked with a red obstruction light, standing at the point and about 3 cables S of Punta Penna. Four unlit pillars stand in the bay 1 cables SE of the tower. The canal is about 2 cables wide, with the navigable width reduced to about 1 cable by banks on both sides which are marked by light-buoys.

Basins and berths Porto Industriale

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14.167 Porto Industriale comprises the offshore construction yard and Jetty No 5 at Porto Industriale Esterno and many of the berths along the N shore of Mar Grande (Porto Industriale Interno). Within Mar Grande there are four jetties projecting up to 3 cables SSE from the N shore, and forming three basins between them. Lights are exhibited at the heads of the jetties. Two detached breakwaters are situated about 2 cables S of the heads of Jetties No 2 and No 3. A light is exhibited from the W end of the W detached breakwater and at the E end of the E detached breakwater. A small enclosed basin, entrance facing W, is situated between Jetty No 4 and the Oil Pier farther W. All the berths of Porto Industriale are for the exclusive use of the ILVA Company; they are: Jetty No 2 (II Sporgente): discharging by vessels of 80 000 to 120 000 grt; depths 16 m E side, 105 m W side. Jetty No 3 (III Sporgente) both sides: loading finished iron products by vessels up to 45 000 grt; depth 125 m. Jetty No 4 (IV Sporgente) E side: discharging by vessels of 300 000 grt; depth 15 to 25 m; vessels of draught up to 23 m must maintain their stern/bow at 25 m from the first bollard from the head. The limit is marked by a yellow light on a metal structure, white and red vertical stripes. Jetty No 5 (V Sporgente, Porto Industriale Esterno), 1200 m in length, depth alongside 113 m. The offshore construction yard, with its expansive services area, is quayed (Banchina Belleli) on its SW side.

Porto Mercantile, joins Borgo della Stazione with Taranto Vecchio (14.117). The three boat passages form a natural access from Mar Grande into Mar Piccolo. About cable S of the middle of the basin entrance is a deep depression of the sea bed, with a maximum depth of 42 m, in which is a submerged fresh water spring. In calm weather, small whirlpools form over this area. The W side of the harbour is formed by Jetty No 1 (I Sporgente). The main berths are: Quay No 1, NW side of basin, passenger ships and ferries, depth alongside 83 m. Jetty No 1, depths alongside; E side (port services) 9 m, W side (mixed cargo) 10 m, head (mixed cargo) 6 m. Quay No 2, mixed cargo, depths 8398 m. Molo di S. Eligio (40285N, 17134E), E side of basin is the new tourist berth, under construction (2004). Taranto Container Terminal: Molo Polisettoriale, 1800 m in length, maximum permitted draught 135 m. Quay No 5 (Calata V), at head of the basin. The berth extending SE for 200 m from the root of Molo Polisettoriale; maximum permitted draught 13 m.

Oil terminal
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14.169 The Oil Terminal (40273N, 17123E) consits of a CBM connected to the shore by a submarine oil pipeline. Tankers bring the hook-up on their starboard side on a heading of 239.

Oil Pier
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14.170 The Oil Pier (40285N 17116E) extends 3 cables SSE from the shore 5 cables E of Punta Rondinella (14.119). There are four berths on the pier: the two inshore berths can accommodate vessels with maximum draught 85 m; outer berths 99 m and 60 000 dwt. Two lights, disposed vertically, are exhibited from a detached mooring dolphin off the head of the pier.

New Naval Station and Pontile Chiapparo

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14.168 Porto Mercantile consists of two distinct and separate areas; the old basin within Mar Grande, and Taranto Container Terminal (Molo Polisettoriale) (14.141) to the NW and outside Mar Grande. Porto Mercantile within Mar Grande, is situated between Porto Industriale (14.167) and Taranto Vecchio (14.117). It is a small commercial basin open S. Close NE stands another part of Taranto, the modern town of Borgo della Stazione (14.117). Ponte di S. Egidio, a masonry bridge with three passages through it for small boats, in the NE corner of

14.171 Pontile Chiapparo (40263N 17147E), a pier with two arms branching from its head forming a Y, extends 1 cables NW from the coast, 7 cables NE of the root of Diga di Tarantola. Lights are exhibited from the heads of each arm. A mooring trot is laid, clear of the shellfish beds (14.139), about cable WNW of the W arm of Pontile Chiapparo. An elbowed pier, with a light at its head, extends WNW and then WSW from the shore about 5 cables NNE from the root of Pontile Chiapparo. A light-buoy (special) is laid 1 cables S from the head of the pier and marks the S entrance point to the basin at New Naval Station. There are four finger piers extending WNW between the basin and Pontile Chiapparo. The berths inside the N mole and the basin are numbered clockwise P1 to P14. Charted depths alongside are from 79 to 92 m. Berths on either side of the four finger piers are numbered P15 to P22 from N to S. Charted alongside depths are from 76 to 114 m.

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Mar Piccolo Primo Seno

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14.172 Pontile del Genio Marina (14.172) has depths of 9 m alongside its head, and small craft can berth alongside. It is connected to the railway system. Anchorage. The area in the W basin, W of the extension of the axis of Canale Navigabile, is reserved for Merchant vessels. Ships should anchor so as not to interfere with the movements of vessels passing through the canal. A designated anchorage area is also marked on the chart, located in the middle of the basin. Buoys. There are at least five mooring buoys in the W basin, the positions of which can best be seen on the chart. They are reserved for use by warships and vessels hired by the Navy. Naval authority permission must be obtained to use these moorings. Compass adjustment. In the N part of the basin is a mooring buoy used for compass adjustments. Tozzi commercial shipyard at the head of the W basin has a berth with a dredged depth of 104 m alongside. Naval dockyard. The Naval dockyard (14.172) is partly quayed and partly fitted with wooden piers lying parallel with and connected to the shore. In front of these piers are their associated mooring chains and moorings.

TARANTO TO CAPO SANTA MARIA DI LEUCA General information

Charts 1417, 187 (see 1.15)

Route
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14.178 From the outer end of the Mar Grande TSS the track leads SE for about 70 miles to a position SW of Capo Santa Maria di Leuca, where it then alters ENE for a further 15 miles.

Topography
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Mar Piccolo Secondo Seno

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14.173 Pontile Carburanti (14.173) air force refuelling jetty has depths of about 5 m at its outer head. Tankers use two berthing buoys, one situated 30 m NNE and the other 30 m NNW of the pier head.

Port services Repairs

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14.174 Large repairs to hulls and machinery can be undertaken both in private shipyards and in the Naval dockyard. There are two graving docks in the Naval dockyard see 1.109. There are several patent slipways of which the largest can take vessels up to about 120 m in length.

Other facilities
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14.175 There is a large civil as well as a Naval hospital in Taranto. Garbage collection is compulsory and frequent collection may be arranged. De-ratting can be carried out. There are facilities for the reception of oily waste.
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14.179 Between Capo San Vito and Torre dell Ovo (14.210), 15 miles ESE, the coast is generally low and rocky with many small indentations. The hinterland is dominated by the hills of Roccaforzata, which attain an elevation of 145 m about 8 miles ENE of Capo San Vito and 5 miles inland. Between Torre dell Ovo and Torre Lapillo, 15 miles E, the coast is generally low and rocky with some sandy beaches. Several towers, most of which are prominent from seaward, stand on this stretch of coast. Further E as far as Torre Cesreo and Porto Cesreo (14.212) the coast is fronted by numerous rocks and islets which, in places, extend as much as 4 cables offshore. Between Porto Cesreo and the promontory on which stands part of the town of Gallipoli (14.196), 11 miles SSE, the coast is alternately rocky and sandy. There are some woods and the hinterland is moderately high. Along this part of the coast there are many small coves, none of which is important. There are also numerous towers, most of which serve as good marks. South of Gallipoli a sandy bay extends 3 miles S to Punta del Pizzo (14.215). Here the coast then becomes low and rocky as it continues SE for 3 miles to Torre Suda (14.195). On these coastal slopes are several buildings which become more numerous as Torre Suda is approached. Between Torre Suda and Torre San Gregorio (14.218) the coast alternates between being a low and rocky shore, and being a sandy coastline fronted by shoals (14.193 and 14.194). The coast between Torre San Gregorio and Punta Ristola (14.64), 2 miles SE is again low and rocky with several small indentations. From Punta Ristola to Capo Santa Maria di Leuca (14.64) the coast is fronted by the Banco La Scala (14.64) shoal bank.

Fishing areas
14.180 Between 1st April and 30th September there are large concentrations of pots and nets laid in the Ovadi area, which is the area approximately bounded by the coast and by: A line extending 165 from Torre Colimena (14.191) to the junction with: A line extending about 5 miles 240 from Isola di Santa Andrea light (14.202), and: A line between Isola di Santa Andrea light and Torre dell Alto (14.213). Vessels should remain outside of this area whenever possible to avoid damage to the fishing gear and to avoid fowling of their vessel.

Supplies
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14.176 Fresh water available by barge, stores and provisions available, bunkering available by barge with advanced notice. Large stocks of fuel oil, diesel oil and petrol are normally maintained for Italian Government vessels.

Communications
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14.177 Nearest airports are Brindisi national airport (80 km) or Bari International Airport (100 km).

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Many moored pots are laid on the various shallow banks along this coast and in particular on Banco La Scala (14.64), about 1 miles S of Capo Santa Maria di Leuca. For more information on fishing see 1.8.

Exercise areas
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14.181 Small arms firing range. An Italian Navy small arms firing range is established facing the coast between Capo San Vito (14.119) and a position on the coast, 2 miles SE. The range extends about 2 miles to seaward. When the prescribed signals (two red flags by day; two red lights by night) of the firing range are displayed, all vessels are prohibited from entering the firing range area. A minewarfare exercise area lies within 6 cables of the coast close SE of Capo San Vito. See Appendix (M542) and 14.56. Firing practice areas are located off the coast as follows: Between Capo San Vito (14.119) and Torre dell Ovo (14.210). To seaward of Gallipoli (14.196). See Appendix (T842 & T843) and 14.56.

Zone B comprises two areas which are designated as controlled restricted zones: 40143N 17434E; 40114N 17459E; 40161N 17459E; 40161N 17448E. and 40130N 17549E; 40115N 17549E; 40115N 17518E; 40130N 17518E. Within these areas anchoring, sub-aqua fishing, hunting, capture or damage to any animal or vegetable species, any damage to the environment and/or living species, including the introduction of arms, explosives, toxic or polluting substances are prohibited. Navigation is only permitted at speeds of less than 10 kn. Zone C within which anchoring, uncontrolled mooring, sub-aqua fishing and all activities which can alter, change or damage the natural environment are prohibited. For further details, the administrative authority or the designated local authority should be consulted.

Marine farms
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Measured distance
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14.182 See 14.58.

Prohibited area
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14.185 The sea area adjacent to the coast between Torre Squillace (14.212) and Torre Sant Isidoro (14.195) has several marine farms. Three light-buoys (special) marking marine farms are laid in the following positions: 40136N 17543E; 40133N 17540E; 40152N 17524E.

14.183 Anchoring, stopping, fishing and undertaking any other marine activity are prohibited in the sea area of about 1 cable radius centred on 40181N, 17292E. A devotional statue, (height 2 m), stands on the seabed close to the shore, in about 8 m of water. The centre of the prohibited area, lies about 8 cables WNW of Torre dell Ovo (14.210). Vessels with a draught greater than 3 m are prohibited from navigating in this vicinity.

Historic wreck restricted area

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14.186 The historic wreck of a Roman ship lies 5 cables SW of Torre Santa Caterina (14.213) in position 40081N 17589E. Anchoring, fishing and any other underwater activity is prohibited within 1 cables of the wreck.

Explosives danger areas

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Porto Cesreo Marine Nature Reserve

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14.184 The Porto Cesreo Marine Nature Reserve, shown on the chart, extends for 7 miles from the shore between Punta Prosciutto (14.190) and Torre dell Inserraglio (14.195). The protected area is divided into three zones, A, B and C, defined as follows: Zone A comprises two areas which are designated maximum restriction zones; (a) An area adjacent to the coast between Torre Sant Isidoro (14.195) and a position about 1 miles S. (b) An area extending around Penisola La Strega (14.212). Within these areas entry, professional and recreational fishing, removal of or damage to geological or mineral formations, hunting, capture or damage to any animal or vegetable species, any damage to the environment and/or living species including the introduction of alien species, introduction of arms, explosives, toxic or polluting substances and activities which can obstruct scientific research or studies are prohibited. Craft must proceed at speeds of less than 10 kn when within cable of the boundary of the protected area. The corners of the two sea areas of zone A are marked by yellow light-buoys (special).

14.187 Owing to the presence of explosives on the seabed navigation is dangerous as follows: Within cable of Torre Chianca (40163N 17522E), in depths of about 1520 m. Within 1 mile of the position marked on the chart about 5 miles S of Punta del Pizzo (14.215), in a depth of 70 m.

Currents
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14.188 Along this part of coast the currents set from E to W. They are usually weak, but attain some strength with strong E winds. With strong and enduring NW winds, a noticeable SE-going current can occasionally be observed. Inshore currents around Capo Santa Maria di Leuca are variable. Under normal conditions of weather, the current from the Adriatic Sea usually sets S. Strong SE winds are sometimes preceded by a current setting from Capo Santa Maria di Leuca towards Secche di Ugento (14.193).

Principal marks
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(40230N 17200E), standing in the village of Leporano, 1 miles NE of Torre Saturo (14.208) and 6 miles ESE of Capo San Vito. The castle is used for measured distance (14.58). Castle (conspicuous, at an elevation of 144 m) (40262N 17231E), standing by the hills at Roccaforzata, and 8 miles ESE of Capo San Vito. The castle is used as a mark for measured distance (14.58) and compass adjustment (14.172). Monte del Diavolo (a bare and narrow conical hillock, at an elevation of 117 m) (40206N 17402E), standing about 4 miles NNW of Torre Colimena (14.191). Television mast (upper part painted in horizontal white and red bands, 75 m in height) (40213N 17494E), standing about 2 miles N of the Serra Iannuzzi pylon (below). The mast is marked by red aeronautical obstruction lights. Pylon (painted in vertical white and orange stripes, supporting a tank, 53 m in height) (40191N 17500E), standing near the village of Serra Iannuzzi. The pylon is marked by red aeronautical obstruction lights. Signal Station (disused and painted black and white in chequers, at an elevation of 110 m) (39486N 18206E), standing about 1 miles NW of Capo Santa Maria di Leuca light. Major lights: Capo San Vito Light (40247N 17122E) (14.156). Torre San Giovanni di Ugento light (white prism-shaped building with its seaward face painted black and white in chequers, 23 m in height) (39531N 18067E), standing on the point. The arcs of visibility of the light covers the shoals of Secche di Ugento (14.193). For details of these arcs see the relevant Admiralty List of Lights. Capo Santa Maria di Leuca Light (39477N 18220E) (14.63).

SW of Secca del Ovo (1 miles SE) (14.210), thence: SW of Porto di Campomarino di Maruggio (2 miles E) (14.211), thence: SW of the Ovadi fishing area (11 miles E to 25 miles SE) (14.180), thence: SW of a wreck considered dangerous to navigation (11 miles ESE), thence: SW of Punta Prosciutto (12 miles E) which stands 1 mile E of Torre Colimena (14.191) and marks the W limit of Porto Cesreo Marine Nature Reserve. Thence: SW of Porto Cesreo Marine Nature Reserve (15 miles ESE) (14.184), thence: SW of the explosives danger area (17 miles E) (14.187) off Torre Chianca (14.187), thence: SW of an obstruction (16 miles ESE), the wreckage of an aircraft, the existence of which is doubtful and the position approximate, was reported in 1947 to lie about 5 miles SW of Torre Cesreo. The obstruction is marked on the chart. Thence the track leads to a position about 15 miles SW of Porto Cesreo (14.212).

Useful marks
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Taranto to Porto Cesreo

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14.190 From a position about 3 miles SSW of the entrance to Taranto the track leads SE passing (with positions relative to Torre dell Ovo (40179N 17302E) (14.210)): SW of an obstruction (15 miles NW), 5 cables NNE of Capo San Vito (14.119), thence: SW of the devotional statue (15 miles WNW) (14.132), 2 cables NE of Capo San Vito, thence: SW of the submarine outfall (15 miles NW) (14.133) and associated light-buoy off Capo San Vito, thence: SW of Capo San Vito (15 miles NW) (14.119), thence: SW of a light-buoy (special) (15 miles NW) lying close inshore about 7 cables E of Capo San Vito, thence: SW of a small arms firing range (15 miles NW) (14.181), thence: SW of a minewarfare exercise area (15 miles NW) (14.181), thence: SW of the prohibited area (8 cables WNW) (14.183), thence: SW of Torre dell Ovo (14.210), thence:

14.191 Tower (with a castellated top) (not charted) (40230N 17213E), standing in the village of Pulsano. The tower is used for measured distance (14.58). Torre Castelluccia (square white tower with a black vertical stripe, at an elevation of 22 m) (40206N 17229E). The tower is used for measured distance (14.58). Torre Zozzoli (Torre Sassoli) (Torre Sgarrata) (tower in ruins, seaward face painted white with a black vertical stripe) (40198N 17242E), standing on a low, rocky point 1 miles SE of Torre Castelluccia. The tower is used for measured distance (14.58). Church (at an elevation of 40 m) (not charted), standing in the village of Lizzano (40236N 17267E). The church is visible among the white houses of the village and is used for measured distance (14.58). Altura beacon (6 m wide square white tower with a black vertical stripe, 8 m in height) (40231N 17285E), standing about 4 miles inland. The tower is used for measured distance (14.58). Correggia beacon (6 m wide square white tower with a black vertical stripe, 8 m in height) (40198N 17350E), standing about 2 miles inland. The tower is used for measured distance (14.58). Torre Boraco (massive square light coloured tower) (40182N 17381E). Torre San Pietro (light coloured and connected to a church with a belfry) (40183N 17404E), standing close to the coast about 1 miles E of Torre Boraco. On some bearings it is hidden from seaward by high dunes on the beach, and by intervening vegetation. When seen from W against the high vegetation, Torre San Pietro appears more like a group of houses than a tower. Torre Colimena (tower surmounted by a white hut) (40177N 17446E), standing on a short point about 5 miles E of Torre Boraco. Torre Colimena is the tallest of the towers on this stretch of coast.

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Porto Cesreo to Capo Santa Maria di Leuca

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14.192 From a position about 15 miles SW of Porto Cesreo the track continues SW passing (with positions relative to Isola Sant Andrea light (40028N 17567E) (14.202)): SW of the Ovadi fishing area (extending from 17 miles NNW to Isola Sant Andrea light) (14.180), thence: SW of Porto Cesreo Marine Nature Reserve (10 miles NNW) (14.184), thence: SW of three wrecks considered dangerous to navigation (10 miles, 9 miles and 8 miles NNW), thence: SW of a wreck considered dangerous to navigation (3 miles NW), thence: SW of Santa Caterina di Nard small craft harbour (6 miles NNE) (14.213), thence: SW of Isola Sant Andrea (14.196) and Porto di Gallipoli (14.196), thence: SW of Punta del Pizzo (3 miles SE) (14.215), thence: SW of a wreck with a least depth of 8 m over it (4 miles SE) (14.215), thence: SW of an explosives danger area (8 miles SE) (14.187), thence: SW of Secca Il Pazzi (11 miles SE) (not named on chart), an above-water rock, lying 1 miles SE of Torre Sinfono (not named on chart), and about 1 cable offshore. Thence: SW of Torre San Giovanni di Ugento light (14.189) and harbour (14.216) (12 miles SE), thence: SW of Scoglio Tondo and adjacent rocks (13 miles SE) (14.216), thence: SW of Secche di Ugento buoyant light-beacon (W cardinal) (15 miles SE) marking the W edge of Secche di Ugento. It is moored about 2 miles SW of Torre Mozza (14.195). Thence: SW of some shoal banks (19 miles SE) (14.194), thence: SW of Marina di Torre Vado (not named on chart) small craft harbour (20 miles SE) (14.217). SW of a wreck (23 miles SE) (not marked on chart), considered dangerous to navigation in position 39480N 18198E, about 2 cables offshore in depths of about 13 m. Thence: SW of Punta Ristola (24 miles SE) (14.64). Thence the track leads to a position S of Capo Santa Maria di Leuca at longitude 1822E, where it then alters NE to enter the Strait of Otranto and the Adriatic Sea.

Detached patches, with depths of 20 m to 28 m over them, lie between 5 miles and 6 miles SSE and SSW of Torre Mozza as shown on the chart. Secche di Ugento buoyant light-beacon (14.192) marks the W edge of Secche di Ugento. Caution. By day in poor visibility, vessels should keep in depths of not less than 30 m when in the vicinity of Secche di Ugento. Red sectors of lights: At night, Secche di Ugento and its detached patches are covered by the red sector of Torre San Giovanni di Ugento light (14.189), between the bearings of 310 and 013 and also by the red sector of Capo Santa Maria di Leuca light (14.63), between the bearings of 094 and 106.

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14.194 Between Torre I Pali (39502N 18125E) (14.195) and Torre San Gregorio (14.218), 5 miles ESE, the coast is fronted by a bank which, with depths of less than 55 m over it, extends in places about 8 cables offshore. On this bank there are isolated patches with depths of 2 m to 3 m over them.

Useful marks
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14.193 SW of Secche di Ugento (39500N 18088E), a group of rocks and shoals which front the coast between Torre San Giovanni di Ugento (14.216) and Torre I Pali (14.195), about 5 miles SE. These rocks and shoals lie on a bank which, with depths of less then 55 m over it, extends as much as 2 miles offshore SSW of Torre Mozza (14.195). Amongst these rocks and shoals are: Secca La Giurlita, an above-water rock lying close to the W edge of the bank 1 miles W of Torre Mozza; Secca del Palombaro, with depths of about 1 m over it lying 1 mile SW of Torre Mozza; and two large rocks awash, lying close to the S extremity of the bank 1 miles SSW of Torre Mozza.

14.195 Torre Sant Isidoro (square tower with a dark upper part and a light lower part) (40130N 17553E). Tunny fishing nets extend about 1 mile W from the coast S of Torre Sant Isidoro. Torre dell Inserraglio (tower of whitish appearance) (40110N 17556E), standing on the coast 2 miles S of Torre Sant Isidoro, is visible from a distance of 6 or 7 miles. It appears to rise from the sea. Torre Fiume (known locally as Torre delle Quattro Colonne) (consisting of four tall square towers situated at the corners of a square building) (40075N 17598E). The tower is used as a hotel/restaurant and bathing establishment. Torre dell Alto Lido (round tower, at an elevation of 70 m) (40069N 18004E), standing on a steep rocky slope 6 cables SE of Torre Fiume. It is easily identified from seaward. Torre Sabea (three-storied crenellated building in the shape of a truncated pyramid) (40047N 18005E), standing on the coast 2 miles S of Torre dell Alto Lido, and about the same distance NE of Porto di Gallipoli. Torre di Castelfranco (tall slender steeple-like tower) (39587N 18035E), standing on a mountain ridge, and located in a residential area. Monte Specchi (at an elevation of 104 m) (39575N 18038E), standing about 1 miles ENE of Torre Suda. On the summit stands a large prominent building, dark red in colour, and with a tower at both ends. Torre Suda (white round tower surmounted by a superstructure) (39569N 18019E), standing on the coast and surrounded by buildings. Amongst these buildings is one with a small crenellated tower which resembles a castle. When seen from S, Torre Suda stands out against the other buildings. Torre Sinfono (low tower) (39550N 18042E), standing 2 miles SE of Torre Suda. It is not

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easily distinguished, being in the middle of a group of houses. Torre Mozza (truncated conical tower) (39514N 18099E), standing by itself on the coast, and situated about 2 miles SE of Torre San Giovanni di Ugento (14.216). Torre I Pali (truncated conical tower partly in ruins) (39502N 18125E), standing on the SE extremity of a tongue of low land, and about 2 miles SE of Torre Mozza. A white house stands close W of the tower, and there are some fishermens cottages behind it. La Fanciulla, a low, dark and rugged rock, lies close W of the tongue of low land. (Directions for Gallipoli are given at 14.202) (Directions continue NE of Capo Santa Maria di Leuca in Mediterranean Pilot Volume III)

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14.197 Controlling depth. There are generally depths of 9 to 11 m in the outer harbour and 7 to 12 m within the port although these are liable to change. The port authority must be consulted for the latest information. Deepest and longest berth. Molo Foraneo (14.206). Density of water is 1025 g/cm3. Maximum size of vessel handled. Approximately 26 000 dwt; draught 105 m. Local weather. During stormy weather from any direction, the effects are experienced throughout the harbour. Consequently, vessels should moor securely when adverse weather is forecast.

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Gallipoli
Chart 140 plan Approaches to Gallipoli, plan Gallipoli

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14.196 Position. The town of Gallipoli (40033N 17586E) is built partly on a promontory, 2 miles SW of Torre Sabea (14.195), and partly on a small rocky and chalky island close W, which is connected to the promontory by a masonry bridge. The town has a population of about 20 000. The town is divided into two parts. The old part of the town stands on the island with an ancient castle, Castello Revellino (14.203), on its E side. The modern part of the town, Il Borgo, extends for about 5 cables along the promontory. It is dominated by a tall skyscraper (14.202). Function. The chief exports are wine, oil, olive pulp and casks. The principal imports are manufactured goods, cement, grain and coal. Topography. The coast in the vicinity of Gallipoli is generally low. Near the town the main features are: The island (40032N 17585E) on which the old town of Gallipoli is built, is surrounded by a bank which, with depths of less than 55 m over it, extends as much as 2 cables offshore SW of the town. Isola del Campo, which is 4 m high, and Scoglio dei Piccioni lie close to the W edge of the bank extending 2 cables W of the old town of Gallipoli. There are depths of 15 m in the fairway between Isola del Campo and Isola Sant Andrea to the W. Isola Sant Andrea (40029N 17570E) lies with its E extremity about 8 cables WSW of the W extremity of Gallipoli Island. It is surrounded by a bank which, with depths of less than 55 m over it, extends in places cable offshore. The island is low and, with strong SE winds, the sea almost completely inundates it. Rafo di Sant Andrea (40026N 17570E) is a shoal with a least depth of 23 m over it, lying about cable off the SE side of Isola Sant Andrea. Port limits extend about 3 cables NW of the port entrance. Traffic. In 2004 there were 92 ship calls with a total of 372 288 dwt. Port Authority. Gallipoli Port Authority, Capitaneria di Porto, Lungomare Marconi, Gallipoli, Italy.

14.198 Notice of ETA: 24 hours. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3). Outer anchorage. Anchorage may be obtained either N or S of the town. Anchor berths are shown on the chart. Masters of vessels must request authorisation from the Harbour Master before reaching the anchorage. The N anchorage is protected from winds from the NE and SE; it is exposed to the NW wind (maestrale) and to winds from the W quadrant which raise heavy seas. Torre Sabea (40048N 18005E) is an excellent mark for identifying this anchorage. The S anchorage is the recommended anchorage when N winds blow. Torre San Giovanni (40029N 18001E) is an excellent mark for identifying this anchorage. Pilotage is compulsory for vessels over 500 grt entering the harbour and is available 24 hours. Local pilots will board vessels at all times and in all weathers at the harbour entrance. See Admiralty List of Radio Signals Volume 6(3) and 1.21. Tugs are not available but can be ordered from Taranto. Fishing area. All approaches to Porto di Gallipoli pass through, or close to, busy fishing areas. Fishing is prosecuted throughout the year in the vicinity of Gallipoli using trawl nets and pots. Seasonal Tunny fishing nets are also periodically established in these waters. Vessels navigating close inshore are at risk of fowling such fishing gear. See also 14.180. Regulations concerning entry. Vessels which are carrying, or which have carried, dangerous or polluting cargoes in a liquid or gaseous state, are prohibited from navigating, other than for force majeure, within the coastal zone extending 3 miles from the coast, within the jurisdiction of the Maritime Navigation Officer of Gallipoli. All vessels must observe the International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea and must report their positions as opportune during entry, departure and when berthed. Stopping and anchoring by vessels at a distance of less than 1 miles from the light at the head of Molo di Tramontana (14.203) is prohibited.

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14.199 Porto Mercantile. The main harbour lies on the N side of the town and is protected to the N by Molo Foraneo (Molo di Tramontana), and the E by an inner mole. A light is exhibited from the head of each mole. Banchina del Lido and Banchina Ferrovia are located in the SW part of the harbour and are connected to the Italian railway system. A bridge connects Banchina Ferrovia with the new part of the town, Il Borgo.

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A bank with depths of less than 55 m over it fronts the S shore of the harbour abreast the E end of Banchina della Ferrovia and extends as much as cable offshore. Scoglio della Uccolette, a rocky bank on which there are numerous rocks awash, extends about cable offshore in front of the masonry bridge. A small services basin is situated in the SE part of the port. It has depths of about 3 m in it. Currents in this locality depend generally on the direction of the wind and vary in rate. They are also felt in the main harbour. The strongest current is that caused by SW winds, which sets up silting in the harbour. 14.200 Porticciolo San Giorgio, situated on the NW side of the old town, close SSW of the root of Molo Foraneo, is a well protected boat harbour with depths from 14 m to 27 m in it. 14.201 Seno del Canneto is a small harbour used exclusively by fishing boats, with depths of 3 m to 35 m, and situated S of the bridge connecting the island with the mainland. It is protected from S by a breakwater which extends about cable from its W side, and by an angled mole which projects a similar distance from its SE corner. Cala Fontanelle harbour. Three cables NE of Porto Mercantile (14.199) is Cala, a bay, sheltered on the W by a rubble mole and on the E by by the mole of Darsena Fontanelle. Fishing boats and other craft can find refuge in Cala Fontanelle. Darsena Fontanelle harbour. About 3 cables NE of Porto Mercantile is Darsena Fontanelle (a dock) sheltered by a mole of two arms at right angles to each other, bearing NW and NE. Darsena Scogliera Azzurra or Santa Leonardo landing place lies about 7 cables NE of Darsena Fontanelle and consists of a quayed dock and an outer, partly ruined, rubble mole bearing N. Tides are negligible, however, strong SE gales cause an appreciable rise of sea level.

Giovanni di Ugento, a tower with a similar name, about 11 miles SSE. Torre del Pizzo (39597N 17599E) (14.215). Grosso di Racale (chart 187) (an olive covered ridge about 100 m high) (39576N 18060E) extends for some miles SE from a position about 7 miles SE of Castello Revellino (14.203) and is prominent.

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14.202 It is advisable to pass far to seaward of the coastal section between Capo Santa Maria di Leuca (14.64) and Porto di Gallipoli during the fishing season (April to October) in order to avoid areas covered by moored pots; in particular on Banco La Scala (14.64). See also 14.198. Useful marks: Masseria dell Alto (14.213) to the N of Gallipoli can be seen from a considerable distance. Isola Sant Andrea light (white octagonal tower surmounting a two-storied building, 43 m in height) (40028N 17567E), standing at the SW extremity of Isola Sant Andrea. Storm signals are displayed from the lighthouse. Skyscraper (tall building, 54 m in height) (40033N 17589E) standing at the W end of Il Borgo. Red aeronautical obstruction lights are exhibited from the building. Radio mast (marked by red air obstruction lights, at an elevation of 50 m) (40034N 17593E), standing close E of Casa Vallebona. Torre San Giovanni (tall square tower surmounted by a small structure) (40028N 17002E), standing 1 mile ESE of the entrance to Seno del Canneto. This tower should not be confused with Torre San

14.203 Attempting to avoid fishing activity (14.198), the most useful initial approach course for Porto Mercantile (14.199) is 107 on the light at the head of Molo Foraneo. However, course should be altered in the final approach to pass N of Secca del Rafo light-beacon (N cardinal). Vessels approaching from S or W can pass between Molo Foraneo and the light-beacon on Secca del Rafo, provided they pass S of the beacon by at least 1 cables. With strong winds between NE and NW, entry to the harbour is difficult, and in such conditions the head of Molo Foraneo must be given a wide berth. Secca del Rafo (40038N 17586E) is a shoal about cable long in a NW and SE direction, with a least depth of 26 m over it. It is marked by a buoyant light-beacon (N cardinal). Useful marks: Secca del Rafo buoyant light beacon (N cardinal) (40038N 17586E), marking the N edge of Secca del Rafo. Molo Foranea (Molo di Tramontana) light (green column on a pedestal, 7 m in height) (40036N 17590E), standing at the head of the mole. Inner mole light (red tower, 10 m in elevation) (40035N 17590E), standing at the head of the mole. Castello Revellino (ancient castle) (40033N 17587E), standing at the E end of Gallipoli island. Harbour Masters office (red square isolated building) (40034N 17589E), standing on the E end of the bridge joining the two parts of the town. Casa Vallebona (house with a roof painted red and white in chequers from which a tower rises) (40034N 17593E). Tower (Collegio Sacre Cuore) (40033N 17593E), standing 1 cable S of Casa Vallebona.

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14.204 There are no specific directions for entering Seno del Canneto (14.201), but the following marks may be of use: Seno del Canneto W breakwater light (red mast 5 m in height) (40031N 17588E), standing at the head of the breakwater. Seno del Canneto E breakwater light (green mast 5 m in height) (40032N 17588E), standing at the head of the breakwater.

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office and close to Santa Leonardo landing place (14.201). Chimney (white, attached to a white building) (40037N 17597E), standing about 8 cables ENE of the harbour masters office. Hospital (white buildings in three parts) (40035N 17595E), standing 5 cables ENE of the harbour masters office.

Useful mark: Casa Todaro (a small house painted black and white in chequers) (40218N 17206E), lying close NE of Porto Logovivo. Measured distance. Casa Todaro is used for measured distance (14.58). Shelter. The cove affords shelter from winds between NW and E.

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14.206 Porto Mercantile. The whole port basin is quayed internally. The deepest and longest berth is Molo Foraneo which is about 3 cables long, with depths (1995) between 9 m at its root, to 127 m at its head. Depths within the port are liable to change and the local authority should be contacted for the most recent information. There is a slipway for small boats at the E end of the S shore, close N of the Harbour Masters office. Seno del Canneto. The SE mole is quayed internally. There is a mooring buoy in the centre of the harbour for use in bad weather. A landing place for boats, with a least depth of 15 m, lies on the E side of the harbour, but care must be taken to avoid several rocks, awash, in the vicinity. Additionally there is a slipway for small boats within the harbour. Additional berths are provided on a floating pontoon extending N from the SW mole. Porticciolo San Giorgio. There are depths from 14 m to 27 m within the harbour. Darsena Fontanelle. Both arms of the protecting mole are quayed internally. There is a slipway at the root of the mole. The berths are equipped to receive pleasure craft up to 20 m in length. Average depths in the harbour are 3 m.

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14.207 Repairs: available for small/medium wooden hulled vessels; engine, electrical and electronic equipment repairs. Other facility: hospital. Supplies: fresh water; provisions; fuel by road tanker by prior arrangement. Communications: airport at Brindisi, 80km distant.
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14.210 Position. Torre dellOvo (tower surmounted by a flagstaff) (40177N 17302E), lies on the coast 5 miles ESE of Torre Zozzoli (14.191). Close by is an anchorage and breakwater. Prohibited area. A prohibited area (14.183) lies about 8 cables WNW. A rocky spit, with depths of 4 m over it, extends about 6 cables S from the coast about 4 cables SE of Torre dell Ovo. Secca dellOvo, over which there is a least depth of 6 m, lies 1 miles SE of Torre dell Ovo. A rocky bank, with depths of 7 m over it, extends about 1 miles SE from the coast 1 miles ESE of Torre dell Ovo. Tunny fishery. A tunny fishery is periodically laid out near Torre dell Ovo. Useful mark: Church (at an elevation of 32 m) (40196N 17299E), standing in the village of Monacizzo, about 2 miles NNW of Torre dell Ovo. Breakwater. A low and rocky breakwater extends a short distance SW from the coast close NW of Torre dellOvo, but it is only visible from a distance of 2 or 3 cables offshore. Anchorage can be obtained by small vessels, sheltered from offshore winds, W of Torre dellOvo; the bottom is rocky and has deep crevices and the use of an anchor buoy is advisable.

Porto di Campomarino di Maruggio

14.211 Description. Porto di Campomarino di Maruggio (40178N 17338E) is a small refuge harbour located close SSW of Torre dei Molini. Local knowledge is required for the anchorage. Anchorage can be obtained outside the harbour in fine weather, sheltered from winds between NW and NE, about 3 cables off the E breakwater abreast Torre dei Molini. There are depths of about 9 m, sand. Harbour. The harbour is enclosed by two moles which exhibit lights from their heads. The harbour is split by a services quay into a W and E basin. Dangerous obstruction. A semi-submerged pile, in about 1 m of water, indicated by an orange marker buoy, is situated about 1 cables to the E of the E breakwater and at a distance of about cable from the coast. Navigation, fishing, bathing or any other maritime activity are all prohibited within a radius of 20 m centred on the marker buoy. Useful mark: Torre dei Molini (tall dark coloured tower with a white stripe) (40179N 17338E). Torre dei Molini is not very prominent being backed by a group of low buildings, but a short distance farther N is a large light-coloured building which is visible from 8 to 10 miles offshore and serves to

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14.208 Position. Torre Saturo (square building surmounted by a small white structure with a black vertical stripe) (40222N 17183E), stands on a small point, separating two coves, 5 miles SE of Capo San Vito light. These coves can provide some shelter. Measured distance. The tower is used for measured distance (14.58). Shelter. Local fishing boats obtain shelter from NE winds in either of these coves, the W of which has a sandy beach at its head. Chart 187 (see 1.15)

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14.209 Position. Porto Logovivo (40216N 17204E), is a cove lying about 1 miles ESE of Torre Saturo (14.208). Local knowledge is required to use this cove.

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identify the locality. Torre dei Molini is used for measured distance (14.58). Berths. In the E basin there are berths for fishing boats; in the W basin there are berths at three masonry piers. Depths at the quays are about 1 m to 3 m. Facilities. Fuel is available and there is a slipway.

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14.212 Description. Porto Cesreo (40153N 17537E) is a small harbour lying on the SE side of the peninsula on which Torre Cesreo stands, and at the S end of the village of Cesreo. Penisola La Strega is a low and narrow tongue of land, extending about 1 miles NW from Torre Squillace, 1 miles SE of Torre Cesreo. This peninsula protects Porto Cesreo from the SW. The port is comprised of the two bays which form this natural harbour. The W roads (Rada di Ponente) is sheltered by Isole dei Conigli and lies on the W side of the Torre Cesreo peninsula; the E roads (Rada di Levante) is the main harbour and is sheltered by Penisola La Strega. The port provides shelter for small craft. Porto Cesreo Marine Nature Reserve (14.184) lies off the coast in the approaches to Porto Cesreo. Harbour. The entrance to Rada di Levante lies between Scoglio di Testa and Scoglio del Capparone about 2 cables ESE. The harbour affords secure shelter. However, with a SW wind, known locally as Vento di Calabria, the sea breaks in the Rada di Levante entrance and the effect is felt in the roadstead. Directions. There are no specific directions for Porto Cesreo. There is, however, a set of leading lights to assist entry and departure of Rada di Levante. Obstruction. An obstruction (14.190), lies about 5 miles SW of Torre Cesreo. Wrecks. Two wrecks (14.192), considered dangerous to navigation, lie about 4 miles SW of Torre Cesreo. Scoglio di Testa is a low rock situated about 2 cables SSW of Torre Cesreo. It marks the NE entrance to Rada di Levante. Scoglio del Capparone is a low rock situated close off the NW extremity of Penisola La Strega. It marks the SW entrance to Rada di Levante. A rocky bank, with depths of less than 3 m over it extends 3 cables SSW from Torre Cesreo. On this bank lies Scoglio di Mezzo, Scoglio della Casa and Scoglio di Testa. A rocky patch, with a depth of 1 m over it, lies about cable SE of the SE extremity of Scoglio di Testa. Depths. Owing to silting caution is required. The entrance to Rada di Levante was reported to have a least depth of about 4 m. However, there are depths of between 05 m to 10 m over a large part of the harbour, and the SE part is completely silted up. Leading lights. The alignment (034) of the leading lights leads through the middle of the entrance to Rada di Levante. Useful marks: Front leading light (framework tower on a black and white chequered hut, 12 m in height) (40155N 17540E), standing at an elevation of 26 m, and about 3 cables ENE of Torre Cesreo. Rear leading light (black and white chequered square tower, 15 m in height) (40158N 17543E),

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standing about 3 cables NE of the front light. The leading lights are occasionally extinguished. In 1999 it was reported that the leading line had been temporarily replaced by two light buoys, (not charted) (port and starboard hand), marking the channel. Torre Cesreo (massive square tower) (40154N 17535E). Isole dei Conigli (Isole Grande) (40154N 17531E), lying about 3 cables W of Torre Cesreo. Torre Squillace (square tower) (40140N 17546E), standing near the root of Penisola La Strega. When seen from the W it has a light-coloured upper part and a dark lower part, but when seen from S, it is of a uniform light colour. Berths. The Torre Cesreo peninsula between the two bays is mostly quayed. In the E bay a quay about 1 cable long extends along the E shore of the peninsula. In the W bay, a quay also about 1 cable long extends along the W shore of the peninsula, and close N the shore is also quayed for a section of about cable. Moorings. There are no special regulations controlling moorings. Landing place. There is a rough landing place, suitable only for small boats, close E of Torre Cesreo. Facilities. There is a patent slip within Rada di Levante. Chart 140 plan Approaches to Gallipoli

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14.213 The village of Santa Caterina di Nard (40085N 17592E) is located halfway up a bare slope at the head of an inlet (Insenatura di Santa Caterina) about 5 cables SE of Torre dell Alto. Restricted area. A restricted area (14.186) lies about 5 cables SW of Santa Caterina di Nard. Useful marks: Torre dell Alto (well preserved dark square tower surmounted by a white square hut) (40086N 17586E). Church (with a belfry) (40091N 17592E), standing in the village of Masseria dell Alto about 7 cables NE of Torre dell Alto. The village is overlooked by a dense wood close N. In the village a large brick-coloured farmhouse is also prominent. Torre Santa Caterina (dark tower) (40085N 17593E), standing amongst the houses of the village of Santa Caterina. A rocky shoal, with depths of 18 m over it, lies about 1 cable from the head of the inlet. Harbour. There is a small harbour sheltered by a mole, consisting of a jetty of concrete blocks, extending SE from the W shore. Inlet. Local craft can obtain shelter from NW winds in this inlet in depths of 6 m, sand. Berths. The mole is quayed on its inner side along a 35 m section. On the W shore is a shoreline quay about 40 m long, located between two patent slips. Depths alongside the quays is about 2 m. The W quay is used for berthing pleasure craft. The quay of the mole is reserved for fishing boats and visiting craft.

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Nard, is an inlet with a large village of the same name at its head. Local knowledge is required for the anchorage. Anchorage can be obtained by small vessels in the middle of the inlet close within the entrance in depths of 8 m to 9 m, sand.

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14.215 Position. Punta del Pizzo (40000N 17596E) lies about 3 miles SE of Gallipoli, and at the S end of a sandy bay which stretches between them. The point projects NW. Useful marks: Torre San Giovanni (40028N 17002E) (14.202). Torre del Pizzo (small white round tower) (39597N 17599E), standing 4 cables ESE of the point. Torre Suda (39569N 18019E) (14.195). Tunny fishing nets. Between February and November tunny nets extend about 8 cables NNW from the coast close to Punta Pizzo. Explosives danger area. An explosives danger area (14.187), marked on the chart, lies about 5 miles S of Punta del Pizzo Wreck. A wreck (39587N 17597E) with a least depth of 8 m over it, lies about 14 cables S of Punta Pizzo, 3 cables offshore. Shelter. Local craft can obtain shelter from SE and ENE winds on the E side of the point.

Useful marks: Torre San Giovanni di Ugento outer mole light (red mast, 5 m in height) (39530N 18069E), standing at the head of the mole. Torre San Giovanni di Ugento La Terra rocks light (green mast, 5 m in height) (39527N 18069E), standing at the head of the inner mole. Secche di Ugento buoyant light-beacon (39497N 18083E) (14.192). Church (at an elevation of 108 m) (39557N 18098E), standing in the town of Ugento, about 3 miles NE of Torre San Giovanni di Ugento. Church (39535N 18087E), standing about 1 miles E of Torre San Giovanni di Ugento. Berths. The outer mole is quayed internally and the shoreline is also partly quayed.

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14.216 Position. Torre San Giovanni di Ugento (39531N 18068E) stands on a rocky point about 5 miles SE of Torre Suda. A light (14.189) is exhibited from the tower. The tower is surrounded by fishermens cottages and a small harbour for fishing boats and other craft has been constructed close SE. Regulations concerning entry: Vessels are to pass more than 50 m from the harbour breakwater heads. Vessels entering or leaving must exercise caution, and not exceed the speed limit of 3 kn. Mooring alongside the outer mole is prohibited owing to storm damage. Harbour. The harbour, limited to a draught of 2 m, is sheltered by an outer rubble mole bearing SE and by a small inner mole bearing SW. Lights are exhibited at the heads of the moles. Since December 1994 the outer mole has been unusable as a result of storm damage. Fishing gear. Much fishing gear is laid out in these waters, generally marked by flags on floats. They frequently lie within a 3 mile radius of Torre San Giovanni di Ugento light. Scoglio Tondo and adjacent rocks. An offshore ridge of rocks (39528N 18072E), about 6 cables in length, runs parallel with the coast about 1 cable offshore, and lying about 1 miles SE of Torre San Giovanni di Ugento. Seen from the S, the ridge shows seven distinct rocks, the largest of which is Scoglio Tondo which has a rounded top. Small fishing boats obtain shelter from onshore winds in the channel between the ridge and the coast, but local knowledge is necessary. Secca di Ugento (14.193) rocks and shoal lies SSE of Torre San Giovanni di Ugento.

14.217 Marina di Torre Vado (39498N 18166E) is a small harbour located close W of the tower of the same name. Useful marks: Torre Vado (round, well preserved tower) (39498N 18166E), standing close to the coast near some houses on a slope. Torre Vado is also known locally as Torre Marciano. Torre Vado Outer Breakwater light (green post, 3 m in height) (39498N 18166E), standing at the head of the mole. Torre Vado Inner Breakwater light (red post, 3 m in height) (39498N 18166E), standing at the head of the mole. Harbour. The small harbour is protected by an angled outer mole extending about cable SW, and then about 1 cable W. An inner mole extends S for about cable, from a position on the coast about 1 cable W of the root of the outer mole. The harbour opens W and the entrance is about 40 m wide. The harbour is used almost exclusively by local fishing boats. Berths. The outer and inner moles are quayed internally. Part of the shoreline, within the harbour, is also quayed. Facilities. Limited, slipway and a small crane.

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14.218 Position. Torre San Gregorio (39487N 18186E) stands on a small promontory by the coast, and on a hill 33 m high. The tower, almost completely in ruins, is located about 2 miles SE of Torre Sinfono (14.195). Being of the same colour as the land around it, the tower is not easily distinguished from seaward. There are some whitish houses E of the tower. Rock. A rock, nearly awash, lies close off the small promontory on which Torre San Gregorio stands. Anchorage can be obtained by small vessels, sheltered from N winds, about 1 cables off the head of a small cove about 4 cables SE of Torre San Gregorio in depths of about 4 m.

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14.219 Position. Leuca (39479N 18213E) is the town standing at the head of the bay formed between Capo Ristola (14.64) and Punta Meliso (14.220). The bay is fronted by Banco la Scala (14.64). The town is a popular summer resort with numerous fine villas. It has a population of about 5300. The harbour is a tourist and fishing port known locally as Marina di Leuca.

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Regulations: The speed limit within the harbour is 2 kn. Craft leaving the port must pass at least 50 m from the the head of the outer mole. Vessels leaving harbour have precedence over those entering. Buoys and moorings may be laid only with the prior permission of the Harbour Authority. Harbour. The harbour lies on the E side of the bay. It is protected from S by an outer breakwater consisting of three arms which generally bears WSW and extends about 4 cables from Punta Matazeddu on the E shore. A small groyne extends about cable NNW from a position about 1 cables E of the outer breakwater head. An inner mole extends about 1 cables SSE from the N shore, opposite the outer mole groyne, to form the harbour entrance which opens WSW. A light is exhibited from the head of the outer mole. Lights are also exhibited at the harbour entrance from the head of the groyne and the head of the inner mole. There is a slipway for boats within the harbour at the root of the outer breakwater. Caution. It was reported (1998) that owing to recent storms, depths in the entrance channel and alongside the quays of the outer mole had been reduced to 6070 cm. Local authorities should be contacted in advance of entering the port, to confirm depths in the entrance, within the harbour and alongside the berths. Harbour development. Dredging, development and repair work has been taking place but the current status (2005) of such works is unknown. Pier. At the centre of the roads outside the harbour, and about 2 cables NE of Torre Omomorto, a concrete pier 25 m long, 10 m wide and about 1 m high, extends from the coast in front of Leuca. The pier has depths of 15 m alongside its head and can be used only in calm weather. Wind. With strong N winds, squalls in the bay in the vicinity of the anchorage are very violent. Under these conditions vessels should moor with two anchors and long cables. Banco la Scala (39464N 18212E) (14.64) fronts the bay. Useful marks: Capo Santa Maria di Leuca (39478N 18220E)

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(14.64). Capo Santa Maria di Leuca light (39477N 18221E) (14.63). Signal Station (39486N 18206E) (14.189). Punta Matazeddu (not charted) is a point which projects SW from the coast about 2 cables NNW of Punta Meliso (14.220). It forms the root of the harbour outer mole. Santa Maria di Leuca Harbour Mole light (tower, 6 m in height) (39477N 18217E), standing at the head of the outer mole. Berths. The outer breakwater is quayed internally from its root as far as the harbour entrance groyne with depths of about 35 m alongside. The inner mole is quayed internally and several floating piers are attached to the shore on the NW side of the harbour basin. External berths at the floating piers are reported to have depths of about 35 m alongside. A short section of the shore N of the slipway at the root of the outer mole is also quayed. Fishing boats normally use the quayed areas of the outer mole and other craft berth to the floating piers. Anchorage can be obtained in the bay affording shelter from NE winds, but it is dangerous with S winds. The best berth is off the town of Leuca, about midway between Punta Ristola and Punta Meliso, in depths of about 12 m.

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14.220 Position. Punta Meliso (39477N 18220E) is the SW extremity of Capo Santa Maria di Leuca (14.64). Capo Santa Maria di Leuca light stands about 1 cables NNE of Punta Meliso. Useful mark: Capo Santa Maria di Leuca light (39478N 18220E) (14.63). Banco la Scala (39464N 18212E) (14.64) is the bank fronting the bay between Punta Ristola (14.64) and Punta Meliso. Anchorage. Small vessels with a draught of less than 4 m can find shelter from the sea raised by strong NE winds, NNW of Punta Meliso in depths of 7 m to 8 m, sand.

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Exercise Zones
Five Naval Air exercise zones, which may be dangerous to mariners, exist in the vicinity of the Maltese Islands. They are defined as follows: Area Zone D1 Position/Remarks 3505N, 3505N, 3420N, 3420N, 3631N, 3530N, 3541N, 3612N, 3631N, 3601N, 3558N, 3555N, 3551N, 3556N, 1406E 1521E 1624E 1349E 1700E 1735E 1525E 1525E 1550E 1412E 1420E 1420E 1414E 1410E

Firing practice takes place in a sector of radius 5 cables, bounded by lines of position from Fort MerselKebir (35443N, 1416W) on bearings 350 and 110.

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Firing exercises are carried out from position 3522N, 404W, through a sector 270 to 360 for a distance of up to 20 miles. Firing exercises are carried out from the coast, for a distance of 2 miles out to sea, from N of Melilla to Punta Tarquiat. Firing exercises will be announced in Moroccan notice to mariners.

Zone D3

TUNISIA Firing areas

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Zone D4

Banzart (Bizerte) Exercise Area A dangerous area exists to the NNE of Bizerte. This area is used by the Tunisian Navy for firing practice and is bounded by latitudes 3745N and 3800N and longitudes 1015E and 1030E Susah (Sousse) Exercise Area A dangerous area exists to the ESE of Sousse This area is used by the Tunisian Navy for firing practice and is bounded by latitudes 3530N and 3540N and longitudes 1130E and 1150E. Tunis radio will announce on the evening before and on the day that firing practice takes place, for the above areas.

A circular area of radius 85 miles, centred on 3540N, 1459E. A lightbuoy, fitted with a radar reflector, lies at the centre of the area. An area between the latitudes 3611N and 3631N and longitudes 1600E and 1700E.

Zone D6

SPAIN Surface and antiAircraft areas

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The following are permanent areas for surface and antiAircraft firing areas: Area LED22 (South of Cartagena) LED103 (Around Isla de Cabrera) M134 (S of Cartagena) M135 (Islas Columbretes) Position/Remarks Between 3713N and 3656N and Between 115W and 045W Between 3913N and 3907N and Between 252W and 305W Depth charge exercises may take place within a circle of 2 mile radius centred on 3727N, 100W Rocket firing may take place in an area: Between 39548N and 39531N and Between 0043W and 0408E

MALTA Firing areas and Exercise Zones

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Forts on the Maltese Islands may execute firing exercises towards the sea onto towed objects. These regulations govern artillery practice from any fort on the Maltese Islands: A blue pennant over a red flag will be shown at the station from which practise is to take place on the afternoon prior to the practice and at 07:00 hrs on the day of the practice. The same signal will be shown on the vessel towing the targets. A red flag will be hoisted at the firing location 15 minutes before the commencement and will be kept flying during firing practice. Bombardments by vessels or planes may take place on Filfla Islet (9.149). Whilst such practice is taking place, a red flag is displayed by day and a red light is shown at night on Torri tal Wied urrieq (9.149).

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Area M21

Position/Remarks Area bounded by the SW coast of Isla de Mallorca, the latitude 3905N and longitudes 224E and 249E Area bounded by the E coast of Isla de Mallorca, the latitudes 3930N and 4000E and the longitude 349E

Area LED58 (NE of Gibraltar) LED58 (E of Ceuta) LED95 (SW of Isla de Ibiza)

Position/Remarks A circle of radius 5 miles, centred on 39155N, 4595E. Between 3545N and 3551N and Between 442W and 500W An area enclosed by a line joining the following positions: 3835N, 107W 3825N, 127W 3740N, 052E 3757N, 018E 3825N, 033E

M22

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Naval exercises may occur within the following areas: Area LED21 (Around Islas Columbretes) Position/Remarks A circle of radius 10 miles, centred on 39511N, 0403E.

The operations within the different exercise areas mentioned above will be announced in local broadcasts of navigational warnings or local notice to mariners.

ITALY General information

day. These signals can be given either from shore or from onboard another aircraft.

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Firing danger areas off the coast of Italy are subject to special regulations. Within territorial waters regulations may prohibit navigation or give notice of danger. Outside of territorial limits notices of danger may be promulgated. These regulations and notices of danger may be published in local Notices to Mariners and Port Authority Orders or broadcast by local coastal radio stations. For firing, torpedo and gunnery practices, the shore batteries and Naval vessels must normally fly the international Code Signal B; furthermore, one of the following signals of the International Code of Signals can also be raised, under the Answering Pennant: MZ Navigation within the area Lat... Long... is dangerous. NE4 Navigation with extreme caution, remain outside range of fire. NF You are heading towards danger. NG You are in a dangerous situation. PQI Hold further to seaward from the coast. UY Exercises are underway; please remain a good distance from me. Finally, to inform an aircraft that it is flying in the vicinity of a prohibited or dangerous area, a series of rockets launched at 10 second intervals, and exhibiting red or green bursting lights or stars, will be used by night or

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Each area is indicated by a letter of the alphabet followed by three numbers: the significance of the abbreviations is as follows: The distinctive letter indicated the type of activity causing the prohibition or danger to the area. The numbers the first number indicates the type of area and is the same for all areas of the same type. T8 areas used for firing practice (sea to ground). E3 areas used for firing practice (ground to sea). M5 areas in which underwater obstructions are present (sweeping practice). S7 areas used for submarine exercises. In addition to the above areas, there are zones of restricted airspace identified by the letters P, R or D. These zones, used for air to air and/or air to surface firing practice, extend from the sea surface, and therefore may constitute a hazard to surface navigation. The second number identifies the area which has jurisdiction: (0 La Spezia, 1 Naples, 2 Cagliari, 3 Messina, 4 Taranto, 5 and 6 Ancona). The third number indicates the specific area.

Italian Areas covered in this volume

Area T 831 Naval District Messina Limits of Area 372230N, 152000E 372230N, 152900E 370430N, 152900E 374030N, 152124E 371414N, 151515E T 832 T 833 T 834 Messina Messina Messina Lats: 3711N, 3751N Longs: 1525E, 1553E Lats: 3725N, 3715N Longs: 1535E, 1548E Lats: 3711N, 3700N Longs: 1525E, 1543E Remarks

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Area E 331

Naval District Messina

Limits of Area A circle of radius 2700 m centred on position: 363919N, 150052E 3748N, the coast 3742N, 1215E 3742N, 1200E 3808N, 1200E 3808N, 1230E The coast, 1230E Subdivided into the following subareas: (a) Lats: 3808N, 3755N Longs: 1200E, 1215E (b) Lats: 3808N, 3755N Longs: 1215E, 1230E (c) Lats: 3755N, 3742N Longs: 1200E, 1215E (d) 3748N, The coast 3742N, 1215E 3755N, 1215E 3755N, The coast The coast, 1517E 3814N, 1517E 3820N, 1530E 3820N, 1537E The coast, 1537E Subdivided into the following subareas: (a) The coast, 151700E 381400N, 151700E 381712N, 152400E The coast, 152400E (b) The coast, 152400E 381712N, 152400E 382000N, 153000E The coast, 153000E (c) The coast, 153000E 382000N, 153000E 382000N, 153700E The coast, 153700E Lats: 3725N, 3720N Longs: 1508E, 1519E Lats: 3715N, 3725N Longs: 1525E, 1555E Lats: 3645N, 3708N Longs: 1525E, 1610E A circle of radius 35 miles centred on position: 3705N, 1620E A circle of radius 20 miles centred on position: 364020N, 150053E and bounded to the S by a line through positions: 3630N, 1439E 3630N, 1522E Lats: 371415N, 371821N Longs: 151518E, 151751E 381739N, 381735N, 381720N, 381723N, 153406E 153435E 153418E 153405E

Remarks A yellow lightbuoy (special, with radar conspicuous topmark) is laid in the central position. Naval vessels in the area have stern gear fitted for mechanical or magnetic mine sweeping.

M 531

Messina

M 532

Messina

Naval vessels in the area have stern gear fitted for mechanical or magnetic mine sweeping.

S 731 S 732 S 733 D 44

Messina Messina Messina Messina

Siracusa: Air space dangerous from the sea surface to 900 m because of antisubmarine and range firing practice. Pachino: Air space prohibited (dangerous outside of territorial waters) from the sea surface to unlimited height because of intensive air/ground range firing practice.

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Messina

P 38 (cont) P 38 (cont)

Messina Messina

Augusta Punta Izzo: Firing range fronting the sea for practice with portable arms. Messina Tono: Firing range fronting the sea for practice with portable arms.

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Area P 38 (cont)

Naval District Messina

Limits of Area 381200N, 381230N, 381200N, 381115N, 380830N, 380840N, 380620N, 380710N, Zone A: 371200N, 371100N, 371230N, 371220N, Zone B: 371400N, 370945N, 370748N, 371135N, 370506N, 370235N, 370235N, 370436N, 381030N, 381303N, 381324N, 381300N, 381135N, 364926N, 364922N, 365020N, 365013N, 151130E 151200E 151320E 151300E 124054E 124302E 124227E 123930E 134000E 133900E 133740E 133918E 133718E 133226E 133524E 133945E 141112E 141112E 141236E 141236E 161543E 161510E 161530E 161830E 161750E 120043E 120023E 115915E 120102E

Remarks Milazzo Ro Rosso: Firing range fronting the sea for practice with portable arms.

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Trapani Fassino Custonaci: Firing range fronting the sea for practice with portable arms.

P 38 (cont)

Messina

Agrigento Drasi: Firing range fronting the sea for practice with portable arms.

P 38 (cont)

Messina

Gela Montelungo: Firing range fronting the sea for practice with portable arms.

P 38 (cont)

Messina

Locri Torrente Gerace: Firing range fronting the sea for practice with portable arms.

P 38 (cont)

Messina

Pantelleria Pinta Spadillo: Firing range fronting the sea for practice with portable arms.

T 841 T 842

Taranto Taranto

Lats: 3958N, 4017N Longs: The coast, 1651E The coast, 171220E 400700N, 171220E 400000N, 173000E The coast, 173000E 400300N, 171300E 395200N, 173800E 393400N, 173800E 393400N, 171300E Subdivided into the following subareas: (a) 4003N, 1713E 3852N, 1738E 3947N, 1738E 3947N, 1713E (b) Lats: 3947N, 3934N Longs: 1713E, 1738E 384957N, 385018N, 384848N, 384658N, 384626N, 384628N, 402600N, 402600N, 402100N, 402100N, 163820E 163906E 164318E 164058E 163912E 163617E The W coast 170530E 170530E The W coast

Golfo di Taranto: Only for amphibious practice. Golfo di Taranto:

T 843

Taranto

Golfo di Taranto:

E341

Taranto

Lido di Catanzaro Castaci:

M541

Taranto

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M542

Taranto

The coast, 171220E 402400N, 171220E 402354N, 171324E The coast, 171324E

Taranto Capo S. Vito: Naval vessels in the area have stern gear fitted for mechanical or magnetic mine sweeping.

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Area S 741

Naval District Taranto

Limits of Area Lats: 4000N, 4018N Longs: 1651E, 1709E Subdivided into the following subareas: (a) Lats: 4000N, 4018N Longs: 1651E, 1700E (b) Lats: 4000N, 4018N Longs: 1700E, 1709E 402930N, 402800N, 402650N, 402830N, 170030E 170230E 170100E 165900E

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Taranto

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Taranto

4000N, 1651E 4000N, 1754|E 3939N, 1754E 3934N, 1738E 3934N, 1713E 3942N, 1713E 3942N, 1651E Subdivided into the following subareas: (a) 4000N, 1651E 4000N, 1713E 3942N, 1713E 3942N, 1651E (b) Lats: 4000N, 3934N Longs: 1713E, 1738E (c) 4000N, 1738E 4000N, 1754E 3939N, 1754E 3934N, 1738E (d) 3942N, 1651E 3942N, 1713E 3934N, 1713E 3934N, 1700E 3940N, 1651E 4017N, 4017N, 4010N, 3950N, 3950N, 4000N, 4000N, 4010N, 4002N, 3950N, 3950N, 1700E 1715E 1730E 1717E 1711E 1717E 1700E 1730E 1737E 1737E 1717E Golfo di Taranto: Air space dangerous from the sea surface to an unlimited height because of range firing practice.

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Golfo di Taranto: Air space dangerous from the sea surface to an unlimited height because of range firing practice.

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Aati, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.131 Abassia, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.183 Abd-el-Kader, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.124 Abdallah Abdallah el Merakchi, Sidi . . . . . . . 7.177 Abdallah, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.87 Abdelhamid, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.131 Aberrahmen, Jebel Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.43 Abid Abid, Oued el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.112 Abid, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.214 Abjad Abjad tal-Prosha, Skoll tal- . . . . . . . 8.152 Abjad, Torri L- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.76 Acciarello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.22 Aceite, Torre de Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.84 Ach Zerfet, Djebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.113 Achaichi, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.186 Achman, Ksira te . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.137 Achour, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.243 Aci Aci Castello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.38 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.38 Temporary anchorage . . . . . . . . . 13.38 Aci Trezza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.37 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.37 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.37 Aci, Isola di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.37 Acireale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.16 Acquacalda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.201 Acquacalda, Rada di . . . . . . . . . . . 10.201 Acquaviva, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.76 Acque Dolci . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.95 Acra Acra, Cap d; see Ras Acra . . . . . . . . 6.34 Acra, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.34 Acras, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.127 Acrata, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.127 Acrifa, Torrente . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.11 Addaura Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.26 Addaya Addaya, Cala de, Puerto de . . . . . . . 4.256 Addaya, Islas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.253 Adelau, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.16 Adentro, Isla de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.172 Adissa, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.7 Adjim Adjim, Canal d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.235 Houmt Adjim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.235 Adore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.32 Adore Marina, Anchorage . . . . . . . 14.32 Adra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.103 Adra, Ro de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.88 Adriano, Porto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.108 Adriatic Sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.64 Adventure Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.11 Afia, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.206 Afortunada Oilfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.138 Afraou, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.63 Afrau, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.63 Afrique, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.138 Aghir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.262 Agilman, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.207 Agla, Mersa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.13 Agliastro, Scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.44 Agnia, Scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.28 Agragas, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.127 Agri, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.101 Agrigento . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.106 Agrigento-Drasi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.102 Agr, Fiumara d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.16 Agua Agua Amarga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.179

Agua Amarga, Cala de . . . . . . . . 2.179 Agua Dulce, Torre del . . . . . . . . . . . 3.14 Agua, Cabo del: Morocco . . . . . . . . . 5.76 Agua, Cabo del: Spain . . . . . . . . . . 2.173 Aguadulce, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.147 Aguas, Ro de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Aguelli, lots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.186 Aguila, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.141 Aguilas Aguilas, Castillo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Aguilas, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.253 Aguilas, Las . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.262 Aguilas, Monte de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Aguilas, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.204 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . 2.206 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.209 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.208 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.207 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . 2.205 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.210 Aguilica Aguilica, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.172 Aguilica, Isolte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.208 Aguilica, Monte de la . . . . . . . . . . . 2.172 Aguilica, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.172 Aguilones, Punta de los . . . . . . . . . . . 2.173 Aguilot, Islote D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.91 Aguilucho, Punta del (3724N, 0135W) Aguja = needle, see proper name Aguja, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.223 Amar, It-Torri L- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.76 Ahmed Ben Selmane, Sidi . . . . . . . . . 7.131 Ahmer, Rass el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.48 Ahorcados Ahorcados, Bajo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.23 Ahorcados, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.23 Arax, Il- Ponta ta L- . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.152 Aigle, Bec de l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.290 Aiguablava, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.312 Aiguablava Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.312 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.312 Aiguades, Baie des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.15 Aiguadolc Puerto Deportivo de: Sitges, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.205 Aiguafreda, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.305 Aiguille Aiguille, Cap de l . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.111 Aiguille, L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.19 Aiguille, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.110 Aiguille, Rocher de l . . . . . . . . . . . 6.111 Aiguilles, Pointe des (36577N 8454E) An = source, see proper name An Benian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.143 An el Turk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.47 An el Turk, Haut Fond d . . . . . . . . . 6.48 Ain Ez Safra, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.85 An Taya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.186 Aire Aire, Cerro del (3643N, 0330W) Aire, Isla del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.263 At Raouria, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.187 Aitana, Sierra de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.256 Azeub, Djebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.87 Ajdir, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.260 Akarit, Oued el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.228 Akcine Akcine, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.242 Akcine, Roche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.241 Akkche, Sidi, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.241 Akms, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.275 Al Oumam, Chati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.52

Al-Hocema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.52 Al-Hocema, Baie d . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.46 Al-Hocema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.52 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . 5.54 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.57 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.56 General information . . . . . . . . . . . 5.52 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.55 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . 5.53 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.58 Alaimo, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.47 Alairo, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.252 Alamos Alamos, Anse de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.29 Alamos, Ensenada de los . . . . . . . . . 5.29 Alarcn, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.24 Alba, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.35 Albalat, Castillo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.111 Albelern, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.24 Albercuitx, Atalaya de . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.167 Albero Sole, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.45 Albidona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.100 Albidona, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.100 Albir, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.257 Alborn, Isla de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.149 Alboraya, Puerto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.95 Albufera Albufera, Cala de la . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.272 Albufera, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.272 Albufera = lagoon, see proper name Albufereta, Ensenada de la . . . . . . . . . 2.321 Albuixech, Algar de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.71 Alcal Alcal, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.35 Alcal, Ro de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.35 Alcal, Torres de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.35 Alcamo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.28 Alcamo Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.35 Alcanar Alcanar, Las Casas de . . . . . . . . . . . 3.102 Alcanar, Puerto Cargadero de . . . . . 3.124 Alcanar, Puerto de las Casas de . . . 3.123 Alcantara, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.16 Alcaufa Alcaufa Nou, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.263 Alcaufa Vey, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.263 Alcaufa, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.263 Alcaufa, Ensenada Arenal de . . . . . 4.263 Alcazaba Alcazaba, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.135 Alcazaba, Playa de la (3645N, 0307W) Alcoc, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.286 Alcorrin, Piedra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.23 Alcy, Ro de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.25 Alcudia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.192 Alcudia, Atalaya de . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.181 Alcudia, Baha de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.188 Alcudia, Ciudad de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.192 Alcudia, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.192 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . 4.194 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.197 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.196 General information . . . . . . . . . . 4.192 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.195 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . 4.193 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.198 Alella, Riera de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.249 Alem Alem, Kef el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.290 Alem, Ras el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.290 Alfaques, Puerto de los . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.125 Alfaro, Roquero de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.29

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Alga Alga, Ensenada de S . . . . . . . . . . . 4.165 Alga, Islote de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.32 Algameca Algameca Chica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.235 Algameca Grande . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.227 Algarrobo, Ro del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.113 Alger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.154 Alger, Baie d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.144 Alger, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 Alger, Port d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.154 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . 6.163 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.176 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.175 General information . . . . . . . . . . 6.154 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.170 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . 6.160 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.177 Algeria Currents off the coasts of Algeria and Tunisia . . . . . . . . . . . 1.132 Principal ports, harbours and anchorages . . . . . . . 1.108 Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.37 Rescue services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.45 The coast of Algeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.1 Algiers, Port d: see Alger, Port d . . . 6.154 Alhucemas, Baha de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.46 Alhucemas, Pen de . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.51 Ali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.16 Ali Bou Nouar, Mersa . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.36 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.36 Ali el Mekki,Rass Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . 7.39 Ali Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.16 Ali Moujehed, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.131 Ali, Banc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.233 Ali, Capo d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.15 Ali, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.18 Ali, Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.29 Alias, Ro de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Alicante Alicante, Baha de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.302 Alicante, Puerto de Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . 2.311 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.322 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.320 General information . . . . . . . . . . 2.302 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.316 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . 2.308 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.324 Alicante, Rada de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.312 Alice, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.89 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.89 Pier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.89 Alicudi, Isola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.173 Alidade Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.7 Aliga, Punta S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.165 Aljamilla, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.88 Allaro, Fiumara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.26 Allouda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.110 Alma-Marine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.185 Almadraba Almadraba, Algar de la . . . . . . . . . . . 3.14 Almadraba, Ensenada de la . . . . . . . 5.20 Almadraba, Torre de la . . . . . . . . . . . 3.14 Almagrera, Sierra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.164 Almanzora, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Almenara, Sierra de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.69 Almera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.114 Almera, Golfo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.114 Almera, Llanos de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.89 Almera, Puerto de Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . 2.126 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.140 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.137 General information . . . . . . . . . . 2.114 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.132 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . 2.122 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.141

Almera, Rada de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.127 Almera, Ro de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.138 Almerimar, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.104 Almina Almina, Peninsula: Ceuta . . . . . . . . . 2.22 Almina, Punta: Ceuta . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.22 Almudn, Torre de (40192N, 00217E) Almucar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.96 Alta Fiumara, Castello di . . . . . . . . . . 12.22 Altafulla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.200 Altafulla, Villa de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.183 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.200 Altarella, Punta L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.59 Altea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.289 Altea, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.289 Altea, Islote de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.257 Altea, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.290 Alto Alto Lido, Torre dell . . . . . . . . . . 14.195 Alto, Masseria dell . . . . . . . . . . . 14.213 Alto, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.50 Alto, Torre dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.213 Altura beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.191 Alumbres, Castillo de los . . . . . . . . . . 2.177 Amarillos, Los . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.209 Amendolara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.100 Amendolara Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.99 Amendolara, Banco di . . . . . . . . . . 14.98 Amendolea, Fiumara d . . . . . . . . . . . 14.11 Amer Amer, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.206 Amer, Ro de Son . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.207 Amesfout, Ras el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.126 Ametlla Ametlla de Mar, Puerto de La . . . . . 3.145 Ametlla, Cala de l . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.145 Ameur, Rass (34408N 11074E) Amiraut, Pointe de l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.75 Amor, Sidi, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.47 Amouch, Ras el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.126 Ampolla Ampolla, Golfo de l . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.142 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.142 Ampolla, L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.142 Ampolla, Puerto de L . . . . . . . . . . . 3.143 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.143 Amposta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.126 Ampuriabrava, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . 3.315 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.315 Waterways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.315 Ampurias Ampurias, Castelln de . . . . . . . . . . 3.308 Ampurias, Playa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.308 Amusa, Fiumara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.26 Anabra, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.12 Anafra Anafra, Anse d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.12 Anafra, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.12 Anapo, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.122 Ancinale, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.46 Anciola Anciola, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.96 Anciola, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.96 Ancor, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.38 Ancoraggio = anchorage, see proper name Andalousa, Kalaat el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.47 Andalouses, Baie des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.38 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.38 Andalucia, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.320 Andraitx Andraitx, La Mola de . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.91 Andraitx, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.111 Andr, Saint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.50 Andritxol, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.91 Androna, Bajo La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.20 Angitola, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.16 Anglais, Pointe des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.151

Anguila, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.62 Animas, Punta de las . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.141 Anipro, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.175 Anna Anna Quelti, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.14 Anna, Fiumara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.11 Annaba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.303 Annaba, Golfe de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.298 Annaba, Port d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.303 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . 6.305 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.308 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.307 General information . . . . . . . . . . 6.303 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.306 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . 6.304 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.309 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.303 Annunziata Annunziata, Fiume dell . . . . . . . . . 12.23 Annunziata, Torrente . . . . . . . . . . . 12.34 Anse = bay or cove, see proper name Antas, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.180 Antecristo, Peal del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.252 Antennamare, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.139 Antoni, Can Pere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.129 Antonio, Cala Sant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.136 Aokas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.226 Aokas, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.228 Aoua, Pointe dEl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.112 Appennino Calabrese . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.55 Appollo, Banco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.45 Aquil, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.256 Arabi, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.59 Aranol, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.124 Arbalu, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.185 Arbane Millia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.187 Archirafi, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.31 Refuge mole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.31 Arco, Punta dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.28 Ardore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.32 Ardore Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.32 Arena Arena Bianca, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.39 Arena, San Nicola l . . . . . . . . . . . 10.101 Arena, Scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.18 Arenal Arenal de Alcaufa, Ensenada . . . . . 4.263 Arenal de Castell, Cala . . . . . . . . . . 4.253 Arenal de Son Severa . . . . . . . . . . . 4.211 Arenal de Tirant, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . 4.254 Arenal Gran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.214 Arenal, El, Arenal, El, Puerto . . . . . 4.125 Arenal, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.125 Arenal, Playa del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.124 Arend, Kef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.124 Arene Rosse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.53 Arenella Arenella, Isla: E Spain . . . . . . . . . . 3.306 Arenella: Sicilia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.73 Arenella, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.73 Arenella, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.73 Arenys Arenys de Mar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.249 Arenys de Mar, Puerto de . . . . . . 3.261 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.261 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.261 Arenys de Munt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.249 Arenys, Riera de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.261 Arer, Kef-el- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.124 Argentona, Riera de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.249 Aria, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.214 Ariana, Scoglio dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.190 Armeleia, Secca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.102 Armi, Capo dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.10 Aro, Puerto d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.293 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.293 Yacht harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.293 Arobat, Mersa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.12 Arpa, Punta dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.41

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Arrecife = reef, see proper name Arroyo = stream or rivulet, see proper name Art, Baha de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.211 Artrutx, Cabo d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.233 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.228 Artuiz, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.275 Arzew Arzew, Golfe d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.81 Arzew, lot d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.88 Arzew, Port d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.91 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . 6.93 Arzew Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.91 Arzew-el-Djdid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.91 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.98 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.95 General information . . . . . . . . . . . 6.91 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.94 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . 6.92 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.99 Asfer, Kef el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.112 Ashtart Ashtart Oil Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.165 Ashtart Oil Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.186 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . 7.188 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.189 General information . . . . . . . . . . 7.186 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . 7.187 Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.190 Asinelli, Isolotto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.22 Asparano, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.114 Aspra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.74 Assi, Fiumara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.46 Aswad, Ras el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.15 Atalaya, Castillo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.232 Atalayasa, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 Atalayn, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.86 Ataya = watch-tower or highview-point, see proper name Ataya, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.192 Atenea, Rupe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.106 Atia, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.207 Attar, Sidi, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.18 Atunara, La, Fishing Harbour . . . . . . . . 2.65 Aubarca Aubarca, Farayo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.181 Aubarca, Morro de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.181 Aucanada Aucanada, Isla de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.189 Aucanada, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.189 Aucelles, Los . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 Augusta, Porto di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.44 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.58 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.82 Cantera, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.78 Commerciale, Porto . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.71 Cugno, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.88 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.76 Gennalena, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.76 Girotta, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.88 Granatello, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.43 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.69 Isolotto di Augusta . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.48 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.54 Megarese, Porto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.69 Mola, Cala della . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.43 Penisola Magnisi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.49 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.92 Seno di Priolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.72 Terre Vecchie, Porticciolo di . . . . . . 13.70 Xifonio, Porto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.43 Auorre, Djemaa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.207 Aurera, Jemaa; see Auorre Djemaa . . 6.207 Avanzada, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.183 Avelln, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.188 Avola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.115 Avola, Marina di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.115 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.115

Mole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.115 Avolos, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.74 Avoltoio, Pietra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.76 Axin Axin, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.242 Axin, Roche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.241 Ayari, Jebel el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.47 Azoha Azoha, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.172 Azoha, Torre de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.172 Azr, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.44 Azucenas, Playa de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.105 Azzeffoun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.198 B har, An . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.290 Bab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.35 Baba Baba Sellum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.136 Baba, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.36 Bacs, Bajo dels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.181 Badalona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.249 Badella, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.37 Badolato Badolato Superiore . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.47 Badolato, Marina di . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.47 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.47 Badn, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.111 Baffuta, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.91 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.91 Bagheria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.74 Bagnara Calabra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.51 Bagnara Calabra, Porto di . . . . . . . . 11.51 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.51 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.51 Bagno Bagno, Banco del . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.199 Bagno, Pietra del . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.201 Bagur, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.305 Baar ic-aghaq, Qala ta . . . . . . . . . . 8.78 Bahia = bay, see proper name Bahr Ensa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.245 Baie = bay, see proper name Bairi, Bourdj el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.127 Bairi, Bourdj el, Banc de . . . . . . . . 6.127 Bajadella, la, Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.31 Bajda Bajda, Il Qolla I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.77 Bajda, Ras il- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.144 Bajjada, Ras il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.144 Bajo = shoal, see proper name Bajol Bajol, Atalaya de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.232 Bajol, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.232 Bajos, Torre de los (3647N, 0235W) Bakkour, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.228 Balaguer Balaguer, Coll de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.140 Balaguer, Sierra de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.140 Balata Balata Piatta, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.37 Balata, Secca: Mazara del Vallo . . . . 9.86 Balatella, Secca: Trapani . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.66 Balcones, Los . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.24 Baleares, Islas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 Principal ports, harbours and anchorages . . . . . . . 1.108 Baleato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.131 Balellas, Isletas las . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 Balerma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.89 Balerma, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.89 Balestrate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.35 Balis, Puerto El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.259 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.259 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.259 Ballena, Bajo de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.256 Ballenas, Las (3645N, 0402W) Ballesta, Bajo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.186

Baa, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.111 Baalbufar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.165 Banc Sadok . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.233 Bancal, Punta El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.239 Banch, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.305 Banco = bank or sandbank, see proper name Bandiera, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.215 Baos Baos, Punta de los . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.89 Baos, Punta de: Adra . . . . . . . . . . . 2.87 Baos, Punta de: Estepona . . . . . . . . 2.24 Baos, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.24 Banys, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.272 Bar, Ermita de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.192 Baraket, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.64 Barani, El, Beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.169 Barbada, Piedras de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.121 Barbar, An . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.242 Barber, Punta de la Cueva de . . . . . . 2.288 Barbi, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.44 Barbinas, Punta de Sas . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.91 Barcaiztegui, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.44 Barcarello, Punta di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.22 Barcars Barcars, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . . 4.186 Barcars, Losa del . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.186 Barcars, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.186 Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto . . . . . . . . 10.131 Barcelona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.212 Barcelona, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.210 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . 3.221 Basins and berths . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.234 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.233 General information . . . . . . . . . . 3.210 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.227 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . 3.217 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.239 Barco Vercillo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.51 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.51 Bardina, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.183 Barona, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.183 Barqueta, La, Piedra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.24 Barra Barra Alta, Placer de la . . . . . . . . . . . 3.71 Barra, La: Sicilia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.14 Barra, La: Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.173 Barra, Montaa La . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.313 Barracas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.126 Barranco Barranco de Maro, Punta del . . . . . . 2.84 Barranco del Agua, Torre del . . . . . 2.256 Barranco Hondo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.268 Barril, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.252 Barrilla, Cala de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.172 Basa Basa, Cabo la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.46 Basa, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.46 Basento, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.115 Basetas Basetas, Puerto de las . . . . . . . . . . . 2.297 Basetas, Punta de las . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.297 Basiluzzo, Isola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.227 Bassa Nova, Ensenada de la . . . . . . . . 4.214 Bassana, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.23 Basset, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.94 Bastardo della Montante . . . . . . . . . . . 11.37 Bastione Bastione, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.90 Batera Batera, Punta de la: E Spain . . . . . . 3.309 Batera, Punta de Sa: Isla de Mallorca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.214 Battilamano, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.92 Baul, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.109 Bauz, Islote El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.131 Beca, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.166 Bechi, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.81

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Bechir el Reh, Sidi, Ouled . . . . . . . . . . 6.38 Begra Begra, Roche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.241 Begra, Sidi, Anse de . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.242 Begur Nature Reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.302 Bejaa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.229 Bejaa, Golfe de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.223 Bejaa, Port de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.229 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . 6.231 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.234 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.233 General information . . . . . . . . . . 6.229 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.232 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . 6.230 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.235 Bekalta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.162 Bel, Pea de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.109 Belilla: see Velilla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.99 Bella, Isola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.12 Bellaouidet, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.75 Bellver, Castillo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.122 Belmonte Belmonte, Villa: E Sicilia . . . . . . . 13.104 Belmonte, Villa: N Sicilia . . . . . . . . 10.73 Beltran, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.90 Belvedere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.104 Belvedere, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.12 Belvedere, Torre di . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.104 Ben Sekka, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.18 Benagalbn, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.84 Benalmdena Benalmdena, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . 2.34 Benalmdena, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.34 Bengajsa Bengajsa Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.128 Bengajsa Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.128 Bengajsa, Il-Fortizza ta . . . . . . . . 8.127 Bengajsa, Il-Ponta Ta . . . . . . . . . . 8.128 Bengut Bengut, Cap; see Ras Bengut . . . . . 6.186 Bengut, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.186 Benhout, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.241 Beni Haouas, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.124 Beni Khiar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.152 Beni Saf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.23 Beni Saf, Port de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.23 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . 6.25 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.28 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.27 General information . . . . . . . . . . . 6.23 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.26 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . 6.24 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.29 Beni Sad Beni Sad, Anse des . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.243 Beni Sad, Roches des . . . . . . . . . . 6.243 Benicarlo, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.121 Benicasim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.71 Benicasim, Olla de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.99 Benicasim, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.71 Benidorm Benidorm, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . 2.287 Benidorm, Islote de . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.256 Benidorm, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.288 Beppe Tuccio, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.37 Berard, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.75 Berbera Berbera, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.19 Berbera, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.19 Bered, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.7 Berengueles, Ensenada de los . . . . . . . . 2.96 Bergantn Bergantn, Islote El . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.131 Bergantn, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.170 Berinshel Berinshel, lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.126 Berinshel, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.126 Bermeja Bermeja, Laja de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.34

Bermeja, Sierra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.22 Bermeja, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.34 Bernat Bernat, Caball, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . 4.165 Bernat, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.52 Bertolino, Casa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.97 Bess Bess Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.254 Bess, Rio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.253 Bess, Trmica del . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.223 Bess, Torre del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.251 Bessari, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.138 Bethioua, Port de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.91 Betoya Betoya, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.60 Betoya, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.64 Beu, Torre den . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.208 Bey, Enshir el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.140 Bhiret = lagoon, dock, shelf, see proper name Bianca Bianca, Cala: Isola Marettimo . . . . . 9.37 Bianca, Casa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.108 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.108 Bianca, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.107 Bianca, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.124 Bianco Bianco (Calabria) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.30 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.30 Bianco, Capo: S Sicilia . . . . . . . . . . . 9.98 Biban, el, Banc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.262 Anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.271 Bibane, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.262 Bibane, El, Bhiret . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.262 Bibi Bibi, lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.249 Bibi, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.249 Biddlecombe Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.11 Bighi Bighi Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.106 Bighi peninsula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.106 Bingemma Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.60 Biniancolla, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.278 Binibeca Binibeca, Cala de (39496N, 4146E) Binibeca, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.276 Binicous Binicous, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.232 Binicous,Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.232 Binidali, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.276 Biniencolla, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.276 Binigaus, Playa de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.283 Biniparraitx, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.276 Binirrs, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.52 Binisafulla, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.276 Bir Bir, Ir-Ramla tal- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.152 Bir, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.7 Birgi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.82 Birsa Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.129 Birebbua, Il-Baja ta . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.135 Biscione, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.24 Bivona, Castello di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.19 Bizerte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.54 Bizerte, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.53 Bizerte, Canal de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.55 Goulet du Lac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.55 Lac de Bizerte . . . . . . . . . . . 7.85 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.86 General information . . . . . 7.85 Menzel Bourguiba . . . . . . 7.87 Bizerte, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.18 Bizerte, Port de Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . 7.63 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.76 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.74 General information . . . . . . . . . . . 7.53

Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.68 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . 7.59 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.80 Blanc, Cap Blanc, Cap: Cherchell . . . . . . . . . . . 6.126 Blanc, Cap: Tunisia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.18 Blanc, Cap: W Algeria . . . . . . . . . . . 6.14 Blanca Blanca, Cala: Isla de Menorca . . . . 4.233 Blanca, Cala: Morocco . . . . . . . . . . . 5.86 Blanca, Cala: S Spain (3736N, 0043W) Blanca, Piedra: Cartagena . . . . . . . . 2.233 Blanca, Punta: E Spain . . . . . . . . . . 3.333 Blanca, Punta: Isla de Ibiza . . . . . . . 4.51 Blanca, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.111 Blanca,Piedra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.15 Blancar, Bajo El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.16 Blanch, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.20 Blanche, Roche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.15 Blanco Blanco Cabo: Bahia de San Antonio: Isla de Ibiza . . . . . . . 4.46 Blanco, Cabo: Isla Conejera: Isla de Ibiza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.40 Blanco, Cabo: Isla de Mallorca . . . . . 4.90 Blanco, Cabo: N Isla de Ibiza . . . . . . 4.42 Blanco, Cabo: S Spain . . . . . . . . . . 2.258 Blanco, Puerto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.296 Blanes Blanes, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.242 Blanes, Cala, Punta de . . . . . . . . 4.241 Blanes, Castillo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.271 Blanes, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . . . 3.288 Blanes, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.288 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.288 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.288 Blanqu, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.208 Blata I-Bajda, Il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.78 Bleda, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.313 Bledas, Islas Bledas, Islas: Isla de Ibiza . . . . . . . . . 4.21 Bleda Mayor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.21 Bleda Pequea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.21 Bleda Plana, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.21 Redonda del Este . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.21 Redonda del Oeste . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.21 Bledas, Islas: Isla de Menorca . . . . 4.252 Bledes, Ses Bledes, Ses, Isla de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.99 Bledes, Ses, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.99 Bleruna, Plage de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.187 Blida, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.7 Blue Lagoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.155 Boberak, Banc du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.38 Boca = mouth or entrance, see proper name Boca del Ro, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Boca, Cala Vall de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.167 Bocana, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.104 Bocchus, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.13 Bochs, Cala, Bajo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.61 Bocic Bocic, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.36 Bocic, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.36 Boix, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.59 Bola, La (3735N, 0051W) Bolaga, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.199 Bombas, Arroyo de las . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.13 Bombasa, Piedras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.262 Bon, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.32 Bona, Cala, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.212 Bonagia Bonagia, Secca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.22 Bonagia, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.22 Bne: See Annaba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.303 Bonete, Torren del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.102 Bnico, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.17

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Bonifato, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.32 Booa Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.12 Boquellas, Pasaje . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.306 Boraco, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.191 Borch Lomchat, Ras el . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.35 Bordelaise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.186 Bordj = small port, see proper name Bordonaro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.54 Borgatorio, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.73 Borgo = village, see proper name Borj = small port, see proper name Borracho, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.215 Borri, Cala Es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.99 Borsellino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.81 Bosch Bosch, Cala en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.292 Bosch, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.51 Bosque, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.41 Bosquet, Port de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.112 Bossa, Playa den . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.72 Bota, La, Bajo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.20 Botafoch, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.59 Botarell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.140 Bottaro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.226 Bottazza, Scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.107 Bou Abed, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.289 Bou Ameur, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.38 Bou Aroun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.140 Bou Arous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.185 Bou Haroun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.140 Bou Keltoum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.11 Bou Kertzoum, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.205 Bou Madane, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.31 Bou Mecaoud, Djebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.112 Bou Merouane, Sidi, Pointe . . . . . . . . 6.250 Bou Sfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.38 Bou Skkour, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.36 Bou Touil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.123 Bou Yacoub, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.135 Bou Zadjar, Mersa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.14 Bou Zarea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.145 Bou Zegzag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.123 Bou Zeid, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.242 Bouabed, Borj; see Cap Figalo . . . . . . . 6.11 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.35 Bouak, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.227 Boubrac, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.185 Bougaroun Bougaroun Cap; see Ras Bougaroun . . . . . . . . . . . 6.207 Bougaroun, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.207 Bougie: See Port de Bejaa . . . . . . . . . 6.229 Boukarouk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.185 Boulima, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.188 Boulipha, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.293 Bova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.9 Bova Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.15 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.15 Porticella di Bova, Monte . . . . . . . . . 14.9 Bovalino Bovalino Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.31 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.31 Bovalino Superiore . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.24 Bove Marino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.48 Bvedas Bvedas, Placer de las . . . . . . . . . . . 2.24 Bvedas, Torre de las . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.24 Brafi, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.207 Brahim-el-Krouas, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.124 Brancaleone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.28 Brancaleone Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.28 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.28 Branchs Canyellas, Los . . . . . . . . . . . 3.310 Breira, Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.136 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.136 Brescas, Punta de las (39327N, 2224E)

Briatico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.29 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.29 Briglia, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.222 Briqueterie, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.49 Brolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.123 Brolo, Fiume di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.123 Brolo, Scoglio di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.123 Brcoli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.42 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.42 River berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.42 Brut Brut, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.243 Brut, Cala En . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.253 Bruzzano, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.25 Capo Bruzzano, Torre di . . . . . . . . . 14.26 Bu Azzn, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.63 Buch, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.181 Buda, Isla de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.102 Budmah, Anse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.21 Bue Marino, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.25 Bugibba Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.82 Bullent, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.14 Buonamico, Fiumara . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.26 Burmada, Rass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.232 Burriach, Castillo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.251 Burriana Burriana, Grao de (3952N, 0004W) Burriana, Playa de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.93 Burriana, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.79 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . 3.81 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.84 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.83 General information . . . . . . . . . . . 3.79 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.82 Limting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.80 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.85 Burriana, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.82 Busquets, Cala den . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.238 Butera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.108

Can Barret, Escuy de . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.190 C des Baxell, Punta Es . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.99 Can Negre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.124 Can Pastilla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.126 Can Picafort, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . 4.199 Cas Catal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.134 Caball Bernat, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.165 Caballas, Pen de las . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.97 Caballeria, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.252 Caballet, Muelle den . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.61 Caballo Caballo, Banco del . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.256 Caballo, Rocher du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.15 Cabezo Cabezo el Fraile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25 Cabezo, Bajo El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.270 Cabezo, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.256 Cabezo = shoal head, see proper name Cbliers Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.76 Cabo = cape, see proper name Cabot, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.105 Cabras, Torren de las . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.102 Cabrera Cabrera, Freu de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.83 Cabrera, Isla de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.95 Cabrera, Isla de, Archipelago . . . . 4.95 Cabrera, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.97 Cabrera, Sierra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.164 Cabricas, Punta de las . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.172 Cabrito, Ensenada del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.31 Cabrn Cabrn, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.172 Cabrn, Torre del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.100 Cadaqus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.320

Cadaqus, Dedos de . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.306 Cadaqus, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . 3.320 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.320 Cadaqus, Montaa de . . . . . . . . . . 3.308 Cadaqus, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.320 Cadute, Pietra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.53 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.53 Caduti, Ossario dei . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.68 Caito . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.41 Caixas, Bajo Las . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.111 Cala, Cala, Port de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.53 Cala = cove or small bay, see proper name Cala Conca, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . 3.320 Cala Grao . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.272 Cala, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.321 Calabernardo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.116 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.116 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.116 Calabeza, Morro de la, Cabo del . . . . 4.207 Calabria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.2 Calaburras, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25 Calafat, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.147 Calafates, Punta de los . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.289 Calafats, Los . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.94 Calahonda Calahonda, Caleta . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.101 Calahonda, Torre de: Cabo Sacratif . 2.86 Calahonda, Torre de: Punta Ladrones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25 Calamizzi, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.24 Calapatar, Ro del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.14 Calarossa, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.47 Calav, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.123 Calaveo, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.45 Calcarella, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.38 Caldere, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.252 Calds, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.42 Caldura, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.94 Calella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.262 Calella de Palafrugel . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 Calella, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 Calella, Playa de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.262 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.262 Caleta Caleta de San Llorens . . . . . . . . . . 4.282 Caleta de Vlez, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.113 Caleta, La: Morocco . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.61 Caleta, Punta de la: Mallorca . . . . . 4.110 Caleta, Torre de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.94 Caletas, Port de las . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.43 Caleta = cove, see proper name Caletn Caletn de Levante . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.38 Caletn, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.38 Calle, La, Port de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.291 Callosa, Sierra de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.253 Calnegre Calnegre, Punta de: Golfo de Mazarrn . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.172 Calnegre, Punta: Cabo de Palos . . . 2.254 Cal Cal den Rigo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.128 Cal, Cala Es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.190 Cal, Punta des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.190 Calobra, Cala de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.175 Calogero Calogero, Monte Santo: N Sicilia . . 10.90 Caln, Piedra del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Calonge, Riera de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 Calopezzati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.71 Calopinace, Fiumara di . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.24 Calpe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.293 Calpe, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.293 Calpe, Pen de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.253 Calpe, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.295 Caltabellotta, Picco di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.97

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Calvario Calvario, Cerro del . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.200 Calvario, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.261 Cambrils Cambrils, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.149 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.149 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.149 Cambrils, Ro de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.149 Cambrils, Villa de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.149 Camerata, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.14 Camillaro, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.26 Cammello Cammello, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.104 Cammello, Scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.36 Camp de Mar Camp de Mar, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . 4.103 Camp de Mar, Isla de . . . . . . . . . . . 4.103 Camp Roig, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.214 Campana, Puig de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.253 Campbell, Fortizza ta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.82 Campello, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.281 Campo Campo, Isola del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.196 Campoamor, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.283 Campobello, Ancoraggio di . . . . . . . . . 8.30 Campofelice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.92 Campolato, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.17 Campomarino di Maruggio, Porto di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.211 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.211 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.211 Campos Campos, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.104 Campos, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.90 Campos, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.90 Can Can, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.59 Can, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.59 Can, Islotes de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.59 Canal Canal, Ensenada de la . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.33 Canal, Fondeadero de la . . . . . . . . . . 4.33 Canale = Canal, see proper name Canaletto, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.106 Caas, Arroyo de las (36272N, 05045E) Canastel Canastel, Baie du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.49 Canastel, Pointe du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.49 Candado, Puerto de El . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.112 Cane Cane, Pizzo di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.90 Cane, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.105 Caelles, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.290 Canet Canet de Berenguer, Puerto . . . . . . . 3.98 Canet de Mar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.249 Canet, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.71 Nova-Canet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.71 Canfli, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.287 Cangrejo, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.18 Cani Cani, les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.32 Cani, Scoglio dei . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.105 Canier Canier, Grande , Baie du . . . . . . . . . 6.290 Canier, Petit, Baie du . . . . . . . . . . . 6.290 Canna Canna, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.182 Canna, Torrente . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.112 Cannitello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.22 Cannitello, Insenatura di . . . . . . . . 10.215 Can, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Cantal, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Cantales, Punta de los . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.84 Cantera Cantera, Isla La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.270

Cantera, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.78 Canto Canto, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.15 Canto, Roches du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.15 Cauelos, Cala de los . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.94 Canutells, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.279 Cayamel, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.210 Canyellas Canyellas Grosas Canyellas Grosas, Cala de . . . . . 3.310 Canyellas Grosas, Punta de la . . . 3.310 Canyellas Petitas, Cala de . . . . . . . . 3.310 Canyellas, Los Branchs . . . . . . . . . 3.310 Canyelles Canyelles, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.290 Canyelles, Cala, Puerto de . . . . . 3.290 Canyelles, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.337 Cap, capo = cape or headland see proper name Capaci . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.20 Capaz, Puerto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.30 Capdepera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.209 Capellanes, Cala de los (38212N, 0249W) Capicorb, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.90 Capicorp, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.111 Capo, Secca del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.188 Capparone, Scoglio del . . . . . . . . . . . 14.212 Cappellone, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.47 Cappelluzza, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.206 Caprera, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.161 Capuchin Convent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.127 Carabassa Carabassa, Morro de sa . . . . . . . . . . 4.207 Carabassa, Punta de sa . . . . . . . . . . . 4.99 Carace Carace, Punta: Cala Ficara . . . . . . . . 8.31 Carace, Punta: NE coast of Pantelleria . . . . . . . . . . 8.28 Caradero = loading terminal, see proper name Caragol Caragol, Baja Es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.276 Caragol, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.90 Caragol, Islote des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.90 Caragol, Puig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.43 Caragol, Islote El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.24 Caragolet, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.70 Carb, Playa des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.90 Carbon Carbon, Ras: Golfe dArzew . . . . . 6.111 Carbon, Cap: Golfe de Bejaa . . . . . 6.188 Carbone, Torrente . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.89 Carbonera Carbonera, Puig de la . . . . . . . . . . . 3.333 Carbonera, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.23 Carbonera, Sierra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.13 Carbonera, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.23 Carboneras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Carboneras, Isla de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Carboneras, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . 2.189 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . 2.191 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.194 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.193 General information . . . . . . . . . . 2.189 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.192 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . 2.190 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.195 Carboneras, Ro de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Carchuna Carchuna, Castillo de . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.86 Carchuna, Playa de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.86 Carchuna, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.86 Careri, Fiumara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.26 Cargador, Bajo del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.173 Cargolls, Islas de los . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.44 Cariati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.90

Cariati Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.90 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.90 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.90 Carihuela, Playa de (3636N, 0431W) Carini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.20 Carini, Baia di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.20 Carlo V Carlo V, Castello di: Crotone . . . . . 14.71 Carlo V, Torre di: S Sicilia . . . . . . . 9.107 Carlos, Villa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.268 Caronia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.96 Caronia, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.94 Caronia, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.94 Carre, Maison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.152 Carrire, Pointe de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.75 Carrires Carrires, Anse des . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.138 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.138 Carrires, Baie des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.75 Carrires, Pointe des . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.290 Carril, Ensenada del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.90 Cartagena, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.211 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.222 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.236 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.233 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.211 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.227 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.219 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.237 Carthage, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.47 Caruscia, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.28 Casa = house, see proper name Casa, Scoglio della . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.212 Casabianca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.222 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.222 Casablanca Production Platform . . . . . 3.138 Casaza, Anse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.64 Caserio = Hamlet, see proper name Cassare, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.12 Cassibile, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.105 Castagna, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.201 Castalla, Ro de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.279 Casteldaccia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.99 Castelfranco, Torre di . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.195 Castell Castell, Cabo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.309 Castell, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273, 4.167 Castell, Cala Arenal de . . . . . . . . . . 4.253 Castell, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 Castell, Punta des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.232 Castella Castella, Le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.51 Castella, Le, Secca . . . . . . . . . . . 14.51 Castella, le, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.51 Castella, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.41 Castell de Llans, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.337 Castellaccio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.69 Castellammare Castellammare del Golfo, Porto di, Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . 10.36 Castellammare, Golfo di . . . . . . . . . 10.27 Castellar, Cabezo del (3645N, 0310W) Castellazzo, Pizzo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.33 Castelldefels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.183 Castello, Colle del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.107 Castelln de la Plana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.86 Castelln de la Plana, Puerto de . . . . 3.86 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . 3.88 Berthing platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.90 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.93 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.92 General information . . . . . . . . . . . 3.86 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.91 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . 3.87 Offshore Oil Terminal . . . . . . . . . 3.89

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Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.94 Castelluccia, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.191 Castelluccio Castelluccio, Punta: Siracusa . . . . 13.139 Castelluccio, Scoglio . . . . . . . . 13.122 Castelluccio: Taormina Castelluccio NW Cove . . . . . . . . 13.26 Landing place . . . . . . . . . . 13.26 Castelluccio, Porto di . . . . . . . . . 13.27 Temporary shelter . . . . . . . 13.27 Castelluccio, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . 13.12 Castelluzzo Castelluzzo, Punta: E Sicilia . . . . . . 13.17 Castelluzzo, Punta: S Sicilia . . . . . . 9.163 Castiglione Castiglione: Algeria . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.127 Castillejos, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.15 Castillo Castillo, Cerro del: Alicante . . . . . . 2.319 Castillo Punta del: Baha de Alcudia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.189 Castillo, Punta del: Ensenada de Santa Ponsa . . . . . . . 4.109 Castillo, Punta del: Puerto de Cabrera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.97 Castillo, Punta del: Torrevieja . . . . . 2.262 Castillo = Castle, see proper name Castor, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.24 Catal, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.62 Catalfano, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.15 Catalua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.210 Catalua, Cabo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.167 Catania, Porto di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.18 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.20 Basins and berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.23 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.22 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.21 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.19 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.24 Catanzaro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.42 Catanzaro Lido . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.49 Catanzaro, Marina di . . . . . . . . . . . 14.49 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.49 Refuge harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.49 Catona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.22 Catona, Fiume di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.22 Catraca, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.84 Cavallo Cavallo Bianco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.55 Cavallo, Grande . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.206 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.220 Cavallo, Petit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.206 Cavallo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Petit Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.206 Cavallo, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.206 Cavallo, Torre: N Sicilia . . . . . . . . 10.124 Cavallo, Torre: S Italy . . . . . . . . . . . 12.22 Cavaretto, Casa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.97 Cavazzi, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.41 Caverna, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.16 Caverner, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.16 Cavone, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.114 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.114 awl, Il-ebel ta- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.151 Caxine, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.127 Cazara, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.64 Cefal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.92 Cefal anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.102 Cefal, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.92 Clesi, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.24 Cnia, Rio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.111 Central Trmica, Espignn de la . . . . . . 2.58 Cerbre, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.333 Cerchiara, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.107 Cerdana, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.109 Cernia, Secca della . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.33 Cerquero, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.131 Cerrillos, Torre de los . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.137

Cerro = hillock, mound, hill see proper name Cervaro, Scoglio del . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.101 Cervera, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.255 Cesreo Cesreo, Porto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.212 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.212 Marine Nature Reserve . . . . . . . 14.184 Cesreo, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.212 Ceuta, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.19 Chacal Chacal, Anse du (37139N 9495E) Chacal, Pointe de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.75 Chafarinas, Islas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.79 Chaib, Sidi, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.45 Chambray, Fort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.151 Chapa Chapa de Puntas, Bajo de la . . . . . . 2.172 Chapa, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.173 Charaa, Rass ech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.75 Charco, Torre del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.256 Charraca, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.42 Charrac, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.42 Charranes Charranes, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.68 Charranes, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.68 Charybdis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.20 Chteau-Vert, Pointe du . . . . . . . . . . . 6.261 Chebba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.181 Chelif, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.90 Chemma, Bou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.228 Chenoua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.123 Chenoua, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.138 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.138 Chenoua, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.126 Cherchell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.128 Cherf, Sidi (3701N, 634E) Chergui, les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.184 Chridi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.197 Cherka, Oued el (36593N, 6340E) Chetabi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.244 Chiana, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.20 Chianalea, Marina della . . . . . . . . . . . 12.20 Chianca Chianca, Secca di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.91 Chiappe, Punta delle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.231 Chiatona beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.103 Chiavole, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.123 Chibli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.154 Chica Chica, Boca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.173 Chica, Mar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.86 Chico, Freu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.25 Chiffalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.141 Chiha, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.19 Chihli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.154 Chilches, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.84 Chinchilla, Barranco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.102 Chinch, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.46 Chirica, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.197 Chiusa, Piano della . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.44 Choucha Choucha, Jebel bou . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.34 Choucha, Sidi bou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.34 Chrtienne, Tombeau de la . . . . . . . . . 6.123 Chucho, Torre del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.85 Chullera Chullera, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.23 Chullera, Torre de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.23 Churriana (3540N, 0430W) Churruca, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.131 Ciaramiti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.19 Cicala, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.43 Ciclopi, Isole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.37 Marine reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.37 Ciega, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.209 Cimetire, Pointe du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.290 Cimiti, Capo: Mezzo, Capo di . . . . . . 14.43

Cinque Denti, Cala dei . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.28 Cipresses, Roqueros de los . . . . . . . . . . 2.24 Circe, Secche di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.163 irkewwa irkewwa, Ir-Ramla ta- . . . . . . . . . 8.152 irkewwa, Ponta ta- . . . . . . . . . . . 8.152 Ro-Ro terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.153 Cir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.88 Cir Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.88 Cirucco, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.158 Ciscar, Banco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.131 Ciutadella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.234 Ciutadella, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.234 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . 4.236 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.240 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.238 General information . . . . . . . . . . 4.234 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.237 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . 4.235 Clavaguer, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.306 Clementina, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.268 Clot Clot de la Mola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.263 Clot, Punta des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.263 Clota, Cala de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.309 Cocedor, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.254 Coco, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.91 Cocodrilo de Bonaire, Puerto . . . . . . . 4.187 Codera, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.306 Codol Codol de la Torre Nova, Ensenada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.251 Codol, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.38 Codol, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.34 Codolada, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.253 Codolar Codolar del Imperial, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.99 Codolar, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.61 Codrell, Escollo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.277 Cofano Cofano, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.21 Cofano, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.21 Colativi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.135 Colegio de Religiosas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.55 Colera Colera, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.339 Colera, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.339 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.339 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.339 Colibr, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.69 Colimena, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.191 Collo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.245 Collo, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.245 Collo, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.249 Collo, La Seiche de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.249 Colls, Los . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.71 Colls, Los, Banco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.253 Collserola, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.231 Colom Colom, Casa de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.320 Colom, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.262 Colom, Porto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.214 Colombaia Colombaia, Isolotto . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.72 Colombaia, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.71 Colombara Colombara, Scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.41 Colombara, Secca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.45 Colombi, lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.112 Colomer, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.167 Colonia Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.26 Colonna Colonna Pizzuta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.104 Colonna, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.91 Colonne, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.43 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.86 Columbrete Grande, Islote . . . . . . . . . 3.131

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Columbretes, Islotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.127 Marine reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.129 Comarruga, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.202 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.202 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.202 Comino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.150 Cominotto:Kemmunett . . . . . . . . . . 8.151 North Comino Channel . . . . . . . . . . 8.150 South Comino Channel . . . . . . . . . . 8.151 Conca Conca d Oro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.53 Conca, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.320 Conca, Cala, Punta de . . . . . . . . . 3.320 Concepcin Concepcin, Castillo de la (37361N, 00589W) Concepcin, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . 2.84 Concha, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.13 Conchas, Cala de las (3717N, 0145W) Concordia, Temple of . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.107 Condesa, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.15 Condoianni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.26 Condoianni, Fiumara . . . . . . . . . . . 14.26 Conejera Conejera, Isla: Isla de Cabrera Archipelago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.101 Conejera, Isla: Isla de Ibiza . . . . . . . . 4.41 Conejeras, Las . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.41 Conejos, Isla de los . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.91 Congreso Congreso, Banco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.80 Congreso, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.80 Conigli Conigli Isola dei: Isola di Lampedusa . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.49 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.54 Conigli, Isole dei: S Italy . . . . . . . 14.212 Conigliera, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.140 Conigliera, le, Channel . . . . . . . . . 7.142 Conquista, Torre de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.81 Consolino, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.24 Constantine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.282 Consuls, Pointe des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.151 Conti di Modica, Torre del . . . . . . . . . 9.161 Cope Cope, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.172 Cope, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.172 Copfre, Puerto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.100 Corace, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.49 Corail, Banc de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.49 Corailleurs Corailleurs, Anse des . . . . . . . . . . . 6.256 Corailleurs, Baie des . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.301 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.305 Corailleurs, Plage des . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.38 Corals, Kef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.15 Corallo, Porto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.20 Corballera, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.125 Corbelin Corbelin, Cap; see Ras Corbelin . . . 6.187 Corbelin, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.187 Corberana, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.90 Corda, Mola de sa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.166 Corigliano Corigliano Calabro . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.100 Corigliano Calabro, Porto di . . . . . 14.106 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.106 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.106 Corigliano, Golfo di . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.92 Corne Sud, Tte de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.233 Cornuda, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.262 Corpmari, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.61 Corral Corral fals, Punta des . . . . . . . . . . . 4.165 Corral, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.38 Corrals, Punta (38582N, 1161E) Correggia beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.191 Corrente, Scogli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.23

Correnti, Isola delle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.173 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.173 Corriente, Laja de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.15 Corsaro Corsaro, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.74 Corsaro, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.74 Corta, Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.210 Cortiglio, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.39 Cortigliolo, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.31 Corvo Corvo, Picco del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.219 Corvo, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.163 Coscio, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.99 Costa Costa de Garraf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.183 Costa, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.320 Costera, Ensenada sa . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.166 Cotelle Cotelle, Banco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.17 Cotelle, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.17 Countries and Ports Algeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.54 Flora and fauna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.61 General description . . . . . . . . . . . 1.54 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.57 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.56 Industry and trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.62 Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.59 National limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.55 Physical features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.60 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.58 Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.63 Flora and fauna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.70 General description . . . . . . . . . . . 1.63 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.66 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.65 Industry and trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.71 Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.68 National limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.64 Physical features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.69 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.67 Malta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.72 Flora and fauna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.79 General description . . . . . . . . . . . 1.72 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.75 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.74 Industry and trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.80 Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.77 National limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.73 Physical features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.78 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.76 Morocco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.81 Flora and fauna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.88 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.84 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.83 Industry and trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.89 Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.86 National limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.82 Physical features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.87 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.85 Port services Docking facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.109 Other facilities Compass adjustment . . . . . 1.113 Deratting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.114 Measured distances . . . . . . 1.115 Minor repair services . . . . . 1.110 Salvage Services . . . . . . . . 1.112 Principal ports, harbours and anchorages . . . . . . . 1.108 Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.90 Flora and fauna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.97 General description . . . . . . . . . . . 1.90 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.93 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.92 Industry and trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.98 Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95 National limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.91 Physical features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.96

Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.94 Tunisia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.99 Flora and fauna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.106 General description . . . . . . . . . . . 1.99 Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.102 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.101 Industry and trade . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.107 Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.104 National limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.100 Physical features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.105 Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.103 Courbet-Marine, Port de . . . . . . . . . . . 6.197 Couss, Port du (36555N, 3534E) Cova de Orenga, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.42 Covas Covas Blancas Covas Blancas, Punta de: Isla de Ibiza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.48 Covas Blancas, Punta de: Isla de Mallorca . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.167 Covas, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.280 Covas, Punta de Las . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.192 Cozzo Cozzo Spadaro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.104 Cozzo, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.15 Cranc Cranc, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.141 Cranc, Laja del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.141 Cratere, Gran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.212 Crati, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.99 Crepazza, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.201 Crestas, Punta de ses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.207 Creta, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.48 Cretazzo Cretazzo, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.39 Cretazzo, Secca del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.34 Creu Creu, Punta de la: E Spain . . . . . . . 3.333 Begur Nature Reserve . . . . . . . . 3.302 Creu Punta de la: Isla de Formentera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.61 Creu, Punta de la: Isla de Ibiza . . . . . 4.42 Creu, Punta de Sa: NW Mallorca . . 4.166 Creu, Punta de sa: SE Mallorca . . . . 4.215 Creus, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.306 Creveta, Sa , Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.97 Crevettes, Banc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.233 Crevillente, Sierra de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.253 Cristal, Cala de (3716N, 0145W) Cristina, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.268 Cristo, Porto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.213 Crocchio Crocchio, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.46 Crocchio, Torre del . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.46 Croce di Mare, Scogli . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.158 Croce, Punta della . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.33 Cropani . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.46 Crotone, Porto di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.77 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.79 Basins and berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.84 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.78 Nuovo, Porto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.80 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.82 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.85 Vecchio, Porto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.81 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.83 Crux, Punta del Cerro de la . . . . . . . . . 2.172 Cuarentena, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.268 Cuba, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.114 Cubellas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.192 Cubells, Ermita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.18 Cuccio, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.15 Cucuruc, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.320 Cucurucs de la Cebolla . . . . . . . . . . . 3.320 Cddia Cddia Rosse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.33 Cueva Cueva Azul, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.98 Cueva de Barber, Punta de la . . . . 2.288

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Cueva de los Lobos, Isla de la . . . . 2.172 Cueva, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.131 Cuevas, Ro de las . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.111 Cugno, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.88 Culip, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.333 Cullar, Isla de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.333 Cullera Cullera, Cabo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.15 Cullera, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.32 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.32 Cullera, Rada de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.30 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.30 Cullera, Sierra de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.13 Cullera, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.15 Culo de Perro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.89 Cura, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.26 Cutro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.51 Dado Dado Grande, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.59 Dado Pequeo, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.59 Dados, Islotes los . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.59 Dalet ix-Xilep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.76 Daklah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.12 Dalias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.89 Dalas, Dalas, Campo de . . . . . . . . . . . 2.89 Dalt Vila . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.66 Dames, Baie des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.258 Damesme, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.95 Damous Damous, Mersa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.207 Damous, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.124 Daoud, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.43 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.52 Daouda, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.15 Dar = house, see proper name Dar, Rio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.305 Dartuch, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.233 Dattilo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.226 Dawwara, Ras id- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.145 Degbi Marsa, Rass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.43 Degollador Degollador, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.241 Degollador, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . 4.241 Dehesa de Campoamor, Puerto: Puerto de Campoamor . . . . . . . . . . . 2.283 Delgada, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.255 Delimara, Ponta ta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.128 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.127 Dellys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.189 Dellys, Pointe de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.187 Dellys, Port de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.189 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . 6.191 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.194 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.193 General information . . . . . . . . . . 6.189 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.192 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . 6.190 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.195 Demnia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.249 Denia Denia, Castillo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.16 Denia, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.16 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . 3.18 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.21 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.20 General information . . . . . . . . . . . 3.16 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.19 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . 3.17 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.22 Dentro, Bajo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.251 Descargador, Bajo del . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.173 Descubridor Descubridor, Isla del . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.258 Descubridor, Torre del . . . . . . . . . . 2.258 Desnarigado, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.15 Devesa, Banco de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.306 Dey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.173 Dey, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.173

Dey, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.165 Dey, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.165 Diablo, Torre del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.99 Diavolo, Monte del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.189 Diaz, Banco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.131 Didon SBM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.262 Dietro Isola Dietro Isola, Faraglione di . . . . . . . . 8.31 Dietro Isola, Porto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.32 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.32 Dimass, Rass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.138 Dingli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.143 Direction du Port, Pointe de la . . . . . . . 7.75 Dissa, Djebel ed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.233 Ditella, Scalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.224 Djabroun, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.136 Djah, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.140 Djammi, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.43 Djamour = island, see proper name Djebel = hill, see proper name Djedid, Bordji el (36521N 10208E) Djelali, Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.124 Djellidji (3336N 1052E) Djemila, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.143 Djen-Djen, Port de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.215 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.216 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.218 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.215 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.217 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.219 Djerda, Presqu le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.245 Djerf, Rass el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.235 Djezair, Koudiat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.245 Djezira, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.241 Djezirat = Island, Islet see proper name Djeziret = Island, Islet see proper name Djilani, Sidi, lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.124 Djilidj, Bordj . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.262 Djinned Djinned, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.186 Djinned, Mersa, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . 6.186 Djinned, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.186 Djlija, Rass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.191 Djorf el Ahmar, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.125 Domingo, Morro den . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.111 Don Jorge Juan, Banco de . . . . . . . . . 3.131 Donas, Cal Sas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.215 Doncella, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.29 Donnalucata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.172 Pier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.172 Dorado, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.124 Dos Colls, Estel des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.100 Douali, Pointe du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.38 Douar, Pointe du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.75 Dourdass, Rass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.48 Draa-ed-Dar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.185 Dragonera Dragonera, Freu de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.93 Dragonera, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.80 Dragut Dragut Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.79 Dragut, Banc (34154N 10130E) Dragut, Il Ponta ta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.79 Dranto, Punta di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.222 Drek, Rass ed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.129 Dris, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.62 Duce, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.31 Due Sorelle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.97 Duerocche, Punta delle . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.108 Dukara, Ras al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.18 Dupleix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.124 Duque Duque, Laja de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.24 Duque, Torre del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.24 Duquesa, La, Yacht Harbour . . . . . . . . . 2.67 Duquesne, Fort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.211 Dwejra Dwejra Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.146 Dwejra Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.144

Eau, Fort de l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.152 Ebro, Rio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.126 Ecnomo, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.122 cueil = reef, see proper name Edough, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.299 gadi, Isole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.26 El = the, see proper name El-Kriba, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.241 Elche, Albufera de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.277 Elena, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.137 Ellis Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.135 Embarcad, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.21 Embaset, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.94 Emboixar, Punta de Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.98 Emile Baudot, Banco del . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.3 Empedocle, Porto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.109 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.111 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.109 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.112 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.110 Vecchio, Porto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.118 Emperador, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.258 Empered, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.186 Empereur, Fort l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.150 Empuriabrava, Puerto de: Puerto de Ampuriabrava . . . . . . . . . . 3.315 Encalladora, Islote La . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.306 Encaizada de la Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.254 Encantados, Torre de los . . . . . . . . . . . 3.260 Enderrocat, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.124 Enderrosais, Punta des . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.238 Engelah, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.18 Engossaubas, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.183 Enguixa, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.91 Ennajet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.191 Ennt, le el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.140 Ensenada = bay or cove, see proper name Enteniment, Bajo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.24 Entina, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.320 Entinas Entinas, Ensenada de las . . . . . . . . 2.104 Entinas, Punta de las . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.89 Entre, Passe d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.233 Entugores, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.90 Eolie, Isole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.166 Er Reis, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.48 Er-Rihana, Pointe Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.228 Erded, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.249 Erice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.21 Erkne, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.12 Ermita = hermitage, see proper name Es-Senia airport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.80 Escala Escala, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.309 Escala, Puerto de L . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.314 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.314 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.314 Escaleta Escaleta, Punta de la: S Spain . . . . . 2.257 Escaleta, Punta de la: Isla Conejera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.101 Escaleta, Torre de la . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.270 Escombreras Escombreras, Bajo de . . . . . . . . . . . 2.233 Escombreras, Ensenada de . . . . . . . 2.211 Escombreras, Islote de . . . . . . . . . . 2.173 Escombreras, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . 2.227 Escorxada, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.284 Escu, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.251 Escubridor, Isla del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.258 Escuits, Punta dels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 Esculles, Los . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.186 Escullet, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.43 Escullos, Los, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . 2.176 Esmeralda, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.207 Espada, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.173

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Espadn, Pico de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.69 Espagnols, Anse des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.256 Espalmador Espalmador, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.19 Espalmador, Puerto El . . . . . . . . . . . 4.32 Espalmador, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.18 Espaa, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.81 Espardell, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.61 Espardell Espardell Tramontana, Piedra . . . . . 4.61 Espardell, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.61 Espartel, Alto de la Cuesta del . . . . . . . 2.71 Esparto Esparto, Isla del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.21 Esparto, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.270 Esper, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.262 Espets, Laja de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.277 Espignon = mole or pier, see proper name Espinosa, Islote El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.131 Esponja Esponja, Bajo de La . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.61 Esponja, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.101 Esponja, Islote La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.61 Esportiou, Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.152 Esquirol, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.141 Esrah Esrah, Baie d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.253 Esrah, lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.249 Esrah, Kef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.249 Esrah, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.249 Est, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.275 Estacio Estacio, Cala del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.254 Estacio, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.254 Estafette Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.18 Estancia Estancia, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.126 Estancia, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.61 Estancia, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.86 Estanque = lagoon, see proper name Estanquillo, Arroyo del . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.13 Estany Estany Gras, Puerto de L . . . . . . . . 3.144 Estany, Entinas del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.92 Estany, Torrente de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.193 Estartit, Puerto de L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.313 Este, Marina del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.97 Estels, Islotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.100 Estepona, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.29 Estoy, Ro Cap d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.213 Estrach, Caldas de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.260 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.260 Estrem, Cala (39562N, 3028E) Estret, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.188 Estreta, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.181 Estreta, Cala, Bajo de . . . . . . . . . . . 4.101 Etna Etna, cueil de l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.112 Etna, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.7 Etna, Porta dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.30 Etneo, LOsservatorio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.7 Eubarca Eubarca, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.41 Eubarca, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.42 Euch, Pointe El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.188 Eurecher, Kef el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.90 Europa Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.22 Fabbrica, Faraglione della . . . . . . . . 10.217 Fabiol, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.94 Fadeline, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.140 Falaises, Les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.228 Falc Falc, Cabo: Baha de Palma . . . . . 4.124 Falc, Cabo: Cap Cerbre; Spain/France border . . . . . . . . . . . 3.326 Falc, Cabo: Golfo de Rosas . . . . . 3.310 Falc, Cabo: Isla Cabrera . . . . . . . . 4.100

Falc, Cabo: Isla de Ibiza . . . . . . . . . 4.20 Falcon Falcon, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.15 Falcon, Ras; see Cap Falcon . . . . . . . 6.15 Falcn, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.255 Falconara Falconara, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.41 Falconara, Castello di . . . . . . . . . . . 9.108 Falcone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.132 Falcone, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.32 Falconera Falconera del Furinet . . . . . . . . . . . 4.249 Falconera, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.251 Falconera, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.310 Fanals, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.272 Fanciulla, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.195 Fanfalo, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.46 Fangal Fangal, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.142 Fangal, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.142 Faouara, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.34 Faraglione Faraglione: Isola di Linosa . . . . . . . . 8.38 Faraglione: N Sicilia . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.33 Faraglione, Il: Isola Levanzo . . . . . . 9.59 Faraglione, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.47 Faraglione, Scoglio: Isola di Lampedusa . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.47 Faraglione, Scoglio: Isola Salina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.190 Faraglione = rocky islet, see proper name Farallon Farallon Grande . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.76 Farallones, Los . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.76 Farallones, Los, Punta de . . . . . . . 5.76 Faralln, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.274 Farallons Farallons de Punta Rama, Los . . . . . 4.20 Farallons, Els . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.320 Farallons, Punta des . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.189 Farallons, Punta dels . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.333 Faray Faray des Fret, Islote . . . . . . . . . . 4.207 Faray de Aubarca . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.181 Faray, Islote des . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.206 Faray, Punta des . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.206 Farayons, Los . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.165 Farina, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.39 Farnals, Puebla de, Puerto . . . . . . . . . . 3.96 Faro Faro, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.190 Faro, Punta del: Islas Chafarinas . . . . 5.80 Faro, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.45 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.45 Farod, Oued el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.14 Farola Farola, Punta de la: Morocco . . . . . . 5.45 Farola, Punta de la: Porto Colom . . 4.207 Farola, Punta de sa: Puerto de Ciudadela . . . . . . . . . . . 4.233 Farruch, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.178 Farrutx Farrutx, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.181 Farrutx, Farall de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.190 Farrutx, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.190 Farsh, Wdi el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.14 Fartass, Rass el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.48 Fassini, Villa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.35 Fauchelle, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.19 Favaloro, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.55 Favara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.107 Favaritx, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.253 Favazzina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.45 Favazzina, Torrente . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.45 Favignana, Isola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.44 Favignana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.55 Fekruna, Il- Moll tal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.82 Feli, Morro den . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.91

Flix, Sierra de (3653N, 0234W) Felkoum, Roche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.244 Femmine, Isola delle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.17 Femmine, Isola delle, Porto di . . . . 10.21 Fer, Cap de: see Ras el Hadid . . . . . . . 6.241 Feratass, Jebel el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.34 Ferchatt, Ras el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.254 Feredje, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.185 Fereje, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.185 Fernera, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.306 Ferr, Punta den . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.103 Ferranda, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.165 Ferrat, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.111 Ferrei, Punta di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.33 Ferrera Ferrera, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.207 Ferrera, Cala, Bajo de . . . . . . . . . 4.207 Ferrera, Islote La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.131 Ferrera, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.310 Ferro Ferro, Cap de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.251 Ferro, Castel de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.86 Ferro, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.110 Ferro, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.45 Ferruch, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.127 Ferruch, Sidi, Marina . . . . . . . . . . . 6.142 Fesca Central Thermo-electric Power Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.253 Fessej Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.151 Feto, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.24 Ficara, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.31 Ficogrande . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.235 Ficogrande, Insenatura di . . . . . . . 10.235 Ficogrande, Scalo di . . . . . . . . . . . 10.235 Fidalgo, Banco EL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.131 Figalo, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.11 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.35 Figuera Figuera, Cala: Bahia de Palma . . . . 4.130 Figuera, Cala, Punta de . . . . . . . . 4.124 Figuera, Cala: NW coast of Mallorca . . . . . . . . . 4.167 Figuera, Cala: Puerto de Mahn: Menorca, Figuera, Cala, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.268 Figuera, Cala: SE coast Isla de Mallorca . . . . . . . 4.217 Figuera, Cala, Puerto de . . . . . . . 4.217 Figuera, Cala: SE Spain . . . . . . . . . 2.174 Figuera, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.142 Figuera, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.306 Figueral Figueral, Losa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.44 Figueral, Playa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.44 Filfila Filfila, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.250 Filfila, Seiche de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.250 Filfla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.145 Filicudi Filicudi, Banco di . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.182 Filicudi, Isola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.179 Filicudi, Porto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.183 Fillaoussne, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.11 Finale, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.94 Fiumara, Torrente . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.45 Fiumarella, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.28 Fiume Fiume, Secca del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.67 Fiume, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.195 Fiume, fiumara = river, see proper name Fiumedinisi, Fiumara di . . . . . . . . . . . 13.16 Fiumefreddo di Sicilia . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.16 Fliegu = channel, see proper name Fluvi, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.308 Fnidk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.14 Fnidk, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.15 Foggia di Mezzo, Torrente . . . . . . . . . . 9.99 Foguera, Punta Na . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.181

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Foix Foix Power Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.192 Foix, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.192 Fomm-ir-Ri, Il-Bajj ta . . . . . . . . . . . 8.149 Fondachello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.16 Fondaco Nouvo, Marina di: Riace Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.26 Fondeadero = anchorage, see proper name Font Font Salada, Cala de (39459N, 3232E) Font, Cala de Sa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.206 Fontana Fontana, Cala de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.300 Fontana, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.300 Fontanellas, Las . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.251 Fontcalent, Sierra de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.319 Fonts, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.276 Fora, Cap de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.59 Forada, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.101 Foradada Foradada, Peninsula de la . . . . . . . . 4.172 Foradada, Punta de na . . . . . . . . . . . 4.165 Forana, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.206 Forat, Morro de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.166 Forca, Della larga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.128 Forcat, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.244 Formaggio Formaggio, Punta Cala . . . . . . . . . 10.216 Formaggio, Scogli del . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.31 Formentera, Isla de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.8 Formentor Formentor, Cabo de . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.167 Formentor, Isla de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.183 Formentor, Promontorio del . . . . . . 4.162 Formica Formica, Isolotto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.66 Formica, Scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.91 Formiche Formiche, Le: Isola Lipari . . . . . . 10.201 Formiche, Le: Isola Panaria . . . . . 10.225 Formiche, Punta delle . . . . . . . . . . . 9.163 Forna Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.77 Fornell, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.109 Fornells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.255 Fornells, Atalaya de . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.253 Fornells, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.253 Fornells, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.255 Fornells, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.312 Fornells, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.255 Forte, Torre del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.132 Fortin Fortin Duprr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.150 Fortin, Monte del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.170 Fortin, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.207 Fortino di Santa Maria, Punta del . . . . 11.42 Fortizza = fort, see proper name Forza dAgr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.16 Fosa, la Fosa, la, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.297 Fosa, la, Playa de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.297 Fosca, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 Fossa Fossa delle Felci, Monte . . . . . . . . 10.186 Fossa Felci, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.180 Fouka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.127 Fraile Fraile, Cabezo el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25 Fraile, Isla El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.172 Fraile, Pen del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.94 Fraile, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.45 Frailes Frailes del Cabo de Gata, Los . . . . . 2.168 Frailes, Los . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.140 Frailes, Pointe de los . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.36 Fram, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.33 France, lot de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.291 Francs, Escollo del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.252

Francis Garnier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.124 Francoli, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.155 Frao, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.249 Frare, Seca del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.251 Frares, Cala des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.240 Fratelli, Les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.18 Fray Bernado, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.251 Fredj, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.142 Frej, Sidi, Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.193 Frres, Les Deux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.20 Freu Freu, Cabo del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.181 Freu, Isla del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.271 Freus, Els: Isla de Menorca . . . . . . . 4.262 Freus, Els, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.262 Freus, Los: Isla de Ibiza . . . . . . . . . . 4.22 Freu = narrow strait, see proper name Frontal, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.274 Frontet, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.216 Fucile, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.176 Fuengirola Fuengirola, Castillo de . . . . . . . . . . . 2.32 Fuengirola, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.32 Fuente, Ensenada de la . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.184 Fuentes, Puerto de Las . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.119 Fuera Fuera, Bajo de: Cabo de Palos . . . . 2.251 Fuera, Bajo de: Rada de Mazarrn . 2.172 Fuera, Estel de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.100 Fuera, Laja de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.263 Fuerte, fuerto = fort, see proper name Fuerza, Piedra de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.121 Fullolas, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.333 Fungus Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.146 Fuoco, Sciara del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.229 Furci Siculo: Furci Sicolo . . . . . . . . . . 13.16 Furi Furi de l Aguia Glida . . . . . . . . . 3.305 Furi Fit, Bajo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.305 Frnari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.132 Fustam, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.284 Gabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.255 Gabs, Gulf of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.227 Gabina Gabina, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.105 Gabina, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.19 Gadir, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.28 Gdor, Sierra de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.135 Gaffe Gaffe, Punta di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.107 Gaffe, Torre di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.107 Gagliardi, Villa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.24 Galacho, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.125 Galpagos, Ensenada de los . . . . . . . . . 5.97 Galati Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.26 Galea, Scoglio della . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.42 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.46 Galeone, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.166 Galeotta, Isolotto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.46 Galera Galera della Salina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.31 Galera, Castillo de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.99 Galera, Escull de la: Isla de Menorca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.277 Galera, Islote La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.255 Galera, Islote: Baha de Palma . . . . 4.124 Galera, Islote: Isla de Ibiza . . . . . . . . 4.13 Galera, Islotes de La: Isla de Menorca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.241 Galera, Isolotto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.46 Galera, La, Isolote: Punta del Molino . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 Galera, Pietra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.44 Galera, Punta de la: Bahia de Portman . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.173 Galera, Punta de la: Isla de Mallorca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.167

Galera, Punta de la: Puerto de Jvea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.301 Galera, Punta: Cabo Non . . . . . . . . 4.40 Galera, Punta: Cala Portinatx . . . . . . 4.42 Galera, Punta: E coast Isla de Menorca . . . . . . . . 4.262 Galera, Punta: Freu de Dragonera . . . 4.94 Galera, Punta: Isla Espardel . . . . . . . 4.61 Galera, Sa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.59 Galera, Scalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.194 Galera, Scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.176 Galera, Secca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.138 Galera, Torre de la: Cabo Toix . . . . 2.257 Galera, Torre de la: Ensenada de Velilla . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.99 Galera, Torre: Calabria . . . . . . . . . . 11.18 Galeras, Castillo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.232 Galerica, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.186 Galerotas, Cala de las . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.274 Galina, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.17 Galinda, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.91 Galite, les de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.9 Galite, Canal de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.9 Galitons de lOuest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.10 Galitons del Est . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.10 Galiton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.10 Gallico Gallico Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.25 Gallico, Fiumara di . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.25 Gallina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.10 Gallipoli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.196 Gallipoli, Porto di . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.196 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . 14.198 Basins and berths . . . . . . . . . . . 14.206 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.202 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . 14.197 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.207 Porticciolo San Giorgio harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.200 Porto Mercantile harbour . . . . . 14.199 Seno del Canneto harbour . . . . 14.201 Gallo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.10 Gallo, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.15 Gallo, Fossa del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.23 Gallo, Monte: N Sicilia . . . . . . . . . . 10.15 Gallo, Picco del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.9 Gamba Gamba di Donna, Punta . . . . . . . . 10.123 Gamba, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.124 Gamba, Cala, Puerto de . . . . . . . 4.127 Gammarth, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.47 Gancho, Punta des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.276 Ganda, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.23 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.25 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.28 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.27 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.23 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.26 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.24 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.29 Ganduf, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.98 Ganzirri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.46 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.46 Garbi, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.271 Garb, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.251 Garcia Garcia, Forte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.47 Garcia, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.138 Garde Garde, Cap de: Tunisia (37123N 10117E) Garde, Cape de: Algeria . . . . . . . . . 6.242 Garet, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.64 Garibaldi, Fortino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.22 Garous, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.262 Garraf Garraf, Costa de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.183 Garraf, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.207 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.207

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Garretta, Punta della . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.33 Garrofa, Torre de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.137 Garrouba, Pointe (36543N, 3560E) Garrucha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.197 Garrucha, Castillo de . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Garrucha, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.197 Garvet, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.338 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.338 Gastab Gastab, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.19 Gastab, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.32 Gat, Punta del Gat, Punta del: Isla de Ibiza . . . . . . . 4.43 Gat, Punta del: Mallorca . . . . . . . . . 4.206 Gata, Cabo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.90 Gata, Cabo de, Laja de . . . . . . . . . . . 2.90 Gata, Cabo de, Los Frailes de . . . . . 2.168 Gate, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.234 Gatillepis, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.333 Gazzi, Fiumara di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.26 Gebel = hill or high point, see proper name ebel, Ras il- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.128 Gela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.129 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.136 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.146 Gela 1 Production Platform . . . . . . 9.142 Gela 2 Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.142 Gela-Montelungo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.102 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.129 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.142 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.133 Porto Isola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.129 Porto Rifugio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.129 Gelso, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.215 Gennalena, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.76 Gnois, Fort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.300 Gnois, Fort, Mouillage du . . . . . . 6.305 Genovs Genovs, Morro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.170 Genovs, Puerto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.176 Gerace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.26 Gerace, Fiumara di . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.26 Gesso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.139 Gain, Xrobb il- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.128 Gajn Gajn Tuffieha, Ir-Ramla ta . . . . . . 8.145 Gajn Tuffieha, It-Torri ta . . . . . . . 8.145 Ghalef, Oued ben . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.254 Gallis Gallis Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.78 Gallis, Ras il- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.78 Gallis, Torri tal- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.78 Ghannouch, Port de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.245 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.247 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.251 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.249 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.248 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.246 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.252 Ghar El Melh Ghar El Melh, Lac de . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.47 Ghar El Melh, Port de . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.49 Gharbi, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.184 Gargur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.78 Gawdex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.59 Gawdex, Il-Fliegu ta . . . . . . . . . . 8.150 Ghazaouet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.16 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.18 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.21 Directions for entering harbour . . . . 6.20 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.16 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.19 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.17 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.22 Gemieri, Ras tal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.151 Ghouaria, Djebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.14 Giafante, Scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.182 Giardini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.28

Giardini-Naxos, Porto di . . . . . . . . . 13.29 Giarra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.16 Gibilrossa Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.54 Gibralfaro Gibralfaro, Castillo de . . . . . . . . . . . 2.22 Gibralfaro, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.37 Gibraltar East anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.16 Gibraltar Airport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.23 Rescue services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.46 Rock of Gibraltar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.22 Ginesta, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.208 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.208 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.208 Ginosa Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.116 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.116 Ginostra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.231 Gioia Tauro, Porto di . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.52 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.63 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.73 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.71 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.52 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.68 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.58 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.74 Gioia, Golfo di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.32 tidal streams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.37 Gioiosa Gioiosa Marea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.123 Gioiosa Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.26 Gioiosa Vecchia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.131 Girotta, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.88 Gitanos, Casa de los . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.36 Giunchi, Rada di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.44 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.44 Giunone Lacina, Temple of . . . . . . . . 9.107 Giurlita, La, Secca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.193 Gli Scoglietti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.33 nejna, Il-Bajja tal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.148 Gobernad, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.277 Gola = narrow channel, see proper name Golea, Ras El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.18 Golfet de Cabo Creus, Ensenada El . . 3.335 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.335 Gonzaga, Castello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.69 Gorda, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.192 Gordan Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.15 Gordo Gordo, Cerro del Cabezo . . . . . . . . 2.247 Gordo, Punta de Cerro . . . . . . . . . . . 2.84 Gorgo Salato, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.41 Gorgs, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.300 Gorguel, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.173 Gorra, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.21 Gosta, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.90 Goufi, Jebel el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.207 Goulette, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.89 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.101 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.114 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.112 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.89 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.106 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.94 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.116 Gourari; see Sommet du Matefouch . . 6.242 Gouraya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.125 Gouraya, Djebel: Cap Carbon . . . . . 6.185 Gouraya, Djebel: lot Tokikt Indich . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.123 Governors Palace Signal Station . . . . 8.112 Gozo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.59 Graham Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.11 Gran Gran, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.215 Gran, Punta de la Casa . . . . . . . . . . 3.309 Granada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.105 Granadilla, Torre de la . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.258 Grand Hammam, cueil du . . . . . . . . 6.126

Grand Harbour: Il-Port Il-Kbir . . . . . . 8.106 Grand Harbour Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.76 Grand Sommet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.10 Grande Grande, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.49 Grande, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.92 Grande, Freu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.23 Grande, Isola: SE Sicilia . . . . . . . . 13.118 Grande, Isola, Fosso dell . . . . 13.118 Grande, Isola: W Sicilia . . . . . . . . . . 9.67 Grande, Isole: Conigli, Isole dei: SE Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.212 Grande, Montagna: E Sicilia . . . . . . 13.12 Grande, Montagna: Isola di Pantelleria . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.18 Grande, Montagna: N Sicilia . . . . . 10.71 Grande, Porto: see Siracusa, Porto di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.120 Granitola, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.25 Grao Grao, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.272 Grao, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.272 Grao = shore or strand, see proper name Grao, Playa del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.81 Grara, Bou, Golfe de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.235 Grassi, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.49 Grau, Pera de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 Grava, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.62 Graziano, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.182 Grazie, Porto delle: Roccella Ionica . . 14.34 Grbes, Pointe des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.86 Grecale, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.47 Gregale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.154 Griebeg, Ras il- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.81 Grills, Cabo dels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.204 Gros Gros Rocher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.17 Gros, Cabo: N coast Isla de Menorca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.251 Gros, Cabo: NE Spain . . . . . . . . . . . 3.333 Gros, Cabo: NW coast Mallorca . . . 4.165 Gros, Cabo: Puerto de Palams . . . 3.273 Gros, Cabo: S coast Isla de Menorca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.276 Gros, Cap: Algeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.48 Gros, Cap: Bahia de Pollensa . . . . . 4.183 Gros, P, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.262 Grosa Grosa, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.274 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.274 Grosa, Punta: Isla de Ibiza . . . . . . . . 4.43 Grosa, Punta, Bajo Fondo de . . . . 4.43 Grosa, Punta, Isla de . . . . . . . . . . . 4.43 Grossa Grossa, Isla: Isla Ibiza . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.59 Grossa, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.59 Grossa, Punta: E Spain . . . . . . . . . . 3.141 Grossa, Punta: NW coast Isla de Mallorca . . . . . . 4.166 Grossa, Testa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.215 Grosso Grosso di Racale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.202 Grosso, Capo: Isola Levanzo . . . . . . 9.22 Grosso, Capo: Isola Vulcano . . . . 10.215 Grosso, Capo: N coast of Sicilia . . . 10.91 Grosso, Capo, Torre di . . . . . . . . 10.93 Grotta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.47 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.47 Designated anchorages . . . . . . . . . . 12.47 Grotta Abate, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.215 Grotta = grotto or cave Grottazza, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.190 Grotticelle, Punta delle . . . . . . . . . . . 10.201 Guadalfeo, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.85 Guadalhorce, Ro (36399N, 04272W) Guadalmanza Guadalmanza, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . 2.24

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Guadalmanza, Ro de . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.24 Guadalmanza, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.24 Guadalmanzor, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Guadalmedina, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.37 Guadiaro Guadiaro, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.23 Guadiaro, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.23 Guainos, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.88 Gujar, Sierra de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.100 Gualchos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.86 Gualchos, Rambla de . . . . . . . . . . . 2.102 Guarda, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.183 Guardamar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.255 Guardamar de Segura . . . . . . . . . . . 2.253 Guardia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.16 Guardia dei Turchi, Monte . . . . . . . 10.40 Guardia, Isla de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.90 Guardia, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.197 Guardia, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.277 Guardia, Torre della . . . . . . . . . . . 14.107 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.107 Guardias, Coll de los . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.140 Guardiola, Cerro de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.125 Gucciarda, Scogli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.98 Guebbari, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.31 Gueblaoui, Rass el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.75 Guelaa, Koudiat el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.240 Guelil, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.228 Guelta, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.112 Guemgoum, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.23 Guettaet el Baharia, lot . . . . . . . . . . . 7.235 Guilln, Frontn de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.19 Guillola, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.322 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.322 Guitgia Guitgia, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.55 Guitgia, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.55 Guixeras, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.313 Guxols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.274 Guxols, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.274 Guxols, Peon de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.271 Guxols, San Feli de, Puerto de . . . 3.274 Guraya, Djebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.123 Gurug, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.75 Guyotville: see El Djemila . . . . . . . . . 6.143 Guzzo, Baia di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.33 Gejjer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.78 Gira, Il- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.128 Habibas, les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.37 Habibas Light, les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.11 Hachchani, Sidi el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.228 Hacho Hacho, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.22 Hacho, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.14 Hadid Hadid, Cala El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.103 Hadid, Ras el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.241 Hadjar = rock, crag, see proper name Hadjar-Makreloof, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . 6.186 Hadjart = rock, crag, see proper name Hadjdje, Mers el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.197 Hadjrat Nadji . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.112 Hadjret Tafalkout, lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.228 ajra Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.136 Hajret = rock, crag, see proper name al-Gaxaq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.127 alfa, ebel tal- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.151 Hamam, Jebel el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.48 Hamar, Jebel el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.19 Hamara, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.103 Hammam Hammam Sousse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.131 Hammam, Oued el . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.131 Hammam-Lif . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.43 Hammamet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.153 Hammamet, Casbah . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.135 Hammamet, Gulf of . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.130 Hammamet, Rass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.153

Hammar Ezzenine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.11 Hamra, Ras el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.242 amrija amrija Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.145 amrija, Ras-il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.65 amrija, Torri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.145 Haouaci, Kef el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.124 Haouaria, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.124 Haouaria, El, Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.11 Harrach, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.152 as Saptan fuelling dolphin . . . . . . . . 8.135 Hassain, Marsa Sidi el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.63 Hassar, Bordj el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.183 Hassne, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.131 Hecate Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.11 Helada, Sierra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.247 Hennchir Charaa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.75 Hera Lacinia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.67 Heretat, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.206 Hergla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.154 Hermanicas, Las . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.135 Hroe, Piedra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.23 Herradura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.95 Herradura, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.95 Hidros, Base de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.184 Higuera, Torre de Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.170 Higueras, Cala de las (38213N, 0256W) ob, Ras il- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.151 Homenaje, Torre del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.122 Homos Morts, Cal dels . . . . . . . . . . 4.216 Honine, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.33 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.33 Hondo, Torre de Arroyo . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.94 Horadada Horadada, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.101 Horadada, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.101 Horadada, Islote La . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.131 Horadada, Pico de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.109 Horadada: S Spain Horadada, Puerto de la . . . . . . . . 2.282 Horadada, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . 2.255 Horadada, Torre de la . . . . . . . . . 2.282 Hormiga Hormiga Grande, La: Cabo de San Sebastian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 Hormiga, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.251 Hormigas Hormigas, Islas: Isla de Ibiza . . . . . . 4.43 Hormigas, Islas: S Spain . . . . . . . . . 2.251 Hormigas, Las: Cabo de San Sabastian . . . . . 3.273 Hormign, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.251 Hornicos, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Hornillo, Puerto de el . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.204 Hornos Ibricos, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . 2.189 Hort Hort, Isleta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.44 Horts, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.21 Horts, Cala de, Islote Escull de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.21 Hospitalet Hospitalet del Infanta, Puerto . . . . . 3.148 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.148 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.148 Hospitalet, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.140 Hotel Les Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.231 Houari Boumediene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.180 Hoummaine, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.43 Houmt Houmt Adjim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.235 Houmt Souk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.257 Huertas, Las Huertas, Las, Cabo de . . . . . . . . . . . 2.256 Huertas, Las, Playa de las . . . . . . . . 2.279 Humo, Torre del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.103 Hurd Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.66 I = island, islet, see proper name

Iancuia, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.50 Temorary shelter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.50 Iannuzzi, Serra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.189 Iannuzzo, Scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.163 Iazanen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.67 Iazanen, Anse de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.67 Ibiza Ibiza, Banco de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.91 Ibiza, Canal de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.11 Ibiza, Isla de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.8 Ibiza, Islas de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.8 Ibiza, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.63 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . 4.65 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.68 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.67 General information . . . . . . . . . . . 4.63 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.66 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . 4.64 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.69 Ibrake, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.228 Ichkeul, Lac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.85 Ifach Ifach, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.253 Ifach, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.257 Ifri Ou Erzen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.185 Iimsida, Id-Dahla ta L- . . . . . . . . . . . 8.119 Ijniuen, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.18 Il Vagno: Santa Maria al Bagno . . . . 14.214 Il-ofra -gira . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.131 Il-Wax, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.145 le = island, see proper name Illa, Islote S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.166 Illeta, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.256 Illeta, La, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.256 Illetas, Las . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.124 Illot Illot, El: Ensenada de la Rapita . . . . 4.105 Illot, El: SE coast Isla de Mallorca . 4.207 lot = islet, see proper name Imbriacole, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.47 Imerata, Scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.201 Imkardou, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.124 Imperial Imperial, Codolar del, Ensenada de . 4.99 Imperial, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.99 Imperial, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.99 Impiso, Torre dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.33 Inganno, Torrente . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.95 Inici, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.32 Insenatura = cove or inlet, see proper name Inserraglio, Torre dell . . . . . . . . . . . 14.195 Ionian Sea, Tides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.7 Ioppolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.43 Ioppolo, Torre di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.43 Ir-Ramla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.77 Ireqieqa, Ras l- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.152 Iril N Temeridjine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.188 Iris Iris, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.37 Iris, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.37 Irqiqi, Il-Ponta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.78 Irta, Cabo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.109 Isabel II, Isla de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.81 Isabela, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.253 Isla = island, see proper name Isla, Escollo de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.258 Isleta, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.176 Isletas Isletas, Playa de las: Isla Formentera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.27 Isletas, Punta de las: Isla de Ibiza . . . 4.36 Islote = islet or small island, see proper name Islote, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Islotes, Les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.56 Isola Isola (Tropea) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.30 Isola, Porto: Gela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.129

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Isola = island, see proper name Isolidda, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.21 Isolotto, L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.17 Isser, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.186 Issillat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.78 Italy Currents off Sicilia and S coast of Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.133 Principal ports, harbours and anchorages . . . . . . . 1.108 Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.38 Rescue services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.47 S coast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.1 Sicilia Channel between Tunisia and Sicilia . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.1 N coast and off-lying islands . . . . 10.1 SE coast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.1 Sicilian channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.7 W and S coast including Isole gadi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.1 Stretto di Messina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.1 SW coast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.1 Iunco, Cala di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.222 Ivi, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.111 Ix-xag ra tal-Majjiesa . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.145

Jmur, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.228 Jabeur, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.135 Jadid, Ras el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.36 Jagerschmidt Jagerschmidt, Montaa . . . . . . . . . . . 5.18 Jagerschmidt, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.18 Jaln, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.300 Jal, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.36 Jaral, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.84 Jarro, Torre del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.14 Jate, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.95 Javana, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.170 Jvea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.300 Jvea, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.300 Jvea, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.301 Jebel, Jabal, Jabel = hill, see proper name Jebel, Rass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.34 Jebha, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.30 Jebiniana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.178 Jerba, le de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.228 Jess, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.99 Jezirat = island, see proper name Jibliler, Kef (3618N, 037E) Jijel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.208 Jijel, Haut-fond de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.207 Jijel, Port de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.208 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . 6.210 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.213 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.212 General information . . . . . . . . . . 6.208 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.211 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . 6.209 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.214 Jijona, Sierra de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.319 Joaquin, Piedra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.131 Joinville, lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.125 Jolcar, Sierra de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.85 Jonch, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.43 Jonculls, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.306 Jos Bans, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.30 Jourt, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.48 Juana, Pico de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.13 Jcar, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.14 Judia, Islote de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.262 Judo, Cabo del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.20 Jueu, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.20 Junco Grande . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.168 Juncos, Los . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.168 Junquet, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.168

Kbir, Bordj el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.228 Kabila, Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.22 Kaboudia, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.177 Kabyles, Banc des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.206 Kabylie mountains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.2 Kacem, Sidi, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.11 Kaddous, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.112 Kadra, Djezirat el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.186 Kala, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.291 Kalaa Kalaa Matmata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.224 Kalaa, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.257 Kalah, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.112 Kalia, Ras el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.126 Kantaoui, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.155 Kantaoui, El, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.136 Kantara Kantara, Bordj el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.259 Kantara, El (34400N 11074E) Karne, Ras el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.207 Karouba Karouba, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.75 Karouba, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.75 Karouch, El, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.13 Karoussa, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.290 Kasba, Punta de el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.45 Kasbah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.303 Kassem Kassem, Oulad el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.184 Kassem, Sidi Bel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.177 Kastil, Bordj . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.259 Kavansur, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.17 Kbir, Il-Port Il-: Grand Harbour . . . . . 8.106 Kbira Kbira, Djezika el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.86 Kbira, Il-ofra I- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.131 Kebduna, Sierra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.86 Kbilia, Anse de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.151 Kebir Kebir, Oued el: Cap de Fer . . . . . . . 6.250 Kebir, Oued el: Golfe de Annaba . . 6.299 Kebir, Oued el: lot Tazerout . . . . . 6.207 Kebir, Ras el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.241 Kbir Kbir, Djamour el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.32 Kbir, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.18 Kbir, Oued: Tunisia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.20 Kef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.43 Kef = rocky point, see proper name Kefar = village, see proper name Keith Reef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.11 Kela, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.12 Kelah, Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.12 Kelb, Bordj el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.158 Kelba, Oued ben . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.254 Klibia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.151 Kemmuna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.150 Kemmuna, Il Fliegu ta . . . . . . . . . . 8.152 Kemmuna, Il-Fliegu ta . . . . . . . . . 8.150 Kemmuna, It Torri ta . . . . . . . . . . . 8.143 Kemmunett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.151 Kenuna, Torri ta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.150 Kerkenah Kerkenah, Bancs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.183 Kerkenah, Canal des . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.178 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.182 Kerkenah, les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.184 Kert, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.67 Ketef, Ras el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.262 Ketheir, Sidi Bou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.197 Kettana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.228 Kettani, Pointe el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.151 Khadija, Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.177 Khar, Djebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.110 Kharrouba, Kef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.90 Khemisti, Port de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.141 Kheneiss, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.232 Kiffan, Borj el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.152 Kiouma, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.12

Kiss Kiss, Le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.12 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.30 Kiss, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.73 Kmakem, Ras el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.207 Kmienen, Bejn Il- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.155 Kneis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.140 Koran, Rass el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.18 Korba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.131 Korba, Banc de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.129 Korbous, Jebel Bou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.43 Korima, Djebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.110 Koudia (37170N 9518E) Koudia, Koudiat = hillock, mound, knoll, hill, see proper name Koudiat, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.205 Koundes, Jbel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.45 Kournine, Jebel Bou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.43 Krabeuch, Rass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.88 Kraled, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.187 Kraled, Sidi, Roches . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.187 Kram Kram, Oued Oum el . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.228 Kram, Ras el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.75 Kramis Kramis, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.112 Kramis, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.112 Kressim, Rass el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.259 Krichtel, Djebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.110 Krim, Jebel Bou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.48 Ksar Zaouia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.263 Ksila, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.188 Ksira = islet, see proper name Ksour Essaf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.177 Kuriat, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.137 L-Arax, Il- Ponta ta . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.152 L- Golja tal- Wardija . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.82 L-Imgerbeb, Il-Ponta ta . . . . . . . . . . . 8.113 La Croce di Mare, Punta . . . . . . . . . . 10.158 La Torretta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.46 Labronzo, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.231 Ladrones Ladrones, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25 Ladrones, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25 Lago Lago La Vota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.27 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.27 Lago, Piano del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.7 Laja = flat rock, see proper name Laja, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.254 Lalla Lalla Kadra, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.14 Lalla Setti, Pointe de . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.12 Lamein, lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.207 Lamezia Terme Airport . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.11 Lampedusa Lampedusa, Isola di . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.45 Lampedusa, Porto di . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.55 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.55 Lampione Lampione, Isolotto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.56 Lampione, Scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.56 Lamta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.140 Lance de las Caas Lance de las Caas, Punta del . . . . . . 2.25 Lance de las Caas, Torre . . . . . . . . . 2.25 Lance de los Mozos, Bajo . . . . . . . . . . . 2.24 Lanes, Fondeadero de Los . . . . . . . . . 4.271 Lantorcho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.32 Lantorcho Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.48 Laou, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.27 Lapillo, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.179 Lato Lato, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.102 Lato, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.103 Lau, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.17 Lauro, Torre del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.94 Lavinia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.67

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Lazaret Lazaret, Baie du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.305 Lazaret, Rocher du . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.275 Lazareto Lazareto, Isla del: Isla de Menorca . 4.268 Lazareto, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . 4.268 Lazareto, Punta del: E Spain . . . . . . 3.141 Lazzaretto, Isolotto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.71 Lazzaro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.11 Lazzaro, Fiumara di . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.11 Lazzaro, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.231 Lazzaro, Scalo di . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.233 Legno Nero, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.201 Lekhal, Kef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.227 Lella Sada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.178 Lemsa, Rass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.262 Lena, Punta della . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.231 Leni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.192 Len Len, Punta La Boca de . . . . . . . . . 2.274 Len, Roca del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.64 Leporano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.189 Leuca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.219 Leuca, Marina di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.219 Pier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.219 Levante . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.154 Levante, Arrecife de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.37 Levante, Cala di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.30 Levante, Caletn de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.38 Levante, Isla de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 Levante, Laja de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.104 Levante, Molinar de, Puerto del . . . 4.128 Levante, Porto di . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.217 Levante, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.202 Levante, Punta des . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.207 Levante, Cala di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.30 Levanter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.154 Levanzo, Isola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.56 Leveche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.154 Li Cuzzufri: see Monistili, Scoglio . . . 14.25 Libeccio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.154 Libeccio, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.33 Licata Licata, Cala di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.33 Licata, Porto di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.119 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . 9.121 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.125 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.124 General information . . . . . . . . . . 9.119 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.122 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . 9.120 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.126 Licciardolo, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.41 Ligny Ligny, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.66 Ligny, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.65 Lilibeo, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.23 Limarsi, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.31 Lindles, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.15 Lingua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.190 Lingua, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.190 Linosa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.44 Linosa, Isola di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.36 Lion Lion, le du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.275 Lion, Kef du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.301 Lion, Rochera du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.64 Lions, Montagne des . . . . . . . . . . . 6.110 Lionceau, Le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.275 Lipari Lipari, Canneto di . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.201 Lipari, Isola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.196 Lipari, Isole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.166 Lipari, Rada di Arrival information . . . . . . . . . 10.206 General information . . . . . . . . . 10.205 Harbours and landings . . . . . . . 10.207 Lipari-Porticello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.203 Lipuda, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.73

Lisca Lisca Bianca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.226 Lisca Nera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.226 Liscetto, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.28 Lizzana, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.112 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.112 Lizzano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.191 Llad Llad del Norte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.59 Llad del Sur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.59 Llad, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.91 Llad, Islotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.59 Lladr, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.333 Llafranc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.295 Llafranc, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.295 Llafranc, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.295 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.295 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.295 Llamp Llamp, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.91 Llamp, Cala (39319N, 2232E) Llan Llan, El Castell de . . . . . . . . . . . 3.333 Llan, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.337 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.337 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.337 Llanes, Los, Fondeadero de . . . . . . . . 4.271 Llantia, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.38 Llarga Llarga, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.105 Llarga, Punta: NE Isla de Mallorca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.190 Llarga, Punta: NW Isla de Mallorca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.166 Llastre Llastre, Riachuelo de . . . . . . . . . . . 3.141 Llastre, Ru de, Punta de . . . . . . . . . 3.141 Llaveria, Sierra de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.140 Llebeig, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.96 Llebeitx Llebeitx, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.91 Llebeitx, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.91 Llea, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.59 Llentrisca Llentrisca, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.20 Llentrisca, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.20 Llentrisca, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.20 Lleo Lleo, Cala del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.44 Lleo, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.44 Llibrell Llibrell, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.59 Llibrell, Escollo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.59 Lligat Lligat, Isla de Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.306 Lligat, Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.321 Llobregat Llobregat, Llano de . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.183 Llobregat, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.192 Llobregat, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.183 Llombart, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.208 Llonga, Cala Llonga, Cala: Baha de Art: SE Isla de Mallorca . . . . . . . . . . . 4.215 Llonga, Cala, Puerto de . . . . . . . 4.215 Llonga, Cala: Ensenada de Santa Eulalia . . . . . . . 4.70 Llorenza, La, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.253 Lloret . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.289 Lloret de Mar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.272 Lloret de Mar, Ensenada de . . . . 3.289 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.289 Llosa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.278 Llosa de Cala Nova . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.305 Llosa de la Palma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.272 Llosa de Port Salvi . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.271 Llosa del Molino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 Llosa, Bajo La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 Llosa, Bajo Punta La . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.71

Llosa, Laja La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 Llosas, Punta de las . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.302 Llucalari, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.276 Lluchmayor, Marinas de, Meseta . . . . 4.124 Lobo, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.131 Lobos Lobos, Cerro de los . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.170 Lobos, Torre de los . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.170 Locri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.26 Locust Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.11 Logovivo, Porto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.209 Shelter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.209 Loko, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.7 Loma Pelada, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.170 Longa, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.46 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.52 Longobardi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.24 Los = the, see proper name Losa, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.251 Losas Losas, Bajo de las . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.234 Losas, Punta de las . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.234 Lostiana, Ksira . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.137 Loubar Damah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.13 Louis, Saint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.254 Louza Louza, Chenal de la . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.183 Louza, Port de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.178 Louza, Rass el (3500N 1100E) Luccia, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.215 Lucero, El, Pico de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.71 Luis Campomanes Yacht Harbour . . . 2.294 Lunga Lunga, Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.208 Lunga, Pietra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.200 Lunga, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.22 Lupiana, Laja . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.76 Lupo, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.17 Luqa, Airport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.15 Luyando, Banco de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.131 M Tahen, Roche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.151 M ter M ter, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.18 M ter, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.18 M ter, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.18 M Zina, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.290 Ma Ma, Ras el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.76 Ma, Tarf el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.228 Maamoura Maamoura, Banc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.136 Maamoura, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.136 Maamoura, Rass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.136 Mabres, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.263 Macaca, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.84 Macarella, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.288 Macarelleta, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.288 Macauda, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.97 Maccaferri, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.55 Macenas Macenas, Playa de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Macenas, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Macta, Plage de (35475N, 0081W) Madakh, Mersa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.14 Madalena Madalena Shoals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.78 Madalena, Fort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.78 Madani, Sidi , Anse de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.13 Maddalena, Penisola della . . . . . . . . 13.104 Madella, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.333 Madliena, It-Torri tal- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.78 Madonna Madonna di Mare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.89 Madonna Greca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.53 Madrague, Banc de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.88 Maestro, Scala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.40 Mafragh, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.299

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Magallot, Islote El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.305 Magnetic anomalies, local Cabo Tioso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.167 Mers-el-Kbir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.46 Pantelleria Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.6 SSE of Porto Palo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5 Strait of Gibraltar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.7 Terrible Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.6 Magnisi, Penisola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.49 Magnisi, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.49 Magnisi, Secca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.49 Magroua, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.112 Mahdia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.179 Mahn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.264 Mahn, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.264 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . 4.266 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.269 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.268 General information . . . . . . . . . . 4.264 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.267 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . 4.265 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.270 Mahrax, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.144 Mahrclouf, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.178 Mahres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.253 Manis Manis, Baie des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.112 Manis, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.112 Maksura, Ksira . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.157 Mala Mala Baha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.23 Mala, Punta (40038N, 4077E) Mlaga Mlaga, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.35 Mlaga, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.35 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . 2.47 Basins and berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.59 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.57 General information . . . . . . . . . . . 2.35 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.52 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . 2.42 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.60 Mlaga, Sierra de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.37 Mlaga, Tetas de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.37 Malagueta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.52 Malaspina, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.131 Malconsiglio, Scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.66 Malfa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.190 Malfrancato, Torrente . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.106 Malgrat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.263 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.263 Malgrats Malgrats, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.91 Malgrats, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.91 Malino, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.111 Mallorca Mallorca, Calas de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.207 Mallorca, Canal de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.78 Mallorca, Isla de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.76 Mallorca, Palma de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.136 Malmusi, Montaa de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.32 Malpasso, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.176 Malta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.60 Malta Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.58 Principal ports, harbours and anchorages . . . . . . . 1.108 Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.39 Rescue services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.48 Maltese Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.57 Malvins Malvins del Norte, Islote . . . . . . . . . 4.61 Malvins del Sur, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . 4.61 Malvins, Bajo dels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.61 Mamelleta, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.140 Mamola, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.87 Manacor, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.213 Manacor, Cala, Torre de . . . . . . . . . 4.207 Manceba, La, Isleta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.173 Mancolibre, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.131

Mandra Mandra, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.91 Mandra, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.93 Maniace, Castello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.122 Manilva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.23 Manilva, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.23 Manione, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.41 Manises Airfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.13 Manna, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.47 Mannarazzo, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.44 Manoel Manoel, Il-Fortizza . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.119 Manoel, Il-Gzira Ta Forti . . . . . . . . 8.119 Manresa, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.183 Mansour, Sidi Mansour, Sidi, Ras: Algeria . . . . . . . 6.90 Mansour, Sidi, Rass: Tunisia . . . . . . 7.178 Mansouriah Mansouriah, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.228 Mansouriah, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.228 Mantineo, Scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.18 Manzanera, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.257 Mapfre, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.231 Mar Mar, le de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.51 Mar, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.98 Mar, Torre del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.92 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.92 Mar, Torre del, Fondeadero del . . 2.92 Mar = sea, see proper name Marabouts, Pointe des . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.126 Maraone, Isolotto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.66 Maravilla, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.296 Marbella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.31 Marbella, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.30 Marbella, Sierra de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.13 Marc, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.333 Marcer, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.333 Marcet, Cal den . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.232 Marciano, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.217 Mars, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.42 Maret, Cala des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.232 Marettimo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.36 Marettimo, Isola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.31 Marettimo, Porto di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.43 Marfa Marfa Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.152 Marfa, Il-Palazz tal- . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.152 Margaritas, Islas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.41 Mari, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.46 Marin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.154 Marina = beach or landing place, see proper name Marina Salina, Porto . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.195 Marine, lot de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.151 Marinella di Selinunte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.98 Marino, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.42 Marku Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.78 Marloca, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.67 Marmacen, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.91 Mrmoles, Punta de los . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.24 Marmoreo, Porto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.113 Marmour, Rass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.262 Maro, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.84 Maroma, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.71 Marqus, Castillo del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.84 Marsa Marsa, Degbi, Rass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.43 Marsa, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.47 Marsa, Rass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.136 Marsa, mersa = port anchorage, see proper name Marsal Marsal, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.207 Marsal, Escull, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . 4.276 Marsala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.76 Marsala, Porto di Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . 9.78 Berth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.81

Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.80 General information . . . . . . . . . . . 9.76 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.79 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . 9.77 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.82 Marsala, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.48 Marsalforn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.80 Marsalforn, Il- Bajja ta . . . . . . . . . . . 8.80 Marsallokk, Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.136 Marsamxett, Il-Port ta . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.119 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.119 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.119 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.119 Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.119 Marsaskala, Il-Bajja ta . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.129 Marsaxlokk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.132 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.134 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.137 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.132 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.135 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.133 Marsaxlokk, Il-Bajja ta . . . . . . . . . 8.132 Martil, Al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.25 Martil, Al, Puerto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.25 Martil, Al, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.25 Martn, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.25 Martn, Ro, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.25 Martinenca, Puerto Cargadero de la: Alcanar, Puerto Cargadero de . . . . . . 3.124 Martinet, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.59 Mrtires, Ermita de los . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.109 Martorana, Scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.51 Maruggio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.211 Maruka, Beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.169 Marymontaa, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . 2.292 Marzamemi, Porto di . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.118 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.118 Grande, Isola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.118 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.118 Piccola, Isola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.118 Mascali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.16 Mascarat Mascarat, Islote El . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.131 Mascarat, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.294 Mascarat, Torre del . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.257 Mascot, Torre den . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.206 Masnou, Puerto de El . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.255 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.255 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.255 Massafra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.103 Massaoud, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.138 Massina, Isletas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.306 Massolivera, Calanca di . . . . . . . . . . 13.104 Mastella, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.59 Mastro Minico Mastro Minico, Cala di . . . . . . . . . 10.215 Mastro Minico, Scoglio di . . . . . . 10.215 Mata Mata, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.63 Mata, Torre de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.255 Matar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.258 Matar, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.258 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.258 Yacht Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.258 Matas, Monte de las . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.256 Matazeddu, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.219 Matefouch, Sommet du . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.242 Materet, El, Bajo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.20 Matifou Matifou, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.153 Matifou, Banc de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.127 Matifou, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.127 Matifou, Ras; see Cap Matifou . . . . 6.127 Matmata, Djebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.224 Mats, Cal dels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.216 Matsoch, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.181 Matsoch, Cala, Bajo de . . . . . . . . . . 4.181 Mattoni, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.103 Maudite, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.293

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Maure, cueil du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.124 Mauro, Jbel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.44 Mauvais Corail, Roche du . . . . . . . . . 6.302 Maxula Rads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.43 Mayor Mayor, Cala, Ensenada de . . . . . . . 4.124 Mayor, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.22 Mayor, Puig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.164 Mayor, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.189 Mayor, Torre, Punta de . . . . . . . . 4.189 Maza de Oro, Isleta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.306 Mazafran, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.127 Mazaghren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.87 Mazara Mazara del Vallo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.83 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . 9.85 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.88 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.87 General information . . . . . . . . . . . 9.83 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.86 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . 9.84 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.89 Mazara, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.86 Mazar Mazar, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.16 Mazar, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.26 Mazarrn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.186 Mazarrn, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . 2.186 Mazarrn, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.187 Mazarrn, Puerto Deportivo de . . . 2.185 Mazz, Il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.156 Mazza, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.124 Mazzarilles, Banc des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.10 Mazzarra, Torrente . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.128 Mazzone Mazzone,Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.98 Mdina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.60 Mdiq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.23 Mechbouda,Koudiat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.185 Mechrig, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.22 Mechrig, Sidi, Anse de . . . . . . . . . . . 7.22 Meda Meda Chica, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.305 Meda Grande, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.305 Meda, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.333 Medas Medas, Fondeadero de la . . . . . . . . 3.313 Medas, Islas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.305 Media Naranja, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . 2.170 Mediana, Isleta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.257 Mediano, Freu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.24 Medico, Scoglio del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.45 Medio, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.30 Mediodia, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.75 Mediouni, Ksibet el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.159 Megarese, Porto: see Porto di Augusta . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.69 Megna, Punta di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.41 Mejerda, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.47 Mekki, Ali el, Sidi, Rass . . . . . . . . . . . 7.39 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.50 Melaa, Ras el (37009N, 6347E) Melah Melah, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.228 Melah, Rass el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.129 Melilla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.85 Melilla, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.84 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . 5.94 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.107 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.103 General information . . . . . . . . . . . 5.84 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.99 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . 5.90 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.109 Melilli Oil Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.106 Melis, Torrente . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.46 Melisena, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.87 Meliso, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.220 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.220

Melissa, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.73 Melita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.184 Melito Melito di Porto Salvo . . . . . . . . . . . 14.13 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.13 Melito, Fiumara di . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.13 Melliea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.76 Melliea Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.151 Melliea Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.81 Melliea, Il-Bajja tal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.81 Mellona Mellona, Casa de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.36 Mellona, Mont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.36 Melloulche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.178 Melona Melona, Casa de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.36 Melona, Monte de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.36 Melonar, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.86 Menalda, Pietra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.200 Mencad, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.16 Mndez Nez, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.131 Mendoza, Banco de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.131 Mengel, Dar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.11 Menkal, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.17 Mnoba, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.84 Menor, Mar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.275 Menorca Menorca, Cabo de: Isla de Menorca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.232 Menorca, Cabo: Isla de Mallorca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.181 Menorca, Canal de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.222 Menorca, Isla de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.219 Menzah Menzah, Baie d El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.49 Menzah, Kef El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.49 Menzel Menzel Abd Er Rahmane . . . . . . . . . 7.88 Menzel Bourguiba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.87 Menzel Djemil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.85 Menzel Temime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.131 Menzel-Heurr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.131 Menzil Smail, Anse de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.75 Merakchi, Sidi Abdallah el . . . . . . . . . 7.177 Mercante, Il- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.79 Mercantile, Porto: Gallipoli, Porto di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.199 Merkeb, Sidi, Mont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.241 Merouane Merouane, Pointe Sidi Bou . . . . . . . 6.250 Merouane, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.110 Mers el-Farm Mers el-Farm, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.187 Mers el-Farm, Pointe de . . . . . . . . . 6.187 Mers el-Farm, Rocher de . . . . . . . . 6.187 Mers-el-Kbir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.50 Mers-el-Kbir, Fort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.40 Mers-el-Kbir, Port de . . . . . . . . . . . 6.50 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . 6.52 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.54 General information . . . . . . . . . . . 6.50 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.53 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . 6.51 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.55 Mersa Mersa, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.255 Mersa, Oued el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.16 Mesa de Roldn, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.168 Mesas, Las (3625N, 509W) Mesima, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.42 Mesquida Mesquida, Cala: E coast Isla de Menorca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.262 Mesquida, Cala: NE coast Isla de Mallorca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.181 Mesquida, Playa de la . . . . . . . . . . . 4.181 Mesquida, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.262 Messaoud, Sidi (35418N 10494E) Messia, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.187

Messina Messina, Porto di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.49 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . 12.56 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.70 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.69 General information . . . . . . . . . . 12.49 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.62 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . 12.53 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.71 Messina, Stretto di Currents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.6 Directions - north part . . . . . . . . 12.20 Directions - south part . . . . . . . . 12.24 Eddies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.9 Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.3 Overfalls and tide-rips . . . . . . . . . 12.8 Pilotage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.11 Tides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.7 Whirlpools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.10 Mestaxa Mestaxa, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.35 Mestaxa, Oued de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.35 Mestral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.154 Metaponto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.115 Lido di Metaponto . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.115 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.115 Meteorological conversion table and scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.199 Mthanier, Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.259 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.268 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.278 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.276 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.259 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.273 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.265 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.279 Metoua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.230 Mezaa, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.188 Mezritrane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.205 Meztaza Meztaza, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.35 Meztaza, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.35 Mezzaita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.11 Mezzar, Scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.27 Mezzo Foggia di Mezzo, Torrente . . . . . . . . 9.99 Mezzo, Capo di: see Capo Cimiti . . 14.43 Mezzo, Scalo di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.43 Mezzo, Scoglio di . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.212 Mezzo, Torre di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.67 Marr Marr Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.154 Marr ix-Xini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.151 Mhjr, Jbel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.44 Michelelizza (Tropea) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.30 Michorn, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.131 Miel, Torre de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.84 Mignuna, Ras il- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.82 Miguel Caballero de la Dehesa de Campoamor Marina: Puerto de Campoamor . . . . . . . . . . . 2.283 Mijares, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.71 Mijas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.13 Mijas, Sierra de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.13 Mil, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.309 Milazzese Milazzese, Baia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.222 Milazzese, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.222 Milazzese, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.222 Milazzo Milazzo, Baia di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.137 Milazzo, Capo di . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.123 Milazzo, Penisola di . . . . . . . . . . . 10.123 Milazzo, Porto di . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.137 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . 10.148 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.160 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.158 General information . . . . . . . . . 10.137 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.162

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Milhr, Ras el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.47 Mili, Fiumara di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.26 Miliane, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.43 Milieu, Banc de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.233 Millares, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.71 Milocca, Punta di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.114 Milonia, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.12 Mimoun, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.192 Mina, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.103 Mindjou, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.188 Minissale, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.16 Minkba, Il- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.145 Miramar, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.14 Mirzuq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.76 Miskar Gas Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.165 Mistra Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.77 Mistral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.154 Mistral, Pointe de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.10 Mitidja . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.145 Mitjana Mitjana, Cala: NE coast Isla de Mallorca . . . . . . 4.181 Mitjana, Cala: S coast Isla de Menorca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.286 Mitjana, Cala: SE coast Isla de Mallorca . . . . . . . 4.207 Mitjana, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.94 Mitjana, Isleta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.257 Mitjanet, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.14 Mitjorn Mitjorn, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.75 Mitjorn, Playa de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.75 Mitjorn, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.61 Mitx Mitx, Losa del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.253 Mitx, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.96 Moco, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.233 Mogote Bernat, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.305 Mohamed Mohamed Bou Akkazine, Sidi . . . . 7.232 Mohamed Ech Cherif, Sidi . . . . . . . 7.124 Mohamed, Jebel Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.19 Mohand, Dar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.226 Mohandali, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.37 Mojcar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Mojcar, Ro de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Mojn Mojn, Cabezo del . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.186 Mojn, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.254 Mokreum, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.11 Mola Mola de Andraitx, La: SW Isla de Mallorca . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.91 Mola, Cabo de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.91 Mola de sa Corda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.166 Mola de Tuent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.166 Mola, Castel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.12 Mola, Clot de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.263 Mola: Isla de Formentera . . . . . . . . . 4.58 Mola, La: Isla de Menorca . . . . . . . 4.253 Mola, La: Mahn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.261 Mola, Punta della: Sicilia . . . . . . . 13.104 Molara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.92 Molaro, Fiumara di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.11 Moli Moli, Cala: Isla de Menorca (40008N, 4119E) Moli, Cala: W coast Isla de Ibiza . . . 4.38 Molinar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.128 Molinar de Levante, Puerto del . . . . 4.128 Molinazzo, Punta Molinazzo, Punta del: Isola di Pantelleria . . . . . 8.33 Molinazzo, Punta: N Sicilia . . . . . . 10.35 Molinell, Ro del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.14 Molinet Molinet, Cerro del: Alicante . . . . . . 2.319

Molinet: Puerto de L Estartit . . . . . 3.313 Molini Molini, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.36 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.36 Mole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.36 Molini, Torre dei . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.211 Molino Molino, Bajo del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 Molino, Llosa del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 Molino, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 Molino, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.111 Moll, Cala de Son . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.206 Molo di Femmina, Punta . . . . . . . . . . 10.215 Molopasso, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.176 Moltona, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.90 Mona Mona, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.48 Mona, Puerto Deportive Punta de la . 2.97 Mona, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.84 Mona, Tur de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.253 Monacizzo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.210 Monaco Monaco, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.231 Monaco, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.18 Monaco, Pizzo del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.56 Monaco, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.215 Monaco, Secca del . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.42 Monasterace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.24 Monasterace Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.25 Monastir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.157 Monastir New Fishing Harbour . . . 7.158 Monastir, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.139 Monastir, Presquile de . . . . . . . . . . 7.131 Skans-Monastir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.157 Moncfar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.69 Mondello Mondello, Baia de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.24 Mondello, Punta di . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.17 Mondello, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.13 Mondrag, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.208 Moneya, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.182 Mongat, Playa de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.249 Mongerbino Mongerbino, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.17 Mongerbino, Scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . 10.17 Mong Mong, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.309 Mong, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.253 Mong, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.308 Monistili, Scoglio: Li Cuzzufri . . . . . . 14.25 Monserrato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.115 Mont del Padr, Bajo . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 Montagnola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.174 Montalbano Ionico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.103 Montalto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.24 Montaa = mountain, see proper name Montaazo, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.192 Montbri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.140 Montcabr, Crux de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.251 Monte, mte = mountain, see proper name Montechiaro Montechiaro, Castello di . . . . . . . . . 9.107 Montechiaro, Palma di . . . . . . . . . . 9.107 Montegiordano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.103 Montegiordano Marina . . . . . . . . . 14.103 Montello, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.156 Montenassari, Scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.182 Monterosso, Torre di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.97 Monterrojo, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.29 Monterroso, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.29 Montevergine, Torrente . . . . . . . . . . . 12.34 Monti Peloritania, Monte . . . . . . . . . 10.139 Montjoi, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.319 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.319 Montjuich, Castillo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.231 Montnegre, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.279 Montroig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.140

Montseny, Montaa de . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.231 Montserrat, Montaa de . . . . . . . . . . . 3.190 Montsia, Sierra de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.102 Mora, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.190 Moragues, Punta de na . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.91 Moral, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25 Moral, Cala, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25 Moranidi, Torrente . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.90 Morayra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.298 Morayra, Cabo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.258 Morayra, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . . 2.298 Morayra, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.299 Mordomo, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.28 Morell Morell, Baja . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.251 Morell, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.251 Morenallet Morenallet, Escull, Bajo . . . . . . . . . . 4.20 Morenallet, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.70 Moreras, Sierra de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.168 Morey Morey, Atalaya de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.178 Morey, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.178 Morlanda, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.207 Moro Moro But, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.98 Moro, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.32 Moro, Isleta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.176 Moro, Islote del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.111 Moro, Laja del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.268 Moro, Peas del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.15 Moro, Piedras del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.15 Moro, Puig del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.165 Moro, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.89 Morocco Mediterranean coast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.1 Principal ports, harbours and anchorages . . . . . . . 1.108 Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.40 Rescue services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.49 Moros, Torre dels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.140 Morrell Morrell, Arrecife del . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.253 Morrell, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.253 Morro = headland or bluff, see proper name Morro de Gos, Laja . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.142 Morrn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.135 Mortelle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.124 Morts, Cala: Cabo Nati . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.251 Moruna, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.7 Moscart, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.42 Mosqueros, Cerro de los . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.22 Mosquito, Bajo el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.251 Mosta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.76 Mostaganem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.100 Mostaganem, Port de . . . . . . . . . . . 6.100 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . 6.102 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.105 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.104 General information . . . . . . . . . . 6.100 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.103 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . 6.101 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.106 Mostefa, Rass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.129 Motril, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.105 Motta Motta d Affermo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.96 Motta San Giovanni . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.11 Mottola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.103 Mouader, Djebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.276 Moules Moules, Les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.15 Moules, Pointe des . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.188 Moules, Rocher des . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.188 Moulin Moulin, Anse du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.294

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Moulin, Tour de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.294 Moya, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.84 Mozza Mozza tower: N Sicilia . . . . . . . . . . 10.96 Mozza, Torre: Capo Spartivento . . . 14.17 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.17 Mozza, Torre: Ugento . . . . . . . . . . 14.195 Msid Msid Ech Chita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.205 Msid, Jebel el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.15 Msida Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.119 Mta, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.249 Muddafedda, Rocca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.107 Muertos, Punta de los . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Muga, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.308 Mugnone, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.32 Mula de S Agulla, Baja de la . . . . . . . 4.181 Mul, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 Mulhacn, Pico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.71 Muluya, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.76 Muntadas Airport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.192 Munxar Munxar Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.130 Munxar, Il-Ponta tal- . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.128 Munxar, Secca Il- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.128 Outer Munxar Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.128 Murada, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.42 Muralla, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.238 Murdjadjo, Djebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.41 Muria, Val di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.202 Muro Vecchio, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.47 Murria, Fiumara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.29 Murro di Porco, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.104 Murta, Cala Murta, Cala: Bahia de Polensa . . . . 4.183 Murta, Cala, Castellet de . . . . . . 4.183 Murta, Cala: East coast of Menorca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.262 Murt, Punta des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.253 Murtra, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.310 Murviedro, Grao de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.97 Musa, Ir-Ramla ta Wied . . . . . . . . . . . 8.152 Mut, Punta des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.305 Muto, Torrente . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.139 Muzza, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.17 Mzebla, El, Beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.169 Na Girada, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.263 Na Moreya Na Moreya, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . 4.207 Na Moreya, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . 4.207 Nabeul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.136 Nabeul, Banc de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.136 Nabueles, Punta de los . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.24 Nadji . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.110 Hadjrat Nadji . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.112 Nador Nador Tower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.233 Nador, Avance du . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.233 Nador, Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.84 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . 5.94 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.108 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.103 General information . . . . . . . . . . . 5.84 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.99 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . 5.90 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.110 Nadour, Jebel en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.34 Nadur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.76 Nadur Tower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.15 Najar, Sidi en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.131 Nakta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.232 Namoussa, Oued bou . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.299 Namuna, Wadi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.41 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.41 Nans, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.320 Nans, Cala, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.306 Nao Nao, Bajo de La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.255

Nao, Cabo de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.258 Nao, Islote de La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.255 Nao, Piedra de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.258 Nao, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.167 Naro, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.107 Nasi, Villa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.71 Naso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.123 Naso, Fiume di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.123 Nati Nati, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.233 Nati, Escollo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.233 Natura, Costa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.22 Natural conditions Climate and weather Air temperature, General information . . . . . . . . . 1.164 Anticyclones The Asian anticyclone . . . . 1.150 The Azores anticyclone . . . 1.149 Climatic Tables Al-Hocema . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.179 Algiers/Darelbeida . . . . . . . 1.181 Alicante . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.172 Almera Airport . . . . . . . . . 1.170 Annaba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.183 Barcelona Airport . . . . . . . 1.175 Bejaa Airport . . . . . . . . . . 1.182 Bizerte Airport . . . . . . . . . . 1.184 Castillo Galeras . . . . . . . . . 1.171 Catania Fontanorossa . . . . . 1.196 Crotone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.198 Gabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.188 Gela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.195 General information . . . . . . 1.166 Gibraltar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.168 Ibiza/Es Codol . . . . . . . . . 1.176 Isola di Ustica . . . . . . . . . . 1.192 Lampedusa . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.190 Location of climatic stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.167 Luqa, Malta . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.191 Mahn/Menorca . . . . . . . . . 1.178 Mlaga Airport . . . . . . . . . . 1.169 Marina di Ginosa . . . . . . . . 1.199 Messina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.197 Monastir-Skanes . . . . . . . . 1.186 Oran/Es-Senia . . . . . . . . . . 1.180 Palermo/Punta Raisi . . . . . . 1.193 Palma de Mallorca/ Son San Juan . . . . . . . . . 1.177 Pantelleria . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.189 Sfax El-Maou . . . . . . . . . . . 1.187 Tortosa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.174 Trapani/Birgi . . . . . . . . . . . 1.194 Tunis-Carthage . . . . . . . . . . 1.185 Valencia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.173 Cloud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.158 Depressions, Mobile depressions . . . . . . . . . 1.151 Fog and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.163 Fronts, Warm and cold fronts . . . 1.152 General conditions, Weather pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.146 General information, Overview . 1.145 Humidity, General information . . 1.165 Precipitation General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.159 Rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.160 Snow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.162 Thunderstorms and Waterspouts . . . . . . . . . . 1.161 Pressure Average distribution . . . . . . 1.147 Variability . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.148 Winds Average distribution . . . . . . 1.153 Coastal wind . . . . . . . . . . . 1.156 Land and sea breezes . . . . . 1.157 Main regional winds . . . . . 1.154

Open sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.155 Currents Currents between S coast of Spain and N coast of Morocco . 1.130 Currents diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . 1.129 Currents off Sicilia and S coast of Italy . . . . . . . . . 1.133 Currents off the coasts of Algeria and Tunisia . . . . . . . . . 1.132 Currents off the E coast of Spain and around the Islas Baleares . 1.131 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.128 Maritime topography Magnetic conditions Local magnetic anomalies . 1.127 Magnetic variation . . . . . . . 1.126 Seabed Balearic abyssal plain . . . . 1.118 Gulf of Tunis . . . . . . . . . . . 1.121 Italian Peninsula . . . . . . . . . 1.123 Moroccan and Algerian coast . . . . . . . . 1.119 Strait of Gibraltar and Spanish coast . . . . . . . . . 1.117 Strait of Sicily . . . . . . . . . . 1.122 Tyrrhenian Sea . . . . . . . . . . 1.120 West Mediterranean . . . . . . 1.116 Seismic activity, Earthquakes . . . 1.125 Volcanic activity, Volcanoes . . . . 1.124 Sea and swell General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.136 Sea conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.137 Swell conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.138 Sea level and tides Sea level, Seasonal sea levels . . . 1.134 Tides Stretto di Messina . . . . . . . . . 12.7 Tides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.135 Sea water characteristics Bioluminescence . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.144 Colour and transparency . . . . . . 1.143 Density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.140 Salinity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.139 Sea surface temperatures . . . . . . 1.141 Variability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.142 Navarrete, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.131 Nave, Scoglio La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.222 Navigation and Regulations Berthing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.20 Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.13 Admiralty charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.13 ARCS charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.14 Datums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.16 Foreign charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.15 Distress and rescue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.44 Coastguard stations . . . . . . . . . . . 1.52 Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) . . . . . . 1.44 Lifeboat stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.53 Rescue services Algeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.45 Gibraltar (UK) . . . . . . . . . . . 1.46 Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.47 Malta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.48 Morocco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.49 Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.50 Tunisia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.51 Limits of the book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 Navigation, Aids to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.17 Buoys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.19 Landmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.18 Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.17 Navigational dangers and hazards . . . 1.3 Coastal conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3 Floating hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4 Mine danger areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 Piracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 Pilotage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.21 National pilotage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.21

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Radio facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.22 Radio aids to navigation . . . . . . . . 1.22 Radio meteorological warnings and weather services . . . . . . . . . 1.24 Radio navigational warnings . . . . 1.23 NAVAREA III . . . . . . . . . . . 1.23 Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.25 Algeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.37 Cables and pipelines . . . . . . . . . . 1.25 European Community Regulations 1.27 Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.38 Malta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.39 Morocco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.40 Pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.26 Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.41 Submarine cables and pipelines . . 1.25 Traffic Separation Schemes . . . . . 1.36 Tunisia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.42 Traffic and operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 Exercise areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.10 Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 Marine and integral reserves . . . . . 1.9 Marine exploitation . . . . . . . . . . . 1.12 Submarine exercise areas . . . . . . . 1.11 Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7 Naxos: See Giardini-Naxos . . . . . . . . 13.29 Naxxar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.78 Ne Cafayes, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.268 Negra Negra de Percheles, Punta (3742N, 0044W) Negra, Isla: E Spain . . . . . . . . . . . 3.305 Negra, Isla: S Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Negra, Punta: Aguilas . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Negra, Punta: Bahia de Palma . . . . 4.133 Negra, Punta: Bahia de Polensa . . . 4.183 Negra, Punta: Cabo de Gata . . . . . . 2.170 Negra, Punta: Cabo Sacratif . . . . . . . 2.88 Negra, Punta: Cala Caragol . . . . . . . 4.90 Negra, Punta: Cala Fornells . . . . . . 4.255 Negra, Punta: East coast of Menorca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.262 Negra, Punta: Mlaga . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.33 Negra, Punta: Mazarrn . . . . . . . . . 2.172 Negra, Punta: Morocco . . . . . . . . . . . 5.36 Negra, Punta: Rada de Cullera . . . . . 3.30 Negras Negras del Freu, Islas . . . . . . . . . . . 4.23 Negras, Ensenada de las (3653N, 0159W) Negras, Islas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.67 Negra del Este, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.67 Negra del Oueste, Isla . . . . . . . . . 4.67 Negre, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.302 Negres, Escollo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.44 Negret Negret, Cabo: N Isla de Ibiza . . . . . . 4.41 Negret, Cabo: SW Isla de Ibiza . . . . . 4.20 Negrete Negrete, Cabo: Altea . . . . . . . . . . . 2.257 Negrete, Cabo: Cartagena . . . . . . . . 2.173 Negrete, Cabo: N Isla de Ibiza . . . . . 4.40 Negri, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.64 Negro Negro, Cabo: Cabo de la Nao . . . . . 2.258 Negro, Cabo: East coast of Menorca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.262 Negro, Cabo: Morocco . . . . . . . . . . . 5.15 Negro, Cabo: West coast of Menorca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.233 Negro, Cap: Tunisia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.17 Negro, Capo: E Sicilia . . . . . . . . . 13.105 Negro, Punta del Cerro . . . . . . . . . . 2.170 Negrn, Fortn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.15 Nekor, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.47 Nemer, Jebel Oued en . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.131 Nere, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.215 Nerera, Rocas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 Nerja . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.93

Neto, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.73 Nevada, Sierra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.70 Newwiela, Ras in- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.144 Nic Nic, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.75 Nic, Fiume, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.75 Nic, Porto di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.33 Nic, Punta del Rosso di . . . . . . . . . . 8.33 Nic, Secca di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.33 Niceto, Fiumara di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.139 Nicotera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.43 Nicotera Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.47 Anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.47 Niexfa, Ras in- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.145 Ni Armat Ni Armat Grande . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.253 Ni Armat Pequeo . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.253 Nin del Corp, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.43 Nitge, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.252 No, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.12 Noire Noire, Pointe: Algeria . . . . . . . . . . . 6.291 Noire, Pointe: Morocco . . . . . . . . . . 5.64 Non, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.40 Nord des Frres, Banc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.18 Norde, Basse du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.10 Norfeo, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.306 Norte Norte, Llado del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.59 Norte, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.131 North Comino Channel: see Gawdex, Il-Fliegu ta . . . . . . . . 8.151 North Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.144 Nostra, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.111 Noto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.116 Noto, Fiume di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.116 Noto, Lido di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.116 Notre Dame d Afrique . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.150 Nou Nou Cous, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.253 Nou, Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.211 Nova Nova Icaria, Puerto . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.209 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.209 Nova Siri Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.112 Nova, Cala, Puerto de: Palma . . . . . 4.134 Nova, Cala: SE Isla de Ibiza . . . . . . . 4.59 Nova, Llosa de Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.305 Nova, Torre, Ensenada Codol de la: NE Isla de Menorca . . . . . . . . . . . 4.251 Nova, Torre: Bahia de Palma . . . . . 4.124 Nova, Torre: S coast Isla de Menorca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.275 Nova, Torre: SE coast of Isla de Mallorca . . . . . 4.208 Nova-Canet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.71 Novara, Rocca di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.127 Novi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.125 Novios, Cama de los, Roca . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Nsoor, Kef en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.15 Nube, Islote de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.149 Nubia Nubia, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.66 Nubia, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.66 Nueva Nueva, Punta de la Torre . . . . . . . . . 2.25 Nueva, Punta Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.23 Nueva, Torre: Cabo Sacratif . . . . . . . 2.85 Nueva, Torre: Gola El Perellonet . . . 3.15 Nueva, Torre: Rada de Salou . . . . . 3.141 Nuevo Nuevo, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.45 Nuevo, Morro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.34 Nuova, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.73 Nuovo Nuovo, Porto: Crotone, Porto di . . . 14.80 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.84 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.82 Nuovo, Scalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.43

Obispo, Cerro del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.157 Oeste, Bajo del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.270 Ofegats, Los . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.253 Ognina Ognina, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.105 Ognina, Baia di . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.114 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.114 Ognina: Porto Ulisse . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.39 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.39 Temporary anchorage . . . . . . . . . 13.39 Oliguera, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.306 Olimpico de Nova Icaria, Puerto . . . . . 3.209 Oliva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.14 Oliva, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.20 Oliva, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.31 Oliveri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.132 Oliveri, Baia di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.127 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.134 Oliveri, Castello di . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.132 Oliviers, Pointe des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.125 Olivos, Seco de los . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.76 Olla Olla de Altea, Puerto La . . . . . . . . . 2.291 Olla, Cabo de la: Isla de Cabrera (39890N, 2581) Olla, Cala de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.253 Olmo, Punta dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.231 Oltrera, Cabo d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.305 Omara, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.17 Omo Morto, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.41 Or, Marina Cala d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.215 Oran Oran, Golfe d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.40 Oran, Port d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.56 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . 6.66 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.76 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.75 General information . . . . . . . . . . . 6.56 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.70 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . 6.62 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.77 Orelletes, Bajo de Ses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.208 Orlando, Capo d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.106 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.106 Oro Oro, Conca d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.53 Oro, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.85 Oropesa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.71 Oropesa del Mar, Puerto . . . . . . . . . 3.100 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.100 Oropesa, Cabo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.71 Orousse, Djebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.111 Ortigia, Isola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.105 Otranto, Strait of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.64 Ouahran, Port d (3543N, 038W) Ouamri, Djebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.186 Ouazdra, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.124 Oubay, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.187 Oudirane, Jbel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.14 Oudref (33594N 9582E) Oued = river, see proper name Ouillis Ouillis, Cap; see Ras Ouillis . . . . . . 6.111 Ouillis, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.111 Oujada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.109 Oulad Oulad Amar, Bordj . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.13 Oulad ben Ayed, Mersa . . . . . . . . . . 6.32 Oulassa Oulassa, Cap; see Ras Oulassa . . . . . 6.14 Oulassa, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.14 Oulid, Jebel Ben . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.43 Oumcetren, Baie d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.52 Ouringa, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.18 Ovadi area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.180 Ovo Ovo, Secca dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.210 Ovo, Torre dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.210

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Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.210 Breakwater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.210 Pace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.23 Paceco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.66 Pacheco, Ro Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.29 Pachino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.104 Pachino, River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.154 Paci, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.20 Padre Bartolo, Ermita del . . . . . . . . . . . 3.71 Padrn Padrn, Ro de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.24 Padrn, Torre del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.24 Pagliara, Fiumara di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.16 Pagres, Roche des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.302 Paguera, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.109 Pain de Sucre Pain de Sucre, Le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.13 Pain de Sucre, Pointe du . . . . . . . . . 6.240 Pajares, Bajo de los . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.273 Pjaro, Casa del (3817N, 0031W) Palamito, Secca del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.83 Palams Palams, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . . 3.281 Palams, Laja de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 Palams, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.281 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . 3.283 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.286 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.285 General information . . . . . . . . . . 3.281 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.284 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . 3.282 Marina de Palams . . . . . . . . . . . 3.294 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.287 Palancia, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.71 Palazz = palace, see proper name Palermo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.51 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.61 Basins and berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.75 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.73 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.51 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.68 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.57 Palermo, Golfo di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.51 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.78 Pali, Torre I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.195 Palicorna, Bajos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.320 Palisi, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.222 Palizzi Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.16 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.16 Palma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.114 Palma di Montechiaro . . . . . . . . . . . 9.107 Palma Marina, Punta de la (40355N, 00395E) Palma Nova, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . 4.132 Palma, Baha de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.113 Palma, Castellazzo di . . . . . . . . . . . 9.107 Palma, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.107 Palma, Isla de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.272 Palma, Llosa de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.272 Palma, Marina di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.107 Palma, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.135 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . 4.143 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.154 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.153 General information . . . . . . . . . . 4.135 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.148 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . 4.140 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.156 Palma, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.272 Palmar, Isla de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.15 Palmas, Desierto de las . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.99 Palme, Cala: Lampedusa . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.55 Palmer, Puntazo de el . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.118 Palmeto, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.201 Palmi, Marina di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.49 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.49 Palmier, Pointe du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.75

Palo Palo di Menfi, Porto . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.98 Palo, Porto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.176 Palo, Porto, Baia di . . . . . . . . . . . 9.175 Palo, Porto, Punta di . . . . . . . . . . 9.163 Palom, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.305 Paloma Paloma, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.112 Paloma, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.112 Palomares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.180 Palomares, Fondeadero de . . . . . . . 2.180 Palomas Palomas, Isla de Las: Cartagena . . . 2.233 Palomas, Islote de la: Estepona . . . . . 2.29 Palomas, Islote: Morocco . . . . . . . . . 5.15 Palomba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.178 Palomba, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.176 Palomba, Scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.178 Palombaro, Secca del: S Italy . . . . . . . 14.51 Palomera Palomera. Punta La . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.288 Palomera, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.192 Palos, Palos, Cabo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.273 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.273 Palos, Cabo de, Puerto de . . . . . . . . 2.188 Pals Pals, Playa de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.305 Pals, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.305 Palumbo Palumbo, Scogli: Isola Favignana . . . 9.46 Palumbo, Scoglio: Porto di Trapani . 9.72 Pan de Azcar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.14 Panarelli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.226 Panaria Ditella, Scalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.224 Panaria, Isola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.218 Pancheta, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.165 Pantaleu, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.91 Pantanto Grande . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.46 Pantelleria Pantelleria - Punta Spadillo . . . . . . . . 8.19 Pantelleria Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.11 Pantelleria, Isola di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.17 Pantelleria, Porto di . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.21 Pantinat, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.253 Papa Luna, Castillo de . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.120 Pappagallo, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.11 Paradise Bay: Cirkewwa, Ir-Ramla tac- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.152 Paradiso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.48 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.48 Paradiso, Rada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.48 Designated anchorage . . . . . . . . 12.48 Parais, Playa del (3830N, 0016W) Parda, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Pare Pascual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.109 Pared, Cap de sa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.253 Pareys, Torrente de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.175 Parghelia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.19 Parise, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.47 Parrino, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.48 Partinico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.28 Ps, Escull de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.43 Passagio, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.17 Passero, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.119 Passero, Capo, Isola di . . . . . . . . . 13.119 Passero, Isola di Capo, Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.119 Passo di Lupo, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.21 Passo, Insenatura del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.51 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.51 Pastizza, Scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.41 Patella, Scoglio Pietra . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.107 Patemisco Patemisco beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.103 Patemisco, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.103 Paterello, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.27 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.27

Patino, Banco de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.131 Patos, Piedra de los . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.103 Patrijiet, Kalanka tal- . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.128 Patti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.131 Patti, Baia di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.127 Patti, Golfo di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.126 Patti, Marina di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.132 Patti, Pietra di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.132 Patti, Scoglio di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.132 Pau Pau, Punta den: E Spain . . . . . . . . . 3.273 Pau, Punta den: Baha de Palma . . 4.119 Payaret, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.41 Payo, Loza del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Pazzi, Il , Secca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.192 Pcherie, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.75 Pcheurs Pcheurs, Baie des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.18 Pcheurs, Pointe des . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.18 Pecorini a Mare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.184 Pedrassa, Punta de sa . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.208 Pedrera Pedrera Vieja, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . 3.15 Pedrera, Punta: Rada de Salou . . . . 3.141 Pedreras, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.19 Pedrosa Pedrosa, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.305 Pedrosa, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.305 Pedrucho, El (3742N, 0042W) Peix, Estanque del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.31 Pelada, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.90 Pelagie, Isole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.35 Pelat, Puig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.21 Pellari, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.97 Pllaro Pllaro, Punta di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.24 Pllaro, Torre di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.25 Pellegrin, Ras il- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.145 Pellegrina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.45 Pellegrino, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.15 Peloro, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.124 Pelosa, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.310 Pembroke Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.75 Pea = rock, see proper name Peals, Punta dels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.141 Peas Peas de Carambio, Bajo de . . . . . . . 3.81 Peas Rojas, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.91 Peas, Cabo de las . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.276 Peiscola, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.120 Penjat, Torre del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.263 Penna, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.166 Pen Pen, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Pen, Torre del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Pen = rocky mountain. see proper name Pensamientos, Punta de los . . . . . . . . . . 3.30 Pentedattilo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.5 Pentimele Pentimele, Monte di . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.43 Pentimele, Rada di . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.43 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.43 Penyes, Cabo de ses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.276 Ppinire, Baie de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.70 Peppemaria, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.222 Pera, Cabo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.181 Perce, La, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.244 Perciato Perciato, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.201 Perciato, Punta: Isola Filicudi . . . . 10.182 Perciato, Punta: Isola Salina . . . . . 10.190 Perdigal, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.138 Perdigones, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.83 Perell Perell, Gola El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.33 Perell, Puerto El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.33 Perell, Torre del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.140 Perellonet, Gola El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.15

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Perla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.106 Pertuso Pertuso, Scalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.233 Pescade, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.127 Pescadores Pescadores, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . 5.18 Pescadores, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.18 Pescaro de Carboneras, Puerto . . . . . . 2.196 Pesce, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.59 Pesci Pesci, Banco dei . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.18 Pesci, Secca dei . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.225 Pesetas, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25 Petite Petite Seiche, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.302 Petite, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.207 Petra = stone, rock, see proper name Petrace, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.45 Petro, Porto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.216 Petro, Porto, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . 4.208 Pezzo, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.20 Philippeville: see Skikda . . . . . . . . . . . 6.259 Phoque, cueil du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.124 Pi, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.90 Piana, piano = plain or level ground, see proper name Piazza Europa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.41 Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.41 Picada, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.166 Picamosca Picamosca, Puig de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.96 Picamosca, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.96 Picas, las Picas, las, Islote de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.262 Picas, las, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.262 Piccioni, Scoglio dei . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.196 Piccola, Isola: see Marzamemi . . . . . 13.118 Pichirichi, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.182 Pico = peak or summit, see proper name Piedad, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.261 Piedras Piedras del Castillo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.67 Piedras Gordas, Punta de . . . . . . . . . 5.15 Pietra = stone, see proper name Pietra Grande, Scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.45 Pietre Nere, Le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.15 Pietrenere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.48 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.48 Pietrenere, Torre di . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.48 Pietro, Torre San . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.191 Pigeonnier, lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.12 Pignataro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.207 Pignolato, Scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.47 Pila, Isleta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.257 Pilau, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.39 Piles Piles, Bajos del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.251 Piles, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.14 Pil, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.320 Pin, Cabo des: Baha de Art . . . . . . 4.206 Pinar, Cabo del: NE coast Isla de Mallorca . . . . . . . . . 4.181 Pineda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.249 Pinedo, Caserio de (39252N, 00202W) Pineo, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.15 Pinillos, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.24 Pino Pino de la Posada, Cala del . . . . . . . 4.179 Pino, Cabo, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.68 Pino, Torre del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.94 Pinos, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.71 Pinto, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.268 Pinu, Ras Ta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.77 Piraino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.121 Piraino, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.123 Pirates, Anse des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.90

Pisan, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.188 Pisana, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.48 Piscit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.231 Pispisa, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.33 Pistunina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.26 Piton de lEst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.19 Pixerota, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.140 Pizzicalori, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.123 Pizzo Pizzo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.28 Pizzo, Marino di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.28 Pizzo Calabro, Marino di . . . . . . . . 11.28 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.28 Pizzo, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.215 Shelter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.215 Pizzo, Scoglio a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.105 Pizzo, Torre del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.215 Pizzolungo, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.22 Placer = shoal, see proper name Plage = beach, see proper name Plaia, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.92 Plana Plana, Bleda, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.21 Plana, Isla: Golfo de Vera . . . . . . . . 2.186 Plana, Isla: Isla Cabrera Archipelago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.101 Plana, Isla: Puerto de Mahon . . . . . 4.268 Plana, Isla: SE coast Isla de Ibiza . . . 4.59 Plana, Punta: Benidorm . . . . . . . . . 2.256 Plana, Punta: SW Isla de Mallorca . . 4.90 Plana, Roca (40267N, 00274E) Plane Plane, le: Algeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.15 Plane, le: Tunisia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.39 Plano, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.101 Plata, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.24 Platini, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.98 Playa = beach, see proper name Poal, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.320 Pobre, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.101 Podadera, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.235 Pola, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.272 Polacca, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.33 Polacra, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.170 Policaretto, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.75 Policoro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.103 Pollara Pollara, Cala di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.193 Pollara, Faraglione di . . . . . . . . . . 10.201 Pollastro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.10 Pollensa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.185 Pollensa, Baha de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.182 Pollensa, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.185 Pollina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.90 Pollina, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.94 Ponente Ponente, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.46 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.54 Ponente, Monte di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.36 Ponente, Porto di . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.216 Pons, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.251 Ponsa, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.313 Ponsella, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.309 Pont, Morro del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.183 Ponty, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.75 Popi, Puig de Sa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.80 Porcaria, Torrente . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.42 Porcelli, Scogli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.22 Porci, Punta dei . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.123 Poro, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.43 Porquerola, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.141 Porrasa Porrasa, Ensenada de la . . . . . . . . . 4.124 Porrasa, Isla de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.124 Porrasa, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.124 Porri Porri, Isolotto dei . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.163 Porri, Monte dei . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.186

Porros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.21 Porros, Isla den . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.190 Porros, Los, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.255 Port del Torrent, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.47 Port Roig Port Roig, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.36 Port Roig, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.20 Port Vell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.227 Porta, Punta La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.33 Portals Portals, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.131 Portals, Puerto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.133 Portas Portas, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.25 Portas, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.25 Portbou, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.340 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.340 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.340 Portell, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.288 Portr, Calan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.281 Portet Marina, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.291 Porticciolo Capo dOrlando . . . . . . . 10.125 Porticella di Bova, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . 14.9 Porticello Lipari-Porticello: Isola Lipari . . . . 10.203 Porticello Santa Flavia: N Sicilia . . 10.97 Porticello, Punta: N Sicilia . . . . . . . 10.91 Porticello: Calabria . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.42 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.42 Porticello, Marina di . . . . . . . . . . 12.42 Porticello: Isola Lipari . . . . . . . . . 10.201 Porticello: N Sicilia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.97 Portichol, Isla del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.258 Portinatx Portinatx, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.42 Portinatx, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.42 Portiol, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.261 Portisol, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.42 Portixol, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.129 Portixol, Cala Es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.253 Portixol, Cala, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . 4.129 Portman, Baha de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.173 Porto ad Ovest: Industriale Esterno, Porto . . . . . . . . 14.141 Portopalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.175 Portopalo, Rada di . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.175 Portorosa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.135 Ports, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.233 Pou Pou, Bajo den . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.23 Pou, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.23 Pouet, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.27 Poules, Port aux (35482N, 0097W) Pous, Cal des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.215 Pozzallo, Porto di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.164 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.166 Berth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.169 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.168 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.164 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.167 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.165 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.170 Pozzolana Pozzolana di Ponente, Cala . . . . . . . . 8.44 Pozzolana, Punta della . . . . . . . . . . . 8.28 Prajjet, Il- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.145 Premi Premi de Mar, Puerto de . . . . . . . . 3.256 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.256 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.256 Premi, San Cristbal de: Premi de Mar, Puerto de . . . . . . . 3.256 Premi, Villa de San Pedro de . . . . . 3.256 Presidiana Presidiana, Insenatura di . . . . . . . . 10.103 Presidiana, Porto di . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.103 Presqule = peninsula, see proper name

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Preveto, Isolotto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.46 Prezioso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.106 Prima Prima, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 Prima, Punta: Cabo Roig . . . . . . . . 2.255 Prima, Punta: Cala Fornells . . . . . . 4.255 Prima, Punta: E coast Isla de Menorca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.263 Prima, Punta: Isla de Formentera . . . 4.61 Prima, Punta: NW coast Isla de Mallorca . . . . . . 4.166 Prima, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.61 Priola, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.17 Priolo Priolo Gargallo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.76 Priolo, Seno del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.72 Prosciutto, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.190 Protomeno, Villa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.35 Provenaux Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.76 Pucarsa, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.189 Pudent, Estanque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.26 Pudenta, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.253 Pudrimel, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.254 Puebla de Farnals, Puerto . . . . . . . . . . . 3.96 Puercos, Isla de Los . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.23 Puerto = port, see proper name Puerto, Cabezo del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.172 Puig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.96 Puig Caragol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.43 Puig de la Carbonera . . . . . . . . . . . 3.333 Puig de Picamosca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.96 Puig de Randa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.90 Puig de Sa Popi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.80 Puig de San Salvador . . . . . . . . . . . 4.205 Puig del Moro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.165 Puig Fumat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.167 Puig Mayor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.164 Puig Pelat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.21 Puig, Algar del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.71 Puig, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.96 Pujol Pujol, Escull den . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.165 Pujols, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.73 Pujols, Islas del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.73 Pulsano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.191 Punchosos, Islotes Los . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.173 Punta = point, see proper name Puntarr, Es, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.164 Puntica, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Puzzillo: Pozzillo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.32 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.32 Qacentina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.282 Qala = bay or cove, see proper name Qala, Ras il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.77 Qalet Marku, Tori . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.78 Qammie, Ras Il- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.143 Qarraba, Il- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.145 Qawra, Il- Ponta tal- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.78 Qawra, Il- Torri tal- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.76 Qolla = hill, see proper name Qretjen, Ras il- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.78 Quattro Colonne, Torre delle: Fiume, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.195 Quebrada, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.22 Quelti, Djebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.14 Quemado Quemado, Anse de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.52 Quemado, Bajo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.36 Quemado, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.36 Quilates, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.45 Quiviana Quiviana, Cordillera de . . . . . . . . . . . 5.86 Quiviana, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.104 Quiviana, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.104 Rabat: Victoria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.59

Rabells, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.255 Rabiosa, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.277 Rbita, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.88 Rbita, La, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.88 Racale, Grosso di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.202 Rachgoun, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.34 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.34 Rac des Mares, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.74 Rada = roadstead, see proper name Raf-Raf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.34 Rafalet Rafalet, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.263 Rafalet, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.263 Rafo, Secca del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.203 Ragusa, Marina di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.163 Raheb, Ras ir- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.145 Rahmane, Menzel Abd Er . . . . . . . . . . . 7.88 Raisi, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.17 Raisigerbi, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.94 Raja, Escull de la, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . 2.254 Rajel, Il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.77 Ram, Torre del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.232 Rama Rama, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.35 Rama, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.20 Rambla Rambla de Gualchos . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.102 Rambla, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.262 Rambla-Honda, Torre de (3649N, 0234W) Ramel, Sania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.14 Ramla = bay, see proper name Ramla, Wied ir- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.70 Randa, Puig de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.90 Rpita Rpita, Ensenada de la . . . . . . . . . . 4.105 Rpita, Puerto de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.106 Rpita, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.106 Ras Amra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.87 Ras, Rs, Ras, Rass, raz = cape or point, see proper name Ras-Kebdana, Port de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.78 Rasa Rasa, Punta: Isla de Mallorca (39331N, 3222E) Rasa, Punta: W coast Isla de Formentera . . . . . . 4.19 Rasel, Punta del (38509N, 00064E) Raso, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.333 Rasocolmo Rasocolmo, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.124 Rasocolmo, Secca . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.124 Rasocolmo, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.124 Ratas Ratas, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.63 Ratas, Islote de ses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.96 Ratjada Ratjada, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.209 Ratjada, Cala, Puerto de . . . . . . . 4.209 Ratjada, Morro de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.94 Ratx, Cabo des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.206 Rayada, Sidi Ben . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.177 Rayo, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Real Real de Zaragoza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25 Real, Torre del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25 Redona Redona, Isla: Ensenada de la Rpita . . . . . . . . . 4.105 Redona, Isla: Ensenada de Santa Eulalia . . . . . . . 4.70 Redonda Redonda del Este: Islas Bledas . . . . . 4.21 Redonda del Oeste: Islas Bledas . . . . 4.21 Redonda, Isla: Isla de Cabrera Archipelago . . . . 4.101 Redonda, Isla: Puerto de Sabina . . . . 4.27 Redonda, Roche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.21 Reductillo, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.38

Refeubeitx Refeubeitx, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.91 Refeubeitx, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.91 Regana, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.124 Regga Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.77 Reggio di Calabria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.34 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.36 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.39 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.38 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.34 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.37 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.35 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.40 Rejiche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.177 Relegati, Castello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.24 Religione, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.163 Remoln, Frontn del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.36 Renegada, Restinga de la . . . . . . . . . . 2.270 Renguera, Picacho de la (38583N, 00133W) Resass, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.43 Resgui Bank (37584N 10076E) Restinga = reef, see proper name Restinga, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.15 Revellino, Castello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.203 Rey Rey, Casa del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.15 Rey, Castillo del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.164 Rey, Isla del: Puerto de Mahn . . . . 4.268 Rey, Isla del: Islas Chafarinas . . . . . . 5.82 Rey, Losa del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.186 Rhedamsi, le Sidi el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.137 Rhennouch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.228 Rhis, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.47 Riace Marina: Fondaco Nouvo, Marina di . . . . . . . . 14.26 Riace, Torre di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.26 Riba, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.12 Ribera, Playa de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.336 Ricasoli Ricasoli, Il-Fortizza . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.113 Ricasoli, Il-Ponta ta . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.113 Ridaura, Riera de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.293 Riera de Riudoms, Punta de la . . . . . . 3.141 Riera = stream, dry in summer, see proper name Riffien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.15 Rifugio, Porto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.152 Rigade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.38 Rilamar, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.84 Rincn Rincn, Rocas del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.305 Rinella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.192 Ro Ro, Punta del: Adra . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.88 Ro, Punta del: Motril . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.85 Ro, Punta del: Puerto de . . . . . . . . 2.171 Ro, Punta del: Puerto de Almeria . . 2.138 Ro, Punta del:Cabo de la Huertas . 2.256 Rio = river, see proper name Riposto, Porto di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.30 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.30 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.30 Ristola, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.64 Ritani, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.52 Ru, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.141 Rive Bianche, Cala delle . . . . . . . . . . 13.104 Rizzuto, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.43 Anchorage W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.52 Anchorages E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.53 Rizzuto, Capo, Secca di . . . . . . . . . 14.43 Rmel, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.228 Ro, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.71 Robacasale, Punto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.118 Roca Roca de la Sal, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . 4.252 Roca Playa de la (3639N, 428W) Rocas Rocas Negras, Anse de . . . . . . . . . . . 5.35

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Rocas Planas, Cabo de . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 Rocca = fortress on rock, see proper name Rocca Imperiale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.112 Roccaforzata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.189 Roccalumera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.16 Roccella Roccella Ionica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.34 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.34 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.34 Roccella, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.92 Rocchetta, Torre di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.18 Rocher = rock, see proper name Rocher, Le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.186 Roches Noires, Pointe des . . . . . . . . . 6.207 Rodalquilar, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . . 2.177 Roig Roig, Cabo: Cabo de San Sebastin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 Roig, Cabo: Golfo de la Ampola . . 3.142 Roig, Cabo: Isla de Ibiza . . . . . . . . . 4.59 Roig, Cabo: S Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.255 Roig, Cabo, Puerto de . . . . . . . . 2.284 Roig, Coll, Punta des . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.96 Rojiza, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 Roldn Roldn, Cabezo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.168 Roldn, Cuchillada de . . . . . . . . . . 2.253 Roldn, La Mesa de . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.168 Romaguera, Bajo La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.253 Romains, Banc des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.127 Ron, Escull den . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.91 Ronda, Serran de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.13 Ronde, le Ronde, le: Golfe de Bejaa . . . . . . . 6.228 Ronde, le: W Algeria . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.13 Rondinella Rondinella, Passo . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.140 Rondinella, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.119 Roquero = rocky shoal, see proper name Roqueta, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.256 Roquetas Roquetas de Mar, Puerto de . . . . . . 2.148 Roquetas, Castillo de . . . . . . . . . . . 2.137 Roquetas, Fondeadero . . . . . . . . . . 2.146 Ros, Playa del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.320 Rosa Rosa, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.54 Rosa, Cala, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.54 Rosa, Casa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.12 Rosa, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.200 Monte Rosa, Sciarra di . . . . . . . 10.200 Rosa, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.290 Rosamarina, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.91 Rosarno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.43 Rosas Rosas, Bahia de, Anchorage . . . . . . 3.317 Rosas, Baha de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.317 Rosas, Golfo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.308 Rosas, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.318 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.318 Rosci, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.45 Roses, Golfo de: Golfo de Rosas . . . . 3.308 Rosh = cape, see proper name Rosi, Cap de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.131 Rosito Rosito Capo Spulico . . . . . . . . . . . 14.111 Rosito, Castello di . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.111 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.111 Rosmarino, Fiumara di . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.95 Rossa, Cala: Isola Vulcano . . . . . . . . 10.215 Rossano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.104 Rossello, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.98 Rosso Rosso di Nic, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . 8.33 Rosso, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.201 Rosso, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.36

Rostrogordo, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.103 Rotja Rotja, Cala: Isla de Ibiza . . . . . . . . . . 4.46 Rotja, Cala: Isla de Mallorca . . . . . . 4.166 Rotja, Cala, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.166 Rotja, Punta: Isla de Formentera . . . . 4.62 Rotja, Punta: Isla de Ibiza . . . . . . . . . 4.59 Rotja, Punta: Menorca . . . . . . . . . . 4.251 Rotja, Punta, Seca de . . . . . . . . . 4.251 Rotolo Rotolo, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.158 Rotolo, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.73 Rotonda Rotonda, Cala: Isola di Pantelleria . . 8.31 Rotonda, Cala: Sicilia . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.50 Rotonda, Torre: Capo Rizzuto . . . . 14.43 Rotondella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.103 Rotondo, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.290 Rouge Rouge, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.125 Rouge, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.112 Roumaia, Kobr er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.123 Roux, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.290 Rua Riff, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.64 Rubasacchi, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.28 Rubo, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.42 Ruejos, Cala de los . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.170 Rugno, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.158 Rupe = rock, cliff, see proper name Ruso, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Rustella, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.310 S Elia, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.12 S. Leone, Fiumara di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.23 S Enclua, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.253 S Escala, Cala: Cabo Favaritx . . . . . . 4.253 S Escar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.263 S Estaca, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.131 S Estanyol, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.107 Sa Bassa, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.268 Sa Cova, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.268 Sa Dent Sa Dent, Bajo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.91 Sa Dent, Punta de: Cabo de la Mola . 4.91 Sa Roquetas, Playa de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.90 Sa, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.90 Sabat, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.180 Sabea, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.195 Sabiha, Ben . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.11 Sabina Sabina, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.26 Sabina, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.26 Sabina, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.26 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . 4.27 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.30 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.29 General information . . . . . . . . . . . 4.26 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.28 Sabina, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.20 Sabinal, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.89 Sabinilla, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.23 Sabinilla, La, Castillo de . . . . . . . . . . 2.23 Sabinilla, La, Fondeadero de . . . . . . 2.28 Sacramento, Scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.47 Sacratif, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.85 Sadolitj, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.271 Sadum, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.173 Saf, Scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.18 Safra, Qolla s- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.76 Safsaf, Pointe (37135N 9537E) Sagunto, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.72 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.74 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.77 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.72 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.75 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.73 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.78

Sahona, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.19 Sad Sad, Sidi Bou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.51 Sad, Sidi, lots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.127 Said Beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.169 Sadia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.83 Saint Andrews Tower . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.76 Saint Angelo Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.113 Saint Elmo Lighthouse . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.113 Saint Georges Inner Saint Georges Rock . . . . . . . . 8.78 Middle Saint Georges Rock . . . . . . . 8.78 Outer Saint Georges Rock . . . . . . . . 8.78 Saint Georges Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.78 Saint Georges Shoals . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.78 Saint Georges Tower . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.78 Saint Johns Cathedral . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.112 Saint Joseph Saint Joseph, Monastre . . . . . . . . . 6.152 Saint Joseph, Roche . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.302 Saint Julians Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.79 Saint Paul Saint Pauls Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.82 Saint Pauls Church . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.112 Saint Pauls Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.78 Saint Pauls Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.82 Saint Pauls statue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.76 Saint Thomas Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.129 Sainte Clotilde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.41 Sainte Eugne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.145 Sakit Hamida Beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.169 Sal, Sal, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.305 Sal Rossa Sal Rossa, Cala de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.72 Sal Rossa, Islote de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.72 Sal Rossa, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.72 Sal Rossa, Torre de la . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.72 Sal Vieja Sal Vieja, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.29 Sal Vieja, Torre de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.29 Salada Salada, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.50 Salada, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.50 Saladar, Playa del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.304 Saladillo, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.24 Salado, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.14 Salah, Sidi, Banc de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.75 Salakta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.180 Salakta, Rass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.177 Salamandre Salamandre, cuil de la . . . . . . . . . 6.206 Salamandre, Kef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.90 Salas, Isla den . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.124 Salem Salem, Fort Sidi (37173N 9524E) Salem, Sidi (Gulf of Hammamet) . . . . . . . . . . 7.131 Salem, Sidi (le de Jerba) . . . . . . . . 7.228 Salentina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.55 Saler, Caserio El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.15 Salina Salina, Il- Bajja tas- . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.83 Salina, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.55 Salina, Canale della . . . . . . . . . . . 10.196 Salina, Galera della . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.31 Salina, Isola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.185 Salina, Marina, Porto . . . . . . . . . . 10.195 Salina, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.31 Santa Maria Salina . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.186 Salinas Salinas, Punta: Cabo de San Sebastian . . . . . . . . . 3.313 Salinas, Punta: Isla de Mallorca . . . . 4.90 Salinas, Torre de (37341N, 01157W) Salinas = saltpans, see proper name Saline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.9 Saline di Montebello Jonche, Porto . . 14.12

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Booa Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.12 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.12 Salitrona, Cala de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.233 Salobrea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.100 Salobrea, Pen de . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.100 Salobrea, Surgidero de . . . . . . . . . 2.100 Salou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.141 Salou, Cabo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.141 Salou, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.151 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.151 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.151 Salou, Rada de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.150 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.150 Salsa, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.98 Salso, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.119 Saltillo, Punta de (3636N, 0431W) Salto de la Mora Salto de la Mora, Laja de . . . . . . . . . 2.23 Salto de la Mora, Punta del . . . . . . . . 2.23 Salto de la Mora, Torre del: Estepona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.23 Salto, Torre del: S Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.14 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.14 Salvi, Llosa de Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.271 Salvo, Porto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.205 Sam-Mar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.67 Sampiere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.161 Samun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.154 San Agar, La Llosa de . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 San Alessio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.25 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.25 San Alessio, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.12 San Alessio, Scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.25 San Andrea San Andrea, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.12 San Andrea, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.24 San Andrs San Andrs, Castillo de . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 San Andrs, Isla de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 San Andrs, Playa de . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.51 San Angelo San Angelo, Castel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.119 San Angelo, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.197 San Antn, Cerro de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.37 San Antonio San Antonio Abad, Puerto de . . . . . . 4.48 San Antonio de la Playa, Puerto de . 4.126 San Antonio, Baha de . . . . . . . . . . . 4.45 San Antonio, Cabo de . . . . . . . . . . . 2.258 San Antonio, Cala de, Escollos de . 4.268 San Augustn San Augustn, Basilique de . . . . . . . 6.300 San Bartolomeo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.231 San Basilio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.97 San Basilio, Castello di . . . . . . . . . . 14.97 San Benet, Sierra de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.102 San Blas San Blas Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.77 San Blas, Wied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.70 San Carlos San Carlos, Laja de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.263 San Carlos, Peninsula de . . . . . . . . . 4.124 San Carlos, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.263 San Cristbal San Cristbal de Premi: Premi de Mar, Puerto de . . . . . . . 3.256 San Cristbal, Playa de . . . . . . . . . . . 2.98 San Cristbal, Punta de: E Spain . . . 3.193 San Cristbal, Punta de: S Spain . . . . 2.98 San Dimitri Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.77 San Domenica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.19 San Esteban San Esteban, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . 4.263 San Esteban, Ermita de . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 San Felipe San Felipe, Castillo de: E Spain . . . 3.140 San Felipe, Castillo de: Isla de Menorca . . . . . 4.263 San Felipe, Castillo de: S Spain . . . 2.170

San Felipet, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.268 San Feli de Guxols San Feli de Guxols, Ensenada de . 3.274 San Feli de Guxols, Puerto de . . . 3.274 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . 3.276 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.279 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.278 General information . . . . . . . . . . 3.274 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.277 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . 3.275 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.280 San Ferdinando . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.43 San Fernando, Castillo de . . . . . . . . . . 2.319 San Fili, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.26 San Filippo, Fiumara di . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.26 San Gervaisio, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . 3.192 San Giacomo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.122 San iljan, Il- Bajja ta . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.79 San Giorgio San Giorgio, Porticciolo: Gallipoli, Porto di . . . . . . . . . . . 14.200 San Giorgio: Golfo di Patti . . . . . . 10.132 San Giorgio: Scilla . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.41 San Giovanni San Giovanni di Ugento, Torre . . . 14.216 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.216 San Giovanni, Banco . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.22 San Giovanni, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.10 San Giovanni, Torre: Gallipoli, Porto di . . . . . . . . . . . 14.202 San Girgor, Ta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.127 San Giuliano San Giuliano, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.21 San Giuliano, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.66 San Giuseppe, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . 10.201 San Gor San Gor, Il-Bajja ta: Marsaxlokk . 8.135 San Gor, Il-Bajja ta: Saint Georges Point . . . . . . . . . . . 8.78 San Gregorio San Gregorio, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . 14.218 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.218 San Gregorio: Calabria . . . . . . . . . . 12.20 San Jaime, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.231 San Javier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.247 San Jorge San Jorge de Alfama, Puerto . . . . . . 3.146 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.146 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.146 San Jorge, Cabo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.141 San Jorge, Castillo de . . . . . . . . . . . 2.300 San Jorge, Golfo de . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.133 San Jos San Jos, Castillo de . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.170 San Jos, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . . 2.174 San Jos, Puerto Deportivo de . . . . 2.175 San Jos, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.96 San Juan San Juan de los Terreros, Castillo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 San Juan de Vilasar . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.257 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.257 San Juan, Torre de (40381N, 00425E) San Julin San Julin, Castillo de . . . . . . . . . . . 2.232 San Julin, Cerro de . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.319 San Julin, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.71 San Justo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.212 San Leonardo San Leonardo (Tropea) . . . . . . . . . . 11.30 San Leonardo di Cutro . . . . . . . . . . 14.51 San Leonardo, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.25 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.15 San Leone San Leone Bagni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.127 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.127 San Leone, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.127 San Llorens, Caleta de . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.282

San Lucjan, Il-Fortizza Ta . . . . . . . . . 8.127 San Marco San Marco d Alunzio . . . . . . . . . . . 10.90 San Marco, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.98 San Marku, Qala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.78 San Martin, Cabo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.258 San Miguel San Miguel, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . 4.42 San Miguel, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . 4.51 San Miguel, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . 3.272 San Miguel, Torre de: Isla de Ibiza . . 4.42 San Miguel, Torre de: Golfo de Almera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.138 San Nicola San Nicola dellAlto . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.71 San Nicola l Arena . . . . . . . . . . . 10.101 San Nicola, Punta: Isola Favignana . 9.47 San Nicola, Punta: Licata . . . . . . . . 9.107 San Nicola, Rocca: Licata . . . . . . . . 9.107 San Nicola, Torre: Licata . . . . . . . . 9.107 San Nicols San Nicols, Escollo de . . . . . . . . . . 3.14 San Nicols, Placer de . . . . . . . . . . . 3.16 San Nicols, Punta de: E Spain . . . . . 3.14 San Nicols, Punta: Isla de Menorca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.232 San Nicols, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.23 San Nicols, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . 4.232 San Nicolo, Borgo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.24 San Niklaw Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.151 San Pablo, Castillo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.255 San Paolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.26 San Pasquale, Fiumara . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.11 San Patricio, Pen de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.87 San Pawl San Pawl, Il- Bajja ta . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.82 San Pawl, It- Gejjer ta . . . . . . . . . . 8.78 San Pawl, Is- Sikka ta . . . . . . . . . . . 8.82 San Pawl Il-Bahar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.82 San Pedro de Alcntara . . . . . . . . . . . 2.22 San Pedro de Premi, Villa de . . . . . 3.256 San Pedro de Roda, convent of . . . . 3.320 San Pedro del Pinatar, Puerto de . . . 2.276 San Pedro Martir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.212 San Pedro Pescador . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.308 San Pedro, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.178 San Pedro, Castillo de . . . . . . . . . . . 2.170 San Pedro, Colonia de, Puerto de . . 4.200 San Pedro, Isolte de . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.170 San Pedro, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.192 San Pietro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.222 San Pietro dell Agida, Fiumara di . 12.25 San Pietro, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.191 San Pol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.249 San Pol, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.292 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.292 San Pol, Ermita de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.249 San Pol, Punta de: Puerto de Palams . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 San Pol, Punta de: Canet de Mar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.249 San Raineri San Raineri, Braccio di . . . . . . . . . . 12.49 San Raineri, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.21 San Ramn, Castillo de . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.177 San Salvador San Salvador, Castillo de . . . . . . . . 3.304 San Salvador, Playa de . . . . . . . . . . 3.192 San Salvador, Puig de . . . . . . . . . . . 4.205 San Salvatore San Salvatore dei Greci . . . . . . . . . 12.23 San Salvatore, Forte . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.69 San Salvatore, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.49 San Sebastin San Sebastin, Cabo de . . . . . . . . . . 3.271 San Sebastin, Ermita de . . . . . . . . 3.109 San Sebastin, hermitage of . . . . . . 3.320 San Sebastin, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . 3.231 San Simn, Riera de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.258

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San Simone, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.36 San Stefano, Fiumara di . . . . . . . . . . . 12.26 San Telmo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.112 San Telmo, Castillo de . . . . . . . . . . 2.137 San Telmo, Ermita de . . . . . . . . . . . 3.271 San Telmo, Playa de . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.112 San Teodoro, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.67 San Tomas, Il-Bajja ta . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.129 San Tumas, Torri Ta . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.127 San Vicente San Vicente, Atalaya de . . . . . . . . . . 4.43 San Vicente, Cala de: Isla de Mallorca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.176 San Vicente, Cala: Isla de Ibiza . . . . 4.53 San Vicente, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . 4.44 San Vicente, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.71 San Vicenzo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.231 San Vito San Vito Lo Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.19 San Vito, Capo: Sicilia . . . . . . . . . . 10.17 San Vito, Penisola di . . . . . . . . . . 10.17 San Vito, Capo: Taranto . . . . . . . . 14.133 Sancti-Spiritus, Cerro de . . . . . . . . . . . 2.173 Sandja, les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.186 Sanguigna, Serra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.71 Sanit, Punta della . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.55 Sanjurjo, Villa: See Al-Hocema . . . . . . 5.52 Sans, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.262 Sant Carles de la Rpita, Puerto de . . . 3.112 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . 3.114 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.117 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.116 General information . . . . . . . . . . 3.112 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.115 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . 3.113 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.118 Sant Jordi, Puerto Colonia de . . . . . . . 4.104 Sant Lloren, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.282 Sant Andrea Sant Andrea Apostolo . . . . . . . . . . 14.46 Sant Andrea, Isola: Gallipoli, Porto di . . . . . . . . . . . 14.196 Sant Andrea, Rafo di: Gallipoli, Porto di . . . . . . . . . . . 14.196 Sant Angelo di Rossano . . . . . . . . . 14.104 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.104 Sant Anlu, Fortizza . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.113 Sant Elia Sant Elia, Fiumara di . . . . . . . . . . . 14.11 Sant Elia, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.45 Sant Elmo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.113 Sant Elmo, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.20 Sant Eufemia Sant Eufemia dAspromonte . . . . . 11.45 Sant Eufemia Marina . . . . . . . . . . . 11.17 Sant Eufemia Pier, Golfo di . . . . . . 11.16 Sant Eufemia, Golfo di . . . . . . . . . . 11.9 Sant Isidoro, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.195 Sant Jiermu Sant Jiermu, Il-Fortizza . . . . . . . . . 8.113 Sant Jiermu, Il-Ponta ta . . . . . . . . 8.113 Santa Agata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.23 Sant Agata, Fiumara di . . . . . . . . . 12.25 Santa Agata di Militello . . . . . . . . 10.105 Santa Ana Santa Ana, Bajo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.235 Santa Ana, Laja de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.272 Santa Ana, Punta de: E Spain . . . . . 3.272 Santa Ana, Punta de: S Spain . . . . . 2.235 Santa Anna, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.12 Santa Brbara, Castillo de . . . . . . . . . . 2.319 Santa Cataldo, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.75 Santa Catalina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.166 Santa Caterina Santa Caterina dello Ionio . . . . . . . 14.46 Santa Caterina dello Ionio Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.46 Santa Caterina di Nard . . . . . . . . 14.213 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.213

Santa Caterina, Insenatura di . . . . 14.213 Santa Caterina, Torre . . . . . . . . . . 14.213 Santa Croce, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.12 Santa Cruz, Fort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.47 Santa Elia, Seno di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.91 Santa Eulalia Santa Eulalia, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . 4.70 Santa Eulalia, Isla de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.70 Santa Eulalia, Islas de . . . . . . . . . . . 4.70 Santa Eulalia, Losa de . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.59 Santa Eulalia, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . 4.71 Santa Eulalia, Ro de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.70 Santa Flavia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.97 Santa Flavia, Porticello . . . . . . . . . . 10.97 Santa Galdana, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.287 Santa Giovanni Li Cuti . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.40 Fishing Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.40 Santa Lucia Santa Lucia, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.92 Santa Lucia, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.92 Santa Margarita, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . 3.316 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.316 Waterways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.316 Santa Maria Santa Maria al Bagno . . . . . . . . . . 14.214 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.214 Santa Maria Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.151 Santa Maria di Leuca Santa Maria di Leuca, Capo di . . 14.64 Santa Maria di Leuca, Porto di . 14.219 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.219 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.219 Santa Maria la Scala . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.35 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.35 Santa Maria Salina . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.186 Santa Maria, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.50 Santa Maria, Ponta ta . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.80 Santa Maria, Punta del Pen de . . 2.172 Santa Maria, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.50 Santa Marta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.30 Santa Panagia, Baia di . . . . . . . . . . . 13.106 Melilli Oil Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . 13.106 Santa Panagia, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . 13.105 Santa Pola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.266 Santa Pola, Baha de . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.277 Santa Pola, Cabo de . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.278 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.278 Santa Pola, Castillo de . . . . . . . . . . 2.266 Santa Pola, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . 2.266 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . 2.267 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.271 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.269 General information . . . . . . . . . . 2.266 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.268 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.272 Santa Ponsa Santa Ponsa, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.109 Santa Ponsa, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . 4.109 Santa Ponsa, Playa de . . . . . . . . . . . 4.109 Santa Ponsa, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . 4.110 Santa Sofia, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.12 Santa Susana, Banco de . . . . . . . . . . . 3.253 Santa Tecla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.34 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.34 Santa Teresa di Riva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.16 Santa Trara, Fiumara di . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.42 Santandria, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.233 Santayi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.208 Santayi, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.208 Santo Ambrogio, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.94 Santo Calogero, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.90 Santo Pitar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.37 Santo Stefano Santo Stefano di Camastra . . . . . . . 10.94 Santo Stefano, San Croce di . . . . . . 10.90 Santo Toms, Playa de . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.283 Santon Santon, Djebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.47 Santon, Fort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.47

Saplaya, Port: Puerto Alboraya . . . . . . . 3.95 Saponara, Fiumara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.159 Saraceno Saraceno, Castello: Monte Belvedere . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.12 Saraceno, Castello: Taormina . . . . . 13.12 Saraceno, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.100 Saraceno, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.212 Saraceno, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.22 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.90 Saraceno, Torre: see Villapiana, Torre . . . . . . . . . 14.100 Sardana, Rocas La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 Sardina, Cala Sardina, Cala: S Spain . . . . . . . . . . . 2.23 Sardina, Cala, Punta de . . . . . . . . . 2.23 Sardina, Cala: Isla de Ibiza . . . . . . . . 4.41 Sardinera, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.300 Sardo, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.14 Sargantana, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.255 Sarri, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Sassoli, Torre: Zozzoli, Torre . . . . . . 14.191 Sataria, Cala di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.33 Saturo, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.208 Shelter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.208 Svoca, Fiumara di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.16 Sayada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.160 Scafo, Scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.18 Scala, Banco la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.64 Scalambri, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.108 Scaletta Scaletta Superiore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.26 Scaletta, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.24 Scalo = landing place, see proper name Scanzano Scanzano Ionico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.113 Scanzano, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.113 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.113 Scapparone, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.24 Scari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.231 Scario, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.67 Scaro, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.98 Scauri Scauri, Cddia di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.33 Scauri, Porto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.34 Schiavone, Rocher de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.290 Schiavonea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.105 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.105 Schis Schis, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.15 Schis, Castello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.15 Sciacca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.100 Sciacca, Porto di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.100 Sciaccazza, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.33 Sciachea, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.18 Scialandro, Scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.22 Sciara Biscari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.12 Scibiliana Scibiliana, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.24 Scibiliana, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.24 Scifo, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.44 Scilla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.41 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.41 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.41 Scilla, Castello di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.41 Scilla, Marina Grande di . . . . . . . . 12.41 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.41 Scirocco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.154 Scogli, scoglio = reef, see proper name Scoglitti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.128 Scopello, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.33 Scovasso, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.18 Scritta, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.222 Scuderi, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.12 Scuola Agraria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.26 Scuso, Banco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.18 Seba Seba, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.18 Seba, Kef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.299

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Sebaou, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.186 Sebkha Bou Areg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.86 Sebkhet Sebkhet Ariana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.47 Sebkhet d Ain Sahline . . . . . . . . . . 7.131 Sebra Sebra, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.75 Sebra, Pointe de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.75 Sec, Le, Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.286 Seca, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.166 Secas, Las, Piedras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.109 Secca Secca, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.107 Secca, Punta: Capo Scalambri . . . . 9.171 Shelter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.171 Secca, Punta: Porto di Messina . . . . 12.21 Secca, Punta: Porto Empedocle . . . . 9.98 Secca = shoal, see proper name Secchetella, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.41 Secco, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.215 Sech Sech, El, Bajo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.124 Sech, Isla del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.124 Seco, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.81 Seddets, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.205 Segur de Calafell, Puerto de . . . . . . . . 3.203 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.203 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.203 Segura, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.255 Selinunte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.98 Selinunte, Marinella di . . . . . . . . . . . 9.98 Sella, Ro (3830N, 013W) Sellaro, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.97 Sellem, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.228 Sellia, Marina di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.46 Selmun, Il-Palazz ta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.76 Selmun Palace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.76 Selmunett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.78 Selva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.336 Selva, Puerto de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.336 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.336 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.336 Semada, Cap (3633N, 137E) Semoum, Es, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.169 Semoum, Es, Rass, Beacon . . . . . . . 7.169 Semour Semour, Oued (34356N 11029E) Semour, Ras Es (34365N 11027E) Senglea Senglea Peninsula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.113 Senglea Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.113 Senieta, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.125 Seno = small bay or creek, see proper name Seno del Canneto: Gallipoli, Porto di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.201 Seoreta, Islote La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.131 Snsela, Punta es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.15 Sentinelle Bank (38022N 9409E) Sept les, Pointe de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.249 Sernella, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.333 Serpis, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.25 Serra Serra Nova, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . 4.190 Serra, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.43 Serra, Punta den . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.43 Serrallo, Playa de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.88 Serralta, Son, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.165 Serrat, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.17 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.23 Ses Cambres, Ensenada . . . . . . . . . . . 4.166 Ses Monas, Isla de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.256 Ses Olles, Calla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.253 Sette Meriem, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.75 Seuil du Sud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.233 Sewda, ara s- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.145 Seybouse, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.303 Sfax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.195

Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.205 Basins and berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.217 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.216 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.195 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.211 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.201 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.218 Sfax, Rass (34412N 10451E) Sferracavallo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.22 Sgarrata, Torre: Zozzoli, Torre . . . . . 14.191 Sibari, Porto di: see Corigliano Calabro, Porto di . . . 14.106 Sicilian Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.1 Sicily, Strait of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.1 Sicily: see Sicilia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.38 Sidere, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.33 Siderno Siderno Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.33 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.33 Pier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.33 Siderno, Fiumara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.26 Sideroni, Fiumara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.15 Sidi = tomb, see proper name Sierra = mountains, see proper name Sierra, Monte de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.18 Siga, lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.13 Sigale, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.14 Sigale, Cap; see Ras Sigale . . . . . . . . 6.14 Sigli Sigli, Cap; see Ras Sigli . . . . . . . . . 6.188 Sigli, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.188 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.199 Sikka-il-Bajda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.72 Silenzio, Baia del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.42 Simoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.154 Sinfono, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.195 Singes, lot des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.275 Single Single de la Ginavera, Monte . . . . . . 4.80 Single Mal, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.61 Sinni, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.101 SIP, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.12 Siracusa, Porto di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.120 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.128 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.140 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.137 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.133 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . 13.126 Marmoreo, Porto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.113 Ortigia, Isola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.105 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.142 Siracusa, Baia di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.105 Sirat, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.124 Sirocco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.154 Sitges Sitges, Playa de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.204 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.204 Sitges, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.205 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.205 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.205 Sitges, Villa de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.192 Skerki Skerki Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.11 Skerki Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.11 Skhirra Skhirra Khedima . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.239 Skhirra, Baie de La . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.239 Skhirra, La, Oil Terminal . . . . . . . . 7.239 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . 7.241 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.243 General information . . . . . . . . . . 7.239 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . 7.240 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.244 Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.242 Skikda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.257 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.267 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.275 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.273 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.257

Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.271 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.263 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.277 Skikda, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.259 Skikda, Port de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.258 Skoll = rock, see proper name Sliema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.60 Sliema, Id- Dala ta tas- . . . . . . . . . . 8.119 Sliman, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.228 Smar, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.228 Smir, Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.21 Soeurs, Les Deux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.20 Sol del Ru, Casa de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.111 Solanillo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.137 Slanto, Punta di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.17 Solanto, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.93 Soliman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.43 Soliman, Plaine de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.43 Sller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.168 Sller, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.168 Somaa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.131 Somorrostro, Playa del . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.223 Son Aparets, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.291 Son Bou, Playa de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.283 Son Jaumell, Atalaya de . . . . . . . . . . . 4.181 Son Jordi, Sierra de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.206 Son Saura, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.290 Sopra, Piana di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.21 Soprano, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.129 Sorci, Punta dei . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.57 Sorcio, Scoglio del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.222 Sorelles Sorelles, Ecueils des . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.10 Sorelles, Les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.131 Sortell, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.320 Sortell, El, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.320 Sota-aigat, Escull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.101 Sota-aigat, Escull, Punta del . . . . . . 4.101 Sotogrande, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.66 Sottile Sottile, Punta: Isola di Lampedusa . . 8.48 Sottile, Punta: Isola Favignana . . . . . 9.22 Sottile, Punta: Stretto di Messina . . 12.45 Sottomonastero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.209 Souari, Kef Es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.124 Souhalia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.124 Souhalias, Baie des . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.124 Soukrine; see Teboulba . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.161 Soummam, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.229 Source, Roche de la (36484N, 3170E) Sourrag, Oued es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.228 Sousse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.144 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.146 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.149 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.148 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.144 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.147 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.145 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.150 Sousse, Casbah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.135 South Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.146 Soverato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.48 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.48 Soverato Superiore . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.48 Spadafora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.159 Spadillo, Punta: Pantelleria . . . . . . . . . . 8.28 Spagna, Porti di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.100 Spain East coast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 Islas Baleares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 Principal ports, harbours and anchorages . . . . . . . 1.108 Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.41 Rescue services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.50 South coast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 Spalmatore Spalmatore, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.38 Spalmatore, Punta dello . . . . . . . . . 10.41

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Sparagio, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.15 Spartivento, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.10 Specchi, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.195 Sperlongara, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.26 Sphinx, cueil du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.126 Spinazzolo, Scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.227 Spiss Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.10 Spropoli Spropoli, Fiumara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.10 Spropoli, Punta di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.10 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.17 Spulico Spulico, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.110 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.110 Spulico, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.110 Spuntone, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.105 Spuria, Forte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.124 Squillace, Golfo di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.36 Squillace, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.212 Srigina, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.249 Srim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.110 Srir, Djamour es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.32 Srira, le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.75 Srira, le, Pointe de l . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.75 Stagnone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.67 Stagnone, Punta dello . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.67 Staletti Staletti, Monte di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.46 Staletti, Punta di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.45 Stazione, Borgo della . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.117 Stazzo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.33 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.33 Stefano, Santo Stefano, Santo Stefano di Camastra . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.94 Stella, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.24 Stidia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.90 Stignano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.26 Stilaro, Fiumara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.26 Stilo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.24 Stilo, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.25 Stimpagnato, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.182 Stoneddo, Scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.12 Stora, Golfe de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.259 Stork Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.145 Strasatti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.24 Strega, Penisola La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.212 Stromboli, Isola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.228 Strombolicchio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.232 Strongoli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.71 Strongoli, Castello di . . . . . . . . . . . 14.71 Sud Sud, Banc du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.39 Sud, lot (34192N 10165E) Suda, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.195 Sueca, Ermita de los Santos de . . . . . . 3.13 Sultan Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.152 Sur Sur, Llad del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.59 Sur, Playa del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.75 Sur-Kenis Sur-Kenis, Bancs des . . . . . . . . . . . 7.232 Sur-Kenis, lots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.232 Suvero, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.15 Syen, Oued (37006N, 6340E) Sylvia Knoll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.11 Ta Babor, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.205 Tabarca Tabarca, Freu de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.270 Tabarca, Isla de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.255 Tabarca, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.285 Tabarka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.20 Tabarka, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.17 Tabarka, le de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.17 Taccio Vecchio, Punta di . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.47 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.54 Tacheta N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.110 Tacsafet, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.45 Tadjera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.11

Tadjera Khir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.224 Tafna Tafna Rivire, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.13 Tafna, Baie de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.13 Tagomago, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.44 Taguerness, Rass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.262 Tahar, Mont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.207 Taher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.219 Taifor, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.14 Takouch: see Toukouch . . . . . . . . . . . 6.241 Takrun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.136 Taksebt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.187 Tal Fan, Marsa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.48 Tala-Aicha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.185 Talamanca, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.59 Talayas, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.61 Talbot Shoal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.11 Tal, Cala de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.277 Talis Talis, Escull de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.277 Talis, Playa de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.283 Talis, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.277 Tamanart, Anse de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.243 Tamarinda, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.292 Tamarit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.192 Tamarit, Fondeadero del . . . . . . . . . 2.277 Tamarit, Torre del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.277 Tamari, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.305 Tamentfoust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.153 Tames Guida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.123 Tamgout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.185 Tamiste, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.112 Tanca, Llosa de sa, Bajo de la . . . . . . . 4.165 Taormina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.12 Taormina, Capo di . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.12 Taormina, Promontorio di . . . . . . . . 13.12 Taormina, Rada di . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.28 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.28 Taounnart, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.205 Taourira . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.125 Taourira, lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.125 Taranto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.117 Borgo della Stazione . . . . . . . . . . . 14.117 Taranto Nuovo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.117 Taranto Vecchio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.117 Taranto, Goflo di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.55 Taranto, Porto di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.117 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . 14.130 Basins and berths . . . . . . . . . . . 14.167 Canale Navigabile . . . . . . . . . . 14.142 Container Terminal . . . . . . . . . . 14.141 Directions, Mar Grande . . . . . . 14.158 Directions, Container Terminal 14.163 Industriale, Porto . . . . . . . . . . . 14.167 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . 14.124 Mar Grande . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.140 Mar Piccolo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.143 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.174 Rondinella, Passo . . . . . . . . . . . 14.140 Sirena, Secca della . . . . . . . . . . 14.161 Tarantola, Secca della . . . . . . . . 14.159 Troilo, Casa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.165 Tarf, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.45 Tarf, Trf = cape, headland, see proper name Targa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.28 Targa, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.28 Targa, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.17 Targa, Ras el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.17 Tarida, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.38 Tarong, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.253 Taronges, Punta de las . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.90 Tarquiat, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.103 Tarragona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.155 Tarragona, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.153 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . 3.163 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.174 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.172 General information . . . . . . . . . . 3.153

Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.168 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . 3.160 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.177 Tarsa, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.12 Tarssa, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.18 Tas Sil, Fortizza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.132 Tasemsalt, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.63 Taska, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.125 Tauima . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.102 Tavola, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.104 Taza Taza, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.228 Taza, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.228 Tazagraret, Playa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.76 Tazerka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.131 Tazerout Tazerout, lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.207 Tazerout, Pointe de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.207 Taznount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.123 Teboulba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.161 Teboulba Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.143 Teboulba, Fosse de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.141 Teddert, Baie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.112 Tedls, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.187 Teffaha, Sidi Bou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.263 Teident, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.86 Tejeda, Sierra de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.95 Telgrafos, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.251 Telezza, Morne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.249 Tellaro, Torrente . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.104 Tempone = hill, see proper name Tenera, Ro de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.31 Tns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.113 Tns, Cap; see Ras Tns . . . . . . . 6.110 Tns, Port de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.113 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . 6.115 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.118 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.117 General information . . . . . . . . . . 6.113 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.116 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . 6.114 Port sevices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.119 Tns, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.110 Tenna, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.107 Ter, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.305 Terarenia, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.135 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.135 Termini Imerese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.107 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.109 General information . . . . . . . . . . . 10.107 Trmino, Cabo del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.140 Termitosa Beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.103 Terrasini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.38 Terravecchia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.76 Terravecchia, Porto di: see Porto di Augusta . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.70 Terre Vecchie, Porticciolo di: see Porto di Augusta . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.70 Terrera, Cala de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.35 Terreros Terreros, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . . . 2.182 Terreros, Isla de los . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Terrible Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.11 Terrosa Terrosa, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.233 Terrosa, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.192 Terzo, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.45 Tessan, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.75 Testa Testa, Bajo de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.251 Testa, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.138 Testa, Scoglio di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.212 Ttouan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.24 Ttouan, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.24 Ttuan: see Ttouan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.24 Teula, Cala la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.252 Tex, Sierra del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.165 Tguizs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.29 Thapsus, le de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.138

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Tiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.249 Tibidabo, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.212 Tides and tidal streams Bancs Kerkenah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.167 Canal des Kerkenah . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.175 Ionian Sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.7 Stretto di Messina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.7 Tyrrhenian Sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.7 Tidinit, Jbel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.44 Tierra, le de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.51 Tifasor, Arroyo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.67 Tigne Tigne Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.79 Tigne, Il Fortizza ta . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.79 Tiguizs Tiguizs, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . . . 5.29 Tiguizs, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.18 Tiguizs, Ro de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.29 Tigzirt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.187 Tigzirt, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.187 Timba, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.336 Timliline, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.187 Timri N Tguerfa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.188 Tindari Tindari, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.132 Tindari, Secca di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.132 Tindja, Oued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.85 Tioso Tioso, Bajo (3952N, 0004W) Tioso, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.168 Tio Pinar Tio Pinar, Laja del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.45 Tio Pinar, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.45 Tipaza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.139 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.139 Tirant Tirant, Baha de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.254 Tirant, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.253 Tirant,Cala Arenal de . . . . . . . . . . . 4.254 Titolo, Il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.97 Tizirine, Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.126 Tleta Madari, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.40 Todaro, Casa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.209 Tofio Tofio, Banco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.36 Tofio, Puerto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.130 Shelter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.130 Tofio, Restinga de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.104 Toix, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.257 Tokikt Indich, lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.124 Toms, Punta den . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.167 Tondo, Scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.216 Tonnarella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.132 Topina, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.167 Topo, Iles del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.36 Torbido Torbido, Torrente: Rada di Pentimele . 12.25 Torbido, Torrente: Siderno Marino . . . 14.33 Tordera, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.249 Tordera, Ro, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . 3.253 Toro Toro, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.108 Toro, El, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.91 Toro, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 Torrazzo, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.19 Torre Torre de Rovira, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . 4.41 Torre Mayor, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . 4.189 Torre Valentina, Punta de . . . . . . . . 3.273 Torre, Cal de sa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.216 Torre, Punta de la: Cabo de San Sebastian . . . . . . . . . 3.313 Torre, Punta de sa: Isla de Mallorca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.208 Torre, Punta de sa: Isla de Menorca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.256 Torre, Punta del la (40009N, 4122E) Torre, Roca de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.258

Torre = tower or turret or castle, see proper name Torredembarra Torredembarra, Puerto de . . . . . . . . 3.201 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.201 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.201 Torredembarra, Villa de . . . . . . . . . 3.183 Torrejn, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.137 Torremare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.115 Torremolinos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.34 Torremolinos, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.37 Torremuzza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.96 Torrent, Port del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.47 Torrente = torrent, see proper name Torrenueva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.85 Torren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.22 Torret Torret, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.276 Torreta, Cerro de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.251 Torretas Torretas, Isla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.19 Torretas, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.41 Torrevieja, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.259 Torricelle, Scoglio Le . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.201 Torrione, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.222 Torro, Secca del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.23 Torrox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.84 Torrox, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.84 Torto, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.92 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.98 Tortosa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.126 Tortosa, Alfaques de . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.102 Tortosa, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.111 Tosal, Cabezo del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.256 Tosqueta Tosqueta, Cala den . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.253 Tosqueta, Illa den . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.253 Tossa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.272 Tossa de Mar, Ensenada de . . . . . . . 3.291 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.291 Tossa, Cabo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.272 Touent, Plateau de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.16 Touila, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.85 Touita, Dar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.11 Toukouch Toukouch, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.241 Toukouch, Seiche du Ras . . . . . . 6.241 Toukouch, lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.241 Toukouch Light, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . 6.241 Toukouch, Presqule de . . . . . . . . . 6.241 Toukouch, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.244 Toumi, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.228 Tour = tower, see proper name Tour Maure, Pointe de la . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.13 Tozal, Cerro del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.319 Trabia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.91 Trabucador, Playa del . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.102 Trcino Trcino, Faraglione di . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.28 Trcino, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.28 Traidores, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.35 Tramontana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.154 Tramontana, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.94 Tramontana, Cala di (3648N, 123E) Tramontana, Cala: Isola Levanzo . . . 9.58 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.58 Tramontana, Cala: Morocco . . . . . . . 5.64 Tramontana, Ensenada de: Isla de Formentera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.74 Tramontana, Playa de . . . . . . . . . . 4.74 Tramontana, Ensenada de: Isla Espardel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.61 Tramontana, Piedra Espardell . . . . . 4.61 Tramontana, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.67 Trapani . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.68 Trapani, Porto di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.68 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . 9.70 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.74 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.72

General information . . . . . . . . . . . 9.68 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.71 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . 9.69 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.75 Trappeto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.37 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.37 Traverse, Calle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.302 Tre Tre Fontane, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.98 Tre Pietre, Punta delle . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.33 Trebalger, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.285 Trbiche, Kef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.290 Trebisacce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.109 Trebisacce Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.109 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.109 Tremestieri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.26 Trenca Brasos, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.309 Triari, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.44 Trifa, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.86 Trinca-Botijas, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . 2.235 Trinidad Trinidad, Castillo de la . . . . . . . . . . 3.309 Trinidad, Ermita de la . . . . . . . . . . . 3.206 Trinidad, Salinas de la (40350N, 00414E) Trinit, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.121 Trionto Trionto, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.75 Trionto, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.75 Trocados, Los . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.19 Troia, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.35 Trois Trois Doigts, Banc des . . . . . . . . . . . 6.88 Trois Forcas, Cap des . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.40 Trois Fourches, Cap des . . . . . . . . . . 5.40 Trone, Punta la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.306 Troneta, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.167 Tropea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.30 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.30 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.30 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.30 Truch, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.275 Trumal, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 Tuano, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.49 Tuent Tuent, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.174 Tuent, Mola de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.166 Tuna, Cala de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.305 Tunis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.89 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.101 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.115 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.112 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.89 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.106 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.94 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.116 Tunis, Baie de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.43 Tunis, Canal de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.113 Tunis, Golfe de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.42 Tunis, Lac de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.89 Tunisia Channel between Tunisia and Sicilia . 8.1 Currents off the coasts of Algeria and Tunisia . . . . . . . . . . . 1.132 Principal ports, harbours and anchorages . . . . . . . 1.108 Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.42 Rescue services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.51 The coast of Tunisia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.1 Turbido, Fiumara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.26 Turbolo, Fiumara: see Turbido, Fiumara . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.26 Turchiscu, Scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.194 Turia, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.34 Turque, Roche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.241 Turqueta, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.289 Turrina, Torrente . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.16 Tusa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.90 Tusa, Castel di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.94

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Tussarq, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.228 Tyna, Rass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.232 Tyrrhenian Sea, Tides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.7 Tzelata Senslat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.15 Uccolette, Scoglio della . . . . . . . . . . 14.199 Ugento . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.216 Ugento, Secche di . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.193 Ulisse, Porto: see Ognima . . . . . . . . . . 13.39 Ullastrell, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.310 Ullastres, Los . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 Ulloa, Banco de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.131 Umella, Punta de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.310 Urania rock (35360N, 5155W) Usciere, Torre dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.18 Ustica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.40 Ustica, Isola di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.39 Utrera, Cabo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.305 Utveggio, Castello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.71 Vaca, Morro de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.166 Vadera, Scoglio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.18 Vado Vado, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.217 Vado, Torre , Marina di . . . . . . . . . 14.217 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.217 Valanidi, Fiumara di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.25 Valds, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.131 Valencia Valencia, Albufera de . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.15 Valencia, Ciudad de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.34 Valencia, Golfo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.8 Valencia, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.34 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . 3.40 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.53 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.51 General information . . . . . . . . . . . 3.34 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.47 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . 3.39 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.58 Valentina, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.273 Valentina, Torre, Punta de . . . . . . . 3.273 Valeta, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.71 Vall, Torre La (3905N, 0013W) Vallbona Vallbona, Playa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.183 Vallbona, Puerto de: Puerto de Ginesta . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.208 Vallcarca, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.206 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.206 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.206 Valle la Spina, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.190 Vallebona, Casa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.202 Vallemura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.202 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.202 Valletta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.84 Valletta Harbours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.84 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . . 8.96 Azzarett, Id-Dahla Ta L . . . . . . 8.119 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.114 Bighi Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.106 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.113 General information . . . . . . . . . . . 8.84 Grand Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.106 Id-Dahla Ta Tas Sliema . . . . . . . 8.119 Id-Dahla Tad-Dockyard . . . . . . . 8.106 Id-Dahla Tal Kalkara . . . . . . . . . 8.106 Id-Dahla Tal-Francizi . . . . . . . . . 8.106 Il-Port Il-Khir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.106 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . 8.91 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.115 The Marsa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.106 Vallonazzo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.192 Valls, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.44 Vallvidrera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.212 Vandellos I and II Nuclear Power Stations . . . . . . . . . . . 3.140 Vaquero, Torre de Arroyo . . . . . . . . . . . 2.29

Varadero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.105 Varenga, Ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.18 Variada, Losa de, Bajo . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.262 Vaticano, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.15 Vautour, Roches du . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.302 Vecchia, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.89 Vecchio Muro Vecchio, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.47 Taccio Vecchio, Punta di . . . . . . . . . . 8.47 Vecchio, Porto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.118 Vecchio, Porto: Crotone, Porto di . . 14.81 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.84 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.83 Vecchio, Scalo: Isola di Linosa . . . . . 8.44 Vecchio, Scalo: Porto di Marettimo . 9.43 Vedr, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.13 Vedranell, Islote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.13 Vega Vega Oilfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.159 Vega, Ro de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.38 Vela Blanca, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.170 Vlez Vlez de la Gomera Vlez de la Gomera, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.38 Vlez de la Gomera, Pen de . . . 5.34 Vlez Mlaga, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . 2.84 Vlez, La Caleta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.113 Vlez, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.113 Vlez, Ro de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.84 Velilla Velilla, Ensenada de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.99 Velilla, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.85 Vell Vell, El . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.253 Vell, Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.227 Velsells, Morro des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.213 Vena, Fiume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.42 Vendavales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.154 Vendicari Vendicari, Isolotto . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.117 Vendicari, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.117 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.117 Vendrell, Villa de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.192 Veneretta, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.12 Venerola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.254 Vent, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.183 Ventoso, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.98 Vera, Golfo de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.164 Verde, Fiumara La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.29 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.29 Verde, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.15 Verdura, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.97 Vergadoro, Fossa della: Borgatorio . . . 14.87 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.87 Verger, Punta del . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.164 Vergine Maria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.73 Vermey, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.206 Vey, Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.211 Vibo Valentia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.20 Vibo Valentia Marina, Porto di . . . . 11.20 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . 11.22 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.25 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.24 General information . . . . . . . . . . 11.20 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.23 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . 11.21 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.26 Victoria Victoria, Nuestra Seora de la . . . . 4.183 Victoria: Maltese islands . . . . . . . . . . 8.59 Vieja Vieja, Torre: S Spain (37341N, 01157W) Vieja, Torre: E Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.141 Viejo Viejo, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.45 Viejo, Pointe Morro . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.52 Vilanova i La Geltr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.193

Vilanova i La Geltr, Puerto de . . . 3.193 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . 3.195 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.198 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.197 General information . . . . . . . . . . 3.193 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.196 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . 3.194 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.199 Vilasar de Mar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.257 Villa = small town or house, see proper name Villa San Giovanni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.27 Villa San Giovanni, Port di . . . . . . . 12.27 Arrival information . . . . . . . . . . 12.29 Berths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.32 General information . . . . . . . . . . 12.27 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.30 Limiting conditions . . . . . . . . . . 12.28 Port services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.33 Villacarlos, Punta de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.268 Villajoyosa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.256 Villajoyosa, Club Nutico de . . . . . 2.286 Villajoyosa, Playa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.286 Villajoyosa, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . 2.286 Villapiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.100 Villapiana, Torre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.100 Villaricos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Villaricos, Fondeadero de . . . . . . . . 2.181 Villaricos, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.171 Villebourg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.137 Anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.137 Vinaroz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.122 Vinaroz, Puerto de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.122 Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.122 Vinas, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.103 Vincerello, Marina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.46 Viols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.140 Viyeta, La . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.14 Vittoria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.108 Vittoria, Forte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.47 Vittorio Emanuele, Scalo . . . . . . . . . . . 8.44 Vittoriosa, peninsula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.106 Voile Noir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.242 Vollera, Secca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.98 Vulcanello, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.212 Vulcano Vulcano, Bocche di . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.211 Vulcano, Fossa di . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.212 Vulcano, Isola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.211 Vulcano, Monte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.36 Vuoia, Scoglio Pietra . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.20 Wad, Wadi, Wdi = river or river-bed, see proper name Wardija, Il-Pinnur tal- . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.144 Wied = valley, torrent see proper name Wignacourt, It- Torri ta . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.82 Xagra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.76 Xapat, Estels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.100 Xaqqa, Ix- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.145 Xarraca, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.42 Xauen, Banco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.35 Xemena, la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.21 Xifonio, Porto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.43 Xitta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.66 Xlendi Xlendi Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.147 Xlendi Tower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.144 Xuriguer, Cabo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.98 Yahia, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yahia, Sidi, Mont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yahia, Sidi, Pointe . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yaneg, Oulad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yasmine, Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yaya, Sidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.244 6.241 6.249 7.184 7.153 7.228

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Yebha, Puerto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.30 Yesera, Bajo de la . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.26 Yondal Yondal, Cala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.35 Yondal, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.20 Yonga Yonga, Bordj . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.233 Yonga, Rass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.232 Youssef, Sidi Youssef, Sidi, Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.194 Youssef, Sidi, Ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.194 Zaboussa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.254 Zafaglione, Punta di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.108 Zafarraya, El, Pico de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.71 Zafferano, Capo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.15 Zagarella, Torrente . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.22 Zaghouan, Jebel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.43 Zambulln Zambulln, Punta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.86 Zambulln, Torre de . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.86 Zappulla, Fiumara di . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.95 Zarat Harbour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.256 Zarhouani, Sidi (35438N 10494E)

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