Location: Tobruk is situated in
eastern Libya, near the Egyptian border.
General overview:Traffic figures: Approx 120 ships visit the port annually.
Load Line zone:
PRE ARRIVAL INFORMATION
Radio:
Via Tobruk radio (call sign
"5AL").
VHF:
VHF ch 16, 12 and 19.
General notices
Sea buoys, fairways and channels: The entrance to Mina Tubruq lies between Tobruk point (Lat 32°04'N, Long 024°01'E) and
the E entrance point of Marsa Ummash Shawush, an inlet, 4 cables in length
lying 1.25nm SSE.
Approach with Tobruk point light in line
with the German war memorial bearing 237.75°. A deep draft vessel should,
when 4nm distant from Tobruk point, should alter course on the alignment
(224.75°) of the 2 leading light beacons (metal framework towers, white
diamond top marks) situated on the W side of Marsa Umm ash Shawush. Take
care not to get NW of this alignment which carries a depth of not less
than 18.3m until in the vicinity of Outer light buoy (1nm SE of Tobruk
point).
Deep draft vessels should pass S of
fairway lightbuoy (5 cables S of Tobruk point). It has been reported that
a depth of 16.8m was found 078° distance 2nm from Tobruk point, close to
the 224.75° leading line.
Vessels of a lesser draft bound for the
anchorage or the town quays may enter Mina Tubruq on the alignment 224.5° of the 2 leading beacons (poles, black diamond topmarks with white
stripes) situated 1nm SSW of Tobruk point. This leads in depths not less
than 11m to Fairway lightbuoy, whence course may be altered to go up
harbour. The leading beacons may be difficult to distinguish.
Pilot: Compulsory. Pilot boards off the Fairway buoy during daylight hours only.
Anchorages: There are 10 anchorages capable of taking up to 6 vessels at a time in depths of 13.8m.
The outer anchorage area is for vessels
awaiting a berth. It lies between the parallels of Lat 32°03.7'N and Lat
32°05.5'N, and between the meridians of Long 024°02'E and Long 024°03'E.
The inner anchorage is at the bottom of
Mina Tubruq and is sandy with patches of weed. This makes anchors liable
to drag. The anchorage area W of a line joining Tobruk point and Minqar al
Hariqah (1nm SW) is clear of obstructions, but debris projecting up to
0.6m from the bottom still exists in places.
The
best anchorage for large vessels is approx 9 cables WSW of Tobruk point,
in a depth of approx 15m, sand and weed, fairly good holding ground, but
with strong E winds a heavy swell is experienced. Small vessels anchor
nearer the head of the harbour.
All vessels must anchor as instructed by
the port authority, and must not shift berth except on the instruction of
the port authority.
