Approaches to Vengrula and Redi – 2043
Vengurla Roads (15°51’N., 73°35’.5E.)
Vengurla Roads lies S and SW of Vengurla Point, 79m high. Vengurla Point Light is shown from a hexagonal masonry tower on the point; a flagstaff stands on the point.
Wagh-Giri, a conspicuous wooded mountain, 316m high, lies about 5 miles ENE of Vengurla Point.
Tides—Currents.—Currents between Vengurla Point and the N entrance to Karil Kachal Channel set N on the flood current and S on the ebb, with a velocity of about 1 knot in spring tides.
Caution.—South West Point Rock, with a least depth of 1.2m, and marked SW by a buoy, lies about 0.3 mile W of Vengurla Point.
South Rock, with a depth of 3.2m, lies about 0.4 mile S of Vengurla Point; shoal patches lie W and SW of it. A buoy, moored about 229m NW of South Rock, marks these dangers.
East Rock, with a depth of 1.7m, and marked W by a buoy, lies about 0.3 mile SE of Vengurla Point.
Anchorage.—Large vessels can anchor in 10m, with the flagstaff on Vengurla Point bearing 036°, distant 1 mile, or closer inshore, in similar depths on the same bearing with the flagstaff distant about 0.4 mile.
Small vessels with local knowledge can anchor in about 4.6m in the bight on the E side of Vengurla Point.
Vengurla Roads to Aguada Bay
Machlimar Point, 85m high, lies about 3.5 miles SSE of Vengurla Point. The entrance of Talavda River lies about 1 mile SSE of the point.
Port Redi (15°45’N., 73°40’E.)
Port Redi is an open roadstead, off Redi Point. Vessels load ore at the anchorage from lighters working to jetties near the ore mines. The port is protected from N winds and currents by cliffs which almost encircle it. It is closed during the SW Monsoon from mid-September to mid-May.
Redi Point is a flat rocky projection, 15m high at its W end.  Redi Rock (Rairi Rock), 12m high, lies about 1 mile S of the point, at the S end of foul ground extending W and SSW of the point. Redi Fort (Rairi Fort), with an elevation of 35m, stands about 1 mile NE of Redi Point..  
Pilotage.—Pilotage at Port Redi is compulsory. ETA should reach Port Office Redi (Ratnagiri) 24 hours prior to arrival. The pilot boards 1 to 1.5 miles W of Redi Point where vessels should anchor to await him. Port Authority is exercised by the Port Officer who also acts as pilot.
 
Signals.—Storm signals are shown at Port Redi using the Brief System. See Pub. 160, Sailing Directions (Planning Guide) South Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean for further information.
Anchorage.—Anchorage can be obtained in about 13m off Redi Rock by vessels loading ore.
Terekhol River (Tirakul River), about 2.5 miles SE of Redi Point, is fronted by a bar with depths of about 2.5m, but subject to change. Terekhol Fort lies on the brow of a hill on the N side of the river entrance.
Havelock Rock, a sharp pinnacle awash, lies about 2 miles W of the river entrance. Another rock, awash, lies nearly 0.5 mile farther ENE.
Anchorage.—Anchorage can be obtained in 9.1m, mud, about 0.8 mile SE of Havelock Rock.
Chapora Fort (15°36’N., 73°44’E.), about 7 miles SSE of Terekhol River, is easily identified by its black walls, and stands on a high bluff on the S side of the entrance of the Chapora River.
A conspicuous church is situated on Baga Point, about 2.5 miles farther S.