Approaches to Vadarevu and Nizampatnam Bay – Chart No.3026

Vadarevu (15° 47’.8 N, 80° 25’ E) is an open road stead. The vessels work cargo from anchorage by small lighters.  
	There are no offshore charted dangers and coast is straight, sandy and regular. Depths are quite regular on this stretch.
	Recommended anchorage is about 2 miles SE of the town Vadarevu. Smaller vessels may about 2 mile S of the town, both these anchorage are shown on the chart.
Port Limits are  shown on the chart.

Nizampatnam Bay (15°42'.5N., 80°31'.5E.) lies SE of Vaderavu lighthouse. Except for the shoals in the vicinity of Mutapolli Bank, the bay is free from dangers and its shores may be approached with safety to a depth of 9.1m.
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From the mouth of the Gundlakamma River, the bay shore curves NE for about 35 miles to the entrance of a creek leading to the town of Nizampatnam. Dindi Adavala House, a large building with a big, high tree close E of it, lies on the N entrance point of the creek.
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Between Dindi House and False Divi Point, almost 13 miles to the SE, the coast remains low and sandy. A beacon lies on the NW entrance point of a boat creek about 5 miles E of Dindi House.
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Anchorage can be taken in Nizampatnam Bay in a depth of 8.6 m, mud, about 5.5 miles offshore, with Dindi House and the conspicuous tree at Nizampatnam bearing 021°. Port Limits and anchorages are  shown on the chart.

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Coastal vessels can anchor in 9.1 to 11m, sand and mud, about 2 miles off the village of Vadarevu, 19 miles NNE of the Gundlakamma River. A flagstaff and a tourist bungalow lie on the shore fronting the village.
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