Rajapur Bay And Vijayadurg Harbour Chart 2038 Vijayadurg General information Position. A small fishing village, Vijayadurg (16º 33' N, 73º 20' E), is situated near the N end of the peninsula that forms the W bank of Vaghotan River. Function. The port provides an open harbour, about 1½ miles wide at its entrance, in a bay on the N side of the peninsula. The anchorage is used during the fine weather season only; however, the river affords good shelter to small vessels during the SW monsoon. Traffic. Fishing vessels, small coasters and pleasure craft use the port. Tidal information Tidal levels. See information in Tide Tables. Mean spring range about 1.7 m; mean neap range about 0.9 m. Tidal stream. In the river the out-going spring stream attains a rate of about 4 kn in freshets. Storm signals Storm signals are displayed from a flagstaff standing on the fort situated at the N end of the peninsula, the brief system is used. Directions From a position W of the harbour vessels should steer towards the harbour, passing (with positions from Burmana Point (16º 33'.5 N, 73º 19'.0 E): N of Burmana Reef (between 2 cables WNW and 2½ cables N), over which the sea breaks; the reef, which extends from shore, is covered by the red sector (045º-090º) of Vijayadurg Light (16º 33'.7 N, 73º 20'.0 E). Then to: N of Vijayadurg Fort (1 mile ENE) which stands on a rocky point, 26 m high, and forms the W entrance point to Vaghotan River; from S the fort is obscured by high land. Vessels should proceed to the anchorage, or: Shallow draught vessels with local knowledge can follow the fairway, passing between the fort and a cliff surmounted by a ruin, 6½ cables ENE, to the river. Depths in the fairway are about 4.5 m but decrease sharply in the river. During the fine weather season, a light-buoy (red, barrel) and a buoy (red, barrel) are moored, respectively, 2¾ cables ESE and 4¾ cables SE of the storm signal flagstaff. Vessels of 2.1 m draught can navigate the river as far as Vaghotan, a village 7½ miles ESE of the fort, where there is a stone jetty. Useful mark: Vijayadurg Light (white metal tower, red bands, 6 m in height) (16º 33'.7 N, 73º 20'.0 E), stands on the NE corner of the fort. Anchorages and berth During the fine weather season general anchorage can be obtained anywhere in the harbour according to draught; a convenient cargo handling anchorage lies 5 cables NNE of Vijayadurg Light in depths of about 8 m, mud. Shallow draught vessels may navigate in the river and lie in calm water about 5 cables ESE of Vijayadurg Light; a long-vessel should be moored head and stern to face the out-going stream. Berth: T-shaped jetty with a 69 m berthing face situated 5 cables SE of Vijayadurg Light. Landing Landing may be carried out on the S shore of Chiwallyachi Bandar bay (16º 04' N, 73º 27' E), however, during NW winds landing is better in Malwan Bay, 1 mile S. From the S and N entrance points of Chiwallyachi Bandar bay, foul ground and shoal patches extend up to 3 cables NW and SW respectively. River Achra River (16º 12' N, 73º 26' E) is accessible by small boats only. Other names Girye Bay (16º 31' N, 73º 19' E). Tokul Point (16º 32' N, 73º 19' E). Rajapur Bay Position. Rajapur Bay is entered between Wagapur Point (16º 36' N, 73º 19' E) and Musakazi Point, 1 mile NE. Kodavali River. Through Rajapur Creek, Kodavali River flows into the head of Rajapur Bay, the bar of the creek has charted depths from 1.0 to 1.5 m. The village of Jaitapur stands at the head of the creek about 1½ miles within the bar; Rajapur, a fairly important town, lies 15 miles farther inland but the river is not navigable so far upstream. Traffic. Local vessels use the port regularly. Storm signals are displayed at Jaitapur by using the brief system is used. Anchorages: Anchorage can be obtained in Rajapur Bay in depths of about 8 m, mud, with protection from NW winds which may blow strongly during the fine weather season; however, this anchorage is not safe during W winds which raise a heavy short swell, at such times small craft can find anchorage in Rajapur Creek. Tulsunde Cove, situated in the SE corner of the bay, affords good shelter in depths of about 2.5 m, during SW winds.