vengurla Anchorage Chart No.2046

Vengurla
General information
Position. The town of Vengurla lies about 7 cables NE of Vengurla Point (15º 51' N, 73º 37' E).

Function. Vengurla is an open roadstead port with vessels anchoring S and SW of Vengurla Point in Vengurla Roads. During the SW monsoon the port operations remain closed.

Traffic. Local vessels call regularly.

Port authority is exercised by the Port Officer.

Tidal information
Tidal levels. See information in Tide Tables. Mean spring range about 1.5 m; mean neap range about 0.8 m.
Tidal streams the in-going tidal stream sets N and the out-going stream sets S between vengurla roads (15°50´N,73°34´E) and Chaldea rock,9 miles NW, with a spring rate of about 1 kn.

Harbour information
Storm signals are displayed from a mast on the signal station at Vengurla Point by using the brief system. See 1
Offshore dangers  (positioned from Vengurla Point):

South Rock (4 cables S) with a depth of 3 m over it lies close NE of a 4.8 m shoal; a buoy (black, conical) is moored between these dangers.
East Rock (3½ cables SE) with a depth of 1.7 m over it is marked by a buoy (black, conical) moored close NE.
South West Point Rock (3 cables W) with a depth of 1.3 m over it is marked by a buoy (red, can) moored close SSW.
A shoal patch (2 cables S) with a depth of 4.8 m over it is unmarked and unnamed.

Caution. The buoys off Vengurla are only in position between October and May.

Anchorages
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.

Port services
Facility: hospital.
Supplies: fresh provisions and fuel oils in small quantities can be obtained.