HUT BAY
Chart No 4151

LITTLE ANDAMAN ISLAND

1	Little Andaman Island (Egu belong), the S most of Andaman Islands, lies about 5 miles SW of South Brother Island. The island, which is densely wooded, appears almost level from a distance but rises gradually 
	from both ends to a 210m summit near its center. The west coast of Little Andaman is densely wooded with no roads, jetties or habitation. It is inhabited by Onge tribe, one of the four aboriginal tribes of Andaman 
	and Nicobar Island.

2	The low N side of Little Andaman Island is indented by Bumila Creek (Kwate-neabo) and Egu Belong Creek (Kuai-echekwada) both of which are difficult to make out until close off the entrance, which then shows 
	as a gap in the trees. A reef on which the sea usually breaks extends almost across the entrance.

3	Anchorage for small vessels with local knowledge can be obtained about 1 mile N of the creek. The anchorage should be approached from NW in which direction there are no dangers; off the coast of the island, 			towards N and S Brother Islands, there are irregular shallow depths.

4	Tidal Streams set about 080º at the above anchorage and sometimes  strong streams flows out of the creek.

LITTLE ANDAMAN ISLAND – EAST SIDE HUT BAY

General Information

1	Hut Bay is an open bight on the E side of Little Andaman Island and entered between south point (10º 40'.1N, 92º 23'.2E) and a headland 4 ½miles N. The bay is lined with sandy beaches, behind which stands 
	a thin belt of trees. The village of Kwate-tu-Kwage lies about 1 mile S of the head of the bay. 

Facilities

1	Crane. One mobile crane of 30T capacity and two fork lifts of 5 T and 10 T capacities are available with the port authorities on request.
  
2	Port Control Tower may be contacted on MMB Channel 16 for obtaining clearance for entering harbour.

3	There is a dispensary with a capacity of 16 beds at Gandhi Market situated about 2 km NW of the wharf.

4	Repair. There is a slipway NW of the wharf which may be used for landing.  

Berths

1	A breakwater with a length of 1.2km gives adequate protection to a Deep Water Wharf with an alongside depth of 11m.  The Wharf has a length of 225m and may be used for embarkation and disembarkation 
	of men and material. A plain red light is exhibited for the time being from a pole at the seaward end of the breakwater and burns from sunset till about 2200h.

2	A jetty approximately 1c in length is situated close N of the slipway, which has been damaged in Tsunami and is not fit for use.  The seaward end of this jetty has collapsed and lies submerged at all states of tide 
	with a least depth of 1.9m over it.  Mariners should not approach within an area of approximately 100m around the tip of this jetty. 

3	There is a cargo and passenger Jetty where ships with draught of 4 and 8 m respectively can be berthed comfortably.

Approach and Entry

1	Approach to the harbour is to be made from the NE side on a SW’ly course upto a point 2 cables west of the breakwater tip and thereafter turning swiftly to SE keeping clear of the breakwater at least by 2 cables 
	and heading onto the wharf’s N edge. 

2	The approach may be made with the use of radar in the absence of conspicuous aids to navigation.
  
3	The mouth of the Kornakue Creek which lies about 1.5Nm NW of the breakwater tip is radar conspicuous and provides a good head on object when navigating blind.

Anchorage

1	Anchorage may be obtained in a depth of 9m at a distance of 5.8 cables NW of Hut Bay breakwater north edge or in at a depth of 12m, 1 miles NNE of Port control tower the bottom is mud and fine sand.
 
2	In addition to the marked anchorage positions on the existing chart 4010, the entire area bounded by the following limits has good holding ground with broken coral and sand bottom and is recommended for 			anchorage depending on the draught of the vessel. 	

3	In bad weather small vessels can take sheltered anchorage between the breakwater and passenger jetty with due precautions.
 
4	Butler Bay another open bight, but much smaller than Hut Bay lies N of the Butler Rock, a prominent feature encrusted on a reef which separates the two bays. 
 
5	Landing may be affected through a gap in the reef just south of Kwate-tu-Kwage village.