Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 India & Bay of Bengal Enroute |
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Amherst Point anchor anchorage Andaman Island approach Atoll bank barrier reef beacon Bentinck Island berth breakwater Cape Cape Negrais channel charted coast conspicuous coral Creek depth of 5.5m depths of less draft dries ebb current Elephant Point entered entrance point extremity fairway flagstaff flat flood current fringed Gulf of Kutch harbor hill islet jetty knots at springs Kyun lagoon least depth less than 1.8m lies about 0.5 lies close Light is shown Lighted Buoy marked Mergui miles farther miles N miles offshore miles SSE miles SW Nancowry navigable Northeast Monsoon NW end NW side outer Pagoda Passage patch lies peak pilot Pulo Rangoon River reef extends reported Rock rocky sand sandy seaward shoal shore South Southwest Monsoon steep-to Strait summit Taung Tavoy tide tower trees velocity vicinity Victoria Point village weather winds World Port Index