Lucky Bay (AULUB)

The port was established in 2006 to accommodate a Spencer Gulf Ferry service from Wallaroo. In 2015, harbour expansion works began to facilitate transhipment of grain. The loading operation is fully automated. The port now consists of two berths; one for transhipment vessels and one for the cross-Spencer Gulf ferry (vessels less than 5,000GT). The transhipment vessel (TSV), MV Lucky Eyre, loads grain from port and unloads onto deep water vessels approx. 5nm from the port. It is capable of loading up to Panamax size vessels.

Summer Zone.

Lucky Bay is a small port situated in the Spencer Gulf on the E coast of the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia.

Harbour: Draught 4.2m, LOA 87m, beam 18.7m. Offshore: Draught 12.04m, LOA 294.13m, 65,000DWT.

There are two anchorages designated for transhipment operations. They each have a 926m radius centred on the following positions: Transhipment Anchorage 1 (TP1): 33° 48.000'S 137° 3.000'E, Transhipment Anchorage 3 (TP3): 33° 50.200'S 137° 2.200'E. An exclusion zone of diameter 1nm centred on the vessel has been designated while transhipment operations are underway. No anchoring is allowed inside the harbour.

The entrance channel is marked with five buoys.

AUS777, AUS 485.

1025.

Pilotage is not compulsory.

Port limits have yet to be published.

..... VHF Frequency Purpose Notes Ch16 Calling - Distress & Safety Ch67 for Distress & Safety Ch12 - vessels should monitor this channel at all times Ship/Shore/Ship operations Transit advices/messages and info. Ch10 T-Ports communications and Emergency Exercise/Response To keep primary channels clear