Meulaboh (IDMEQ)

Meulaboh is a depot and shipping port for coal, copra, pepper and timber products. Mainly used by local coastal tankers and general cargo vessels operates from the port. There is an oil depot situated at the head of the bay. There is an anchorage which must be used with caution.

Meulaboh port is situated on the NW coast of Sumatera within Teluk Meulaboh.

Harbour: 8,000DWT Offshore: Draught 6.5m, LOA 100m, 5,000DWT.

Depth 8.0m, sand and mud, with Teluk Meulaboh Light bearing 229°, Ujung Geudong flagstaff bearing 268°. Caution: The anchorage is exposed to winds between SW and SE, and the holding ground is bad. Vessels should be ready to leave at short notice. Teluk Meulaboh, although of the same shape and extent as Lhokbubon (04°12'N 096°02'E on the E side of Ujung Tuba) affords less protection, as there are no reefs seawards.

Teluk Meulaboh may be approached from W and S, it is entered on leading marks. Directions for entering the harbour: If approaching from the W, the charted reefs off Ujung Kareueng, (04°07'N 096°07'E) may be rounded by eye as they are marked by breakers. When Ujung Geudong is open of Ujung Kareueng the track is the same as for the anchorage, rounding the latter point at a distance of approx 0.75nm. Beacons in line: Two beacons, (front topmark white triangle point up; rear topmark white triangle point down), in line bearing 313° stand 0.7nm NNE of Ujong Geudong. Useful marks: An iron bridge over Krueng Bubon (04°12'N 096°02'E) A monument (cone shaped) at Teuku Umar (04°09'N 096°07'E).

BA 3904. Admiralty Pilot NP44, NP286(4).

The roadstead limits are lines drawn 135° from Ujung Kareueng, 04°07'N 096° 07'E and 247° from a point on the E side of the road E of Ujung Kareueng.