Rio Marina (ITRMA)

The port consists of an outer breakwater with berths on inside wall. Rio Marina exports locally mined iron ore but is primarily a local Ro-Ro ferry port. The port is a shallow port with 2 berths, one of which has depth of up to 6.5m alongside. The port does however have an anchorage for larger vessels, in over 30m of water.

Summer.

Rio Marina is situated on the E coast of Elba Island.

Draught 6.0m.

The best anchorage is obtained 0.1nm NE of Molo Foraneo Light, in depths of 20.0-30m, mud and sand, good holding ground. Caution: Two submarine outfall pipelines extend seaward in the vicinity. The first extends 0.2nm SE from near the root of the mole, the second extends 0.8nm ESE from a point on the shore 0.2nm NNW of the mole head light.

The harbour entrance faces N and can become dangerous in strong NE winds. There are depths from 5.0-8.0m between the short rubble breakwater making the W side of the entrance and the head of Molo Foraneo.

BA 131, 1999. Admiralty Pilot NP46, NP286(3).

1025.

None.

A light structure (red mast) 8m in height, stands on the N extremity of a mole, with a quay on its inner side, which extends 60m E from the shore, then 175m NNE and N.

Under 0.3m.

None.

Prevailing winds: SW (winter), SE & SW (summer).