Suakin (SDSWA)

Suakin port is made up of an inlet, approx 2 miles long, with Condenser Island located about 1 mile to the SW of Graham Point. A small dredged channel separates the island from the mainland on its W side, where there are salt pans. The port is also known as Osman Digna. The main traffic consists of container, Ro-Ro, LPG and coastal vessels. There is also pilgrim passenger traffic to Saudi Arabia.

Tropical.

Suakin, also known as Sawakin, is located approx 35 miles S of Port Sudan and 17 miles S of the Bashayer 1 and 2 Terminals.

Approx 660,000t of cargo, 29,000 passengers and 750 vessels handled annually.

Outer anchorages: 11nm E of port entrance and two further areas approx 1nm NNE and 2.5nm NE of Sha'ab Ata (19°17'N 37°23'E). Reefs are unmarked in the channels leading to these anchorages. The sea over Sha'ab Ata and the detached reef located between the two entrances to these areas, only breaks occasionally. Anchorage is prohibited in an area extending across the harbour about 0.5nm WSW of Graham Point (19°07'.5N 37°21.3E), where there is a submarine pipeline. Beacons mark the positions on the N and S shores, where the pipeline comes ashore (triangular topmarks, apex up).

Approach is through a gap in the coastal reef which leads 2nm SW to the vicinity of the port. With Graham Point in line with the cotton factory chimney bearing 218°, leads into the port, passing 0.2nm N of the Outer Beacon on the SE side. Then, keep in the fairway guided by the beacons. Take care to give a wide berth to a rock with a depth of 2.0m or less over it, on the NW side of the channel, 100m SW of the head of Quarantine Pier.

BA 81, 82, 138. Admiralty Pilot NP64, NP286(8).

Available 24 hours. Pilot boards in position 19°08'.60N 037°24'.00E (2nm E of the harbour entrance).

Suakin port is made up of an inlet, approx 2 miles long extending SW, at the western end of which is Condenser Island to the N and the historic old ruins of the town of Suakin located on an island to the S. A causeway connects this island to El Kaff, the main town of the region. New port facilities of Osman Digna have been developed on the S shore and on the N shore further E.

A Sudanese naval watch tower is situated close SW of Graham Point (19°07'N 037° 21'E), the SE entrance point of the harbour. The stranded wreck of SS "Noura", lies 1nm SW of Graham Point. The white chimney of a cotton factory, 1.55nm SSW of Graham Point. No. 9 Beacon (19°07'N 037°24'E), Racon.

The shores of the harbour are fringed by reefs which usually dry between May and August but are covered during December. There are shoals to the N of Condenser Island which restrict access. When approaching the port from the Hindi Gidir area, visibility may be bad except in the early morning when the sun is in a better position. Landmarks can be obscured by haze, which is worse in the summer when reefs are not so clear in calmer waters. Care should be taken as markers in the approaches to the port may be damaged or washed away and areas of shifting sand in the harbour entrance can be misleading.

Mean winter tide levels are approx 0.3m higher than mean summer level.

Two tugs available (2,000 hp) and mooring boats.

In spring and summer the sea breeze generally sets in approx 0900hrs and subsides suddenly at 1700hrs, but outside the harbour it continues later. In summer, sand storms are experienced; strong squalls off the land fill the air with sand for some 50nm seaward, reducing the visibility to 0.5nm. From Jun - Sep the heat is very intense. During sand storms the temperature rises to approx 46°C onboard a vessel and to several degrees higher in the town. From the beginning of Nov until Mar the climate is equable and pleasant, never very hot in the day and always cool at night. The N wind which blows along the plain between the mountain and the coast carries a cloud of reddish dust which dims, when it does not entirely obscure, the lower and nearer summits, whilst the high mountains ranges are generally obscured by clouds.

SAWKIN 19°07.15'N 37°20.68'E (OSMAN DIGNA PORT) UNCTAD LOCODE: SD SWA ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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WEEKLY CORRECTIONS FROM UKHO NtM WEEK 48/23 ENC GB300082, (RSDRA2020000267629), 48/23

Pilots and Port: VHF: Ch 16. Tel: +249 311 822802, Fax: +249 311 822801

Port Authority and Customs require the following documents to be presented to agents latest 7 days prior to vessel's arrival. ..... Documents Copies 1. Cargo Manifest (2 sets must be stamped "Original" and signed by agent at load port) 5 sets 2. Freight Manifests 2 3. Bill of Lading (original) 4 4. Stowage Plan 2 5. Hatch List (including stowage location, number/type of packing, description of cargo, weight and remarks) 2 6. Cargo Plan 2 7. D/C list for remaining cargo onboard 5 8. Radiation Free Certificate (Radio Activity Free Certificate) 1 9. Phytosanitary Certificate 1 10. Dangerous Cargo Manifests (according to IMDG rules) 5 1. Cargo Manifest (for vessels discharging) 2 2. Crew List 5 3. Crew Declaration (personal effects) 1 4. Stowaway/Passenger List 3 5. Ship's Stores List 1

Notify ETA 7 days and 24 hours prior to arrival and include the following information: ..... 1. Vessel's name and callsign 2. Nationality 3. Dimensions 4. Destination 5. Services required.