Bossaso (SOBSA)

The port consists of an inner basin for fishing vessels, aligned N/S, protected from N by a mole which extends about 420m W; a light (red column with ladder) is exhibited from the head of the mole. On the W side of the port a breakwater extends about 200m NE from the shore. Within the outer basin there is a wharf and Ro-Ro ramp for ocean going vessels. Main exports are cattle. Imports include cement, sugar, rice and construction materials. Now the dredging has been completed (08/13) the UN World Food Programme is also utilising the port for relief operations.

Tropical.

Bossaso port, also known as Bender Cassim (Qaasim), is located in the S part of the Gulf of Aden, on the NE coast of Somalia.

Max draught 6m, 6,000DWY.

Outer anchorage: Approx 1.2nm offshore in 18.3m of water.

Approach: From a position in the vicinity of 11°30'N 049°10'E the approach leads about 12nm S to a position on the line of the leading lights. Caution: Dangerous coral reefs extend up to 0.3nm offshore in the vicinity of Bossaso.

BA 2950, 2970. Admiralty Pilot NP64.

BOSASO 11°17.45'N 49°10.58'E UNCTAD LOCODE: SO BSA ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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WEEKLY CORRECTIONS FROM UKHO NtM WEEK 49/24 Bosaso Port Authority correspondence, (RSDRA2024000318103), 49/24