Karabiga (TRKRB)

The port has a municipality harbour for fishing vessels and coasters, and exports marble that is mined locally. The town and harbour of Karabiga is situated at the head of the bay. CENAL Power Plant facilities located at N of the bay used for importing coal supply and exporting ash.

Summer.

Karabiga is situated on the S side of the sea of Marmara, approx 58.1km W of Bandirma Port.

Max LOA 118.9m, beam 17.3m, 6,800DWT.

Anchorage with good holding ground may be obtained anywhere in Karabiga, but the bay is open to NE and E winds. Some shelter may be obtained by anchoring in the NW part of the bay, with a depth of 11.0m. An anchorage lies SE of the harbour entrance.

The port is entered between Kale Burnu and the mouth of Kacabas Cay, 2nm SW. The shore of the bay is nearly all sand beach. Car Tepesi, a rounded hill with a double summit, stands 2nm WSW of Kale Burnu and is separated from the sea by a narrow strip of flat ground. Protected by breakwaters which extend 250m S and 100m E from positions on the shore,1.2nm WSW and 1.5nm SW of Kale Burnu, respectively. Lights are exhibited from the head of each breakwater.

BA 224, 1004. Admiralty Pilot NP24, NP286(3).

1025.

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The port area consists of the waters that lie within lines drawn S from Kale Burnu and E from the summit of Car Tepesi.

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