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Port Intelligence Brief

Road Harbor, British Virgin Islands

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65 Verified Intelligence Items

59Verified
Intelligence

18Official
Sources

90%Overall
Confidence

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CoordinatesN 18 25' .0012"
W 64 37' .0012"

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Harbor ProfileCaribbean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean
Size: Medium

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EntranceTidal Range: 1.97 ft
Depth: 20.99 ft

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Port StatusPort of Entry: Yes
Shelter: Good

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Last UpdateJun 28, 2026
09:30 ET

🧭 Approach & Entrance 7 items

🛟 Shelter & Refuge 6 items

⚠ Local Cautions 7 items

🛒 Crew Rest & Resupply 8 items

☎ Harbor / Authority 8 items 🔒

📡 Contacts & VHF 6 items 🔒

🛥 Marinas 4 items 🔒

⛽ Fuel & Utilities 5 items 🔒

🛂 Clearance & Formalities 7 items 🔒

🚑 Medical & Emergency 7 items 🔒

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Current Briefing

Approach & Entrance

Road Harbor approach intelligence includes pilotage, entrance channel depths, harbor communications, traffic density, anchoring restrictions, and operational cautions for arrival planning.

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Verified Intelligence

Designated Harbour & Vhf Contact

Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026

Road Harbour listed as a BVIPA designated harbour; BVIPA contact VHF Ch 94 or Ch 16.

95% Confidence

Aids Maintenance & Post-Storm Inspection Regime

Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026

BVIPA maintains navigational buoys: annual review before hurricane season and full 24-month extraction/maintenance cycle; post-storm inspections of location and operational capacity.

95% Confidence

Pilotage Requirement & Embark Positions

Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026

Pilotage compulsory for vessels >200 gt. Pilots embark between Hogs Valley Point and Denmark Banks; westbound boarded 2 nm S of Buck Island; eastbound 2 nm S of Hogs Valley Point.

94% Confidence

Buoy Reliability Caution

Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026

Positions of buoys in Road Harbour reported unreliable owing to poor holding ground and occasional strong winds and currents.

92% Confidence

Entrance Shoals And Patchy Depths

Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026

Approach depths irregular: Denmark Banks least 3.7m; Lark Bank 4.4m (lighted buoy); Scotch Bank 2.4m (lighted buoy) on E side of entrance.

90% Confidence

Berth Depths, Terminals & Submarine Pipelines

Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026

Berth info: Cruise Ship berth 10.0m; Main cargo pier 7.3m; Ferry terminals ~3.0m; offshore oil/gas berths 8.8m with submarine pipelines (charted).

90% Confidence

Charting/Publication Authority

Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026

Nautical publications for the region are published/maintained by national hydrographic authorities; UKHO acts as a Principal Charting Authority for many UK territories and NGA publishes Pub.147 (Sailing Directions).

85% Confidence