🧭 Pilotage Requirement Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026 Pilotage compulsory for all foreign vessels (Havana). 95% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Pilot Boarding Position Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026 Pilot boards at 23°11'07.2"N 82°23'45.0"W; in bad weather meets inside entrance. 95% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Harbor Speed Restriction Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026 Speed restricted to as slow as is safe; in no case exceed 6 knots within the harbor. 95% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Anchoring Restrictions And Recommended Anchorages Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026 Anchoring/trailing anchor prohibited in entrance channel; anchorage outside Morro not recommended (submarine cables, poor holding); Fondadero La Trasajera 11–12 m central anchorage. 95% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Submerged Dangers Near Entrance Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026 Wreck 16.4 m at ~0.15M WSW of Castillo del Morro; rock 8.9 m on E side 0.2M inside; rocks 10.6m & 10.8m on W side 0.3M inside entrance. 95% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Signal Station & Communications Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026 Signal station Castillo del Morro (call sign 'Morro Habana') VHF channels 13, 16, 68. 90% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Tides, Currents And Weather Effects Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026 Mean tide range: max 5 m, min 1 m. Strong NE/SW current up to ~2 knots across entrance; NW winds produce heavy seas/swells at entrance. 90% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Silting And Pollution Cautions Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026 Silting has reduced depths in N part and W near finger piers; waters contain heavy marine growth and pollution (condensers may be damaged). 90% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment