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Port Intelligence Brief

Cockburn Town, The Bahamas

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49 Verified Intelligence Items

38Verified
Intelligence

29Official
Sources

88%Overall
Confidence

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CoordinatesN 24 3' .0000"
W 74 31' 59.9988"

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Harbor ProfileNorth Atlantic Ocean
Size: Very Small

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EntranceTidal Range: .00 ft
Depth: .00 ft

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Port StatusPort of Entry: Unknown
Shelter: Fair

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Last UpdateJun 28, 2026
09:30 ET

🧭 Approach & Entrance 7 items

⚠ Local Cautions 6 items

🛒 Crew Rest & Resupply 8 items

☎ Harbor / Authority 3 items 🔒

📡 Contacts & VHF 6 items 🔒

⛽ Fuel & Utilities 6 items 🔒

🛂 Clearance & Formalities 7 items 🔒

🚑 Medical & Emergency 6 items 🔒

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Current Briefing

Approach & Entrance

Cockburn Town 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

Official Charts (Charting Authority)

Official Source · Verified Jun 28, 2026

NGA chart 26281: 'Cockburn Town — San Salvador' (DNC/printed NGA chart coverage; scale ~1:50,000).

95% Confidence

Navigation Aids And Approach Ranges (Sailing Directions)

Official Source · Verified Jun 28, 2026

NGA Pub 147: red mast and light at 24°03'N, 74°32'W near landing; two range beacons 27 m apart in line bearing 024° lead into the landing.

90% Confidence

Entrance Depths And Recommended Anchorage (Sailing Directions)

Official Source · Verified Jun 28, 2026

Pub 147 reports entrance channel least depth 10.1 m, decreasing to ~9 m in the fairway; recommended anchorage off Cockburn Town depth ~7.4 m.

90% Confidence

Entrance Character And Shoals

Official Source · Verified Jun 28, 2026

Approach funnels through the main boat passage transiting a sunken ridge fronting St George's Bay; the area is adjacent to extensive shoal waters of the Little Bahama Bank — only the W side provides suitable anchorage.

90% Confidence

Anchorage Holding & Wind Caution

Official Source · Verified Jun 28, 2026

Pub 147 notes holding ground is not ideal; mariners should ensure anchor holds—prevailing winds can swing to W and SW without warning.

90% Confidence

Local Aids Reliability And Small-Boat Marina Markers

Official Source · Verified Jun 28, 2026

Pub 147 reports a small-boat marina mid‑way between Riding Rock Point and Cockburn Town; a set of ranges (approx. 075°) exists but the lighted markers are reported unreliable.

88% Confidence

Port Entry / Services Summary (World Port Index)

Official Source · Verified Jun 28, 2026

World Port Index (Pub 150) entry 10006: Cockburn Town — very small harbor (V), open roadstead (OR), shelter rated 'F' (fair); chart 26281; anchorage available; pilotage not indicated.

85% Confidence