Machilipatnam Lighthouse (Andhra Pradesh-E India)
0.6nm
319°
The great tsunami of 26 December 2004 swept away hundreds of people on the beach and reached the base of the lighthouse, but the tower was ...
28 Mar 12
Jojo
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Tel: +91 884 2363825 or +91 884 2376129
Fax: +91 884 2367055
Mail: mdincap@gmail.com
The gates of the tidal lock have been closed and the wharves are not used. The old wharves are partially destroyed and are used by fishing vessels. A new wharf, 60m long, lies E of the old wharves and is also used by fishing vessels.
Groynes are under development to protect the entrance to the creek and to increase depths at the entrance.
Depths in the approach to the port range from 11m, about 5.3 mile E of the entrance of the creek, to a depth of 1.8m about 1 mile offshore. The mouth of the creek is blocked by sand banks and can only be navigated at HW by vessels with a draft of less than 1.5m.
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