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Colman's moorings (Nimoa)

Mooring · Eastern Calvados & Nimoa · Louisiade Archipelago, Papua New Guinea
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Position
11°17.98'S 153°14.70'E
Depth
4 m
Water
Excellent spring water.
Notes
Private moorings laid by Colman: a 4-cylinder diesel block with gearbox and stainless wire, and another 8 mm SS wire round a big bommie with 4 m all round. One cruiser spent 6-8 weeks here. Best water ashore - a spring running 24/7. Ask Colman or his mother Juliau before using a mooring. Great people, good trading, good bagi.

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More in the Eastern Calvados & Nimoa

Grass Island (Wanim)Wanim south - deep anchorageHessessai Bay / Hevaisi (Pana Tinani)Pana Tinani west - calm garden bayHati Lawi Harbour (Pana Tinani SE)Pana Tinani SE - our anchorageNimoa (Nimowa) Island - mission anchorageHudunuwa Passage (exit east)

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Sources: Hans via Ryan's waypoints (2023)
Thanks to Hans, SV Seagoon: their notes are summarised in our own words.
This guide is a set of personal cruising notes shared in good faith. Information can be out of date or wrong, and positions can be out by hundreds of metres. It is not a substitute for official charts and notices, your own eyes, local knowledge, or professional medical, legal or customs advice. You use it at your own risk: the skipper alone is responsible for the safety of the vessel and everyone on board, and the authors accept no liability for any loss, injury or damage arising from its use.