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Driftwood Resort (Alotau)
Clearance · Milne Bay & Alotau · Louisiade Archipelago, Papua New Guinea
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- Position
- 10°18.66'S 150°25.39'E
- Cautions
- The 2023 note's local advice - skip the north side of Milne Bay and Goodenough/Fergusson/Normanby; the Louisiades from the south end of Milne Bay are safe.
- Notes
- Boat-friendly resort west of town with a wooden dock where yachts may tie up. The (Australian) manager could arrange for Customs, Immigration and Health to come to the resort to clear you in - and out at the same time (K80 clearance, 2022). Customs agreed to date the clearance-out ahead so the boat could cruise the Louisiades and leave PNG via Budi Budi. 24 h security, laundry, good restaurant, money exchange. Local guide Ken arranged a car to fill jerry cans and a tour to East Cape.
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Thanks to SV Obiwan, Soggy Paws PNG Compendium: 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 Information can be out of date or wrong, and positions can be out by hundreds of metres.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.