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Panaboal Island
Anchorage · Conflict Group · Louisiade Archipelago, Papua New Guinea · also called Itamarina - Panboal (SV Obiwan)
Open Panaboal Island in the interactive mapThe guide
- Position
- 10°44.17'S 151°48.96'E
- Depth
- 20–23 m
- Wind shelter
- very good in SE
- Shelter
- Surprisingly well protected in 20+ kn SE.
- Getting in
- Enter by the eastern pass nearest Panaboal - deep close to Panaboal; mid-pass toward Ginara only ~4 m in places.
- Bottom
- sand
- Holding
- good
- Notes
- Nobody ashore (SV Obiwan). Strong current and steep confused swell off the south cape when coasting the north side.
Our sketch map
Drawn by us from OpenStreetMap, Sentinel-2 and our GPS. Not for navigation.
More in the Conflict Group
Ltamarina IslandGabugabutau IslandIrai Island (day anchorage)Muniara / Auriora drop-offPanarakuum Island
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Thanks to Soggy Paws PNG Compendium, SV Obiwan: 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 Information can be out of date or wrong, and positions can be out by hundreds of metres.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.
Thanks to Soggy Paws PNG Compendium, SV Obiwan: 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 Information can be out of date or wrong, and positions can be out by hundreds of metres.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.