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Waga Waga (Discovery Bay)
Anchorage · Milne Bay & Alotau · Louisiade Archipelago, Papua New Guinea
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- Position
- 10°24.52'S 150°24.49'E
- Depth
- 11 m
- Wind shelter
- very good in N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W; exposed in NW
- Shelter
- Very secure and quiet; open only to the NW.
- Ashore
- The cruisers' alternative to Alotau, 6 nm across Milne Bay. Very friendly village with good security (a policeman lives on Bismarck Point). Daily banana boat to Alotau for the market and clearance. Tree Tops guest lodge up the hill. Dive the wreck Muscoota; a sunken yacht lies at 10 24.516S 150 24.465E (don't anchor on it).
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Drawn by us from OpenStreetMap, Sentinel-2 and our GPS. Not for navigation.
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Thanks to Soggy Paws PNG Compendium, Maranatha guide: 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 Information can be out of date or wrong, and positions can be out by hundreds of metres.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, Maranatha guide: 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 Information can be out of date or wrong, and positions can be out by hundreds of metres.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.