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Yonga Bay (Pua Bay)
Anchorage · Rossel (Yela) · Louisiade Archipelago, Papua New Guinea
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- Position
- 11°21.15'S 154°05.96'E
- Depth
- 6 m
- Wind shelter
- good in N, NE, E, SE, S; exposed in W
- Shelter
- Good shelter in all but westerlies (2000 article); wind bullets.
- Bottom
- sand with low scattered coral
- Notes
- Anchorage 2 is preferred - better dinghy access but a longer walk to the village. Inside-reef route from Yonga Bay to Relief Opening, then Heron Opening to the Jinjo Mission anchorage (settled weather).
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More in the Rossel (Yela)
Rossel Lagoon routeTryon BayWol PassagePambwa No.1 (south coast)Mbuo (Buwo) BayJinjo Mission (north coast)Rossel west - river anchorageRossel north coast mangrove bay - possible cyclone refugeRossel south inlet - possible cyclone refuge
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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 Information can be out of date or wrong, and positions can be out by hundreds of metres.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, Cruising Helmsman 2000: 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 Information can be out of date or wrong, and positions can be out by hundreds of metres.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.