La Goulette and Tunis

Anchorages and harbours Port de Ghar El Melh 7.49

1 Description. Port de Ghar El Melh (37°10′N 10°13′E) is a small fishing and leisure harbour, 3 miles WSW of Ra’s Sidi Ali El Mekki, and on the N side of Lac de Ghar El Melh. It is not easily identified owing to the lack of buildings. Harbour. The harbour consists of an artificial basin which is entered between two breakwaters extending SSE from the shore. 2 Depths. The breakwaters should be given a wide berth owing to shifting sand banks. Silting occurs in the entrance. Night entry is not recommended. In 1997 it was reported that there were depths of 4 m in the approach, 3 m in the entrance and 2 to 3 m within the harbour. 3 Useful marks: Light (masonry tower, 4 m in height), standing on the head of the E breakwater. Light standing on the head of the W breakwater. Light standing on the head of a groyne about cable NE of the head of the E breakwater. Berths. There a number of berths at two finger piers and a quay in the NE part of the basin. Repairs. There is a small boatyard on the W side of the harbour and a slip for vessels up to 15 tons on the E side. Supplies. Diesel and fresh water are available in the NE part of the harbour; provisions are limited.

Ra’s Sidi Ali el Mekki 7.50

1 Anchorage, with good shelter from the prevailing winds can be obtained about 1 mile WSW of the cape (37°11′N 10°17′E) (7.39) where the depths shoal regularly to the shore; the bottom is sand with good holding.

Sidi Bou Saïd 7.51

1 Description. Sidi Bou Saïd, close SW of Cap Carthage (36°52′⋅2N 10°21′⋅3E) (7.47), is an artifical harbor protected from the E and S by an outer breakwater extending S and SW from the shore close S of Cap Carthage, with a shorter inner breakwater extending SSE from the shore on the W side of the harbour, as shown on the chart. An unpleasant swell enters the harbour in strong SE winds. 2 Depths. The entrance tends to silt up and is not dredged frequently. In 1997 depths of 5 m were reported outside the entrance with 3 m between the breakwater heads, depths within the harbour vary between 2 and 4⋅5 m, although obstructions are reported to lie off the head of the central quay. 3 Directions. Owing to a tendency for a sand bar to build up to the NW from the outer breakwater head, it should be rounded at a distance of at least ½ cable and entry should be made by closely favouring the head of the inner breakwater. Entry in winds of Force 6 or more from NE to S is not recommended owing to breaking seas over the sandbanks around the outer breakwater head. Entry at night is not recommended. 4 Useful marks: Light (pylon, 4 m in height), standing on the head of the outer breakwater. Light (pedestal, 3 m in height), standing on the head of the inner breakwater. These lights are reported to be unreliable. Supplies: water and electricity at the pontoons; diesel and petrol at the head of the inner breakwater; provisions.

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