For the Sailors

For the Sailors

(in collaboration with the Harbor Master's Office of Lampedusa)

ISLANDS PELAGIE: LAMPEDUSA, LINOSA, LAMPPOST

Weather

LAMPEDUSA

The group of the Pelagie Islands finds on the continental platform African to 80 miles approximately to SSE of Pantelleria, to 80 miles approximately to SW from Malta and 80 miles to W of the Tunisine coasts of forehead to Monastir and Mahedia.

Leaving from the island of Lampedusa, Linosa is found to 23 Miles for NNE, Lamppost is found to 10 Miles for WNW.

Lampedusa is extended of the three islands pelagie, has an extension of 20 Kmq
E' limestone tavolato of the length of approximately 7 km. digradante from W to east. The coast on the depositor north and in that west is high and inaccessible. Mount Tree Sun situated on the depositor western north is the higher point of the island with its 193 meters Reforested with Mediterranean pine on the western heights is somewhat brulla in the part North-oriental. ll depositor eat south-east has less steep full of rocks coasts that are opened with numerous Cale that often they finish with beautiful sabbiose beaches.

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NAUTICAL PAPERS And BANNS:

Papers I. M. n. 947/O5 - 947 - 960 - 217; 1121
Portolano of the Mediterranean Vol. 1b from pag. 362 to pag.367
Directory of the Beacons pagg.133-134

MARINE SIGNALINGS:

- Beacon Head Grecale 3028 (E2088) Extremity OF of the Island in position
35° 31' N - 012 37' 54 "and (1 Lightning bolt every White man 5 sec.) - Capacity 22 M.;

- Beacon Placing Head 3052 (E2086) W Extremity of the island in position
35° 31' 12"N - 012 31' 06" and (3 Lightning bolts white men every 15 sec.) - capacity 8 M.;

- Fanale Tip Guitgia 3046 (E2090) Mouth SN port position
35 29' 42"N - 012' 36' and (1 every Red Lightning bolt 3 sec.) - capacity 8 M.;

- Fanale Tip Maccaferri 3042 (E2089) lmboccatura DX port; position
35° 29' 42"N - 012° 36' 12" and (1 every Green Lightning bolt 3 sec.) - capacity 8 M.

- Fanale Tip Favaloro 3048 (E2091) Estremita' Wharf - in position
35° 29' 48"N - 012 36' 12" and (1 every Red Lightning bolt 5 sec.)

- Fanale Wharf Health 3050 (E2092) Estremita' Wharf - in position
35° 29' 54"N - 012' 36' 18"E (Red Fixed Light) - Capacity 3 M

PORT -
WP 35° 29' 36"N - 012° 36' 06" and II Port of Lampedusa (Paper I.I.M. 947/5) e' constituted from a wide insenatura with mouth oriented for SW, wide 300 meters approximately it is delimited from Tip Guitgia and Punta Maccaferri, than Cale with full of rocks rivers is subdivided in three, two di.le which banchinate that all with sabbiose rivers finish.

COVE GUITGIA -
It is opened between Tip Guitgia and Punta Favaloro.
It has low and dark rivers full of rocks final with an immense sand beach white woman, with I found them of beyond 5 meters in the part centers them. E' point of berthing of ships trades them that they disembark produced oil and drinkable water that the moorings to cleats attest that find to meta' length of both the rivers. In a short feature of the river north in correspondence of the coastal fuel warehouse e' present one banchinata river. Previo contact with Locamare Lampedusa, compatibly with the traffics trades them, e' concurred with the unita' of advanced draught to meters 4 and to that eventually they do not find place in the docks of the port the ancoraggio/ormeggio that however it must happen at least 50 meters on the left of combining the fanali of Tip Guitgia and Punta Favaloro in order not bringing disturbance to the maneuver of the line ship that evoluisce in port during the maneuver of berthing in the dock of Horse White man, and not less than 100 meters from the shoreline of the sabbiosa river during the bathing season.

SALlNA COVE -
It is opened between Tip Favaloro and Punta of the Sanita'. It has full of rocks rivers that finish with one short sabbiosa beach. E' nearly completely banchinata and is allots n.6 floating wharves to you completely occupied from small unita' from diporto and peach 1ocali. The dock centers them e' studded from bodies died to which is moors you to the wheel the Motor fishing vessels of greater tonnage. Also the docks and the wharves nearly are completely occupied from unita' from peach and diporto local. Along the river uord between the 4 of the 6 floating wharves there are two ports of call publics for I' small towage unita'. Remaining the 2 floating wharves are found along the W river in prossimita' of two fuel distributors. In correspondence of the adjacent distributor of fuels to the only Shipyard, you e' a feature of dock of 40 meters where between the hours 07,00 and are 17,00 and prohibited the mooring to the unita' not engaged in the bunkeraggio operations. The final Feature towards the red Fanale of the inner side of the Favaloro Wharf, for 60 meters, the classified one to the Unita' of the Coastgard.

COVE PALM -
It is opened between Tip Maccaferri and Punta of the Sanita.
It has lowlands full of rocks rivers completely banchinate that they finish in one immense studded sabbiosa beach from numerous palms. The inner wharf of classified Sanita' Tip e' to the units of the Police forces. On the river north of Caletta created from the Wharf of Sanita' Tip you e' one scaletto of public towage for small unita'. The deeper part of the dock of Cove Palm with I somewhat found them low e' studded of bodies died on which find mooring small and medium unita' from peach and diporto local the banchinate rivers they are in good part occupied from unita' from peach local of small dimensions.

HORSE DOCK WHITE MAN -
It is found in prossimita' of the mouth of the port endured after the Green fanale of Maccaferri.E' Tip 1argo a large square in reinforced concrete in good part to full body and first part on poles, gained in part from the sbancamento of the full of rocks river of the omonima localita'. E' the nevralgico point of porto.Sul the side piu' along of the dock berths giornalmente from the 10,15 hours 08,00 to the Mototraghetto of line that connects Lampedusa with Linosa and Porto Empedocle. Irregularly they berth you of the military tankers and trades them cbe resupply of drinkable water the island. E' point of disembarkation of fished of Motor fishing vessels of the large tonnage especially between the 21,00 and 09.00.

MOORINGS FOR THE DIPORTO OF PASSAGE

The large one quantita' of unita' from peach and diporto local that in the summery period become a myriad infoltita from that one of the tourists whom for less long periods piu' or soggionano in the island many spaces to the diporto do not leave of passage. However a place of mooring or an anchorage in harbour within is found also in the periods more crowds you than July and August. The units with draughts until 3 meters find mooring in the new dock of connection constructed between the Wharf of Tip of the Sanita' and the Madonna Wharf to horse between Salt Cove and Cove Palm, in number of approximately 20 units. Those with draughts between the 3 and 4 meters find mooring of flank or tip in the first feature of dock, east side, of Cove Palm endured after the dock trade them, in number of 6/7 unita'. The unita' greater with draughts until 6 meters they can be berthed to the inside of Guitgia Cove. Not to discard, in the case they were not available places of moorings, 1a possibility to place side by side itself to one of the Motor fishing vessels to the body died in the dock centers them of Salt Cove that e' the ridossato point piu' of the port.
The maxi yacht with advanced draughts to the 4,5 meters contacts with Locamare Lampedusa can previ be authorize to you to moor near the dock of Horse White man (Dock limitedly Trade them) to periods that intralcino the berthing of the ferry or other operations does not trade them. Always advisable E' however to take contacts with Locamare Lampedusa on the channel 16 Vhf before proceeding to the mooring that consigliera' the place of better mooring in relation to the traffics and the conditions weather of the moment.

PROHIBITION - INTERDICTIONS - DANGERS

ACQUACOLTURA SYSTEM -
0,5 miles approximately to east of Cove Clay with center on the point of coordinated 35° 30' 40"N - 012 38' and e' posizionato a system of acquacoltura constituted from submergeeed cages and marked semifloatings in surface from one buoy sormontata from miraglio to shape of" X "and fortified of fanali to yellow lightning bolts visible for 360 degrees having luminous characteristic following: - light 1 sec. - eclipse 4 sec. - period 5 sec. Prohibited E' navigation, the anchorage and the peach to inferior distances to 300 meters from the buoy.
Decree n.24/98 of the 20.5.1998 of Compamare P. Empedocle

SUBMARINE CONDUCT OF DEPURAZIONE SYSTEM -
To 60 meters approximately to the west of the mouth of placing of Maluk Cove, from the river and for approximately 800 meters of length online of air, direction south, e' be placed one lead submarine in polyethylene of the ballasted diameter of approximately 25 cm. on the bottom, relative to the system of depurazione placed in 1ocalita Horse White man. In zone e' prohibited I' anchorage, the peach and balneazioae and every other attivita' Decree n.25/98 of the 20.5.1998 of Compamare Empedocle Port.

RESERVOIR NATURAL ORIENTED -
The waters between the Island of the Rabbits and the coast to prospicente it fall back to the inside of the Reservoir Natural Oriented "Island of Lampedusa". To the inside of such zone e' prohibited navigation, the anchorage, the peach and every other attivita' to exclusion of the bathing.

SCOGLI To SOUTH Of the ISLAND Of the RABBITS -
to approximately 100 meters to south of the Island of the Rabbits they are present two scogli. II greater of they, in prossimita' of the chine IF of the island it has a height of approximately 5 meters and e' lacking in luminous signalings. The minor, in prossimita' of chine S-W of the Island, finds itself to approximately 200 meters to the west of the first one, turns out visible single with the low tide, also when emerged e' difficultly individualistic also to the radar, e' most dangerous for navigation.

TIP SOTTLE -
Grip, long and low full of rocks language with the part finishes submergeeed them, represents the chine IF of the night island e' the most dangerous obstacle for navigation in how much is succeeded to see the lights beyond it and from the impression to have in front of if free waters.

LINOSA

E' a island of vulcanica origin from the characteristic black color covered from one low vegetation, from which they detach the colors lives of the low rooms of the country place to us to SW of the island. It has one 5,3 surface of kmq and one population of approximately 450 given over persons in good part to agriculture (Capers, Lenticchie). Coltivabili terraces have been torn from the man to the vulcanici reliefs between which they detach Mount Volcano (m. 195) to South, Red Mount (m. 186) to North, Placing Mount of (m. 107) to the West that comes down to peak on the sea. The coasts are full of rocks, low and black, with the tips thinnest and studded of numerous scogli. I found them beautifulst encircle all the island. One sand bank covered from m. 4 of water are found to approximately m. 400 to east of Calcarella Tip. A sand bank is found in prossimita' of the coast of Tip Arena White woman, 220 meters a.ponente of the Old Port of call. The full of rocks language that prolongeds some submergeeed of Tip Beppe Tuccio to the end of the island constitutes danger for navigation.
NAUTICAL PAPERS And BANNS:
Papers I.I.M. n. 947/11- 917-947-960-217-1121 Portolano of the Mediterranean Vol. 1b from pag.366 to pag. 367 Directory of the Beacons pag.134 MARINE SIGNALINGS or BEACON Tip Beppe Tuccio 3054 (E2082) Coast North of the island?in position 35.51' 12' ' N- 012.52' 42 '' and (4 Lightning bolts White men every 20 sec.) ?Portata 12M.; or Beacon Tip Arena White woman 3058 (E2084) Coast SW of the island?in 12 position 35.51' '' N-012.51 ' 30 '' and (1 Lightning bolt every white man 5 sec.) - Capacity 9M.;
LANDINGS PLACE:
On the island of Linosa three used landings place exist alternatively, in relation to the conditions of the time, from the Mototraghetto that every day connects Port Empedocle Linosa and Lampedusa (with pause from hours 06,00 to the 06,30 and from the 12,00 to the 12,30). To South the Old Port of call. The external side of the placing wharf of e' point of berthing of the ferry. In the inner part, they can moor small boats. On the river North you e' one port of call of towage for small unita'. E' ridossato from the twenty Northerners. Because of I found them full of rocks much irregular e' necessary one to proceed R-a.vista. To the West Pozzolana Cove, e' the greater landing place of the island. In the inner part of the Wharf of new construction they can moor unita' of averages and small dimensions. I considerably found them along the digradano dock from W to and. A small port of call of towage is found to the root of the wharf. The Cove finishes with one black sand beach. E' very ridossata from the twenty from and and IF. On the coast North the landing place of Mannarazza Cove is found. E' a small usable wharf for the single mooring on the external side with I found them of approximately 5 meters. E' ridossato from the twenty Meridionals. No landing place and nobody of the anchorages of Linosa offer a ridosso sure e' percio' sconsigliabile to pass the night to you. I found them around to the island are of e' percio' mostly advisable full of rocks nature to make use of the grippia.

LAMPPOST

Deserted along approximately 700 meters and wide approximately 180 meters, elevated E' a isolotto approximately 40 meters, plate, with coasts to peak. A banchinetta sulla which puo' to disembark itself with small unita' and calm sea one finds pressed nei dell' estremita' IF they give it which e' possible to follow a path that it leads until alla sommita'. I found them surrounding the isolotto are deep from the 20 to the 40 meters with the exception of a feature of the side and where in the pressed ones of the river some scogli submergeeed are found or emerging seeds.

Ringraza the Commander of Locamare Lampedusa, C° 1^ Cl. Orami Salvatore;