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Location

This town (not to be confused with Saint John, New Brunswick in the Bay of Fundy), lies on the SE corner of Newfoundland.

This port is a container ship terminal as well as a cruise ship destination.

St. John's is a pleasant city, with numerous restaurants, bars and coffee shops. The city enjoys a long and vibrant history as the seat of the provincial Crown; and the oldest English-founded city in North America.

Position 47° 33'54"N, 52° 40'45"W (harbour entrance)

Clearance

When you are about 12nm from the approach channel to St. John's Harbour, call St. John's Traffic on VHF Ch.11.

All movements within the harbour must be reported on VHF ch. 11.

Customs is located on the 6th floor of the Canada building. If you have firearms on board you will be required to buy a permit and have them locked.

Last updated September 2016.

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

Harbour Drive, St John's

Tel:+1-204-983-3500 / +1-506-636-5064 or 1-800-461-9999

Reporting office for all private boats.

St John's Harbour Authority

1 Water St, St. John's, NL A1C 1A1, Canada

Tel:+1 709-738-4782 ,VHF Channel 16, 11

http://www.sjpa.com/ , [email protected]

A listening watch must be maintained on VHF channel 11 while in the harbour.

Docking

Cruisers report it is convenient to tie up to one of the floats by the front leading mark (47° 34'00"N, 52° 42'07"W), near the large "Canada" building known as "Queens Wharf". There are no facilities, water or electricity, but the dock is very handy for downtown.

An alternative berth can be found further into the harbour at Piers 6-9. This is more convenient for downtown, but is noisier and berthing is among the day tripper boats. There is water here and sometimes electricity.

Dockage here is inexpensive and payment is made at the Harbour Master's office in the blue building north on Water St.

Anchoring is prohibited in the harbour.

Showers can be found at the YMCA on Kingsbridge Road, a 15 minute walk from the floats.

Last updated September 2016.

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