Bitung - Docking
It is advisable to arrive in daylight as the number of fishing boats leaving at dusk and FADs make a night approach hazardous.
This harbour has two marked entrance channels; one from the north and the other from the southern end of the Lembeh Strait.
There are a good anchorage and shelter off the southern end of Sarena Besar (01°27.545’N, 125°13.862’E), the island in the middle of the Strait, just north of the harbour. Depth is about 20 meters.
It is also possible to anchor off the town or off Lembeh on the S side of the channel. They are both convenient for the town.
The can be a lot of debris in the water here (plastics, logs, tree branches etc).
It is possible to land by dinghy at the Fishing Pier (Perlabuhan Perikanan Aertembaga on Google Maps). Use a stern anchor when tying up and be aware of the tidal height (about a two meter range).
Last updated: April 2017
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Jem
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Bitung, great place to clear in or out, expect a bit of a run around to visit all the necessary offices. Customs will want to visit the boat but they are friendly and helpful. Immigration seem to have only one person to stamp passports and he is not always available as he may got be visiting incoming cargo ships, easy to arrange to come back to the office at a given time.
Recommend very helpful guy, Udin, +62 821 92478604, reasonable price for his services, expect to pay 300,000 for a days car and driver to visit all the necessary offices and supermarket etc. Over and above Udin’s fee, around 600,000. Udin can arrange good fuel @ 10,000/ltr.
Fair winds,
Jem
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Posted on behalf of EMcE on 29th October 2016
Here I would like to publish my experience in Indonesia. We obtained our 60-day visas in Davao (Philippines )) and planned a cruise south to Australia. When our little boy suffered seasickness we decided to check in at Bitung.
The Immigration officials we dealt with were the most obliging, friendly, welcoming officials I have ever experienced throughout the parts of the world I have been to. Full marks Indonesia. You have a beautiful country, largely unspoiled and friendly welcoming people. My sadness is my need to leave before seeing more.