For tips about boatyard practices in SE Asia and how to avoid pitfalls see: Getting work done on your boat whilst long distance cruising.
There are no yacht facilities or chandlers as such here as it is a large commercial harbour but because of this, there is a maintenance department on the wharf which may well undertake repairs.
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We checked into Sarawak in Bintulu, since we didn’t want to go up the river to Kuching where you can’t get to the city because of the low bridge.
The Kamena River entrance is not where you go for officials since they are 5 miles north at the modern Bintulu Port.
You must call Port Control and they will send a boat out to lead you to where you must anchor. This is not in the port, but in a protected, shallow anchorage behind a break wall in the boonies! Seriously, there is nothing there, but it’s patrolled and safe.
They sent a boat out to pick us up for formalities which are all done in the port.
There is a small mini-mall nearby if you need a few supplies. We got rides around the port because it is pretty large. Bintulu town is about five miles away.