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Port of Zirku Island

United Arab Emirates

UN/LOCODEAEZURWhat is a UN/LOCODE?24.8833° N, 53.0667° ELocal timeAsia/Dubai, UTC+4
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In short

Zirku Island: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 6, 2026, 13:46 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Ships nearby, last 6 h
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Vessels near Zirku Island

Ships Voydar received on AIS near the port in the last 6 hours, most recent first. Being near a port is not a port call; the board above lists calls.

No vessels detected near Zirku Island in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Zirku Island from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 48267). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Small
Harbour type
Open roadstead
Shelter
Poor
Channel depth
20 m
Oil terminal depth
20 m
Mean tide
1 m
Pilotage compulsory
Yes
Repairs
None

Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Zirku Island over the next 72 hours, every 6 hours: wind, gusts, waves and visibility. Times in UTC.

Time (UTC)Wind (kn)FromGusts (kn)Waves (m)Period (s)Visibility (km)
3335°60.4524
462°70.3524
321°60.2524
766°100.2524
822°120.3524
1013°130.4324
82°110.3324
749°100.3324
7350°90.3324
8346°120.3324
10340°140.4324

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 6, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 6, 2026, 06:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 15 km away.

Source: ECMWF open data (IFS 0.25° forecasts, ECMWF WAM waves). This service is based on data and products of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Source: www.ecmwf.int. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Licence: CC-BY-4.0 + ECMWF Terms of Use.

Source: NOAA GFS 0.25° and GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III) forecasts. Forecast: NOAA NCEP GFS / GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III). Licence: US Government work (public domain); NOAA Open Data Dissemination.

A model forecast, not an observation. Not for navigation.

Zirku Island: daily port calls from satellite AIS (IMF PortWatch)

Estimates published by the International Monetary Fund's PortWatch, built from satellite and terrestrial AIS. They cover waters our own receivers do not reach yet. These are the IMF's figures, not Voydar's counts.

The IMF estimates 2 port calls in the 7 days and 18 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 38% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (13).

Container
0
Tanker
0
Dry bulk
0
General cargo
18
Ro-ro
0

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Zirku Island, last 14 days
09-12
2
09-13
0
09-14
1
09-15
0
09-16
1
09-17
2
09-18
0
09-19
0
09-20
0
09-21
0
09-22
0
09-23
1
09-24
1
09-25
0

Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org). IMF estimates, updated weekly; the latest days are revised. portwatch.imf.org. Counts cover container ships, tankers, dry bulk, general cargo and ro-ro vessels (30-day totals above).

Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby

3 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Jan 8, 1987. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Pirate AssaultJul 4, 2007Fishing Vessel90 km away

    QATAR (UAE): Three fishing vessels attacked and robbed a few days prior to 4 Jul, about 40 NM from Ruweis. In a newspaper interview, fishermen from Al Khor said sea pirates attacked their vessels and got away with their entire catch and valuables, including mobile phones and computers. According to the fishermen, the pirates came in three groups, each consisting of at least four members each. The incident was reported to the Coastguard. According to the article, a similar attack occurred during

  • Pirate AssaultFeb 12, 1991Vessel57 km away

    PERSIAN GULF. The ARKTIS SUN (Danish) was attacked by pirates on 12FEB91, after dark in 25-03N 53-36E. The captain was held at gunpoint and forced to empty the safe. He was then handcuffed to the ship's wheel. About $5,000 in cash and papers, including NATO advice for the defense of merchant vessels in war, were stolen. The two pirates, wearing black dress with red Arab scarves and armed with machine guns left the ARKTIS SUN unchallenged.

  • UnknownJan 8, 1987Merchant Vessel83 km away

    PERSIAN GULF. RAS TANNURAH M/V SOLENA REPORTS DAMAGE BY UNDERWATER EXPLOSION, POSSIBLE MINE , WHILE AT ANCHOR IN 25-07-42N 52-17-30E.

Source: NGA Anti-Shipping Activity Messages. This reproduction, partial or complete, of any National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) or Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) product, information or data is not approved, authorized or endorsed by the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, the Director, NGA or any other element of the US Government. The US Government and NGA accept no liability for the accuracy or quality of this reproduction or the use of any NGA, NIMA or DMA products, information or data. Licence: US Government work — "NGA claims no copyright or other intellectual property right".

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