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Port of Flying Fish Cove

Christmas Island

UN/LOCODECXFFCWhat is a UN/LOCODE?10.4167° S, 105.7167° ELocal timeIndian/Christmas, UTC+7

In short

Flying Fish Cove: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 22:29 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Arrivals, last 24 h
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Departures, last 24 h
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Ships nearby, last 6 h
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Vessels near Flying Fish Cove

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 Flying Fish Cove in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Flying Fish Cove from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 50910). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Medium
Harbour type
Coastal (natural)
Shelter
Fair
Channel depth
23 m
Cargo pier depth
5 m
Mean tide
3 m
Pilotage compulsory
Yes
First port of entry
Yes
Repairs
None

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

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Flying Fish Cove 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)
17120°222.51322
17117°222.41224
16119°212.31124
17126°222.3924
14124°192.21017
15124°1921124
15128°191.91324
15126°201.91524
14121°181.91624
15114°191.91624
15122°1921524

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 10 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.

Flying Fish Cove: global benchmarks

How Flying Fish Cove compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.

Port liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026
9.1
UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Unchanged on a year earlier.
Source: UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Data Hub, port liner shipping connectivity index (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.

Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby

2 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Jul 30, 2013. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Pirate AssaultAug 4, 2013Tanker91 km away

    INDONESIA: On 4 August, the Marshall Islands-flagged anchored chemical/gas tanker GARNET EXPRESS was boarded and robbed at an undisclosed port/anchorage.

  • Pirate AssaultJul 30, 2013Tanker91 km away

    INDONESIA: On 30 July, the anchored Marshall Islands-flagged oil/chemical tanker GARNET EXPRESS was boarded and robbed at an undisclosed port/anchorage.

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