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Port of El Choms

Libya

UN/LOCODELYELKWhat is a UN/LOCODE?32.65° N, 14.2667° ELocal timeAfrica/Tripoli, UTC+2

In short

El Choms: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 4, 2026, 23:08 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Vessels near El Choms

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 El Choms in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.

Forecast

Model forecast for El Choms 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)
772°101824
3226°60.9824
2284°90.8824
961°150.8724
6103°90.7724
7199°120.6724
8179°140.5624
12107°190.7424
11136°160.8424
10173°150.7424
5193°130.5524

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 4, 2026, 18:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 11 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.

Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby

1 incident within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Aug 17, 2016. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Pirate AssaultAug 17, 2016Cargo Ship87 km away

    LIBYA: On 17 August, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reported that Luxemburg-flagged tug supply vessel BOURBON ARGOS was taking part in migrant rescue operations 24 nm north of Libyan coast, vicinity 32-46N 15-11E, when they were "approached and attacked by a group of armed men onboard an unidentified speedboat.¿ Subsequently, a Libyan Navy spokesman claimed that Libyan forces had approached the BOURBON ARGOS after its crew refused to identify themselves. The navy spokesman denied that Libyan for

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