Port of Forcados
In short
Forcados: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 15:02 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.
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- In port now
- 0
- Arrivals, last 24 h
- 0
- Departures, last 24 h
- 0
- Ships nearby, last 6 h
- 0
Vessels near Forcados
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 Forcados in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Forcados from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 46161). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Very small
- Harbour type
- Open roadstead
- Shelter
- Poor
- Channel depth
- 23 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 23 m
- Mean tide
- 2 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 Forcados over the next 72 hours, every 6 hours: wind, gusts, waves and visibility. Times in UTC.
| Time (UTC) | Wind (kn) | From | Gusts (kn) | Waves (m) | Period (s) | Visibility (km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 231° | 19 | 0.9 | 5 | 24 | |
| 12 | 235° | 15 | 0.9 | 5 | 24 | |
| 8 | 223° | 12 | 0.8 | 6 | 22 | |
| 8 | 226° | 12 | 0.7 | 7 | 24 | |
| 12 | 236° | 16 | 0.8 | 6 | 21 | |
| 9 | 228° | 13 | 0.8 | 7 | 21 | |
| 8 | 260° | 11 | 0.7 | 14 | 16 | |
| 3 | 285° | 8 | 0.7 | 14 | 22 | |
| 10 | 255° | 15 | 0.8 | 13 | 14 | |
| 8 | 266° | 12 | 0.9 | 12 | 24 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 3, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 3, 2026, 06:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 12 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
74 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Apr 24, 1996. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- Pirate AssaultOct 28, 2022Offshore Vessel45 km away
NIGERIA: On 28 October at an unspecified time, robbers armed with machetes boarded an underway offshore supply vessel (OSV) approximately 12 NM west of Escravos, near position 05-30N 004-57E. After boarding, the perpetrators attacked the captain and two additional crew members, stole valuables from the vessel, and forced the crew to transfer approximately 3200 USD via their phones. The robbers escaped following the approach of a security vessel coming to assist the OSV. The captain and two crew
- Suspicious ApproachApr 1, 2021Offshore Vessel76 km away
On 1 April, an unknown vessel made a suspicious approach against an offshore supply vessel approximately 45 NM southwest of Bayelsa State, near position 051: ION — 004:30E. The suspicious vessel was transiting showing no AIS and altering course in unison with the supply vessel at three miles. After possibly detecting the escort vessel, the suspicious vessel changed course and moved away. The suspicious vessel managed to approach to a distance of 0.5 NM.
- KidnappingDec 10, 2020Cargo Ship86 km away
NIGERIA: On 10 December, pirates boarded the Cameroon-flagged cargo vessel CAP SAINT GEORGES while underway 48 NM west of Bayelsa, near position 04-37N 004-38E. Pirates kidnapped five crewmembers (3 Cameroonians, 1 Ghanaian, and 1 from Sierra Leone). The remaining crew sailed the ship to a safe port.
- KidnappingNov 26, 2020Cargo Ship86 km away
NIGERIA: On 26 November, pirates boarded the St Kitts-flagged general cargo vessel MILAN underway southbound from Koko, Nigeria, to Doula, Cameroon, near position 04-28N — 005-31E, 10 NM west of Foropa, near the FPSO Pennington Terminal. Pirates reportedly kidnapped ten crewmembers. The Nigerian Navy has been notified
- OtherFeb 16, 2020Other60 km away
On 16 February, Nigerian soldiers torched more than 20 homes in a community in the oil-rich Niger Delta after "suspected pirates" killed six people, security sources and residents said. Gunmen reportedly attacked a gunboat escorting a vessel in the volatile waters off the Nigerian coast, a Nigerian security source said. "During the ensuing gun battle, four of the soldiers and two civilians onboard the vessel were killed," the source added. Security forces focused on the nearby community of Lutug
- Pirate AssaultJan 12, 202074 km away
On 12 January, four Chinese nationals abducted by pirates during a late December attack in waters off Owendo Port in Libreville, Gabon's capital, were rescued in Nigeria, the Chinese Consulate to Lagos confirmed. Four kidnapped Chinese crew working for the fishing company Sigapeche were taken by pirates who attacked two company vessels.
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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