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Port of Caution Bay

Papua New Guinea

UN/LOCODEPGCAUWhat is a UN/LOCODE?9.3333° S, 146.9333° ELocal timePacific/Port_Moresby, UTC+10

In short

Caution Bay: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 17:08 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Vessels near Caution Bay

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

Forecast

Model forecast for Caution Bay 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)
14134°221.6824
10122°161.3824
16165°271.4724
15152°241.5624
12127°181.3724
8117°131.1824
14172°251.2824
14151°221.3624
10132°161.1624
9128°141724

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, 12:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 20 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 Oct 10, 1998. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Pirate AssaultOct 10, 1998Vessel26 km away

    THE LOCAL CRUISE BOAT IN PORT MORESBY HARBOR, PAPUA NEW GUINA WAS BOARDED DURING THE NIGHT OF 10-11 OCT. 150 PEOPLE WERE ROBBED. FIVE MEN ARMED WITH KNIVES BOARDED FROM A SMALL BOAT AND THREATENED, PUNCHED AND STRUCK PASSENGERS WITH BOTTLES WHILE TAKING MONEY AND PERSONAL VALUABLES. NO SERIOUS INJURIES REPORTED.

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