Port of Masinloc/Sual
In short
Masinloc/Sual: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 4, 2026, 23:43 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.
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- 0
- Arrivals, last 24 h
- 0
- Departures, last 24 h
- 0
- Ships nearby, last 6 h
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Vessels near Masinloc/Sual
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 Masinloc/Sual in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Masinloc/Sual from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 58410). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Very small
- Harbour type
- Coastal (natural)
- Shelter
- Good
- Channel depth
- 13 m
- Anchorage depth
- 22 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 9 m
- Mean tide
- 1 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 Masinloc/Sual 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 109° | 4 | 0.3 | 6 | 24 | |
| 3 | 268° | 11 | 0.2 | 6 | 24 | |
| 2 | 349° | 8 | 0.3 | 6 | 24 | |
| 2 | 114° | 4 | 0.2 | 6 | 24 | |
| 1 | 149° | 4 | 0.3 | 5 | 24 | |
| 4 | 236° | 11 | 0.3 | 5 | 24 | |
| 1 | 73° | 7 | 0.2 | 5 | 11 | |
| 1 | 155° | 4 | 0.3 | 10 | 23 | |
| 1 | 128° | 4 | 0.6 | 10 | 24 | |
| 3 | 252° | 11 | 0.8 | 9 | 14 | |
| 2 | 19° | 10 | 0.9 | 10 | 19 |
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, 22 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
11 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since May 24, 1992. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- Pirate AssaultJan 22, 2009Sailing Vessel93 km away
PHILIPPINES: Yacht robbed 22 Jan 09 while anchored in Subic Bay Yacht marina. During the night while the owner slept, robbers boarded the vessel and stole a laptop and cellphone. Incident was reported to local authorities (Noonsite.com).
- Pirate AssaultNov 21, 2008Cargo Ship93 km away
PHILIPPINES: Bulk carrier reported suspicious approach on 21 Nov 08 at 0130 local time while underway in position 16-17N 119-32E, West Coast Luzon. Three blue speedboats chased the vessel. The ship increased speed, made evasive maneuvers, raised alarm, and had fire hoses on standby. The pirates aborted the attempt after 30 minutes (IMB).
- Pirate AssaultNov 21, 2008Cargo Ship93 km away
West Coast Luzon, Philippines: Three blue colored speedboats, chased a bulk carrier underway. Ship increased speed made evasive maneuvers, raised alarm and fire hoses standby. Pirates aborted the attempt after 30 minutes.
- Pirate AssaultAug 2, 2001Merchant Vessel73 km away
PHILIPPINES: An unidentified cargo ship reports being circled by 7 to 9 speed boats 2 Aug between 1200 and 150 local time while underway off north east Luzon in position 14-55N 119-45E. Persons in the boats ordered the ship to stop and brandished what looked to the crew like bombs. Master raised the alarm and charged fire hoses whereupon the boats withdrew. This incident is reported as attempted piracy but sounds more complex. It may be connected to other hostage-taking ransom efforts. Certainly
- Pirate AssaultSep 25, 2000Merchant Vessel83 km away
PHILIPPINES: An unidentified container ship was boarded 25 Sep at 0130 local time while at anchor at Manila Bay. The duty seaman sounded ship's alarm and the thieves leapt overboard and escaped with some equipment form the ship.
- Pirate AssaultFeb 10, 1996Other89 km away
Subic Bay, Philippines. A Phillipine Naval Patrol spotted a Chinese pirate vessel about five miles from the entrance to Subic Bay and tried to warn it off by firing shots into the air and contacting it by radio. The Chinese ship responded by trying to ram the patrol craft and firing rifles. The intruding vessel attempted to escape but was brought to shore by 3 Phillipine Navy ships. Phillipine investigaton revealed the 20 man "Pirate" crew was entirely Chinese. General Arturo Enrile, Armed Force
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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