Port of Phuket Port
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Phuket Port: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 5, 2026, 00:42 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 Phuket Port
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.
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Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Phuket Port from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 49770). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Small
- Harbour type
- Open roadstead
- Shelter
- Good
- Channel depth
- 8 m
- Anchorage depth
- 6 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 6 m
- Mean tide
- 3 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Small
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Phuket Port 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 291° | 10 | 0.2 | 13 | 21 | |
| 7 | 257° | 10 | 0.2 | 4 | 17 | |
| 8 | 281° | 12 | 0.3 | 2 | 21 | |
| 5 | 342° | 9 | 0.2 | 13 | 24 | |
| 4 | 258° | 8 | 0.2 | 12 | 24 | |
| 7 | 240° | 10 | 0.2 | 2 | 24 | |
| 6 | 268° | 11 | 0.3 | 2 | 24 | |
| 2 | 1° | 5 | 0.2 | 3 | 24 | |
| 3 | 333° | 9 | 0.2 | 4 | 20 | |
| 4 | 262° | 8 | 0.1 | 5 | 24 | |
| 7 | 306° | 11 | 0.3 | 2 | 24 |
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, 13 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
7 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Feb 24, 2000. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- Pirate AssaultDec 2, 2015Fishing Vessel83 km away
THAILAND: On 3 December near position 07-04N 098-22E, two pirates armed with guns hijacked a Thailand-flagged fishing vessel south of Phuket. The pirates abandoned the six crew members on a nearby island. The crew was subsequently rescued by a patrol boat from the Royal Thai Navy. The pirates were later caught by the Malaysian Police.
- Pirate AssaultSep 22, 2014Tanker81 km away
THAILAND: On September 22, at 2130 LT, position 07-12N 098-00E, around 38 nm SW of Phuket, Thailand; seven armed pirates from a speed boat boarded a product tanker enroute to Penang and hijacked it. They transferred ship bunker to a mother vessel (white color fishing boat). Later they released the tanker and escaped. The crew navigated the tanker back to a safe port.
- Pirate AssaultSep 22, 2014Tanker75 km away
THAILAND: On 22 September, six armed pirates boarded an underway tanker near position 07-10N 098-12E, 34 nm south-southwest of Phuket Island. They tied up the second officer and duty crewman on the bridge and mustered the rest of the crew in the Mess. The second officer managed to activate the SSAS alert without being noticed by the pirates. The pirates fled after stealing crew personal effects and money.
- Pirate AssaultJan 14, 2006Sailing Vessel24 km away
THAILAND: An unidentified yacht at anchor was hijacked by robbers 14 Jan at Racha Yas Island, off Phuket. Subsequently it was located on 19 Jan (IMB).
- Pirate AssaultAug 11, 2005Sailing Vessel8 km away
THAILAND: Yacht (SWITCH BLADE) was boarded and stolen 11 Aug between 2100 and 2359 local time while moored at Ao Chalong Bay, Phuket. Theft was reported to marine police who searched the immediate area but did not find the vessel. Yacht was subsequently found 13 Aug off Koh Lanta, Thailand (IMB).
- Pirate AssaultMar 17, 2002Merchant Vessel77 km away
THAILAND: An unidentified tanker was hijacked 17 Mar at 1320 local time, reported 1 Apr, while underway in position 07-45.9N 097-42.5E. Pirates armed with guns and knives held the ship and later transferred 1,950 metric tons of gas oil to another tanker and then placed crew in a small boat. Crew reached safety on an island off Northern Acheh, Indonesia and were recovered by Indonesian Navy. Like reported 25 March hijack of a tug from a pier I Indonesia, the International Maritime Bureau has not
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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