Lihir Island - General Info
Description:
Located northeast of New Ireland, Lihir Island is the site of a huge Lihir gold mine and is a port of clearance into PNG. This is a good place to clear into PNG for boats coming from the Solomon Islands and by-passing Buka.
Position:
03° 09.06’S, 152° 33.49’E (entrance)
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Lakakot Bay resort is very welcoming of cruisers. Mark is offering hydroponic vegetables & salad greens at very reasonable prices, eggs from the chickens he has just flown in from NZ ! and beer and wine.
There is a narrow entry between two reefs with a minimum depth of 6m. The starboard reef is marked by a stick and the port is obvious in good light. Entry point = 03o 09.06S / 152o 33.54E
Anchor opposite resort in 10 m sand (open to NW) OR go past jetty & Mark’s yacht to anchor in duck pond with good all-around protection. Free WIFI. Mark is planning on installing channel markers and leads in the future.
Contact mark.bassani301060@gmail.com +675 72831272