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Jazireh-ye Sirri (25°55'N., 54°32'E.)

Jazireh-ye Sirri (25°55'N., 54°32'E.) (World Port Index No. 48535) has several small hills on the N part of the island where there are houses and small date groves. Sirri Oil Loading Terminal is reported to be a T-type jetty, with a berthing face 190m long and an alongside depth of 24m, located on the SE end of the island. Vessels berth port side-to, with the bow facing any wind. Tidal currents are reported to run strongly at the loading terminal, making berthing difficult at times.

Two islets, together with some rocks, awash, lie as far as 0.5 mile off the W and N sides of the island; the E and SE sides are steep-to. There is a village, with a tower nearby, about 2 miles from the SE extremity. Pilotage is compulsory and is available 24 hours. The pilot boards about 2 miles E of the terminal. The vessel’s ETA should be sent via facsimile (98-212-2664295) to the Iranian Offshore Oil Company (addressed to Production and Planning and Export Coordination, attention Sirri Marine) 96 hours and 48 hours in advance. Vessels should start contacting the terminal (call sign: Sirri Marine) on VHF channel 16 beginning 4 hours before arrival. 13.25 Vessels may not enter the port limits without a pilot on board.

Anchorage for vessels awaiting a berth at the terminal may usually be obtained, in a depth of 60m, more than 1.5 miles E of Sirri Light. Anchorage off the island is indifferent, as the holding ground is bad; N and W of the island it is considered unsafe. Due to the existence of submarine pipelines, anchoring is prohibited within 1 mile of Sirri Oil Terminal and also within the pipeline area marked on the chart extending SW from the island. An unsurveyed wreck was reported in 50m about 2 miles E of Jazireh-ye Sirri.

Sirri Oil Field A (25°45'N., 54°08'E.) is located about 24 miles WSW of Jazireh-ye Sirri. Nasr Oil Field is located close E of Sirri Oil Field A. A pipeline connects Sirri Oil Field A to Nasr Oil Field. Gas and oil pipelines connect Nasr Oil Field to Jazireh-ye Sirri. Sirri Oil Field E lies about 11 miles SE of Jazireh-ye Sirri and is connected to it by a pipeline. The locations of all these oil fields are best seen on the chart.

Submarine pipelines, submerged well heads, and various other obstructions, both above and below-water, exist in this area. The oil and gas pipelines are not buried and may reduce charted depths by as much as 2m. The area between Jazireh-ye Sirri and Jazirat Halul (25°41'N., 52°25'E.) has not been thoroughly surveyed and uncharted shoals have been reported.