Zirku Island, United Arab Emirates

Port · AEZUR · 24.89°, 53.07°

in force · 60 nm
4
issued · 30 d
0
since 1997
353
vessel calls / yr
139

In force within 60 nm · 4

Wrecks 2 · Nav aids 2

  1. HYDROPAC 319/25 · Wrecks17.9 nm · 2025-02-07
    Foul ground reported in Persian Gulf off Qatar at 25-07.69N 052-53.09E, requiring anchor with 2.5 shackle chain.
  2. HYDROPAC 2558/25 · Nav aids23 nm · 2025-10-05
    In Persian Gulf, UAE, Zaqqum buoy at 25-06.56N 053-25.06E has unreliable light and radar beacon.
  3. HYDROPAC 1883/26 · Nav aids39.1 nm · 2026-06-30
    The radar beacon at Dalma buoy in the Persian Gulf, United Arab Emirates, is inoperative at 24-32.51N 052-27.85E.
  4. HYDROPAC 473/26 · Wrecks47.5 nm · 2026-02-16
    Depths of 12.9 meters reported in Borouge Channel at 24-09.00N 052-45.20E.

Issued in the last 12 months, now cancelled · 2

  1. HYDROPAC 2665/25 · Cable ops27.7 nm · 2025-10-17 → 2026-04-17
    Pipeline operations in progress until 15 feb 26 along trackline joining 24-30.82N 054-01.29E, 24-53.45N…
  2. HYDROPAC 2531/25 · Surveys42.7 nm · 2025-10-01 → 2026-01-16
    Survey operations in progress until 31 dec by M/V HALUL-51 with submersible along tracklines joining: a.…

Share of United Arab Emirates's maritime trade through this port (PortWatch): imports 1%, exports 1%.

Chokepoint and port data: IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) — IMF and the University of Oxford, via the UN Global Platform. Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts and port authority notices.

Zirku Island, United Arab Emirates — navigational warnings near the port · seahazards