FERNANDO
DE NORONHA
Islands
2nd Fleet
Replenishment Ships
per
current records on
hand
Fernando
De Noronha Islands, Brazil Is located six degrees
or 415 miles* East of Fortaleza on the
main land of Brazil. The USS Truckee AO-147
made port
here in October 1956 after she acted as flagship and supplied fuel and
repairs
for a hydrographic survey group operating in the vicinity.
Fernando de Noroha is an archipelago of 21 islands which lie 250
miles off the Atlantic
coast of Brazil. The main island is 15km long and
4km across at the widest
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point and its principal
feature is the huge
Morro do Pico rock which rises to 343m. The archipelago is the peak of
a huge
mountain formed by volcanic activity about 12 million years ago.
Although
cruising yachts on passage to or from Brazil are
now allowed to make
a short stop here, as this is not an official port of entry the best
place to
anchor is in St Anthony Bay just off the breakwater, which provides
protection
from the dinghy when landing. The port captain's office is ashore and
he will
inspect, but not stamp, passports. There is a fee to be paid to the
National
Park based on the number of days one plans to stop. Arriving yachts
must clear
with the port captain's office and the Guarda Territorial.
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