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CHAP, in.] TRUSSAN HARBOUR.—TTINGKOK BAY. 195
be kept, to avoidia 2-fathoms shoal lying about 3 cables west from the north-
west point of Pulo Tyabeda in line with the north-feast point.- The latter
point brought well open leads clear. Within the entrance the channel is safe.
The entrance, southward of Pulo Tyabeda, has three islands. Pulo
Trussan, the largest, lies in the middle of the entrance ;
the others, on the
north side, are connected to the shore by reefs. There is a channel about
1^ cables wide, between Pulo Trussan and the northern islets, with depths
of from 10 to 20 fathoms.
The channel southward of Pulo Trussan is said to be a very narrow
passage with only 3 feet water, but this statement is doubtful, as the chart
shows 18 fathoms in it.
Pulo Saytan, in the middle of Trussan harbour, is nearly surrounded by
shoal water and dry rocks ; E. by N. from it, upon the main, and close to
the shore, there is a waterisg'plaoe . A line of shoals extends north-eastward
from Pulo Saytan to^the head of the harbour.
TYINGKOK BAY lies about 10 miles south-eastward of
Trussan bay, and has regular soundings and good anchorage at its iT.W.
part, near Liimpiir village, and also in Painan harbour. It is the
northernmost of four bays in the extensive bight formed between Ujong
Baton and Ujong Telok Kersik. Several islands and shoals lie off this
portion of the coast.
Islets.—Pulo Ayer Besar, the largest of the islands, lies about
8^ miles south-west of Tyingkok bay. It is the residence of a Malay
chief, and has a conspicuous roundhill ; on the south side of it is Pulo Ayef'-
keehil, also inha,bited, and a resf prcgeets from it nearly to the larger island.
Pulo Kombang and Pulo Babi lie neariy mid-way between these
islands and the mainland to the northward, and Pulo Semanki, a group of
rocks, lies off &« entrance to Tyingkok bay.
Wood and water, poultry and sheep, may be procured at Pulo Babi.
Panyu, the outer islet, lies 8 miles south-west of Ayer Besa**, and
10 miles off shore. All these islands have deep watei" within a short distance.
ReefSi—A reef with a depth of 2 fathoms, which sometimes breaks,
lies with the hill on Pulo Ayer Besar bearing E, f S. distant 5^ miles;
and a patch of about 4 fathoms half a cable in extent, lies 2 J miles W. by N.
of it.* yessels should pass well to the westward of a line joining Pulo
Niamok and Pulo Panyu.
Erasmus reef with a depth of 4 fathoms, lies N.N.W. distant IJ miles
from Pulo Panyu ; a reef also lies N.E.TayE. distant 4 miles from the
same islet. When there is much swell the sea is seen to roll over it.
* A similar patch is charted half a mile north-west of this 4 fathoms patch, but they
are probably identical.
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