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404 OUTER ROUTE.—BANKA STRAIT TO SINGAPORE, [chap. ix.
W"ater.—The Saracen obtained good water, but with difficulty, from a
well in the interior of Pulo Mapar. It was at first procured from a well
near the village, but the natives, from religious scruples, objected to its
use. The shore is bordered by a reef, which makes watering difficult
except from half flood to half ebb.
Anchorage.—H.M.S. Saracen anchored in Linga rdad in 4
fathoms, mud, Pulo Badas bearing N.N.E. about one mile, and Ponubo
peak W. \ S. There appears to be good anchorage eastward of the islets,
in about Y fathoms, and 4 miles off shore, with Linga peak just eastward
of Colombo, N.W. | W., and the peak of Sinkep S.W. by W.
TicLoS.—It is high water, full and change, in Linga road at 7 p.m.,
and the rise is 7 feet. The flood runs to the westward at the rate of 2 miles
an hour.
Directions.—A vessel proceeding towards Linga road from Banka
strait should pass westwai'd of Pulo Taya, and steer for the high land to
the eastward of Linga peak, giving the eastern coast of Sinkep a berth of
at least 5 or 6 miles. In working, by not bringing the east point of
Sinkep to the eastward of North, will avoid the shoal off the east side of
that island ; and by not bringing the south-east point of the island to the
southward of S.W. until Linga peak bears N.W. by N., will avoid the
shoal bank which extends 4 miles in a north-easterly direction from the
east point of Sinkep. When standing towards the south coast of Linga
care must be taken to avoid De Hes rock, which is steep-to, by keeping
the south extreme of Pulo Kaka open of Pulo Singsa, or Linga peak
northward of N.W. by W.
Bound to Linga road from the north-eastward, round the east point of
Linga island at a moderate distance, and then steer to the westward for the
anchorage.
The NORTH-EAST COAST of LINGA is formed of
numerous hillocks, from 200 to 300 feet high, which give it a uniform
appearaace ; but neither it nor the adjacent islets are safe to approach at
night, being as yet but imperfectly surveyed. The soundings obtained by
the Saracen in this locality were confined to those above a depth of 10
fathoms, as vessels can gain no advantage by keeping close in shore.
ISLETS AND REEFS.—East Domino or Selengtang,
is an islet about 80 feet high, lying about 8 miles northward of Diang, the
east point of Linga. A reef extending about a mile north and south of the
islet, and a rock awash is said to exist about 2| miles south of it. The
depths close eastward of the islet are 14 fathoms, increasing to 16 and
17 fathoms at the distance of 3 or 4 miles.