No shelter during the SW Monsoon's rough weather. Cargo discharged into barges or small boats. Security conditions variable, depending upon the whims of the ruling War Lord. Sheltered during SW Monsoon's rough weather, but open to NE'ly winds. This is part of the new Somali Land.
Security is good.
Security is good, being part of the new Somali Land. We have sent the following message out to our various principals. Although the visa requirement has been on the statute books for some time, it has never really been enforced or policed in any effective way and we have been able to transit stowaways without too much fuss. This situation has changed over the last few months with Immigration Officers taking more notice of movements through the transit areas, thus making the risks of transiting stowaways through South Africa no longer viable - unless of course the travel document has the appropriate visa endorsed in it. We are concerned that, if other competitors in the field of moving stowaways do not take heed of the changing situation, South Africa may cease to be a country where the off-loading of stowaways will be permitted.