- Shelter
- E, SW, S, SE
- Seabed
- mud
- Anchoring
- Allowed
Anchorage in the étang de Berre, Provence, mud bottom, sheltered from E, SW, S and SE winds.
Guide
Approach and anchoring
Access through the canal de Caronte from Martigues. The étang is a brackish lagoon with shallow depths and short chop when the mistral blows from the NW. Mud gives good holding.
Practical
Forain anchorage with no service ashore. Istres Les Heures Claires marina lies 1.7 nm N and Fos-sur-Mer 3.9 nm SW for fuel, water and supplies.
Key facts
- Type
- Anchorage
- Coordinates
- 43.47049, 5.00738 (43°28.23'N 5°0.44'E)
- Country
- France
- Shelter
- Sheltered from east, south-west, south, south-east winds
- Seabed
- mud
- Anchoring
- Allowed
- Updated
- July 7, 2026
Getting there
Mouillage de l'étang de Berre lies at 43°28.23'N 5°0.44'E, that is 43.47049, 5.00738 in decimal degrees.
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Which winds is Mouillage de l'étang de Berre sheltered from?
Mouillage de l'étang de Berre is sheltered from east, south-west, south, south-east winds.
Can you anchor at Mouillage de l'étang de Berre?
Yes, anchoring is allowed at Mouillage de l'étang de Berre.
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