The Habour Police will direct you to where to anchor and will guide and assist you if required. The anchorage is so small it pays to drop your anchor in the middle and stern tie to the large wharf to avoid possible grounding on the beach behind.
The Harbour Police allow you to use their pontoon for your dinghy. They will watch your boat for you if you wish to make an inland trip but do ask that you lock it and secure items on deck - no guarantees.
There are no services at this anchorage.
Near the port is a small commercial center where you can obtain supplies. Bintulu town is approx. five miles from the Port.
Security
Although Harbour Police patrol the harbor daily, theft continues to be a problem here. A padlock is not enough to deter the thieves anymore and it is recommended that the dinghy and outboard are lifted on deck at night and secured and all valuables are removed from sight.
Last updated: September 2017
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We checked into Sarawak in Bintulu, since we didn’t want to go up the river to Kuching where you can’t get to the city because of the low bridge.
The Kamena River entrance is not where you go for officials since they are 5 miles north at the modern Bintulu Port.
You must call Port Control and they will send a boat out to lead you to where you must anchor. This is not in the port, but in a protected, shallow anchorage behind a break wall in the boonies! Seriously, there is nothing there, but it’s patrolled and safe.
They sent a boat out to pick us up for formalities which are all done in the port.
There is a small mini-mall nearby if you need a few supplies. We got rides around the port because it is pretty large. Bintulu town is about five miles away.