Technical Specs
Max Depth
⚓ 3–6 m
Navigation Notes
Torre Annunziata offers highly secure, well-equipped berthing right at the foot of Mount Vesuvius. It presents a much more secure, practical, and affordable option for leaving a vessel unattended to explore the ruins of Pompeii than the chaotic center of Naples.46 Passage: The Bay of Naples is notoriously busy with commercial shipping. Furthermore, the massive topographic wind shadow created by Mount Vesuvius can cause sudden lulls followed by violently accelerated gusts depending on regional atmospheric instability.