L'ambiance y est agréable. Un service de mini bus gratuit permet de rejoindre la grande ville. Il y a un barbecue qui est organisé tous les vendredis. Il est possible de sortir le bateau de l'eau. Il y a la possibilité de laver et sécher le linge pour un prix modique. Petite épicerie. Toilettes, douche grand confort. Dans la région, c'est une des plus belles marinas que je connaisse. Sécurisé de jour et de nuit

Mise à jour du 20 février 2020.

Il n'est plus possible de mettre à sec. Un des pontons n'est plus accessible car occupé par des cages à poisson. L'eau est très chargée en matières organiques et les oeuvres vives se salissent abdondamment et très rapidement. Les prestations sont devenues peu fiables. La place est devenue bruyante.

 

 

P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } Four crew members of sailing boats visiting the OceanView marina on the island of Samal, southeast of Mindanao in the Philippines have been abducted at gunpoint by an islamist group on September 21st, 2015. A ransom of 60 million US$ has been requested for the release of the hostages by the group responsible for the kidnapping. According to the latest video published by the kidnappers ten days ago, the ransom needs to be paid until April 8th 2106 to avoid any lethal harm to the hostages. After a few years of relative peace in the region comprising Mindanao, the Celebes Sea, the Sea of Sulu and Borneo, the activities of radical muslim groups seem to be picking up again. We urge any sailor who intends to sail in southern Mindanao and the area around it to think very hard about his/her own security and the security of the crew. The ransoms asked from foreign hostages is not only enormous, but the sanction for non payment is decapitation as it happened to an unfortunate Malaysian man in November 2015. His headless body was found in Sulu after the family could not met the ransom demands. The same fate happened to countless Filipinos recently as well.   At this moment it is recommended to access the marina only through the east coast of Mindanao and avoid any navigation west of its position. Some very few boats still choose to sail directly to north Borneo (Kudat) and Palawan through the passage at Zamboanga or through one of the passages between the Sulu Islands. Apparently some boats have been able to secure some protection through the Coast Guards and the Navy in Zamboanga.   The security at the marina itself has been improved after the attack of September 21st, but with time the dispositions have been loosened up and we consider the security as very poor at this time. Generally speaking, we do not recommend a stay at the OceanView marina and any sailing in the area at this time if you care about your general security. Due to the general political situation in the area, we recommend to stay clear of Mindanao.   The marina itself is very clean and proposes excellent services compared to other places in the region (Philippines and Malaysia). The pontoons are well built and in very good shape. The basin is well protected from the weather. The dry storage area is well built with a concrete pavement. The hauling equipment in/out equipment and the cradles used for the storage of the boats are excellent. Maintenance and repair work can be done on polyester, wooden and steel hulls. Unfortunately, the manager of the yard has been kidnapped last September as well and any work is quite difficult at this time. A wall and guard towers have been built on the seawall after the September attack and a small army unit is still present on the compound. Its efficiency is nevertheless very questionable given their unprofessional behavior.   To compound it all, the berthing prices have now been increased significantly to a point to make it non competitive in the area. Better choices are now to be found elsewhere like Borneo or Thailand and several boats have already left for this reason and due to the security situation.

Quatre membres d'equipage de voiliers en escale dans cette marina ont ete enleves par un commando islamiste le 21.09.2015. Une rancon de 60 millions US$ a ete reclamee par le groupe responsable de l'enlevement pour la liberation des otages. Apres peu d'annees de paix relative dans la region comprenant Mindanao, la mer des Celebes, la mer de Sulu et Borneo, les activites de groupes radicaux musulmans semblent etre en augmentation et il est recommande de bien reflechir a ses propres mesures de securite avant de s'aventurer dans la region du sud de Mindanao. Non seulement les rancons demandees pour des otages occidentaux sont exorbitantes, mais la sanction pour non payement est la decapitation, comme c'est arrive a un otage malaysien il y a moins d'une semaine. En ce moment je recommande de n'accceder a la marina que par la cote est de Mindanao et d'eviter toute navigation a l'ouest de sa position. La marina elle-meme est tres propre et propose des services excellents pour la region. Les pontons sont en excellent etat. Le terre plein de stockage a sec est tres bien amenage avec un pavement en beton. Les moyens de mise a sec et de stockage sont excellents. Des travaux de maintenance et de reparation peuvent etre effectues pour des bateaux en polyester, en bois et en acier. Malheureuseement le responsable du chantier a ete kidnappe en septembre et les travaux ne sont effectues qu'avec difficulte en ce moment. Un mur d'enceinte est en construction et la garde de securite armee a ete renforcee depuis l'incident du 21.09. Commentaire du 22.11.2015.