Rada di Castellammare di Stabia extends from Torre Scassata (40°45′2N, 14°24′9E) to Capo d’ Orlando 4. 5 miles SSE. Much of the shore of this part of the coast is rocky, behind it stand the towns of Torre Annunziata and Castellammare di Stabia. The ruins of Pompeii, destroyed by Monte Vesuvio in AD 79, lie 1. 5 miles E of Torre Annunziata harbour.