Jahrgang 81 
Nr. 36 
Dienstag, den 15.01.2008 
Restrictions to Navigation 
4arbour/District 
Pärnu Port 
Tornio, Kemi and OQulu 
Baahe 
Lake Saimaa 
Russia | St. Petersburg 
Sweden Karlsborg and Luleä 
Northern Ängermanälven 
| At least dw /hp_ ' Ice Class Begin 
1600 kW IC 13.01. 
2000 dwt IA and IB 12.01. 
2000 dwt | land Il | 12.01. 
1500 dwt il 07.01. 
2000 hp required 10.01. 
1300 / 2000 dwt IC/ZH 20.12. 
13800 / 2000 dwt IC/ZH 20.12. 
Information of the Icebreaker Services 
Estonia 
Tugs and barges are not assisted to Pärnu. 
icebreaker: EVA-316 assists in the Pärnu Bay 
Finland 
Icebreaker: LETTO assists in the northern Lake Saimaa, ARPPE in the middle part of Lake Saimaa, 
KUMMELI! in the southern Lake Saimaa and in Saimaa canal. OTSO assists in the northern Bay of 
Bothnia. 
Vessels bound for Finnish ports and requiring icebreaker assistance shall, well in advance of entering ice- 
covered waters, report to an icebreaker in accordance with instructions given in the daily ice report. In 
addition, vessels bound for Gulf of Bothnia ports in which traffic restrictions apply shall, when passing 
Svenska Björn, report their nationality, name, port of destination, ETA and speed to VTS Gävle on VHF 
channel 84. This report can also be given directly by phone + 46 26 647 150 or +46 26 647 151. If 
required, due to the ice conditions, the position for reporting can be transferred farther to the south. 
Vessels in the Gulf of Finland of 300 GT or more are required to report to the GOFREP Traffic Centre. 
A vessel stuck in ice must notify the icebreaker of its position without delay 
Russia 
Tow boat-barges are not assisted to St. Petersburg. 
Icebreaker: KAPITAN ZARUBIN and KARU assist low-powered vessels to St. Petersburg, KAPITAN 
IZMAILOV to Vyborg and Vysotsk and MUDJUG to Primorsk. 
Sweden 
All ships entering harbours in the Gulf of Bothnia shall, when passing Svenska Björn (N 59°33’ E20°01’) 
contact the VTS Gävle on VHF channel 84. 
icebreaker: ALE assists at need in the northern Bay of Bothnia.