Jahrgang 82 
Nr. 48 
Montag, den 23.02.2009 
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Restrictions to Navigation 
= stonia 
Finland 
Aussia 
Sweden 
‘darbour/District 
Pärnu 
Tornio, Kemi, Oulu and Raahe 
Kokkola and Pietarsaari 
Vaasa 
Kaskinen 
Pori, Rauma and Uusikaupunki 
Pori, Rauma and Uusikaupunki 
Inkoo, Kantvik, Helsinki and Porvoo 
Loviisa, Kotka and Hamina 
Vyborg and Vysotsk 
Primorsk 
St. Petersburg 
Jst-Luga 
Karlsborg, Luleä, Haraholmen and 
Skelleftehamn 
olmsund, Ängermanälv 
Rundvik, Husum, Örnsköldsvik 
Härnösand, Sundsvall 
Audiksvall, Iggesund, Söderhamn, 
Nlorrsundet, Gävle, Skutskär 
_ake Mälaren 
Lake Vänern, Trollhätte-Canal 
At least dwt/hp Ice Class _LBegin 
1600 kw 5 15.01. 
3000 dwt A 23.02. 
2000 dwt IA 16.02. 
2000 dwt IA and IB 03.02. 
2000 dwt IA and IB 23.02. 
1300 dwt land II 03.02. 
1300 / 2000 dwt |IAandIB/ICandlI 23.02. 
1300 dwt land II 23.02. 
1300 / 2000 dwt |IAandIB/ICandlI 23.02. 
required 05.01. 
required 21.01. 
required 05.01. 
required 14.02. 
IA 23.02. 
2000 dwt 
2000 dwt 
2000 dwt 
1300 / 2000 dwt 
IB 
IB 
IC 
IC / I 
07.02. 
23.02. 
16.02. 
16.02. 
1300 / 2000 dwt 
1300 / 2000 dwt 
IC/1HU 
IC/H 
08.01. 
04.02. 
Information of the Icebreaker Services 
Estonia 
Tugs and barges are not assisted to Pärnu. 
Icebreaker: EVA-316 is assisting to Pärnu Bay. 
Finland 
The Saimaa Canal is closed for traffic. 
Icebreaker: OTSO, KONTIO and SISU assist in the northern Bay of Bothnia. URHO is assisting in the 
zouthern Bay of Bothnia. VOIMA assists in the eastern Gulf of Finland. 
Norway 
Navigation in Langärsund (Kragerg) is temporarily closed. 
Russia 
Tow boat-barges are not assisted to St. Petersburg, Primorsk and Ust-Luga. 
Icebreaker: Low-powered vessels to St. Petersburg can be assisted at need by port icebreakers YURI 
_ISYANSKI, SEMYAN DEZNEV, MUDJUG and KAPITAN SOROKIN, in the port Primorsk by icebreaker 
ZRMAK. Low-powered vessel in the ports Vyborg and Vysotsk by icebreakers KAPITAN IZMAILOV and 
TOR. Low-powered vessels in port Ust-Luga are assisted by icebreaker KARU. 
Sweden 
Vessels not suitable for winter navigation, river vessels and tugs with barge can not expect governmental 
cebreaker assistance. All ships entering harbours in the Gulf of Bothnia shall, when passing Svenska Björn 
'N 59°33’ E 20°01’) contact the VTS Gävle on VHF channel 84. 
Icebreaker: YMER and ATLE assist in the northern Bay of Bothnia. FREJ assists in the Quark. ALE assists 
n Lake Vänern. BALTICA assists in the Gävle Bay 
No traffic through Western Quark is allowed.