Jahrgang 82 
Nr. 49 
Dienstag, den 24.02.2009 
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Restrictions to Navigation 
Sstonia 
-inland 
Russia 
Sweden 
arbour/District 
Sillamäe 
Kunda 
Pärnu 
(ornio, Kemi, Oulu and Raahe 
Kokkola and Pietarsaari 
Vaasa 
Kaskinen 
Pori, Rauma and Uusikaupunki 
‚.nkoo, Kantvik, Helsinki and Porvoo 
_Ovilsa, Kotka and Hamina 
Vyborg and Vysotsk 
Primorsk 
St. Petersburg 
Jst-Luga 
Karlsborg, Luleä, Haraholmen and 
Skelleftehamn 
Holmsund, Ängermanälv 
Rundvik, Husum, Ornsköldsvik 
Härnösand, Sundsvall 
Hudiksvall, Iggesund, Söderhamn, 
Norrsundet, Gävle, Skutskär 
_ake Mälaren 
_ake Vänern, Trollhätte-Canal 
. At least dwt/hp Ice Tlasz 
1600 kW iC 
1600 kW 5 
1600 kw 
3000 dwt 4 
2000 dwt IA 
2000 dwt IA and IB 
2000 dwt IA and IB 
1300 / 2000 dwt | IA and IB / IC and II 
1300 dwt Land II 
1300 / 2000 dwt_ | IA and IB / IC and II 
required 
required 
required 
required 
IA 
2000 hp | 
2000 hp 
3000 dwt 
2000 dwt 
2000 dwt 
2000 dwt 
‚300 / 2000 dwt 
IB 
IB 
IC 
iC/H 
1300 / 2000 dwt 
1300 / 2000 dwt 
IC/ZH 
IC/H 
Begin 
01.03. 
01.03. 
15.01. 
23.02. 
16.02. 
03.02. 
23.02. 
23.02. 
23.02. 
23.02. 
05.01. 
21.01. 
05.01. 
14.02. 
23.02. 
07.02. 
23.02. 
16.02. 
16.02. 
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 
southern Bay of Bothnia. VOIMA assists in the eastern Gulf of Finland. 
Norway 
Navigation in Langärsund (Kragere) 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, KAPITAN ZARUBIN and KAPITAN SOROKIN, in the port 
Primorsk by icebreaker ERMAK. 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.