Jahrgang 82 
Nr. 52 
Freitag, den 27.02.2009 
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Restrictions to Navigation 
Sstonia 
-inland 
QAussia 
Sweden 
arbour/District 
Sillamäe 
Kunda 
Pärnu 
(ornio, Kemi, Oulu and Raahe 
Kokkola and Pietarsaari 
Vaasa 
Kaskinen 
Pori, Rauma and Uusikaupunki 
Inkoo, Kantvik, Helsinki and Porvoo 
Porvoo 
_Ooviisa, Kotka and Hamina 
Loviisa, Kotka and Hamina 
Vyborg and Vysotsk 
Primorsk 
St. Petersburg 
Jst-Luga 
Karlsborg, Luleä, Haraholmen and 
Skelleftehamn 
dolmsund, Ängermanälv 
Rundvik, Husum, Ornsköldsvik 
Härnösand, Sundsvall 
Hudiksvall, Iggesund, Söderhamn, 
Norrsundet, Gävle, Skutskär 
Lake Mälaren 
Lake Vänern, Trollhätte-Canal 
. At least dwt/hp Ice Clasz_ 
1600 kW iC 
1600 kW 5 
1600 kw 
3000 dwt \ 
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 
1300 / 2000 dwt | IA and IB / IC and II 
2000 / 3000 dwt IA and IB / IC 
required 
required 
required 
required 
IA 
2000 hp | 
2000 hp 
23000 dwt 
2000 dwt 
2000 dwt 
2000 dwt 
1300 / 2000 dwt 
IB 
IB 
IC 
C/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. 
03.03. 
23.02. 
03.03. 
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. FENNICA and 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 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 
KARU. Low-powered vessels in port Ust-Luga are assisted by icebreaker IVAN KRUZENSTERN. 
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.