Jahrgang 82 
Nr. 5. 
Montag, den 02.03.2009 
ES 
Restrictions to Navigation 
Cstonia 
„inland 
RITISSE] 
Sweden 
ırbour/District 
Sillamäe 
Kunda 
>ärnu 
‚ornio, Kemi, Oulu and Raahe 
Kokkola and Pietarsaari 
Vaasa 
Kaskinen 
Dori, Rauma and Uusikaupunki 
.nkoo, Kantvik, Helsinki and Porvoo 
Porvoo 
Loviisa, Kotka and Hamina 
Loviisa, Kotka and Hamina 
Vyborg and Vysotsk 
Primorsk 
St. Petersburg 
Ust-Luga 
Karlsborg, Luleä, Haraholmen and 
Skelleftehamn 
Holmsund, Ängermanälv 
Zundvik, Husum, Örnsköldsvik 
Härnösand, Sundsvall 
Hudiksvall, Iggesund, Söderhamn, 
Norrsundet, Gävle, Skutskär 
Lake Mälaren 
Lake Vänern, Trollhätte-Canal 
ı At least dwthp Ice Clar 5 
1600 kW IC 
1600 kW 
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 
3000 dwt 
2000 dwt 
2000 dwt 
2000 dwt 
1300 / 2000 dwt 
IB 
IB 
IC 
IC/I 
1300 / 2000 dwt | 
1300 / 2000 dwt 
IC/Z1H 
IC/U 
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. 
283.02. 
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. TARMO assists in the ports Kunda and Sillamäe. 
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 (Kragero) 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 
JEZNEV, MUDJUG and KAPITAN ZARUBIN, 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. 
No traffic through Western Quark is allowed.