Jahrgang 82 
Nr. 55 
Mittwoch, den 04.03.2009 
Restrictions to Navigation 
Zstonia 
rinland 
Russia 
Sweden 
arbour/District 
Sillamäe 
<unda 
Pärnu 
l'ornio, Kemi, Oulu and Raahe 
Kokkola and Pietarsaari 
Vaasa 
Kaskinen 
Pori, Rauma and Uusikaupunki 
Inkoo, Kantvik and Helsinki 
Porvoo 
_oviisa, Kotka and Hamina 
Vyborg and Vysotsk 
Primorsk 
St. Petersburg 
Jst-Luga 
Karlsborg, Luleä, Haraholmen and 
Skelleftehamn 
-Holmsund, Ängermanälv 
Rundvik, Husum, Ornsköldsvik 
-ärnösand, Sundsvall 
Audiksvall, Iggesund, Söderhamn, 
Norrsundet, Gävle, Skutskär 
Lake Mälaren 
Lake Vänern, Trollhätte-Canal 
At least dwt/hp Ice Class Begin 
1600 kW IC 01.03. 
1600 kW K9i 01.03. 
1600 kw 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. 
'300 / 2000 dwt | IAand IB/IC and Il 23.02. 
1300 dwt land II 23.02. 
1300 / 2000 dwt | IAand IB/IC and II 03.03. 
2000 / 3000 dwt IA and IB / IC J3.03. 
required 05.01. 
required 21.01. | 
required 05.01. 
required 14.02. 
1A 23.02. 
2000 hp 
2000 hp 
3000 dwt 
2000 dwt 
2000 dwt 
2000 dwt 
300 / 2000 dwt 
'B 
IB 
IC 
1IC/1H 
07.02. 
23.02. | 
16.02. 
16.02. 
1300 / 2000 dwt 
1300 dwt 
IC/ZH 
I] 
08.01. 
03.03. 
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 and FENNICA assist in 
:he 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 SEMYAN 
DEZNEV, MUDJUG, YURI LISYANSKI and KAPITAN ZARUBIN, in the port Primorsk by icebreaker ERMAK. 
LOW-powered vessel in the ports Vyborg and Vysotsk by icebreakers KAPITAN IZMAILOV, TOR and KARU. 
_ow-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.