Jahrgang 82 
"Nr. 10 
Montag, den 29.12.2008 
vr. 
Restrictions to Navigation 
At least dwt/hp Ice Class Begin 
2000 dwt land II 18.12. 
1500 dwt Il 29.12. 
1500 dwt IC 05.01. 
Estonia 
Finland 
‚arbour/District 
l’'ornio, Kemi and Oulu 
Lake Saimaa 
Lake Saimaa 
Russia —_ 
Sweden 'Karlsborg, Luleä, Haraholmen and 
Skelleftehamn 
AZ 
1300 / 2000 dwt | IC/NH 
16.12. 
ar 
x 
mation of the Icebreaker Servics- 
Estonia 
Finland 
The Saimaa Canal will be closed for traffic on Sunday, the 18” January. 
Icebreaker: Due to the easy ice conditions, OTSO is in berth in Oulu. Harbour tugs give assistance as 
-equired. KUMMEL!I and METEOR assist on the northern Lake Saimaa. 
Russia 
icebreaker: Low-powered vessels to St. Petersburg can be assisted at need by port icebreakers KAPITAN 
ZARUBIN and SEMYAN DEZNEV in the ports Vyborg and Vysotsk by icebreaker KAPITAN IZMAILOV 
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.