Jahrgang 82 
| Nr.74 
Dienstag, den 31.03.2009 
Restrictions to Navigation 
Finland 
Russia 
Sweden 
..‚arbour/District 
Tornio, Kemi, Oulu and Raahe 
Kokkola and Pietarsaari 
Vaasa 
Kaskinen 
Porvoo, Loviisa, Kotka and Hamina 
Yyborg and Vysotsk 
Primorsk 
St. Petersburg 
Ust-Luga 
Karlsborg, Luleä, Haraholmen and 
Skelleftehamn 
Holmsund, Southern Ängermanälv, 
Zundvik, Husum, Örnsköldsvik 
Northern Ängermanälv 
Härnösand, Sundsvall 
Lake Mälaren 
At least dwt/hp_ | Ice Class begin 
3000 dwt IA 23.02. 
2000 dwt IA 16.02. 
2000 dwt | IA and IB 03.02. 
1300 dwt land II 26.03. 
1300 dwt | and Il 26.03. 
required 05.01. 
required 21.01. 
required 05.01. 
required 14.02. 
IA 23.02. 
2000 dwt 
IC 
19.03. 
2000 dwt 
1300 / 2000 dwt 
1300 dwt 
IB 
IC/Z1H 
Il 
19.08. 
19.08. 
19.03. 
information of the Icebreaker Services 
Finland 
The Saimaa Canal is closed for traffic. 
icebreaker: OTSO, KONTIO and SISU assist in the northern Bay of Bothnia. URHO assists in the southern 
Bay of Bothnia. VOIMA assists in the Gulf of Finland. 
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, KAPITAN ZARUBIN, KARU and KAPITAN SOROKIN, in the port Primorsk by icebreaker ERMAK. 
Low-powered vessel in the ports Vyborg and Vysotsk are assisted by icebreakers KAPITAN IZMAILOV and 
TOR, in the port Ust-Luga by icebreaker MOSKVA. 
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 Bay of Bothnia. FREJ assists in the southern Bay of Bothnia. ALE 
assists in the Quark. 
No transit traffic throuah the Quark west of Holmöarna Is allowed