Jahrgang 82 
| Nr.7e 
Montag, den 06.04.2009 
Restrictions to Navigation 
Finland 
Ayssia 
Sweden 
.arbour/District 
Tornio, Kemi, Oulu and Raahe | 
Kokkola and Pietarsaari 
Vaasa 
Kaskinen 
Yyborg and Vysotsk 
Primorsk 
St. Petersburg 
Ust-Luga 
Karlsborg, Luleä, Haraholmen and 
Skelleftehamn 
Holmsund, Southern Ängermanälv, 
Zundvik, Husum, Örnsköldsvik 
Northern Ängermanälv 
ı At least dwt/h Ice Class begin 
3000 dwt IA 23.02. 
2000 dwt IA 16.02. 
2000 dwt IA and IB 03.02. 
06.04. 
05.01. 
21.01. 
06.04. 
06.04. 
23.02. 
3000 dwt 
2000 dwt 
m 
ss 
Fr 
19.03. 
2000 dwt 
IB 
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. 
Russia 
Tow boat-barges are not assisted to Primorsk. 
All restrictions to navigation for the harbours St. Petersburg and Ust-Luga are cancelled. 
icebreaker: Low-powered vessels to St. Petersburg can be assisted at need by port icebreakers SEMYAN 
DEZNEV, KAPITAN ZARUBIN and KARU, 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 
IN 59° 33’ E 20° 01’) contact the VTS Gävle on VHF channel 84. 
icebreaker: YMER and ATLE assist in the Bay of Bothnia. ALE assists in the Quark. 
No transit traffic through the Quark west of Holmöarna is allowed