Jahrgang 82 
Nr. 14 
Dienstag, den 06.01.2009 
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Restrictions to Navigation 
| At least dwt/hp Ice Class Begin 
2000 dwt land II | 18.12. 
1500 dwt IC 05.01. 
2000 hp | required 05.01. 
required 05.01. 
IC/H 16.12. 
Estonia 
Finland 
‚larbour/District 
Tornio, Kemi and Oulu 
Lake Saimaa 
St. Petersburg 
Vyborg and Vysotsk 
Karlsborg, Luleä, Haraholmen and 
Skelleftehamn 
Lake Mälaren 
Ängermanälv 
Russia 
Sweden 
1300 / 2000 dwt ı 
1300 / 2000 dwt | IC/ZH | 
1300 / 2000 dwt IC/H 
08.01. 
12.01. 
Information of the Icebreaker Servic- > 
Estonia 
Finland 
The Saimaa Canal will be closed for traffic on Sunday, the 18" January. 
icebreaker: OTSO assists in the northern Bay of Bothnia. PROTECTOR, METEOR and LETTO are 
assisting on the Lake Saimaa. 
Russia 
Vessels without ice class are not assisted to ports Vyborg and Vysotsk from 5" January. 
Icebreaker: Low-powered vessels to St. Petersburg can be assisted at need by port icebreakers KAPITAN 
ZARUBIN, SEMYAN DEZNEV and IVAN KRUZENSTERN, 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.