Jahrgang 83 Nr. 12 
Mittwoch, den 30.12.2009 
Restrictions to Navigation 
Aarbour/District 
Estonia Pärnu 
. Finland Tornio, Kemi and Qulu 
Raahe, Kokkola and Pietarsaari 
Raahe 
Vaasa, Loviisa, Kotka and Hamina 
Vaasa 
Lake Saimaa and Saimaa Canal 
Lake Saimaa and Saimaa Canal 
Kaskinen 
Yyborg and Vysotsk 
Primorsk 
St. Petersburg 
Karlsborg, Luleä and Haraholmen ' 
Karlsborg, Luleä and Haraholmen 
Skelleftehamn 
Skelleftehamn 
Skelleftehamn 
Holmsund, Rundvik, Husum, 
Örnsköldsvik and Ängermanälv 
Köping and Västeräs 
Lake Vänern 
At least dwt/hp_' Ice Class Begin 
1600 kW IC 28.12. 
2000 dwt IA and IB I 28.12. 
2000 dwt land II 28.12. 
2000 dwt IA and IB 04.01. 
1300 dwt land II 28.12. 
2000 dwt | land II 04.01. 
1500 dwt IC 24.12. 
2000 dwt IC 04.01. 
1300 / 2000 dwt |IAandIB/IC and lı 04.01. 
required 
required | 
required 
5 
IB 
2000 hp 
2000 dwt 
2000 dwt 
2000 dwt 
2000 dwt 
2000 dwt 
30.12. 
24.12. 
30.12. 
02.01. 
30.12. 
02.01. 
04.01. 
2000 dwt 
1300 / 2000 dwt 
1300 / 2000 dwt 
N 
IC/H 
IC/H 
02.01. 
02.01. 
04.01. 
Information of the Icebreaker Services 
Estonia 
icebreaker: EVA-316 is assisting to Pärnu Bay, no service for tugs and barges 
Finland 
icebreaker: KONTIO assists in the Bay of Bothnia. KUMMELI assists in the Saimaa Canal and in the 
southern Lake Saimaa. METEOR assists in the northern Lake Saimaa and LETTO in the central Lake 
Saimaa. OTSO is heading for the Bay of Bothnia. 
Russia 
Tow boat-barges are not assisted to St. Petersburg. 
Icebreaker: Icebreakers KAPITAN ZARUBIN and YURI LISYANSKI assist low-powered vessels in the port of 
St. Petersburg. In the ports Vyborg and Vysotsk low-powered vessels are assisted by icebreaker KAPITAN 
IZMAILOW. MUDJUG is working in the port of Primorsk. 
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 (59° 33’N 20° 01’ E). 
contact ICEINFO on VHF channel 84. 
Arrival report is to be made to ICEINFO, on VHF channel 16, when the ship is well moored, including ship’s 
ıame, ETD and next port of destination. 
Departure report is to be made to ICEINFO, on VHF channel 16, at least 6 hours before departure. 
icebreaker: ALE, FREJ and ATLE assist at need in the northern Bay of Bothnia.