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Information of the Icebreaker Serviczar 
Denmark 
Request for ice breaking assistance to be forwarded to Admiral Danish Fleet telephone: +4589433211. E- 
nail: mas@sok.dk 
Estonia 
'cebreaker: EVA-316 and PROTECTOR are assisting to Pärnu Bay and in the Gulf of Riga, no service for 
tugs and barges. TARMO assists to Kunda Bay. 
Finland 
The Saimaa Canal is closed for traffic. 
From 1° of March only vessels in ice class IA and more than 4000 tons in deadweight, which have per port 
for the ports Tornio, Kemi, Oulu, Raahe, Kokkola and Pietarsaari) at least 2000 tons to load or unload or 
both together. 
Vessels bound for ports in the Gulf of Bothnia shall report to ICE INFO on VHF Channel 84 when passing 
the Svenska Björn lighthouse. 
The traffic separation schemes in the Sea of Äland and in the Gulf of Finland are temporarily out of use due 
'o ice conditions. 
cebreaker: KONTIO, URHO and OTSO assist in the northern Bay of Bothnia, FENNICA works in the 
southern Bay of Bothnia. NORDICA assists in the northern Sea of Bothnia and ZEUS in the southern Sea of 
Bothnia. SISU assists in the middle Gulf of Finland and VOIMA in the eastern Gulf of Finland. 
Germany 
Only daytime navigation is allowed in the eastern fairways 
Latvia 
Call on VHF channel 16 or 13 for icebreaker VARMA, or mobile phone +37129341982 or +37129272477. 
icebreaker: VARMA assists in the Gulf of Riga and in the Irben Strait, no service for tugs and barges. 
Norway 
in the area of Greonholmsgapet navigation is possible with icebreaker assistance. Navigation in Langärdsund is 
temporarily closed. 
Russia 
The tow boat-barges are not assisted to St. Petersburg, Vyborg, Vysotsk and Ust-Luga. 
Icebreaker: Icebreakers IVAN KRUZENSTERN, SEMYAN DEZNEV and YURI LISYANSKI assist vessels in 
the port of St. Petersburg. In the ports Vyborg and Vysotsk vessels are assisted by icebreakers SANKT 
PETERSBURG and KAPITAN IZMAILOW. ERMAK and MOSKVA are working in the port of Primorsk. KARU 
‚S assisting in the port Ust Luga. 
On the fairway from receiving buoy to ice edge vessels are assisting by icebreakers KAPITAN SOROKIN 
and ERMAK. On the fairway from the receiving buoy to the island Gogland vessels are assisted by 
icebreakers TOR and MUDJUG. The point of convoy formation is island RodsSer. 
Sweden 
Transit traffic through western part of the Quark is prohibited. 
Transit traffic through Öregrundsgrepen and Kalmarsund is not advisable. 
Vessels not suitable for winter navigation, river vessels and tugs with barge can not expect governmental 
cebreaker assistance. 
Vessels bound for ports subject to traffic restrictions in Gulf of Bothnia shall, when passing Svenska Björn 
(59° 33’N 20° 01’E), report to 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 
ı1ame, ETD and next port of destination. 
Jeparture report is to be made to ICEINFO, on VHF channel 16, at least 6 hours before departure. 
'cebreaker: FREJ and ATLE assist in the Bay of Bothnia. BALDER VIKING assists in the Quark. YMER and 
TOR VIKING assist in the southern Sea of Bothnia and in the Äland Sea. ALE and SCANDICA assist in Lake 
Vänern.