Jahrgang 83 
Nr. 1% 
Donnerstag, den 31.12.2009 
Restrictions to Navigation 
Estonia > 
Finland 
Norway 
Russia 
Sweden 
Harbour/District 
Därnu 
FTornio, Kemi and Oulu 
Raahe, Kokkola and Pietarsaari 
Raahe 
Vaasa, Loviisa, Kotka and Hamina 
Vaasa 
Kaskinen 
Lake Saimaa and Saimaa Canal 
Lake Saimaa and Saimaa Canal 
Vestfjorden, Tensberg inner harbour 
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 dw’hp_ |_ Ice Class Begin 
1600 kW IC 28.12. 
2000 dwt IA and IB 28.12. 
2000 dwt land Il 28.12. 
2000 dwt IA and IB 04.01. 
1300 dwt land II 28.12. 
2000 dwt land II 04.01. 
1300 / 2000 dwt | IA and IB/IC and II 04.01. 
1500 dwt / IC 24.12. 
2000 dwt ] IC 04.01. 
required 30.12. 
required 
required 
required 
3 
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. 
Ko 
B 
2000 dwt 
1300 / 2000 dwt 
1300 / 2000 dwt 
Il 
Ic/H 
ICZI . 
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 and OTSO assist in the Bay of Bothnia. METEOR assists in the Saimaa Canal and in 
the southern Lake Saimaa, PROTECTOR in the northern Lake Saimaa and LETTO in the central Lake 
Saimaa. 
Norway 
In the areas of Vestfjorden and in the inner harbour of Tonsberg navigation is possible with icebreaker 
assistance, ice class is required. Navigation in Langärsund is temporarily closed. 
Russia 
Tow boat-barges are not assisted to St. Petersburg. 
Icebreaker: Icebreakers IVAN KRUZENSTERN, 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 
ı1ame, 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.