No ship needs icebreakers assistance in the Gulf of Finland

According to the Port Authority of Big Port St. Petersburg there were no cargo ships in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland that requested icebreaker assistance as at April 22nd (8:00am - MT). The PA reported of total 15 merchant ships currently located in the water area, 14 of them – in motion. One tanker is to be towed to the port’s berth.


Over the past day 14 ships have reached the entrance buoy of St Petersburg port. 29 vessels are westbound from the Gulf area, 28 ships called at the port, 13 - departed. Overall, there are 55 cargo ships and 411 local ships at the port. There are no vessels subject to ice restrictions at the region’s seaports, the Port Authority said.
(Source:http://en.portnews.ru)