No ship needs icebreaker assistance in the Gulf of Finland

According to the Port Authority of Big Port St. Petersburg there were no vessels that requested icebreaker assistance in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland as at April 25th (8:00am - MT). The PA reported of total 18 merchant ships currently located in the water area, 16 of them – in motion. Two tankers are to be towed to the port’s berths.


Over the past day 19 ships have reached the entrance buoy of St Petersburg port. 28 vessels are westbound from the Gulf area, 17ships called at the port, 17 - departed. Overall, there are 53 cargo ships and 411 local different vessels at the port. There are no ships subject to ice restrictions at the region’s seaports, the Port Authority said.
(Source:http://en.portnews.ru)