Ледовая обстановка
Ice Report
ref.: ice report / week 04 / January 2020 / st.petersburg + ust-luga + vyborg/vysotsk
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fyi. we still have abnormal mild type winter
and air temps +1C / +3C, cloudy with chance of snow/rain
and western winds mostly.
also same -1c/+5c is forecasted for the next 10 days
with western winds, thus no ice growing is expected so far.
in the harbours of the port of st.petersburg and farther westward
in the sea channel up to the longitude of kronstadt dam (029 40E)
- open water.
westward up is open water /ice-free.
in the top of vyborg bay – dark nilas ice in places but mainly open water ,
on approaches - open water/ice-free.
in the port of ust-luga and on approaches- open water/ice-free.
pls find attached ice chart (rcvd from http://www.smhi.se/)
and photos of inner harbours
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by February 10th, 2020
in the harbours of the port of st.petersburg and farther westward in the sea
channel up to the longitude of kronstadt dam (029 40E)
- there will be dark nilas ice.
farther westward - mainly open water.
in the top of vyborg bay – there will be dark nilas ice.
in the entrance - mainly open water.
in the port of ust-luga and on approaches
- open water.
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by February 20th, 2020
in the harbours of the port of st.petersburg and farther westward in the sea
channel up to the longitude of kronstadt dam (029 40E)
- there will be dark close nilas ice 05-10cm thick,
farther westward up to the longitude of shepelevski lighthouse (029 07E)/ abt 10 nm off p/stn
-nilas and new ice.
farther westward - mainly open water.
in the top of vyborg bay – there will be close ice 05-15 cm thick.
in the entrance including port of vysotsk – new ice.
in the port of ust-luga and on approaches close to shore line
- mainly open water.
preliminarily ice restrictions (for the min ice class):
for port of st.petersburg, bss experience of season 2018-2019
(we had moderate/mild winter as well)
there may be no min ice class restrictions at all
(it means that vsls without ice class most probably will be accepted all ice season 2019-2020,
but with ice breaker assistance for some periods)
for port of ust-luga, bss experience of season 2018-2019
(we had moderate/mild winter as well)
there may be no min ice class restrictions at all
(it means that vsls without ice class most probably will be accepted all ice season 2019-2020,
but with ice breaker assistance for some periods)
for port of vyborg, bss experience of season 2015-2016
(we had moderate/mild winter as well)
there may be no min ice class restrictions at all
(it means that vsls without ice class most probably will be accepted all ice season 2019-2020,
but with ice breaker assistance for some periods)
in any case ice restrictions will be officially announced by Harbour Master 14 days in advance
portcall of restricted vsls will not be approved by Harbor Master,
exceptions only for vsls with DWT more then 30,000 and age less then
15 years with special Ice Safety Certificate issued by Russian Register
pls find below ice class restrictions for st.petersburg during last years asf:
1999/2000 jan 26th 2000 apr 17th 2000
2000/2001 feb 5th 2001 apr 17th 2001
2001/2002 jan 1st 2002 apr 4th 2002
2002/2003 dec 9th 2002 may 5th 2003 (abnormal severe winter)
2003/2004 feb 1st 2004 apr 19th 2004
2004/2005 feb 2nd 2005 apr 15th 2005
2005/2006 jan 6th 2006 apr 28th 2006
2006/2007 feb 1st 2007 apr 06th 2007
2007/2008 jan 10th 2008 apr 04th 2008
2008/2009 jan 05th 2009 apr 06th 2009
2009/2010 dec 22nd 2009 apr 26th 2010 (severe winter)
2010/2011 dec 6th 2010 may 7th 2011 (extremely severe winter)
2011/2012 jan 27th 2012 apr 25th 2012
2012/2013 feb 20th 2013 mar 19th 2013
2013/2014 no min ice class restrictions (mild winter)
2014/2015 no min ice class restrictions (mild winter)
2015/2016 no min ice class restrictions (mild winter)
2016/2017 no min ice class restrictions (mild winter)
2017/2018 mar 07th 2018 apr 14th 2018
2018/2019 no min ice class restrictions (mild winter)
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local ice breakers fleet will standby to assist
the forthcoming ice traffic to ports of st.petersburg, vysotsk,
primorsk, vyborg and ust-luga.
there are 6 liner ice breakers: ‘kapitan sorokin’, ‘ermak’, ‘murmansk’,
‘kapitan nokolaev’, ‘vladivostok’, ‘sant-petersburg’
+ in case of severe ice season there will be one additional liner new built ice breakers: ‘viktor chernomyrdin’
there are 7 port ice breakers: ‘mudjug’, ‘semen degnev’, ‘ivan kruzenshtern’, ‘kapitan plakhin’,
‘kapitan zarubin’, 'kapitan izmailov', ‘yuriy lisyansky’
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for updated ice conditions report/forecast pls visit our home page
http://neva-delta.com
HM office warning:
Every ship, navigating in ice, shall have available all the necessary supplies of fuel,
fresh water and provisions for at least 20 days.
All ships proceeding in ice conditions to and out of the sea port when in ice convoy with ice-breaker
shall ensure manual mode of the main engine control whenever necessary.
Ship’s company manual must have ice clause (instructions from Owners)
in case of its absence PSC/MoU may punish the master/vsl
should you require any further information/assistance
please do not hesitate to contact us at any time
Ice Chart was taken from the site of Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
==
fyi. we still have abnormal mild type winter
and air temps +1C / +3C, cloudy with chance of snow/rain
and western winds mostly.
also same -1c/+5c is forecasted for the next 10 days
with western winds, thus no ice growing is expected so far.
in the harbours of the port of st.petersburg and farther westward
in the sea channel up to the longitude of kronstadt dam (029 40E)
- open water.
westward up is open water /ice-free.
in the top of vyborg bay – dark nilas ice in places but mainly open water ,
on approaches - open water/ice-free.
in the port of ust-luga and on approaches- open water/ice-free.
pls find attached ice chart (rcvd from http://www.smhi.se/)
and photos of inner harbours
------------
by February 10th, 2020
in the harbours of the port of st.petersburg and farther westward in the sea
channel up to the longitude of kronstadt dam (029 40E)
- there will be dark nilas ice.
farther westward - mainly open water.
in the top of vyborg bay – there will be dark nilas ice.
in the entrance - mainly open water.
in the port of ust-luga and on approaches
- open water.
-------------
by February 20th, 2020
in the harbours of the port of st.petersburg and farther westward in the sea
channel up to the longitude of kronstadt dam (029 40E)
- there will be dark close nilas ice 05-10cm thick,
farther westward up to the longitude of shepelevski lighthouse (029 07E)/ abt 10 nm off p/stn
-nilas and new ice.
farther westward - mainly open water.
in the top of vyborg bay – there will be close ice 05-15 cm thick.
in the entrance including port of vysotsk – new ice.
in the port of ust-luga and on approaches close to shore line
- mainly open water.
preliminarily ice restrictions (for the min ice class):
for port of st.petersburg, bss experience of season 2018-2019
(we had moderate/mild winter as well)
there may be no min ice class restrictions at all
(it means that vsls without ice class most probably will be accepted all ice season 2019-2020,
but with ice breaker assistance for some periods)
for port of ust-luga, bss experience of season 2018-2019
(we had moderate/mild winter as well)
there may be no min ice class restrictions at all
(it means that vsls without ice class most probably will be accepted all ice season 2019-2020,
but with ice breaker assistance for some periods)
for port of vyborg, bss experience of season 2015-2016
(we had moderate/mild winter as well)
there may be no min ice class restrictions at all
(it means that vsls without ice class most probably will be accepted all ice season 2019-2020,
but with ice breaker assistance for some periods)
in any case ice restrictions will be officially announced by Harbour Master 14 days in advance
portcall of restricted vsls will not be approved by Harbor Master,
exceptions only for vsls with DWT more then 30,000 and age less then
15 years with special Ice Safety Certificate issued by Russian Register
pls find below ice class restrictions for st.petersburg during last years asf:
1999/2000 jan 26th 2000 apr 17th 2000
2000/2001 feb 5th 2001 apr 17th 2001
2001/2002 jan 1st 2002 apr 4th 2002
2002/2003 dec 9th 2002 may 5th 2003 (abnormal severe winter)
2003/2004 feb 1st 2004 apr 19th 2004
2004/2005 feb 2nd 2005 apr 15th 2005
2005/2006 jan 6th 2006 apr 28th 2006
2006/2007 feb 1st 2007 apr 06th 2007
2007/2008 jan 10th 2008 apr 04th 2008
2008/2009 jan 05th 2009 apr 06th 2009
2009/2010 dec 22nd 2009 apr 26th 2010 (severe winter)
2010/2011 dec 6th 2010 may 7th 2011 (extremely severe winter)
2011/2012 jan 27th 2012 apr 25th 2012
2012/2013 feb 20th 2013 mar 19th 2013
2013/2014 no min ice class restrictions (mild winter)
2014/2015 no min ice class restrictions (mild winter)
2015/2016 no min ice class restrictions (mild winter)
2016/2017 no min ice class restrictions (mild winter)
2017/2018 mar 07th 2018 apr 14th 2018
2018/2019 no min ice class restrictions (mild winter)
------
local ice breakers fleet will standby to assist
the forthcoming ice traffic to ports of st.petersburg, vysotsk,
primorsk, vyborg and ust-luga.
there are 6 liner ice breakers: ‘kapitan sorokin’, ‘ermak’, ‘murmansk’,
‘kapitan nokolaev’, ‘vladivostok’, ‘sant-petersburg’
+ in case of severe ice season there will be one additional liner new built ice breakers: ‘viktor chernomyrdin’
there are 7 port ice breakers: ‘mudjug’, ‘semen degnev’, ‘ivan kruzenshtern’, ‘kapitan plakhin’,
‘kapitan zarubin’, 'kapitan izmailov', ‘yuriy lisyansky’
------
for updated ice conditions report/forecast pls visit our home page
http://neva-delta.com
HM office warning:
Every ship, navigating in ice, shall have available all the necessary supplies of fuel,
fresh water and provisions for at least 20 days.
All ships proceeding in ice conditions to and out of the sea port when in ice convoy with ice-breaker
shall ensure manual mode of the main engine control whenever necessary.
Ship’s company manual must have ice clause (instructions from Owners)
in case of its absence PSC/MoU may punish the master/vsl
should you require any further information/assistance
please do not hesitate to contact us at any time
Ice Chart was taken from the site of Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute