========================================================== Pacific Maritime Co. Ltd., Nikolaev, Ukraine phones : +380512500-401/-402/-404 fax : +380512500-403 e-mail : pacificm@agent.mk.ua web-site: www.pacific.com.ua (24 hrs watch) ========================================================== Recent years' ice campaign period statistics asf: Y2003-2004: 21 Feb - 01 Mar Y2004-2005: 06 Feb - 25 Feb Y2005-2006: 20 Jan - 16 Mar Y2006-2007: no ice campaign Y2007-2008: 05 Jan - 26 Feb Y2008-2009: 04 Jan - 02 Feb Y2009-2010: 23 Dec - 09 Mar Y2010-2011: 27 Jan - 09 Mar Y2011-2012: 28 Jan - ...... ========================================================== ice campaign announced from 0000 lt 28 jan 2012. ========================================================== Ice campaign restrictions: 1. vessels permitted to proceed via the channel without restriction: ice class vessels with steel propeller and main engine over 2000hp and under age of 20years. 2. vessels permitted to proceed via the channel with scheduled group ice convoy under shipowners risk: non ice class vessels with bronze propeller and/or main engine 1500-2000hp and/or over age of 20years. 3. vessels permitted to proceed via the channel with individual ice convoy only under shipowners risk: all sea-river type and/or other non ice class vessels, main engine less 1500hp which will not be able to arrange necessary speed over 8knots. =========================================================== ICE REPORT date/time : 06 Feb 2012 / 0600 lt wind direction : NE wind speed : 8 m/s air temperature day/night: -7 C visibility : 8 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 05/10 20 ice free from axis to red edge 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10/10 20-30 pressed up, consolidated ice from buoy #27, in some areas the thickness of the ice is up to 50 cm, hindered turn from 4 to 5 elbow 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10/10 20-30 pressed up, consolidated,in some areas the thickness of the ice is up to 50 cm 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10/10 20-30 consolidated ice cake, hard passability,shearing, no compacting 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10/10 20-30 consolidated ice cake, hard passability,shearing, no compacting 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10/10 20-30 consolidated ice cake, hard passability,shearing, no compacting 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10/10 20-30 consolidated ice cake, hard passability,shearing, no compacting 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 20-30 consolidated ice cake, hard passability,shearing, no compacting 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 20-30 consolidated ice cake, brash ice medium passability 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 20-30 consolidated ice cake, brash ice medium passability 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : 03 Feb 2012 / 0600 lt wind direction : NNE wind speed : 7-9 m/s air temperature day/night: -18 C visibility : 6 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 10/10 20 from buoy #12 ice cake 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 10/10 20-25 hard passability, pressed up to 1 m,hindered turn from 3 to 4 elbow 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10/10 20-25 ice cake, consolidated ice 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10/10 20-25 ice cake, consolidated ice 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10/10 20 ice cake, strong compacting, hard passability,hindered turn from 6 to 5 elbow 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10/10 20 ice cake, strong compacting,medium passability 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10/10 20 ice cake, strong compacting,medium passability 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10/10 20 ice cake, strong compacting,medium passability 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 20 consolidated ice cake, brash ice 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 20 consolidated ice cake, brash ice 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 20 consolidated ice cake, brash ice 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : 02 Feb 2012 / 0600 lt wind direction : NNW wind speed : 7-9 m/s air temperature day/night: -18 C visibility : 8 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 10/10 20 from buoy #12 ice cake, compacting 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 10/10 20 strong compacting, pressed up to 1 m,hard passability 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10/10 20 ice cake, consolidated ice 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10/10 20 ice cake, consolidated ice,easy compacting 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10/10 20 ice cake, strong compacting, hard passability,hindered turn from 5 to 6 elbow 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10/10 20 ice cake, strong compacting,medium passability 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10/10 20 ice cake, strong compacting,medium passability 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10/10 20 ice cake, strong compacting,medium passability 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 20 consolidated ice cake, brash ice 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 15-20 ice cake, brash ice 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 15 ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : 01 Feb 2012 / 0600 lt wind direction : NNE wind speed : 13 m/s air temperature day/night: -18 C visibility : 6 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 10/10 15-20 from buoy #13 compacting 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 10/10 20-25 strong compacting, pressed up to 50 cm, hard passability in area of buoy #16 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10/10 20 compacting 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10/10 20 strong compacting from buoy #27 to buoy #35 hard passability 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10/10 15 between buoy #51 and #53 hummocking, around area "Intersection" hard passable consolidated ice, compacting 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10/10 15 medium passable consolidated ice 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10/10 10-15 medium passable consolidated ice 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10/10 15-20 hard passable consolidated ice 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 15 medium passable consolidated ice 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 15 medium passable consolidated ice 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 15 medium passable consolidated ice 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : 30Jan 2012 / 2300 lt wind direction : NE wind speed : 10-18 m/s air temperature day/night: -13 C visibility : 4 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 10/10 15-20 ice free. from buoy #12 ice, compacting 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 10/10 15-20 compacting, pressed up to 50 cm 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10/10 15-20 compacting 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10/10 15-20 strong compacting from buoy #35 to buoy #27 hard passability 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10/10 15 between buoy #51 and #53 hummocking, around area "Intersection" hard passable consolidated ice, compacting 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10/10 15 medium passable consolidated ice, shearing, compacting 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10/10 10-15 medium passable consolidated ice, shearing, no compacting 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10/10 15-20 hard passable consolidated ice, compacting 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 5-10 medium passable consolidated ice, strong compacting 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 15 medium passable consolidated ice, shearing, no compacting 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 15 medium passable consolidated ice, shearing, no compacting 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : 29 Jan 2012 / 2200 lt wind direction : N wind speed : 7-9 m/s air temperature day/night: -12 C visibility : 6 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration/thickness (cm)/ remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 10/10 15-20 ice free. from buoy #13 ice, compacting, shuga 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 10/10 15-20 compacting, hummocking 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 9/10 15-20 ice cake,hummocking 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10/10 5-15 compacting, from buoy #37 to buoy #47 hard passible,shearing to S. 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10/10 5-10 Shearing, compacting,rafting in channal up to 15 cm thick,hindered turn from 5 to 6 elbow 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10/10 5-10 shearing, compacting, rafting in channal up to 15 cm thick 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10/10 10-15 shearing to S, compacting, hindered turn from 8 to 9 elbow 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10/10 10-15 shearing to SW, compacting 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 5-10 consolidated floating ice, no shearing 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 8-10 no shearing 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 8/10 5-8 no shearing 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ----------------------