========================================================== 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) ========================================================== ICE CAMPAIGN in the approaching river channel and ports of Nikolaev Area is officially CANCELLED as of today 09 MARCH, 2010 00:00 LT; 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. ==== ICE REPORT date/time : Mar 05 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : NW wind speed : 8 m/s air temperature day/night: + 2 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 channel ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E channel ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E channel ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E channel ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E channel ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E channel ice free 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E channel ice free 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E channel ice free 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E channel ice free 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 8/10 15-20 ice cake easy passable for sea-going vsls 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 5/10 15 buoy ## 120-107 easy passable open floating ice, up to buoy # 107 ice free 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E channel ice free 46-55-23N/32-01-25E channel ice free --------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : Mar 04 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : NE wind speed : 4-6 m/s air temperature day/night: 0 C visibility : 6-8 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration / thickness (cm) / remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E channel ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E channel ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E channel ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E channel ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E channel ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E channel ice free 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E channel ice free 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E channel ice free 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E channel ice free 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 15-20 ice cake easy passable for sea-going vsls 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 9/10 10-15 easy passable open floating ice 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 5/10 10 channel ice free 46-55-23N/32-01-25E 3/10 10 channel ice free ----------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : Mar 03 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : N wind speed : 6 m/s air temperature day/night: - 1 C visibility : 3 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration / thickness (cm) / remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E channel ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E channel ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E channel ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E channel ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E channel ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E channel ice free 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E channel ice free 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E channel ice free 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E channel ice free 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 15-20 easy passable ice cake for sea-going vsls 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 9/10 10-15 easy passable open floating ice 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 9/10 10 channel ice free 46-55-23N/32-01-25E 9/10 10 easy passable ice cake ------------------------------------ ICE REPORT date/time : Mar 02 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : SE wind speed : 9 m/s air temperature day/night: + 4 C visibility : 3 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration / thickness (cm) / remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E channel ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E channel ice free 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E channel ice free 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E channel ice free 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E channel ice free 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 25 easy passable ice cake for sea-going vsls, ice free from buoy #91 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 8-10/10 10-15 easy passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 9/10 10 channel ice free 13.46-55-23N/32-01-25E 9/10 10 easy passable ice cake IMPORTANT: buoy #87 - taken off ----------------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : Mar 01 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : SE wind speed : 7-9 m/s air temperature day/night: 0 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 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 3/10 5-10 channel ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 3/10 5-10 channel ice free 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 2/10 5-10 channel ice free 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 2/10 5-10 channel ice free 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 5/10 10-15 easy passable ice cake, ice free from buoy #85 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 15-25 easy passable ice cake, shearing to the west 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 15-20 easy passable ice cake, shearing to the west 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 9/10 15 easy passable ice cake 13.46-55-23N/32-01-25E 9/10 10 easy passable ice cake IMPORTANT: buoy #87 - taken off ----------------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : Feb 26 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : E wind speed : 4 m/s air temperature day/night: + 5 C visibility : 3 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration / thickness (cm) / remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 4/10 5-10 channel ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 4/10 5-10 channel ice free 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 5/10 5-10 channel ice free 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 2/10 5-10 channel ice free 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 7/10 10-15 easy passable ice cake 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 8/10 10-15 easy passable ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 10-15 easy passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 7/10 15 ice cake, separate easy passable ice floes 13.46-55-23N/32-01-25E 9/10 15 easy passable ice cake IMPORTANT: buoy #87 - taken off, buoy #55 subsurfaced ----------------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : Feb 25 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : NE wind speed : 6 m/s air temperature day/night: + 3 C visibility : 5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration / thickness (cm) / remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E channel ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E channel ice free 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E channel ice free 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E channel ice free 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 8-9/10 20 buoy ##89-85 - small ice floe up to 20 cm, bouy ##83-80 compact ice field up to 20 cm 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 20-25 ice cake, channel sludged, minor compacting 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 20-25 ice cake, drifting ice fields up to 30 cm, shearing to the SW 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 9/10 20-25 ice cake, separate ice floes, shearing to the W 13.46-55-23N/32-01-25E 9/10 15 easy passable ice cake IMPORTANT: buoy #87 - taken off, buoy #51 subsurfaced, buoy #26 shifted from it's place. ------------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : Feb 24 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : E wind speed : 8-10 m/s air temperature day/night: + 4 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 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 5/10 15-20 channel ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 5/10 15-20 channel ice free 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 5/10 15-20 channel ice free 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 2/10 15-20 channel ice free 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 5/10 25 compact ice floes, shearing to the SW 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 20-25 easy passable ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 20-25 easy passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 20 easy passable ice cake 13.46-55-23N/32-01-25E 10/10 20 easy passable ice cake IMPORTANT: buoy #87 - taken off, buoy #51 subsurfaced, buoy #85 is not alight --------------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : Feb 23 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : SW wind speed : 6 m/s air temperature day/night: + 4 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 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 5/10 15-20 ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 5/10 15-20 ice free 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 5/10 15-20 ice free 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 2/10 15-20 ice free 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 5/10 15 ice free 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 8/10 20-25 ice cake, from buoy #97 ice free 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 20-25 ice cake, compacting in buoy #113 area 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 20 ice cake, compacting in buoy #120 area 13.46-55-23N/32-01-25E 10/10 20 easy passable ice cake IMPORTANT: buoy # 49 is in buoy # 48 area, buoy #87 - taken off, buoy #41 shifted from his place, buoy #51 subsurfaced, buoy #40 is not alight ---------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : Feb 22 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : NW wind speed : 8 m/s air temperature day/night: + 1 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 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 3/10 15 easy passable ice cake 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 3/10 15 easy passable ice cake 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 9/10 15-20 separate ice floes, easy passable, ice free from buoy #43 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10/10 20-25 easy passable separate ice floes 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 7-8/10 20-25 easy passable separate ice floes 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 7-8/10 20-25 ice free 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 7-8/10 15 easy passable drifting ice floes 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 20-25 easy passable ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 20-25 easy passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 20 easy passable ice cake 13.46-55-23N/32-01-25E 10/10 20 easy passable ice cake IMPORTANT: buoy # 49 is in buoy # 48 region, buoy #87, # 129 - taken off ---------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : Feb 19 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : E wind speed : 6 m/s air temperature day/night: + 1 C visibility : 2 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration / thickness (cm) / remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E 2/10 15-20 drifting separate ice floes 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 2/10 15-20 drifting separate ice floes 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 3/10 15-20 drifting separate ice floes 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 3/10 15-20 drifting separate ice floes 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 8/10 15-20 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 8/10 15-20 medium passable, ice floes, shearing to the west 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 7/10 15-20 medium passable, ice floes, shearing to the west 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 5/10 15-20 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 5/10 20-25 easy passable ice cake, open floating ice 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 20-25 easy passable ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 20-25 easy passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 15-20 easy passable ice cake 13.46-55-23N/32-01-25E 8-9/10 20-25 medium passable ice cake IMPORTANT: buoy # 49 is in buoy # 48 region, buoy #87, # 129 - taken off ---------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : Feb 18 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : E wind speed : 5 m/s air temperature day/night: 0 C visibility : 1 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration / thickness (cm) / remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E open water 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E open water 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E open water 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E open water 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 8/10 15-20 easy passable, some drifting ice 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 8/10 15-20 hard passable, ice floes, shearing to the west, some hummocking, isthmus, compacting 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 7/10 15-20 hard passable, ice floes, shearing to the west 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 5/10 15-20 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 5/10 20-25 easy passable ice cake, open floating ice 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 20-25 easy passable ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 20-25 easy passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 15-20 easy passable ice cake 13.46-55-23N/32-01-25E 8-9/10 20-25 easy passable ice cake IMPORTANT: buoy # 49 is in buoy # 48 region, buoy #87 - taken off ---------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : Feb 17 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : SW wind speed : 2 m/s air temperature day/night: - 2 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 open water 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E open water 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E open water 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E open water 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 8/10 20-25 medium passable ice from buoy#33 to #43, open water from buoy # 43 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 8/10 15-20 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 5/10 15-20 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 5/10 15-20 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 8/10 20-25 ice cake from buoy # 87 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 20-25 medium passable ice cake for sea going vsls 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 20-25 medium passable ice cake for sea going vsls 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 15-20 medium passable ice cake for sea going vsls 13.46-55-23N/32-01-25E 8-9/10 20-25 ice cake ------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : Feb 16 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : W wind speed : 10 m/s air temperature day/night: -5 C visibility : 2 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration / thickness (cm) / remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E 2/10 10-15 open water 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 7/10 15-20 ice floes, heavy shearing to the SW 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 9/10 15-20 ice floes 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 6/10 15-20 ice floes 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 8/10 20-25 easy passable ice cake, fractures 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 9/10 15-20 easy passable ice cake 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 9/10 15-20 easy passable ice cake, shearing 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 9/10 15-20 easy passable ice cake for sea going vsls 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 9/10 20-25 easy passable ice cake for sea going vsls 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 20-25 medium passable ice cake for sea going vsls 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 20-25 medium passable ice cake for sea going vsls 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 15-20 medium passable ice cake for sea going vsls 13.46-55-23N/32-01-25E 8-9/10 20-25 ice cake IMPORTANT: buoy #87 - taken off, buoys ##103, 95, 78, 80, 82, 71, 69, 67, 65, 63, 59, 58, 43 - under the ice ------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : Feb 15 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : E wind speed : 4 m/s air temperature day/night: +2 C visibility : 3 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration / thickness (cm) / remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E 2/10 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 6-7/10 15-20 from buoy #26 floating ice 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 8/10 20-25 easy passable ice cake, fractures 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 9/10 15-20 easy passable ice cake, hummocking buoys ##55-57, fractures 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 9/10 15-20 ice free 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 9/10 15-20 easy passable open floating ice 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 9/10 20-25 easy passable open floating ice 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 20-25 easy passable open floating ice 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 20-25 easy passable ice cake, no shearing 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 15-20 easy passable ice cake, no shearing 13.46-55-23N/32-01-25E 10/10 20-25 ice free ------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : Feb 12 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : NE wind speed : 16 m/s air temperature day/night: - 1 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 open water 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E open water 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10/10 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 8/10 15-20 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 9/10 15-20 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10/10 15-20 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 9/10 15-20 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10/10 20-25 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 25-30 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 20-25 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 15-20 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : Feb 11 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : NE wind speed : 4 m/s air temperature day/night: - 0,5 C visibility : 3 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration / thickness (cm) / remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free, open water 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E floating ice up to 15 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice cake 15 easy passable 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 4/10, ice floes 15 easy passable 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 8/10 15-20 easy passable ice cake, open water buoys ## 47-41 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 9/10 15-20 easy passable ice cake, open water fractures 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10/10 15-20 easy passable ice cake 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 9/10 15-20 easy passable ice cake, open water buoys ## 73-68 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10/10 20-25 easy passable ice cake 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 25-30 easy passable ice cake, compression 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 20-25 easy passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 15-20 easy passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : Feb 10 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : N wind speed : 6 m/s air temperature day/night: - 0,5 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, open water 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E floating ice up to 15 open water up to buoy #12 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice cake 15 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10/10 20 floes shearing 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 8/10 20-25 easy passable ice cake, open water fractures 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10/10 20-25 easy passable ice cake 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 9/10 20-25 easy passable ice cake 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10/10 20-25 easy passable ice cake 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10/10 20-25 easy passable ice cake 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 25-30 easy passable ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 25-30 easy passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 15-20 easy passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E --------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : Feb 09 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : NW wind speed : 4 m/s air temperature day/night: - 1 C visibility : 3 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration / thickness (cm) / remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free ice, open water up to 15 ice free up to buoy #11 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice cake 15 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E ice floes, 10/10 20 from buoy #25 up to buoy #31 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10/10 20-25 hard passable ice cake, compacting from buoy #41 up to buoy #45 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10/10 20-25 medium passable ice cake, compacting, shearing to the west 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 9/10 20-25 medium passable ice cake, shearing to the west, buoy ##61-65 ice free 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10/10 20-25 ice cake, buoy #73-71 compacting, shearing to the west 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10/10 20-25 medium passable ice cake, brash ice 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 25-30 hard passable ice cake, buoy #89, 99 hummocking 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 25-30 medium passable compact ice cake, hummocking after buoy #101 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 15-20 medium passable compact ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E --------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : Feb 08 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : NE wind speed : 7 m/s air temperature day/night: - 8 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 open water with small friable ice floes 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E open water with large friable ice floes, shearing to the west 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E from buoy 16 up to buoy 20 small compressed floe, from buoy 20 up to buoy 22 ice free, shearing to the west 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E from buoy #22 up to buoy #27 ice free, from buoy #27 ice floe, shearing to the west 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10/10 20-25 hard passable ice cake, compacting 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10/10 20-25 medium passable ice cake, shearing to the west 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 9/10 20-25 medium passable ice cake, shearing to the west 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 9/10 20-25 medium passable ice cake 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 9/10 20-25 medium passable ice cake 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 20-25 hard passable ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 20-25 medium passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 20-25 medium passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E --------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : Feb 05 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : N-NW wind speed : 8 m/s air temperature day/night: - 4 C visibility : 2 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration / thickness (cm) / remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice cake 10/10 25-30 no shearing 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E hard passable 10/10 25-30 from buoy #22 up to buoy #25 open floating ice, no shearing 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E hard passable 10/10 25-30 ice compacting, no shearing 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 8-10/10 20-30 channel compression, hummocking near buoy #49, medium passable ice cake up to buoy #55, easy area buoy ##55-60 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 8-10/10 20-25 medium passable ice cake up to buoy #63, ice free from buoy #63 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 9/10 20-25 medium passable ice cake, compacting, buoy ##71, 73 under ice 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 9/10 20-28 ice free up to buoy #84, easy passable ice cake, buoy ##85, 89 under ice 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 20-25 easy passable ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 20-25 medium passable ice cake, buoy #110 under ice 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 20-25 easy passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E --------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : Feb 04 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : N wind speed : 8-10 m/s air temperature day/night: - 2 C visibility : 5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration / thickness (cm) / remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice cake 10/10 25-30 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E hard passable 10/10 25-30 from buoy #22 up to buoy #25 open floating ice, no shearing 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E hard passable 10/10 25-30 ice compacting, no shearing 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 8-10/10 20-28 medium passable ice cake 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10/10 20-28 medium passable ice cake, compacting 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10/10 20-28 medium passable ice cake, compacting 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10/10 20-28 medium passable ice cake 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 20-28 medium passable ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 20-25 medium passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 20-25 medium passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E --------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : Feb 03 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : N wind speed : 5-8 m/s air temperature day/night: - 2 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 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 5/10 25-30 small floe 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10/10 25-30 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10/10 25-30 hard passable ice cake 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10/10 25-30 hard passable ice cake 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10/10 25-30 hard passable ice cake 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10/10 25-30 medium passable ice cake 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 20-25 medium passable ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 20-25 medium passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 20-25 medium passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E --------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : Feb 02 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : E wind speed : 5-12 m/s air temperature day/night: + 2 C visibility : 1-2 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration / thickness (cm) / remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 5/10 20 separate floes 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10/10 20-28 medium passable ice cake 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 8/10 20-28 compression, medium passable ice cake 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10/10 20-28 medium passable ice cake, compression 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10/10 20-28 medium passable ice cake, compression 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10/10 20-28 medium passable ice cake, compression 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 20-28 medium passable ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 20-25 medium passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 20-25 medium passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : Feb 01 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : E wind speed : 10 m/s air temperature day/night: + 2 C visibility : 3 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration / thickness (cm) / remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 5/10 20 separate floes 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 9/10 25-30 strong compression 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 8/10 15-20 hard passable ice cake 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10/10 15-20 medium passable ice cake 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10/10 15-20 medium passable ice cake, compression 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10/10 15-20 medium passable ice cake 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 20-30 hard passable ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 20-25 medium passable ice cake 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 15-20 medium passable ice cake 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ---------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : Jan 29 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : E wind speed : 5 m/s air temperature day/night: - 3 C visibility : 2-4 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration / thickness (cm) / remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10/10 up to 20 medium passable consolidated ice cake 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10/10 20-25 medium passable consolidated ice cake 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10/10 20-25 medium passable consolidated ice cake 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10/10 20-25 medium passable consolidated ice cake 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10/10 20-25 medium passable consolidated ice cake 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 20-25 medium passable consolidated ice cake 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 20-25 medium passable consolidated ice 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 20 medium passable consolidated ice 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ------------------------------------------------------ ICE REPORT date/time : Jan 28 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : E wind speed : 5 m/s air temperature day/night: - 8 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 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10/10 up to 20 hard passable compact ice 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10/10 20-25 hard passable compact ice 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10/10 20-25 hard passable compact ice 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10/10 20-25 hard passable compact ice 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10/10 20-25 hard passable compact ice 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 20-25 hard passable compact ice 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 20-25 hard passable compact ice 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 20 medium passable compact ice 46-55-23N/32-01-25E ------------------------------------------------------ ICE REPORT date/time : Jan 27 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : E wind speed : 6 m/s air temperature day/night: - 13 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 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E broken ice 5-6/10 20-25 ice free, easy passable 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E broken ice 5-6/10 20-25 easy passable, from buoy 27 ice free 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E ice 10/10 20-25 compacting 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10/10 20-25 hard passable compact ice 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10/10 20-25 hard passable compact ice 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10/10 20-25 hard passable compact ice 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10/10 20-25 hard passable compact ice 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 20-25 hard passable compact ice 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 20-25 hard passable compact ice 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 20-25 medium passable compact ice 46-55-23N/32-01-25E -------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : Jan 26 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : N wind speed : 5-7 m/s air temperature day/night: - 18 C visibility : 5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration / thickness (cm) / remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice 10/10 20 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E ice 10/10 20 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E ice 10/10 20 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10/10 15-20 hard passable compact ice 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10/10 10-15 hard passable compact ice 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10/10 10-15 hard passable compact ice 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10/10 10-15 medium passability for sea going vsls, shearing to SE 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 15-20 hard passable compact ice, shearing to SE 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 10-15 medium passable compact ice 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 10-15 medium passable compact ice 46-55-23N/32-01-25E -------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : Jan 25 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : NW wind speed : 9 m/s air temperature day/night: - 19 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 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E compact ice 10/10 20 compressed ice 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E compact ice 10/10 20-50 hard passability 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E compact ice 10/10 20-50 hard passability 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 6/10 10-20 compressed ice, compacting, isthmus up to 100 cm in some areas 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10/10 10 medium passability up to buoy #53, from there easy passability for sea going vsls 5 cm 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10/10 10-15 easy passability for sea going vsls, shearing, buoy #66 shifted for 50-60 cm out of the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10/10 10 easy passability for sea going vsls, from buoy #77 up to buyo #80 ice free 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10/10 up to 20 up to buoy #83 medium passability for sea going vsls, from there hummocks up to 30 cm, hard passability 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 up to 15 hummocking, compacting, hard passability 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 up to 10 medium passability 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 up to 10 medium passability 46-55-23N/32-01-25E -------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : Jan 25 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : NW wind speed : 9 m/s air temperature day/night: - 19 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 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E compact ice 10/10 20 compressed ice 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E compact ice 10/10 20-50 hard passability 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E compact ice 10/10 20-50 hard passability 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 6/10 10-20 compressed ice, compacting, isthmus up to 100 cm in some areas 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10/10 10 medium passability up to buoy #53, from there easy passability for sea going vsls 5 cm 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10/10 10-15 easy passability for sea going vsls, shearing, buoy #66 shifted for 50-60 cm out of the channel 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10/10 10 easy passability for sea going vsls, from buoy #77 up to buyo #80 ice free 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10/10 up to 20 up to buoy #83 medium passability for sea going vsls, from there hummocks up to 30 cm, hard passability 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 up to 15 hummocking, compacting, hard passability 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 up to 10 medium passability 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 up to 10 medium passability 46-55-23N/32-01-25E traffic in channel with ice convoys only. -------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : Jan 22 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : N wind speed : 6 m/s air temperature day/night: - 7 C visibility : 5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration / thickness (cm) / remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E small floe 10/10 up to 20 compressed ice,hard passability 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E small floe 10/10 up to 5-7 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E small floe 10/10 up to 5-7 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10/10 up to 10 medium passability 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10/10 up to 15 medium passability 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10/10 up to 15 medium passability 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10/10 up to 15 medium passability 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 up to 15 medium passability 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 up to 15 medium passability 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 10/10 up to 15 medium passability 46-55-23N/32-01-25E traffic in channel with ice convoys only. -------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : Jan 21 2010 / 0900lt wind direction : NE wind speed : 8 m/s air temperature day/night: - 6 C visibility : 5 nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration / thickness (cm) / remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E young ice 8/10 5 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E young ice 8/10 5 hindered turn from 3 to 2 elbow 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E young ice 8/10 5 ice free from buoy 25 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 8/10 up to 5 ice cake, easy passability 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 8/10 up to 5 ice cake, easy passability 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E ice free 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E ice free 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 6/10 up to 10 shuga, compressed young ice, medium passability 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 6/10 up to 10 shuga, compressed young ice, medium passability 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E ice free 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E ice free 46-55-23N/32-01-25E from 0001lt 21 jan announced traffic in channel with ice convoys only. -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- 01-20 jan 2010 - no ice 30-31 dec 2009 - no ice -------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : 29 dec 2009 / 0600lt wind direction : S wind speed : 10-15 m/s air temperature day/night: +6 C visibility : 0,5nm / rain, fog ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration / thickness (cm) / remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E open water 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 6/10 10-15 small floes 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 6/10 10-15 small floes 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E open water to buoy#23 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 4/10 5-7 ice cake, easy area 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 4/10 5-7 ice cake, easy area 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 4/10 5-7 ice cake, easy area 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 4/10 5-7 ice cake, easy area 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E open water 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E open water 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E open water 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E open water 46-55-23N/32-01-25E -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : 28 dec 2009 / 0600lt wind direction : NE wind speed : 10-12 m/s air temperature day/night: +1 C visibility : 3nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration / thickness (cm) / remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 4/10 ice cake 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 4/10 5-10 ice cake 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 8/10 10 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 5/10 5-10 ice free 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 4/10 5-10 small floes, easy area 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 4/10 5-10 small floes, easy area 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 6/10 5-10 small floes, easy area 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 6/10 5 small floes, easy area 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 4/10 5 ice cake, easy area 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 2/10 3-5 channel ice free 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 2/10 channel ice free 46-55-23N/32-01-25E -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : 25 dec 2009 / 0630lt wind direction : SE wind speed : 3m/s air temperature day/night: +3 C visibility : 0,5nm / fog ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration / thickness (cm) / remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E 8/10 10 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E 10/10 10 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 8/10 10 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 9/10 15-20 Close floating ice floes, medium area 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10/10 15-20 Compacting, medium area 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10/10 15-20 Compacting, medium area 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 8/10 5-10 Ice cake,Easy area 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 10/10 5 channel ice tree,Ice cake,Easy area 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 10 Ice cake,Easy area 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 5-10 Ice cake,Easy area 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 3/10 channel ice tree 46-55-23N/32-01-25E -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : 24 dec 2009 / 0600lt wind direction : SE wind speed : 9-12 m/s air temperature day/night: +5 C visibility : 6nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow #.LA/LO / Concentration / thickness (cm) / remarks 1. 46-34-37N/31-25-06E ice free 2. 46-35-56N/31-29-34E ice free 3. 46-34-38N/31-31-12E ice free 4. 46-34-28N/31-32-56E 10/10 Ice cake 15-20 5. 46-35-33N/36-36-38E 10/10 15-20 small floes 6. 46-35-47N/31-48-01E 10/10 5-10 small floes 7. 46-37-41N/31-53-54E 10/10 10-15 small floes 8. 46-39-12N/31-55-48E 10/10 10-15 small floes 9. 46-43-43N/31-56-10E 9/10 5 small floes 10.46-44-59N/31-53-39E 10/10 5-10 small floes 11.46-48-01N/31-53-08E 10/10 5-10 small floes 12.46-53-14N/32-00-13E 3/10 5 Ice cake,Easy area 46-55-23N/32-01-25E -------------------------------------------------- 23 dec 0001lt - ice campaign announced -------------------------------------------------- ICE REPORT date/time : 22 dec 2009 / 1500lt wind direction : s wind speed : 10 m/s air temperature day/night: +4/+4 C visibility : 4nm ice situation in Nikolaev river channel: channel elbow # / Concentration / thickness (cm) 1(entrance) ice free 2 ice free 3 5/10 15-20 4 10/10 15-20 5 10/10 15-20 6 no information 7 no information 8 no information 9(Dnepro-Bugsky) no information 10 no information 11(Oktyabrsk) no information 12(Nikolaev) no information --------------------------------------------------