Two icebreakers lead a 6-ship convoy to Volga-Caspian channel

The icebreakers Kapitan Chechkin" and Kapitan Bukayev are escorting a convoy 6 ships from ice edge at Astrakhan anchorage to the Volga-Caspian Sea Channel (VCSC), the Astrakhan Port Authority said.

 

As of 9:00am the caravan was passing the 170th km of VCSC. The icebreaker Kapitan Metskayk was cutting a path for ships from the 110th km to the 140th km of the channel.