The diesel-electric icebreaker Kapitan Chudinov has escorted a convoy of 11 ships to open water and is now forming a new convoy to bound for the north, the Azov Ice Ops HQ said.
The icebreakers Kapitan Moshkin and Kapitan Krutov are leading a caravan of 17 ships as well as to the Kerch Strait. The icebreaker Kapitan Demidov is escorting a 5-ship convoy to the same direction.
As of 5:00pm, March 15, there were 23 ships in the Sea of Azov, 22 of them – en route and one damaged ship. Besides, there are 87 ships (13 – ice-classed) to be escorted from the Azov Sea-based ports and 79 vessels (27 of them have ice-class hulls) to be escorted through the Kerch Strait.
The icebreakers Kapitan Moshkin and Kapitan Krutov are leading a caravan of 17 ships as well as to the Kerch Strait. The icebreaker Kapitan Demidov is escorting a 5-ship convoy to the same direction.
As of 5:00pm, March 15, there were 23 ships in the Sea of Azov, 22 of them – en route and one damaged ship. Besides, there are 87 ships (13 – ice-classed) to be escorted from the Azov Sea-based ports and 79 vessels (27 of them have ice-class hulls) to be escorted through the Kerch Strait.