From December 18, icebreakers operated by Rosmorport have escorted six cargo ships in the Russian part of the Gulf of Finland as of 10:00, Dec. 19, the Finland Gulf Ice Operations Center (HQ) reported.
Currently, ice thickness in the waters of the Neva Bay reaches 5-20 cm. There is dark nilas further to the west up to entrance buoy of Big Port St. Petersburg, as well as early stages of ice, then - open water. In Vyborg Bay fast ice of thickness of 5-10 cm is reported. In the Luga Bay is free of ice. Primorsk reports dark nilas and other early stages of ice.