Icebreakers in Taganrog Bay lead two ship convoys
Icebreakers deployed by Rosmorport in the Russian southern basin are escorting two convoys of merchant ships in the Sea of Azov, the Authority of the Port of Taganrog, as of 8:00am (Moscow Time) of December 29, 2012. The icebreaker Kapitan Demidov is en route to for maintenance to Azov.
The Kapitan Moshkin expects improving visibility at the entrance buoy of Azov-Don Shipping Channel. Then the icebreaker will lead cargo ships to Azov, Rostov-on-Don.
The Kapitan Chudinov is paving a path for a 23-ship convoy out of the ports of Rostov-on-Don, Azov and Taganrog to the ice edge. On the way back the icebreaker will be escorting another convoy bound for Taganrog, Azov and Rostov-on-Don. I
The Kapitan Krutov lead a convoy of 10 ships to the entrance buoy of the port of Yeysk.