Icebreakers of FSUE Rosmorport were leading a convoy of 24 merchant vessels as of 08:00 (GMT), Dec. 27 2013 in the Azov Sea basin, the Taganrog Port Authority said.
Icebreakers "Captain Moshkin" and "Captain Demidov" are leading the Don outbound vessels on the Azov-Don Canal: from the port of Rostov – "VF Tanker-19", "Sanar-5" "Odessa-1", "VF Tanker-7","Neonila","Karel", "Shoksha"," Loukhi", "Lana-2", "Diamond", "Bavli", "Vilesh", "River", "Sail Beauty" and "Chalsi."; From Azov - "RIROIL-3", "Sapphire", "Peter the Great", "VF Tanker-5", "Omsk-14", "Comanche", "Omsky-107", "Amur-2501", "Rusich-11" and "Ulus Stream."
Another icebreaker "Captain Chudinov" is currently at the port of Taganrog, to escort a convoy of outbound cargo vessels.