Thursday afternoon were 51 vessels registered frozen. In two of the Viking Lines ferries between Sweden and Finland have a total of 2,630 passengers lubricate them with patience.
- We do not know when we can get them loose, “said Johny Lindvall, company commander in the ice-breaker device in the Swedish aion kinah.
Five ships stuck in ice at Kapellskar outside Stockholm, three of them are passenger ferries the other two cargo ships. Thurs icebreakers attempted Thursday night to get off the vessels.
Ice conditions in the Baltic Sea is very difficult. Strong north wind pushes huge masses of ice toward the Swedish coast, and the Swedish maritime authorities have asked the shipping companies make all boats remain in port.
Farther east, north of the Aland Islands, located a further 46 vessels waiting for assistance from icebreakers.
Tags: Aion kinah, Baltic Sea