Cargo ships are scattered all along Northern Sea Route as most of them awaiting icebreaker to be taken through ice, reports Maritime Bulletin.
What happened?
Cargo ships are scattered all along Northern Sea Route, most of them awaiting icebreaker to be taken through ice.
Icebreaker VYAGACH is presently, at Pevek Port, bulk carriers NORDIC QINNGUA, GOLDEN PEARL, gen cargo UHL FUSION are led by nuclear icebreaker TAYMYR, all three transiting NSR from Europe to Far East.
Bulk carriers NORDIC NULUUJAAK and GOLDEN SUEK stuck in ice, waiting for icebreaker.
Gen cargo POOLGRACHT, UHL FAITH, UHL FLASH stuck in ice, waiting for icebreaker, all three transiting from China to Northern Europe.
Trying to find passage
About a dozen Russian cargo ships are also positioned along NSR, either waiting for icebreaker, or trying to find passages in ice floes.
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Source: Maritime Bulletin
