Sulina may be closed to shipping again for several days

As of October 12, there are about 70 vessels in the Sulina roadstead. At the same time, the 44th mile area has been almost completely unloaded.

This was повідомила reported by Avalon Shipping Operations Manager Kateryna Kononenko.

According to her, there are currently about 12 vessels in the 44th mile. Previously, the congestion there was much larger, but the queue has been almost completely eliminated.

At the same time, weather conditions are expected to worsen from October 13. Because of this, the Sulina channel may be closed to shipping for several days.

The maximum safe draft of vessels is currently:

• Sulina channel – 7.01 m;

• Bystre mouth – 5.5 m;

• on the Reni route – 44th mile – 6.7 m.

Earlier, USM reported that new procedures are being prepared at Sulina to speed up the passage of vessels.