LINE AT ANCHORAGE DISSAPEARS, BUT NOT A FOG

On January, 28 at the second half of day pilots at last were able to bring a ships into Odessa port the container carrier OOSL CHINA (flag of China, the is length 276 m) which was at anchorage from the 24 of January. The reason of so long expectation was a dense fog which within a week dispersed for a short time only, forming so-called «windows» in 15 minuts.

On information of the Odessa regional management of port pilot service SE «Delta-lotsman» general manager Yuriy Ilyushkin, in the morning of January 28 there were 20 ships at the road of OCSP. Because of low visibility less than 100 m pilots only brought out the ships from harbours, and too often ride blind.

- From 12.00 oclock to 14.40 o'clock on 28th of January from a frontage 4 motor ships were taken off, - Y.Ilyushkin told. - As soon as visibility had became better, pilots have begun to adopt ships from road. IThe first were container carriers OOCL CHINA and KOTA PERMAI (flag of Liberia, 222 m)... In general from 9.00 o'clock of 28 of January to 9.00 o'clock of 29 of January pilot service conducted 16 navigation operations.

As of as morning of January 29 there were 13 ships at anchorage at Odessa port that is an average index. At the same time a gloomy weather does not make warranties, that tomorrow a situation will not