Cyclone in the Tatar Strait will stop ferries between Sakhalin and the mainland
Kholmsk-Vanino ferry will stop working on Sunday due to the impending cyclone
The Kholmsk-Vanino ferry will stop working on Sunday due to an impending cyclone. This is reported by the press service of the Ministry of Transport and Roads of the Sakhalin region.
The agency warns that the storm will spread to the entire waters of the Tatar Strait. Traffic on the route Vanino – Kholmsk – Vanino will be closed in the second half of the day on September 27.
The exact timing of the resumption of navigation is not yet known. Information on the re-establishment of maritime links with the mainland will be published further as weather conditions improve.
The Kholmsk-Vanino route is a key transport artery of the region. More than 75% of all cargo and about a quarter of passenger traffic between the island and mainland Russia pass through this crossing.
The main load on transportation is carried by three diesel-electric cargo-passenger ships: Sakhalin-8, Sakhalin-9 and Sakhalin-10. The average age of these vessels is over 30 years.
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