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Krasin icebreaker to help Admiral Makarov rescue ice-trapped ships
VLADIVOSTOK, January 7 (Itar-Tass) -- The Krasin icebreaker is
hurrying to help the Admiral Marakov icebreaker in her efforts to rescue
ships nipped in ice in the Sea of Okhotsk, the press service of the Far
Eastern Steamship Line said on Friday.
According to the press service, the Krasin is expected to reach the
Sakhalin Bay late on January 8.
The Krasin, one of the biggest icebreakers in Russia's Far East, is
capable of developing a speed of 19.5 knots. The 135-metre long vessel has
a displacement of 20,247 tons.
Late on January 6, the Admiral Makarov took the Professor Kisewetter
research vessel in tow to escort it to the Magadan icebreaker. As of 10:00
a.m. Vladivostok time (03:00 a.m. Moscow time) on January 7, the two
vessels have mastered 24 nautical miles. The tugging is proceeding in
extremely unfavorable weather conditions, with a visibility of three
nautical miles. It is snowing and winds are blowing in the northerly
direction.
The caravan has 13 nautical miles ahead. After it reaches the Magadan
icebreaker, the latter will take up further piloting of the Professor
Kisewetter, a 80-long former fishing trawler with the displacement of
3,000 tons, to ice-free water some 50-60 nautical miles off its current
location.
After the Professor Kisewetter is rescued from the ice trap, the
Admiral Makarov will head to rescue the Bereg Nadezhny refrigerating ship.
The next will be the Sodruzhetsvo floating factory stuck in the ice in the
Sakhalin Bay since December 30. The two stuck vessels have more than 150
metres in length. According to specialists, its will take bigger efforts
to rescue the Sodruzhestvo floating factory, since it is much wider than
the icebreakers and is unlikely to fit into a path broken in the ice by
only one icebreaker.
.Air temperatures of minus 61 degrees registered in Yakutia's Oimyakon.
VLADIVOSTOK, January 7 (Itar-Tass) -- Air temperatures of minus 61.2
degrees Celsius were reported on Thursday night in the settlement of
Oimyakon in Russia's republic of Yakutia, known as the cold pole.
Daytime temperatures here rose to minus 53.9 degree Celsius. An
intense spell of cold weather will stay in Oimyakon with a population of
500 for several days more, according to weather forecasts.
Heavy frosts were reported in neighbouring settlements as well. Thus,
air temperatures in the settlement of Ust-Nera, the Oimyakov district
administrative centre, were minus 54.7 degrees Celsius. Ust-Nera's
population is 8,500 people. The city of Yakutsk is "lucky" to have much
"warmer" air temperatures of 35.7 degrees below zero.
.Chinese president to pay state visit to US on January 18 to 21.
BEIJING, January 7 (Itar-Tass) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao will pay
a state visit to the United States on January 18 through 21, Chinese
Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said on Friday.
According to media reports, along with current issues of bilateral
relations, the Chinese president's talks with his U.S. counterpart will
focus on pressing international issues, such as the situation on the
Korean peninsula and the settlement of the Iranian nuclear problem.
Ice rain cyclone approaching St Petersburg.
ST. PETERSBURG, January 7 (Itar-Tass) -- A cyclone is about to pour
ice rain on the city of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region, a
spokesman for the St. Petersburg administration of the Russian Emergencies
Ministry said on Thursday, citing weather forecasts.
According to the spokesman, the cyclone will reach Russia's second
largest city Friday afternoon and stay here through January 8.
Meteorologists forecast heavy snow and strong southerly winds of up to 18
metres a second. Meteorologists expect an ice rain on January 9.
.Orthodox Christmas service conducted in N Korean capital.
PYONGYANG, January 7 (Itar-Tass) -- Orthodox believers had a chance to
celebrate Christmas in North Korea's capital city of Pyongyang. The Divine
Liturgy was held at the Life-giving Trinity Church in a Pyongyang's
southern suburb.
The service was conducted by the church superior Father Fyodor Kim.
The service was attended by diplomats from Russian, Bulgarian, Polish,
Romanian, British, Swedish, and Swiss missions.
The construction of the Orthodox church in the North Korean capital
began to the instruction from North Korean leader Kim Jong Il after he
visited an Orthodox church during his tour of the Russian Far East in
2002. He personally supervised the construction works, which were fully
sponsored by the North Korean side. In June 2006, the then Patriarch of
Moscow and All Russia, Alexy II, received an application to admit the
parish of the Pyongyang church, then under construction, to the obedience
of the Russian Orthodox Church. In July 2006, the Holy Synod ruled to
establish an Orthodox parish of the Life-giving Trinity Church in
Pyongyang.
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hurrying to help the Admiral Marakov icebreaker in her efforts to rescue
ships nipped in ice in the Sea of Okhotsk, the press service of the Far
Eastern Steamship Line said on Friday.
According to the press service, the Krasin is expected to reach the
Sakhalin Bay late on January 8.
The Krasin, one of the biggest icebreakers in Russia's Far East, is
capable of developing a speed of 19.5 knots. The 135-metre long vessel has
a displacement of 20,247 tons.
Late on January 6, the Admiral Makarov took the Professor Kisewetter
research vessel in tow to escort it to the Magadan icebreaker. As of 10:00
a.m. Vladivostok time (03:00 a.m. Moscow time) on January 7, the two
vessels have mastered 24 nautical miles. The tugging is proceeding in
extremely unfavorable weather conditions, with a visibility of three
nautical miles. It is snowing and winds are blowing in the northerly
direction.
The caravan has 13 nautical miles ahead. After it reaches the Magadan
icebreaker, the latter will take up further piloting of the Professor
Kisewetter, a 80-long former fishing trawler with the displacement of
3,000 tons, to ice-free water some 50-60 nautical miles off its current
location.
After the Professor Kisewetter is rescued from the ice trap, the
Admiral Makarov will head to rescue the Bereg Nadezhny refrigerating ship.
The next will be the Sodruzhetsvo floating factory stuck in the ice in the
Sakhalin Bay since December 30. The two stuck vessels have more than 150
metres in length. According to specialists, its will take bigger efforts
to rescue the Sodruzhestvo floating factory, since it is much wider than
the icebreakers and is unlikely to fit into a path broken in the ice by
only one icebreaker.
.Air temperatures of minus 61 degrees registered in Yakutia's Oimyakon.
VLADIVOSTOK, January 7 (Itar-Tass) -- Air temperatures of minus 61.2
degrees Celsius were reported on Thursday night in the settlement of
Oimyakon in Russia's republic of Yakutia, known as the cold pole.
Daytime temperatures here rose to minus 53.9 degree Celsius. An
intense spell of cold weather will stay in Oimyakon with a population of
500 for several days more, according to weather forecasts.
Heavy frosts were reported in neighbouring settlements as well. Thus,
air temperatures in the settlement of Ust-Nera, the Oimyakov district
administrative centre, were minus 54.7 degrees Celsius. Ust-Nera's
population is 8,500 people. The city of Yakutsk is "lucky" to have much
"warmer" air temperatures of 35.7 degrees below zero.
.Chinese president to pay state visit to US on January 18 to 21.
BEIJING, January 7 (Itar-Tass) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao will pay
a state visit to the United States on January 18 through 21, Chinese
Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said on Friday.
According to media reports, along with current issues of bilateral
relations, the Chinese president's talks with his U.S. counterpart will
focus on pressing international issues, such as the situation on the
Korean peninsula and the settlement of the Iranian nuclear problem.
Ice rain cyclone approaching St Petersburg.
ST. PETERSBURG, January 7 (Itar-Tass) -- A cyclone is about to pour
ice rain on the city of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region, a
spokesman for the St. Petersburg administration of the Russian Emergencies
Ministry said on Thursday, citing weather forecasts.
According to the spokesman, the cyclone will reach Russia's second
largest city Friday afternoon and stay here through January 8.
Meteorologists forecast heavy snow and strong southerly winds of up to 18
metres a second. Meteorologists expect an ice rain on January 9.
.Orthodox Christmas service conducted in N Korean capital.
PYONGYANG, January 7 (Itar-Tass) -- Orthodox believers had a chance to
celebrate Christmas in North Korea's capital city of Pyongyang. The Divine
Liturgy was held at the Life-giving Trinity Church in a Pyongyang's
southern suburb.
The service was conducted by the church superior Father Fyodor Kim.
The service was attended by diplomats from Russian, Bulgarian, Polish,
Romanian, British, Swedish, and Swiss missions.
The construction of the Orthodox church in the North Korean capital
began to the instruction from North Korean leader Kim Jong Il after he
visited an Orthodox church during his tour of the Russian Far East in
2002. He personally supervised the construction works, which were fully
sponsored by the North Korean side. In June 2006, the then Patriarch of
Moscow and All Russia, Alexy II, received an application to admit the
parish of the Pyongyang church, then under construction, to the obedience
of the Russian Orthodox Church. In July 2006, the Holy Synod ruled to
establish an Orthodox parish of the Life-giving Trinity Church in
Pyongyang.
-0-ras
