Ferry communication through Ob is stopped

On Ob ices, and ferries which connect Salekhard and Labytnangi are established, stop the work. The full stop of ferry communication originally was outlined for this evening. At 22.00 local временипаромы had to stop work up to navigation of next year. However the actual ice situation forced the special commission where representatives of regional transport department enter, specialists of Department of the Ministry of Emergency Measures in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area, navigable inspection and other departments, to stop movement at 13.00.

Representatives of the company carrier explained: "… ferries left in the morning Labytnangi – aboard took only who had special vital circumstances: "burning" tickets, work … But there were difficulties at ferry advance, thickness of ice increased in days by 1,5 cm. For release of ferries and delivery of people to Salekhard JSC Reskom involved additional equipment. 30 passengers are already delivered. When we will finish conducting of the last transport – movement will be stopped completely" .

On the official site the Department of the Ministry of Emergency Measures across the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area placed information on the current situation on a ferry through Ob the following contents: "Due to the sharp ledoobrazovaniye the ferries belonging to JSC Reskom, got stuck in sludge ice. 30 passengers are delivered to the coast by additional equipment of the enterprise carrier. Experts of FKU "TsUKS GU MSCh of Russia across the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area" under the leadership of colonel Sergey Sysoyev left on a crossing for the control organization" .

"Usual winter situation", - rescuers notice. Now ice thickness on Ob about 5-6 cm.

The day before Salekhard businessmen thanked transport workers for shock work on delivery to the city of food and goods of daily demand. The representative from enterprise community of the district capital noted that for some last days for distribution networks of the city ferries delivered over 250 tons of freights. "Deficiency of inter-season period this year is cancelled", - representatives of Salekhard retailers speak.

According to the head of department of transport of specialized district department Anatoly Ivanov: "With closing of ferry communication will begin work on preparation of the ice route for all-terrain vehicles on airbags. The carrier finishes technical training of vehicles, additional technical control will be carried out by special services. The tariff for journey on vessels on airbags makes 60 rubles for the passenger, 30 rubles – for conveyance. For safe work of such equipment thickness of ice has to reach a 10-centimetric point therefore today unambiguously to tell – tomorrow it will be or the day after tomorrow – it is impossible. The Department of the Ministry of Emergency Measures across the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area as safety issues of passengers – here are primary" gives us a starting signal.

From tomorrow to a route Salekhard-Labytnangi as the ranking officer of department emphasized, there are helicopters. Flights are performed from city airport Salekhard and a helipad of the city of Labytnangi. Tickets can be got in air terminal cash desk in Salekhard, in the city of Labytnangi – directly on вертодроме. The established tariffs for journey on the flights "70" and "71" - 850 rubles .

On a route from the railway station to helipads in Labytnangi the public transport will ply.
Information on the schedule of helicopters and another can be learned by phone help the airport: 8 (349-22) 7-42-08 .