What Crew Members Say About Kontio

The cargo m/v "FWN Solide" (IMO: 9321093) was in collision the icebreaker "Kontio" upon approaching Oulu in the northeast Gulf of Bothnia on Jan 22, 2019, at 10 a.m. while en route from Rotterdam. The collision occurred during ice channeling. The freighter suffered a hole in the bulbous bow, but no water ingress or pollutant leaks were reported, only a moderate leak of ballast water. The icebreaker reportedly didn’t sustain any damages and remained in service. The "FWN Solide" docked at Oulu at 10.30 a.m. Finnish report with photos: https://www.raja.fi/tietoa/tiedotteet/1/0/rahtialuksella_ja_jaanmurtajalla_peraanajo_oulussa_76955

Arctia’s icebreaker Kontio departed the icebreaker base in Helsinki as the Finnish icebreaking season’s second icebreaker on Saturday 29 December 2018. The vessel headed towards its initial operation area near Oulu and Raahe, where it will begin assisting vessels upon arrival on Sunday 30 December. Icebreaker Otso, that departed on 25 December, already assists vessels in the Bothnian Bay. “There is already ice coverage in the northernmost part of the Bothnian Bay as well as near Oulu. So far the ice situation has been easy, but as temperatures keep dropping further below zero, more ice will form fast. Some forecasts predict a winter colder than average. A master of an icebreaker naturally has nothing against these kinds of predictions”, ponders Timo Jeskanen, Master of IB Kontio.