The Vistula Lagoon is almost all ice -bound. Other waterways look similar, which is why Polish Waters have decided to stop the shipping until further notice.
Polish Waters in Gdańsk announced the closing of navigation on waterway in Gdańsk. It will not be possible to swim from February 17, 2025 until further notice. All because of “Ice phenomena”.
The closure of the navigation, as the Polish Waters in Gdańsk donated, also applies to the Vistula River and the Dead Vistula.
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Vistula Lagoon of Ice
It is also impossible to swim through the Wiślanian spit.
“If someone wants to translate, he will be informed by the captain about the inability to swim,” said the Maritime Office in Gdynia.
Vistula Lagoon of IceTvn24
Locking about which We informed the failure in January this yearalready works, but at the moment it is handled by hand.
– The Vistula Lagoon is very specific with us, the water is quite sweet, this freezing has always been very strong. If he is really seriously frozen, i.e., for example, he will have 50 centimeters (ice – ed.), There will be no possibility of locking – explains Anna Stelmaszyk -Świerczyńska, director of the Maritime Office in Gdynia.
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