Due to strong winds, the Kerch crossing is closed again
Simferopol, November 21 (PolitNavigator, Evgeny Andreev) – Due to increased wind last night, the Kerch ferry crossing suspended its work.
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This was reported by the press service of the Unified Transport Directorate.
As of 09.30 Friday, the wind force was 20 m/s. According to forecasters, such weather conditions will persist in the coming days.
Currently, the following are waiting their turn for loading on the cargo line: in the port of Novorossiysk - 240 trucks, in Slavyansk - 161, in the Kerch fishing port - 297. On the passenger line in the port "Caucasus" there are up to 200 cars, in the port "Crimea" - 10 cars.
Over the past 947 hours, 3678 passenger cars and XNUMX passengers were transported by ferries.
“We strongly recommend that all motorists refrain from traveling and wait out the bad weather in places remote from the crossing,” ETD informs.
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