Questioning, measuring the ice and local knowledge will go a long way on the ice, reminds the Coast Guard.
On the coast of the Gulf of Pohjan, in the inner archipelago of Kokkola and Pietarsaari, there is already ice, but caution is still required from those moving on the ice, reminds the coast guard.
There is little or no ice in the outer archipelago. In Kokkola, from the nose of the Trullevi, only the open sea can be seen so far.
Now that the plus temperatures have arrived, the layer of snow that fell on the ice also slows down the formation of new ice.
– The weather is such that questioning when going out on the ice is a good thing. Local knowledge also helps, i.e. understanding, for example, that the ice is thinner at power points.
According to the coast guard, you can go on the ice as long as the thickness has been checked.
– The thickness is not necessarily the same 500 meters away. The conditions change every day, now that there has been a lot of snow, points out Tiainen.
In Tiainen’s opinion, those who go out on the ice should have sledgehammers, a mobile phone in a waterproof package, floating clothes and an ice auger or an expedition ax, which can be used to find out the quality and thickness of the ice.
In November and December, both an ice skater and a skater fell on the ice in front of Kokkola. The pilkkija’s life was saved by the naskals.
The Coast Guard was rescuing both people who had sunk in the ice.