PORT INFORMATION: CONSTANTA/BURGAS/ROSTOCK

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• Publication Date: December 1, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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Rumania/Bulgaria/Bast Germany
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Port Informationg Constants/Burgas/Rostock
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No 186-56)J
1. The following information is based on persoial observations
2. Constanta, Rumania (94.l Dec 55)
After picking up a pilot, a doctor, nd a small group of soldiers outside the
harbor entrance, ,ko ship entered the harbor through a mine-swept channel
marked by buoys and tied up at a pier of pilings and stone construction. The
general condition of the bar or an its facilities was described as slightly
better than that of Burgas. One-third of the ship us craw was allowed ashore
at a times however, permission to let mei go ashore had to be obtained 24 hours
in advance from the port authorities.
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at Constanta on Russiarr,Ravy Day,
four or five Soviet destroyers tied up at a pier on which Navy barracks were
located. This pier was at th entrance to the harbor and about two thousand
feet from ithere
ship was berthed (Nbteg AProm a rough sketch
it would a .war that his ship barthed on the southeast side
of the New Jetty which is just north of the st Nreakwater Quay.)
ship discharged margarine and loa vaeral carg6. Warehouses which stored
the general cargo were located cal the pier0
foreman of a stevedore gang
loading the ship
described conditia!us at Constanta as very poor. He told
could do him a big favor by giviwg3oim a package of razor blades.
The foreman maid that he was maki less money ?Min tate stevedores, since those
who do manual labor ,- n more than those in smpervisory positions. No women
were used as cargo tallymma or in actaal cargo loailmg, bat women were observed
sweeping some of the dock areas.
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The approaCh to barges thromgh the Slach Sea and L,' urga ski v was made
in accarcumce with th,, mill directions as pubiNekied in xoaaai through a
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wept Channel in the supposedly existent minefielde.
A pilot and one armed soldier boarded th ship at the pilot station just out-
side of the harbor entiance. Depth of water at this point was six fathoms.
The pilot took the Ship to its berth where it was boarded by a doctor, an
agent, one Or twcecustom officials, and a small group of armed soldiers. A
aearch.of the ship was held, and all cameras and binoculars were locked up
and the ships radio transmitting equipment was sealed.
Pram in inspection
eine' which BIS 23, Section 35 indicates
was constructed of
II. Alongside water depth was believed
when loaded drew 15 feet forward and 17
ship berthed at a
a? being North East Quay. The quay,
pilings and stone prior to Worldlier
to be four or five fathoms. The ship
feet aft0
aisareement as to the wharf facilities0
there were no cranes on the quay at which his ship was
berthed but there were two heavy (25-30 ton capacity) and five smaller
(two-three ton capacity) cranes on the "other n quay (Note: believed to be
the North Quay). One or both of the heavy crane were noted lifting railroad
cars0 the ship
used her own crancs in loading but a merchant ship
aft (Note: probably at Nast Quay) was using several small capacity wharfside
cranes in loading cement and/or general cargo.
ship used 10 vearfside cranes to load.
The ship loaded tobacco and iron pyrites.
Loading was supposed to be done by
three eight-hour shifts (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)? but enough men were
not available0 all the steve-
dores should have been in two sIiifts inste d of three. One complaint was
that at any time a gang might be taken off the ship and sent to work else-
where. Soviet ships always took priority. Also? loading operations were
extremely slow; in part due to the fear of the women tallymen that if they made
a mistake in checking the cargo they would be fired. The stevedores were said
to make about 500 ley& a month, if they worked a full month, which was equivalent
to about US$65.000 Any pay for overtime work reportedly went to the State
and was not received by the worker. It took about 10 daye salary, however,
to earn enough to buy a pair of shoese It was said that a pair of shoes cost
approximately 100 leva. Consequently the stevedores were shabbily dressed
and most wort no sho s. Some, however, bad made shoes from pieces of tires.
(Note: As a slight conflicting report, however, the
stevedores were dressed in blue uniforms0)
The cargo, tobacco and pyrites, was brought to the quay on railroad flatcars.
No forklift trucks or other cargo-handling equi .ent was seen. Five days of
start-and-stop loading were required to load 1500 tons of pyrites.
no dredging operations
were being conducted in the harbor area. The water depths in the western half
ee the bardhor were considerably more Shallow than those in the eastern0
the area between carthwest Pier and North. Quay
had not b developed to handle. cargo, 1t was still largely an undeveloped
sandy str tale A few small fi bite 'boats and lighters aere seen there, but
no ocean-eoine cargo vessels.
the N rthwest Pier cir.d. a1iit dogleg (as indicated on
y o -1 of 231,Stetion 35) and exteneed almost to a buoy
A,6 Shown. constrection o thie pier was still in progress.
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no informatio rcei ding the shipyard su oseday on the
tween the root of te West Mole and the Canal to Lake
petroleum inetallations? or a
Jest Nbee; tee
Vayakleis Aor
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Several other cargo ships were either loading or discharging at Burgas. As pre-
viously mentioned, there vas a Large (estimated.10-thousand-ton) Ship
at the position shown on overlay to figure 35-13 of BIS 23, loading cement
and/or general cargo. At the North einay? three ship0
were loading grain from bags which were taken aboard and emptied. The
six Sheds on the North Quay were Toelieved, being used as storage for this grain.
The navel activity seen at Burgas vas confined to noting the arrival of one
Or two small auxiliary or patrol-type ships from the north, which berthed in
the northwest corner of the harbor. a Naval Training
Station was in that area? as he could see yellow painted, barracks type build-
ings and one other building, perhaps used as a headquarters.
It was believed that Varna (Stalin), a port north of Burgas, was closed to
shipping, as it was used by the Navy exclusively0
Fe w restrictions were placed on the shipys crew going ashore; however, all
had to return to the ship prior to 2400.
4. Warnemunde and Rostock, East Germany (26-27 liar 56)
From:Burgas, the ship vent to Rostock to discharge its cargo of iron pyrites.
She was boarded in the anchorage area shown on BA 2865 by the pilot. No stops
were made in the Warnow River until the ship readied its berth at Rostock.
Upon passing a shipyard at Warnemunde, tvo large old German ships were seen
being repaired. Two oth r ships were in the process of being built.
a German transport vhich had been sunk just outside of Warnemunde
during Worldlier II had been salvaged and repaired.
one large building way (described as very similar in type to those in
tne shipyards) and another being built. In addition, he
said. that it appeared as if the ,yard was going to be enlarged, since adjoining
land was being cleared and leveled. The building way seen looked to have a
capacity of .15-20 thousand tons.
the Warnow
River, the Channel from. Warnemunde to Rostock is roughly (30 meters wide and
about 18 feet deep0 in navigating the channel caution
was necessary in an area south of the Warnemunde turning basin, where a shoal
area existed close to the east bank of the river.
At Rostock the ship berthed east of the southern terminus of the river ferry.
Few other ships were in port. Unloading was done with two electric trans-
porter type cranes equipped with three-ton grabs. Unloading took slightly
less than 24 hours.
The Kohlenkai Quay
to be equipped with transporter type cranes for coal handling.
was believed
there was a considerable industry in Bostock in the
manufacture of watches. Workers in this trade were said to be considered not
highly skilled. The watches were not made for export. When a watch was
bought, the store clerk was required to indicate the purchase on the buyerrs
passport or identification pap s.
L=ent
At Constanta the destroyers seen were apparently berthed at the East Break-
water Quay, the usual Wavy berthing area.
a =Fiber of small capacity
cranes exist along the Bast Quay and the Northeast Quay at Burgas but that
in this instance ship used her cranes for loading,, despite the
information as received
The reporting of old Garnall ships being repaired at Warnow Werft tends to con-
firm other information and reports.
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Several other cargo ships were either loading or discharging at Burgas. As pre-
Viously.mentioned, there was a large (estimated 10-thousand-ton) ship
it the position shown on overlay to figure 35-13 of BIS 23, loading cement
ahd Or general cargo. At the North Quay, three ships.
Were loading grain from bags vlaidh were taken aboard and emptied. The
eds on the North Quay were believed being used as storage for this grain.
The naval activityseen at Burgas was confined to noting the arrival of one
Or WO small auxiliary or patrol-type ships from the north, which berthed in
the northwest corner of the harbor. a Naval Training
Station was in that area, as he could see yellow painted, barracks type build-
ings and one other building, perhaps used as a headquarters.
It vas believed that Varna (Stalin), a port north of Burgas, was closed to
shipping, as it was used by the Navy exclusively.
Few restrictions were placed on the skips crew going ashore; however, all
had to return to the ship prior to 2400.
Warnemunde and Rosteelle East Germany (26-27 Mar 56)
From Burgas, the ship vent to Rostock to discharge its cargo of iron pyrites.
She was boarded in the anchorage area shown No stops
were made in the Wartime' River until the ship reached its berth at Rostock,
Cron passing 8:shipyard at Warnemunde two large old German ships were seen
be re ired. Two other ships were in the process of being built.
a German transport which had been sunk just outside of Warnemunde
or diger II had been salvaged and repaired0
one large building way (described as very similar in type to those in
burg, Germany, shipyards) and another being built0 In addition, he
said that it appeared as if the rd was going to be enlarged, since adjoining
land was being cleared and leveled. The building way seen looked to have a
capacity of 15.2O thousand tons.
the Warnow
River, the channel from Whrnemunde to Rostock is roughly 60 meters wide and
about 18 feet deep0 in navigating the channel caution
was necessary in an area south of the Warnemunde turning basin, where a shoal
area existed close to the east bank of the river.
At Rostock the ship berthed east of the southern terminus of the river ferry.
Few other ships were in port0 e loading was done with two electric trans-
porter type cranes equipped with three-ton grabs. Unloading took slightly
less than 24 hours.
The ROhlenkai Quay
to be equipped with transporter type cranes for coal handling0
was believed
there was a considerable i dustry in Rostock in the
manufacture or wattees. Workers In this trade were said to be considered not
highly skilled. The vetches were not made for export. When a watch was
bought, the store clerk was required to indicate the purchase on the buyeres
passport or identification rapers.
Laommen.t
At Constanta the destroyers seen were apparently berthed at the Bast Break
water Quay, the usual Navy berthing area0
a nunber of small capacity
cranes exist along tee mat Quay and tne noreneast Quay at Burgas but that
in this instance ship used her cranes for loading, despite the
information as received
The reporting of eld German ships being repaired at Warnnw Werft tends to can-
-firm either information and reports.
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considering their cargo, it vould seen logical tbat the ship berthed at the
nop. and ors quay OrohleukalWr
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