PORT AND NAVIGATIONAL INFORMATION IN THE PECHORA AREA RE: LIGHTHOUSES, BUOYS, BEACONS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80T00246A039500440001-5
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 21, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: January 17, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United states within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Sees. 793 and 794. the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
COUNTRY ~'-S3I (Arctic
ROCESSING W HI 25X1
SUBJECT Port f z'.4 F'1~471i95-tiQnml Information in Ii t?. TR. 17 January 1958
the Lori. Area
SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINItIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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,~`r.is report contains fragmentary, inf ormstio
port and timber
lto,ding procedures, but is mainly concerned with navigational data, including
the iochtion,of lights, buoys, and beacons, several of which are said to be
newly, esi;a:b.1_ .she1.
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
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STATE ARMY I X NAVY x lAIR x IFBI AEC
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U. S. S. R.
Econonio/Naval.
Port and Navigational Information PYECHOR, Area.
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Two large bucket dredgers were operating on the bar at the entrance
26 The PT-00110Rii River is well provided vd.th lif;hts and buoys., the
navigable channel varying between 100 and 4.00
from the Pilot Buoy to Nar'yan Mar.
3.
rietros for the 63 Miles
The Timber quay is situated about 1 mile in front of the Main
quay installations and is about 200 metres in length. Vessels lie about
5 metres off the quay when loading with wooden catamarans between ship
and quay.
The depth of water 5 metros off the quay is 7 metros.
Thu II.jpth of water 15 metros off the quay is 10 - 11 metros.
(Hand load used).
4.. Four gangs of labourers were available,, but only two ships were
loaded at a tine. Official working hours wore
0800
- 1200
1330
- 1730
1900
- 2300
0030
- 0430
The loading rate of 24. Poles per hatch per day is usually maintained.
5.
Approximately one mile from the timber quay is a coal jetty
with 4 now goose neck typo cranes.
6. A radio beacon with call sign GK 320 Khz has boon established
in approximate position 69?31'N 4.9?00 E-
7. SOPKA KHODOViRIKHIt Light (117 foot) ,gas picked up by Radar at
13 Miles (height of ship's aurial approximately 40 foot).
8. The light 6.5 miles Last of SOPKA 1 ODOVLRII1i. light could only
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bo piokod up by Radar at 6 tiles.
9. Thu light situated ut the Eastorn uxtrurlty of RUSai Zu;V0R0T
was dutootod by Radar at 6 Edlus,
10. (a) Tho can shapod buoy in position 68?591 N 55?42' L is a
black and vihito vertically striped buoy No. I
(b)
Thu buoy in position 680541 50" N 55047t10" E No. 2
(c) Storing south from the buoy in para. 10(b) above, it was
not possible to keep on the loading narks at SITYVDSNI as
the channel has been moved further aasttiiard.
11. Tho following buoys shown on i4niralty Chart 2961 have boon
removed.
(a) Conical buoy in 68?48'30" N 55?47'y?
(b) Conical buoy in 68?45' 3011 N 55047' E.
12. Tho following now buoys have boon establishod:-
(a)
In position 68?51' N 55?50' 30" E
(b)
In position 68?46' 30" N 55?50' E a buoy
In position
68?43'
N 55?50' u a buoy
In position
68044' N 55?45'30" a rod light
Naar this buoy
13. In position 68?36'30" N 55?54' 30" E is a largo conspicuous
building with radio masts.
14. The buoy in position 68?35' 30" N 55?03' L has boon
removed.
15.
(d)
Thu pilot vassal lios near
buoy in position 68?29' 40" N 54032'35"
In position 68030' Ni,52AMW
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16. The following boacons on the coast have been established (see
Skotch)
until high water
(a) Position 68?31+' N 55?1+2?30" N Skotch I
(b) Position 68033' N 55?21+' L Skotch 2
(c) Position 68?32' N 55?18' a Skotch 3
(a) Position 68?30'30" IT 55?14' E Sketch 1+
17. (a) The bar at the entrance to the river was crossed 1. hours
before high water with a draught of 13 foot.
(b) Sailing with a draught of 15 foot vessel was made to wait
SEURET CUNT UL
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49? 34' K
68?32
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55? IS' f;
No 4.
68?33 'N
5 5? 21V E
68?30.5'N 55? 14-'E
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