A Russian port was flooded with ice and dozens of cars were delivered.
The unusually cold, windy conditions forced the Toyotas to be covered with thick layers of seawater upon arrival at Vladivostok by the Sun Rio Ro Ro cargo ship.
It was cold Tuesday in Russia’s Pacific capital. The crane had to lift the vehicles off the ground.
According to reports, some of them were dressed in ice up six inches thick.
Sun Rio cargo ships are seen transporting Toyotas, Hondas and other Japanese goods. The ship was plated with thick layers of seawater upon arrival at Vladivostok’s port on Tuesday.
Two men unload an ice-covered car from a ship transporting cars from Japan at temperatures of -19C (-2F), in Russia’s Pacific capital
An overview of the Sun Rio cargo ship’s ice covered cars and railings. According to local media, some of them were covered with ice as thick as six inches.
View from the sky of an ice-covered Sun Rio cargo vessel carrying cars to Japan. One observer said, “The cars are so covered in ice that it’s hard to identify the vehicle type.”
Russians love second-hand Japanese cars, even though the ‘wrong side drive’ is not suitable for Russia. The Sea of Japan has a large export market.
Ship icing can be caused by sub-zero temperatures and a humid maritime wind. It may lead to draft and heeling increases and increase the likelihood of a ship being overturned.
Pyotr Olsichansky (72) said that he was a 72-year-old local captain and seaman.
Seawater sprays all over the boat and transforms into thick water. [ice] crust. Winds this year have been much more powerful than normal.
Crowds of people witnessed the removal of the Panama-registered vessel’s ice cars.
One observer said, “The cars are so covered in ice that you can’t tell which type it is,”
It was freezing cold in Russia, so the crane had to lift them off the ground.
Numerous ice-covered cars can be seen aboard the Sun Rio cargoship in Vladivosto. Witness the car lift from the Sun Rio cargo ship was witnessed by large crowds
The background shows an ice-covered Sun Rio cargo vessel carrying cars from Japan, in Vladivostok. There is also a cable-stayed bridge over Zolotoy Rog Bay.
You can see the ice-covered cars from aboard the ship. Pyotr Olsichansky (72) a 72-year-old local sea captain said that December is rough and windy.
Ship icing can be caused by sub-zero temperature and a humid maritime wind. It may lead to draft increase, heeling, or an increased risk of ship overturn.