CONDITION OF AND TRAFFIC ON INLAND WATERWAYS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000100210005-6
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• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 6, 2000
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: June 1, 1946
• Content Type: IR

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Wareast-Bodlizt This sector is not regulated and is full of sandbanks*
which make navigation diffieult during draught. Several times
the crews of ships have had to dig canals in the sandbanks for
the ships to secure passage.
-IP oak: This section is in better condition then the Warsaw-
dlin section. There are obstructions near the bridge in hod.
un, and shi s have to pass under the right span of the bridge.
ock-Torun Thorn; Normal traffic without major difficulties.
: Traffic is normal except at the broken bridge
at erudslads Grandma). Ships pass under the right span of the
:bridge, but during the spring thaws this is not possible. Be-
cause the remaining parts of the bridge have net been removed,
the river has on occasion flooded fields in the vicinity.
2. Signals along the banks of the river and direction pointers are bAing
constantly changed by the special canal service.
3. On 5 or 6 JUAO 1946, the ship sWernencoks son/clans passing under the
railway bridge in Warsaw, because it struck some broken iron piers on
the bed of the river.
4. There is no traffic up the river beyond Warsaw* 44 the river is not
regulated and the broken bridges present obstacles to navigation.
juland Water Craft
5. Among others. Wse -tenoning tugs ply the Gdansk-Warsaw sections
sadanset one of the better preserved tugs; can tow els barges.
seaplane; a steam tug in good condition. r'
%lades a steam tug in fairly good coition.
Anbeckisi al actor tug in good condition.
slellatejst a motor tug in good cendition.
sidwards: a stems tug in very bed condition; it has to be towed itself
most of the time.
"Min. Inbecki*t &motor tog in good condition.
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4. The following tugs are undergoing repair in the Ploek Shipyard: "Poznan",
Mora", "Witez", "Reduta-Ordona", "Warszawa?.
7. On the Whole, tugs are in better condition than paseeegor craft, chiefly
because of the help .given by UNRRA, Which uses the barged for traneporting
goods.
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6, The following passenger craft are In service: "Goniec", "Warnenczyk",
"Saturn?, "Mazur", "Krekow?6 Raclawice", and ?Herold",
9. Adharence to schedule depends on the doelhof water. Because of the
drought, traffic in Hey and June was very difficult. Under good condi4e
tions, the passage from Gdansk to Warsaw on a passenger Ship takes four
days. Tugs cover the same route in about two weeks,
River Ports and 51i -wards
100 Yetem0 Tee shipyard is working; eutebecause the Soviete have dismantled
all plants, very little Can be done by way of repairs. -generally
speaking, the river port hap not euffered great damage due to
military action.
hodlint Aare there is a quay. .
Plonk: Bore there is a jetty placed on a barge. The Shipyard has been
largely dismantled by the Soviets..
Torun: No details; war damage was not eecessive.
11. Captains of ships and tugs are said to obtain their eoets after paying
suitable bribes in cash or UNRRA goods. The effeciency of the personnel
engaaed? in river navigation is not tested, and this leads to. frequent
damage to river oraft, The Ships suffoi considerable damage. Ae a rule,
every craft goes to the shipYard for repair and overhauling for several
months at the end of every season.
122, A captain is paid approximately 3,400 zlotys per month; a sailor, 1,200
zlotys pee month.
13. Theft oCcure frequently in the case of lighters when crews intentionally
let water into the holds of barges in order to find an excuse for re?load
tug the goods.
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