Another Ship of fools, page-12

OriginallypostedbyGlug

Seemstheicetheygotstuckinwasfloatinganddrifting,andwastakingtheshiptodangerousshallowwater.

MaybeanArcticiceexpertherecouldexplainhowtheicebecomedislodgedandwasfloating.



Stuckintheice

AsmallerSwedishpassengervessel,MS"Malmö"wastravelingaroundSvalbardwhenitgotstuckintheicesouth-westoftheHinlopenStrait.-ThecaptainoftheboatnotifiedKystradioNordandMainRescueCenterNorthernNorwayatthreeintheafternoontoevacuatethepassengers.

ThenthevesseldriftedwiththeiceandtheoceancurrentwasabouttoleaditintoashallowsoundatRønnbeckøyane.

Thecrewofsevenremainonboardtotrytogettheboatloose,writestheNorwegianNorthernRescueCentralRescueCenteronitswebsite.

Itisexpectedthattheicewillcracksomewhatwhenthereisfloodingtonight.

Thecaptainthenhopestotaketheboatoutintotheopenwaterforhisownmachine.

Thereislittlewindintheareabutsnowshowersandvisibilitydownto200metersintheskies.TheCoastGuardKV"Andenes"isroutedtotheareatoassistthevesselwhenneeded.

https://svalbardposten.no/ms-malm-star-fast-i-isen/19.11381

"Maybe an Arctic ice expert here could explain how the ice become dislodged and was floating."

So much more ice being generated at the pole that it forces the extremities to shear off.