# Icing (nautical)

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[[File:Iced ship1.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Ice coating a [United States Navy](/source/United_States_Navy) vessel]]
'''Icing''' on [ship](/source/ship)s is a serious hazard where cold [temperature](/source/temperature)s (below about {{convert|-10|C|F|disp=or}}) combined with high [wind speed](/source/wind_speed) (typically force 8 or above on the [Beaufort scale](/source/Beaufort_scale)) result in spray blown off the [sea](/source/sea) freezing immediately on contact with the ship. If not frequently knocked off, the [ice](/source/ice) can soon build up on the ship's [superstructure](/source/superstructure) to a sufficient weight to [capsize](/source/capsizing) the ship.

It is typically a problem in [Arctic](/source/Arctic) and [Antarctic](/source/Antarctic) seas, but can also occur in other seas such as the [Gulf of Saint Lawrence](/source/Gulf_of_Saint_Lawrence), the [Sea of Japan](/source/Sea_of_Japan), the [Baltic Sea](/source/Baltic_Sea), and, very rarely, the [North Sea](/source/North_Sea).

==See also==
*[Shipping Forecast](/source/Shipping_Forecast)

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041031045833/http://www.crrel.usace.army.mil/aviation_icing/ US Army Engineer Research]

Category:Nautical terminology

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