Protecting a Stationary Vessel from Encroaching Ice

Techniques are provided for protecting a stationary vessel from encroaching ice. In an example, a system has a subsea mount disposed on a seafloor and a thruster disposed on the subsea mount under a water surface. The thruster is configured to destabilize a water column under the encroaching ice.

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1. Verfasser:	YOUNAN ADEL H
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	EARTH DRILLING EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS FOUNDATIONS HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING MINING OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS PERFORMING OPERATIONS RELATED EQUIPMENT SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS SOIL SHIFTING TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	Techniques are provided for protecting a stationary vessel from encroaching ice. In an example, a system has a subsea mount disposed on a seafloor and a thruster disposed on the subsea mount under a water surface. The thruster is configured to destabilize a water column under the encroaching ice.