ABSTRACT
Icebergs may cause a threat to installations, vessels and operations in a number of Arctic and Antarctic regions. If icebergs are detected and considered to be a threat, it has been documented that they can be deflected into a safe direction in approximately 75% of the events (Rudkin et al., 2005). The preferred method for iceberg deflection is single vessel tow rope (Fig 1a). Experimental towing of the iceberg in the Barents Sea was realized with a rope taken around the iceberg by a loop in 2005, and the rope was broken during the towing. Photograph of the towing is shown in Fig. 1.
