### id262786835 shifting ice threatens ships > However, danger was a constant, even in the best of times. Ships getting trapped by the shifting ice was not uncommon; more than 30 ships had been lost in the region between 1850 and 1871. In whaler lingo, getting wrecked by the ice was called being nipped. - [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fqy5wxxx03nz5xb6cpftz024) - [[Dramatic Discovery of Two Whaleships Lost in Arctic for 144 Years by Erik Ofgang#id262786835 shifting ice threatens ships|View in Vault]] - [n] This would make an incredible visual; imagine a mage standing at the bow of the ship fighting off the ice. #storystem/fic