Witness the terrifying power of nature as a vortex swallows an oil ship in a dramatic and mysterious event.

The previously stuck A23a iceberg is trapped again, spinning in a rare ocean vortex Iceberg A23a — equivalent to the size of Rhode Island — has been near the South Orkney Islands since January ...

The frigid Southern Ocean vortex that A23a is caught in is slowing the iceberg’s journey north to warmer waters, where most icebergs in the region eventually drift before disintegrating, ...

NASA image of A23a taken on November 28, 2023. This iceberg is caught in a vortex and may be trapped for years. NASA Earth Observatory images by Wanmei Liang, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS ...

The colossal iceberg known as A23a has been slowly spinning in one spot of the Southern Ocean since April. Here’s what experts have to say on the phenomenon.

About the size of Rhode Island, the iceberg known as A23a got stuck in an ocean vortex this summer, spinning in place for months. Now, it's free, and heading back into open Antarctic waters.

The colossal iceberg known as A23a has been slowly spinning in one spot of the Southern Ocean since April. Here’s what experts have to say on the phenomenon.

After spending months stuck in a swirling ocean vortex, iceberg A23a is once again drifting through the Southern Ocean, offering scientists a glimpse into how it might affect waters in new regions ...

In other words, A23a is trapped in a kind of ocean vortex. Till Wagner, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who studies how ice interacts with climate, ...

Iceberg A23a — equivalent to the size of Rhode Island — has been near the South Orkney Islands since January, completing one full rotation every 24 days or so.