Which risk increased for Viking longships navigating the North Atlantic when ice accretion became extreme?

💡 Explanation

Icing increases a vessel's displacement changing its center of gravity; the effect of this increased metacentric height is termed the "ice accretion instability mechanism". This reduces righting moment significantly, therefore rudder control is lost rather than directly affecting hull integrity.

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