Question 4874 Deck General

The correct answer is A) The brash ice in the vicinity may clog sea intakes. This is correct because the brash ice (small pieces of floating ice) around an iceberg poses a hazard to a vessel's sea intakes, which could become clogged and affect the vessel's operations. The other options (B, C, and D) are all potential hazards of approaching close to an iceberg, but the issue of brash ice clogging sea intakes is not one of them. The other options are incorrect because they describe other known dangers of approaching icebergs, such as the risk of the iceberg calving or capsizing and striking the vessel, as well as the potential for underwater extensions of the iceberg that could also hit the vessel.