[ROCKLOBSTER]

Well, I was just jiving ya, but it appears you need 3’ of ice to drive a truck on it.

I was thinking they could drive out to the frozen-in tanker to load.

Of course this is salt-water ice which probably has no strength compared to fresh-water ice.

[thackney]

It depends on the weight, size of load.

When I worked farther north at Alpine, they built the Colville River Ice bridge for 100 ton loads.

I wish I could remember how thick they made it. I traveled across it a few years ago.

[Forward the Light Brigade]

This is a real story—full of Drama. This should be made into a movie.

[thackney]

Another thing to consider. As the ice is forming (and during breakup) Separate ice pieces, some massive, get pushed up onto shore. Combined with wave and ice action, it rarely is is a smooth surface to transition to shore as you may find on your pond or lake. It may often look like this: