besetment

She was eventually released from besetment by digging the ice away from the hull.

He has published two major works of literary autobiography: Brilliantly Wright (1989) and Being, Obsession and Besetment (2007).

Icebird's bow was constructed to the latest ice-breaking design, which its owners claimed would allow it to break one year old ice with continuous speed, and so avoid the constant threat to Antarctic shipping: besetment (being surrounded by ice without helm control).

They seem to lie upon us like a deep flood; and it's my besetment to forget where I am and everything about me, and lose myself in thoughts that I could give no account of, for I could neither make a beginning nor ending of them in words.

The Nella Dan enjoyed the dubious distinction of plunging her passengers into an unexpected seven week stationary sojourn in the ice in 1985, the longest besetment (being surrounded by ice without helm control) ever experienced by any ANARE ship.