brinicles

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Gizmodo describes brinicles as "columns of ice that form under very calm ocean conditions, when there's a big differential between the water temperature (around -1.9C) and the air temperature about the sea ice (below -20C)."

Brinicle, Underwater Icicle, Captured Forming By Time-Lapse Camera (VIDEO) 2011
The duo found a number of fully formed brinicles close to the site before finding one in the process of forming.

Brinicle, Underwater Icicle, Captured Forming By Time-Lapse Camera (VIDEO) 2011