It is a good idea.
"Alshei believes that a metal belt system he is seeking to patent will keep the iceberg from breaking apart as it makes its journey from Antarctica to the Middle East."
Thing is, the Chinese don't even steal patents from the Middle East, go to wipo and scroll through them, it's like a high school science fair. They patented a rubber band you put around your face with your phone stuck to it and call it a hands-free mobile device. The people pay the several thousand a year fee to upkeep that patent. I'll admit that the USA consistently holds the top 10 stupidest patents every year, but Utah puts out more patents in a year than 1.1 billion muslims have in the history of patents, so it's to be expected.