Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Loads/Channel.cpp
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Loads/Channel.cpp	(revision 26771)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Loads/Channel.cpp	(revision 26772)
@@ -603,5 +603,5 @@
 	/*Initialize Element matrix and return if necessary*/
 	Tria*  tria=(Tria*)element;
-	if(!tria->IsIceInElement() || this->boundary){
+	if(!tria->IsIceInElement() || tria->IsAllFloating() || this->boundary){
 		this->S = 0.;
 		return;