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There is research into solving this with sacrificial material? Last i remember, there was the idea to have a coat of carbon fibre enhanced ice to ablate and soak up the damage, while regenerating from below?



> Last i remember, there was the idea to have a coat of carbon fibre enhanced ice

It may be used (probably with low profit) for small vehicles/boats, but not for big ships.




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