>Ever heard of a wood-slick coming ashore? Well all along the south coast here the strand line is strewn with washed up timber:
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>"Worthing beach has been shut to allow heavy machinery to remove the timber which has come ashore from the Greek-registered Ice Prince.
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>The ship sank about 26 miles (42km) off the coast after a storm. ..."
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7198735.stm>
>This applies to 10 miles east at Brighton here too. It sounds like a beachcomber's dream but the councils and police and "stewards" are all down there guarding the wood, and 1,000s of ££ fines are threatened for any takers. SO a beachcomber isn't even allowed on the beaches at the mo, to look for bona fide flotsam.
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>And just when we've recently got a vegetable allotment and could do with some timber to build a shed, make raised beds with, etc. It's heartbreaking!
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>Good aerial pic and close-ups:
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http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23433279-details/Hundreds+of+tons+of+timber+washed+up+on+Sussex+beach+after+cargo+ship+sinks/article.doHi Terry
I thought you could take stuff if you filled in the relevant form.
Its a shame as you say. Most of it will probably end in landfill.
