Shipping containers and their contents are washing ashore in East Sussex.
There were some challenging high wind and wave conditions in the English Channel last Friday and Saturday last week. This resulted in the loss of 17 containers from two vessels; one lost 10 containers by the Nab Tower in the eastern approaches to the Isle of Wight and 7 from another vessel south of St Catherine’s Point.
Whilst some have sunk, the remainder are starting to wash ashore in East Sussex. The containers and their contents are the responsibility of the ship owner. However, local authorities with support from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) are dealing with the container shells and their contents as they wash ashore. So far, food and the insulation from the refrigerated containers are washing ashore.
Members of the public are advised to stay away and leave the contractors to clear the contents as they arrive on the beach.
More details are available at:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y473r01xdo