MV Ice Prince

Wood pile beside a Worthing cycleway of the Ice Prince

The MV Ice Prince was a 328-foot Greek-registered cargo ship which sank in the English Channel on 15 January 2008 at 12:45am, spilling 2,516 tonnes of timber, around 423 tonnes of intermediate fuel oil and 123 tonnes of marine diesel oil.[1][2][3] Twenty crew members were rescued by HM Coastguard helicopter and Brixham lifeboat.[4]

Timber from the cargo washed ashore along the south coast of England. Beaches along the south coast of England were closed to prevent looters taking away washed-up timber.[5]

Timber from the ship Ice Prince in Seaford Bay

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50°11′6″N 2°50′6″W / 50.18500°N 2.83500°W / 50.18500; -2.83500

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