You may well have seen the pictures of all the wood that’s piled up in places like Worthing beach from the wreck of the Ice Prince which sank a week ago off the Dorset coast.
But the timber’s not limited to Worthing. Walking along the Brighton beach front earlier today, I was amazed at the quantity to be found there!

The wood is piled up right along the shoreline.

The local paper has pointed out that the wood is useless since it’s been in the sea for a week and therefore won’t be too useful if you’re planning on decking your garden. And in any event, you can’t just go and grab stuff off the beach without filling out a form.
I’ve got a copy of Bella Bathurst’s book on Wreckers in my “to read” pile – and she also fronted a recent Timewatch on the same subject. It’ll be interesting to compare and contrast.
I also spotted this sign which might refer to the wood.

But there are some uses for the wood.