Wood, wood, wood - this time in Worthing
Wood in Worthing
I thought my Dad was joking when he rang to tell me about the wood all along the Sussex Coast. But as we went for our usual Sunday walk along the seafront in Worthing it was clear that he wasn't talking about a few bits of drift wood but a cargo ship that had got into difficulty in Devon and had tumbled all its load of timber into the sea.
Great piles of timber was all down the coast as far as we could see. The pier was closed whilst it was being checked for any structural damage and some lone machinery was attempting to move some of the wood further up away from the tide.
The 2000 tonnes of timber was obviously soaked through - and this and the salt content would have caused it to warp and become unusable for its intended purpose. As far as I know the wood is being collected for insurance purposes and its likely that it will be turned into chipping. The council is responsible for the clean up which is expected to take weeks.
