MV 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]

References
  1. Cargo Ship Ice Prince Sinks In Channel After Dramatic Rescue
  2. BBC NEWS | UK | England | Devon | Stricken ship at risk of sinking
  3. Earth and Environment – Telegraph
  4. BBC One – Real Rescues, Series 3 Reversions, Episode 5
  5. BBC NEWS | UK | England | Shipwreck timber littering coast

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