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| Ship loses timber in rough seas | Ship loses timber in rough seas |
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| A Russian-registered cargo ship has lost 1,500 tonnes of timber in rough seas off the Sussex coast. | A Russian-registered cargo ship has lost 1,500 tonnes of timber in rough seas off the Sussex coast. |
| It happened in a major English Channel shipping lane 14 miles off Newhaven, East Sussex, at 0815 GMT. | It happened in a major English Channel shipping lane 14 miles off Newhaven, East Sussex, at 0815 GMT. |
| The vessel, which is being escorted to Portsmouth by a coastguard tug, is not thought to be at "imminent risk". | The vessel, which is being escorted to Portsmouth by a coastguard tug, is not thought to be at "imminent risk". |
| A Coastguard spokeswoman said the wood could be heading towards Dungeness in Kent, not the East Sussex coast at Newhaven as previously thought. | |
| Aerial surveillance | Aerial surveillance |
| She said: "We thought at first it was heading towards Brighton and Hastings to arrive there later today, but now it's looking to go round Dungeness. | |
| "It may actually avoid the coastline entirely and go on up through the Dover Strait." | |
| The 137m (450ft) vessel Sinegorsk, which has a 25-strong crew, was heading to Alexandria in Egypt from Oskarshamn in Sweden when the sawn timber was lost from the deck. | The 137m (450ft) vessel Sinegorsk, which has a 25-strong crew, was heading to Alexandria in Egypt from Oskarshamn in Sweden when the sawn timber was lost from the deck. |
| An aerial surveillance aircraft has been sent to survey the debris and to see whether the wood remains in secure bundles. | An aerial surveillance aircraft has been sent to survey the debris and to see whether the wood remains in secure bundles. |
| Dover Coastguard has alerted other vessels in the area about the risk of seaborne debris.The vessel was heading to Egypt from Sweden | Dover Coastguard has alerted other vessels in the area about the risk of seaborne debris.The vessel was heading to Egypt from Sweden |
| The spokesperson added: "The receiver of wreck has also been kept informed of the sawn timber and its likely impact on the shoreline." | The spokesperson added: "The receiver of wreck has also been kept informed of the sawn timber and its likely impact on the shoreline." |
| In January last year more than 2,000 tonnes of timber washed up along the Sussex coast after the Greek-registered Ice Prince sank about 26 miles south of Dorset. | In January last year more than 2,000 tonnes of timber washed up along the Sussex coast after the Greek-registered Ice Prince sank about 26 miles south of Dorset. |
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| Fred Caygill of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said the Sinegorsk lost its load as it came in to the south west lane of the Dover straits, approaching Newhaven. | Fred Caygill of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said the Sinegorsk lost its load as it came in to the south west lane of the Dover straits, approaching Newhaven. |
| He said the Marine Accident Investigation Branch would be investigating how the ship came to lose the timber but added that the rough seas were likely to have been a factor. | He said the Marine Accident Investigation Branch would be investigating how the ship came to lose the timber but added that the rough seas were likely to have been a factor. |
| "We can't say that definitely caused it but generally weather has an effect," he said. | "We can't say that definitely caused it but generally weather has an effect," he said. |
| He said the wood was currently "a long way off shore" but added that if it did drift towards land it could lead to a "similar" situation as the Ice Prince. | He said the wood was currently "a long way off shore" but added that if it did drift towards land it could lead to a "similar" situation as the Ice Prince. |
| A stained glass panel to commemorate that incident is being unveiled on Worthing Pier at noon as the start of the week-long Ice Prince Arts Festival. | A stained glass panel to commemorate that incident is being unveiled on Worthing Pier at noon as the start of the week-long Ice Prince Arts Festival. |