Over 95 tonnes of waste collected from Sussex shores after cargo spill
Plastic, wood, and metal's been removed from waters in Bognor, Selsey and Pagham after sixteen containers fell from the Baltic Klipper
Over 95 tonnes of rubbish has been cleared from Sussex shorelines after cargo crates fell from a ship just over a month ago.
Plastic, wood, and metal's been removed from waters in Bognor, Selsey and Pagham after sixteen containers fell from the Baltic Klipper in December.
The operation covers 60km of coastline and continues after taking place throughout the festive period.
Heavy haulage specialists are now planning the recovery of remaining pieces, in what Chichester MP Jess Brown Fuller has called a 'complex' situation:
"t's difficult to deal with because a lot of the foam insulation has been disintegrating and has become very small particles along the beach.
"So environmental specialists Ambipar are now in the process of working out how to get all of that off our shoreline."
West Sussex County Council is encouraging anyone who spots waste from the containers to report it to Ambipar.
Meanwhile, it reassured it's "carefully collating" the costs of the operation - and "agencies are working closely with the shipping company’s insurers to ensure that all recoverable costs are claimed".