Chip wreck! Thousands of chips wash ashore near Eastbourne
BBC • • world
Key Points:
- Thousands of bags of chips have washed ashore on a beach near Eastbourne, Sussex, following the arrival of several shipping containers containing food and packaging earlier this week.
- The chips accumulated up to two-and-a-half feet deep in some areas at Falling Sands near Beachy Head cliffs, prompting a call for volunteers to help clear the debris, particularly plastic bags that pose a danger to local seals.
- Three shipping containers washed up at Seaford, East Sussex, with additional containers and debris found along various parts of the Sussex coastline, including Littlehampton and Beachy Head; authorities are monitoring the situation.
- The incident follows previous container losses near the Isle of Wight, and local councils have urged the public to exercise caution,
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