Drifted Wood from the Ice Prince

Posted by Richard_Irwin (Belper, United Kingdom) on 31 January 2008 in Landscape & Rural.

Around 2000 tonnes of wooden planks are drifting about in the English Channel. Hundreds of tonnes have washed up on the beaches near Worthing. This shot was taken last week between Brighton & Hove.

It all came off a ship called The ice prince, which sank in heavy seas around 14th January

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Comments (18)

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia

Nice composition with an interesting story. That looks like really good lumber for building. I wonder if the wood poses a hazard for small boats.

31 Jan 2008 12:57am

Ina from Krugersdorp, South Africa

Good golly! This is an handyman's dream!
Nice & interesting capture

31 Jan 2008 1:44am

e. from New York, NY, United States

Beautiful! The wood piled up on top of each other make a very interesting construct.

31 Jan 2008 2:02am

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

Amazing capture and compo, now you've immortalized driftwood from the sunk 'The Ice Prince'...how smart are you!!! :)

31 Jan 2008 3:42am

Steven from Montreal, Canada

I like the arrangement as well. Did it end up that way or was it set up?

31 Jan 2008 4:37am

martie from Okinawa, Japan

Another great shot! Too bad Guy Fawkes' night isn't soon!

31 Jan 2008 5:18am

Daroru from Amagasaki, Japan

That's a very nice arrangement they ended up in.

31 Jan 2008 6:02am

Reza from Montreal, Canada

Very nice shot!

31 Jan 2008 11:13am

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Thankfully it was wood and not oil, I like the way the sea ( I presume it was the sea and not people who had been sorting through it) has arranged the planks of wood. A great shot Richard.

31 Jan 2008 12:02pm

yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece

very nice composition and colors - good job

31 Jan 2008 12:57pm

Earnest from Oklahoma, United States

Wow... free lumber!

31 Jan 2008 2:37pm

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

It's a good thing that ship was carrying wood and not oil!

31 Jan 2008 3:33pm

bm from Budapest, Hungary

Looks almost like someone had arranged those...cool documentary shot Richard.

31 Jan 2008 4:55pm

Porcsin from Debrecen, Hungary

Nice image from the tragedy! I like these photos! Thanks!

31 Jan 2008 5:28pm

Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom

Just a brief stop-by to say hi, thank you so much again for your very kind words at my blog the other day, Richard, and WOW, really an absolutely fabulous capture and composition yet again. The variation of textures and tones, from stones to wood to sea, then sky, really draws the eye. And I really appreciate your narrative too. Truly WOW yet again.

31 Jan 2008 6:48pm