The wood started being seen on Saturday, January 19, 2008, and by the following morning Worthing’s beach was covered. The incident remains one of the most astonishing seafront sights in recent memory.
The timber had come from the stricken ship Ice Prince and the resulting phenomenon on the beach attracted visitors from far and wide.
These pictures tell the tale of a seaside story the people of Worthing and the surrounding area will not forget in a hurry.
These pictures tell the tale of a seaside story the people of Worthing and the surrounding area will not forget in a hurry.
![Clearing up the wood at Littlehampton](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjNlYjZmMTY2LTdmZTktNGFhNC04NzUzLTlhMTg3MGM5NTZjZDozOTY3Njk2Zi1lMDEwLTQ3NWItODFiNi03MzM0NmUzYWY5NGI=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
13. Clearing up the wood at Littlehampton
Clearing up the wood at LittlehamptonPhoto: Stephen Goodger
![The wood was big news, locally and nationally](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjUzNjVmZDUwLTFjNWItNGU5NS1iNjYwLWY5M2UzYWMzZGY4ZDozMWM0YWU1Mi0zODA5LTRiMGYtYjcyNy1kNTFhYTE4Yzc2YWU=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
14. 2,000 tons of timber in 2008
The wood was big news, locally and nationallyPhoto: Stephen Goodger
![The wood washed up right along Worthing's beach](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjU5ODgwMDRlLWNhNzAtNGU0Yi1iNWQ4LTY2YmRmOTliNjg0MTo3ODYyOTBiNy1lYWQ5LTRhM2ItODJmMS1hMjAyMDAwN2EzMjE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
15. 2,000 tons of timber in 2008
The wood washed up right along Worthing's beachPhoto: Stephen Goodger
![Getting a close-up picture of the impressive spectacle](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmQ5NzM2OWMwLTAxYzAtNGRmMy05YWE2LTJhNzk4ZjM5NzExOTpkMjA5ZThmZC1kMTFjLTQxYTQtOWRjNS0zODViMjcwNGJlOWY=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
16. 2,000 tons of timber in 2008
Getting a close-up picture of the impressive spectaclePhoto: Stephen Goodger