Wood from Ice Prince washes up in Sandown Bay 

18th January 2008

On Friday the 18^th January at 18.30, whilst carrying out general maintenance to the Lifeboat, a crew member spotted a large bundle of wood nearly 5 meters long, 2.5 meters deep, weighing about 4 tones, from the stricken vessel 'Ice Prince' drift into Sandown bay, just off our Lifeboat Station, as this amount was a danger to vessels in our area it was decided to retrieve it and was lifted from the sea by are launch vehicle, it was taken to an area on the beach above the known high water line and secured.

Relevant authorities were informed, they informed the salvage company to come to retrieve it, but on Sunday the 20th of January, early morning it had been taken and the relevant authorities were informed.

Sandown & Shanklin Inshore Lifeboat Launch Vehicle assists in retrieving the wood from the stricken vessel Ice Prince.   

The 4t ones of wood washed up in Sandown Bay - Sandown & Shanklin Inshore Lifeboat Station is visible in the distance.