Almost exactly a year on from the grounding of MS Napoli off the Dorset coast, there were amazing scenes all along the Sussex shore this weekend as tons of loose and bundled 10m-long planks of wood washed up after the sinking of the Greek-registered freighter Ice Prince last week.

Boat owners have been warned that the floating wood may present a hazard, while police have said that if people continue to take the wood, they could be liable to prosecution and arrest under the Merchant Shipping Act.

Click here for photos of beached timber from West and East Sussex