Timber from cargo ship could wash up on Worthing Beach
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Thirty cargo packages filled with timber could wash up on Worthing Beach after a Russian vessel shed its load in stormy conditions.
The cargo ship Mekhanik Yartsev reported to HM Coastguard the loss of 30 pieces of cargo 20 miles south of Worthing Beach at around 1am on Boxing Day during bad weather conditions.