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The MV Ice Prince was a 328-foot Greek-registered cargo ship which sank in the English Channel on 15 January 2008 at 12:45am, spilling 2,516 tonnes of timber, around 423 tonnes of intermediate fuel oil and 123 tonnes of marine diesel oil. Twenty crew members were rescued by HM Coastguard helicopter and Brixham lifeboat.

Timber from the cargo washed ashore along the south coast of England. Beaches along the south coast of England were closed to prevent looters taking away washed-up timber.

References

1. Cargo Ship Ice Prince Sinks In Channel After Dramatic Rescue
2. BBC NEWS | UK | England | Devon | Stricken ship at risk of sinking
3. Earth and Environment – Telegraph
4. BBC One – Real Rescues, Series 3 Reversions, Episode 5
5. BBC NEWS | UK | England | Shipwreck timber littering coast

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 2008
Shipwrecks	14 Jan: Ice Prince 31 Jan: Riverdance 29 Feb: Shourav 23 Mar: Alaska Ranger 13 May: Nazimuddin 21 Jun: Princess of the Stars 29 Jun: USS Horne 11 Jul: USS David R. Ray, Simshar 14 Jul: USS Cushing 16 Jul: USS Fletcher 11 Sep: Asgard II 6 Oct: USS O'Bannon 10 Oct: Fedra 18 Nov: Ekawat Nava 5 Unknown date: Lady Davinia
Other incidents	31 Jan: Pride of Canterbury 6 Feb: UND Adriyatik 22 Sep: Lake Explorer II 8 Nov: K-152 Nerpa (accident) 2 Dec: Sea Wind 4 Dec: Ushuaia
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• Maritime incidents in 2008
• Merchant ships of Greece
• Shipwrecks in the English Channel