A sea of uncooked chips has washed up on a beach near Sussex, marking the latest in a slew of strange produce washing up on
British shores.

The bizarre mess has been weeks in the making, after 16 containers fell from a ship during rough seas off the Isle of Wight during December.

The French fries are the latest produce to wash ashore, while dozens of bananas littered another beach last wee.

More rubbish, including polystyrene and plastic, and the shipping containers themselves are expected to continue polluting the ocean and shore lines.

Australian Marine Debris Initiative founder Heidi Tait has said the issues could continue for some time.

“When we lose shipping containers, not all of them float to the surface or burst open. It can be months or even years before they break up under the water and release their contaminants or the items that they’re carrying,” she said.

Hundreds of volunteers have taken it upon themselves to clean up the rubbish washing up on the beaches every day, but there remains no clear end in sight.

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