Coastguards from Newhaven have been dealing with a vessel that made a lengthy unplanned sea journey ending at Saltdean.
The team has been telling the story of how members were called to Saltdean beach yesterday (28 December) to answer reports of a capsized boat.
Upon finding the "Noah's Ark", no occupants (animal or other) were discovered, including during a search of the shoreline in both directions, east and west.
It took little time to follow-up the boat's origin, her name being clearly displayed.
Enquiries revealed the vessel had broken free from her moorings in Teignmouth's Shaldon Beach on December 22nd.
Across six days, without apparent human intervention, the boat had made her way from Devon, past Dorset, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and West Sussex; a distance of some 180 miles.
During this time, the owner Alex Howard had posted on social media:
"Everyone please keep your eyes peeled. I'm hoping for a Christmas miracle.
"The tide was going out at that time so it's probably in France by now."
Officials said the boat was then secured to rocks and the promenade, awaiting recovery.
There's no confirmation the rocky outcrop, anchoring the Noah's Ark, is to be renamed "Mount Ararat".
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