There are several reasons why the coast at Holderness is eroding so quickly: Bridlington is protected by a 4.7 km long sea wall. Hornsea is protected by a sea wall, groynes and rock armour.

Other vessels were wrecked against the harbour walls and added to the ... the battering they had taken in the sea. The Reverend Neil Bowler, Rector of Bridlington Priory, will lead the service ...