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.

"The memorial is being placed into the wall by Bridlington-based masons J G Gardiner Ltd. "The RAF unit was based at Bridlington from 1925 to 1980 and created the template to become the air-sea ...

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 ...