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Storm Imogen may have gone but it left behind more than a few interesting reminders of its immense force.

A remarkable collection of objects – some of which originated thousands of miles away – has washed up on Porthcawl beaches and along the Wales Coast Path.

1. A life raft from a large merchant ship

Porthcawl RNLI volunteers recovered the empty life raft after it was spotted adrift in the Bristol Channel on Tuesday. It had probably washed off a large merchant ship at the height of the storm and automatically inflated on hitting the water. The hurricane force 12 wind had destroyed the canopy.

2. A can of palm oil from India

(Image: Richard Burton/Facebook)

Richard Burton, from Porthcawl, found an unopened can of palm oil, made by one of India's most-popular brands Dalda at Sker Beach on Wednesday. If it leaks out palm oil, which is used in food and household products, it's known to be toxic to dogs if they eat it.

3. A bottle of Don Limpio from Spain

(Image: Peter Bolter)

One of the many items left behind on the boardwalk section of the Wales Coast Path between Rest Bay and Sker.

4. A 15ft telegraph pole

(Image: Peter Bolter)

5. A Dewalt safety shoe (the left one)

(Image: Peter Bolter)

6. A cheese grater

7. A large bin

(Image: Peter Bolter)

8. A blue hard hat

(Image: Peter Bolter)

9. A motor of some kind

(Image: Peter Bolter)

10. A petrol can and other plastic containers

(Image: Peter Bolter)

11. Part of an American detergent bottle

(Image: Peter Bolter)

12. Fishing net and rope

(Image: Peter Bolter)

13. A fishing buoy

(Image: Peter Bolter)

Watch Storm Imogen's waves hammer the Aberystwyth seafront