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| A report into the beaching of the MSC Napoli cargo ship off Devon exactly two years ago is expected to criticise the way its aftermath was handled. | A report into the beaching of the MSC Napoli cargo ship off Devon exactly two years ago is expected to criticise the way its aftermath was handled. |
| After the grounding of the 62,000-tonne vessel in January 2007 containers washed ashore at Branscombe beach. | |
| Thousands of people rushed to scavenge the contents before the area was eventually sealed off by police. | Thousands of people rushed to scavenge the contents before the area was eventually sealed off by police. |
| The Napoli Inquiry Chairman, Professor Ian Mercer CBE, will announce its findings in full later. | The Napoli Inquiry Chairman, Professor Ian Mercer CBE, will announce its findings in full later. |
| Items washed up at Branscombe ranged from disposable nappies to motorbikes. It will be the scenes of the looting mayhem that will last in people's memories Professor Ian Mercer, inquiry chairman | Items washed up at Branscombe ranged from disposable nappies to motorbikes. It will be the scenes of the looting mayhem that will last in people's memories Professor Ian Mercer, inquiry chairman |
| Professor Mercer said: "Sadly it will be the scenes and reports of the looting mayhem played out on the beach at Branscombe in east Devon that will last in people's memories, rather than the helicopter rescue crew, or the skill of the salvers who towed the MSC Napoli to a safer haven. | Professor Mercer said: "Sadly it will be the scenes and reports of the looting mayhem played out on the beach at Branscombe in east Devon that will last in people's memories, rather than the helicopter rescue crew, or the skill of the salvers who towed the MSC Napoli to a safer haven. |
| "This committee's report aims to help authorities improve their emergency plans to be better prepared for such incidents again in future." | "This committee's report aims to help authorities improve their emergency plans to be better prepared for such incidents again in future." |
| The inquiry is expected to call for a new system to "command and control" land operations in major emergencies caused by shipwrecks and pollution. | The inquiry is expected to call for a new system to "command and control" land operations in major emergencies caused by shipwrecks and pollution. |
| Salvage operation | Salvage operation |
| The MSC Napoli was en route from Antwerp to South Africa and was carrying 2,400 containers and 3,664 tonnes of fuel oil and marine diesel when its hull was cracked during a storm off Cornwall. | The MSC Napoli was en route from Antwerp to South Africa and was carrying 2,400 containers and 3,664 tonnes of fuel oil and marine diesel when its hull was cracked during a storm off Cornwall. |
| Amid fears the English Channel could be polluted if the ship broke up at sea, it was decided to deliberately ground it off the Dorset and Devon World Heritage Coast. | Amid fears the English Channel could be polluted if the ship broke up at sea, it was decided to deliberately ground it off the Dorset and Devon World Heritage Coast. |
| Since then work has been under way to salvage the wreck. | Since then work has been under way to salvage the wreck. |
| The hull has already been removed but work to lift the 3,800-tonne stern section will get under way in June and is expected to take two months to complete. | The hull has already been removed but work to lift the 3,800-tonne stern section will get under way in June and is expected to take two months to complete. |
| The estimated cost of the total salvage operation is thought to be in the region of £50m. | The estimated cost of the total salvage operation is thought to be in the region of £50m. |