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| Public assist in Napoli clean-up | Public assist in Napoli clean-up |
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| An army of volunteers is being brought in to help clean-up beaches littered with debris from a grounded container ship off the Devon coast. | An army of volunteers is being brought in to help clean-up beaches littered with debris from a grounded container ship off the Devon coast. |
| About 200 people were expected to turn up at Seaton Beach in east Devon where the public have been recruited to lend a hand for the first time. | |
| The MSC Napoli was grounded a mile off the Lyme Bay World Heritage Coast site on 20 January after storm damage. | The MSC Napoli was grounded a mile off the Lyme Bay World Heritage Coast site on 20 January after storm damage. |
| Debris from her cargo has washed up from south Devon to the Isle of Wight. | Debris from her cargo has washed up from south Devon to the Isle of Wight. |
| Holiday push | Holiday push |
| The clean-up involves volunteers who previously offered their services, guided by experts from East Devon District Council, the Marine Conservation Society and Devon Wildlife Trust. | The clean-up involves volunteers who previously offered their services, guided by experts from East Devon District Council, the Marine Conservation Society and Devon Wildlife Trust. |
| A council spokesman said they would be looking for items such as plastic and polystyrene. | A council spokesman said they would be looking for items such as plastic and polystyrene. |
| He said: "A lot of the stuff which went into the sea is being pushed up there." | He said: "A lot of the stuff which went into the sea is being pushed up there." |
| It is part of a push to ensure east Devon beaches are ready for the Easter holidays in April, and the summer. | It is part of a push to ensure east Devon beaches are ready for the Easter holidays in April, and the summer. |
| More volunteering days will follow on beaches on the east Devon coast, including the worst-hit Branscombe. | More volunteering days will follow on beaches on the east Devon coast, including the worst-hit Branscombe. |
| The beach is still closed to the public as contractors are working in a compound where tonnes of debris has been gathered. | The beach is still closed to the public as contractors are working in a compound where tonnes of debris has been gathered. |
| Items washed up from Torbay in south Devon to the Isle of Wight | Items washed up from Torbay in south Devon to the Isle of Wight |
| BMW motorbikes, nappies and unused hypodermic needles were among the items to wash up on coasts from the ship's containers. | BMW motorbikes, nappies and unused hypodermic needles were among the items to wash up on coasts from the ship's containers. |
| People reported salvaging about 1,400 items from beaches to the Receiver of Wreck. | People reported salvaging about 1,400 items from beaches to the Receiver of Wreck. |
| The Napoli was deliberately grounded amid fears she could sink during a tow to Portland, having suffered hull damage in a storm during which her 26 crew were rescued. | The Napoli was deliberately grounded amid fears she could sink during a tow to Portland, having suffered hull damage in a storm during which her 26 crew were rescued. |
| She was carrying more than 2,000 containers, of which 110 went overboard and 58 were washed ashore. | She was carrying more than 2,000 containers, of which 110 went overboard and 58 were washed ashore. |
| About 1,350 containers are still in the hold. They will be lifted off the vessel and taken to Portland in Dorset. | About 1,350 containers are still in the hold. They will be lifted off the vessel and taken to Portland in Dorset. |