MSC NAPOLI NEWS:
23-7-2009
Last of Napoli removed from Branscombe shores
THE LAST piece of MSC Napoli was lifted on to one of two salvage barges moored off Branscombe beach at precisely 3.36pm
8-7-2009
Napoli: Final farewell
AFTER more than two years in its watery grave the last remaining section of the MSC Napoli has finally been raised.
23-01-2009
Plundering chaos was avoidable
THE PLUNDERING chaos which followed the beaching of the Napoli off Branscombe could have been prevented, the official inquiry reported on the second anniversary of the disaster.
23-01-2009
Report to go to Government
THE recommendations of the Napoli report will be presented to the Government in the hope new legislation will be introduced.
23-01-2009
Report findings welcomed
Councillor Chris Gibbings said if the report was adopted into Government legislation it would prevent Napoli type incidents from occurring in the future.
23-01-2009
Inquiry costs Devon £22,000
THE official inquiry in to the grounding of MSC Napoli cost Devon County Council nearly £22,000, it was revealed on Tuesday.
23-01-2009
Parish council's key to clean-up
PARISH councils should play an important role in the aftermath of disasters like the Napoli, the official inquiry recommended.
9-10-2008
Napoli inspires songster
WHILE the Napoli has proved a source of fascination for residents and visitors to East Devon over the past year, it has proved inspirational to one Tipton man and his band.
22-9-2008
Napoli's salvage comes to abrupt halt
THE salvage operation of the MSC Napoli has come to an abrupt halt after it was decided to suspend the operation over winter.
18-7-2008
Permanent memorial to the MSC Napoli unveiled at Branscombe
THE owners of the MSC Napoli have handed over a permanent memorial to the people of Branscombe to remember the ship's grounding.
9-6-2008
Peter's top award
AN Exmouth coastguard is only one of three people in the country to receive a prestigious award presented by the Prince of Wales.
17-4-2008
Professor Ian Mercer appointed as chairman of the MSC Napoli local public inquiry
Professor Ian Mercer CBE has been appointed as the independent chairman of the MSC Napoli local public inquiry.
10-3-2008
Napoli inquiry will seek your views
THE STRICKEN stern of the MSC Napoli looked on as the public inquiry into the incident was officially launched.
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9-1-2008
Napoli reward for honest Tom
A kind-hearted beach-comber from Seaton, who returned a valuable oil painting washed up from the MSC Napoli, has been rewarded by its owner.
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21-11-07
Napoli oil alert
A WAVE of oil and debris is floating towards Seaton beach after gale force winds battered the MSC Napoli last weekend
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02-11-07
Europe’s biggest sea crane will help to remove the stranded Napoli
THE NEXT phase of the MSC Napoli’s removal is scheduled to start soon after specialist cutting equipment arrives off Branscombe Beach from France and Holland.
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31-9-07
• ‘Small amounts of oil should be expected’
NEW MSC Napoli information boards have been positioned on the affected beaches to keep the public more informed about the ongoing clean up operation.
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• Using force of nature
SALVAGE contractors are using the power of the waves to keep East Devon's beaches clean as part of ongoing work to clean up after the MSC Napoli.... » MORE
17-8-07
• Napoli reaches Irish shipyard
THE BOW of the stricken MSC Napoli has arrived at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast this week,where it will be recycled.... » MORE
10-8-07
• Napoli will be tugged along our coastline
WALKERS having a stroll along Exmouth seafront should keep their eyes peeled for a ship on the horizon as part of the MSC Napoli finally leaves East Devon's shores.
27-7-07
• Now for scrappers
IT was third time lucky for salvage contractors attempting to split the stricken MSC Napoli in two, as the ship was finally separated.
25-7-07
• Explosives split the Napoli
A CLEAN-UP operation is under way in Seaton and Axmouth after oil from the sunken MSC Napoli washed ashore last week.
20-7-07
• The ship that won’t break
FURTHER explosions are expected, as salvagers make a third attempt to split the stricken MSC Napoli in two.
13-7-07
• Unfit to float
MSC NAPOLI was due to return to shallow waters near Weston Mouth on yesterday afternoon's high tide, after being deemed too unstable to float.
9-7-07
• The Napoli is refloated
AFTER months of speculation, the MSC Napoli was finally refloated from the sea bed as 58,000 tonnes of water were pumped from the stricken vessel.
6-7-07
• Napoli: sit and wait
28-6-07
• Eager to return Napoli photographs
25-6-07
• Fate of birds caught in oil
• Hurdles to cross before re-float
22-6-07
• Date set for Napoli re-float
1-6-07
• Reliving plunder emotions
• Adios Napoli
7-3-07:
• NAPOLI: ‘We must not lose out,’ warns MP Hugo Swire
• Appeal for help to clear up Napoli beach debris
27-2-07:
• Forgotten beach
14-2-07:
• Work resumes on cargo
2-2-07:
• ‘Napoli had been cleared to sail’
• Bigfoot moves in for heavy lifting
• Helicopter rescue pilot was running out of fuel
• John’s panoramic view of the Napoli operation• Town’s business boom
• Billy’s new beach mark
• Police ‘taken by surprise’
• Your chance to return goods
• Fine so far but still big risks
• Suitcase sent to Africa washed up on shore Branscombe
• Villagers given back freedom
• Stand clear, let the salvage team get on with work
27/1/07:
• Portrayed as thieves
• Leave a BMW? On yer bike!
• Plague of locusts descended on us’
• Bumper to bumper traffic
26/1/07:
• ‘Tricky job’ of oil transfer
• Beach shingle for sale on web
• Sleepless nights
• Thefts investigated
• Clear your conscience by handing loot back
• For the moment, it’s the Swag Inn of York Street!
• ‘She should have gone to Falmouth’
• Donate towels to help birds
• Distressing time - RSPB
• MSC Napoli - how the public can help
25/1/07:
• So why did they risk our beautiful beaches?
• ‘Looters making the disaster 800% worse’
• Swire seeks EU aid
• Jack bags a BMW!
• Exmouth’s vital role in emergency
• Police are left powerless as looters swoop
• Year-long disaster
• More than 1,000 sea birds affected by oil
23/1/07:
• BEACHED: Why here?
• Brussels told of aftermath
• Fears disaster will ruin the coastline
• Arrest warning
• RSPCA to the rescue
• Protecting the rivers
21/1/07:
• Sidmouth reacts to stricken ship
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