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| Beached ship sheds chemical cargo | |
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| Two containers thought to contain hazardous chemicals have been washed overboard from a stricken cargo ship beached off the Devon coast. | Two containers thought to contain hazardous chemicals have been washed overboard from a stricken cargo ship beached off the Devon coast. |
| The containers, which are thought to contain battery acid and perfume, fell from the MSC Napoli during storms on Saturday evening. | The containers, which are thought to contain battery acid and perfume, fell from the MSC Napoli during storms on Saturday evening. |
| Coastguards fear the ship, in Lyme Bay, could capsize "at any time". | Coastguards fear the ship, in Lyme Bay, could capsize "at any time". |
| A five-mile oil slick is heading towards Lyme Regis and seabirds have been affected at nearby Beer Head. | |
| The oil from the ship's ruptured fuel tanks escaped when booms at the stern of the ship were breached by floating containers in storms on Saturday night. | |
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| Salvagers hope to pump remaining fuel from the ship while coastguards and salvagers are hunting for about 150 containers in the water. | |
| Coastguards say there are 158 containers with 2,800 tonnes of hazardous chemical substances on board, but most of them are in the ship's hold. | |
| Mark Clark, of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), told BBC News: "She could capsize at any moment, but there's always been a risk that the ship would twist and capsize. | Mark Clark, of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), told BBC News: "She could capsize at any moment, but there's always been a risk that the ship would twist and capsize. |
| "She is currently listing at 35 degrees, which is a very heavy list, but she is not going any further at the moment." | "She is currently listing at 35 degrees, which is a very heavy list, but she is not going any further at the moment." |
| The 26 crew were airlifted to safety after it was holed off Lizard Point, Cornwall, in the English Channel on Thursday. | The 26 crew were airlifted to safety after it was holed off Lizard Point, Cornwall, in the English Channel on Thursday. |
| After the rescue operation had finished the drifting vessel was secured and was being towed to Portland for a salvage operation, but the MCA took the decision to beach it off the coast of Sidmouth following a "serious structural failure". | |
| Coastguards are asking people to contact them if they see any containers, but not to touch them. The contact number is 01305 760439. | |
| You can send us your pictures and video to: yourpics@bbc.co.uk or to send via MMS please dial +44 (0)7725 100 100. | You can send us your pictures and video to: yourpics@bbc.co.uk or to send via MMS please dial +44 (0)7725 100 100. |
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