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| More Napoli cargo washed into sea | More Napoli cargo washed into sea |
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| Coastguards say a small amount of cargo from the wrecked container ship the MSC Napoli went overboard in bad weather at the weekend. | Coastguards say a small amount of cargo from the wrecked container ship the MSC Napoli went overboard in bad weather at the weekend. |
| About eight bags of yellow plastic strips went into the sea but most have been collected from Lyme Bay. | |
| Several drums of brake fluid were also removed by a salvage team. No more containers have been lost, says the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). | |
| The 62,000-tonne vessel was grounded off Branscombe on 20 January. | |
| Barge hope | Barge hope |
| Her hull was damaged in a Channel storm during which her 26 crew were airlifted from a life raft. | Her hull was damaged in a Channel storm during which her 26 crew were airlifted from a life raft. |
| The ship was carrying 2,200 containers, 315 of which have now been transported by barge to Portland in Dorset. | The ship was carrying 2,200 containers, 315 of which have now been transported by barge to Portland in Dorset. |
| More than 50 containers washed ashore and 46 have been lost overboard. | More than 50 containers washed ashore and 46 have been lost overboard. |
| Sea swells of up to 3m were reported at the weekend in the area immediately around the grounded ship. | Sea swells of up to 3m were reported at the weekend in the area immediately around the grounded ship. |
| If weather conditions improve sufficiently on Monday, the giant barge being used to take containers off the Napoli is expected to return alongside her. | If weather conditions improve sufficiently on Monday, the giant barge being used to take containers off the Napoli is expected to return alongside her. |
| The barge has spent the weekend sheltering at nearby Portland. | The barge has spent the weekend sheltering at nearby Portland. |
| Other lost cargo from the Napoli has appeared on beaches more than 30 miles away in Torbay. | Other lost cargo from the Napoli has appeared on beaches more than 30 miles away in Torbay. |
| MCA officer Derek Smith said: ''There has been no significant deterioration of the vessel. | |
| ''A light sheen of oil has been reopened drifting to the west, but there is very little of it and it is being broken up.'' |