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| Napoli beach reopening to public | Napoli beach reopening to public |
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| A Devon beach which was the scene of scavenging after cargo washed ashore from a beached ship is being reopened to the public. | A Devon beach which was the scene of scavenging after cargo washed ashore from a beached ship is being reopened to the public. |
| Branscombe Mouth beach was closed after it was littered with debris and cargo from the MSC Napoli in January. | Branscombe Mouth beach was closed after it was littered with debris and cargo from the MSC Napoli in January. |
| It is reopening fully after clearance work was completed by contractors. | It is reopening fully after clearance work was completed by contractors. |
| A National Trust spokesman said: "It will be a welcome relief. People have been very understanding of the fact that there has been a major incident." | |
| The damaged ship was grounded a mile off Lyme Bay, near Sidmouth, while being towed to Portland, Dorset. | The damaged ship was grounded a mile off Lyme Bay, near Sidmouth, while being towed to Portland, Dorset. |
| Hundreds of beachcombers descended on the area | |
| Her hull was damaged in a Channel storm - during which her 26 crew was rescued - and she was beached over fears by salvers that she would sink. | |
| Hundreds of beachcombers flocked to the area after containers from the 62,000-tonne vessel started washing ashore. | Hundreds of beachcombers flocked to the area after containers from the 62,000-tonne vessel started washing ashore. |
| People took items ranging from BMW motorcycles to disposable nappies before the beach was closed to enable a major clean-up to begin. | People took items ranging from BMW motorcycles to disposable nappies before the beach was closed to enable a major clean-up to begin. |
| A total of 114 containers were washed overboard. There are another 1,353 to be removed from the ship. | A total of 114 containers were washed overboard. There are another 1,353 to be removed from the ship. |