After she was holed in the European storm Kyrill in the English Channel on 18 January 2007, forcing the rescue of her 26-man crew by French Navy and Royal Air Force helicopters, the MSC Napoli container carrier was beached at Branscombe to enable salvage of her cargo on Saturday 20 January 2007.
The MSC Napoli was carrying 2,394 containers, of which about 150 contained "hazardous" substances including industrial and agricultural chemicals according to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. The ship was beached following serious structural failure, and the conclusion that she would not make it to Portland Harbour.[1] Several items of her cargo were stolen by the populace in an act of wrecking.
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