The "Napoli" ran aground in the English Channel off the coast of Devon
spills 200 tons of fuel that reached the beaches
Fight The sinking of the container to avoid environmental disaster
But more than the oil, there are concerns about the content of pollutant The 150 boxes
valuable commodity on the beach over the prey of dozens of "raiders"
The Naples resting on its side
LONDON - Continue on the shores of the Channel, the fight against time to prevent the container "Napoli" end to crack due to the force of the waves causing an ecological disaster. The rescue operation off the coast of Devon, continue unabated. For now, the engineers have managed to prevent the overthrow of the great ship that could have very serious conseguneze. Leaks from the British ship of the company Zodiac Maritime came out 200 tonnes of fuel which have formed a spot about five miles long that has reached the beach. Fortunately, the release only applies to one of the tanks on board the vessel that about 3,500 tonnes of fuel oil. The other tanks should be emptied in a day.
Some seabird has already finished in the middle of the oily mass that floats on the surface while trying to contain it with the appropriate solvents and bulkheads. But more than the scary oil content (battery acid, perfumery, and for the construction of the air bag) of 150 of the 2,323 containers aboard the "Naples". At sea there are over two hundred, some floating, others are half-submerged or have gone straight down, others are stuck, half smashed on the beaches of the area. It seems that only two of them contain waste or material defined as "highly polluting" can cause damage. The other boxes "dangerous" would be stowed below, and the state should not end up in the sea. But if the ship would break the risk would increase dramatically. Meanwhile
environment this morning with the alarm fire that also for raiding: dozens of people on the night took hold of the goods transported on the beach by the current after the incident: bottles of wine, clothes, diapers, oak barrels, material parts for cars and even motorcycles. It is not clear if the material arrived at the bank is still owned by the Naples ship or not. Given the emergency, the police, however, has attracted many officers from the nearby city of Exeter to constantly monitor the situation.
The police still have not been able to decipher exactly what the law provides in this case, but it is possible that the "raiders" are acting within the law. The values \u200b\u200bretrieved are the ones ended up on the beach, and nobody has touched anything that was on board.
Regarding the causes of the sinking, the last reconstructions confirm As established earlier: damaged by Hurricane "Kyrill", the "Napoli" ran aground and 26 crew were evacuated by helicopters and rescue vehicles. Then began the drama of the hull that now rests on the bottom a few hundred meters from the shore and forms a barrier against which the force of the sea rages.
