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Latest Press Release from the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) @
http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga-press-releases?id=D0DC45481FAA8A10&m=1&y=2008"Maritime & Coastguard Agency
Press Notice No: 014-08
Friday, January 18, 2008
Posted 11:23 GMT
NAPOLI: A YEAR ON
The first phase of the removal of the stern section of the MSC Napoli has now ended. All the accommodation block has been cut away and the scrap has been removed for disposal. The bow section was towed to a yard in Northern Ireland last year.
All the salvage vessels and plant equipment that were on site have now returned to Rotterdam. All that remains is the cut down stern section with a 30 degree list to starboard.
The owners representatives and insurers are currently in discussions to decide the timetable and method for removing the final section in phase 2 which is expected to commence sometime in April. The duration of the final phase will not be known until the final method of removal has been determined.
Hugh Shaw, the Secretary of States Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention said:
We have reached a milestone in the removal of the final piece of the wreck of the MSC Napoli.
The original plan was for a 2 phase operation to remove the stern section.
Because the stern section is listing after a spell of bad weather, the plan for phase 2 may have to be revised, and this is the subject of further negotiations and discussions at the moment.
From now until the start of Phase 2 a legally enforceable total exclusion zone (TEZ) of 500 metres will be in place."
Regards
Steve Ellwood