THE MSC Napoli hit the headlines last month after it was damaged in storms off the Devon coast.

The hull of the Napoli was damaged in a storm during which her 26 crew were airlifted from a life raft.

It was then grounded near Branscombe Beach in Lyme Bay - a World Heritage Site.

Containers from the cargo vessel slipped off the listing ship and ended up on Branscombe Beach which attracted scores of scavangers rifling among possessions strewn on the shore. BMW motorbikes, wine barrels, face cream and nappies were among the items washed up on Branscombe Beach.

Half of the beach has reopened after being sealed off by a 100ft-long metal fence to prevent scavenging.

Strong winds this week resulted in more containers being swept overboard from the wrecked cargo ship MSC Napoli.

The 62,000-tonne ship was grounded off the Devon coast on 20 January after being damaged in the English Channel.

A salvage operation has removed 342 of the remaining 1,800 containers on board the listing ship. And this week coastguards said 10 containers had gone overboard in windy weather on Thursday, of which eight had reached the shore near Branscombe and two had sunk.

They are believed to contain electrical appliances, King Edward potatoes, engine parts and used office supplies.

It is expected it will take about a year to get the cargo off the vessel and then salvage or recover it. About 110 containers have now been lost overboard, of which 58 have been washed ashore. Two salvage vessels are being used to remove the containers. They will be then transported to Portland in Dorset.

Here, the Daily Echo has been given exclusive footage from the Southampton-based Maritime and Coastguard agency on board the Napoli showing the salvage operation to remove containers from the ship.