http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=2815514&page=1
Scores of people have flocked to Branscombe in Devon to help themselves to goods from beached cargo containers washed up from the MSC Napoli — including a BMW motorcycle, shoes and wine.
The container ship was abandoned by its crew after being holed during storms last Thursday. It was deliberately run aground to stop it from sinking. . . .
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said people could be charged with theft if they failed to report the salvage they take from the beach. Spokesman Mark Clark said the scavengers were guilty of "crass greed".
"They have quadrupled our task," he told media. "People are lighting fires beside the containers, getting on top of them ripping stuff out, and not heeding our warnings. "The MCA is deeply upset and angry because all the stuff which has been ripped out of the containers will be swept out to sea and have an environmental impact." . . .
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