Msc Napoli
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Kathy
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If it were just the locals going down to have a look that's one thing, but these people travelling hundreds of miles to steal goods that clearly don't belong to them I personally find it distasteful.
When that vessel arrived in the UK it carried goods for one of my customers. It was on it's outbound journey when it went aground.
We often use this vessel and it is very sad to see it stricken off the coast of Devon. It is also quite sad to see that hundreds of customers that have paid to transport their goods see them strewn all over the beach and surrounded by scavangers seeing what they can cart off to sell on Ebay.
The authorities really should have cordoned off this part of the beach quickly and securely. The legal "owners" of this cargo will probably be covered by various insurance policies but much of the cargo will suffer salt damage but some of the cargo, if left in the containers could possibly be partly salvageable. The next thing we will hear that people will be swimming out to the stricken Msc Napoli to take cargo off the vessels itself.
I don't think people are being "enterprising". These individuals look like vultures taking advantage of a sad situation for the vessel owners, those that worked on that vessel and the legal owners of the cargo that I am uncomfortable with.
When that vessel arrived in the UK it carried goods for one of my customers. It was on it's outbound journey when it went aground.
We often use this vessel and it is very sad to see it stricken off the coast of Devon. It is also quite sad to see that hundreds of customers that have paid to transport their goods see them strewn all over the beach and surrounded by scavangers seeing what they can cart off to sell on Ebay.
The authorities really should have cordoned off this part of the beach quickly and securely. The legal "owners" of this cargo will probably be covered by various insurance policies but much of the cargo will suffer salt damage but some of the cargo, if left in the containers could possibly be partly salvageable. The next thing we will hear that people will be swimming out to the stricken Msc Napoli to take cargo off the vessels itself.
I don't think people are being "enterprising". These individuals look like vultures taking advantage of a sad situation for the vessel owners, those that worked on that vessel and the legal owners of the cargo that I am uncomfortable with.
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My local radio station has a phone in every day. It has made interesting listening. Some of the people who stole from the beach have rung the show and are now extremely sorry for their actions.
In the meantime the oil slick grows. The voluntary wildlife groups in the area report large numbers of birds coming in.
In the meantime the oil slick grows. The voluntary wildlife groups in the area report large numbers of birds coming in.
Irish Stamp
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Don't see how it's theft when theres no law against it. If they're all that sorry they should register it with the relevant authorities and then if people want their stuff they can claim it.
The Government really should look into repealing old laws on piracy, shipwrecks and the like.
Definitely agree on the oil slick though Dims, I don't recall their being an oil slick at Southport (if there ever was one it was a long time ago) but there's oil all over the sand and underneath it - obviously not to the extent of that coming off the Msc Napoli but oil all the same.
The Government really should look into repealing old laws on piracy, shipwrecks and the like.
Definitely agree on the oil slick though Dims, I don't recall their being an oil slick at Southport (if there ever was one it was a long time ago) but there's oil all over the sand and underneath it - obviously not to the extent of that coming off the Msc Napoli but oil all the same.
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Kathy
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Absolutely, Triptych.
Can you imagine if you are a small company sending an export shipment overseas. They may have spent hours, weeks, years on a project, and you see some scum picking it up off of the beach to flog it on Ebay for a few quid.
I am sorry, but as Triptych says, whether these companies are multi nationals or one man bands these items were made by or belong to someone.
The years of being decent and honest in a situation like this is clearly lacking in many people nowadays.
Over Christmas on my normal walk, I found a lap top case and a brief case that had been obviously thrown out of a car - clearly stolen . I didn't hesitate to look through it to find the owner's phone number and he collected it within 2 hours. It didn't cross my mind to see if there was anything in there nickable so I could flog it on Ebay.
It was not law for me to retrieve the cases from the ditch and then to return it, to me it is just the common and decent thing to do.
Can you imagine if you are a small company sending an export shipment overseas. They may have spent hours, weeks, years on a project, and you see some scum picking it up off of the beach to flog it on Ebay for a few quid.
I am sorry, but as Triptych says, whether these companies are multi nationals or one man bands these items were made by or belong to someone.
The years of being decent and honest in a situation like this is clearly lacking in many people nowadays.
Over Christmas on my normal walk, I found a lap top case and a brief case that had been obviously thrown out of a car - clearly stolen . I didn't hesitate to look through it to find the owner's phone number and he collected it within 2 hours. It didn't cross my mind to see if there was anything in there nickable so I could flog it on Ebay.
It was not law for me to retrieve the cases from the ditch and then to return it, to me it is just the common and decent thing to do.