Worth the 5am start for this picture

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A Police Officer walking past two of the shipping containers washed up on the beach at Branscombe, Devon following the beaching of the cargo ship MSC Napoli after it was holed during storms on Sunday, 21st January 2007. The ship is carrying almost 2,400 containers, about 150 of which are said to hold hazardous chemical substances. The drifting vessel was being towed to Portland Harbour in Dorset for a salvage operation, but the Maritime and Coastguard Agency decided to beach it in Lyme Bay, near Sidmouth, instead, following the structural failure. The area is a World Heritage Site and also known as the Jurassic Coast.
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rockit says:

Amazing shot, you get a real sense of scale!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Geoid says:

That's a real mess - thanks for showing us.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

gillstrawberry says:

oooof, not kiff
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

jimmytofu says:

Great picture. I just hope the local environment survives.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

petra gent says:

so atmospheric as well - one of those pics that looks good even as a thumbnail!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

TabascoKid says:

Yeah, local environment starting to show signs of damage at the moment. Poor the gulls.. :(

On the upside, this is my favourite shot of the day! :)
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Tom Hallam says:

Really captures how bad it truly is. Good colour - great work :)
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Joe Dunckley says:

Fantastic shot! You forgot to mention in the intro that this coast is a World Heritage Site! These would be welcome in the Jurassic Coast group.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Polystyrene cup says:

Did the Times send you on this job or do you go under your own steam in the hope that they will pay you for the pics? Just interested in how it all works.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

TabascoKid says:

Thanks for all your comments! PC, I'm now working more for AFP, the French National newspaper (and third largest agency in the world apparently..) than the Times. Today was for AFP, hence them being used on the BBC site (and HOPEFULLY every newspaper you can find tomorrow..) :)

Thanks for the extra info, Lyttelton.

Joe Dunckley, I've added your extra info into the caption. Thanks.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

mrpb27 says:

I wonder how many of those BMW motorbikes and other stuff will be 'recovered' before the authorities sort it all out?
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Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

BerniceNeal says:

Truly atmospheric.Sad event fror the coastline.Beautiful shot though.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Gareth Brown says:

Sums up the whole story in one shot!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

trollwarden says:

It makes you wonder why it ended up here, it was an incident which happened in French waters, they were co-ordinating authorities and we get the pollution and the rest of the rubbish and distruction that goes with it. Good photo and like you say worth the effort.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

f@rktardhunter [deleted] says:

Only a few weeks ago we were collecting fossils from these very beaches. Sadly, soon it will be birds.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Polystyrene cup says:

It is not against the law to take anything from the beach but you must register the merchandise so that the owner can recover it if they want.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

TabascoKid says:

Latest news is that whatever the looters claim and even if they fill in the forms handed out by Police here, if at ANY point in the future BMW decide to get them back, they become BMWs property again.

Should be fun.

As I write that, the whole pub is discussing what BMW spares they've just collected.. ;)
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

andrew.stuart1 says:

i wonder just whats going to happen if BMW do ask for everything back... it will be very interesting. good shot. it captures the mood well.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Weird Rock´n´Roll says:

Thank you so much for your great MSC Napoli-Photos! Really interesting! =) Good Job!!!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

harry harris says:

This is just stunning - as noted, the sheer scale is awesome, for some reason I thought of LotR but I guess that's the rocks ;-)
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Russlee [deleted] says:

This is a Awesome photo, Good skills
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

cairodave says:

Wonderful shot. Well done!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

localsurfer says:

Trevor, they changed salvage law in 1995 so it doesn't belong to the first person to get to it anymore.

Don't really see how it's enforcable though, by the logic of that you should be able to force ship owners to clear up the beaches from the crap they dump overboard.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

d_mcplum says:

fantastic picture & a great series
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

ameels says:

my god. so dramatic. and incredible. defintiely worth the early wake-up.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Chris Nixon says:

...loved!
...faved!
...blogged at

Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

- Dieghito - says:

great photojournalist shot !
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

grass says:

definitely worth it.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

trollwarden says:

Ship owners are responsible for the clear up eventually. Any costs incurred by local authorities or agencies such as the MCA can be recovered via the insurers.

This is not classed as flotsom but wreckage and that under maritime law still belongs to the owners or insurers.

On another vein the French must be laughing at us for taking over this incident, lets face it this lot could have ended up on the Normandy beaches had they continued to co-ordinate the incident. I wonder what idiot decided to accept it from them.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

SPH says:

yes, it was worth it. Great series and discussion
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Alwaysstone says:

I love this shot!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Neil Zone says:

Great shot - it's always cool seeing people take photos of actual current news stories...

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Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

dog.eat.dog. says:

Very beautiful reportage!!!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

*ade says:

Excellent shot - well worth it!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

cpultz says:

Wow.

Wow.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

cedar_9 says:

well worth 5am, great picture :)
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

SebCz says:

Superb shot, with great feel of the space.
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Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

cobain31 says:

unbelievable !!!!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

matthead says:

Thank you for being a part of citizen-news. Would you be able to place these pictures on flickr maps? It's such a great educational tool...
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Fin_Photo says:

bello scatto
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Grouchy Smurf says:

Definitely worth it. Stunning shot.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Marcel :) says:

Amazing!!!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

_cheryl says:

incredible photo.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

chevy chic says:

WOW...a picture worth a thousand words thanks..
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Forchilli says:

thats an awesome scene.
i wish i could go there.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

thrustty says:

really nice
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Marinelas says:

For this photo it was most certaly worth to get up at 5 am!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

daisyjellybean says:

incredible. thanks for getting up at 5am so i could see these photos!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Purrrpl_Haze says:

You're one helluva Flickrite--your dedication is inspiring! Had mixed feelings about the news, but this shot is excellent, no doubt. :)

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Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

JoshuaDavisPhotography.COM says:

interesting story, amazing picture
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

_sarchi says:

..interesting - some years ago there was a movie called 'whiskey galore' via flickrblog
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

artonline - Marco Musso says:

We must defend our world!!!!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Janmi_ says:

just impressive!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

espressoDOM says:

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Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Kera Robson says:

Gosh!! thats fantastic!!!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Elizabeth_ jE. says:

That's for sure! besides the environmental damage this has been my favorite story on the news this week!
Definitely worth the AM start!!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

pmsyyz says:

It would be a good photo if it wasn't such a low resolution.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

urbanmom [deleted] says:

wow, excellent capture.
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Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

TabascoKid says:

Thanks yet again for all your comments. A real pleasure to know that the pictures have interested so many people around the world.

Pmsyyz, if I post pictures in high res, they soon find themselves on other people's sites and in magazines without my permission!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Orhan Okay [deleted] says:

Amazing atmosphere! Like a film scene. Perfect.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

the tomahawk kid says:

well done getting in flickr blog leon...not before time i reckon...
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Jett Leung Power of trouble!! says:

We must defend our world...
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Monire says:

sorrowfull & real...very impressive...
welldone!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Lolo_ says:

Very great capture, love this !
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Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

.jens says:

Wow. I remember that I have seen this photo in the German News.
Interesting to get some background information! So thanks for that.

Weird though, to meet the photographer ;)
Must be an awesome job. Keep up the fantastic work!

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Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Gіacomo says:

Awesome!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

DEVUO. says:

the colors, the framing... excellent.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

chase oros says:

The focus is very odd... makes him seem very small compared to the problem of all the containers. Great shot!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Hammoudos says:

The most amazing shot I've seen on flickr so far.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Juan Coloma says:

impresionante imagen
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Claudiu B. [deleted] says:

interesting...
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

slack12 says:

Great image. Sad....
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

blmurch says:

amazing sense of scale - great shot of a horrible situation. Well done.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

TabascoKid says:

Just seen the latest issue of Digital Photographer where this image is used over two pages with a quick interview. Rather pleased! ;)
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Hammoudos says:

I checked Reuters, AP and AFP photos on this event. Yours is definitely a winner.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Cory Morhart Photography says:

Very nice work.
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Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

TabascoKid says:

Wow! I'm staggered to see that this shot now has 323 favourites! Thanks guys for appreciating the shot. Really makes me proud. :)
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Miami_Beach says:

Nice work...

Thanks for sharing with us

Tracy
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

ascaro41 says:

terrific!!!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Ola85 says:

Good shot !!
Thank you

Ola@News
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

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BB (O.ö) says:

wonderful!!!!

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