Napoli had been cleared to sail

WAS the broken container ship languishing off Branscombe’s beach seaworthy?

This question was posed after it was discovered the MSC Napoli had been involved in a previous collision under another name, writes Di Bowerman.

In March 2001, the Korean-built vessel carrying 3,312 containers collided with a reef in the Strait of Malacca. Reports say ballast plating and roofs were torn and two holds flooded.