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THE operation to salvage a cargo ship which sank in the English Channel carrying over €45 million worth of luxury cars was continuing yesterdayThe Tricolor, a Norwegian-registered car carrier, had 2,862 BMWs, Volvos and Saabs on board bound for British and US showrooms when it collided with the Bahamas-registered container ship Kariba in bad weather 30 miles east of Ramsgate.

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Bad weather today hampered the salvage operation on a cargo ship which sank in the English Channel taking with it £30 million of luxury cars.

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