UK tanker trouble sparks chemical pollution scare

A search has begun for signs of pollution after 50 containers were thrown into the sea when a cargo ship beached off the coast of Devon in England.

A search has begun for signs of pollution after 50 containers were thrown into the sea when a cargo ship beached off the coast of Devon in England.

Coastguards spent the night on alert after severe gales rocked the MSC Napoli, which is carrying 2,400 containers, some of which contain potentially dangerous chemicals.

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