The real victims of {cargo ship} Napoli's loss (BBC)

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By Jon Kelly
BBC News

The beaching of the cargo ship MSC Napoli off the Devon coast may have given human scavengers a field day, but it has been disastrous for the local wildlife.

Animal welfare workers are battling to save as many creatures as possible from the devastating effects of the incident.
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As the human scavengers of the beach at Branscombe congratulate themselves on the booty they have plundered, the prospects for many of the coast's native sea birds are grim.

Coated in oil from the slick surrounding the stricken MSC Napoli off the Devon coast, most of the affected creatures face permanent injury or death.

Animal rescue teams are battling to help save as many as possible at the RSPCA Wildlife Centre at West Hatch, Somerset, where 420 birds had been taken by Wednesday morning.
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