From the MSC Napoli Response Centre

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has confirmed that contrary to media reports last Friday, no date has been set yet to refloat the MSC Napoli.  MCA spokesperson, Mark Clark, said:  "Necessary permissions have yet to be given, so we can't confirm at this stage what the date for a refloat will be.  Plans for the removal and disposal will need express permission from a number of Government Departments and agencies."

In the meantime, patching work is continuing and tests are being made in preparation for a refloat.

Skimming is continuing to remove residual oil from the surface of the water within the hull.

Operations to process containers at Portland is continuing.

There have been no reports at sea or on shore of oil.  Some small items are washing ashore with the tide, and these are being dealt with routinely.

Scientists from the Environment Agency and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) have taken water samples for testing.