 At the same time the salvage firm erected fences on the beach to prevent public access.On 9 July 2007 the MSC "Napoli" was refloated, but was immediately re-beached as a crack measuring was found in the vessel's hull, running down both sides and through the keel.The decision was made to break the ship up near Branscombe beach; this was attempted using explosives after a previous attempt to use the spring tides failed to break the ship apart.