 Aside from the main salvage operation of "Napoli", a local salvage firm was appointed to clear up the beach and remove the containers and flotsam.The earlier scavenging of the washed-up containers and cargo created a difference of opinion among people, some claiming it made the cleanup of the beach harder as wreckers forced open some sealed containers and sifted through the contents, leaving the unwanted items strewn across the beach.Others claimed that removing the flotsam contributed to the cleanup of Branscombe beach.