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 | | Monday, 11 February, 2002, 18:00 GMT Sightseers hinder tanker salvage  Jetskiers have distracted a salvage helicopter pilot A sea exclusion zone has been put in place around the stranded tanker Kodima, on the Cornish coast, after sightseers caused safety worries. Jetskis and other craft have been coming in close to the ship, grounded just outside Plymouth Sound at Whitsand Bay. A Brixham coastguard spokesman said: "It has been distracting the pilot of the helicopter that has been trying to put people on board to prepare for the recovery of the vessel." The new exclusion zone means no craft can go within 1,000 metres of the 6,000-ton ship, which was driven ashore in gales on 2 February.
Last week a Royal Navy rescue helicopter had to airlift nine salvage workers to safety from the deck after winds of force six and seven blew up during a refloating attempt. The Bristows Super Puma that landed them on the Kodima could not be used because of low cloud. The Maltese-registered Kodima had been bound for Libya from Sweden when its Russian crew had to be rescued in gales. Thousands of tonnes of pine planking from its holds have continued to wash ashore over the weekend. A reclamation firm has said it could take some weeks to recover the planks, using special grabbing equipment. The next attempt to refloat the ship is not expected to take place before the end of the week. | |    See also: Internet links: The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top England stories now:  Links to more England stories are at the foot of the page. | |||||||||||||||||||
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