Dorset County Council planning committee convened in the early hours to tend a motion put forward by Containers‘R’Us to turn Lyme Regis into a container port.
The motion, put forward as a possible solution to salvaging the wreck, as well as an employment opportunity, was denied by five votes to four in a heated debate. Councillors felt that the current restoration of Lyme Regis, to stop it falling into the sea, was too far advanced to call a halt.

Planning committee yesterday in action
Plus the current route across the sea front isn’t designed for heavy goods vehicles and the 45% descent from the Seaton Road car park didn’t have a suitable café for trucks to stop.
A spokesperson from Containers‘R’Us said the decision was “extremely short-sighted”.