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| Man dies in ship boiler room 'explosion' in Port of Felixstowe | Man dies in ship boiler room 'explosion' in Port of Felixstowe |
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| A person has died in what people have described as an "explosion" on board a ship at the Port of Felixstowe. | A person has died in what people have described as an "explosion" on board a ship at the Port of Felixstowe. |
| Suffolk Police were called at 23:45 GMT to reports of an incident in the boiler room of the Manhattan Bridge ship while it was docking at the Trinity Terminal. | Suffolk Police were called at 23:45 GMT to reports of an incident in the boiler room of the Manhattan Bridge ship while it was docking at the Trinity Terminal. |
| One person was killed and another taken to hospital. The death is not being treated as suspicious. | One person was killed and another taken to hospital. The death is not being treated as suspicious. |
| There will be a joint investigation between the police and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. | There will be a joint investigation between the police and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. |
| People who live nearby described hearing a loud explosion. | People who live nearby described hearing a loud explosion. |
| On the port's website, the Manhattan Bridge is reported as being a Japanese ship run by "K" Line which had last docked at Rotterdam and was due to head to Hamburg. | |
| It appears to have arrived in Felixstowe at 23:12 on Thursday. | |
| A port spokesman said they would not be making any further comment at this time. |