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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. |
| Live: Follow the latest updates on this story | Live: Follow the latest updates on this story |
| 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 is thought to have arrived in Felixstowe at 23:12 GMT on Thursday. | |
| Port of Felixstowe | Port of Felixstowe |
| A port spokesman said the incident took place when the ship was not alongside the port, so the incident did not fall under the port's jurisdiction. | A port spokesman said the incident took place when the ship was not alongside the port, so the incident did not fall under the port's jurisdiction. |
| Suffolk Police is leading the investigation and remain at the scene. | Suffolk Police is leading the investigation and remain at the scene. |
| The port has not yet said if it will launch its own investigation. | The port has not yet said if it will launch its own investigation. |
| Baz O'Connell lives in Shotley, opposite the Port of Felixstowe, and works at the marina there. | |
| "There was just a very loud bang. You hear noises all the time where they drop containers but this was a much louder noise than normal," he said. | |
| "I live in a caravan opposite the docks so it woke me up." | |
| Gary Richens, who also lives nearby, said he also heard the explosion. | |
| "I'd been at a parish council meeting, and was watching TV when I got back when I heard a really different low boom," he said. | |
| "I looked over at the port of Harwich, as that's the time when the Stena Line service leaves, but everything looked in order. | |
| "It was a very definite low boom that was different to any other noise I'd heard." |