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| Dozens of migrants found in refrigerated container on ferry | Dozens of migrants found in refrigerated container on ferry |
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| Twenty-five people reportedly found on ship travelling from the Netherlands to the UK | |
| Dutch authorities have discovered 25 migrants stowed away inside a refrigerated container on a ferry bound for England. | Dutch authorities have discovered 25 migrants stowed away inside a refrigerated container on a ferry bound for England. |
| According to a statement published on a local government website, all those found onboard were alive, with one of them thought to be a child. | According to a statement published on a local government website, all those found onboard were alive, with one of them thought to be a child. |
| The ferry, Britannia Seaways, run by DFDS Seaways, had left the port in Vlaardingen bound for Felixtowe, Suffolk, but returned immediately after discovering the people on board. | The ferry, Britannia Seaways, run by DFDS Seaways, had left the port in Vlaardingen bound for Felixtowe, Suffolk, but returned immediately after discovering the people on board. |
| The ship was met by about 20 ambulances, and an unknown number of the people were taken to hospital to be checked for hypothermia. | The ship was met by about 20 ambulances, and an unknown number of the people were taken to hospital to be checked for hypothermia. |
| A DFDS spokesperson said the crew found the people hiding inside a refrigerated container and alerted the police, who arrived on the boat while it was still at sea. | A DFDS spokesperson said the crew found the people hiding inside a refrigerated container and alerted the police, who arrived on the boat while it was still at sea. |
| The spokesperson said the container was normally locked and sealed, but the stowaways had made a hole in the trailer door. | The spokesperson said the container was normally locked and sealed, but the stowaways had made a hole in the trailer door. |
| Asked about the security of the containers, the spokesperson told the Guardian security was “very tight” but the incident would be reviewed. | Asked about the security of the containers, the spokesperson told the Guardian security was “very tight” but the incident would be reviewed. |
| “We have surveillance and regular checks of the trailers. It’s a mystery to us. We have good cooperation with authorities at all of our ports, but we have to realise that sometimes migrants do succeed in getting through,” they said. | “We have surveillance and regular checks of the trailers. It’s a mystery to us. We have good cooperation with authorities at all of our ports, but we have to realise that sometimes migrants do succeed in getting through,” they said. |
| According to the Dutch newspaper AD, police had to search the ferry for more than an hour to find the correct container. | According to the Dutch newspaper AD, police had to search the ferry for more than an hour to find the correct container. |
| The incident follows the discovery of 39 bodies in a lorry in Essex last month. All of the 39 people who died were Vietnamese nationals, who had travelled inside a refrigerated container from Zeebrugge in Belgium. | The incident follows the discovery of 39 bodies in a lorry in Essex last month. All of the 39 people who died were Vietnamese nationals, who had travelled inside a refrigerated container from Zeebrugge in Belgium. |