One Killed, One Seriously Injured in Boiler Room Blast at Port of Felixstowe
One individual has actually passed away as well as an additional was seriously damaged over night in a surge in the central heating boiler area of a ship at the port of Felixstowe.
Suffolk Police Department stated it was phoned call to the Port of Felixstowe at 11:45 p.m. Thursday after records of an occurrence on a ship that was docking.
The Port of Felixstowe stated by means of Twitter that a surge happened in the central heating boiler area of the Japanese- flagged Manhattan Bridge.
One individual has actually passed away as well as an additional in presently in the medical facility getting therapy.
“The death is not being treated as suspicious and there will be a joint investigation between the Police and the Maritime and Coastguard agency,” the Suffolk Police stated in a declaration.
AIS reveals the ship still in Felixstowe since Friday mid-day. The ship’s following location is Hamburg, Germany.
The M/V Manhattan Bridge is run by K-Line The ship was constructed in 2015, is 366 meters in size as well as can bring approximately 14,000 TEU.