Man dies after people discovered in shipping container at Tilbury

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SHIPPING CONTAINER DEATH

ONE man died and dozens more were taken to nearby hospitals after they were discovered in a shipping container last weekend.

The container had come across the English Channel from Zeebrugge on board the roro ferry Norstream, arriving at Tilbury at about 6 am.

Norstream and her sister vessel Norsky are owned by P&O and make regular crossings between the two ports.

Following the shocking discovery of Afghan Sikhs crammed in to a space in the shipping container, police conducted a search of all the other containers from Norstream too.

Two men have since been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and facilitating entry in to the UK.

Photographs of Norstream

SHIPPING CONTAINER DEATH STOCK

SHIPPING CONTAINER DEATH STOCK

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