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| Two crew members have been found dead on board a container ship forced to dock at the Port of Dover in Kent. | Two crew members have been found dead on board a container ship forced to dock at the Port of Dover in Kent. |
| The Latvian-registered Sava Lake had contacted Dover Coastguard on Friday night to report an incident on board. | The Latvian-registered Sava Lake had contacted Dover Coastguard on Friday night to report an incident on board. |
| A spokesman for Kent Fire and Rescue said the deaths, which are not being treated as suspicious, were believed to have been caused by a chemical leak. | |
| The vessel, which was carrying ferrous metal from Denmark to Portugal, moored at Dover Harbour at 2150 GMT. | The vessel, which was carrying ferrous metal from Denmark to Portugal, moored at Dover Harbour at 2150 GMT. |
| 'Non-hazardous cargo' | |
| The ship, with a seven-strong crew on board, had alerted Dover Coastguard at 1905 GMT after the deceased, believed to be either Latvian or Russian, were discovered. | |
| A spokesman for Kent Fire and Rescue said: "A specialist chemical response team were sent to identify any dangerous atmospheres on board." | |
| Kent Police added that the ship's cargo was non-hazardous, and posed "no risk to the public". | |
| A spokeswoman said the force was conducting a joint investigation on behalf of the coroner with the Marine Accident Investigation Branch. |