The Filipino trio had been working in a hold on the 46,000–dwt Atalanta(built 1999) that had been cleaned with gases, Maritime Danmark reported.

The ship was docked in Aarhus when the incident took place onSunday.

The men's condition was said to be so bad theship's captain refused an offer from the Aarhus port authority to take the crewashore and instead requested a helicopter.

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