Three men who died mysteriously on a German cargoship in the UK suffocated in a hold, it has been revealed.

The seafarers fell ill on the 1,800-dwt Suntis (built 1985), operated by Warnecke Schiffahrt, in Goole and were taken to hospital last Monday, where they later died.

Now German maritime casualty investigators have said a lack of oxygen in a cargo hold killed the crew.

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