Stowaways threaten staff with iron bars on cargo ship off British coast - Sky News

(Reuters) - Four stowaways with iron bars threatened staff on a cargo ship off the coast of southeast England on Friday, Sky News reported on Friday, citing a spokesman for the boat's operator, Grimaldi Lines.

Essex Police department tweeted that they were dealing with an incident on board a vessel in the Thames Estuary.

(Reporting by Subrat Patnaik in Bengaluru)