THREE men who were taken to hospital after falling ill on board a boat docked in Goole have died.

Humberside Police were called to West Dock at Bridge Street in Goole just after 7am on Monday, where three ill men were found and taken to Hull Royal Infirmary.

The men – a 60-year-old German man, a 38-year-old man and a 33-year-old man from the Philippines – all died at the hospital.

Police are now working with the Health and Safety Executive and the Maritime Agency to discover the circumstances of the deaths of the three men.

No arrests have been made.