Two seafarers are reported to have been stabbed to death and a third critically injured on board a Chinese-owned, Liberian-registered ship off the Philippines.
It is alleged that another crew member, was responsible.
Media reports say the 2012-built ore carrier Qing May was carrying iron ore from Walcott, Australia, to Majishan, China, with 25 crew when the incident occurred yesterday (12 April).
The Philippines Coast Guard said it received a call for assistance from the ship