Bournemouth beach deaths: Police presence at cruiser

Police investigating the deaths of 2 children pulled from the oversea successful Bournemouth are astatine the quayside of a vessel that was successful the vicinity erstwhile 999 calls started coming in.

A 12-year-old miss and a boy, 17, died aft an incidental involving a full of 10 swimmers connected Wednesday.

Pleasure cruiser, Dorset Belle, is astatine anchor astatine Cobb's Quay successful Poole Harbour, with a constabulary van nearby.

Dorset Police said it was incapable to comment.

According to the Marine Traffic website, Dorset Belle visited Bournemouth Pier, wherever the incidental happened, astatine 16:00 BST.

The vessel offers regular cruises astir Bournemouth and the Dorset Coast leaving from the pier.

The BBC has tried to interaction the owners of Dorset Belle.

Tobias Ellwood, Conservative MP for Bournemouth East, urged Dorset Police to supply a "qualified statement" connected the circumstances surrounding the incident, which resulted successful the deaths of the 12-year-old miss from Buckinghamshire and 17-year-old lad from Southampton.

Speaking to BBC Radio Solent, helium said: "Police indispensable beryllium fixed the abstraction to bash their investigation, but yet we bash request to alleviate fears and region the rife speculation that pours retired due to the fact that of societal media, we person 8 miles of formation and families privation to cognize is it safe."

Dorset Police has declined to remark connected immoderate probe into the Dorset Belle.

The unit said it was moving with the Maritime Accident Investigation Branch and Maritime and Coastguard Agency to investigate.

It comes aft Assistant Chief Constable Rachel Farrell stressed investigations were inactive successful the aboriginal stages and Dorset Police was lone releasing definite details to code speculation. The nonstop circumstances of what happened stay unclear.

An earlier constabulary connection confirmed determination was nary carnal interaction with a pitchy skis oregon vessel and no-one jumped from the pier during the incident. A antheral arrested connected suspicion of manslaughter has been released portion inquiries continue.

Leader of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, Vikki Slade, antecedently told members of the property making definite the formation was harmless would beryllium a "top priority" for the authority.

She confirmed she would beryllium gathering with MP Conor Burns to sermon pier information connected Friday.