A police investigation has been launched after a Filipino sailor was found dead on a merchant ship at Malta Freeport last night.

The sailor was found in a pool of blood on the MV Elbella, which is registered in Malta.

He is believed to have suffered knife wounds.  

The ship arrived in Malta earlier yesterday.

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