British police says incident on cargo ship not piracy or hostage situation

British police said on Friday that they had received no reports that anyone has been harmed in an incident on an Italian cargo ship in the Thames Estuary and that they did not think it was piracy or terrorism related.A spokesman for Grimaldi Lines, which runs the Grande Tema cargo ship, said four stowaways had threatened the ship's staff."We have received no reports that anyone has been harmed and don’t believe they are at risk.