All boat operations from Bournemouth Pier have been suspended after the deaths of a 12-year-old girl and a 17-year-old boy. Joe Abbess, 17, from Southampton, and 12-year-old Sunnah Khan, from Buckinghamshire, died in hospital after an incident last Wednesday after an incident I'm the sea.
The council said the ban on boat operations would remain pending the outcome of a police investigation. Dorset Police has said it was keeping an "open mind" about the circumstances that led to the deaths and dismissed speculation the pair had jumped from the pier.
The force said it was considering causes including the impact of weather conditions and the state of the water.
