. Respiratory Failure Caused Two Deaths on Captain Phillips Ship The two former U.S. Navy SEALs found dead aboard the Maersk Alabama — the ship involved in the pirate attack later dramatized in the movie Captain Phillips — died of respiratory failure and were suspected to have suffered heart attacks, possibly from drug use, police said. A statement on the website for the police department of Seychelles, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, said that a syringe and traces of heroin were found in their cabin. Authorities said samples are being sent to Mauritius for analysis to determine if the men had consumed a substance that could have killed them. Police officials identified the men as Jeffrey Reynolds and Mark Kennedy — both 44-year-old employees for the Virginia-based maritime security firm The Trident Group. The men were on a 24-member crew that arrived in Port Victoria on Feb. 16 for a two-day stay. The bodies were discovered in Kennedys cabin by a colleague who went to check on him, according to police. The Maersk Alabama was hijacked in 2009 by Somali pirates. Navy SEALS staged a dramatic rescue — a high seas drama depicted in Captain Phillips, starring Tom Hanks in the title role. — Daniel Arkin
Posted on: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 16:30:51 +0000
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