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Two security contractors mysteriously found dead aboard Maersk Alabama
MAERSK has confirmed that two security contractors were found dead aboard the 1,092-TEU Maersk Alabama, the ship whose hijacking by Somali pirates in 2009 inspired a Hollywood film.
The two men, Jeffrey Reynolds and Mark Kennedy, both aged 44, were found dead in a cabin in Port Victoria in the Seychelles, where the US-flagged ship had berthed the previous day, reported Lloyd's List.
The two Americans worked for Virginia-based Trident Group. The cause of death was under investigation by Seychelles police, but it was not related to vessel operations or their duties as security personnel.
Trident CEO Thomas Rothrauf said on the company the group's website that "there is no immediate indication of the cause, but they were not caused by operational activity".
In August 2010, Trident Group had a run-in with Suez Canal authorities over keeping small arms aboard the Maersk ships it was servicing, seizing weapons at one end and driving them to the other, resulting in 10-hour delays.
"The ridiculous part of this is we're on some ships that have military hardware and we have to take our little M-4s and 9 millimetres off," said Mr Rothrauff at the time.
The two men, Jeffrey Reynolds and Mark Kennedy, both aged 44, were found dead in a cabin in Port Victoria in the Seychelles, where the US-flagged ship had berthed the previous day, reported Lloyd's List.
The two Americans worked for Virginia-based Trident Group. The cause of death was under investigation by Seychelles police, but it was not related to vessel operations or their duties as security personnel.
Trident CEO Thomas Rothrauf said on the company the group's website that "there is no immediate indication of the cause, but they were not caused by operational activity".
In August 2010, Trident Group had a run-in with Suez Canal authorities over keeping small arms aboard the Maersk ships it was servicing, seizing weapons at one end and driving them to the other, resulting in 10-hour delays.
"The ridiculous part of this is we're on some ships that have military hardware and we have to take our little M-4s and 9 millimetres off," said Mr Rothrauff at the time.
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