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But he said the deaths “do not appear to be criminal in nature, related to vessel operations, the material condition of the ship or their duties as security personnel.” Coast Guard spokesman, said the service was investigating the deaths, as required by American law. Another neighbor, Paul Bell, called them “church people.”īoth Reynolds and Kennedy had children and “seemed to be family men,” Urbina said.īodily fluid samples from the two men are being sent to Mauritius for further analysis “to establish if they had consumed a substance which may have induced these events,” Seychelles police said in a statement. “The description of the two men from friends and family was in stark contrast to what sounded like a pretty hard partying night,” Urbina said.Ī neighbor of Reynolds’, Monika Connelly, told the Times that the Reynoldses did not drink alcohol. “I’m absolutely clueless as to what happened.”Īlthough substance abuse is a known problem among veterans, acquaintances of Reynolds’ and Kennedy’s told the New York Times they were shocked at the idea that either man had used heroin. They’re all great guys,” said Tom Rothrauff, president of Trident Group, a Virginia-based maritime security services firm that employed them. Surveillance images indicate that they met two women in the hall in front of the second casino and “walked down a dark corridor” with them, Urbina said.Ī colleague who had gone to check in with one of the men in a cabin found them at 4:30 p.m. “The two (former) Navy SEALs ended up closing that (second) casino and were politely asked to go at the end of the evening,” Urbina said. New York Times reporter Ian Urbina told CNN’s Brooke Baldwin that according to staff where the men are said to have been on that night out, Reynolds and Kennedy were “outgoing” and “having a great time” and drank tequila shots and vodka with sailors from New Zealand. The night before their bodies were discovered, the men went to two bars, followed by two casinos, the New York Times reported, in Port of Victoria, Seychelles. Such questions are made more mysterious by friends, family and others who knew the men and told the New York Times that after their years in the military, they had readjusted well to civilian life.

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Why did they die together? How did the drugs and syringe get into their cabin? What series of events contributed to their deaths? More than a week after their bodies were discovered, many questions surround the deaths of Jeffrey Reynolds and Mark Kennedy, both 44 years old.

Seychelles police say the autopsy found the cause of death to be “respiratory failure, with suspicion of myocardial infarction (heart attack).” The presence of a syringe and traces of heroin in the cabin have led to a suspicion of drug use, police said. Several have held for several years, with no apparent hope of release on the horizon, and the pirates still steadfast in their belief they can still extort cash from their prisoners' impoverished families.Tom Hanks: I want to be true to 'Captain Phillips'

'These pirates can wait 10 years for a payment, but they are still not going to get anything from these hostages,' said Roy Paul, who heads the Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response, a coalition supporting captured seafarers. Steed recounts gruesome accounts of how some hostages have 'been tortured while they're on the telephone with their families' including having their ears cut off.įor many of the hostages, Steed's team is one of only a handful of organizations still interested in their plight, liaising between the shipowners, the pirates and the desperate families. Some 90 sailors and fishermen are still being held, many from poor families in Asia, as well as Yemeni fishermen on six boats being used by the pirates as 'mother ships,' floating bases from which to launch their skiffs and attack large commercial vessels far out to sea. 'These are poor people from poor families, and they simply do not have the money to pay the ransom - any ransom - that the pirates are demanding for their release,' he added. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.

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