Two American’s dead on ‘Captain Phillips’ ship
American security officers were found dead on the Maersk Alabama in Seychelles Wednesday.
- Police found two Americans dead on the Maersk Alabama container ship in Seychelles.
- 2 Americans found dead on Maersk Alabama — ‘Captain Phillips’ ship – CNN.com(CNN) — Two American security officers have been found dead on the Maersk Alabama container ship, police in the Seychelles said Wednesday. Seychelles police identified them on Thursday as Jeffrey Reynolds and Mark Kennedy. The vessel was moored at Port Victoria in the Indian Ocean archipelago.
- The Maersk Alabama became famous after with the release of “Captain Phillips” in October.
- Maersk GroupThe vessel Maersk Alabama was made famous by the film Captain Phillips, but the vessel has other stories worth sharing. Maersk Alabama tr…
- As depicted in the movie, the Maersk Alabama was attacked by Somali pirates in 2009. The pirates attempted to hijack the ship off the coast of Africa
- The Americans found were security officers and have been identified as Jeffrey Reynolds and Mark Kennedy. The men and worked for Trident Group and one of them was said to have been a former Navy SEAL.
- The cause of death is under investigation.