re: Maersk Navy Seals names cleared

They were found in their cabin. I would check their ventilation system, possibly some kind of leak of carbon monoxide from the engine room.

Could easily be respiratory failure with no drug use. Could be CO2 or CO asphyxiation or toxic organic vapors, ie petrochemical vapors that seeped into their quarters.

If they were deep into the ship (lower decks), it could be lots of bad air things coupled with poor/failed ventilation that got them.

It's not like they listen to a sailor much on a cargo ship when they complain of bad air in their quarters.

Maybe a venomous spider bit them while they were sleeping

I'm sure the toxicology results will give everyone a clue of what caused the respiratory failure.

I'm the kinda guy that believes the simplest explanation is usually the right one. And the simple explanation is that they ODed. Probably on a Heroin. Maybe they were hooked on pills from prior injuries and weren't able to get their fix so they turned to Heroin and got a hot batch of shitty African Heroin. Or maybe they had PTSD and were just self medicating. I don't know. It's sad and it's a tragedy but that's all it is.

I suggested it might be CO in the first thread. But bad air from the ship's ventilation system probably would have affected other cabins, unless these guys were in an isolated area. If they were using a source of combustion gases as a supplemental heat source or cooking in their cabin, that could do it too, although I wouldn't think they'd be that dumb.

There are drugs that can cause respiratory failure aside from heroin. Enough booze can cause respiratory failure.

I wonder if respiratory failure has been listed as cause of death, but manner of death hasn't been released... (I haven't read the article.)

How can that "report" mean anything?

It is a biased view of the employer of a report that has not been officially released and toxicology reports are still not even complete. Of course Trident wants to say that its security personnel couldn't have any drug issues.

At best, it is equal to the ship company reporting drugs and drug paraphernalia was found in the room.

Two guys just stop breathing? Nope.

No big deal. Just the fact that nuclear weapons are being trafficked around our waterways. Mental note: after achieving oilfield retirement, move to a smaller town.

Didn't the first report state that drug paraphernalia was found near their bodies? Honest question.

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died of respiratory failure


So they died because they stopped breathing?

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Either respiratory failure or cardiac arrest is what will get all of us eventually.

ETA: Also, how can OD be ruled out when they are still waiting on the toxicology report?