U.S. sailors found dead in Ghanaian hotel room

[rodeodance]

Source: reuters

U.S. sailors found dead in Ghanaian hotel room

1 hour, 17 minutes ago

DAKAR (Reuters) - Two U.S. Navy sailors were found dead on Tuesday in their hotel room while on shore leave in the West African country of Ghana, the U.S. Navy said in a statement.


The cause of death was unknown and was being investigated by Ghanaian authorities in cooperation with U.S. Navy officials, the statement said.

Both sailors were stationed aboard the Fort McHenry, a dock landing ship conducting a port visit to Ghana as part of a U.S. naval partnership program in West Africa.

The Fort McHenry, a 600-foot ship based in Little Creek, Virginia, is on a six-month mission to train West African navies to fight drug smuggling and maritime security threats in a region which supplies nearly a fifth of U.S. oil imports.

(Reporting by Daniel Flynn; Editing b

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[DavidDvorkin]

1. We must invade!

Ghana was the first sub-Saharan British African colony to gain independence. Now it could become our first official sub-Saharan African colony.

Does Ghana have oil? I can't remember.

[humbled_opinion]

2. No but I believe France tries to steal it Cocoa... n/t

[KingFlorez]

3. Ghana does have oil

And a big amount was discovered some months back http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6764549.stm

[ohio2007]

4. Ghana also has alcohol

another shithole port visit that will ignore the most obvious reasons for their deaths

[ohio2007]

5. British soldiers are in Ghana and drilling