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- Rumored to have died of Alcohol Poisoning
- Found in Tema, Ghana
- Ship based in Norfolk, Virginia
- In Ghana as part of the Africa Partnership Station initiative, which is designed to assist African nations in improving maritime security
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Two Sailors on shore leave from the USS Fort McHenry were found dead in a hotel room in Ghana on New Year's Day 2008
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USS Fort McHenry Deaths News
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- FOXNews: Third Sailor Hospitalized As 2 Bodies Found in Ghana Hotel Flown to Germany for Examination (January 5, 2007)
- FOXNews: U.S. Identifies 2 Sailors Who Died in Ghana (January 3, 2008)
- ...identified as Patrick Mack, 22, of Warren, Michigan and Lonnie Davis Jr., 35, of Riverdale, Georgia.
- WAVY: Navy Says Two Sailors May Have Died From Alcohol Poisoning (January 2, 2008)
- Toxicology results have not yet been received, but an anonymous Navy source indicated that Alcohol Poisoning appeared to be the cause of death.
- FOXNews: Deaths of 2 U.S. Navy Sailors in Ghana Remain a Mystery (January 2, 2008)
- Reuters: Two U.S. Sailors Found Dead in Ghana Hotel Room (January 2, 2008)
- Reuters: U.S. to Woo Africans with Naval Diplomacy (November 12, 2007)
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