A Kenyan national is being questioned in regard to the death on Thursday of the chief engineer of the Keummi 305 fishing trawler in the African country’s port city of Mombasa.
According to reports, the suspect was in the same hotel room as the engineer, identified by his last name Kim, who fell from the room’s balcony and was found dead by a security guard at around 2:25 a.m. local time. While an investigation into the cause of his death is underway, the hotel guard reportedly said that there were sounds of an argument just before he heard Kim fall to the ground.
The Keummi 305 had been released last week after being held captive by Somali pirates for four months. Kim and 42 other crew members arrived in Mombasa on Tuesday after the ship was freed.
Kim’s family has been informed of the news and his body has been transferred to a local hospital.
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