1.   A pathologist in Alaska who performed an autopsy on McBurney was unable to determine whether he died accidently, killed himself or was murdered.

2.   The coroner has not yet established conclusively whether Kivelidi was a victim of foul play or died accidently, but Russian prosecutors have already opened a criminal investigation.

3.   The Russian owners of the ship have suggested in court papers that McBurney died accidently.

4.   What little information the State Department collected indicated that McBurney died accidently after falling from the ladder, the spokeswoman said.

5.   What little information the agency collected indicated McBurney died accidently after falling from the ladder, the spokeswoman told the Post-Intelligencer.