"When I came out of thetoilet I heard 'bang, bang, bang', it sounded like a gun so I went back inside thetoilet, " wrote Mr Short, whowas killed on 10 August in a gun and grenade attack.
Larry Poret confirmed reports of dire conditions aboard the ship, saying urine and feces streamed inthe halls and down walls after toilet facilities failed, soaking the mattress of a friend of his whowas sleeping in a hallway.