European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 7, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november 7, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 9 death continued pattern of tycoon s dramatic life Atlantic 0&m / Morocco Canary a i an is re Algeria Sahara by Richard Lorant the associated press Tenerife Canary islands a the death of Robert Maxwell the tabloid publisher whose nude body was found floating near Nis $21 million yacht is As intriguing As the Story of the troubled Empire he ran with hands on tenacity. The Brash rotund 68-year-old tycoon who died tuesday had skipped an appearance a Day earlier because he reportedly became ill. An autopsy was expected wednesday in Tenerife off the moroccan coast. Authorities questioned the Crew of the yacht and Angel Delgado the islands civil governor was personally coordinating the investigation. Spanish National radio said maxwells body was found unclothed and showed no signs of violence. Maxwell was last seen before Dawn tuesday on the yacht 14 hours before a Rescue helicopter pulled his body out of the sea. Maxwells Mirror group newspapers said the 180-foot vessel was cruising when Maxwell was last  seen walking on its deck. It said in a statement that he had been the. Vessels Only passenger in addition to s about a dozen a amp Crew members. The publisher was said to be taking a few Days off from his hectic work schedule. The daily Mirror of London so pm maxwells flagship newspaper said a he had dinner alone in a restaurant in Tenerife then re boarded the yacht and instructed his Crew to cruise All night at sea. His mysterious death comes As the $2 billion global publishing Empire he personally ran which includes the new York daily news is burdened with debt. Maxwell had been Selling assets to raise Money to meet a $750 million payment due in october 1992. In addition Maxwell had political troubles. He was suing american journalist Seymour Hersh for alleging in a new Book that he had ties to israelis Mossad spy Agency. Two of his sons both in their 30s, assumed the Helm tuesday and pledged to run the Empire with the same Zeal As their father. In London Charles Wilson director of the Mirror group said there had been no suggestion of foul play in the death. A we can Only assume a he added a that or. Maxwell slipped and fell  Wilson also ruled out suicide saying a the had too much of the arrogance of his own ability to conceive of such a  Maxwell a big Man with a powerful Basso voice Mauritania Mali f grand Canary not a Las Palmas via Palomas so Miles body found browbeat his editors fought a titanic running Battle with rival publisher Rupert Murdoch and jetted about the world visiting presidents and prime ministers. A my primary duty is to hire and fire editors a he said recently. Born lab i Hoch to jewish peasants in Czechoslovakia Maxwell lost his parents in the nazi holocaust and escaped to Britain in 1940. He was a highly decorated world War ii Veteran. Maxwell had in recent years been deepening his business and Charity works in Israel buying its second biggest newspaper and launching a russian language weekly for soviet jewish immigrants. Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Shamir mourned the loss of a a passionate Friend of  a the was larger than life a British conservative party lawmaker Anthony Beaumont dark said of Maxwell. A the was the citizen Kane of his  his death raised questions about the future of his holdings. In addition to the new York daily news which he rescued from the Brink of collapse in March Maxwell owns several British tabloids and the european an English language weekly he founded in May 1990. The boards of maxwells companies named maxwells son Kevin .32, As acting chairman of Maxwell communications and son Ian 35, As acting chairman of the Mirror group. The sons have Long worked in the family business. This year Maxwell sold 49 percent of the Mirror group of newspapers in a Public offering and his per Gamon press publishing House to a dutch company. He also sold part of his . Publishing House Macmillan to a British publisher. Maxwells oldest son Phillip flew to the Canary islands with maxwells widow Elizabeth to identify the body. The yachts Captain Gus Rankin said Maxwell wanted a to cruise All night out at sea a so they decided to head in the direction of grand Canary Island. Maxwell was reported last seen by a member of the Crew at 4 25 . Tuesday walking the deck of the lady Ghislaine. His last message was a Telephone Call to the Bridge 20 minutes later asking for the air conditioning to be turned Down. Weather officials said the skies were Clear at the time of maxwells disappearance. The yacht turned Back to Tenerife anchoring five publishing Czar Robert Maxwell Miles off the Southern coast at 9.30 . Ninety minutes later a phone Call to maxwells state room was not answered prompting a search. Three Spanish helicopters a plane and three ships searched for six hours and found the body floating in the Atlantic Between grand Canary and Tenerife said Fernando Cano spokesman at the Spanish Rescue Center in Madrid. Elizabeth Maxwell wearing Black looked somber but Calm. British vice Consul Campbell Livingstone said he heard her say a something to the effect that her husband was a colossus in life Ana a colossus in  the publisher was to have addressed the Anglo Israel association at a London hotel monday night but organizers were told about 30 minutes before the event began that he was ill. Robert maxwells yacht lady Ghislaine sits moored off Tenerife before his body was found in area  labels Maxwell Story stuff of thrillers by Karin Davies the associated press London a american journalist Seymour Hersh sued by Robert Maxwell for linking him to israelis Mossad spy Agency says the real Story of the British Media magnate has yet to be told. A i do know much More about him than i wrote a Hersh said in a television interview tuesday after maxwells body was found off the Canary islands where he had been on his yacht. A i think the real Story about Maxwell is going to be the stuff of newspapers and thrillers for  Hersh wrote in his Book the Samson option released last month that Maxwell had close ties to the Mossad and that the foreign editor of his flagship newspaper the daily Mirror was involved in arms deals. A i just Hope there is a foil investigation into his death and a parliamentary investigation into the circumstances of what he was doing with the israelis a Hersh said in a Telephone interview. Spanish National radio said the body showed no sign of violence. Maxwell had vehemently denied the allegations in Hershy a books and his news papers mounted a vigorous defense. Foreign editor Nicholas Davies also denied the allegations but was fired for falsely denying that he had been in Ohio in the Spring of 1985, when Hersh said he met with a former arms dealer Charles Benjamin Kauffman. Maxwell sued Hersh and his publisher who counter sued. Hersh a pulitzer prize winning journalist said he had been conservative in his revelations about the affairs of Maxwell. A i guess i am not betraying any wild secret when i say that i and my publisher. Had been discussing just How to make some of the other information that we had accumulated Public a Hersh said. A so there is More information about or. Maxwell that is available at least to _ _ is me Hersh said Only a portion of maxwells business dealings had been Public. A what percent Are we at in knowledge you add up what Maxwell was doing behind the various companies and its Maze of banking activities and we re really at a very Small percentage. Less than 10 percent for sure is known about what he a been