{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "contract": "skipi.public_signal",
  "signal_id": "seafarer-crew-welfare-msc-illinois-vii-2026-07",
  "domain": "seafarer",
  "kind": "crew_welfare",
  "title": "Crew welfare report linked to MSC ILLINOIS VII",
  "status": "published",
  "severity": "warning",
  "verification_status": "reported_not_officially_confirmed",
  "confidence": "limited",
  "published_at": "2026-07-13T14:09:07Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-07-13T14:09:07Z",
  "date_context": {
    "occurred_at": "2026-07-02T00:00:00Z",
    "basis": "first_public_report_reviewed",
    "last_reported_contact_at": "2026-06-18T00:00:00Z",
    "note": "The event date records the first public report reviewed. It is not presented as the injury date or date of death; neither date is established in the reviewed material."
  },
  "signal": "A submission to info@skipi.app forwarded a screenshot of a public social-media post about seafarer Сергей Тадынко (born 1990), reported as a motorman who served on MSC ILLINOIS VII. The post says he sustained a severe spinal injury while working aboard, underwent surgery and was signed off the vessel. It further says he last contacted his mother on 18 June 2026 and was later found dead in Sunny Beach, Bulgaria.",
  "impact": "Treat this as a crew-welfare and claims-handling due-diligence signal. Request the official incident report, medical and repatriation records, insurer or P&I correspondence, compensation records and the company response before drawing conclusions about the vessel or any party.",
  "vessel": {
    "binding_key": "imo:9197545",
    "imo": 9197545,
    "name_at_report": "MSC ILLINOIS VII",
    "current_name_at_publication": "MSC ILLINOIS VII",
    "vessel_type": "container",
    "flag": "LR",
    "built_year": 2000,
    "dwt": 102012,
    "canonical_api_url": "https://api.skipi.app/api/vessels/9197545",
    "binding_note": "The IMO number is the canonical link. The signal remains attached if the vessel is renamed or its management changes."
  },
  "person": {
    "name_as_reported": "Сергей Тадынко",
    "year_of_birth_as_reported": 1990,
    "rank_as_reported": "motorman"
  },
  "claims": [
    {
      "claim": "A severe spinal injury occurred while the seafarer was working aboard MSC ILLINOIS VII, followed by surgery and sign-off from the vessel.",
      "status": "reported_by_secondary_sources",
      "note": "The email screenshot, the maritime-lawyer post and Seafarers Journal carry substantially similar details, but no official incident or medical record was reviewed."
    },
    {
      "claim": "The seafarer last contacted his mother on 18 June 2026 and was later found dead in Sunny Beach, Bulgaria.",
      "status": "reported_by_secondary_sources",
      "note": "The exact date and cause of death are not stated in the reviewed material."
    },
    {
      "claim": "Compensation and insurance payments were not received.",
      "status": "unverified_source_claim",
      "note": "This appears in the submitted screenshot as a family allegation. The public follow-up sources reviewed do not establish it, and no company, insurer, P&I or documentary response was available."
    },
    {
      "claim": "The reported death was caused by the reported onboard injury.",
      "status": "not_established",
      "note": "Skipi does not make this causal claim."
    }
  ],
  "not_established": [
    "The exact date, location and circumstances of the reported injury",
    "The exact date and cause of death",
    "A causal link between the reported injury and death",
    "The compensation or insurance-payment status",
    "The company, insurer, P&I club, flag-state or authority position"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "name": "Submission to info@skipi.app",
      "type": "email_screenshot_submission",
      "publisher_in_attachment": "@elenaseamansbook on TikTok",
      "url": null,
      "note": "The email and attachment are not republished. The screenshot supplied for review did not contain a public post URL."
    },
    {
      "name": "Maritime lawyer Nikolay Golbin",
      "type": "public_secondary_report",
      "published_at": "2026-07-02",
      "url": "https://t.me/NikolayGolbin/2956"
    },
    {
      "name": "Seafarers Journal",
      "type": "public_secondary_report",
      "published_at": "2026-07-03",
      "url": "https://www.seafarersjournal.com/incidents/travma-na-sudne-i-tragicheskaya-smert-za-granitsej-umer-ukrainskij-moryak/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Skipi Vessel DB",
      "type": "canonical_vessel_identity",
      "url": "https://api.skipi.app/api/vessels/9197545",
      "note": "Used only to confirm and maintain the IMO-based vessel linkage, not to verify the reported human event."
    },
    {
      "name": "DNV Vessel Register",
      "type": "official_vessel_identity",
      "url": "https://vesselregister.dnv.com/vesselregister/details/G94362",
      "note": "Confirms the vessel identity, IMO, type, flag and current class status; it does not verify the reported human event."
    }
  ],
  "methodology_url": "https://skipi.info/signals/methodology.html",
  "public_url": "https://skipi.info/signals/2026-07-13-msc-illinois-vii-crew-welfare.html",
  "corrections_contact": "info@skipi.app"
}