Ukrainian chief engineer found dead on Jamaican port container ship

Jamaican police in Kingston are investigating the death of a Ukrainian national aboard a container ship docked at the Kingston port. 

The deceased has been identified as 47-year-old Manzhos Yuriy. 

A grim discovery

According to Jamaica Observer, Yuriy was reportedly found dead Monday by a member of the ship’s crew.

Reports are that around 11:45 am, checks were made to Yuriy’s living quarters by a crew member.

He was found lying motionless on his back across his bed, with foaming at both corners of his mouth.

Reports are that lawmen boarded the vessel known as ‘Crystal A’ where Yuri was discovered shirtless, donned in black and grey shorts. 

It is reported that no visible signs of violence were evident, however, several blood spots on the lower posterior area of Yuriy’s body, were consistent with lividity.

Yuriy, the ship’s chief engineer, hailed from the town of Nikolacv in southern Ukraine.