Seafarer killed in suspected missile attack on tanker in Gulf
ATHENS: One seafarer was killed in an explosion believed to have been caused by a missile attack on an oil products tanker in the Gulf on Thursday, the ship’s manager said on Friday. The Marshall Islands-flagged tanker MT Velos Sapphire was sailing unladen towards Bahrain when it was hit, Greek management firm Velos Tankers said in a statement. “The company is greatly saddened to report the death…
A seafarer lost his life in an explosion that experts suspect was an act of a missile attack on an oil tanker in the Gulf, according to the ship's operator Velos Tankers. The incident occurred on Thursday when the unladen tanker, flagged under the Marshall Islands and named MT Velos Sapphire, was en route to Bahrain.
The Greek management firm Velos Tankers announced in a statement that the company mourns the death of one of its seafarers, who was found fatally injured onboard following the explosion. The crew managed to extinguish a fire ignited by the blast but there were no other reported injuries. No pollution has been reported as well.
The vessel was subsequently towed to Bahrain's Khalifa Bin Salman Port for further assessment. An investigation into the cause of the explosion is underway to determine the extent of the damage to the hull of the tanker.
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