Suspected missile explosion leaves one seafarer dead in Persian Gulf
One seafarer was
killed in an explosion believed to have been caused by a missile attack on an
oil products tanker in the Persian Gulf on Thursday, the ship's manager said on
Friday. (6 Nov) The Marshall
Islands-flagged tanker 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 of one of its seafarers, who was found
fatally injured on board after having initially been reported missing in the
aftermath of the explosion," it said.
There were no other injuries among the crew, who extinguished a fire on
the ship caused by the explosion, and no reports of pollution, Velos Tankers
added. The vessel was taken to
Bahrain's Khalifa Bin Salman Port and an investigation will be launched.
The extent of the
damage to the vessel's hull was still being assessed.
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