One seafarer died after an explosion, believed to have been caused by a missile strike, hit the empty product tanker MT Velos Sapphire in the Gulf.
On November 6, 2026, the vessel’s operator reported that one seafarer had died after an explosion aboard the product tanker MT Velos Sapphire in the Gulf. The Marshall Islands-flagged ship was sailing empty toward Bahrain when it was reportedly hit by an unidentified projectile. The tanker was managed by Greece-based Velos Tankers.
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