# Seafarer dies in Gulf tanker missile attack

> One seafarer killed after suspected missile strike on oil tanker in Gulf.
- Title: Seafarer dies in Gulf tanker missile attack | Shortify
- Summary: One seafarer killed after suspected missile strike on oil tanker in Gulf. A seafarer died following an explosion on a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in…
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- Source: The Straits Times — https://straitstimes.com/world/europe/seafarer-killed-in-suspected-missile-attack-on-tanker-in-gulf
- Published: 2026-11-06T13:58:25+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: breaking, seafarer, missile attack, tanker, gulf, marshall islands, bahrain, pollution, explosion, news, world
## Seafarer death
One seafarer died after an explosion on a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf.

> 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
## Attack details
The MT Velos Sapphire was sailing unladen toward Bahrain when it was hit by a suspected missile.
## Aftermath
No other crew injuries occurred, and the vessel was taken to Bahrain's Khalifa Bin Salman Port for investigation.
## Key takeaway

A seafarer died following an explosion on a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf, with no pollution reports.