Crew member killed in missile attack on tanker in Gulf

A seafarer was killed in an explosion believed to have been caused by a missile attack on an oil products tanker in the Gulf, the ship’s manager has reported.

The MT Velos was sailing without cargo towards Bahrain when it was hit on Thursday, Greek management firm Velos Tankers said in a statement on Friday.

“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 added.

The tanker is believed to have been struck by two unidentified projectiles 50 nautical miles (92.6km) north of Madinat ash Shamal, Qatar.

Meanwhile,   a tanker was shelled in the Strait of Hormuz near the coast of Oman, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported.

"UKMTO received a time-late report" about an incident occurred 16 nautical miles away from the city of Hasab in Oman. The tanker master reported an explosion near waterline on the port side of the ship. All the crewmembers are safe and the vessel continued its voyage, the UKMTO added. The incident occurred on November 5.

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