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.
Greek management firm Velos Tankers said in a statement that the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker MT Velos Sapphire was sailing unladen toward Bahrain when it was hit. The company said it was greatly saddened to report the death of one of its seafarers, who was found fatally injured on board.