Athens, Nov 6, 2026 (AFP) - Seafarer killed in Gulf tanker attack: company

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2026-11-06

A seafarer on a Greek-owned oil tanker was killed in an apparent missile attack in the Gulf, its owner said Friday. The Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Velos Sapphire was originally sailing to the Bahrain port of Sitra empty of cargo when the attack happened early on Thursday, Velos Tankers said in a statement. The Athens-based company said the crew member, whose nationality was not given, had initially been reported missing before he was found f......

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