The ship involved is the MT Velos Sapphire, an oil products tanker flying the flag of the Marshall Islands.
It was sailing towards Bahrain without any cargo when the explosion happened.
Reuters reported this, and The Siasat Daily carried the story. Keep Talking Greece also covered the incident.
Key points
- An explosion hit an oil tanker in the Gulf on Thursday, November 5.
- One seafarer was killed. The other crew members were not hurt.
- The explosion is suspected to have been caused by a missile attack.
- The tanker was taken to Bahrain, and sources differ on the investigation's status.
So what happened on the tanker that day?
The ship is managed by Velos Tankers, a company based in Athens, Greece.
In a statement on Friday, November 6, the company said the crew member was first reported missing after the blast.
That crew member was later found dead on board. The company said the death was a loss for the firm.
The other crew members were not injured. They put out a fire that started after the explosion.
No oil spill or other pollution was reported.
Why is the cause still unclear?
The explosion is only suspected to be a missile attack.
Reports use words like "believed" and "suspected," and no final cause has been confirmed.
The company has not shared the nationality of the dead seafarer.
So these reports do not say whether any Indian crew members were on board.
What happens next with the investigation?
The tanker was taken to Khalifa Bin Salman Port in Bahrain.
Engineers are still assessing how much damage the ship's hull has suffered.
The Siasat Daily and Keep Talking Greece say an investigation is expected or will be launched.
Roya News English says an investigation has already been launched to find the origin of the attack and the weapon used.
The sources differ on this point, so the exact status of the investigation is not yet clear.
