❗️Seafarer killed in missile attack on oil tanker transiting Persian Gulf A crew member was killed aboard an oil products tanker following a missile strike in the Persian Gulf, Greek ship management firm Velos Tankers confirmed in a statement reported by Reuters. The Marshall Islands-flagged vessel, MT Velos, was transiting unladen toward Bahrain on Wednesday when an explosion—believed to have been caused by a direct missile hit—struck the ship. Management confirmed that search efforts located the missing crew member fatally injured on board following the initial impact.