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Greek-managed tanker Velos Sapphire struck by suspected missile in Persian Gulf, one crew member killed

Titles and summaries are AI-extracted from news reporting; every source is linked below. Event id 3eb1a9e2-c8e0-45e5-8a5f-0d1780a2a040.

Where
Limaresolved to locality25.943, 56.423
When
Occurrence date not stated by reportingFirst reported 2026-11-03 · last update 2026-11-07
Sourcing
19 reports19 reports across 17 outlets · independence not established
How far this got
localizednamed facility unresolvedRadar coverage

Summary

The Marshall Islands-flagged, Greek-managed oil products tanker Velos Sapphire was hit by a blast believed to be a missile strike in the Gulf, northeast of Qatar, en route to Bahrain. One crew member was killed and the crew extinguished a fire aboard; reports say no other crew were hurt and no pollution was reported. The vessel was towed to Khalifa Bin Salman Port in Bahrain, where an inquiry is expected, and the extent of hull damage is still being assessed. Reports differ on the timing, with some dating the attack to November 5 and others to November 6. Earlier reports described two unidentified projectiles hitting a tanker off Qatar, and Iranian state media claimed mine damage to tankers in the Strait of Hormuz; the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps asserted control of the area, but independent verification of these accounts is limited. The IMO Secretary-General said seafarers are being killed and injured, abandoned, and struggling to meet basic needs amid the conflict.

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What remains unresolved

  • named facility unresolved

Timeline

29 recorded change(s). The ledger starts when this event was first folded: the initial observation is not recorded as a change, so an empty timeline means nothing has moved since, not that nothing is known.

  • 2026-11-07member countour measurement18 → 19reports joined

18 more change(s) — the values are part of the event detail on paid plans. 10 change(s) before the history shown here.

Sources

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19 reports in all; the full list with the facts taken from each is part of the event detail on Pro.

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