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Tanker Velos Sapphire hit by projectile in Gulf, one seafarer 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 2026-11-06
Sourcing
12 reports12 reports across 11 outlets · independence not established
How far this got
localizednamed facility unresolvedRadar coverage

Summary

The Greek-managed oil products tanker Velos Sapphire, flying the Marshall Islands flag, was struck by a suspected missile in the Gulf on Thursday, reportedly approximately 50 nautical miles north of Madinat ash Shamal, Qatar. One crew member died in the blast and fire, and the ship was brought into Bahrain's Khalifa Bin Salman Port. The incident was reported by UKMTO at 23:20 UTC. Reports differ on the exact attack: some describe two unidentified projectiles, while others attribute the blast to a missile. Iran's IRGC and state media claimed tankers hit mines in the Strait of Hormuz, a claim that reports say remains uncorroborated. No pollution was reported. The vessel's AIS signal has been dark since the incident, and the operator has been contacted for comment.

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What remains unresolved

  • named facility unresolved

Timeline

19 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.

  • 2026-11-06member countour measurement11 → 12reports joined

10 more change(s) — the values are part of the event detail on paid plans. 8 change(s) before the history shown here.

Sources

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

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