Key facts
- Velos Tankers said one seafarer on the MT Velos was found fatally injured after an explosion on board.
- The tanker was sailing unladen toward Bahrain when it was hit, according to Velos Tankers.
- Velos Tankers said the explosion was believed to have been caused by a missile attack.
One seafarer was killed in an explosion on the oil products tanker MT Velos in the Gulf on Thursday, the ship's manager, Greek firm Velos Tankers, said in a statement on Friday.
The tanker was sailing unladen toward Bahrain when it was hit, the company said. Velos Tankers said the crew member was found fatally injured on board after initially being reported missing in the aftermath of the explosion.
The company described the explosion as believed to have been caused by a missile attack. It did not say who was responsible, and no party has claimed the attack.