Seafarer killed in Gulf as Iran says ships ablaze in Hormuz
Seafarer killed in Gulf as Iran says ships ablaze in Hormuz A seafarer was killed when a Greek-owned oil tanker was struck by a projectile in the Gulf, its owner said on Friday, as Iran said several tankers had caught fire after hitting mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The Marshall Islands-flagged Velos Sapphire was sailing empty to Bahrain when it was hit on Thursday, Athens-based Velos Tankers said in a statement carried by the Greek news agency ANA. The company said an unidentified projectil…
