Seafaring fatality amid Gulf tensions as a tanker is attacked and fires erupt after Iran claims mines; ships face ongoing maritime disruptions. The Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Velos Sapphire was originally sailing to the Bahrain port of Sitra empty of cargo when the attack happened early on Thursday, Velos Tankers said in a statement. Indian sailor killed in Hormuz attack. Iran missiles hit UAE-flagged oil tankers.