Seafarer Killed, Another Missing After Attack On Oil Tanker Off Dubai
Peninsula said a specialist team is searching for the missing crew member as all other crew were accounted for after the incident.
- On Wednesday, a seafarer was killed and another crew member went missing following an incident involving the Gibraltar-flagged oil products tanker Hercules Star while anchored off Dubai, according to charterer Peninsula.
- British navy-affiliated agency UKMTO reported separately that a vessel was listing 24 nautical miles off the United Arab Emirates' Port Rashid while at anchor, 'possibly indicating water ingress following an attack from an unknown projectile.'
- Maritime security sources assessed that the Hercules Star may have been hit by a drone, with the vessel's location close to the site reported by UKMTO, though charterer Peninsula has not confirmed the cause.
- Peninsula confirmed one death and one missing crew member, stating all other personnel are accounted for while providing no further details regarding the incident's specific circumstances.
- A separate tanker carrying about 2 million barrels of Iraqi fuel oil was struck by a drone in Iraqi territorial waters on Wednesday, with no information linking this incident to the Hercules Star.
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One sailor was killed and another lost on an oil tanker while docking off the coast of the United Arab Emirates.
Tragedy Strikes: Gibraltar-Flagged Tanker Incident Off Dubai
A seafarer died and another crew member is missing after a suspected drone attack on the Gibraltar-flagged oil tanker Hercules Star near Dubai. The charterer Peninsula confirmed the fatality while a specialist team searches for the missing crew. Investigations suggest possible water ingress caused by an unknown projectile.
Seafarer from oil products tanker killed in incident off Dubai, charterer says
A seafarer was killed in an incident involving the Gibraltar-flagged oil products tanker Hercules Star while at anchorage off Dubai, the vessel"s charterer Peninsula said on Wednesday.
Seafarer from oil products tanker killed in incident off Dubai ...
The "Hercules Star", chartered by the Gibraltarian Peninsula, had already been hit by another projectile in March
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