Persian Gulf drone strike kills Filipino seafarer

Inquirer.net - Nov 9, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — A Filipino seafarer died after a suspected drone attack hit the Marshall Islands-flagged oil products tanker MT Velos Sapphire in the Persian Gulf on Nov. 5, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has confirmed. The DMW said on Saturday 21 other Filipino crew members onboard the vessel were unharmed. “The vessel was

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