Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:19am on 10 Sep 2026,Thursday International
A seafarer was killed in an incident involving the Gibraltar-flagged tanker Hercules Star while at anchorage off Dubai, charterer Peninsula said Wednesday. Peninsula confirmed one fatality but provided no details on the cause. One crew member remains missing, while a team is searching; other crew members are accounted for. Assessments from security sources suggested the vessel may have been hit by a drone. UKMTO reported a vessel listing 24 nautical miles off the UAE’s Port Rashid, indicating water ingress after an attack by an unknown projectile. Security sources said the location was close to Hercules Star. Another tanker carrying 2 million barrels of Iraqi fuel oil was struck by a drone. (PC: X)
