Tanzanian sailor killed after Iran bombs UAE ship in the strait of Hormuz
Many vessels traversing through the Hormuz channels risk being destroyed by missiles from either side of the conflicting parties.
Black News 
A Tanzanian sailor is among the shipmates who have so far been confirmed dead during an explosion in the Strait of Hormuz.
The Tanzanian was killed after a bomb attack on a vessel which was navigating the Strait of Hormuz.
The now infamous Hormuz is the strategic maritime passage that links the Persian Gulf to global shipping routes.
The sensitive sea passage is currently caught between the ongoing war between Iran and the United States.
Many vessels traversing through the Hormuz channels risk being destroyed by missiles from either side of the conflicting parties.
The UAE tugboat was the latest bombing victim and as it happens, a Tanzanian national was on board when it got attacked.
Iran is being suspected of the bombing.
The Tanzania Shipping Agencies Corporation (TASAC) identified the victim as Macha Maregesi Mongu, an East African sailor who was serving aboard the tugboat VOLANS with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Number 929856.
According to reports from the Gulf, the doomed vessel, Volans, was registered under the flag of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The manifest indicates that Volans was sailing from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) heading to Oman when it was struck by the foreign missiles on the 3rd day of May, 2026.
In an official statement, the management of the Tanzania Shipping Agencies Corporation conveyed condolences to the family of the deceased, Maregesi Mongu.
TASAC also promised to work with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation to undertake or facilitate the repatriation of the late Mongu’s remains once salvaged from the wreck of the vessel.
The Tanzania shipping agency emphasized the urgent need to strengthen protection for seafarers in volatile waters, echoing the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in calling for enforcement of the right to innocent passage under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
