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| Inquiries into tanker wave deaths | |
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| Investigations are continuing into the deaths of two men who were struck by a massive wave on an oil tanker. | Investigations are continuing into the deaths of two men who were struck by a massive wave on an oil tanker. |
| A 27-year-old crew member on the FR8 Venture was also injured in Saturday's incident in the Pentland Firth. He is being treated in hospital. | |
| Northern Constabulary said the injured man and the two men who died, aged 31 and 39, were all from India. | |
| Police and the Marine Accident Investigation Branch are both carrying out investigations into the incident. | |
| Officers from Northern Constabulary boarded the tanker to carry out inquiries after it arrived back in Scapa Flow, Orkney, on Saturday evening. | |
| Post-mortem examination | |
| Maritime Accident Investigation Branch officials were arriving in Kirkwall on Sunday to begin their inquiry, which will run parallel with the police investigations. | |
| Northern Constabulary said a post-mortem examination would be carried out and a report submitted to the procurator fiscal in Kirkwall. | |
| The three men were struck by the wave while working on the Singapore-registered tanker at about 1240 GMT on Saturday. | The three men were struck by the wave while working on the Singapore-registered tanker at about 1240 GMT on Saturday. |
| A coastguard rescue helicopter from Stornoway was called to the scene and Longhope RNLI lifeboat was launched with a doctor on board. | A coastguard rescue helicopter from Stornoway was called to the scene and Longhope RNLI lifeboat was launched with a doctor on board. |
| A coastguard helicopter was called to the scene | A coastguard helicopter was called to the scene |
| She was winched on board the vessel in winds gusting up to 60mph, but found that two of the crew had died. | She was winched on board the vessel in winds gusting up to 60mph, but found that two of the crew had died. |
| The third man was taken by helicopter to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, where he was said to be in a stable condition on Sunday. | The third man was taken by helicopter to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, where he was said to be in a stable condition on Sunday. |
| The tanker had taken on crude oil from another vessel at Scapa Flow and had been heading for Houston in Texas when the incident took place. | The tanker had taken on crude oil from another vessel at Scapa Flow and had been heading for Houston in Texas when the incident took place. |
| Coastguards said weather conditions had been "horrendous", with strong winds, heavy seas and a high swell. | Coastguards said weather conditions had been "horrendous", with strong winds, heavy seas and a high swell. |
| The 42,000 gross tonne crude oil tanker, which is less than a year old, is owned by Freight Ship Management PTC Ltd. | The 42,000 gross tonne crude oil tanker, which is less than a year old, is owned by Freight Ship Management PTC Ltd. |