Two seamen were killed and one injured in when the 2006-built Singapore-flag panamax tanker FR8 Venture a large wave over the bow in the Pentland Firth.The incident happened last Friday when westerly winds of up to storm force swept the northern tip of Scotland.The 74065 dwt tanker had loaded crude oil at Scapa Flow terminal in Orkney and was bound for Houston, Texas. The three crewmen were working forward when the accident happened. The ship returned to Scapa Flow.Meanwhile, in an incident today, a Norwegian cargo vessel is now under tow to sheltered waters off Orkney, after it reported to Shetland Coastguard that it had broken down in severe gale force weather.The 1995-built, Bahamas-flag 2,051 gt general cargo vessel Fri Stream was taken in tow by the offshore support vessel Edda Frigg and the two vessels were reported as making their way towards more sheltered waters near Orkney, shadowed by the Stromness RNLI lifeboat.
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