Martin Compton has paid tribute to two men who died after a tugboat capsized off the coast of his home town.
George Taft, 65, and Ian Catterson, 73, were killed in the incident while assisting the Hebridean Princess cruise ship off Custom House Quay in Greenock, Inverclyde, last month.
The sinking on February 24 sparked a major search operation, which led to the discovery of the two men's bodies in the River Clyde the following day.
Line of Duty star Compston, 38, said he had been touched by the tragedy as the tugboats are part of the "fabric" of the community he grew up in.
Speaking on his Restless Natives podcast, the actor said: "Unfortunately back home in Greenock we had a tragedy when one of our tugboats was sunk in the Clyde.
"The tugboats are such a part of the fabric of Inverclyde. When you're looking out your window and you see those wee boats park up, you know there's a big cruise ship or warship coming in.
"It's something you see on a daily basis and those people are literally guiding in thousands of tourists a day into Inverclyde and Scotland. They are the first point of contact for people coming in.
"What they do is a very skilled and dangerous job and unfortunately this is not the first tugboat tragedy to happen on the Clyde in my lifetime.
"I would just really like to say our thoughts are with the families of Ian Catterson and George Taft. Please send our best to their families."
Mr Taft, of Greenock, and Mr Catterson, from Millport on the isle of Cumbrae, were working as crew members on the vessel MV Biter when it capsized.
Police Scotland, with the assistance of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, is investigating the circumstances of the incident.
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch is also carrying out its own inquiries.
