Helicopter crash at the North Sea latest

by mudricky | April 6, 2009 at 10:44 pm
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The last 8 people missing from the Super Puma helicopter crash helicopter which crashed in the North Sea killing 16 people have been found and brought back to land.

The salvage ship, the Bibby Topaz also brought back the wreckage of the helicopter, lifted from the sea bed has also docked.

The Bibby Topaz played a key role in finding the reaming bodies.

The cockpit and voice data recorder have been removed and sent to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) to help discover what happened when the helicopter crashed last Wednesday, killing the 16 on board, 14 passengers and two pilots.

The dead have all been named as:

RICHARD MENZIES

Richard Menzies (co-pilot), 24, from Droitwich Spa. Worked for Bond Offshore Helicopters

DAVID RAE

David Rae, 63, from Dumfries. Worked for KCA Deutag Drilling Limited

RAYMOND DOYLE

Raymond Doyle, 57, from Cumbernauld. Worked for KCA Deutag Drilling Limited

NAIRN FERRIER

Nairn Ferrier, 40, from Dundee, worked at KCA Deutag Drilling Limited.

GARETH HUGHES

Gareth Hughes, 53, who lived near Arbroath in Angus, worked for KCA Deutag Drilling Limited as an assistant driller.

WARREN MITCHELL

Warren Mitchell, 38, from Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire. Worked for Weatherford UK Limited

JAMES COSTELLO

James Costello, 24, from Aberdeen, was contracted to PSN (Production Services Network).

VERNON ELRICK

Vernon John Elrick, 41, from Aberdeen. Worked for KCA Deutag Drilling Limited

STUART WOOD

Stuart Wood, 27, from Aberdeen, worked for Expro North Sea Ltd.

BRIAN BARKLEY

Brian Barkley, 30, from Aberdeen. Worked for KCA Deutag Drilling Limited

ALEX DALLAS

Alex Dallas, 62, from Aberdeen. Worked for Sparrows Offshore Services Ltd

LESLIE TAYLOR

Leslie Taylor, 41, from Kintore in Aberdeenshire, worked for KCA Deutag Drilling Limited.

CAPTAIN PAUL BURNHAM

Paul Burnham (captain), 31, from Methlick, Aberdeenshire. Worked for Bond Offshore Helicopters

JAMES EDWARDS

James John Edwards, 33, from Liverpool. Worked for KCA Deutag Drilling Limited

NOLAN GOBLE

Nolan Carl Goble, 34, from Norwich. Worked for KCA Deutag Drilling Limited

MIHAILS ZURAVSKIS

Mihails Zuravskis, 39, of Latvia. Worked for KCA Deutag

Sources used included

The Scotsman, The BBC and Sky news

Retalted links: Original breaking story on Now public, opinion by jazzyzazzy

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Lisa Woods

My Thoughts Go out To The Familes That Are Left Heartbroken By The Lost Of There Loved Ones x

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