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| Two life rafts used by 18 people in the evacuation of the helicopter forced to ditch in the North Sea on Wednesday have been brought ashore in Aberdeen. | |
| They were taken from the scene 125 miles off the north-east port by the oil support vessel, Caledonian Vision. | They were taken from the scene 125 miles off the north-east port by the oil support vessel, Caledonian Vision. |
| The stricken aircraft has also been recovered and has been loaded onto a vessel, which is heading to Aberdeen. | |
| An Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) team earlier arrived in Aberdeen to start their inquiries. | |
| The team oversaw the operation to lift the aircraft out of the sea. | |
| An AAIB spokesperson said: "The aircraft's fuselage has been recovered onto a surface vessel and will return to Aberdeen overnight, after which it will be transported to the AAIB's facility in Farnborough." | |
| The Super Puma, operated by Bond, overturned in the water on Thursday. | |
| Workers on the BP oil platform which should have been the flight's destination saw the aircraft ditch. | Workers on the BP oil platform which should have been the flight's destination saw the aircraft ditch. |
| Rescuers said the helicopter's tail boom was missing. | Rescuers said the helicopter's tail boom was missing. |