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| Helicopter wreck pulled from sea | Helicopter wreck pulled from sea |
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| The wreckage of a helicopter which ditched in the North Sea on its way to an oil platform has been salvaged. | |
| Eighteen people were saved in a "text book rescue" when the Eurocopter Super Puma crashed about 125 miles east of Aberdeen. | Eighteen people were saved in a "text book rescue" when the Eurocopter Super Puma crashed about 125 miles east of Aberdeen. |
| Two life rafts used in the evacuation have also been recovered and have been brought ashore in Aberdeen. | Two life rafts used in the evacuation have also been recovered and have been brought ashore in Aberdeen. |
| The fuselage and life rafts were being transported by oil support vessels. The wreckage is still en route to Aberdeen. | The fuselage and life rafts were being transported by oil support vessels. The wreckage is still en route to Aberdeen. |
| An Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) spokesman said the wreckage was due to arrive in the port at about 2200 GMT. | An Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) spokesman said the wreckage was due to arrive in the port at about 2200 GMT. |
| He 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." | He 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. | 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. |