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Missing helicopter tail recovered Helicopter's black box recovered
(about 21 hours later)
The missing tail section of the helicopter which ditched in the North Sea has been found. The black box flight recorder and missing tail section of the helicopter which ditched in the North Sea have been brought ashore in Aberdeen.
All 18 people were saved when the Eurocopter Super Puma came down about 125 miles east of Aberdeen last Wednesday. They were found on Monday afternoon and are being taken to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) in Farnborough for examination.
The wreckage of the helicopter was returned to land at the weekend. Investigators hope the wreckage will give them some indication as to the cause of the ditching.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said the tail boom had been found and was being returned to Aberdeen. An inquiry is under way. All 18 people onboard the Super Puma survived the incident.
The Super Puma was operated by Bond Offshore. The helicopter's fuselage was recovered at the weekend.
Workers on the BP oil platform which should have been the flight's destination saw the aircraft ditch. The aircraft, which was operated by Bond Offshore, came down about 125 miles east of Aberdeen last Wednesday.
Those who were on board the helicopter have praised the crew and their rescuers. Workers on the BP oil platform which should have been the flight's destination saw the helicopter ditch.
Those on board have praised the crew and their rescuers.