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| Ship brings back bodies to port | Ship brings back bodies to port |
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| The salvage ship carrying the remaining eight bodies from a helicopter which crashed in the North Sea killing 16 people has docked in Aberdeen harbour. | The salvage ship carrying the remaining eight bodies from a helicopter which crashed in the North Sea killing 16 people has docked in Aberdeen harbour. |
| The wreckage of the Super Puma, which was found on the sea bed on Sunday, was also transported on the Bibby Topaz. | The wreckage of the Super Puma, which was found on the sea bed on Sunday, was also transported on the Bibby Topaz. |
| The cockpit and voice data recorder have been sent to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB). | The cockpit and voice data recorder have been sent to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB). |
| The coffins carrying the eight bodies were taken away from the harbour in a convoy just before 0530 BST. | The coffins carrying the eight bodies were taken away from the harbour in a convoy just before 0530 BST. |
| Half of those killed came from the north east of Scotland. | |
| Experts at the AAIB headquarters in Farnborough, Hampshire, will use the salvaged equipment to try to work out why the helicopter crashed last Wednesday, killing all 14 passengers and the two pilots on board. | Experts at the AAIB headquarters in Farnborough, Hampshire, will use the salvaged equipment to try to work out why the helicopter crashed last Wednesday, killing all 14 passengers and the two pilots on board. |
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| The wreckage of the helicopter is lifted into port | The wreckage of the helicopter is lifted into port |
| Investigators said they found the last remaining bodies on Sunday. | |
| Two of the eight bodies found on Sunday were believed to be those of the pilot and co-pilot, Paul Burnham, 31, from Methlick in Aberdeenshire, and Richard Menzies, 24, of Droitwich Spa in Worcestershire. | Two of the eight bodies found on Sunday were believed to be those of the pilot and co-pilot, Paul Burnham, 31, from Methlick in Aberdeenshire, and Richard Menzies, 24, of Droitwich Spa in Worcestershire. |
| On Wednesday the bodies of eight of the passengers who died were recovered a few hours after the helicopter crashed. | On Wednesday the bodies of eight of the passengers who died were recovered a few hours after the helicopter crashed. |
| The helicopter was said to have been lying about 100m under the surface. | The helicopter was said to have been lying about 100m under the surface. |
| It had been returning from BP's Miller oil platform when it crashed about 15 miles off Peterhead at 1400 BST. | It had been returning from BP's Miller oil platform when it crashed about 15 miles off Peterhead at 1400 BST. |
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| The Super Puma was operated by British firm Bond Offshore Helicopters. | The Super Puma was operated by British firm Bond Offshore Helicopters. |
| KCA Deutag, which employed many of the dead, opened a Humanitarian Assistance Centre in Aberdeen on Monday, in light of the "huge, continuing emotional impact" of the helicopter tragedy. | |
| KCA Deutag chief executive officer Holger Temmen said: "A disaster such as this is always a shock but in this case the shock and sadness is so much closer to home. | |
| "I extend my deepest condolences to the families and friends of all those who lost their lives. Our thoughts continue to be with them through this difficult time." |