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Helicopter crash victims honoured Helicopter crash victims honoured
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A memorial service for the 16 men who died in the North Sea helicopter crash disaster is due to be held.A memorial service for the 16 men who died in the North Sea helicopter crash disaster is due to be held.
More than a thousand people are expected to join Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Prince Charles and Camilla at the Kirk of St Nicholas in Aberdeen. Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Prince Charles will be among about 1,000 people, including many relatives, at the Kirk of St Nicholas in Aberdeen.
A screen will be erected on Union Street to relay the service outside.A screen will be erected on Union Street to relay the service outside.
The service, which will start at 1400 BST, will also be broadcast live on BBC Two Scotland, BBC Radio Scotland Medium Wave and on the BBC news website. The memorial, which will start at 1400 BST, will also be broadcast live on BBC Two Scotland, BBC Radio Scotland Medium Wave and on the BBC news website.
This is an opportunity for us to come together and share our grief, so we can go forward Rev Andrew Jolly
Camilla, Duchess of Rothesay, and Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond will also be in attendance.
The service will be conducted by the Rev Andrew Jolly, chaplain to the North Sea oil and gas industry.The service will be conducted by the Rev Andrew Jolly, chaplain to the North Sea oil and gas industry.
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond will also be in attendance. He told BBC Scotland of the tragedy: "People feel this very deeply and this city has taken this industry to its heart.
Early discussions have also taken place on a possible permanent memorial for the victims of the crash. "This is an opportunity for us to come together and share our grief, so we can go forward."
About 100 workers from Miller platform, where the helicopter was returning from, will also be there.
The Reverend Jolly said he would fly out to the platform on Thursday to conduct a further memorial for those who could not attend.
Wednesday's service is also honouring a 17th man who died in an unrelated offshore accident on the same day as the Bond Super Puma accident. David Stephenson, 44, of Willow Bridge, Northumberland, was a crewman on the Well Servicer, operated by Technip.
The Super Puma helicopter had been returning from BP's Miller oil platform when it crashed about 11 miles north east of Peterhead on 1 April.
Gearbox failureGearbox failure
The matter will be discussed by the newly formed Helicopter Accident Issues Task Group.
The Bond Super Puma helicopter had been returning from BP's Miller oil platform when it crashed about 11 miles north east of Peterhead on 1 April.
All 14 passengers and two crew members on board were killed.All 14 passengers and two crew members on board were killed.
Eight of the victims came from the north east of Scotland, seven from the rest of the UK, and one from Latvia.Eight of the victims came from the north east of Scotland, seven from the rest of the UK, and one from Latvia.
Early discussions have taken place on a possible permanent memorial for the victims of the Super Puma crash.
The matter will be discussed by the newly-formed Helicopter Accident Issues Task Group.
On Tuesday, Grampian Police said the bodies of 13 of the victims were being returned to their families. They said the other three would be released as soon as possible.On Tuesday, Grampian Police said the bodies of 13 of the victims were being returned to their families. They said the other three would be released as soon as possible.
The wreckage was recovered from the seabed. It included the black box flight recorder, the fuselage with the engines and rotor gearbox attached, the separated rotor head with the main rotor blades still attached, and the separated tail.The wreckage was recovered from the seabed. It included the black box flight recorder, the fuselage with the engines and rotor gearbox attached, the separated rotor head with the main rotor blades still attached, and the separated tail.
An initial report by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch found the helicopter had suffered a "catastrophic" failure in its main rotor gearbox.An initial report by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch found the helicopter had suffered a "catastrophic" failure in its main rotor gearbox.