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Men airlifted off North Sea ship Three die in North Sea accident
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Three men have been airlifted to hospital after an accident on a gas rig standby vessel in the North Sea. Three men have died after an accident on a gas rig standby vessel in the North Sea, the boat's operators say.
They have been taken to Hull Royal Infirmary, but no details have been released about the nature of their injuries or their condition. Vroon Offshore Services said all three died after the incident on board the Viking Islay in the BP Amethyst gas field off the East Yorkshire coast.
The men were aboard the Viking Islay operating in the BP Amethyst gas field about 25 miles (40km) off the East Yorkshire coast, a BP spokesman said. They were taken by Sea King helicopter from RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire, to Hull Royal Infirmary, but later died. Their families have been informed.
They were taken by Sea King helicopter from RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire. The boat company said it was doing all it could to find out what happened.
The incident was coordinated by the Humber coastguard.