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Three men have died after an accident on a gas rig standby vessel in the North Sea, the boat's operators say.Three men have died after an accident on a gas rig standby vessel in the North Sea, the boat's operators say.
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.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.
They were taken by Sea King helicopter from RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire, to Hull Royal Infirmary, but later died. Their families have been informed. The men, from Aberdeen, Fife and Poland, were airlifted to Hull Royal Infirmary, but later died.
The boat company said it was doing all it could to find out what happened. The Aberdeen-based company described the accident as "tragic" and said it was investigating the incident.
The vessel was operating 25 miles (40km) off the East Yorkshire coast when the accident happened at 1pm on Sunday.
We are doing all we can to find out what happened and will co-operate with all relevant authorities to carry out a full investigation Graham PhilipVroon Offshore Services
The three men were taken by Sea King helicopter from RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire, to hospital in Hull, but died of their injuries.
They have been named as coxswains Finlay Macfayden, 46, from Aberdeen, and Robert O'Brien, 59, from Leven in Fife, and boatman Robert Ebertowski, 40, from Gydnia, Poland.
The remaining nine crew members were safe and well, Vroon Offshore Services confirmed.
Full investigation
The Viking Islay, a 53-metre emergency response and rescue vessel, was supporting the Ensco 92 drilling rig on BP's Amethyst field when the accident happened.
The company said it had now been returned to the Humber port of Immingham where a full investigation would be carried out by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch.
Graham Philip, chief executive of Vroon Offshore Services, said: "This is a tragic incident, the details of which are still unclear.
"However, we are doing all we can to find out what happened and will co-operate with all relevant authorities to carry out a full investigation.
"Our thoughts currently lie with the family and friends of the men who have tragically lost their lives."
Vroon Offshore Services owns and operates 32 vessels.