Skipper tells how brave rescue attempt failed to save life of man overboard
A skipper has recounted desperate attempts to save his friend after he fell overboard into the treacherous North Sea.
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MSP demands answers over FAI delay
Beatrice Wishart has written to the Lord Advocate over the “inexcusable” seven year delay to the Sumburgh helicopter crash fatal accident inquiry. The Isles MSP…
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Pilot error reason for instruments not being monitored
A fatal accident inquiry into the Super Puma tragedy seven years ago has heard pilot error was the reason for flight instruments not being effectively…
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Sheriff asks if pilot believed he was landing helicopter
A sheriff has questioned whether the crew of the Super Puma helicopter which crashed into the sea near Sumburgh in 2013 may have thought they
READ FULL STORY‘Chain of events’ led to helicopter crash, expert tells inquiry
A helicopter crew’s failure to stabilise at 80 knots was the first in a chain of events that led to the aircraft crashing into the
READ FULL STORYCo-pilot’s actions ‘saved lives’
The efforts of the co-pilot aboard the Super Puma helicopter which crashed near Sumburgh seven years ago have been praised, with on aviation expert insisting
READ FULL STORYInquiry hears insufficient information shared between pilots
The crew of a helicopter which crashed off Sumburgh in 2013 killing four people failed to agree their planned approach to the isles.
READ FULL STORYCo-pilot of helicopter armed flotation bags
The co-pilot of the helicopter which crashed off Sumburgh in 2013 armed the flotation bags which kept the aircraft afloat after it struck the water.
READ FULL STORYRenewed call for inquiry into helicopter crash
Another call has been made for a fatal accident inquiry to be held into the helicopter crash off Sumburgh which claimed the lives of four
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