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All 16 passengers and crew on board the Super Puma helicopter are feared dead after it plunged into the sea 14 miles off the Aberdeenshire coast on Wednesday afternoon.

The aircraft was flying back from the BP Miller platform at the time, in calm and sunny conditions.

Eight bodies were recovered and arrived at Aberdeen harbour on board the Caledonia Victory support vessel.

An extensive search for the remaining eight people started again at first light on Thursday, Aberdeen Coastguard said.

Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond said the outlook for the missing passengers is "extremely bleak".

Experts from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) are travelling to the scene of the crash.

The helicopter went down around 14 miles from Peterhead just before 2pm on Wednesday.

It issued a mayday which was picked up by air traffic controllers and a major rescue operation was launched.

Grampian Police said it had "increasing and grave concerns" for those still missing.