Second salvage vessel at crash site

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Air accident inspectors are carrying out investigations off the Aberdeenshire coast where the Super Puma helicopter came down, killing its 14 passengers and two crew.

The accident happened on Wednesday afternoon as the aircraft returned from a BP oil platform. The eight bodies which have so far been recovered were shipped to Aberdeen on Thursday.

A search for the eight remaining bodies was stood down after police said there was no hope of finding any survivors.

The vessel Vigilant was chartered by air accident investigators and is carrying specialist sonar equipment which is being used to locate the wreckage and remove it from the seabed. The second vessel has now also been commissioned as part of the salvage operation.

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said the search was focused on salvaging the wreckage and retrieving the helicopter's combined cockpit voice and flight data recorder.

A spokesman said: "This is a complicated investigation which is drawing on expertise from different sectors and several agencies will continue working together.

"The investigation continues with work under way to salvage the wreckage and combined Cockpit Voice and Flight Data Recorder.

"We chartered a salvage vessel, which left Peterhead today to commence operations on arrival at the site of the accident."