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The flight data recorder from a helicopter which crashed into the Irish Sea has been recovered. | The flight data recorder from a helicopter which crashed into the Irish Sea has been recovered. |
The "black box" will now go to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch's (AAIB) headquarters in Hampshire. | The "black box" will now go to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch's (AAIB) headquarters in Hampshire. |
Seven men lost their lives when the Eurocopter SA365N helicopter crashed over Morecambe Bay during December after leaving Blackpool Airport. | |
A post-mortem examination has shown their injuries were consistent with having been in a helicopter crash. | A post-mortem examination has shown their injuries were consistent with having been in a helicopter crash. |
Ongoing investigation | Ongoing investigation |
The helicopter was on a routine flight between rigs for gas firm Centrica when it crashed into the sea 25 miles off the coast. | The helicopter was on a routine flight between rigs for gas firm Centrica when it crashed into the sea 25 miles off the coast. |
No emergency call was received before it crashed 500 yards away from the third rig. The AAIB launched an inquiry into the incident, the cause of which is not yet known. | No emergency call was received before it crashed 500 yards away from the third rig. The AAIB launched an inquiry into the incident, the cause of which is not yet known. |
The AAIB said: "The recorder, together with a substantial amount of wreckage from the helicopter, will now be taken to the AAIB's headquarters in Farnborough for analysis." | The AAIB said: "The recorder, together with a substantial amount of wreckage from the helicopter, will now be taken to the AAIB's headquarters in Farnborough for analysis." |
The six men confirmed dead include Centrica-employed rig workers Robert Warburton, 60, from Heysham, Leslie Ahmed, 48, from South Shields, John "Jake" Shaw, 51, from Fife, and Alfred Neasham, 57, from Durham. | The six men confirmed dead include Centrica-employed rig workers Robert Warburton, 60, from Heysham, Leslie Ahmed, 48, from South Shields, John "Jake" Shaw, 51, from Fife, and Alfred Neasham, 57, from Durham. |
Pilots Stephen Potton, 51, from Blackpool and Simon Foddering, 33, from Preston, also died. | Pilots Stephen Potton, 51, from Blackpool and Simon Foddering, 33, from Preston, also died. |
A search for the body of Keith Smith, 57, from Stockton-on-Tees, was called off shortly after the crash. | A search for the body of Keith Smith, 57, from Stockton-on-Tees, was called off shortly after the crash. |
An inquest into the deaths of the men has been opened and adjourned earlier this month. | An inquest into the deaths of the men has been opened and adjourned earlier this month. |
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