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| Inquiry into fatal Super Puma crash begins | |
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| A fatal accident inquiry into a Super Puma crash in which 16 men died is under way. | |
| All 14 passengers and two crew lost their lives in April 2009, when the Bond helicopter came down in the North Sea. | All 14 passengers and two crew lost their lives in April 2009, when the Bond helicopter came down in the North Sea. |
| Relatives said the FAI had been a "long, long time" coming. | Relatives said the FAI had been a "long, long time" coming. |
| The inquiry, which is being held in Aberdeen Town House, is expected to last six weeks. | The inquiry, which is being held in Aberdeen Town House, is expected to last six weeks. |
| It is being overseen by Derek Pyle, Sheriff Principal for Grampian, Highlands and Islands. | |
| He has said his determination will be released as early as possible. | He has said his determination will be released as early as possible. |
| An Air Accidents Investigation Branch report blamed a catastrophic gear box failure for the crash, which happened 12 miles off Peterhead and left no survivors. | An Air Accidents Investigation Branch report blamed a catastrophic gear box failure for the crash, which happened 12 miles off Peterhead and left no survivors. |
| Investigators found that a fatigue fracture had not been picked up during maintenance. | Investigators found that a fatigue fracture had not been picked up during maintenance. |
| A police investigation ended with the Crown Office deciding there was insufficient evidence for any prosecutions - a decision that angered families of the victims. | A police investigation ended with the Crown Office deciding there was insufficient evidence for any prosecutions - a decision that angered families of the victims. |
| Eight of those who died came from the north east of Scotland, seven from the rest of the UK, and one from Latvia. | Eight of those who died came from the north east of Scotland, seven from the rest of the UK, and one from Latvia. |
| Audrey Wood, who lost son Stuart, 27, from Aberdeen, told BBC Scotland before the FAI got under way: "It has been a long, long five years. The suffering is exceptional, the families should not have had to wait this long. | Audrey Wood, who lost son Stuart, 27, from Aberdeen, told BBC Scotland before the FAI got under way: "It has been a long, long five years. The suffering is exceptional, the families should not have had to wait this long. |
| "The FAI is used as a fact-finding inquiry, we look at it as a fault-finding inquiry. | "The FAI is used as a fact-finding inquiry, we look at it as a fault-finding inquiry. |
| "Hopefully we will get answers. Safety should be paramount." | "Hopefully we will get answers. Safety should be paramount." |
| She added: "Woody was always a fun-filled guy, very family-orientated. We dearly miss him." | She added: "Woody was always a fun-filled guy, very family-orientated. We dearly miss him." |
| The two crew who died were Capt Paul Burnham, 31, of Methlick, Aberdeenshire, and co-pilot Richard Menzies, 24, of Droitwich Spa, who worked for Bond Offshore Helicopters. | The two crew who died were Capt Paul Burnham, 31, of Methlick, Aberdeenshire, and co-pilot Richard Menzies, 24, of Droitwich Spa, who worked for Bond Offshore Helicopters. |
| The KCA Deutag employees killed were Brian Barkley, 30, of Aberdeen; Vernon Elrick, 41, of Aberdeen; Leslie Taylor, 41, of Kintore, Aberdeenshire; Nairn Ferrier, 40, of Dundee; Gareth Hughes, 53, of Angus; David Rae, 63, of Dumfries; Raymond Doyle, 57, of Cumbernauld; James John Edwards, 33, of Liverpool; Nolan Goble, 34, of Norwich, and Mihails Zuravskis, 39, of Latvia. | The KCA Deutag employees killed were Brian Barkley, 30, of Aberdeen; Vernon Elrick, 41, of Aberdeen; Leslie Taylor, 41, of Kintore, Aberdeenshire; Nairn Ferrier, 40, of Dundee; Gareth Hughes, 53, of Angus; David Rae, 63, of Dumfries; Raymond Doyle, 57, of Cumbernauld; James John Edwards, 33, of Liverpool; Nolan Goble, 34, of Norwich, and Mihails Zuravskis, 39, of Latvia. |
| The other victims were James Costello, 24, of Aberdeen, who was contracted to Production Services Network (PSN); Alex Dallas, 62, of Aberdeen, who worked for Sparrows Offshore Services; Warren Mitchell, 38, of Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, who worked for Weatherford UK; and Stuart Wood, 27, of Aberdeen, who worked for Expro North Sea Ltd. | The other victims were James Costello, 24, of Aberdeen, who was contracted to Production Services Network (PSN); Alex Dallas, 62, of Aberdeen, who worked for Sparrows Offshore Services; Warren Mitchell, 38, of Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, who worked for Weatherford UK; and Stuart Wood, 27, of Aberdeen, who worked for Expro North Sea Ltd. |