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The recovery operation at the scene of last night’s helicopter tragedy near Sumburgh Airport is ongoing tonight. Police Scotland say they have deployed specialist resources and operational personnel to Shetland. A number of officers have already arrived and are working with police and other age... Read more...
Efforts are underway to recover the remains of the off-shore helicopter which crashed approximately two miles west of Sumburgh Airport yesterday evening, resulting in the deaths of four people. The Orkney-based emergency tug Herakles is at the scene of the disaster, where the Super Puma L2 aircraft... Read more...
The special guest at the Screenplay 2013 film festival David Morrissey will not be coming to Shetland because of "last minute" filming commitments. Shetland Arts announced that Morrissey will be unable to attend in person but will take part in a question and answer session using digital technology.... Read more...
The RNLI has released video footage and photographs of the Aith Lifeboat crew at the scene of the helicopter wreckage.The footage shows the crew surveying the scene of the incident on Friday evening with lighting rigs erected on the mainland to assist rescuers. In the photographs a volunteer c... Read more...
The number of people killed after a helicopter went down near Sumburgh on Friday has risen to four, police have confirmed. They were Duncan Munro,46, from Bishop Auckland; Sarah Darnley, 45, from Elgin; Gary McCrossan, 59, from Inverness and George Allison, 57 from Winchester.Three bodies have ... Read more...
Rescuers have recovered three bodies following the helicopter crash off Sumburgh yesterday. Police Scotland has confirmed the news this morning and said a fourth person remains unaccounted for. The families have been informed and further information will be released later.Fourteen other people... Read more...