Unions have demanded a public inquiry to probe offshore helicopter safety on the anniversary of a North Sea crash which killed 16 men.
The call was made on the 14th anniversary of the tragedy which saw a Bond Super Puma plunge into the sea 11 nautical miles north-east of Peterhead.
The helicopter, which went down on April 1 2009, had been on its way back from a BP platform.
Captain Paul Burnham and co-pilot Richard Menzies died along with passengers Brian Barkley, Vernon Elrick, Leslie Taylor, Nairn Ferrier, Gareth Hughes, David Rae, Raymond Doyle, James John Edwards, Nolan Goble, Mihails Zuravskis, James Costello, Alex Dallas, Warren Mitchell and Stuart Wood
Eight of the men killed were from the north-east.
In the wake of the crash, a report found it could have been prevented had its operator taken ‘reasonable precautions’.
Four people were killed in another offshore helicopter crash off Shetland in 2013. Other helicopter accidents offshore include the 1995 and 2002 Bristow crashes, the latter of which killed 11.
The RMT union called for a public inquiry into such incidents and regulatory changes on the 10th anniversary of the 2009 disaster.
On Saturday Aberdeen Trades Union Council president Graeme Farquhar laid a wreath at a memorial to the victims in the city’s Johnston Gardens.
He said: “On the 14th anniversary of the Super Puma helicopter fatal accident in the North Sea off Peterhead, our thoughts are with the families, colleagues and friends still affected by this horrific accident.
“The Aberdeen TUC continues to support all the offshore-based trade unions who are still demanding a full public inquiry into helicopter safety in the UK offshore oil and gas industry.”
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