North Sea helicopter crash: North-east man named as one of 13 victims

An Aberdeenshire man has been named as one of 13 who died when a helicopter crashed into the North Sea near Norway.

Iain Stuart, 41 from Laurencekirk was killed in the crash and had been working for Halliburton on Gullfaks Oil field.

The 41-year-old, who worked for oilfield services company Halliburton, has been named locally as Iain Stuart, from Laurencekirk in Aberdeenshire.

The Super Puma was carrying two crew and 11 passengers from the North Sea Gullfaks B oil field, around 74 miles off the Norwegian coast when it crashed en route to Flesland Airport in Bergen on Friday.

Mr Stuart was a member of Brechin Golf Club, where yesterday the flag flew at half mast.

Stephen Rennie, resident golf professional and manager, told the Sunday Mail: “The whole club is shocked and saddened to hear the devastating news about Iain.

“He was a very popular member of the club and our thoughts are with his family and friends at this difficult time.”

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