Helicopter firm 'dismissed fears'
Oil workers who expressed concerns about their helicopters were reportedly told to put on "big boy pants" in the weeks before the crash off Shetland that killed four people.
Nine helicopter survivors 'airlifted to Lerwick'
STV News is reporting that nine people have been taken by rescue helicopter to nearby Lerwick. One was taken off the aircraft on a stretcher. Eight others were described as "walking wounded".
There is no news yet about the other nine people onboard the ditched helicopter.
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