The funeral of one of the 11 crewmen who died when a helicopter crashed in a North Sea gas field today took place on an island off the north-west coast of Scotland.

The search was continuing today for the helicopter which crashed into the North Sea, killing five people with another six feared dead, as the victims were named.

The search was continuing today for the helicopter which crashed into the North Sea, killing five people and leaving another six feared dead.

Mechanical failure was tonight being blamed for a helicopter crash in the North Sea, which killed five people and left another six feared dead.