'Sudden catastrophic failure' blamed for helicopter crash

An initial report into the Norway helicopter crash which claimed the lives of 13 people has found the flight appeared normal until a "sudden catastrophic failure developed in 1-2 seconds".

Eleven passengers, including oil worker Iain Stuart from Laurencekirk in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and two crew members were killed after the Super Puma aircraft came down near the city of Bergen on April 29.