Memorial for oil rig vessel victims

A memorial service is to be held on a beach for the dead and missing crew members of an oil-rig vessel which capsized in the …

A memorial service is to be held on a beach for the dead and missing crew members of an oil-rig vessel which capsized in the North Atlantic.

A 14-year-old schoolboy on work experience and his father were among the eight victims after the Bourbon Dolphincapsized around 75 miles north west of Shetland on Thursday.

There were 15 Norwegian crew aboard the handling supply tug at the time.

Of those 10 were taken off the vessel or out of the water, but three were later confirmed dead. Another five are presumed dead.

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Oddne Arve Remøy (44) and his son David Remøy (14) from the island community of Herøy were among the dead or missing.

Operators of the vessel Bourbon Offshore managing director Trond Myklebust said a service would be held for the families of the victims who had travelled to Lerwick on Shetland on a beach to be announced.

He told a news conference in Shetland: "We will start with a ceremony at the beach. We will bring flowers and it will let the families get their grief out."

Mr Myklebust said that after the service on the beach they would take a flight to the location and fly around the boat.

He added: "It is so everybody can see the boat, the environment and try and visualise what would have been going on. We think that is very important for the relatives and this is something they want.After that we will follow the relatives wishes. But I assume we will start to bring people home later in the day."

One of the survivors said it took less than five minutes for the boat to capsize.

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