One man remained in hospital last night after the helicopter – with 12 passengers and two pilots on board – ditched into the North Sea.
Medics were put on emergency alert as some of the 14 people rescued were airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for treatment.
The rest of the men arrived back on dry land by lifeboat – as they were unhappy about getting into the rescue helicopter, consultant in emergency medicine with NHS Grampian James Ferguson said.
One man was being kept in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary last night as a precaution after the others were discharged, although his injuries were not thought to be serious.
Mr Ferguson said: “I am delighted to say none of the men were seriously injured at all. It all seems to be minor injuries. It looks like when they ditched, they were able to make a controlled exit so really all we are seeing is minor bumps and bruises from getting out of the helicopter.
“They are all pretty shaken, they looked pretty pale when they came in, but once they had something to drink they seemed to perk up a bit.
“A couple of them are a wee bit cold but there is no one with clinical hypothermia.
“We understand the remaining five on the lifeboat, which arrived at Aberdeen harbour, have already been assessed and are not expected at A&E.”
Mr Ferguson said a number of men were uncomfortable about flying after the day’s experiences. They were taken back to shore by Aberdeen lifeboat.
He said. “Those who understandably didn’t want to be flown into Aberdeen came back via lifeboat. Unfortunately we are used to dealing with this kind of event, but everything just went like clockwork.”