Any fatal accident is horrible, most particularly for those left behind. But beneath all the hype we should perhaps try to maintain a sense of perspective. Every 3 days, 13 people die on the UK's roads. But nobody seems that bothered about it unless they are directly affected. But if 13 people die in an offshore helicopter once every 5-10 years, all hell breaks loose. Why are we so inconsistent in our attitudes?
Not saying we shouldn't strive to do much better, but flying offshore in a helicopter including an EC225 is still pretty safe by comparison to lots of other stuff we find acceptable. I survived a whole career of flying Super Puma types most working days as did nearly all my colleagues. I can understand the feelings of the passengers but I think it would help to make them feel better if they thought about the actual risk rather than the perceived one.