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A Helicopter Has Ditched On The Approach To An Installation In The North Sea
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Helicopters Ditches In North Sea
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, Feb 18 2009 07:56 PM
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Posted 18 February 2009 - 08:49 PM
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18 February 2009 20:44 PM
Major rescue operation launched, in search of 18 people on board downed aircraft.
A civilian helicopter with 18 people on board has crashed into the North Sea as it was approaching an oil installation off north-east Scotland, the Ministry of Defence and the Coastguard said.
The Mod said the accident of the Super Puma helicopter took place at 6.40pm on Wednesday approximately 125 miles east of Aberdeen as it was approaching an offshore oil platform believed to be operated by BP.
A major search and rescue operation by the Coastguard and RAF was under way. Three helicopters and one Nimrod aircraft from RAF Kinloss and RAF Lossiemouth were participating in the operation. The search for the craft and its survivors is being made more more difficult by the darkness.
There were 16 passengers and two crew on board the helicopter. A spokeswoman for the MoD said it had no immediate information on casualties or survivors. Aberdeen Coastguard were coordinating the rescue.
A seaman on board a vessel in the North Sea claimed his crew were rushing to the scene after receiving a mayday call at 7.15pm.
The officer, who would not disclose his name or the identity of his ship, said: "We understand the helicopter crashed as it attempted to land on a platform for an oil or gas rig.
"We have very limited information as to how many people were on the helicopter or who they are, but our captain is currently in negotiations with emergency services.
"We are a deep-sea divers vessel working on a sub-sea structure. We have pulled all our divers out and are redeploying as quickly as we can."
People on board the installation saw the incident unfold, and raised the alarm with the Coastguard.
Aberdeen Coastguard immediately put out a mayday in the area and nearby vessels joined the search.
There were initial reports of lifejacket lights being seen in the water, and three flares also being seen from south and east of the platform, while the helicopter fuselage was also seen on the surface. Further signals have also been picked up from personal locator beacons attached to lifejackets.
The coastguard said that weather at the scene is moderate but darkness is hampering the rescue operation, and the cloud base is below the nearby platform's helideck level.
Visibility was reported to be one to two kilometres and winds were light at the crash site, the coastguard said. The swell was two to three metres high, making rescue attempts difficult.
It was not known which offshore platform the helicopter was travelling to. Many oil producers have installations off the east coast of Scotland.
The Super Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engine helicopter that is used both commercially and and for military purposes. The craft is commonly used to transport employees to and from oil platform installations.
18 February 2009 20:44 PM
Major rescue operation launched, in search of 18 people on board downed aircraft.
A civilian helicopter with 18 people on board has crashed into the North Sea as it was approaching an oil installation off north-east Scotland, the Ministry of Defence and the Coastguard said.
The Mod said the accident of the Super Puma helicopter took place at 6.40pm on Wednesday approximately 125 miles east of Aberdeen as it was approaching an offshore oil platform believed to be operated by BP.
A major search and rescue operation by the Coastguard and RAF was under way. Three helicopters and one Nimrod aircraft from RAF Kinloss and RAF Lossiemouth were participating in the operation. The search for the craft and its survivors is being made more more difficult by the darkness.
There were 16 passengers and two crew on board the helicopter. A spokeswoman for the MoD said it had no immediate information on casualties or survivors. Aberdeen Coastguard were coordinating the rescue.
A seaman on board a vessel in the North Sea claimed his crew were rushing to the scene after receiving a mayday call at 7.15pm.
The officer, who would not disclose his name or the identity of his ship, said: "We understand the helicopter crashed as it attempted to land on a platform for an oil or gas rig.
"We have very limited information as to how many people were on the helicopter or who they are, but our captain is currently in negotiations with emergency services.
"We are a deep-sea divers vessel working on a sub-sea structure. We have pulled all our divers out and are redeploying as quickly as we can."
People on board the installation saw the incident unfold, and raised the alarm with the Coastguard.
Aberdeen Coastguard immediately put out a mayday in the area and nearby vessels joined the search.
There were initial reports of lifejacket lights being seen in the water, and three flares also being seen from south and east of the platform, while the helicopter fuselage was also seen on the surface. Further signals have also been picked up from personal locator beacons attached to lifejackets.
The coastguard said that weather at the scene is moderate but darkness is hampering the rescue operation, and the cloud base is below the nearby platform's helideck level.
Visibility was reported to be one to two kilometres and winds were light at the crash site, the coastguard said. The swell was two to three metres high, making rescue attempts difficult.
It was not known which offshore platform the helicopter was travelling to. Many oil producers have installations off the east coast of Scotland.
The Super Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engine helicopter that is used both commercially and and for military purposes. The craft is commonly used to transport employees to and from oil platform installations.
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Posted 22 February 2009 - 08:51 AM
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