LUANDA, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Four people died and two were missing after a helicopter crashed en route to a Chevron oil platform off the Angolan coast, the U.S. oil company said on Tuesday. The helicopter left Malongo port in Angola's Cabinda province on Monday at 1523 local time to make the short journey to the Tombua-Landana offshore oil platform but never arrived. "The … [Read more...]
Offshore Community Mourns Victims of Helicopter Crash in Norway
Norwegian oil company Statoil and the greater offshore community are mourning the loss of 13 people who died in Friday's helicopter crash in Norway. All 13 people aboard, including 11 passengers and 2 aircrew, were killed when the Super Puma helicopter crashed just offshore of Turøy, Norway, to the west of Bergen. The CHC helicopter was en … [Read more...]
13 Presumed Dead in Norway’s Worst Offshore Helicopter Crash
Update: Statoil has identified the victims as coming from Halliburton, Aker Solutions, Schlumberger, Welltec, Karsten Moholt and Statoil. The two pilots are employed by CHC. Only one of the 13 people presumed dead is a Statoil employee. By Stine Jacobsen and Ole Petter Skonnord OSLO, April 29 (Reuters) - A helicopter ferrying passengers from a Norwegian oil platform … [Read more...]
Watch: Scary Video Shows SAR Helicopter Crashing Near Grounded Cargo Ship
Some scary video shows the moment a search and rescue helicopter crashed into the sea while responding to a grounded containership in Taiwan. The accident occurred while responding to the grounding of the cargo ship TS Taipei near New Taipei City, Taiwan. One person was killed and the pilot was seriously injured in the accident, reports say. Three others … [Read more...]
Crew Transfer Helicopter Crashes Off Lagos
Bristow Helicopters has confirmed that eleven people have been rescued after one of its helicopters was involved in a controlled water landing near Lagos at about 10.25 a.m. local time as it was returning on a routine crew transfer flight from an offshore platform. All nine passengers and crew two two onboard the aircraft are safe and accounted for, and are being transferred … [Read more...]
Six Killed After Offshore Helicopter Crashes in Nigeria
The Nigerian unit of offshore oil and gas helicopter transport compony Bristow Group has confirmed that six people have died after one of its aircraft crashed in Lagos, Nigeria this week. Bristow Helicopters (Nigeria) Limited confirmed the tragic news in a statement saying that the aircraft was carrying 10 passengers and two crew when it crashed Wednesday, killing four … [Read more...]
Seven Injured After U.S. Army Helicopter Crashes on Deck of MSC Cargo Ship – PHOTOS and VIDEO
Seven people were injured Wednesday when a U.S. Army helicopter crashed on the deck of a Military Sealift Command (MSC) ship during a training exercise off Okinawa, Japan. According to U.S. Forces Japan, the U.S. Army H-60 helicopter made a "hard deck landing" aboard the USNS Red Cloud (T-AKR-313) at 1:46 p.m. local time Wednesday while the ship was underway … [Read more...]