Air officials in the U.K. have ruled out technical failure in last month's fatal crash of a Super Puma helicopter in the North Sea near Scotland's Shetland Island. This week the U.K. Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) released its report from an investigation into the August 23rd crash, which killed four of the 18 people on board. The helicopter, an AS332 L2 model, … [Read more...]
Safety Group Ends Grounding Of North Sea Super Pumas
LONDON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - A British helicopter safety group on Thursday ended a six-day suspension on all flights by Super Puma helicopters in the North Sea, imposed after four oil rig contractors were killed in a crash last week. After a two-day meeting, the Helicopter Safety Steering Group (HSSG) said its decision was based on the confidence in the helicopters expressed … [Read more...]
North Sea Rig Operators to Meet as CHC Suspends Super Puma Flights Following Fatal Crash
By Neil Callanan Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Oil & Gas UK, which represents North Sea oil-and-gas operators, will meet today to discuss the implications of the temporary suspension of Super Puma helicopters following a crash in which four people died off the north Scotland coast. The AS332L2 helicopter carrying 16 oil workers and two crew plunged into the water near the … [Read more...]
RNLI Crews Recover Helicopter Wreckage Off Shetland [VIDEO]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pByyoEqW-ZM New video shows RNLI crews recovering the oilfield services Super Puma helicopter that crashed in the North Sea Friday evening. Police say that four people were killed and 14 others rescued when the helicopter ditched into the sea on its approach to Sumburgh Airport in Shetland from a North Sea drilling rig. Earlier coverage of … [Read more...]
Four Killed When Offshore Services Helicopter Ditches In North Sea [UPDATE]
Update 2: Police say there was a fourth person killed, BBC reports. The update said that three of the four bodies have been recovered. Police in Scotland have now confirmed 14 others have been rescued. WATCH: RNLI Crews Recover Helicopter Wreckage Update: BBC reports that the bodies of the 3 people missing following the crash have been found. Three people are still … [Read more...]