Helicopter Ditches In The North Sea | Aero-News Network
Aero-News Network
RSS icon RSS feed
podcast icon MP3 podcast
Subscribe Aero-News e-mail Newsletter Subscribe

** AIRBORNE 06.18.13 Aero-TV-- CLICK HERE! ** HD iPad-Friendly Version -- AIRBORNE 06.18.13 **

** AIRBORNE 06.14.13 Aero-TV-- CLICK HERE! ** HD iPad-Friendly Version -- AIRBORNE 06.14.13**

** AIRBORNE 04.01.13 SPECIAL EDITION of Aero-TV-- CLICK HERE! ** HD iPad-Friendly Version -- AIRBORNE 04.01.13 SPECIAL EDITION **

Sun, May 13, 2012

Helicopter Ditches In The North Sea

All 14 Aboard Rescued

This is one of those stories which could have had a much different outcome, but fortunately ended with all hands safe. A helicopter transporting a crew to oil and gas platforms owned by U.S. energy company ConocoPhilips went down Thursday in the North Sea about 30 miles off the coast of Aberdeen, Scotland, but all were said to be safe.

The French News Service AFP reports that the UK Coast Guard said that flight plan called for the helicopter to land first at the Maersk Fesillient drilling platform, and then continue on to the ENSCO 102 platform. But enroute to the first stop, the pilot radioed that he was being forced to ditch the aircraft.

Bond Offshore, which operates the helo, said the pilot made a "controlled descent" and did not crash in the North Sea. A spokesman said the pilot made the decision to ditch the aircraft after a low pressure oil warning light illuminated. There was no other indication of anything being wrong with the aircraft, which was unidentified.

FMI: www.dft.gov.uk/mca

Advertisement

More News

Aero-TV: Garmin’s GNC-255 –- Back To Basics

Garmin's New Aviation VHF Radios Early this year, a new series of aviation VHF COM and NAV/COM radios, the GTR and GNC series, was announced by Garmin. As the replacement products >[...]

EADS And Siemens Enter Long-Term Research Partnership

Sign MoU With Diamond Aircraft On Electric Propulsion System EADS and Siemens are entering into a long-term research partnership to introduce new electric propulsion systems that c>[...]

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (06.19.13): Ceiling

The heights above the earth's surface of the lowest layer of clouds or obscuring phenomena that is reported as broken, overcast, or obscuration, and not classified as thin or parti>[...]

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (06.19.13)

The Army Aviation Heritage Foundation The Army Aviation Heritage Foundation (AAHF) is a non-profit public educational foundation dedicated to presenting the Army Aviation story to >[...]

Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (06.19.13)

“The serial electric propulsion allows us to design airplanes with totally different characteristics than today. Vertical take-off and high-speed cruise can be realized in a >[...]

blog comments powered by Disqus



Change Display

Headlines Only | Headlines w/ Teasers | View Everything

Advertisement

Top Videos

Aero-TV: Garmin’s GNC-255 –- Back To Basics

Airborne 06.18.13: Reno Race Shakeup, A350 XWB First Flight, Great Lakes Flies!

Airborne 06.14.13: FAA Extorts $447K From EAA, Eurocopter's X3, TIGHAR Denials

See All

Advertisement

Podcasts

Advertisement

© 2007 - 2013 Web Development & Design by Pauli Systems, LC