Helicopter Crash North sea

[ph1l5]

In other news Sky news have reported for a second on a helicopter crash in the North Sea.
Mo info yet.

[ph1l5]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/797...

[oobster]

Jeez, thats two this month isn't it?

Hope everyone is ok.

[ph1l5]

Sounds like everyone is on the way to help, Nimrod, 2 helicopters, Lifeboats

[philmccann]

Hope they are all ok. Word is a mayday was sent out by the chopper, so that's promising. Coming ashore from BP Miller Platform around 1400 hrs.

[funkyrobot]

There seems to be a lot of aircraft crashing just lately. Or is it the media reporting every incident nowadays?

[RDM]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/01/helico...

[navier_stokes]

Apparently it's the same company operator as last months crash

[AMCDan]

i don't think that's completely unusual - i thought Bond had the contract for about 90% of offshore work in NE Scotland

[hornetrider]

AMCDan said:

i don't think that's completely unusual - i thought Bond had the contract for about 90% of offshore work in NE Scotland

James Bond? Bit risky eh? No wonder they're crashing all the time.

[DOOG]

8 bodies found so far..

the search continues..

[Taffer]

AMCDan said:

i don't think that's completely unusual - i thought Bond had the contract for about 90% of offshore work in NE Scotland

Bristow and CHC are the biggest North Sea chopper firms - Bond are only minor players who recently re-entered that market sector - they have 5 choppers for rig transport and 2 'Jigsaw' SAR choppers. The majority of Police and Ambulance choppers round the country are run by Bond, albeit a different division of the company.

Hoping for the best from this, but the news reports aren't great........

[Chassis 33]

st, my brother is offshore atm, I'm thinking/hoping he's further north towards Norway at present.

Regards
Iain

[oobster]

BBC News reporting 10 people feared dead with 6 missing.

Doesn't look good

[AMCDan]

Taffer said:

AMCDan said:

i don't think that's completely unusual - i thought Bond had the contract for about 90% of offshore work in NE Scotland

Bristow and CHC are the biggest North Sea chopper firms - Bond are only minor players who recently re-entered that market sector - they have 5 choppers for rig transport and 2 'Jigsaw' SAR choppers. The majority of Police and Ambulance choppers round the country are run by Bond, albeit a different division of the company.

Hoping for the best from this, but the news reports aren't great........

you learn something new every day!

Hope for the best for all involved

[oobster]

Yup.

BBC News appears to be more interested in showing live pictures of f-all happening outside Buckingham Palace than telling the viewers about this crash.

[Penny-lope]

I know someone off shore at mo, and he was on the rig next to the one involved in the last crash, and knew some of the guys. He hates flying, even in perfect weather.

I told him yesterday that I never wanted to talk to him again, and to fk off out of my life

So why the hell am I here with tears rolling down my cheeks

It's ste like this that makes you realise some things just don't matter.


Thoughts with all involved

[rumpelstiltskin]

Can't stand helicopters,couldn't pay me to go in one,ever!A brick with a propellor on top,propellor stops??....Condolences to all involved!

[Chassis 33]

Thank fudge for that, my brothers just called and confirmed he is NE of Shetland and not due off til Sunday.

Condolances to all who've lost family and friends today
Regards
Iain

[Penny-lope]

8 dead...8 missing

Not much hope for those missing