“Our helicopter didn’t crash; it only landed on water” – Bristow explains
By Bristow Helicopters Nigeria Limited released the following statement after what it initially called “an incident.” Bristow insists it wasn’t a crash.
Bristow Helicopters (Nigeria) Limited, confirmed today (Wednesday) that one of its helicopters, was involved in a water landing near Lagos at about 10.25 a.m. local time on return from an offshore platform.
The aircraft, a Sikorsky S-76C++, had departed on a routine crew transfer flight offshore with nine passengers and a crew of two.
All persons onboard are accounted for and in the process of being transferred to a nearby installation.
The company is in the process of collecting pertinent information and will release more details as soon as it is available.
Bristow won’t call it a “crash.” Let’s see what Adebayo Kehinde, public relations officer of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), called it:
The helicopter ditched inside the ocean, however all the 11 persons on board are alive
Agip, Mobil and Shell oil companies provided speed boats, while Bristow Helicopter also provided landing boat for the evacuation of the survivors.
Their survival is in adherence to the use of life jacket and the recently conducted emergency preparedness simulation of air crash by NEMA, LASEMA and other stakeholders.
Further investigation on the crash will be looked into by the relevant authorities.
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