Bristow Group Helicopter Crash Kills Oil Workers Returning from Rig
19 August 2015 |
2:56 am
Bristow Group, a leading charterer of helicopters to the oil and gas industry in Nigeria has lost one of its helicopters in a crash, which killed four people. Six are said to have survived the crash, which occurred as the helicopter, an American-made Sikorsky S-76C, traveling from an oil rig in the Lagos lagoon. It…
Bristow Group, a leading charterer of helicopters to the oil and gas industry in Nigeria has lost one of its helicopters in a crash, which killed four people. Six are said to have survived the crash, which occurred as the helicopter, an American-made Sikorsky S-76C, traveling from an oil rig in the Lagos lagoon. It crashed on approach to Lagos airport.
Days after the tragic event, details still remained sketchy and the names and nationalities of those involved were not released. The helicopter was carrying two crew and eight passengers. The blackbox of the helicopter has been recovered although the authorities have not yet released any information on why the helicopter
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