Mackie's ace! Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/7898093.stm Helicopter ditches in North Sea A helicopter, understood to have up to 20 people on board, has ditched on approach to an installation in the North Sea. The Super Puma was believed to have ditched on approach to an installation 120 miles east of Aberdeen. The alarm was raised just before 1900 GMT. Three helicopters - including two in-field aircraft and a Sea King from RAF Lossiemouth - are heading to the scene. A Nimrod from RAF Kinloss has also been scrambled. There is currently no information on those on board the ditched aircraft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownyBrown Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Holy shit. I hope everyone is okay. The article suggests it was on approach to an installation so hopefully the standby vessel could launch the recovery craft to get everyone onboard ASAP. Providing you survive the crash, you have only a few minutes in the water at this time of year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackie's ace! Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 I hate all sorts of air travel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Balls. Not good. No word on which installation it was!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackie's ace! Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 Nothing on BBC/Sky News. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownyBrown Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Helicopter assisting from Ekofisk platform in the Norwegian sector. No word of what helicopter operator, nor what installation. BP-Jigsaw SAR Helicopters are there too. :fingerscrossedsmilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CtS Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Bond machine heading to ETAP, no news of the people on board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Providing you survive the crash, you have only a few minutes in the water at this time of year. I've been out on these helicopters. I think the survival suits would help you last longer than a few minutes, even in winter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackie's ace! Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 How do you get out a helicopter in water? BBC News just now - 500 metres from platform apparently. Who operates in ETAP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CtS Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 If it's a controlled ditching they will be able to get into liferafts, ideally nobody would even get their feet wet. It's speculation until we find out if it's a ditching or a crash. How do you get out a helicopter in water? BBC News just now - 500 metres from platform apparently. Who operates in ETAP? BP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 How do you get out a helicopter in water? If its down under then you push the windows open. If its on water you get out on to life rafts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownyBrown Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I know one of the Helicopter pilots on the BP-Jigsaw that is assisting with the SAR now and thats his estimate on survival time. He reckons that once you're in the water, you've got minutes. Stay dry and obviously survival time increases dramatically. Remember the RGIT/Falck Nutec pool when you did your survival? That was at room temp...and that was cold enough. A bit different from about 2 degC sea temp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 RAF guy on Sky News didn't have any details on which rig it was as yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizer Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Scary shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownyBrown Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Yeah, I think ETAP was mentioned as that is where the Search and Rescue helicopters are usually resident. Mungo, Marnock, Machar and Monan comprise ETAP but as said its not been confirmed, it may be one nearby or anywhere in the Central North Sea within range. You've got Shearwater, Elgin-Franklin, Montrose, Arbroath, Clyde fairly close by. Acutally, BP rep just said ETAP area. Fortunate in that respect as being closest to rescue opportunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mizer Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Sky news - Helicopter ditching BBC news 24 - Facebook story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brunstanesheep Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Shit news, always my biggest fear when i step on the chopper. I would have thought you would survive longer with that suits on. I have to wear a thermal liner and 3 layers under my suit as well as taht is Shells policy dont know what other companys are like. Looking at Bond website looks like there was a chopper due to go to ETAP and Galaxy 1 so could possibly be that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CtS Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I think it sounds like a crash rather than a controlled ditching, that close to the rig there would be no reason to put it down in the water unless the pilot had no control. I'm hearing it's a Bond aircraft, possibly an EC 225, approaching the Etap platform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CtS Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 All people on board accounted for. *unconfirmed at this time, but that's from a man who should know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 All people on board accounted for. *unconfirmed at this time, but that's from a man who should know. Great news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mackie's ace! Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 Really hope you're right CtS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptkdon Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 On news now, all on board been rescued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownyBrown Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 On news now, all on board been rescued. Fantastic news. There would have been a lot of families holding their breath waiting to hear that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minijc Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Fantastic news. There would have been a lot of families holding their breath waiting to hear that! Aye, I was worried like fuck when that nut job said there was a bomb on my dads rig, and can only say that this is much worse but with a fantastic outcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowalski Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I know one of the Helicopter pilots on the BP-Jigsaw that is assisting with the SAR now and thats his estimate on survival time. He reckons that once you're in the water, you've got minutes. Stay dry and obviously survival time increases dramatically. Remember the RGIT/Falck Nutec pool when you did your survival? That was at room temp...and that was cold enough. A bit different from about 2 degC sea temp! Boy from RAF Kinloss on BBC News said they could have survived in the water for a couple of hours. He also said the helicopter is floating on water currently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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