JohnCenaFan28
02-19-2009, 05:27 PM
Investigations are under way after 18 people survived when a helicopter ditched into the water near a North Sea platform.
All passengers and crew on board the Super Puma helicopter were rescued after it plunged into the sea around 125 miles east of Aberdeen while on the way to a BP production platform on Wednesday night.
Three were flown to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with minor injuries and were later discharged.
The remaining 15 were shipped into Aberdeen Harbour and were said to be "in good spirits".
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch launched an investigation into what went wrong, sending nine people to the city.
Grampian Police also said it would be investigating the circumstances of the incident along with other agencies.
Officers spent around an hour on board the Caledonia Victory with the survivors while it was berthed at Aberdeen Harbour. They were taken from the harbour by bus at around 8am.
The offshore union RMT said it would be "monitoring closely" the accident investigation to pinpoint the cause of the crash.
The union's offshore organiser, Jake Molloy, said: "We will be looking very closely at the accident investigation."
-Nova
All passengers and crew on board the Super Puma helicopter were rescued after it plunged into the sea around 125 miles east of Aberdeen while on the way to a BP production platform on Wednesday night.
Three were flown to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with minor injuries and were later discharged.
The remaining 15 were shipped into Aberdeen Harbour and were said to be "in good spirits".
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch launched an investigation into what went wrong, sending nine people to the city.
Grampian Police also said it would be investigating the circumstances of the incident along with other agencies.
Officers spent around an hour on board the Caledonia Victory with the survivors while it was berthed at Aberdeen Harbour. They were taken from the harbour by bus at around 8am.
The offshore union RMT said it would be "monitoring closely" the accident investigation to pinpoint the cause of the crash.
The union's offshore organiser, Jake Molloy, said: "We will be looking very closely at the accident investigation."
-Nova