North Sea helicopter crash: Super Puma returned to base twice due to safety alert
A helicopter that crashed in Norway killing 13 people had to return to base twice in the days before the tragedy after a warning light was triggered.
A helicopter that crashed in Norway killing 13 people had to return to base twice in the days before the tragedy after a warning light was triggered.
The first victims of the North Sea helicopter crash are expected to be identified today, as a Scottish man was confirmed to have been one of the passengers.
A Scottish man has been named as on of the passengers killed in a helicopter crash offshore Norway.
Airbus Helicopters said it will ground all commercial passenger flights of helicopters similar to the Super Puma which crashed off Norway.
Dozens of offshore helicopters were grounded after a Super Puma plunged into the North Sea killing 13 people.
As events unfolded, it rekindled painful memories of similar tragedies for many in the north-east.
The chief executive of Norwegian operator Statoil will visit a centre in Bergen set up for the relatives of those killed in a North Sea helicopter crash.
Halliburton staff are believed to have been on the North Sea helicopter which crashed off the coast of Norway.
Aker Solution has confirmed some of its employees were on board the fatal helicopter crash in the North Sea.
Statoil’s executive vice president Arne Sigve Nylund said the company had been hit by a “terrible tragedy” after losing “good colleagues and friends”.
The two black boxes from a North Sea helicopter flight which crashed offshore Norway have been found.
The entire fleet of Super Puma EC225s operating in the UK have been grounded, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has confirmed.
Production has been shut down on the platform a helicopter was travelling from in the North Sea after a helicopter crash.
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said the death of 13 workers on a North Sea flight was a "sad day" for the oil and gas industry.
The Civil Aviation Authority in Norway has placed a flight ban on the helicopter type EC225L which was involved in a North Sea crash.
Industry body Oil & Gas UK said its thoughts were with those involved in a North Sea helicopter crash.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said it has deployed a team to Norway after a North Sea helicopter crashed.
Rescuers have said there are multiple fatalities after a Norwegian helicopter crash in the North Sea.
Data has shown a North Sea helicopter flight dropped 2100 feet in the last 10 seconds of the flight.
Statoil has set up a telephone number for family members to contact following a helicopter crash off the coast of Norway.
The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has mobilised its emergency response team after a helicopter crash near to Bergen.
Norway's Prime Minister has described the news of a North Sea helicopter crash as "horrifying".
A helicopter with 13 people on board has crashed off the coast of Norway. Emergency services are responding to the unfolding incident which happened at around 11am. According to Bloomberg, the helicopter had been coming back from the Gullfaks B platform when the incident happened. Here’s what we know about the incident so far:
A helicopter has crashed near to the Norwegian city of Bergen, according to reports.