North Sea helicopter crash: Safety body mobilises emergency response
The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has mobilised its emergency response team after a helicopter crash near to Bergen.
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.
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