Bond cleared of blame for helicopter ditching
Helicopter manufacturer Eurocopter has cleared operator Bond of any blame for a ditching incident in the North Sea last month.
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Union officials ‘gravely concerned’ over recent helicopter incidents
Offshore union officials expressed "grave concern" yesterday over the safety of workers being transported to oil and gas platforms by Bond helicopters.
Super Pumas in safety alert after brakes fail
FRESH safety fears have been raised over the helicopters used to fly hundreds of oil and gas workers offshore every day.
Labour praises quick thinking of platform workers
Labour praised the "quick thinking" of workers on the North Sea's Elgin platform yesterday for preventing an even more serious incident.
BP’s North Sea MD tells of relief that all personnel safe
Oil giant BP has suspended the use of the type of helicopter which ditched 1,600ft from one of its rigs, a company boss revealed yesterday.
Alarm over hundreds of offshore incidents
Health and safety experts are called to investigate a serious incident in the North Sea oil and gas sector almost every day, new figures revealed.