ONGC Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing In Arabian Sea, 6 Rescued So Far
NDTV
Six people have been rescued so far and further operations are underway, ONGC said.
A helicopter carrying seven passengers and two pilots today made an emergency landing in the Arabian Sea near the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) rig at Sagar Kiran in Mumbai High, the company said in a tweet. Six people have been rescued so far and further operations are underway, it said. #Helicopter carrying 7 passengers & 2 pilots makes emergency landing in #Arabian Sea near #ONGC rig Sagar Kiran in #Mumbai High. Four rescued. Rescue operations in full swing. @HardeepSPuri@Rameswar_Teli@PetroleumMin
Four persons were rescued by ONGC's vessel Malviya-16 and the fifth by ONGC rig Sagar Kiran's rescue boat. Details on others are awaited.
The helicopter, which had six ONGC personnel onboard and one belonging to a contractor working for the company, was forced to land using the floaters that are attached to such coppers that carry personnel and material from shore to offshore installations.