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Helicopter ditches in North Sea | Helicopter ditches in North Sea |
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A helicopter, carrying at least 18 people, has ditched on approach to an installation in the North Sea. | |
The Super Puma was believed to have ditched on approach to an installation 120 miles east of Aberdeen. The alarm was raised just before 1900 GMT. | The Super Puma was believed to have ditched on approach to an installation 120 miles east of Aberdeen. The alarm was raised just before 1900 GMT. |
Three helicopters - including two in-field aircraft and a Sea King from RAF Lossiemouth - are heading to the scene. | Three helicopters - including two in-field aircraft and a Sea King from RAF Lossiemouth - are heading to the scene. |
A Nimrod from RAF Kinloss has also been scrambled. There are currently no details on those on board the aircraft. | |