Dubai: Helicopter hits oil platform, 7 dead
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- A helicopter crashed into an oil drilling platform off the coast of Dubai, killing all seven people on board, officials said Thursday.
The helicopter which crashed was a Bell 212, the same model as pictured above.
The helicopter which crashed was a Bell 212, the same model as pictured above.
Among the victims were an American and a Briton, said Hanan Moussa of the United Arab Emirates' General Civil Aviation Authority.
Also killed were two Indians, a Pakistani, a Philippino and a Venezuelan, Moussa said.
The Bell 212 helicopter crashed Wednesday on the deck of an oil rig, then broke up and fell into the sea, said a spokesman for AeroGulf Services -- which operated the chopper.
A fire broke out aboard the rig, located about 43 miles (70 km) off the coast of Dubai. The fire was quickly contained, the AeroGulf spokesman said.
Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the crash
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May they rest in peace and may their loved ones find solace in this world..
R.I.P.....
Not a surprise, Shuttling between shore and Platforms is Dangerous. That is also why in the Western World Helicopter Transport is kept to a minimum. I've got friends being killed in Helicopter Accidents in the North Sea and been interested in the subject since.
You can't teach experience...
That's so Sad Their families will be devastated
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amen!
Rest in Peace, I hope this type of accidents don't happen again...
The Venezuelan Sensation!!!