The black boxes on the accident helicopter is found.
There were 13 people on board the helicopter that crashed on the island Litleskori by Turøy in Mountain Friday.
11 were Norwegians, one Briton and an Italian. 11 found deceased. The clock 17 is the rescue operation officially ended. It is still ongoing search for the last two people, but also they are believed to be dead.
– Based on findings at the scene and the information contained therein, we believe there is no reason to believe that anyone has survived, says Terje Magnussen, Senior Operations in Western Police District.
Friday night was police commissioner Kaare Songstad at the scene.
– It makes a strong impression to be on this scene, he says, and emphasizes that the work at the scene is going to take many days.
Shortly after 19 clock informs the Civil Aviation Authority that the so-called black boxes to accident helicopter to be found.
– They were located by divers in the sea. We have not taken them up, says Kåre Halvorsen AIBN.
– We have right now three in the scene. Tomorrow there will be substantially more, with at least ten people. In a case like this, there are many external advisors, as manufacturers and regulatory authorities, says Kåre Halvorsen AIBN.
The black boxes going to the laboratory to the British AIBN for reading.
– we will get assistance from the French and the English AIBN in further investigation at the accident site. In addition, representatives of the CAA and EASA participate, writes AIBN in a statement.
Found killed in the wreck
The victims were found both in the sea and on land.
BT are told that fatalities have also been recovered from the part of the fuselage of the helicopter was found underwater. The remains lay according JRCC about 20 meters from shore in five to seven meters.
– I can confirm that we have picked up people from the accident in the sea, but I will not go into how they exactly found, says Leif Linde in Bergen fire.
He has controlled the fire department’s total resources under the current search and rescue action, where Bergen fire fielded a total of 15 divers. Six of these were down by fuselage portion lying in the sea.
It is observed debris both on Litleskori and in the water, according JRCC. Several eyewitnesses told BT how rotor helicopter fell off before it went down.
– The rotor is found on land some distance away, while the helicopter is located at 5-7 meters deep in the sea, said spokesman John Sjursø by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre.
There are layers down fly and a ban on the use of drones in the area.
That’s according Sjursø started preparations for raising the helicopter.
On the way from Gullfaks B
the helicopter went from Gullfaks B to Flesland, according rescue leader Bjorn Jarle AAMLID by JRCC in southern Norway.
CHC Helikopter Service confirmed to NTB that it was one of their machines wrecked by Turøy Friday and that they had two of their staff on board the helicopter.
– The accident occurred during approach to Flesland, Bergen. Expected landingstid was at 12:04. CHC Helikopter Service was told about the incident clock 12:05, and alerted Norwegian authorities and JRCC immediately, says CEO Arne Roland in CHC Helicopter Service.
Gullfaks B is operated by Statoil. However, there are several companies that perform services and contracts related to the operation.
In addition to the two helicopter pilots, it is confirmed that there were eleven people on board. Four of them were employed by Halliburton, according to Aftonbladet.
Statoil Friday night halted all production on Gullfaks B to protect personnel on the platform.
– Mostly decayed
– The feedback we have received indications that the helicopter has largely disintegrated, said Bjorn Jarle AAMLID at HRS.
the accident happened a little before 12 o’clock Data from Flight Radar 24 shows that the helicopter lost both powerful speed and altitude, until registration ends.
the helicopter crashed at an islet just outside Turøybrua. Eyewitnesses reported an explosion and intense fire after the crash.
ambulance, rescue skate “Kristian G. Jebsen” boats from the fire department, military and Red Cross participated in the rescue efforts, as well as several rescue helicopters and crews from Civil Defence. NCA struck a plane with thermal imaging camera.
– The rotor fell off
Several witnesses say they saw the rotor fall off the helicopter before it crashed.
– As I looked up loose rotor and disappeared for themselves northward. Afterwards turned the helicopter north, and I saw that it burned on top of the helicopter, where that rotor is attached. It took thus guy in fixed before it crashed, so I saw it -.
It says John Atle Sekkingstad who witnessed helikopterstyrten Friday.
Another witness said he saw parts of the rotor lie strewn on Toftøy, north of exit of Turøy.
- 29. April 2016: A helicopter with 13 people on board crashed at sea west of Turøy near Bergen on the way from Gullfaks to Flesland in Bergen. The rescue operation is in progress.
- 9. September 1997: A Super Puma from Helikopter Service with 12 men on board crashed en route from Bronnoysund to Norne. All were later found dead.
- 18. January 1996: A Super Puma helicopter made an emergency landing in the sea southwest of Egersund. All 18 on board were rescued by a rescue helicopter.
- 12. August 1991: A Bell 212 from Helikopter Service with three-man crew crashed while working on the flare on 2/4 S platform at Ekofisk. All three died instantly.
- 3. October 1990: A Bell 214 ST from Helikopter Service with five men on board flew into the mountains on the island Alden in Outer Sogn during a rescue mission. The five aboard were killed.
- 26. June 1978: The most serious helicopter accident so far in Norwegian oil history. An S-61N from Helikopterservice fell en route from Flesland to Statfjord A with 18 people on board. All perished. 13 were Norwegians.
- 23. November 1977: 12 people were killed when an S-61N from Wiking Helikopter Service flew straight into the sea 30 nautical mil east of the Ekofisk Complex.
- 9. July 1973: Four people were killed in the first helicopter accident with fatalities in the Norwegian sector when a Sikorsky S-61N from Helikopterservice wrecked on the way from the drilling rig Gulftide Ekofisk to Stavanger.
NCIS sends 20 people
All of available crews in Western police are called in to assist in situation. This also includes investigators and crime technicians.
Inge Morild, professor and forensic scientist at the Gade Institute in Bergen, confirmed to BT that it becomes an identification process after the crash. It shall be governed by the Police ID group.
Dentists, pathologists, police and others will attend to help the relatives, said Morild.
Press Officer Ida Dahl Nilssen in NCIS says all ID group is activated and travels to Oslo.
the group is tasked to establish their identity when many die at once.
– There is a fairly large group traveling over. We will also assist with other correctional professionals to assist with investigative research.
NCIS planning to send around 20 people.
– In addition to that again, we also assist with organizing the formation police work. This is done by Kripos- investigation leaders already in Oslo in connection with other matters, says Nilssen.
Stopped helicopter traffic
Airport Manager Aslak Sverdrup say they have turned full alarm at Bergen Airport Flesland.
– All helicopter traffic is stopped. The other traffic running normally, says Aslak Sverdrup, Avinor boss at the airport.
He says Avinor still have a crisis team. They also have a rescue at the crash site involved.
CHC Helikopter Service continually monitors the helicopter traffic to the North Sea should resume with types other than accident helicopter, which has received no-fly by the CAA. Also British aviation authorities have given no-fly to the relevant type of helicopter.
The company had two of their crews on the accident flight.
– We have informed the families of our two employees and do what we can to support those and our other employees, said spokesman Claus Sonberg .
the company has set crisis management at Sola and has ongoing contact with the Rescue Coordination Centre and Statoil.
It’s Statoil is responsible for management and preparedness in connection with helicopter transport in the North Sea. Central located at Sandsli in Bergen.
– We mustering our prepare closet organization now to take care of the incident with the helicopter. More I can not comment now, says spokeswoman Elin Isaksen Statoil.
The police have created a manned relatives to call after the accident. The number is 815 02 800. We have established an own kin center of Bergen. The oil company also has its own kin number: 800 500 20.
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