Five die in chopper crash

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New Delhi : Five persons died after a Pawan Hans helicopter carrying 5 ONGC officers and two pilots crashed in the Arabian Sea on January 13, 2018, morning. The  helicopter, which was heading to ONGC’s north field with seven persons, went missing off the Mumbai coast on January 13.

Indian Navy launched largescale rescue operations to search for the missing helicopter. Four Indian Naval Ships (T11, T45, Tarasa and Teg), one Dornier aircraft and one Seaking helicopter were deployed towards the area. The search efforts were augmented by one P8I Long Range aircraft. In addition, CG ships and aircraft were also been deployed.

The helicopter took off from Juhu at 10.06 am and was enroute to Oil Rig ‘NQO’ in Mumbai High North, 92 miles North West of Mumbai. Communication with the helicopter was lost at 10.36 am in position 37 nm from Mumbai, according to a PIB release. As per last inputs, the wreckage was located in position 37 nautical miles from Mumbai and five bodies have been recovered so far.
The chopper was scheduled to land at the designated oil rig at Mumbai High at 11 am.