ONGC Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing In Arabian Sea

Tuesday, 28 June 2022newsdesk

A helicopter carrying seven passengers and two pilots today fell into the Arabian Sea while attempting to land at the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) Sagar Kiran rig at Mumbai High.

New Delhi, 28 June 2022

As per news report of NDTV, all nine people were pulled out after successful rescue operations. 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 choppers that carry personnel and material from shore to offshore installations, news agency PTI said. The chopper was attempting to land at the rig, located some 50 nautical miles from the Mumbai coast, when the incident took place. About 1.5 km from the landing zone on the rig, the chopper fell into the sea, an official said.

Source -NDTV