Another Bristow Helicopter With 11 Passengers On Board Crashes Into The Atlantic Ocean Near Lagos
A helicopter operated by Bristow Helicopter Company in Lagos has crashed
into the Atlantic Ocean as it was approaching the Murtala Muhammed
Airport in Lagos.
A helicopter operated by
Bristow Helicopter Company in Lagos has crashed into the Atlantic Ocean
as it was approaching the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos.
A spokesperson for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ibrahim Farinloye, disclosed that his agency received a distress call this morning and immediately alerted the Nigerian Navy and officers of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to engage in search and rescue.
The chopper, which had eleven passengers on board including a pilot
and a cabin crew member, sank shortly after the crash. All persons on
board were rescued by combined efforts of Navy and NIMASA officials who
arrived the scene of the crash on time.A spokesperson for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ibrahim Farinloye, disclosed that his agency received a distress call this morning and immediately alerted the Nigerian Navy and officers of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to engage in search and rescue.
Today's incident follows a crash of another Bristow chopper into the Lagos lagoon in the Oworosoki area in August 2015, six people died in the crash.
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