U.S. Coast Guard responded to a downed helicopter about 82 nautical miles off Vermilion Bay in the vicinity of Vermilion Block 336. The Sikorsky S-76 was floating upside down, and the life raft had been deployed. All 7 POB accounted for
- Date
- April 17, 2012
- Reg
- N56RD
- Make
- Sikorsky
- Model
- S76
- MSN
- 760368
- Location
- 82 nautical miles off Vermilion Bay in the vicinity of Vermilion Block 336
- Country
- US-Gulf of Mexico
- CivilMilitary
- Civil
- Operator
- Rowan-Drilling
- Link 1
- http://www.katc.com/news/helicopter-down-near-vermilion-bay-no-injuries/
- Link 2
- http://www.click2houston.com/news/Helicopter-makes-emergency-landing-in-Gulf-of-Mexico/-/1735978/11034510/-/bldhk6/-/index.html
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