Our Helicopter Landed On Water, Not Crash – Bristow Helicopters

Bristow Helicopters has given details of the accident involving one of  its aircraft Wednesday, saying the helicopter actually landed on water.

In a statement Wednesday afternoon, the company said the helicopter got involved in water landing in Lagos while returning from an offshore platform.

The statement said the nine passengers on board and a crew of two “are accounted for and in the process of being transferred to a nearby installation”.

The statement said, ” Bristow Helicopters (Nigeria) Limited, confirmed today that one of its helicopters, was involved in a water landing near Lagos at about 10.25 a.m. local time on return from an offshore platform.

“The aircraft, a Sikorsky S-76C++, had departed on a routine crew transfer flight offshore with nine passengers and a crew of two.

“All persons onboard are accounted for and in the process of being transferred to a nearby installation.

“The company is in the process of collecting pertinent information and will release more details as soon as it is available.”