R44 at sea Italy

[soloviev]

Good day.
R44 reg. OY-HPF ditched yesterday off the coast of Tuscany in Italy, all three o/b escaped without being injured.
[URL="http://www.lanazione.it/livorno/cronaca2013/08/05/930470-elicottero_precipita_mare.shtml"]

[twistair]

Looking at the picture it's rather "run aground" than "ditched".

[soloviev]

Yep, seems water was not so deep there...

[Efirmovich]

Terrible colour scheme, needed sinking !

E.

[helihub]

http://www.lanazione.it/livorno/cronaca/2013/08/05/930470/images/2258731-bara.jpg

[Never in Balance]

Terrible colour scheme, needed sinking !

E. What is wrong with a solid silver paint scheme?

[LOZZ]

For some reason reminds me of an Orca.

[evil7]

It´s not a paint scheme! It is one of the floats!!