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Old 9th Dec 2012, 09:55
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Assuming there was no "ducane" kind of pinger on board,
now ships are performing side scan sonar sweep of seabed...
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Old 11th Dec 2012, 20:13
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There's a new official press realease from Helitrans

They still didn't found them or the helicopter. Now they will search on land, too.
On the sea, the German Navy used hi-tech sonars for the past two days but nothing showed up.

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Old 12th Dec 2012, 18:33
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The search still continues. The minehunter vessel Passau from the German Navy spotted an object on the seafloor, which is now beiing investigated.

Suche nach Helikopter geht weiter - HL-live.de

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Old 13th Dec 2012, 06:21
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No helicopter or parts, just rocks.

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Old 13th Dec 2012, 13:51
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Latest newsreport about half an hour ago:
The helicopter was located by the searchvessel !

Vermisster Hubschrauber gefunden

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Old 13th Dec 2012, 14:19
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Search pattern of the MS "Passau":



... as found on Marinetraffic.com

It looks like they were taking a short cut over the bay and that it hit them right in the middle of it.

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Old 13th Dec 2012, 14:45
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It looks like they were taking a short cut over the bay and that it hit them right in the middle of it.
Thats true, draw a direkt course from Lübeck airport to Halmstad airport, that fits almost perfectly to this position.

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Old 13th Dec 2012, 16:51
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Helitrans - Pressemelding 13.12.12
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Old 13th Dec 2012, 21:07
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According to the latest news, the wreck should be recovered during this night. Officials did not say anything about the two occupants.

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Old 13th Dec 2012, 21:11
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A very black night, poor visibility, low cloud & snow, SP in an single squirrel out over 4 degree water. What a horrible place to be.

Did the machine have any kind of stabilisation or AFCS?
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Old 13th Dec 2012, 21:16
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A very black night, poor visibility, low cloud & snow, SP in an single squirrel out over 4 degree water. What a horrible place to be.

Did the machine have any kind of stabilisation or AFCS?
torquetalk, the accident happened at daylight with pretty VMC around 2:00 pm!

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Old 13th Dec 2012, 21:28
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Arrow

Thanks Skadi: thought it was at night.
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Old 13th Dec 2012, 23:13
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The cause of this accident might never be known...depending on how much is left of the wreckage...
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Old 14th Dec 2012, 02:32
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Someone should check the hydraulic actuators very carefully.
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Old 14th Dec 2012, 04:29
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Someone should check the hydraulic actuators very carefully.
.........explain....
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Old 14th Dec 2012, 05:13
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Now it's a sad certainty

Marine findet Hubschrauber-Wrack
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Old 14th Dec 2012, 05:55
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The cause of this accident might never be known...depending on how much is left of the wreckage...
No parts of the helicopter were found since the crash, so my opinion is that they rather made an emergency landing than a crash and the wreck is still complete. I think we will know more in the next days.

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Old 14th Dec 2012, 09:50
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Weather and some technical problems prevented the recovery last night. A news update will be given by the authorities later this day. Both persons on board were not found in the wreck or vicinity.

Wetter und technische Probleme behindern Hubschrauber-Bergung

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Old 14th Dec 2012, 10:00
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Shawn,

Appologies if I sound abit harsh, but what the F...k do you mean with such a statement with the helicopter still in the water??

Or maybe you can be so kind and e-mail those investigators in Germany your conclusion and save them the trouble...

This is probably one of the most uninformative bit of information with regards to an accident I have EVER read.
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Old 14th Dec 2012, 10:21
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Shawn,

Do you have this problem?



Surprising statement given that the aircraft is still on the bottom of the sea.

With due respect maybe it should be left to the accident investigators which apparently you are not.
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