The Texaco platform was the Funiwa.
BH was the pilot with the 355.
The unexpected outside passenger was a "village boy(young man)" who did not want the helicopter to leave the village so he thought he could hold it down!
Just prior to landing on the rig BH saw the guy run past the helicopter from behind towards the stairs exit from the deck!
Those were very dangerous and busy times for all the crews flying in the Delta.
"Watch your six"! and everywhere else!
On one of my 212 Shell flights from Warri our local crew member was checking the manifest on who should get on board. He radioed us that checking the names with the ID Cards was correct, but none of the photos on the ID Cards matched with the guys faces.
The "village boys/hijackers" had locked up all the correct Shell workers!
Needless to say....Lots of excitement!
Last edited by Good Vibs; 17th Oct 2022 at 12:15.
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