I just want to know who was responsible for the recovery of this machine. Whilst appearing heavily damaged there is no structure in this area, and it is highly likely that it is economically repairable. That is until you lift it with three strops around the blade sleeves, probably rendering most of the MRH U/S. Why on earth is the lifting point on top of the AVA not being used for an approved lift? The company maintenance facility is right there!
I think you will find that since the tide was coming in and in an hour or two that whole sandbank will be 10ft under water they were doing whatever they could quickly to get it off the sand bank. Yes may have caused more damage to the rotorhead but not as much as being submerged in salt water overnight.
If you look at YouTube footage of similar flights you will see the pilots in the right seat.
- probably because those videos were shot in their B2s NOT the EC130s that were involved in the accident. In case you dont know about helicopters the EC130B4 is a left hand drive machine, therefore since both helos were EC130B4s then both pilots were on the left hand side.