The AAIB says the helicopter (G-BLUN) had taken off from Blackpool, north-western England, to serve offshore gas platforms in Morecambe Bay. When the accident happened at 18:30 the aircraft was flying from the Millom West rig to the North Morecambe platform at 500ft (150m) above sea level on its third sector of the evening. The first officer was the pilot flying, and the visibility, at a reported 3-5km in rain, was marginal according to UK Civil Aviation Authority regulations for operations of this type at night, says the bulletin
This taken from Flight International, didn't see that in the report(jurno licence i presume)
