According to an article in yesterday's Nigerian Tribune newspaper a Bristow Super Puma managed to fly at an altitude of 11,000 miles after one of its engines ceased
Helicopter makes emergency landing in Lagos
Shola Adekola, Lagos - 16.10.2007
One of the helicopters in the fleet of Bristow Helicopters was on Monday involved in an incident in Lagos.
The helicopter, which took off from Snake Island in Lagos at about 10.15 a.m., was to land at the offshore with 19 passengers when the incident happened.
According to investigations, trouble started when the helicopter’s second engine ceased, thus making the pilots to seek for emergency landing.
The helicopter, which was flying at the altitude of 11,000 miles, was, however, prepared for the emergency landing by the fire department of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) which positioned emergency facilities on ground to prevent any problem.
The helicopter, according to investigations, landed safely at the Murtala Muhammed Airport.
Thanks goodness for the fire department - I wonder if their fire engines are amongst the old Green Goddesses which the UK recently sold to Nigeria
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Presumably if they were at 11,000 miles they were looking for the Sedco Energy