Pilot and Scientist died in a crash in the antcartic. Three passengers suffered severe injuries - the survivors are treated at the hospital ward onboard the ship.
Weather was reported good, cause of crash undetermined.
The crashed aircraft was the onboard helicopter of the "Polarstern" - a german research and supply vessel assigned to support year round research facilities like the "Neumayer Station" in antarctica.
On earlier missions the aircraft was a BO105 - don't know if it was a same aircraft on this mission.
For all of you who can read german:
http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/n...538886,00.html
Website "Polarstern" (english):
http://www.awi.de/en/infrastructure/ships/polarstern/
R.I.P.
