Anyone thinking about tuna spotting in the Pacific these days should think twice about it.
Maintenance on the 500's is worse than ever due to increased running costs, and there are less fish out there than ever before, mainly due to overfishing and giant South American boats moving in because the tuna population in the Atlantic is basically fuc*ked. This means long long stretches out on the water and very stressed fisherman.
A mate of mine was killed out there 12 months ago almost certainly because of the dodgy maintenance. One company over there is worse than the other one, it still has'nt changed.
I know the heli companies are just trying to make money like the rest of us but I don't quite agree with it all.