Super Puma down central North Sea Feb 2009

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Originally Posted by HeliComparator

Apparently it was floating upside down for a while (minus tailboom) whilst they spent 5 hours carrying out a risk assessment on recovery (you can't be too careful you know), now its sunk.

Not according to the Guardian ..

Initially kept upright by large flotation bags which inflated on impact, the helicopter overturned yesterday afternoon. Bond suspended the recovery operation last night and lashed the aircraft to a supply vessel, Caledonian Vision, hoping to resume efforts this morning.