R44 Ditching
A couple of years ago I knew of an R44 that was flying between Cancun and Cozumel (carribean) had engine failure, auto'd into the water, no floating devices for heli or pax, the thing just sank inmediately in about 30 FT of crystal clear water, the pilot came out alone and noticed his pax (3 germans) were still in the helicopter, he then dove down, unstrapped them, and they all swam to shore, the pilot says the germans biggest concern was their wet cameras around their necks.