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Old 20th Aug 2011, 22:46
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Petrobras

Helicopter with three bodies found on the seabed

According to the state they were located to 99 meters deep and 100 km from the coast

Petrobras said in the late afternoon on Saturday that he found three bodies - still unidentified - and the helicopter had disappeared the previous day. According to the state they were located on the seabed at 99 m depth and 100 km from the coast.

The aircraft took off on Friday P-65 platform in Campos Basin, and requested permission for an emergency landing in the Macae Airport. The Emergency Plan Petrobras' Campos Basin was triggered as soon as the control tower lost contact with the helicopter at about 17h, the state said. In all, six aircraft, two Air Force (FAB), participated in the search operation. Sixteen boats also performed research, four of them equipped with underwater robots.

In a statement released in the early afternoon, Petrobras has recommended that all remain in the soil Agusta AW 139 helicopters - the same model of aircraft that had disappeared. Directors of state scheduled a meeting with representatives of the manufacturer of the helicopter, which will come from Italy.

They were passengers in the helicopter Ricardo Leal de Oliveira, assistant coach Engevix planning company, and John Carlos Pereira da Silva, technical inspection of the company Brasitest, Rommel beyond the pilot and copilot Oliveira Garcia Haytzann Lauro Pinto, the Senior Air Taxi.
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