Helicopter down near Vermilion Bay; no injuries | KATC.com | Acadiana-Lafayette, Louisiana
This afternoon, the U.S. Coast Guard responded to a downed helicopter about 82 nautical miles off Vermilion Bay in the vicinity of Vermilion Block 336. The Sikorsky S-76 was floating upside down, and the life raft had been deployed. According to the Coast Guard, the pilot said all people on the helicopter had been accounted for and no one required medical attention. Rowan Companies operates the helicopter. It's unknown what caused the helicopter to go down.
An S-76, according to the report.