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Old 18th May 2012, 17:43
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Originally Posted by NORTH ATLANTIC
How can an EC 225 (the safest helicopter available for offshore transport according to the arm chair experts .... some politicians included) ditch in the North Sea with a MGB pressure problem, 14 people survive the ordeal and not even get mentioned in the local or national news?
I'm no media expert but I find it rather strange that no reporter from this side of the pond has picked up on this?
Agree with the sensationalism, but why would the Canadian media be interested in a model that's not in operation in Canada?
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