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Dave Ed

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From: Cyprus

Bangladesh

Bangladesh.

Provision of a Bell 212, and for a short time an S61, in support of Cairn Energy's exploration activities offshore Bangladesh.
The contract ran from December 1996 to October 1998.

Dhaka. We had a bit of the hangar on the left.
The operation later moved to Chittagong which resulted in shorter flying times to the rig which was about 30 miles offshore.

Bell 212, G-BALZ about to lift off at Dhaka.
The accommodation was flats in Dhaka and a Guest House in Chittagong.

A picture of the Bristow base at Chittagong to where the operation moved to from Dhaka.
Two very experienced old hands in this picture - G-BALZ and Ken Humphries.

Ismaya barge. This brought G-BALZ from Singapore to Bangladesh and my sources tell me that this ship was originally a factory whaling ship called "Southern Cross" that Bristows operated off in the Fifties.

Lifting off from the drilling rig at "Sangu 1" well, Bay of Bengal.

Dawn at Chittagong.

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