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16th Nov 2013, 17:32

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Dave Ed

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Mauritania

Warning............post under influence of alcohol after watching England / All Blacks in a local Cyprus sports bar!

Mauritania

Bristow Bell 212 supported by an ACN AS 365 and an OLOG Bell 412 from April to August 2001. Based at Nouakchott, Mauritania's main airport.
The contract was to support Australian Woodside Oil Co. during a two hole drilling campaign, 50 miles offshore in deep water (4000'). The 412 was an OLOG machine ex Egypt and all three aircraft were supporting the same rig but only two at a time, ie, when the Dauphin departed the 412 arrived to fill the slot until the operation folded. The rig was a semi sub which had at one time been in the North Sea, believed to be the Polycastle as it was known then.

Bristow 212 and ACN AS365 awaiting passengers outside the Nouakchott terminal building.

A view from the Bell 212 looking over Nouakchott - described by engineer on site as very grey.

Bachelor accomodation about 15 mins from work - very spacious.
Roads pretty rough - mostly compressed earth!

The contract called for full SAR coverage and this pic shows 5N-AOV and crew during winch training off the back of a supply boat.

A few names :- Engineer Mike Grinstead who supplied info and pilots Rowan Greenwood and Richard Evans plus Providence being trained as a winchman.

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