Originally Posted by
malabo
More interesting is why a multi-crew multi-engine helicopter would go in the water in the first place, a question that hasn't been answered yet and that seems to elude even the North Sea offshore industry to this day.
Especially since according to the report Life Jackets were on board but not used. Indicating that there must have been a surprise element to the ditching.
Possibly still some kind of loss of Control which maybe was recovered just before contact with the water. Or unprepared autorotation from low altitude -for whatever reason. Strange.