R66 found washed up on Baltic beach

[Chris P Bacon]

Anyone know the events behind a R66 getting washed up on a Baltic beach? Local Swedish press recon on it being washed off the deck of British yacht Capella C.

[atakacs]

Do you have more specifics? Link?

[Ascend Charlie]

Did a group of sensible people push it back into the sea?

[GoodGrief]

That's one ugly boat. Looks like a fish trawler...

https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/ost/helikopter-flot-iland-pa-gotska-sandon

[Chris P Bacon]

/www.helagotland.se/samhalle/helikopter-ramlade-av-lyxyacht-hittades-pa-gotska-sandon-14839412.aspx

[TipCap]

Oh I just LOVE Google translate!!

TC

[Sir Korsky]

Reminds me of this !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWN6XGUAhZU

[Vertical Freedom]

Safest place to find 'em......beached :eek: rather this than Whales :ok:

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AC - I snorted out my coffee at that one:ok::)

[Thomas coupling]

Excellent news.

[helisniper]

Formerly N7012Z?

[cattletruck]

I guess someone had a Free-Wheel-ey moment.

[Bell_ringer]

Did it jump, or was it pushed? :suspect:

[cattletruck]

No, just poor Orca-stration.

[212man]

That's one ugly boat. Looks like a fish trawler...

https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/ost/helikopter-flot-iland-pa-gotska-sandon

They're known as 'Expedition' yachts and are, typically, conversions of large Trawlers, Survey/research or pilot vessels. It would appear she is the latter, having been built initially for the Dutch navy.

[heli14]

Helisniper...if reg as suggested would that be the 2nd boat-related w/o for the operator this year?

[fluffy5]

looks like the Robbie was blind folded then pushed.......

[fluffy5]

worst case of Helicide I have seen.

[Self loading bear]

looks like the Robbie was blind folded then pushed.......

If blind folder the root cause is loss of situational awarenes in IWC?
(Inadvertent Water Conditions)

Cheers SLB