Super Puma down central North Sea Feb 2009

[T4 Risen]

Looks like a super puma has ditched 120 miles offshore, breaking news on BBC...

[Vortex what...ouch!]

Super Puma down in the North Sea

BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | North East/N Isles | Helicopter ditches in North Sea

A helicopter, understood to have up to 20 people on board, has ditched on approach to an installation in the North Sea.

The Super Puma was believed to have ditched on approach to an installation 120 miles east of Aberdeen. The alarm was raised just before 1900 GMT.

Three helicopters - including two in-field aircraft and a Sea King from RAF Lossiemouth - are heading to the scene.

A Nimrod from RAF Kinloss has also been scrambled.

The alarm was raised just before 1900 GMT.

There is currently no information on those on board the ditched aircraft.

[Special 25]

Believe it is a Bond aircraft operating to the Etap. Thinking of all you guys. Hopeful for a positive outcome. Not a religeous man but prayers being said

S25

[VeeAny]

Hoping for a good outcome, not religious either but I'll make an exception today.

[Spacer]

Fingers crossed

[Odi]

BBC News 24 saying it is the ETAP and ditched approx 500 metres short on approach.

Hoping for the best...

[DOUBLE BOGEY]

Special 25

Hi Special 25,

How do you know/where did you hear it was a Bond Ship??

[T4 Risen]

Rumour has it that it is a bond machine......

[coatimundi]

All personnel now recovered from sea to winch chopper (3) and the rest on a rescue vessel.

Edit - the control Nimrod says all personnel accounted for.

Listening from a nearby installation...

[Odi]

Here's hoping...

[Vertical T/O]

Quicker than Sky and BBC. Brilliant. Hope all are well. Congrats to rescuers. Fair play.

[coatimundi]

Sounds very good now, all rescue vessels being stood down. No reports yet on condition of survivors but the radio traffic is very positive.

[Special 25]

Well whoever got Jigsaw up and running and managed to convince the accountants needs a pat on the back - I'll certainly buy them a beer or two. Here's hoping and good work chaps !

[stausen]

BBC says "All onboard have been rescued and are safe and well"

[detgnome]

BBC now reporting all rescued

[coalface]

A good result from a bad event. Well done to all involved.

The big question now will be was it a controlled ditching or a crash into the sea.

[coatimundi]

Confirm from offshore radio traffic that all personnel are safe and do not require immediate evacuation to a hospital, they are now discussing how to get the 15 on the rescue vessel up to the platform.

[VeeAny]

Good news, well done to the rescuers.

[Clever Richard]

Thankfully it appears all involved have been rescued. I'm sure I'm not the only one who had a heart stopping moment on checking the BBC website because some c*ck has included a headline from the Morecambe Bay crash in 2006 saying '6 dead in rig helicopter crash'.

Well done to the rescuers.

CD

[Toohey29]

have been told that it is G-REDU EC225........