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A Super Puma helicopter made a "precautionary" landing
on a North Sea oil platform amid fears of a technical fault, its operator has
said.

Bond said the EC 225 was heading for the Forties Unity platform on Tuesday
but instead landed on the Forties Charlie installation after a warning light
came on.

It is understood it related to the helicopter's tail rotor.

The Super Puma was carrying 18 passengers and two crew.

No-one was injured.

Bond engineers will head offshore to examine the aircraft, before
arrangements are made to transfer the passengers back to Aberdeen.

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