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Updated June 28th, 2022 at 15:23 IST

Helicopter mishap in Arabian Sea near ONGC rig in Mumbai High; all 9 survivors rescued

According to ONGC, a helicopter carrying seven passengers and two pilots made an emergency landing near the ONGC rig Sagar Kiran in Mumbai High on Tuesday.

Reported by: Vishnu V V
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In a big development, a helicopter mishap took place in the Arabian Sea near the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) rig. According to ONGC, a helicopter carrying nine persons including two pilots, on Tuesday made an emergency landing near the company's rig in the Arabian Sea. According to officials, All nine survivors were rescued. Four survivors were picked by OSV Malviya 16, one by boat of Sagar Kiran oil rig & four by Indian Navy helicopters. Four critical survivors were evacuated to Juhu by Navy helicopters for management at ONGC hospital.

A Coast Guard ship was diverted to reach the location, following which the search operations commenced which resulted in the rescue of the nine survivors from the helicopter crash. According to officials, another offshore supply vessel named Malviya 16 was diverted to render assistance towards rescue operations.

ONGC chopper makes emergency landing

The incident happened around 11.50 AM. As per PTI, the helicopter carrying six ONGC personnel and one contract worker on board was forced to land using the floaters. The chopper pilot was forced to use the floaters that are attached to coppers carrying personnel and material from shore to offshore installations.

However, the reason for the emergency landing is not yet clear. It is pertinent to note that ONGC has several rigs and installations in the Arabia Sea that are used to produce oil and gas from reservoirs lying below the seabed and several choppers travel across these on regular basis.

(Image: PIB/Representative)

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Published June 28th, 2022 at 13:19 IST

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