Helicopter bosses say ‘sorry’ over ditchings
HELICOPTER bosses apologised last night for the latest ditchings in the North Sea - but admitted they still don't know what caused them.
HELICOPTER bosses apologised last night for the latest ditchings in the North Sea - but admitted they still don't know what caused them.
The UK Government has failed to make a convincing case to justify closing two maritime rescue co-ordination centres in Scotland, according to a group of MPs.
Offshore firms are considering using boats as a contingency to bring workers back to shore, a union leader said last night.
Offshore helicopter operators resumed flights of nine Super Pumas yesterday as a probe into a ditching incident continued.
Restrictions on the use of the model of helicopter involved in a ditching incident in the North Sea this week were imposed last night by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
Eurocopter bosses said last night they share the concerns of the industry over the latest ditching incident, but insisted their aircraft are safe.
The British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa) has said there is "growing concern" among its members over the safety of Super Puma EC-225 helicopters.
UK Energy Minister John Hayes has praised good training and safety standards for averting a "disaster" after the helicopter ditching.
Offshore workers are "frustrated" at a lack of information on what caused a Super Puma helicopter to ditch in the North Sea, union officials said yesterday.
A MAJOR crack has been discovered in the gearbox of the Super Puma helicopter that ditched in the North Sea earlier this week, it emerged last night.
THE pilots who ditched a Super Puma helicopter in the North Sea on Monday were warned that there was a problem with oil and lubrication in the gearbox, the Press and Journal can reveal.
A helicopter safety group will meet today to hear what operators of the latest Super Puma to ditch believe went wrong.
A gearbox warning light was behind the latest Super Puma ditching - the same problem which grounded the helicopter fleet just six months ago.
The man who rescued the offshore workers and pilots caught up in Monday's helicopter ditching has revealed that he originally feared two people were missing under the waves.
One offshore worker on board the Super Puma last night described the experience as one of the safest landings he has had.
Nineteen people were rescued from the North Sea after a helicopter carrying oil workers was forced to ditch in thick fog.
A leading oil and gas trade unionist has demanded answers from Eurocopter over the safety of its helicopters - before more people walk away from the sector.
Is it time for a rethink?
First Minister Alex Salmond paid tribute to the emergency services after yesterday's dramatic sea rescue.
A Brussels bid to seize control of the safety regime for the North Sea's oil and gas industry has been rejected by MEPs.
BREAKING: The UK’s North Sea oil and gas industry has welcomed a vote by EU members of parliament in favour of an offshore safety directive.
Controversial plans for EU-wide safety rules for the oil and gas industry will go before members of the European Parliament today.
Survival Craft Inspectorate, a global provider of emergency marine evacuation systems, has appointed two new senior executives.
Offshore safety in the UK North Sea has seen major improvements - but in one area still lags behind the rest of the world, it was revealed in Aberdeen yesterday.
Independent North Sea oil and gas producer EnQuest marked a major safety milestone yesterday.