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Helicopter crashes on Norway coast Helicopter crashes on Norway coast
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A helicopter has crashed near the Norwegian city of Bergen with at least 14 people on board, and there are reports of people in the sea. A helicopter has crashed west of the Norwegian city of Bergen with 13 people on board.
Rescue officials told local media that the helicopter had been "totally destroyed". There were reports of people in the sea, but a rescue official told broadcaster NRK that there were no signs of any survivors.
Photos from the scene showed thick smoke coming from an area of rocky islets. The helicopter was "totally destroyed". Photos from the scene showed thick smoke coming from an area of rocky islets.
Norwegian paper Aftonbladet reports that the helicopter was heading to the Brage oil field from Bergen. It was flying from the Gullfaks oil field to Bergen.
The western city is a centre for the North Sea oil and gas industry.
The helicopter, a Eurocopter 225, came down near the small island of Turoy, just west of the village of Solsvik.
All 11 passengers on the helicopter were employees of the oil company Statoil, reports say.
Service company CHC Helicopter confirmed that there had been "an incident involving one of our aircraft in the Norwegian sector".