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Helicopter crashes on Norway coast | Helicopter crashes on Norway coast |
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A helicopter has crashed west of the Norwegian city of Bergen with 13 people on board. | |
There were reports of people in the sea, but a rescue official told broadcaster NRK that there were no signs of any survivors. | |
The helicopter was "totally destroyed". Photos from the scene showed thick smoke coming from an area of rocky islets. | |
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". |