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Helicopter with over a dozen on board crashes off Norway coast Helicopter with over a dozen on board crashes off Norway coast
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A helicopter has crashed off the west coast of Norway near Bergen. A number of people are visible in the sea, while the helicopter is stranded on a small island, witnesses told the TV2 news channel, as cited by Reuters. A helicopter has crashed off the west coast of Norway near Bergen. A number of people are visible in the sea, while the helicopter was totally destroyed, witnesses told the TV2 news channel, as cited by Reuters.
Norwegian police say at least 14 people were on board the helicopter when it came down. The area has frequent helicopter traffic servicing offshore oil platforms in the North Sea off the Norwegian coast. “We have received many, many reports of a helicopter crash just west of Turoy near Bergen. Many people have reported that they heard an explosion and saw smoke. We can confirm that a helicopter has crashed and that there are people in the sea,” police told the Verdens Gang newspaper.
The helicopter came down near Bergen, the second-largest city in Norway. Norwegian police say at least 14 people were on board the helicopter when it came down. The area has frequent helicopter traffic servicing offshore oil platforms in the North Sea off the Norwegian coast. Meanwhile, the Civil Aviation Administration says the helicopter was carrying 13 people.
“We do not know the sequence of events or what the helicopter to come down,” Bjorn Jarle, from the Rescue Coordination Center for South Norway.
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Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. Reports say there was no problem with the weather as conditions were good for flying, according to local meteorologists.
Norwegian oil company Statoil has confirmed to the Aftonbladet publication that the crashed helicopter came from the Gullfaks B platform - a North Sea oil field operated by Statoil.
The Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg is following the situation closely, while a crisis team has been set up. 
Ivar Moen, from the Rescue Coordination Center for South Norway, told Verdens Gang that diving equipment is being brought to help with the rescue operation.
“There are a lot of people who can help in the area, but the Rescue Coordination Center has requested vessels with the capacity to dive. The Norwegian Stealth Frigate, the Otto Sverdrup will help with the rescue attempts and is heading to the area,” he said.