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| Helicopter ditches in North Sea |
Helicopter ditches in North Sea |
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| A helicopter, carrying at least 18 people, has ditched on approach to an installation in the North Sea. | A helicopter, carrying at least 18 people, has ditched on approach to an installation in the North Sea. |
| The Super Puma was believed to have come down near a platform in the ETAP field 125 miles east of Aberdeen. The alarm was raised just before 1900 GMT. | The Super Puma was believed to have come down near a platform in the ETAP field 125 miles east of Aberdeen. The alarm was raised just before 1900 GMT. |
| Three helicopters - including two in-field aircraft and a Sea King from RAF Lossiemouth - are heading to the scene. | Three helicopters - including two in-field aircraft and a Sea King from RAF Lossiemouth - are heading to the scene. |
| A Nimrod from RAF Kinloss has also been scrambled. There are currently no details on those on board the aircraft. | A Nimrod from RAF Kinloss has also been scrambled. There are currently no details on those on board the aircraft. |
| A Ministry of Defence spokesman said: "It is a civilian incident but we are assessing. | A Ministry of Defence spokesman said: "It is a civilian incident but we are assessing. |
| "The RAF has sent one Nimrod from RAF Kinloss and one Sea King helicopter from RAF Lossiemouth." | "The RAF has sent one Nimrod from RAF Kinloss and one Sea King helicopter from RAF Lossiemouth." |
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