Colin
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/7898093.stm
Apparently all safe & well though!!
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Mertin
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Heard it was a BP platform, so wouldve been a BOND chopper. Havent heard what platform it was though. I got home last night, thankfully!
All safe and well but mustve been a fucking scary experience! Especially as it was near the platform
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BluKoo
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Jesus, hope no-one i know was on it. They might be okay, but that'd be a dodgy situation to be in.
I know quite a few people who work off-shore.
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Colin
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Id expect it would be a scary experience indeed & nothing like that crappy simulation ditch your made to do in training!! 
7 weeks until I find out where im going.
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BluKoo
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Who do u work for colin?
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Colin
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Just now no one
Ive got a wee tip that im getting taken on by Shell, based upon previous years recruiting.........we'll see. tbh i'll be happy to work for any of them as long as im offshore, wages are genarally the same across the board its just the bigger companies give you a better package of benefits.
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Hammer
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Phoned my aunt, my uncle is due to come off tommorow but they're suspending helicopter trips to and from just now apparently.
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BluKoo
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I see.
Good luck with that Colin.
[Edited on 18-02-2009 by BluKoo]
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c20let
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savage 
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Colin
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Suspended from all platforms or just the one(s) effected?
Thanks BluKoo.
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Hammer
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Suspended from all platforms or just the one(s) effected?
Thanks BluKoo.
Not too sure mate, I'll find out!
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RichR
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1LpSwEAmKY&feature=related
It was two of our DELTA ARRC's [Autonomous Rescue and Recovery Craft](part of BP's Jigsaw project) which were tasked in to the scene to recover/rescue those on board
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Ellis
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That's nasty, most of mates work offshore...
Thankfully they're alright
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C2RL R
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my first thought was "shit, wonder if colin was on it!"
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Ste
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quote:
Originally posted by LiVe LeE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1LpSwEAmKY&feature=related
It was two of our DELTA ARRC's [Autonomous Rescue and Recovery Craft](part of BP's Jigsaw project) which were tasked in to the scene to recover/rescue those on board
That sea water has made their heads look like yellow balloons, I hope those guys recover!
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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Ellis
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Was it definately a Bond chopper?
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Colin
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Saying a super puma in all the press coverage, the Bond chopper involved was part of the search & rescue.
God knows, bloke I work with dad is on the BP ETAP rig involved & one of our guys will be going to it in April.
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Ellis
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So could still be a Bristows chopper?
I want to know what caused it!
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Mertin
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Bond choppers operate to all the BP fields as far as im aware, thats why im thinking it was Bond.
Was reading the papers today and they were saying it was a bond chopper
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Calum
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Yeah, it was one of Bonds new 225s
No idea why it would have gone down though
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Ste
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quote:
Originally posted by complex_maze
Yeah, it was one of Bonds new 225s
No idea why it would have gone down though
Most accidents are caused by human error so most probably the pilot, but could be a bird strike or mechanical failure.
Most of the crashes i seen in my time in the RAF were human error. the rest bird strikes.
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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ed
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It's reassuring that you have to wear a survival suit when you go on a helicopter ride across the north sea out to a rig. That and most the helicopters are equipped with floats so that when they crash into the sea they don't instantly sink 
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Mertin
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
It's reassuring that you have to wear a survival suit when you go on a helicopter ride across the north sea out to a rig. That and most the helicopters are equipped with floats so that when they crash into the sea they don't instantly sink
Better to be safe than sorry, worst case scenario
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RichR
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/7900394.stm
That's one of the Two ARRC's which attended
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C2RL R
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did you build that mate?
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