Thursday October 24 turn to sad day for Rivers State people, as one Helicopter crash for inside Atlantic ocean in Bonny.
This Helicopter na Sikorsky SK76 Helicopter with registration number 5NBQG wey dey service oil and gas for rig. Na eight people dey inside the Helicopter when e disappear, which show sey e crash.
Mr. Odutayo Oluseyi wey be do head Press and Public relations for ministry of aviation and aerospace development report the accident sey, di chopper been carry eight people onboard before e crash inside water near Bonny Finima for Atlantic ocean.
The ministry talk sey them don notify the Nigerian Safely Investigation Bureau and them don activate emergency response team.
PRESS RELEASE
HELICOPTER INCIDENT EN ROUTE TO NNPC’s FPSO – NUIMS ANTAN
On the 24th of October 2024, about 11:22am, we lost contact with the Helicopter – Register Number: 5NBQG, engaged by NNPC Limited, that took off from Port Harcourt NAF Base en route the FPSO – NUIMS ANTAN.… pic.twitter.com/2NhpZ8dH1V
— NNPC Limited (@nnpclimited) October 24, 2024
Any survivors in the Port Harcourt Helicopter crash?
Sey operation search and rescue sef don start in order to support di Nigerian search and rescue unit. Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) and other agencies dey involved for the operation.
Mr. Odutayo talk sey, them been no get Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) but them de use manual search take find the people wey follow for the chopper. So far, them don find three bodies from the water.
As at the time wey this report dey published, three bodies have been recovered, with five still missing.
