srobrien Posted April 1, 2009 Posted April 1, 2009 Another offshore helicopter has crashed in the North sea, all aboard are feared dead...just hits home as it is for me and all the other offshore workers a normal means of getting too and from work and we never give it a second though. Until something like this happens my thoughts go out to the familys of the passengers and crew on board. R Quote
N1SM0350z Posted April 1, 2009 Posted April 1, 2009 Sad to hear it, Watch ur selfs out there guys! Quote
ab350z Posted April 1, 2009 Posted April 1, 2009 Another Bond Super Puma aswell on a BP trip, not good at all. Quote
martinmac Posted April 1, 2009 Posted April 1, 2009 And to think these were going to replace the need for stanby boats The simulated swimming pool escape was enough to scare the hell out of me, I hate the things. A very sad loss. Quote
srobrien Posted April 1, 2009 Author Posted April 1, 2009 And to think these were going to replace the need for stanby boats The simulated swimming pool escape was enough to scare the hell out of me, I hate the things. A very sad loss. If they ever got rid of the standby boats then i think that would be the end of my offshore days, i wouldn't like being out here alone without the comfort of having close standby cover. R Quote
Stew Posted April 1, 2009 Posted April 1, 2009 It's bloody scary. One of my colleagues is married to one on Bonds Chief Pilots. His route is the Miller. He went on holiday yesterday! It was his chopper that went down. SCARY! Very sad, my thoughts go out to the loved ones. I just hope I don't know any of them. The oil game is a very close community really. Quote
Chris`I Posted April 1, 2009 Posted April 1, 2009 Glad to see you posting Stew, Amanda was worried for ya. Told her you wouldnt be out there but she wanted to see a post Quote
Stew Posted April 1, 2009 Posted April 1, 2009 That's nice of her Chris. I'm in the office now looking after stuff so no more trips in the budgie for me! Quote
Beavis Posted April 1, 2009 Posted April 1, 2009 Not good news at all and sorry to read of the loss of life. I have a real passion for aircraft but sorry i find helicopters just plain wrong. Quote
nixy Posted April 1, 2009 Posted April 1, 2009 shocking news, and like said above, just guys on their commute looking forward to going home. Very sad. Quote
Rory Posted April 1, 2009 Posted April 1, 2009 Sad news, my thoughts are with the families involved. Quote
marzman Posted April 1, 2009 Posted April 1, 2009 Very sad. Also glad to see you posting Stew...! Quote
Shuck Posted April 1, 2009 Posted April 1, 2009 The first thing I thought of when I saw this on the new tonight was you guls who work offshore on this forum. Quite wierd considering I haven't met anyone off here yet! Very sad news though, I can't imagine what it must be like to lose someone close to you like this. Quote
martinmac Posted April 1, 2009 Posted April 1, 2009 One thing that has just occurred to me, one of our favourite gripes being the price of petrol. This is the true cost of it. I think we can all be accused of taking things for granted sometimes. Quote
jim Posted April 1, 2009 Posted April 1, 2009 The first thing I thought of when I saw this on the new tonight was you guls who work offshore on this forum. Quite wierd considering I haven't met anyone off here yet! Very sad news though, I can't imagine what it must be like to lose someone close to you like this. +1 Glad to hear you are all safely ashore. Quote
Cara Posted April 1, 2009 Posted April 1, 2009 Been following this all afternoon. Truly awful and utterly devastating for the families involved. So worrying..... I can only imagine how they must be feeling. Quote
bronzee Posted April 1, 2009 Posted April 1, 2009 There's quite a few rig workers on this forum isn' t there? Please check guys so we know you're okay. What a waste of lives, especially hope it's none of our troops. Quote
Stew Posted April 2, 2009 Posted April 2, 2009 None that work on the Miller that I know of thankfully. It was a drilling flight though so the guys onboard are largely KCA Deutag and not BP crew as the news stated. Quote
herbie Posted April 2, 2009 Posted April 2, 2009 So sad to hear of another crash just 6 weeks after the previous ditching. I just got home from the rig on Tuesday. Everytime I board a chopper its always in the back of my mind that it could be my last hour on this earth!! Im going to be really nervous flying back in 3 weeks time Quote
vasser Posted April 2, 2009 Posted April 2, 2009 Its a very sad day in the North Sea. Really hits home the dangers we face. Off-shore right now and some of the guys here know some of the guys that was in the chopper. My thoughts are with the families and friends of everyone that was onboard. Think the PLB's will have to come back. Quote
bronzee Posted April 3, 2009 Posted April 3, 2009 So with these two incidents is it lack of mechanical maintenance or pilot error, or don't know yet? Quote
Cara Posted April 3, 2009 Posted April 3, 2009 So with these two incidents is it lack of mechanical maintenance or pilot error, or don't know yet? Immy, the incident in February was apparently largely down to weather - the AAIB (Air Accidents Investigation Branch) found that the pilot flew into a "bank of fog" and couldn't identify the rig platform. It was a 'controlled ditching' (if you can call it that) where all crew and passengers escaped safely and the craft was largely intact. This time is different. It is too early for any conclusions to be definitely made, as recovery and investigations are currently ongoing, but its clear that something went disastrously wrong. Apparently, there was just enough time for a mayday signal to be put out, before the chopper hit the sea hard. Don't think anybody had a chance in those circumstances. I would speculate possibly something to do with the rotor or gearbox, but don't know yet.... Extremely sad times, sombre mood around here. One of the men tragically killed is a friend of a friend Quote
herbie Posted April 3, 2009 Posted April 3, 2009 So with these two incidents is it lack of mechanical maintenance or pilot error, or don't know yet? Everythings pointing to catastrophic mechanical failure so far. Quote
AK350Z Posted April 3, 2009 Posted April 3, 2009 Can't belive how much stuff has dropped out the sky recently, it's very sad... Quote
Stew Posted April 3, 2009 Posted April 3, 2009 So with these two incidents is it lack of mechanical maintenance or pilot error, or don't know yet? Immy, the incident in February was apparently largely down to weather - the AAIB (Air Accidents Investigation Branch) found that the pilot flew into a "bank of fog" and couldn't identify the rig platform. It was a 'controlled ditching' (if you can call it that) where all crew and passengers escaped safely and the craft was largely intact. This time is different. It is too early for any conclusions to be definitely made, as recovery and investigations are currently ongoing, but its clear that something went disastrously wrong. Apparently, there was just enough time for a mayday signal to be put out, before the chopper hit the sea hard. Don't think anybody had a chance in those circumstances. I would speculate possibly something to do with the rotor or gearbox, but don't know yet.... Extremely sad times, sombre mood around here. One of the men tragically killed is a friend of a friend Heard from a bond mechanic something interesting about the ditch into the sea (the happy ending one....) that the altimeter beeps even 50 feet. When they went through the bank of fog it didn't beep so they touched the water. Pulled up, damaged the tail rotor and then landed it and deployed the bags. The beepy module bit had an intermittent fault..... I heard this but I'm always skeptical and take everything with a pinch of salt though. Quote
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