Holding Statement – Precautionary Landing in the Norwegian Sector

Date: Friday 4 October 2013   

Time: 2030 hrs

Bristow Helicopters Ltd can confirm that one of its Sikorsky S-92 helicopters operating out of Stavanger, Norway, made a safe precautionary landing on an offshore installation after a cockpit warning light illuminated at approximately 1700 hrs today, Friday 4 October.

A search and rescue aircraft has picked up all 12 passengers and two crew and they have arrived back onshore in Stavanger and are safe and well.

The helicopter was making a routine crew change flight and was on its way from Stavanger airport to an offshore installation when the incident occurred.

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