OSLO: All 13 people on board a helicopter that crashed off the west coast **rway on Friday are presumed dead, local police told **rwegian dailies Aftenposten and VG.
“All those on board are presumed dead,” a local police official coordinating operations, Terje Magnussen, was quoted as saying by both papers.Meanwhile, **rway's civil aviation authority has imposed a flight ban on the type of helicopter that crashed - the Eurocopter (EC) 225L Super Puma. Reports say it was “totally destroyed”.
Its officials told VG newspaper (in **rwegian) that servicing for the helicopter which crashed had been delayed twice in 2015, for a total of 200 flying hours. The British Civilian Aviation Authority later said it was suspending commercial use of the Super Puma, so it would be unable to carry oil and gas workers but could still fly for other purposes.
The aircraft was flying from the Gullfaks oil field to Bergen, a centre for the **rth Sea oil and gas industry. Eleven bodies have been found, and two other people are still missing.
**rwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said news of the crash was “horrible”. King Harald and Queen Sonja cancelled a trip to Sweden, **rwegian broadcaster NRK reported.
04-30-2016, 04:40 AM
13 dead in **rway helicopter crash
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