The largest hospital in the area, Haukeland University, said it had received all six patients after the accident, but their conditions were unclear at this time.
Police said the affected helicopter was a Sikorsky S-92 model that was on a search and rescue training mission at the time of the accident. Illustration photo: Wikipedia
The helicopter belongs to Bristow Norway, company director Heidi Wulff Heimark told Stavanger Aftenblad newspaper.
Energy group Equinor said the helicopter was a search and rescue aircraft that normally serves at the company's Oseberg oil and gas field in the North Sea.
The helicopter that crashed was a Sikorsky S-92 model and was on a search and rescue training mission at the time of the accident, a police spokesman told reporters, adding that it was too early to say what caused the crash.
“We are aware of the incident and are ready to assist the investigating authorities and our customers,” said a spokesman for Sikorsky, a unit of Lockheed Martin. “Safety is our top priority.”
A rescue service official told TV2 television that the area was experiencing strong winds at the time of the accident.
Air traffic data showed several rescue helicopters circling overhead near an island west of Bergen, Norway's second-largest city and a bustling hub for Norway's offshore oil and gas industry.
In 2016, an Airbus Super Puma helicopter returning from the North Sea crashed in a similar area, killing all 13 people on board. The accident led to the Norwegian oil and gas industry suspending the use of the helicopter.
Mai Van (according to Reuters)
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