Four people onboard a helicopter contracted to the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation died on Tuesday morning after the chopper made an emergency water landing on sea near the Sagar Kiran oil rig in Mumbai High, about 60 nautical miles west of Mumbai.
All nine people in the helicopter — two pilots, six ONGC personnel and an employee of a contractor — were pulled out in a two-hour long operation by ships and helicopters of the Indian Coast Guard and Indian Navy, which were aided by some private ships and an ONGC support vessel.
Four of the rescued were declared brought dead when they were shifted to a private hospital in Mumbai. The remaining five did not suffer any serious injuries, police said.
