All nine people were rescued after an ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) chopper with seven passengers and two pilots aboard made an emergency landing in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday afternoon. “All nine people have been rescued,” Coast Guard spokesperson RK Singh said. The operation went on for nearly an hour.
The chopper was reportedly forced to land using the floaters that are attached to such helicopters that carry personnel and material to the shore to offshore installations. “In a swiftly coordinated maritime life saving operation in Arabian Sea, prudent coordination amidst stakeholders resulted in accounting of all 9 pax of the ill fated @ONGC_Pawan Hans. Alert eyes and prompt response at the western seaboard’s concerted efforts resulted in SAR ops (sic),” the Indian Coast Guard said in a tweet .
