ONGC helicopter crashes into sea; all 9 onboard rescued

Mumbai, Jun 28: An ONGC helicopter carrying nine persons, including two pilots, crashed into the Arabian Sea off the Mumbai coast on Tuesday while attempting to land on a company’s rig, officials said.

All the nine persons onboard were later rescued. The Indian Navy and the Coast Guard had joined the rescue operations, a defence spokesperson said.

The helicopter, which was carrying six personnel of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and one belonging to a contractor working for the company, was forced to land using the floaters that are attached to choppers which carry personnel and material from shore to offshore installations.