Pawan Hans helicopter crashed in Arabian Sea; 3 ONGC employees dead

New Delhi: Pawan Hans Helicopter carried 7 passengers and 2 pilots made an emergency landing in the Arabian Sea today near ONGC rig Sagar Kiran in Mumbai High. 

According to the reports, All 9 persons on board the helicopter were rescued. Unfortunately, four of them, brought unconscious to the Mumbai base and taken to the hospital, lost the battle of life, including three ONGC employees.

The Regional Contingency Plan (west) (RCP) was immediately activated; Indian Navy and Coast Guard were informed of the incident. ONGC vessels near the location were mobilized for search and rescue operation. With prompt action, one person was rescued by life boat launched from ONGC Rig Sagar Kiran and four persons were rescued by ONGC stand-by vessel Malviya-16. Despite inclement weather conditions, the rescue operations were carried out very swiftly.

Navy also deputed its vessels and chopper while Coast Guard diverted its vessels and an aircraft.

According to PTI, The helicopter managed to stay afloat with the help of the attached floaters for some time, helping rescuers pull out all the nine people, a company official said.

ONGC is reaching out to the affected families and extending all possible support.