A woman in her 60s died in the helicopter accident outside Sotra on Wednesday evening. She was employed as a nurse at Equinor, where she had worked for several decades. She was from Årdal in Sogn. On Friday, Haukeland will provide information on the state of health of the other five passengers, all men, from the helicopter crash. A person is seriously injured, but no longer critically injured. Two people are slightly injured. Two people have been discharged from hospital. The five are employed by Bristow, which is one of the largest companies that flies crew to and from the oil platforms in the North Sea. SØRGER: At Equinor’s office in Bergen, the flag was flown at half-mast on Thursday. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB No longer involved – The Coast Guard no longer has a request for assistance from the police, and is therefore no longer in action in the search for wreckage from the helicopter that crashed outside Sotra on Wednesday evening, says Jonny Karlsen. Karlsen is a spokesperson at the Norwegian Armed Forces’ operational headquarters and confirms that the Coast Guard with the ship KV Sortland has been involved in the search for the helicopter since the accident on Wednesday evening. – What we may have helped to find, I cannot comment on. It will be up to the police, who decided yesterday afternoon that the Coast Guard’s assistance was no longer necessary, says Karlsen. WRECK PARTS: The Bergen-based rescue boat “Kristian Gerhard Jebsen II” was connected early in the rescue operation on Wednesday, and reports that they helped retrieve items from the wreck. Photo: Rescue company The wreck is believed to be at a depth of 300 meters A coast guard ship transported parts of the wreckage to Haakonsvern in Bergen on Thursday evening, reports TV 2. The parts have been handed over to the police. Head of the National Accident Investigation Board for Aviation, Kåre Halvorsen, said on Thursday that they believe the wreckage of the helicopter lies at a depth of 300 metres. – The weather is currently too bad for the wreck to be raised, but work is being done to find a solution, said Halvorsen on Thursday. The hope is that the so-called black box is still inside the wreckage. It contains data about what happened before and during the accident. The box also sends a signal that makes it possible to locate the wreck. Timeline: The helicopter crash west of Sotra This is what happened with the helicopter that crashed west of Sotra in Vestland. The newest updates are at the top of the timeline. Several of the times are taken from the Norwegian Central Rescue Service. The map shows when the helicopter flew before it crashed. The helicopter took off at Bergen airport, Flesland. Furthermore, the helicopter flew west and up the Hjeltfjord before it flew south and crashed west of Sotra. Below the map is the timeline with the latest news about the helicopter crash. The coastguard ship that contributed to the search for wreckage parts is now on its way to Haakonsvern outside Bergen with parts they have found in the sea. It is Chief of Staff Gustav Landro in the West Police District who tells this to TV 2. The Coast Guard is not quite sure what kind of parts they have with them, but they take it ashore. Here the parts will be handed over to the police. According to VG, the police have questioned two of those who were on board the helicopter. – We have conducted two interviews and are planning more tomorrow, says chief of staff Gustav Landro in the West police district to VG. Equinor is suspending all helicopter flights until Friday at 10 a.m. following the accident outside Bergen. Information director Sissel Rinde tells NTB. Energy Minister Terje Aasland (Ap) sends his thoughts to those affected after the helicopter accident outside Bergen. At the same time, he is asking for a thorough investigation of the accident. The police say they believe that the trip recorder, also called “the black box”, on the helicopter will be found, but that the job is challenging due to high waves and strong winds. The six people who was on board the helicopter was wearing a survival suit, say the police. The CEO of Equinor states that the deceased woman was a nurse at work to look after others. All helicopter flights to and from the heliport are canceled until 6 p.m. ConocoPhillips flights are canceled until further notice. There are also the flights for Aker BP. Vest police district states that it was a woman in her 60s, seen in Equinor, who died in the accident. The other five in the helicopter were employed in Bristow. The head of the Norwegian Aviation Accident Investigation Board says that they believe the wreck lies at a depth of 300 metres. Haukeland University Hospital informs X that one person is critically injured, one seriously injured and three lightly injured. The National Accident Investigation Board for Aviation starts work after the helicopter accident. The aim is to find the main part of the wreckage and then raise it from there. Photo: The rescue company The police confirmed on Thursday morning that a search was carried out throughout the night for the helicopter that crashed. Photo: Coast Guard / NTB The police confirm that one person has died. Another is slightly injured, while the remaining four have varying degrees of damage. The police set up a reception for relatives. The lifeboat has started to find wreckage. They are looking for more parts. The rescue operation is over. Haukeland University Hospital confirms that they have received six people. The condition is unclear. Photo: Kjell Jøran Hansen / news news can confirm that the Accident Investigation Board is in the process of staffing up. The rescue helicopter Florø confirms the discovery of the last person. Five minutes later they confirm that they have a person on board and are traveling towards Haukeland. At the present time, it may look like 25 minutes have passed since the Sola helicopter left until the last person is on board the Sola rescue helicopter. The rescue helicopter, with the first five people who were picked up from the sea, lands at Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen. The police confirm that there has been an aviation accident in the sea west of Sotra in Vestland. The rescue helicopter Sola reports that they are on their way to Haukeland hospital with five people on board. The reason they have to go towards Haukeland is that they no longer have fuel to stay in the area. HRS knows that they already have rescue helicopter Florø on its way to the search area. There is also an air ambulance in the area that indicates the location of the last one. The rescue helicopter Sola reports that they cannot see the helicopter itself that has crashed. Øygarden municipality receives notification of the helicopter crash. They saw emergency staff. Persons are observed in the sea and hoisting starts. The persons must have a doctor in the sea for 45-50 minutes. The Sola rescue helicopter observes people in the sea and starts the process of hoisting them up. The police receive a report of a helicopter being flown west of Sotra. The main rescue center is informed that there are six people on board. The rescue helicopter Sola, which is already in the air for training, is sent in the direction of the area indicated by the emergency signal. HRS out alerts the rescue helicopter in Florø. They also ask Kystradio to send a mayday relay to vessels in the area. KV Sortland confirms that they set course for the area. It is agreed that a pilot helicopter from Flesland can go towards the area. The ambulance boat Austevolljenta is also asked to go towards the area. At 20.03 the rescue helicopter Sola reports that they are approximately 15 minutes from the position. HRS asks Kystradio to call out lifeboats from the Rescue Association. We are talking about Bjarne Kyrkjebø and Kristian Gerhard Jensen II. HRS can confirm that it is one of the rescue helicopters from Bristow, and that they have been out on a training trip. The main rescue center asks the air traffic controller in Avinor to check if they can make contact with the helicopter. Three minutes later they receive feedback that they cannot make contact over the radio. The helicopter hits the water and an emergency direction finder is activated. The main rescue center receives a message that an emergency beacon has been triggered and the rescue leaders on duty start to check more closely what kind of machine it is that is sending the signal and try to make contact. HRS is informed that a personal emergency beacon, of the type worn by helicopter crew in a rescue helicopter, has been triggered. The position of this is in the same area as the emergency bearing transmitter of the helicopter. Avinor, ACC and the tower on Flesland are contacted. The helicopter probably loses radar contact, according to Aircraftregister.net. The helicopter is completing an exercise with a ship from Wilson Shipping on behalf of Equinor. The helicopter flies west. The helicopter takes off from Bergen airport, Flesland. Show more Helicopter traffic to and from the North Sea has been suspended since Wednesday evening, and will not start again until Friday morning at the earliest.
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