Early Wednesday evening, the alarm went off from a helicopter outside Bergen. This was a mayday relay, i.e. an emergency message conveyed on behalf of others. Data from Aircraftregister.net shows that the helicopter probably lost radar contact at 19.38. – The police received a report at 20.11 about a helicopter that had probably crashed into the sea, west of Sotra, says operations manager Tatjana Knappen in the West police district. Large resources were immediately brought in to find the pilot and passengers. WATCH LIVE: You can get more about the missing helicopter on NRK1. – The rescue helicopter from Sola quickly located the six who had been on board, says Ståle Jamtli, rescue manager in HRS, to news. – We cannot say anything about the condition of those who have been rescued now. The first of the rescue helicopters lands here at Haukeland Hospital in Bergen. Kjell Jøran Hansen/news Search with boats and helicopters Two air ambulances and a rescue helicopter from the Norwegian Armed Forces, SAR Queen, have assisted in the rescue operation. The latter flies over Bergen after picking up people from the helicopter. – I can confirm that the defense is participating with a coast guard vessel, K/V “Sortland” and a rescue helicopter from Sola, said spokesperson from the Defence, Stine Barclay Gaasland, to news earlier on Wednesday. All the people in the water have been picked up on Wednesday evening. The rescue company has confirmed that the rescue boat “Kristian Gerhard Jebsen II” is assisting in the operation. The main rescue center previously confirmed to news that they were looking for a helicopter that had triggered an emergency signal on Wednesday evening. The Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority currently does not know anything about the cause of the crash. – It is too early to say whether other helicopters of the same type will be put on the ground, says communications director Håvard Sverre Vikheim to news. Here, the helicopter lost radar contact at 19.38, according to Flightradar24. Yellow alert at Helse Bergen Haukeland hospital in Bergen confirms to news that they have received six people. Director of Communications at Health Bergen, Erik Vigander, stated earlier on Wednesday that they had set a yellow alert. The first of the rescue helicopters lands here at Haukeland Hospital in Bergen. Photo: Kjell Jøran Hansen / news The head of Bristow Norway, Heidi Wullf Heimark, confirms to Stavanger Aftenblad that the missing helicopter belongs to them. Director of the Accident Investigation Board, William J. Bertheussen, confirms to news at 21.15 on Wednesday that they are in the process of manning up. – We have been notified of the incident, and then we man up as we receive information and treat this as a matter we must work with. Pilotforbundet: – Our thoughts go out to those involved The Pilotforbundet is following the accident, they tell news on Wednesday evening. – Our thoughts go out to those involved and their relatives, says Jens Salt, head of the flight safety committee in the Pilots’ Association, to news. – We hope that things have gone as well as they can, and want the rescue team to have peace and quiet to do their work as long as the rescue situation continues.
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The main rescue center is searching for a helicopter outside Bergen – news Vestland
