Helicopter ditches in North Sea

Apr 1 2009

A helicopter with 16 people on board has ditched in the sea off the coast of north-east Scotland, the Coastguard said.

The aircraft was returning from an oil platform just before 2pm when it went down 35 miles off the Aberdeenshire coast.

Aberdeen Coastguard was co-ordinating the search and rescue operation, which includes two RAF helicopters and a Nimrod.