Helicopter Crash: NNPC still searching for unaccounted passengers
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) has declared that it is still driving intensive search efforts to account for remaining passengers of the shuttle helicopter that crashed into the sallow Atlantic waters last Thursday.
Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, stated weekend that no other bodies have been recovered beyond the three bodies found in the ill-fated helicopter operated by East Winds Aviation that crashed on Thursday in Port Harcourt.
Soneye said the company further noted that intensified search and rescue operations for the remaining bodies along with relevant authorities were still ongoing.
“Once again, our hearts and prayers are with family members of this unfortunate incident,” stated.
The NNPC Limited had earlier declared that three people were confirmed dead when the helicopter crashed in Nigeria on its way to an offshore oil production facility on Thursday.
The helicopter which was operated by East Winds Aviation was carrying eight people comprising six passengers and two crew members when it lost contact while flying from Port Harcourt to the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) Antan oil production facility.
Spokesperson for the aviation ministry, Odutayo Oluseyi, said in a statement that the Sikorsky SK76 helicopter “ditched into the waters near Bonny Finima in the Atlantic Ocean.”