| Sep 22 |
Archive for the 'helicopter crash' CategoryGulf helicopter crashes kill offshore workers in transit each year It turns out working among heavy machinery, toxic elements, fire hazards and high-seas weather isn’t all that makes offshore jobs dangerous. Workers on gas or oil rigs also are killed or injured getting to and from work — not by the freeway, but by helicopter.
A recent study shows that, for 26 years, an average of six helicopters yearly crashed in the Gulf of Mexico while servicing offshore oil or gas rigs or platforms. Most often the cause has been engine failure, but weather and pilot error also contribute — and go hand in hand when a pilot takes off despite bad weather warnings. |
| Dec 12 |
Archive for the 'helicopter crash' CategoryAnother helicopter crash takes Texans’ lives
On Thursday, three persons died — and another two remain missing — after a helicopter ferrying workers to an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico crashed into the Gulf waters. The company which leased the helicopter reported that the helicopter was missing Thursday morning, and the Coast Guard later found three bodies and debris. The accident occurred near land — only about two miles from the coast of Sabine Pass. The helicopter’s destination was an oil drilling platform about 18 miles off the coast. The Coast Guard sent search boats and a rescue helicopter to look for survivors. |
Again, a helicopter accident has taken a terrible toll — for the third time recently in the Houston area.