Grounded North Sea Super Puma helicopters start to fly

[TEESSIDE SCAFFOLDER]

7 November 2012

Grounded North Sea Super Puma helicopters start to fly



Some of the Super Puma helicopters which were grounded after a ditching off Shetland are to fly again.

All 19 people on board the Super Puma EC 225, part of the CHC Helicopters fleet, were rescued safely after it put down in the sea on 22 October.

The helicopter had been heading to the West Phoenix drilling rig, west of Shetland.

The lack of aircraft since then has left many oil workers in the UK unable to come onshore as scheduled.

As an interim measure, some offshore workers have been transported from installations by boat.

Air accident investigators found the ditched helicopter had suffered a cracked shaft in its gearbox.

Operator Bond has now said it hopes to have three Super Pumas of another model type - the L2 - available to fly from Thursday.

CHC Helicopters believes it will have another four helicopters operating by next week.

 

[frank111]

id fly on these quicker now ,, they haqve been checked ,,, dont know bout reat ,,,;[

 

[happyhugenoet]

fecking class the investigation hasnt finished yet its deemed safe for these SQUIBS to ferry men out in CRAMPED conditions that if they were sheep or cattle going to the continenet wouldnt be allowed.
as i have staed in other posts in holland they(CHC)use the Agusta Westland as was the case in Saudi when i was over there.
I will be phoning my union in the morning to find out what i can regarding this.I for one feel that lives are being put at risk for the sake of the oil companies

 

[frank111]

do you bless urself on lift of ,, paisleyite ?

 

[happyhugenoet]

no i dont because as previously stated the AUGUSTA WESTLAND is a far better helicopter and i dont work in the BRITISH SECTOR ANYMORE TARRIER,read the post Saudi,Holland and Denmark.
I AM BLESSED AS I BELEIVE MYSELF TO BE ONE OF GODS CHOSEN PEOPLE

 

[frank111]

come back ,,, its not too late ,, if ur rig is possessed ,, who ya gonna call ?????????

 

[happyhugenoet]

GETTING TOO NASTY THIS ONE AND I AM GOING TO LET YOU ROT FRANK AS I COULD GO ON BUT REALLY DO THE REST OF THE FORUM REALLY NEED TO PUT UP WITH IT I WILL NOT GO DOWN THAT ROAD SO TATTY BYE
DONT TAKE THE TATTY BIT TO HEART

 

[frank111]

no balls.

 

[happyhugenoet]

THIS THREAD HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU ITS ABOUT OFFSHORE WORKERS NOT FRAUDULENT LIARS WHO TAKE A SERIOUS SUBJECT AND TRY TO MAKE A MOCKERY OF THE SAFETY OF WORKING MEN.
I BET YOU LOVE TO CLASS YERSELF AS A SOCIALIST WHEN YOU ARE REAllY A SCABB AND A PARASITE.
IVE JUST DONE A **** AND WIPED MY ARSE AND YOU ARE THAT **** BYE BYE AND GOOD RIDDENCE

 

[frank111]

better to have loved and lost ,, than to have never of loved at all ,,, come back dear child ,, "pope John Paul "

 

[happyhugenoet]

We wont go into that one regarding better to have loved and lost especially when your church is concerned

 

[scaffarobbo]

Fecking hell lads enough of eh that pish ,as regards the choppers a bit quick for my liking .

 

[happyhugenoet]

here here

 

[Britscaff]

are you sure it was not ,COME ON YOUR BACK DEAR CHILD .....Fuckin bheasts,,,,,how can these ******** sleep at nite....or are you condoning this ,,,,,,DEBATE