Heli­co­p­ter crash: wreck found

The wreck of the Rus­si­an heli­co­p­ter that went mis­sing on Thurs­day after­noon is now most likely found. A ROV (Remo­te­ly Ope­ra­ted Vehi­cle) of the Nor­we­gi­an Navy has loca­li­zed an object at a depth of 209 metres on the sea floor that appears to be the wreck of the MI-8 heli­co­p­ter. The ROV named “Hugin” and ano­t­her ROV of the rese­arch ves­sel Ossi­an Sars will con­ti­nue to gather data to iden­ti­fy the object and to find the mis­sing per­sons. The­re were 8 peop­le in the heli­co­p­ter when it cras­hed on Thurs­day. No traces of sur­vi­vors could be found.

The posi­ti­on is 2.2 kilo­me­tres nor­the­ast of the Rus­si­an heli­co­p­ter base at Hee­rod­den clo­se to Bar­ents­burg.

A Rus­si­an aero­pla­ne has brought divers and other spe­cia­lists from Rus­sia to Lon­gye­ar­by­en to take part in the ope­ra­ti­on under Nor­we­gi­an lea­ders­hip.

Sources: NRK, Sval­bard­pos­ten

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