The management of Bristow helicopters
limited, owners of the helicopter that crashed into the Lagos lagoon
yesterday August 12th have released a statement regarding the mishap.
The statement signed by the company’s Regional Director for Africa
Duncan Moore below;
“Our thoughts are
with those affected by the unfortunate accident. We regret the loss of
lives in the air crash and we are ready to assist them with our full
resources. Our highest priority is to take care of our crew and clients
and their family members and provide them with any assistance needed.
Our personnel are currently working to confirm the number of people on
board, their identities and the extent of any injury.
The company is fully cooperating with Nigerian
Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the Federal Airports Authority of
Nigeria, the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) and the Nigeria Police.
Preliminary information indicates that the aircraft carried 10
passengers and a crew of two, subject to confirmation. The company is in
the process of collecting pertinent information and we will release
more details as soon as it is available. At this time, the full
resources of Bristow Helicopter’s incident response team are being
mobilised” the statement read
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