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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