Norwegian rescuers were searching on Thursday for a Russian helicopter which went down with eight people on board at sea off the coast of the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard.
“We have a rescue operation ongoing. There is bad visibility. No wind, but a lot of waves,” Tore Hongset, the leader of the rescue coordination operation, told Norwegian broadcaster TV2.
“We are physically looking for the helicopter.”
A spokesman for the join rescue coordination centre for northern Norway told Reuters the fate of the helicopter and those on board was not immediately clear.
The helicopter was on its way from the Pyramiden settlement to the …read more
Source: Daily News & Analysis
