Helicopter accident near Barentsburg: The helicopter is recovered

At approxomately 0200 hours 4 November the body, rotor and separated tail of the helicopter MI-8AMT wiith registration RA-22312 was lifted up on deck of the ship Maersk Forza. The recovery operation was a success.

The helicopters Cocpit voice recorder (CVR) is recovered. CVR and GPS-units will be brought to Moscow for analysis. Flight data recorder (FDR) is not yet found, and the search will continue.

There were no persons inside the helicopter, and search for the missing persons continues.


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Photo: The Police

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Photo: AIBN

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