Helicopter crash at Brent Spar

Title

Helicopter crash at Brent Spar

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

25 Jul 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:39

Description

Report on the Sikorsky helicopter crash that left 6 people dead after it tried to land on the Brent Spar oil storage platform. Speakers are Aberdeen Coastguard spokesman Peter Webb and spokesman for the owner of the helicopter, British International Helicopters. Richard Gordon reports. Broadcast on NorthSound Radio.

Contributors

Northsound Radio; Richard Gordon; Peter Webb

Keywords

Air accidents; Deaths; Scotland; Oil extraction; North Sea; Helicopters; Aberdeen; British International Helicopters; Brent Spar

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