January 13, 2018: Five persons died after a Dauphin chopper with seven people on board, lost contact with the air traffic controls in Mumbai Saturday morning.
The chopper with five ONGC personnel and two pilots on board crashed off the city coast while heading to an oil rig at Mumbai High on Saturday.
AIR Correspondent reports, five ships, two Dornier aircraft and two helicopters have been deployed for search and rescue operations.
The Spokesperson of the Indian Navy said in a tweet that the Fast Attack Craft INS Tarasa has joined search and rescue operations.
The chopper Dauphin N3 had gone missing after taking off from Juhu aerodrome at 10.30 AM and was scheduled to land at the designated oil rig at Mumbai High at 11 am.
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in a tweet said Indian Navy and India Coast Guard are extending all possible assistance in the search and rescue operations. (AIR News)
