Cougar Helicopters grounds offshore flights after fatal crash off Norway's coast
One person has died following a helicopter crash off the coast of Norway Wednesday night, according to Equinor. (Cougar Helicopters Inc./CBC)
One person has died following a helicopter crash off the coast of Norway, Norwegian-based oil company Equinor said Thursday.
The helicopter was a Sikorsky S-92 model, the same model that crashed off the coast of Newfoundland on March 12, 2009, killing 17 people.
The crash off Norway on Wednesday night has had a ripple effect in Newfoundland and Labrador offshore industry.
Cougar Helicopters ground all its flights to and from the province's offshore oil fields, according to its website.
In a statement, Equinor said the helicopter crashed outside Bergen, Norway, and the person killed was an Equinor employee.
The helicopter was on a search and rescue training assignment, according to Equinor.
The aircraft is the same model of helicopter that is still used to take offshore workers from Newfoundland and Labrador to all four oil-producing fields and any exploration drill rigs.
In a statement, Equinor said the cause of the crash is still unknown.
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