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22. May 2007, 19:42 | Beitrag
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Parallel zum entsprechenden Thread im Fahrzeugbereich gedacht, nachdem wir ja nur einen Thread für US-Hubschrauber haben.
Bild: http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u63/Lancero2/maio/20070522163232ENLUS0101610611798515.jpg (Bild automatisch entfernt) ZITAT PHILIPPINES HELICOPTER CRASH-epa01016106 Philippine Air Force troops go around a military helicopter that crash-landed in an open field in Liloan, Cebu province of the central Philippines, 22 May 2007. Initial reports from Liloan police said that four military crew and two possible civilians were on board during the crash. No deaths were reported but passengers sustained injuries and were brought to a nearby hospital as investigation continues to determine the cause of the crash. EPA/STR Gruß, Major Steiner -------------------- |
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8. Jul 2007, 23:18 | Beitrag
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ZITAT Copter Crashes in Hudson, but No One Is Hurt A helicopter on a sight-seeing trip crashed into the Hudson River yesterday in the waters between Midtown Manhattan and Weehawken, N.J., rattling the nerves of passengers and rescuers but causing no serious injuries, the authorities said. The single-engine helicopter, operated by Liberty Helicopters, a helicopter sightseeing and charter company, went down shortly before 5 p.m. in an area of the river near the Lincoln Tunnel. The eight people on board -- seven passengers and one pilot -- were rescued by two recreational motor boats, witnesses and the authorities said. A Weehawken police official said the helicopter deployed its emergency flotation devices and landed in the water on yellow pontoons. The helicopter had embarked on a 10-minute sightseeing tour. About eight minutes into the trip, the pilot made a controlled landing, a Fire Department spokesman said. The cause of the crash was under investigation. Jose Mejia, 21, an off-duty Fire Department emergency medical technician, and his girlfriend were among the passengers. They took the trip as a way to celebrate their fourth anniversary as a couple. As the helicopter made its back to a heliport at West 30th Street, Mr. Mejia said he heard a loud banging noise that sounded like gunfire. "Very, very, very loud, even with the earphones on," Mr. Mejia said of the sound, which he assumed was some sort of engine failure. The helicopter started falling -- "like a bird out of the sky," he said -- and Mr. Mejia thought he and his girlfriend were going to die. But the helicopter hit the water, and the pontoons inflated. "When those things inflated underneath the helicopter, that was the most reassuring feeling," he said. The pilot helped his girlfriend out of her seatbelt harness, and Mr. Mejia helped a teenaged girl sitting next to his girlfriend out of her harness. "I thought that somehting was wrong with her seatbelt," he said. "She kept screaming for help." Mr. Mejia said he wasn’t a hero. He said the real hero was the pilot, a woman whose name was not released. He said she helped calm passengers, gave them directions and orchestrated a smooth landing. "The pilot really had no blame in this," he said. "She did an amazing job. But the company should really be maintaining these helicopters. That’s really my main complaint." Mike Duffy, 51, a captain of a Circle Line boat, was docked at Pier 83 when he heard a giant splash. He sped there in 45 seconds in his yellow boat, "The Beast." He turned his 149-passenger vessel into a rescue boat, taking some Fire Department personnel to the scene and transporting passengers from one of the motorboats to his boat. Mr. Duffy said the rescue effort, which included the U.S. Coast Guard as well as police and fire officials, ran smoothly. "It was pretty calm," he said. "It wasn’t your typical disaster." Last night, Liberty officials could not be reached for comment. The company has been conducting sightseeing tours of New York City since September 1990. On New Year’s Eve in 1997, a Liberty tour helicopter tore into the side of a one-story building at the West 30th Street heliport. The eight people on board received only minor injuries. Annie Correal contributed reporting. €dit: Quelle vergessen: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/08/nyregion...amp;oref=slogin Der Beitrag wurde von Hummingbird bearbeitet: 8. Jul 2007, 23:18 |
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