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The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) says its search and recovery teams have successfully located the wreckage of the ditched Sikorsky SK76 helicopter.
In a statement on Thursday, Bimbo Olawumi Oladeji, NSIB’s director of public affairs and family assistance, said the wreckage was identified during recovery dives conducted on Wednesday night.
The helicopter, operated by Eastwind Aviation and carrying eight individuals, went down off the coast of Bonny Finima in the Atlantic Ocean on October 24, 2024.
The ministry of aviation and aerospace development confirmed that three bodies were recovered, while search and rescue operations are ongoing to locate the remaining passengers.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, on Thursday, had said the helicopter was hired by the national oil company.
NNPC said the helicopter was heading to its floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility from the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) base in Port Harcourt.
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