Thursday, December 11, 2008

Down Helicopter off the cost of Sabine Pass, TX

According to scanner reports, the Port Arthur Fire Department have been dispatched
to the United States Coast Guard Station in reference to a helicopter crash that was called in by the U.S Coast Guard. The chopper went down off the coast of Sabine Pass, TX.

UPDATE: According to scanner reports, the helicopter that went down belongs to PHI which according to their website provides aviation services to the offshore oil And gas, onshore mining, international, air medical and technical services industries.

UPDATE: According to scanner reports, five people were on board. As of 11:40AM, there has been one recovery.

UPDATE 11:42AM: PA News has the story

UPDATE 11:54 A.M.: Port Arthur Dispatchers are contacting the Justice of the Peace.

UPDATE 12:05PM: Beaumont Enterprise has the story

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