Helicopter in forced landing

Published on 26/06/2012 01:10

A HELICOPTER with 20 people on board had to be escorted to an unscheduled landing yesterday.

The helibus Super Puma was travelling between the Stena Spey rig and Aberdeen when the crew alerted coastguards at 11:30am.

A coastguard helicopter escorted the aircraft to Sumburgh in Shetland, where it landed safety.

The rescue was co-ordinated by the Aeronautical Rescue Co-ordination Centre at RAF Kinloss.

An RAF spokesman said: “It was en route to Aberdeen and was diverted to Sumburgh because there was a report of an intermittent temperature warning. Rescue 102 coastguard helicopter took off and acted as top cover and it landed safely.”