Oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico claim 139 lives in helicopter crashes; Mechanical failure most common cause, study finds

Monday, September 12, 2011 - 15:31 in Health & Medicine

A new study finds that helicopters that service the drilling platforms and vessels in the Gulf of Mexico crash on average more than six times per year resulting in an average of five deaths per year.

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