A helicopter ferrying workers to the Hibernia offshore oil platform has ditched in the Atlantic off Newfoundland, about 90 kilometres southeast of St. John's. Two persons and a life-raft were spotted in the water. A Hercules aircraft and four Cormorant rescue helicopters are on their way to the site and a coast guard ship and a supply ship are about an hour away. A gale warning is in effect in that area with winds 35 to 45 knots and seas 1 to 2 metres building to 3 to 5 metres this afternoon. Air temp 1 degree C. Water temp near freezing.
-- Posted By Breaking News to Break News at 3/12/2009 04:04:00 PM
