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Cougar helicopter lands on N.L. offshore platform after warning light comes on

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A helicopter was grounded on the Terra Nova oil production vessel Wednesday after one of its safety lights came on.

A bulletin from the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board says the helicopter’s indicator light was activated as it approached the production vessel.

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The bulletin says that St. John’s-based Cougar helicopters decided to shut the aircraft down and restart it, but the light remained on.

A spokeswoman for Cougar says a company technician was brought to the oil platform by a second helicopter on Wednesday, and the passengers were taken back to St. John’s.
 

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