{"id":1116,"date":"2013-09-19T14:29:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-19T14:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rescuenotes.ca\/?p=1116"},"modified":"2013-09-19T14:29:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-19T14:29:00","slug":"ccgs-arctic-helicopter-crash-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rescuenotes.ca\/?p=1116","title":{"rendered":"CCGS Arctic Helicopter Crash Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"

On September 9, 2013, the CCG helicopter, operating from the CCGS Amundsen<\/i>
\n on an ice reconnaissance mission in the M\u2019Clure Strait north of Banks
\nIsland, Northwest Territories, was involved in an accident and sank.
\nNone of the three persons on board the helicopter survived.
\nThe TSB investigation team will arrive in Resolute,
\nNunavut today where they will meet with CCG and ArcticNet personnel to
\nbegin the search and recovery efforts aboard two CCG vessels.<\/p>\n

\nThe three men who died after a Canadian Coast Guard helicopter crashed
\n in the Arctic Sept. 9 were killed by \u201ccold water immersion,\u201d Cathy
\nMenard, chief coroner of the Northwest Territories, said Sept. 17.<\/p>\n

Autopsies conducted in Edmonton Sept. 16 showed the men suffered no
\nfatal injuries, suggesting they survived the crash of their helicopter,
\nonly to die from the effects of the frigid water \u2014 this would have led
\nto hypothermia, a lethal lowering of their body temperature, likely
\nwithin about one hour.<\/p>\n

Marc Thibault, commanding officer of the CCGS Amundsen, Daniel Dub\u00e9,
\nthe helicopter pilot, and Klaus Hochheim, a scientist affiliated with
\nthe University of Manitoba, all died when the helicopter from the
\nAmundsen crashed while they were conducting a routine ice observation
\ntour.<\/p>\n

The three were found in the water wearing survival suits, when the Amundsen arrived on the scene.
\nBut while these suits can assist in surviving cold-shock and swim
\nfailure \u2014 which can result when a person hits the icy water, how long a
\nperson can survive in cold water primarily depends on the water\u2019s
\ntemperature, exposure time, and the thermal insulation of the protective
\n clothing.<\/p>\n

The helicopter now lies under about 420 metres of sea water. The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) is working to recover the CCG
\nMesserschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm Bo-105 helicopter The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)
\n investigation into this accident is ongoing.<\/p>\n

 The CCGS Henry Larsen<\/i> is immediately tasked with locating the helicopter and providing icebreaking and technical assistance. The CCGS Amundsen<\/i>
\n will provide search and recovery assistance, and will transport the
\ntechnical equipment and personnel required to locate and recover the
\nhelicopter.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile there are logistical challenges in planning a
\nrecovery mission in the harsh Arctic at this time of year,\u201d said Marc
\nGr\u00e9goire, Commissioner of the CCG, \u201cWe will make every reasonable
\neffort to recover the helicopter as soon as possible, while ensuring
\nthe safety of all personnel involved in this mission.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nUPDATE 09\/24\/2013<\/p>\n

\n<\/a><\/div>\n

 The sunken Canadian Coast Guard
\n (CCG) helicopter has been located by ArcticNet’s Remote Operated
\n Vehicle (ROV) in the Arctic.  A team consisting of the CCG, ArcticNet
\n and the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) is working to recover it.<\/p>\n

The ice and weather conditions will continue to present a significant
\n challenge to the recovery operation. While the aim is to recover the
\n helicopter as quickly as possible, ensuring the safety of the personnel
\n and vessels involved in this operations is a first priority.<\/p>\n

Images and Text from TSB of Canada <\/p>\n

\n<\/a><\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/a><\/div>\n

UPDATE 09\/26 – Helicopter Sucessfully recovered.<\/p>\n

\n<\/a><\/div>\n

The sunken Canadian Coast Guard helicopter, which crashed on 9
\nSeptember 2013, has been successfully recovered from the Arctic Ocean.A team consisting of the Canadian Coast Guard’s CCGS Amundsen and
\nCCGS Henry Larsen, ArcticNet and the Transportation Safety Board (TSB)
\nhas been working to recover the helicopter since its discovery on Monday
\n afternoon.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\n<\/a><\/div>\n

Thanks to the technical expertise of the Canadian Coast Guard crew,
\nto ArcticNet, and to the Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility pilots
\n who operated the Amundsen’s remotely-operated vehicle, the wreckage was
\n raised to the surface of the water yesterday where it was safely lifted
\n onto the deck of the Amundsen and then transferred to the Larsen.<\/p>\n

While in transit to Resolute, Nunavut, further plans are being made
\nto transport the wreckage to a location where the TSB can conduct its
\nfull investigation.The TSB is grateful for the great collaboration of the Canadian Coast
\n Guard and ArcticNet officials during this difficult operation and hope the successful recovery operation may contribute important information to the ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n

\n<\/a><\/div>\n

 Recovery photos from TSB.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On September 9, 2013, the CCG helicopter, operating from the CCGS Amundsen on an ice reconnaissance mission in the M\u2019Clure Strait north of Banks Island,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65,44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ccgs","category-oops"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rescuenotes.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1116"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rescuenotes.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rescuenotes.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rescuenotes.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rescuenotes.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rescuenotes.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1116\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rescuenotes.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rescuenotes.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rescuenotes.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}