A Sikorsky SK76 helicopter with registration 5NBQG and operated by East Wind Aviation has crashed killing three persons after ditching into the waters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
It was en route from Port Harcourt Military Base (DNPM) to the Nuimantan oil rig.
Channels Television reported that the accident occurred at 11:22 am on Thursday, along the waterways in Port Harcourt.
A total of eight persons were on board, according to a spokesperson for the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Odutayo Oluseyi.
The aircraft ditched into the waters near Bonny Finima in the Atlantic Ocean, the authorities said, adding that rescue efforts have been activated
