ACCRA, Ghana, May 9 (UPI) -- Russian oil company Lukoil confirmed Friday three people were killed when a helicopter it contracted to carry personnel to a drill ship crashed offshore Ghana.
Lukoil Overseas, operator of the projects for Lukoil, said eight people were on board the chartered helicopter when it crashed about 3.4 nautical miles off the Ghanaian coast. Three fatalities were confirmed, one person remains missing and four others were transported to shore for medical treatment for non-life threatening injuries.