DATE: December 01, 2003 11:02:47 CST
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Release No. 142-03
HOUSTON – Coast Guard aircrews are searching for the pilot of a commercial helicopter that apparently went down 60 miles south of Sabine, Texas, this morning.
Petroleum Helicopters Inc. notified the Coast Guard at approximately 8:45 a.m. that they had a helicopter go down with one man onboard while it was transiting from the oil rig at High Island 573.
A helicopter crew from Air Station Houston and a jet crew from Corpus Christi, Texas, are searching for the pilot.
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The U.S. Coast Guard is a military, maritime, multi-mission service within the
Department of Homeland Security dedicated to protecting the safety and security of America.
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