Helicopter ditched North Sea

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M3VBS
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Helicopter ditched North Sea

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Can't get to the radio is anyone picking up anything?
Hope they all make it
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Oddly I just tuned in Humber Coastguard on 156Mhz and a helicopter was taking someone to hospital. Maybe not the same incident. But likely to be the north sea.

Edit: No, it isn't the same incident, the helicopter crash is up near Shetland.
Operating in South Northumberland and Weardale.
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Loads of activity on 5.680mhz Kinloss rescue.....

Asking rescue 122 to coordinate with helicopters between sumburgh airfield and hospital.
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:| picking this up now on 5680 usb I really hope they can save someone
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Sadly three unaccounted for. (ITV.com news)
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