- Bristow returns to the
Netherlands to provide search and rescue (SAR) helicopter
services
- The 10-year contract provides a 24/7 all-weather search and
rescue service with dedicated SAR configured AW189 helicopters at
the Den Helder and Midden Zeeland Airports on behalf of the
Netherlands Coastguard
- Bristow's worldwide SAR expertise will ensure safe,
operationally capable, and best value service to the Netherlands
Coastguard
DEN HELDER, Netherlands, Nov. 4, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: VTOL), the leading global
provider of innovative and sustainable vertical flight solutions,
today embarks on a new 10-year relationship with the Netherlands
Coastguard, delivering critical helicopter SAR operations for
people and communities across the country through its affiliate,
Bristow Netherlands B.V.
At 1 p.m. Central European Time on
November 4, 2022, two new
custom-designed SAR bases officially went on-line at Den Helder and
Midden Zeeland Airports, where specialist Bristow teams with
SAR-configured helicopters now stand ready to respond to emergency
events and critical government taskings in all weather, day and
night.
"Today marks an important moment for all of us at Bristow. It's
a huge honor to be chosen to deliver this critical lifesaving
service as we draw on our unmatched experience of delivering SAR
for governments around the world," said Alan Corbett, Bristow Senior Vice President for Europe, Africa, Middle
East, Asia &
Australia and Search and Rescue.
"Bristow has a long history of operations in the Netherlands. In addition to bringing
industry-leading skills, technologies, and innovation, we are also
proud to re-establish our Target Zero safety culture in
the Netherlands, which underpins
our entire operations with each decision we make."
Each new base is home to a winch equipped AW189 helicopter and
is staffed by experienced engineers and ground support teams.
Bristow will also provide an additional back-up aircraft, ensuring
continuity of this lifesaving service.
The aircraft – crewed by two pilots as well as specialist winch
operators and a SAR nurse – also feature custom-designed ergonomic
medical stations, giving the SAR nurse the right facilities to
provide urgent medical care during flight.
Bristow will also introduce new technologies such as mission
management and data-link systems, ensuring ever-closer
collaboration with other government services and assets and an
increasingly effective SAR service for the Netherlands.
As well as responding to emergencies, the new SAR teams, who are
tasked by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Den Helder, are
also trained and prepared to support the Netherlands Coastguard
with other duties, such as the aftermath of disasters, incidents,
and transporting the Maritime Incident Response Group (MIRG).
Bristow's expansive global SAR services include operations in
the Dutch Caribbean, Falkland
Islands, Guyana,
Norway, Suriname, Trinidad, and the
United States. Bristow also operates the HM Coastguard
helicopter search and rescue service for the Maritime and
Coastguard Agency (MCA) of the U.K. Government.
About Bristow Group
Bristow Group Inc. is the leading global provider of innovative
and sustainable vertical flight solutions. Bristow primarily
provides aviation services to a broad base of major integrated,
national, and independent offshore energy companies. Bristow
provides commercial search and rescue (SAR) services in several
countries and public sector SAR aviation services such as SAR and
other services on behalf of government entities. Additionally, the
Company offers ad hoc helicopter and fixed wing transportation
services. Bristow currently has customers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the Dutch Caribbean, the Falkland Islands, Guyana, India, Mexico, the
Netherlands, Nigeria,
Norway, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad, the U.K., and the U.S. To learn
more, visit our website at www.bristowgroup.com.
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