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| Date: | Friday 2 March 2001 |
| Time: | 07:15 LT |
| Type: |  Westland Wessex HC2 (S-58T) |
| Owner/operator: | Aviación Naval Uruguaya (ANU) |
| Registration: | 083 |
| MSN: | WA/195 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Cabo Polonia, Rocha -
 Uruguay
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Curbelo NAB, Laguna de Sauce |
| ship Tasarte |
Crashed in the Atlantic Ocean in bad weather during SAR mission for the crew of the spanish ship "Tasarte". Four helicopter crew and a doctor escaped injured. 2nd Officer Félix Núnez (37) trapped, sank with the helicopter in 30-40 meters depth and missing. Helicopter reported hitting a mast of the fishing boat while manoeuvring in bad weather.
Sources:
http://www.lr21.com.uy/politica/37286-operativo-de-rescate-culmina-con-un-desaparecido-en-alta-mar
http://www.eldiario.com.uy/2011/09/15/que-pasa-en-la-armada-uruguaya-parte-3/
AFM August 2001, p78
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Jan-2011 05:56 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Country, Narrative, ] |
| 01-May-2011 15:26 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, ] |
| 01-Dec-2011 10:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Mar-2012 03:01 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Mar-2012 05:34 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Mar-2012 05:39 | TB | Updated [Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 13-Oct-2019 18:28 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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