Mumbai: An ONGC helicopter carrying nine persons made an emergency landing near the Sagar Kiran oil ring in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai on Tuesday.
Five persons were rescued, official sources said.
The rescue was carried out by ONGC vessel Malviya-16 and a boat from the oil rig.
The Indian Coast Guard also joined the efforts.
The reason behind the emergency landing on water was not immediately known.
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