The Andaman and Nicobar Islands have identified eight new scuba diving sites in Mayabunder and Diglipur, expanding sustainable dive tourism and creating new opportunities for divers and local operators.

The helicopter crashed near Mayabunder in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, killing a passenger.

The emergency buoys of a Pawan Hans helicopter were not armed when it crashed into the sea near Mayabunder in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on February 24, killing a passenger, according to a preliminary report released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Saturday. The helicopter crashed on February 24, killing one person. (that I) The helicopter, an Airbus AS365N3 registered as VT-PHY, was operating the Sri Vijaya Puram-Rangat-Mayabinder-Rangat-Sri Vijaya Puram sector, carrying 10 passengers, including eight adults and two infants. Five passengers were heading to Rangat, and the remaining five - four adults and one infant - to Mayabunder.

A Pawan Hans helicopter, with seven people on board, crashed into the sea while traveling between Rangat in the north and Maya Bandar in Middle Andaman Island on Tuesday. Police personnel inspect the wreckage of Pawan Hans' helicopter which made a controlled emergency landing in the sea near Mayabunder in North and Middle Andaman district. (PTI) The accident occurred when the PHL Dauphin N3 helicopter, with registration number VT PHY, was on a flight from Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair) in Andaman and Nicobar Islands to Rangat and then to Maya Bandar.

A Pawan Hans helicopter, with seven people on board, crashed into the sea while traveling between Rangat in the north and Maya Bandar in Middle Andaman Island on Tuesday. Police personnel inspect the wreckage of Pawan Hans' helicopter which made a controlled emergency landing in the sea near Mayabunder in North and Middle Andaman district. (PTI) The accident occurred when the PHL Dauphin N3 helicopter, with registration number VT PHY, was on a flight from Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair) in Andaman and Nicobar Islands to Rangat and then to Maya Bandar.

A Pawan Hans helicopter, with seven people on board, crashed into the sea while traveling between Rangat in the north and Maya Bandar in Middle Andaman Island on Tuesday. Police personnel inspect the wreckage of Pawan Hans' helicopter which made a controlled emergency landing in the sea near Mayabunder in North and Middle Andaman district. (PTI) The accident occurred when the PHL Dauphin N3 helicopter, with registration number VT PHY, was on a flight from Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair) in Andaman and Nicobar Islands to Rangat and then to Maya Bandar.

A Pawan Hans helicopter, with seven people on board, crashed into the sea while traveling between Rangat in the north and Maya Bandar in Middle Andaman Island on Tuesday. Police personnel inspect the wreckage of Pawan Hans' helicopter which made a controlled emergency landing in the sea near Mayabunder in North and Middle Andaman district. (PTI) The accident occurred when the PHL Dauphin N3 helicopter, with registration number VT PHY, was on a flight from Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair) in Andaman and Nicobar Islands to Rangat and then to Maya Bandar.

A Pawan Hans helicopter, with seven people on board, crashed into the sea while traveling between Rangat in the north and Maya Bandar in Middle Andaman Island on Tuesday. Police personnel inspect the wreckage of Pawan Hans' helicopter which made a controlled emergency landing in the sea near Mayabunder in North and Middle Andaman district. (PTI) The accident occurred when the PHL Dauphin N3 helicopter, with registration number VT PHY, was on a flight from Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair) in Andaman and Nicobar Islands to Rangat and then to Maya Bandar.

A Pawan Hans helicopter, with seven people on board, crashed into the sea while traveling between Rangat in the north and Maya Bandar in Middle Andaman Island on Tuesday. Police personnel inspect the wreckage of Pawan Hans' helicopter which made a controlled emergency landing in the sea near Mayabunder in North and Middle Andaman district. (PTI) The accident occurred when the PHL Dauphin N3 helicopter, with registration number VT PHY, was on a flight from Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair) in Andaman and Nicobar Islands to Rangat and then to Maya Bandar.

A Pawan Hans helicopter, with seven people on board, crashed into the sea while traveling between Rangat in the north and Maya Bandar in Middle Andaman Island on Tuesday. Police personnel inspect the wreckage of Pawan Hans' helicopter which made a controlled emergency landing in the sea near Mayabunder in North and Middle Andaman district. (PTI) The accident occurred when the PHL Dauphin N3 helicopter, with registration number VT PHY, was on a flight from Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair) in Andaman and Nicobar Islands to Rangat and then to Maya Bandar.

A Pawan Hans helicopter, with seven people on board, crashed into the sea while traveling between Rangat in the north and Maya Bandar in Middle Andaman Island on Tuesday. Police personnel inspect the wreckage of Pawan Hans' helicopter which made a controlled emergency landing in the sea near Mayabunder in North and Middle Andaman district. (PTI) The accident occurred when the PHL Dauphin N3 helicopter, with registration number VT PHY, was on a flight from Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair) in Andaman and Nicobar Islands to Rangat and then to Maya Bandar.

A Pawan Hans helicopter crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from Mayabunder in the Andaman Islands on Tuesday morning, carrying seven individuals, including crew members., India News, Times Now

NEW DELHI: A Pawan Hans helicopter carrying seven people, including two pilots, crashed into the sea near Mayabunder in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Tuesday morning.The helicopter had taken off from Sri Vijaya Puram around 8.45 am and went down in the sea near Mayabunder at about 9.30 am. “A preliminary inquiry revealed that there was some technical snag, and the pilot made a crash-landing on the sea,” a senior Civil Aviation official said, as quoted by PTI.The passengers on board included three men, one woman, one child, and the two pilots.

A Pawan Hans helicopter crashed into the sea shortly after taking off on Tuesday morning from Port Blair - a town located in the northern part of Middle Andaman Island. All occupants of the helicopter - two crew members and five others - were fine. (X/@djdiglipur) All occupants of the helicopter - two crew members and five others - were fine. The accident occurred around 9:30 am on Tuesday, spokesman Pawan Hans said, adding that the helicopter had a "brief landing accident near Mayabunder in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands."

A Pawan Hans helicopter crashed into the sea shortly after taking off on Tuesday morning from Port Blair - a town located in the northern part of Middle Andaman Island. All occupants of the helicopter - two crew members and five others - were fine. (X/@djdiglipur) All occupants of the helicopter - two crew members and five others - were fine. The accident occurred around 9:30 am on Tuesday, spokesman Pawan Hans said, adding that the helicopter had a "brief landing accident near Mayabunder in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands."

A Pawan Hans helicopter crashed into the sea shortly after taking off on Tuesday morning from Port Blair - a town located in the northern part of Middle Andaman Island. All occupants of the helicopter - two crew members and five others - were fine. (X/@djdiglipur) All occupants of the helicopter - two crew members and five others - were fine. The accident occurred around 9:30 am on Tuesday, spokesman Pawan Hans said, adding that the helicopter had a "brief landing accident near Mayabunder in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands."

A Pawan Hans helicopter crashed into the sea shortly after taking off on Tuesday morning from Port Blair - a town located in the northern part of Middle Andaman Island. All occupants of the helicopter - two crew members and five others - were fine. (X/@djdiglipur) All occupants of the helicopter - two crew members and five others - were fine. The accident occurred around 9:30 am on Tuesday, spokesman Pawan Hans said, adding that the helicopter had a "brief landing accident near Mayabunder in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands."