Helicopter with 7 passengers crashes into Andaman Sea

A helicopter carrying seven people, including the crew members, crashed into the sea after it took off from Mayabunder in North and Middle Andaman district on Tuesday morning, and all of them were rescued, officials said. 

The accident occurred around 9.30 am, they said. All the passengers and the crew members, rescued from the mid-sea, have been admitted to a hospital here, one of the officials said. 

"The helicopter took off from Sri Vijaya Puram around 8.45 am, and it crashed into the sea around 9.30 am.