The helicopter was lost with the oil off the coast of Rio de Janeiro

According to Petrobras, a helicopter, which was carrying four people, heading to the oil platforms offshore in the city of Macae on the coast of Rio de Janeiro. Communication with the pilots was lost when the helicopter was at about 100 kilometers from shore. According to preliminary data, one of the causes of the accident could be bad weather – off the coast of Rio de Janeiro on Saturday night was cold front, accompanied by high winds with gusts up to 80 m / sec. In search and rescue operation involved two helicopters and Air Force of Brazil, as well as patrol-boat navy search of the country.