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Key crew members on Goliath did not complete safety training before tugboat sinkings, ATSB finds

The ship's master and second mate on the bulk cement carrier vessel which crashed into and sank two tugboats in Tasmania's north-west last year had not undertaken required training, a safety regulator's report finds.

ABC News

Pilot killed in large air tanker crash during Black Summer was about to retire, inquest hears

Ian McBeth was one of three US firefighters killed when the C130 large air tanker they were were flying crashed during Black Summer.

ABC News

Pilot 'didn't hear' call before take-off in horror Sea World helicopter crash

A pilot "did not recall" his fellow pilot making a standard taxiing call to say he was taking off before their helicopters collided and crashed in Australia, tragically killing four people and injuring nine others

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Helicopter pilot ‘did not hear radio call’ before Gold Coast crash that killed British couple

Diane and Ron Hughes, from Neston, Cheshire, died in the collision at Main Beach

The Independent UK

Report into helicopter crash questions if pilot made radio call before take off

Four people were killed and nine injured in the mid-air crash off Australia's Gold Coast

Liverpool Echo

Helicopter pilot did not hear radio call in Gold Coast crash that killed four – report

Australian transport bureau releases interim report into midair collision between sightseeing aircraft on Gold Coast

The Guardian - UK

Pilot in mid-air helicopter crash that killed two Brits ‘may not have heard radio call shortly before’

Diane and Ron Hughes, from Neston, Cheshire, died in the collision on the Gold Coast

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Report released on helicopter crash in Australia that killed Cheshire couple

Diane and Ron Hughes tragically died in the mid-air smash on the Gold Coast

Manchester Evening News

Safety board publishes details of helicopter crash that killed two UK tourists

Four people, including two from the UK, died when two helicopters crashed in New South Wales

Wales Online

Report outlines information about helicopter crash that killed British couple

Diane and Ron Hughes, from Neston, Cheshire, died in the collision on the Gold Coast.

The Independent UK

Preliminary report released on helicopter crash that killed couple

Diane and Ron Hughes, from Neston, died in a collision over Main Beach on the Gold Coast on January 2

Liverpool Echo

What the preliminary investigation into deadly Sea World helicopter collision on the Gold Coast has revealed

At the time of the collision both helicopters were on scheduled five-minute flights — one returning and the other taking off. The air safety watchdog has revealed more about what led up to the disaster.

ABC News

Radio silence claim in Gold Coast helicopter tragedy

Three pilots don't recall a colleague radioing to say he was taking off before his helicopter collided with another, killing four people.

The New Daily

Silence on the airwaves ahead of fatal chopper crash

The initial investigations into a fatal helicopter crash include an assessment of radio transmissions in the seconds ahead of the collision.

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ATSB's preliminary report into Sea World helicopter crash on the Gold Coast released

A preliminary report into the deadly mid-air collision of two helicopters above the Gold Coast Broadwater says the pilot of the helicopter coming in to land did not hear a call over the radio by the pilot taking off.

ABC News

Fatal East Arnhem Land helicopter crash likely occurred after dark despite not being 'equipped for night flight', according to ATSB

The report found the crash, which killed the 47-year-old pilot, likely occurred after 7.20pm, despite the helicopter not being equipped "for night flight".

ABC News

ATSB finds two hot air balloons narrowly avoided deadly outcome in Alice Springs collision

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has emphasised the importance of good decision-making following a hot air balloon collision near Alice Springs last year.

ABC News

Australian Transport Safety Bureau upgrades investigation into NT helicopter crash that killed Chris 'Willow' Wilson

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau confirms it has upgraded its investigation into the crash that killed Netflix and National Geographic show cast member, Chris 'Willow' Wilson.

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AAP

Boy faces 'major test' after chopper crash

Nicholas Tadros is undergoing a major operation seven days after a chopper crash that killed four people including his mother on the Gold Coast.

AAP

Chopper crash probe could last 18 months

An investigation into a helicopter collision that killed four people and injured eight on the Gold Coast this week could take at least 18 months to complete.

ABC News

New Zealand couples who survived Gold Coast helicopter crash hail pilot as 'hero' as they recall 'nightmare' joy ride

Two New Zealand couples who miraculously survived a fatal helicopter crash on the Gold Coast remember the "traumatic experience" as a "nightmare" and hail their pilot as a "hero".

The National (Scotland)

British couple killed in helicopter crash in Australia

Authorities have said that a British couple were among four killed in a helicopter crash that happened on January 2, 2023 in Main Beach, Queensland,…

Daily Record

Family of Brit couple who died in Australia helicopter crash say they are 'heartbroken'

Ron and Diane Hughes, 65 and 57, from Merseyside, were on holiday visiting family on the Gold Coast when they died in the crash near Sea World.

The Independent UK

Daughter of British newlyweds killed in Australia helicopter crash says family is ‘heartbroken’

Ron and Diane Hughes, 65 and 57, have been named among four killed after a mid-air helicopter crash

Evening Standard

British couple killed in Gold Coast helicopter crash and pilot named as family tell of heartbreak

Diane and Ron Hughes were understood to have been on the trip of a lifetime visiting family

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