Værøy Heliport destroyed
Nov 26, 2011
The public heliport on Værøy Island in Norway has been destroyed in the extreme weather that came with the storm “Berit” this weekend. The island, which is situated some 85 km west-northwest of Bodø in northern Norway, is depended on a regular helicopter shuttle to the mainland. Both the heliport and the seaport were badly damaged on the night to Saturday, leaving 750 people stranded. Mayor Harald Adolfsen said to NRK that it might take a long time before the helicopter operation can be fully operational again.
The shuttle service is operated by Lufttransport, which employs an AW139 (LN-OLV) for the duty.