The Fleetwood Offshore Survival Centre at Blackpool and The Fylde College played a starring role in national news coverage following the ditching of a helicopter in the North Sea. A BBC news crew visited the Centre to learn more about the survival techniques all offshore workers are taught.

Reporter Chris Buckler joined trainers from the College to take part in a helicopter escape exercise, and later interviewed Head of Fleetwood Nautical Campus and master mariner, John Matthews, for the main BBC TV 6pm and 10pm news programmes, and Radio 5-Live, on 19 February 2009.

Video Footage

Following the ditching of a helicopter in the North Sea, a BBC news crew visited the Fleetwood Offshore Survival Centre to look at the survival techniques all offshore workers are taught. This clip aired on BBC news on 19 February 2009

Audio Clip

John Matthews being interviewed by Chris Buckler for 5 live Drive, presented by Anita Anand and Peter Allen.