PJV Aviation Rescue Operations in Lae

By Sheila Lasibori - January 16, 2018

The team near the crash site: Allan (from left to right), Rudolf, Nicholas, Wesley and Capt. Cuo next to B212.

A five-member Porgera Joint Venture (PJV) Aviation Res­cue Team (ART) has just returned from a search and rescue mission to Lae, Morobe province.

The team departed for Nadzab airport on 24 December this year, following a call for assistance by the PNG Air Services Limited, which was endorsed by the PJV Management team.

The search and rescue mission was on a Britten Normand Island­er fixed wing aircraft operated by third-level airline company North Coast Aviation (NCA), which had crashed on 22 December, in the Saruwaged Range.

Upon arrival in Lae, bad weather conditions in the area prevented the PJV team from get­ting down to the crash site.
It was only on 26 December that they were able to visit the site and carry out their activities.

The PJV team included: Team Leader Nicholas Setu, Airborne Dispatcher Allan Waller, and team members Rudolf Turpat, Wesley Gerari, and Paul Francis.

Hevilift helicopter Bell212 (HLV) under the command of Captain Duan Coe was engaged for the task.

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The Porgera Gold Mine in Enga Province, Papua New Guinea, is owned by the Porgera Joint Venture (PJV).

It is operated by Barrick (Niugini) Limited (“BNL”) which owns 95 percent participating interest in PJV. The remaining 5% is owned by Mineral Resources Enga (MRE) Limited.

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