At about 07:15 PM on 04 November 2015, Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC), Mumbai received information from Coast Guard Dornier on surveillance sortie off Offshore Development Area (ODA) about ditching of Pawan Hans Limited Helicopter. Dauphin make (AS 365 N3) helicopter, with two pilots onboard, ditched into the sea near an ONGC oil platform named ‘SLQ’ located about 80 Miles west of Mumbai. There were no passengers on board.