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make it past the marsh let alone over the Gulf due to wx, pilot error and maintenance.  Remember it's in the company's best interest to try and pin it on the pilot (the slave) therefore after the funeral the company disowns the pilot and the lawsuits go after the pilot's estate, manufacture and component manufactures.  Many think "oh, I've flown offshore Nigeria or Malaysia or North Sea" some of the most violent wx offshore in the world is in the GOM.  Also, going 150+ miles offshore in a single engine helicopter.