Stockholm, Rajab 22, 1437, Apr 29, 2016, SPA -- Eleven people were confirmed dead Friday after a helicopter ferrying North Sea oil platform workers crashed off the coast of western Norway, emergency services and police said Friday. Anders Bang Andersen, spokesman for the Joint Rescue Coordination for southern Norway, said the search was still underway for two missing people. Initial reports said there were 11 passengers and two crew members onboard, dpa reported. The spokesman said 11 onboard the helicopter were Norwegian nationals, one was British and one was Italian, but the identities of the deceased were unclear. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre for southern Norway has coordinated a large search and rescue operation, partly at sea and on land. --SPA 19:17 LOCAL TIME 16:17 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w