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One crew member is dead and 12 others remained missing after an oilfield boat capsized Tuesday during a severe thunderstorm in the Gulf of Mexico about 8 miles south of Port Fourchon, the Coast Guard said.   During a news conference Wednesday, Coast Guard Capt. Will Watson said six survivors had been found from the 129-foot capsized liftboat the Seacor Power. It was was yet known why the vessel was out on the water during the severe weather, Watson told reporters. "Were trying to figure ...

A body was found Wednesday as the search continued for 12 people missing after a 129-foot commercial boat capsized in angry seas off Louisiana. Good Samaritan boaters joined Coast Guard vessels and a helicopter searching the Gulf of Mexico, one day after six people were rescued Tuesday from the Seacor Power south of Grand Isle. Winds were whipping at up to 90 mph when the vessel overturned amid waves reaching 9 feet, Coast Guard Capt. Will Watson said Wednesday. "We are hopeful of findin...

The U.S. Coast Guard tweeted Tuesday evening to say they were responding  They wrote: The @USCG & multiple #goodSamaritan vessels are responding to a 265-ft capsized commercial lift boat south of Grand Isle  It is understood a microburst storm may have hit the vessel  Bruce Simon said on Facebook he was out on the water; he wrote: Waves are breaking over the bow. Please pray for the lost Following news of the storm, Louisiana Senator John Kennedy tweeted: Praying for everyone around Grand Is...

Multiple people in the water, rescues underway near Grand Isle Video of high seas before vessel capsized during severe storm near Grand Isle, La. By Robb Hays | April 13, 2021 at 7:19 PM CDT - Updated April 13 at 8:56 PM BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The United States Coast Guard is assisting in the search for ‘multiple people in the water’ after at least one vessel capsized during a severe storm near Grand Isle, LA this afternoon. Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer Jonathan Lally s...

The U.S. Coast Guard tweeted Tuesday evening: '#HappeningNow the @USCG & multiple #goodSamaritan vessels are responding to a 265-ft capsized commercial lift boat south of Grand Isle.'

increase font size Six people had been rescued and safely transported to shore. By Tim Elfrink, Paulina Firozi and Jason SamenowWashington Post Share A Coast Guard Station Grand Isle response boat heads toward a capsized 175-foot commercial lift boat Tuesday, April 13, searching for people in the water 8 miles south of Grand Isle, Louisiana. U.S. Coast Guard Coast Guard Cutter Glenn Harris via AP As a ferocious storm whipped up towering waves off Louisiana on Tuesday, a commercial vessel car...

The Seacor Power, a commercial lift boat carrying 18 people, capsized off the Louisiana coast in a ferocious storm.

Pray for the lost: Body found, 12 missing after commercial boat capsizes in stormy Gulf of Mexico John Bacon and Joel Shannon, USA TODAY © pPhoto courtesy of Coast Guard Cutter Glenn Harris The Coast Guard and multiple good Samaritan vessels rescued six people from a capsized commercial vessel Tuesday off the coast of Louisiana. A body was found Wednesday as the search continued for 12 people missing after a 129-foot commercial boat capsized in angry seas off Louisiana. Good...

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Filed to:atlantic hurricanes Photo: Associated Press, AP To sign up for our daily newsletter covering the latest news, features and reviews, head HERE. For a running feed of all our stories, follow us on Twitter HERE. Or you can bookmark the Gizmodo Australia homepage to visit whenever you need a news fix. At least a dozen people are still missing off the coast of Louisiana after a commercial boat capsized in rough weather on Tuesday afternoon. Authorities have rescued six of the at least 18 pa...