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Six people were rescued after a 175-foot liftboat capsized eight miles off Grand Isle, La., on Tuesday afternoon, a Coast Guard spokesman said. Rescue efforts continued into the night.

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

Twelve people are reportedly lost at sea following the capsizing of a vessel in so-called “microburst” winds off the coast of Louisiana. Officials from the US Coast Guard were assisting in the search for survivors on Tuesday afternoon, with reports of “multiple people in the water” from at least one vessel, Fox 8 reported. Others are also assisting in the search. Six individuals were rescued from the water, with as many as 18 thought to be on...