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Volunteers continue search for missing crew KATC and last updated 2021-04-26 09:25:50-04 The United Cajun Navy and a number of volunteers launched boats this morning to continue searching for the missing men of the Seacor Power lift boat. Dozens showed up this morning to continue the search by boat, airboat, on foot, and drones. A plane is scheduled to fly over the area later today. Volunteers are launching boats from the Harbor Light Marina Cocodrie; the address is 8239 LA 56 Chauvin, La 70...

Benefit held for families of missing lift boat crewmen Dylan Daspit, Jay Guevara A benefit was held Saturday for Jay Guevara and Dylan Daspit, two crew members and best friends who were on board the Seacor Power lift boat when it capsized south of Port Fourchon on Tuesday, April 13. (Source: KATC-TV) By KATC News | April 25, 2021 at 1:25 PM CDT - Updated April 25 at 1:35 PM Youngsville, La. (WVUE) -A benefit was held Saturday for Jay Guevara and Dylan Daspit, two crew members and best fri...

New Orleans — The offshore oil industry boat that overturned in a deadly Gulf of Mexico disaster last week was ordered to sea in dangerous conditions by an energy company that put “money over safety,” a pair of $25 million lawsuits assert. The lawsuits were filed in Texas state court in Houston by a lawyer for Hannah Daspit and Krista Vercher, both of Louisiana. Daspits husband, Dylan Daspit, and Verchers fiance, Jay Guevara, were among the 19 people working on the boat when it overturned...

Washington Examiner’s request for comment. The vessel capsized off the southern coast of Louisiana on April 13 after winds reached speeds of 70 to 80 miles an hour. Six people were rescued, and authorities have confirmed that six people were killed in the incident. The Coast Guard suspended the search for the vessel on April 19, after a 175-hour search of over 9,200 nautical miles. After the search was suspended, Capt. Will Watson, the commander of Coast Guard Sector New Orleans, thanked ev...

Kevin McGill The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — The boat that overturned in a Gulf of Mexico disaster that left six people dead last week was ordered to sea in dangerous conditions by an energy company that put “money over safety,” a pair of $25 million lawsuits assert.  The lawsuits were filed in Texas state court in Houston by a lawyer for Hannah Daspit and Krista Vercher, both of Louisiana. Daspit’s husband, Dylan Daspit, and Vercher’s fiance, Jay Guevara, were among the 19 p...

Wife of missing man sues Seacor and Talos KATC / Associated Press and last updated 2021-04-22 23:39:04-04 Hannah Daspit, the wife of one of the men missing after the Seacor Power capsized, has filed suit against the company in Texas court. The suit, against Seacor Marine, Seacor Liftboats and Talos Energy, was filed Wednesday in Houston. The suit alleges that Daspits husband, Dylan Daspit, was working on the Seacor Power as a "borrowed employee." It alleges that the liftboat got underway de...

Non-profit created to support Acadiana families affected by Seacor Power disaster KATC and last updated 2021-04-22 17:16:11-04 Friends and neighbors of the Acadiana men affected by the recent Seacor Power disaster have created a non-profit organization to support the impacted families. Funding raised by Lift Acadiana will go directly to the families of the five men from the Acadiana area that were on the lift boat when it capsized on April 13. One of the founding members of Lift Acadiana, Bro...

Wife of lost crew member files lawsuit against Seacor Power Share Updated: 2:11 PM CDT Apr 23, 2021 WDSU Digital Team Share Updated: 2:11 PM CDT Apr 23, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript NEW TODAY, A SPOUSE OF A LOST CREW MEMBER OF THE SEACOR POWER IS SUING THE COMPANY FOR $25 MILLION. THE COMMERCIAL LIFT VESSEL CAPSIZED ON APRIL 13. NBC NEWS REPORTS HANNAH DASPIT, THE WIFE OF SAILOR DYLAN DASPIT, FILED THE LAWSUIT IN TEXAS ON WEDNESDAY. SHE’S SEEK...

$25M suit blames energy, boat companies in fatal capsizing KEVIN McGILL, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3A rescue boat is seen next to the capsized lift boat Seacor Power seven miles off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday, April 18, 2021. The vessel capsized during a storm on Tuesday.Gerald Herbert/APShow MoreShow Less 2of3Rescue boats are seen next to the capsized lift boat Seacor Power seven miles off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico Sunda...

Today Scattered thunderstorms developing late. A few storms may be severe. Low 62F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60%.. Tonight Scattered thunderstorms developing late. A few storms may be severe. Low 62F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60%. Updated: April 23, 2021 @ 11:44 pm