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Divers await a break in stormy weather that will allow them to reach a capsized oil industry vessel and search for survivors.

His death was a result of drowning. His family has been notified. Author: Jade Cunningham / WWL Eyewitness News Published: 11:45 AM CDT April 15, 2021 Updated: 5:09 PM CDT April 15, 2021 PORT FOURCHON, La. — The body pulled from the gulf following Tuesdays capsizing of the Seacor Power is now known. According to a source with knowledge of the situation, the man has been identified as 63-year-old David Ledet of Thibodaux. His death was a result o...

One person is dead and another 12 are missing after a boat capsized Tuesday afternoon during a severe thunderstorm in the Gulf of Mexico.  During a news conference Wednesday, Coast Guard Capt. Will Watson said six survivors have been found and multiple vessels are continuing to search for the missing 12.   Here is what we know so far.  What happened?   A oilfield liftboat called the Seacor Power departed Port Fourchon at the southern tip of Lafourche around 1:30 p.m. as thunderstorms beg...

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out whats clicking on Foxnews.com. Search and rescue crews have found one deceased person at the site off the Louisiana coast where a commercial platform vessel flipped over in rough seas, the Coast Guard announced Wednesday, as a desperate search for 12 sailors who remain unaccounted for continues.  The Seacor Power capsized Tuesday afternoon about 7 nautical miles off the coast of Port Fouchon during a period of "extremely limited visibil...

12 missing from capsized ship after 6 rescued off Louisiana STACEY PLAISANCE, KEVIN McGILL and JEFF MARTIN, Associated Press April 14, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6A Coast Guard Station Grand Isle 45-foot Respone Boat-Medium boatcrew heads toward a capsized 175-foot commercial lift boat Tuesday, April 13, 2021, searching for people in the water 8 miles south of Grand Isle, Louisiana. The Coast Guard and multiple other boats rescued six people onboard a commercial lift boat that ...

Capsized ship off Louisiana: 12 missing, 1 dead, 6 rescued A Coast Guard Station Grand Isle 45-foot Respone Boat-Medium boatcrew heads toward a capsized 175-foot commercial lift boat Tuesday, April 13, 2021, searching for people in the water 8 miles south of Grand Isle, Louisiana. The Coast Guard and multiple other boats rescued six people onboard a commercial lift boat that capsized off the coast of Louisiana on Tuesday night and were searching for more,...

Lift Boat Disaster: What Happened? What happened to the lift boat off the coast of Grand Isle By Natasha Robin | April 14, 2021 at 4:44 PM CDT - Updated April 15 at 7:38 AM NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - “They work kind of like a regular vessel, with propellers and shafts, when they’re going underway with their legs jacked up,” says Senior Marine Inspector, Todd Michel. The Seacor Power lift boat left Port Fourchon with a crew of 19, around 1:30 Tuesday afternoon. Their destination was Main Pa...

One Found Dead From Capsized Boat Off Louisiana Coast; Weather Challenges Search for Survivors The Weather Channel 2 days ago Jan Wesner Childs here for the latest developments. Weather could continue to challenge searchers looking for survivors from a boat that capsized in rough conditions off the coast of southern Louisiana. “We do expect some challenges with the weather but we are going to search as long as we can reasonably and safely search," U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Wil...

U.S. Charges 2 Oil Workers With Allowing Gulf of Mexico Oil Spills January 21, 2021 Two Fieldwood Energy LLC oil workers face federal criminal charges for allegedly separately allowing crude oil spills from offshore U.S. Gulf of Mexico platforms to avoid required shut downs. The two were indicted Tuesday for spills in 2015 and 2018, according to complaints by the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Workers in one platform joked that their mot...

By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read (Reuters) - Two Fieldwood Energy LLC oil workers face federal criminal charges for allegedly separately allowing crude oil spills from offshore U.S. Gulf of Mexico platforms to avoid required shut downs. The two were indicted Tuesday for spills in 2015 and 2018, according to complaints by the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Workers in one platform joked that their motto was “safe and sound until production’s down,” the indictment said. Fiel...