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April 18, 2021 The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Glenn Harris pulls a person from the water April 13, 2021 after a 175-foot commercial lift boat Seacro Power capsized 8 miles south of Port Fourchon, La. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Cutter Glenn Harris) Divers recovered two unresponsive crewmembers from the overturned lift boat Seacor Power on Friday, bringing the death count to four with nine still missing after the vessel capsized in extreme weather conditio...

Louisiana residents gear up for abnormally active hurricane season By Tori B. Powell Abnormally active hurricane season forecasted As the United States Coast Guard continues searching for missing people after a commercial ship capsized Tuesday in the Gulf of Mexico due to a thunderstorm, Louisiana residents are preparing for more upcoming storms in a hurricane season forecasted to be more active than usual.  "This is going to be a rough summer," Adrienne Webber, 57, who is ...

Divers find 2 more crew members bodies near capsized boat, bringing confirmed deaths to 4 Divers continued searching Friday in hopes of finding the nine crew members who remained missing. By Stacey Plaisance, Kevin McGill and Jeff Martin Associated Press Divers found the bodies of two more crew members Friday near the capsized Seacor Power, bringing the total confirmed deaths to four, the Coast Guard said. The two found Friday were identified by the Lafourche Parish Coroners Office as 53-yea...

Coast Guard announces two bodies of crewmembers recovered; now up to four total Search continues for those aboard lift boat in Grand Isle By Jesse Brooks | April 16, 2021 at 8:33 PM CDT - Updated April 16 at 10:25 PM PORT FOURCHON, La. (WVUE) - The U.S. Coast Guard has announced that the bodies of two more crewmembers have been recovered in the aftermath of the lift boat disaster at Port Fourchon. A total of four bodies have been recovered at this point with nine more crewmembers unaccou...

Four bodies recovered as search continues for nine still missing from capsized ship off Louisiana coast The US Coast Guard said Friday that four bodies have been recovered so far from the water near a commercial vessel that capsized earlier this week several miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana. Divers recovered two more unresponsive people Friday. On Thursday, an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew spotted a person in the water at 7:10 p.m. while searching the area, the Coast Guard said. The Coas...

Associated Press PORT FOURCHON, La. — Worried family members were waiting Friday to hear the fate of nine workers still missing after a lift boat capsized earlier this week off Louisiana. The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed the recovery of two bodies from the Gulf of Mexicos waters off the Louisiana coast Friday night, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths to four. "Our deepest sympathy goes out to the family, friends and loved ones of everyone involved in this tragic incident," Capt. W...

1 of 20 In this photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard Station Grand Isle 45-foot Response Boat-medium boat crew members attempt to throw a hammer at the hull of the SeaCor Power. The crew was attempting to make contact with potential survivors inside the vessel. . The Seacor Power, an oil industry vessel, flipped over Tuesday, April 13, 2021 in a microburst of dangerous wind and high seas. HOGP Darra Ann Morales, right, shows a photo of her son Chaz Morales...

Late Friday, divers recovered two more unresponsive crew members, the Coast Guard said.

By ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: April 17, 2021 PORT FOURCHON, La. — Divers returned Saturday to the murky, roiling waters of the Gulf of Mexico in search of lost crew members aboard a capsized lift boat off the coast of Louisiana, the Coast Guard said. "They took a break overnight because of the weather, operating as long as they could, but got back out there this morning and theyre in the water now," said Petty Officer John Michelli. Michelli said an update on the search progress would be ...

Rescue divers searching the Seacor Power, a commercial vessel that capsized earlier this week off Louisiana, have pulled two more bodies from the lift boat’s engine room.