Coast Guard cutter Manta decommissioned today
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a decommissioning ceremony for the Cutter Manta today.
The cutter Manta was originally commissioned into the service in 2000 and has serviced for 21 years.
Manta is in the marine protector class of coastal patrol boats whose primary missions include combating drug smuggling, illegal immigration, marine fisheries enforcement, and search and rescue support.
The marine protector class is being replaced by the 154-foot Sentinel-class cutter, also known as Fast Response Cutter.
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Seacor Power Update As 12 Missing From Capsized Boat off Louisiana Coast
On 4/15/21 at 10:39 AM EDT
The search continues for 12 people who have been missing since
Seacor Power, a commercial vessel used to service oil rigs, capsized Tuesday amid hurricane force winds off Louisiana s Port Fourchon. One person was found dead on Wednesday and six people have been rescued so far.
Capt. Will Watson, commander of U.S. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans, said late Wednesday: Unfortunately one person was recovered deceased on the surface of the water.
Speaking to
Newsweek, a spokesperson for the U.S. Coast Guard Heartland said: The plan is to continue searching today. Weather permitting, we expect divers to arrive at the vessel today to begin their assessment and/or operations in support of the ongoing search and rescue effort.
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) initially launched search and rescue operations Tuesday afternoon, after a severe storm near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, caused the.
6 Rescued, 12 Missing After Large Boat Capsizes Off Louisiana Coast
Six people were rescued on Tuesday after a large commercial boat capsized off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico, but 12 remain missing, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
The U.S. Coast Guard and multiple good Samaritan vessels continue their search and rescue efforts about eight miles (12.9 kilometers) south of Port Fourchon, the state’s southernmost port, the U.S. Coast Guard announced late Tuesday.
The Coast Guard said it received a radio beacon notification around 4:30 p.m. of a distressed 129-foot commercial lift vessel. The Coast Guard subsequently issued an urgent broadcast that attracted some vessels to come and help.