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1 crewmember dead; Lafourche Parish officials asking for help searching for remaining 12 Search and rescue efforts are underway after a boat capsized off the coast of Port Fourchon during heavy storms on Tues., April 13. (Source: USCG) By Mykal Vincent and Rilwan Balogun | April 14, 2021 at 7:52 AM CDT - Updated April 14 at 1:00 PM
GRAND ISLE, La. (WVUE) - Officials are asking for all marine operators to assist in the search for at least a dozen workers after a lift boat capsized off the coast of Port Fourchon on Tuesday afternoon.
Lafourche Parish President Archie Chaisson says the United States Coast Guard is asking for any and all help from boat operators in the area.
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Port Fourchon: The Coast Guard searched for 12 people missing off the coast of Louisiana on Wednesday after finding one crew member dead and pulling six survivors from rough seas when their commercial platform vessel capsized in hurricane-force winds.
Coast Guard Capt. Will Watson said winds were 80 to 90 mph (130 to 145 km/h) and seas were 7 to 9 feet (2.1 to (2.7 meters) when the Seacor Power overturned. It s challenging under any circumstance, he said.
The bulky vessel with three long legs that can be lowered to the sea floor to make it an offshore platform flipped over Tuesday afternoon miles south of Port Fourchon. At one point, video showed the massive ship 129-feet (39-meters) long at its beam with one leg pointed awkwardly skyward as rescuers searched the heaving water.
One Found Dead From Capsized Boat Off Louisiana Coast; Weather Challenges Search for Survivors
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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. Will Watson, commander of USCG Sector New Orleans, told The Weather Channel.
Thunderstorms and seas of 3 to 5 feet were forecast overnight and into Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
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