Search and rescue crews in Gulf hit snag with NOAA restriction Search and rescue crews in Gulf hit snag with NOAA restriction and last updated 2021-04-22 19:47:54-04 Search and rescue crews are asking the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to temporarily change a rule for boats helping in the search for the missing crew members of the Seacor Power. The volunteers want permission to tie a net (Turtle Excluder Device) that helps with sea turtle conservation. The NOAA, however, says the devices need to be used properly or removed completely and replaced with other equipment. Christifer DeRouen, who has been helping in the search, says their crews are racing against the weather, trying to cover as much ground as possible, and to make these changes to boats would be both time consuming and costly.