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One crew member is dead and 12 others remained missing after an oilfield boat capsized Tuesday during a severe thunderstorm in the Gulf of Mexico about 8 miles south of Port Fourchon, the Coast Guard said.   During a news conference Wednesday, Coast Guard Capt. Will Watson said six survivors had been found from the 129-foot capsized liftboat the Seacor Power. It was was yet known why the vessel was out on the water during the severe weather, Watson told reporters. "We're trying to figure this out as we go," he said. "We're talking to survivors and to the company. We're focusing on the ...

A body was found Wednesday as the search continued for 12 people missing after a 129-foot commercial boat capsized in angry seas off Louisiana. Good Samaritan boaters joined Coast Guard vessels and a helicopter searching the Gulf of Mexico, one day after six people were rescued Tuesday from the Seacor Power south of Grand Isle. Winds were whipping at up to 90 mph when the vessel overturned amid waves reaching 9 feet, Coast Guard Capt. Will Watson said Wednesday. "We are hopeful of finding survivors," Watson said. "We can’t do this work if you’re not optimistic, if you’re not hope...

The U.S. Coast Guard tweeted Tuesday evening to say they were responding  They wrote: 'The @USCG & multiple #goodSamaritan vessels are responding to a 265-ft capsized commercial lift boat south of Grand Isle'  It is understood a 'microburst' storm may have hit the vessel  Bruce Simon said on Facebook he was out on the water; he wrote: 'Waves are breaking over the bow. Please pray for the lost' Following news of the storm, Louisiana Senator John Kennedy tweeted: 'Praying for everyone around Grand Isle and all the communities in South Louisiana' 

Multiple people in the water, rescues underway near Grand Isle Video of high seas before vessel capsized during severe storm near Grand Isle, La. By Robb Hays | April 13, 2021 at 7:19 PM CDT - Updated April 13 at 8:56 PM BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The United States Coast Guard is assisting in the search for ‘multiple people in the water’ after at least one vessel capsized during a severe storm near Grand Isle, LA this afternoon. Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer Jonathan Lally says his agency received reports of ‘multiple vessels hit’ during a microburst of weather. ...

The U.S. Coast Guard tweeted Tuesday evening: '#HappeningNow the @USCG & multiple #goodSamaritan vessels are responding to a 265-ft capsized commercial lift boat south of Grand Isle.'