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Cocodrie, La. (KLFY) The U.S. Coast Guard tried to confiscate life jackets and hard hats from the capsize Seacor vessel yesterday. According to KLFY News 10 in Lafayette, La., the family of missing crew member Dylan Daspit refused to let the U.S. Coast Guard have the items. In a statement to KLFY, Cindy Reily, the girlfriend of Scott Daspit (Dylan Daspit's father) said the coast arrived at the Harbor Lights Marina in Cocodrie, La. on Tuesday and wanted to take three hard hats and eight life jackets found in the aftermath of the Seacore disaster. These items are in the possession of the Daspit...

“I’ll do everything I can to get them home,”: Seacor life vests, helmet debris renews hope in search efforts Seacor life vests, helmet debris renews hope in search efforts By Amanda Roberts | April 26, 2021 at 8:38 PM CDT - Updated April 26 at 9:22 PM NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A few life vests stamped with “Seacor Power” was all that was needed to renew the waning hope to find the seven missing Seacor mariners. “We like to bring closure to families,” said Robert Wilkerson with Swampland Search and Rescue. With hundreds of boats trailed in from states away, i...

Volunteers searching for the seven remaining missing Seacor crew members found eight life jackets and three hard hats yesterday. It is believed that these are items that could have been worn by the men on the power lift boat. The items were discovered on Sunday while volunteers were searching the waters from Cocodrie to Fourchon and Whiskey Island. Scott Daspit, the father of missing crew member Dylan Daspit of Lafayette, confirmed to KLFY that the items were brought to shore during ongoing search and rescue efforts. The United Cajun Navy took to Facebook last night to ask for more volunteers...

$25M Lawsuit Blames Energy, Boat Companies in Deadly Liftboat Capsizing The offshore oil industry boat that overturned in a deadly Gulf of Mexico disaster last week was ordered to sea in dangerous conditions by an energy company that put “money over safety,” a pair of $25 million lawsuits assert. The lawsuits were filed in Texas state court in Houston by a lawyer for Hannah Daspit and Krista Vercher, both of Louisiana. Daspit’s husband, Dylan Daspit, and Vercher’s fiance, Jay Guevara, were among the 19 people working on the boat when it overturned in stormy weather April 13. Six peopl...

Trump Donates to United Cajun Navy for Search and Rescue Mission The group on Friday on social media confirmed Trump’s donation, thanking him. “We will bring every crewmember of the #seacorpower vessel home!” the nonprofit wrote in a tweet. Todd Terrell, the president of the United Cajun Navy, confirmed to local news outlets that Trump donated $10,000. He said the money would be used to bolster search efforts for crew members from Seacor Power, a 129-foot lift boat that capsized on April 13 off the coast of Louisiana. Trump’s office did not respond to a request for comment. A U.S. Co...