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Seacor lift boat capsized on 100-mile journey to Talos platform Watson said the Coast Guard knew the boat was headed to Main Pass but didn’t know what “mission they were on.” Author: By David Hammer / Eyewitness Investigator Published: 6:34 PM CDT April 14, 2021 Updated: 6:34 PM CDT April 14, 2021 PORT FOURCHON, La. — The Secor Power lift boat was toppled by wind gusts reported at over 80 miles an hour and swelling seas Tuesday, capsizing about 7 miles into a 100-plus-mile trip from Port Fourchon to an oil platform on the other side of L...

12 missing from capsized ship after Coast Guard rescues 6 others off Louisiana coast Published 2 hours ago A Coast Guard Station Grand Isle 45-foot Respone Boat-Medium boatcrew heads toward a capsized 175-foot commercial lift boat on Tuesday, searching for people in the water 8 miles south of Grand Isle, Louisiana. The Coast Guard and multiple other boats rescued six people onboard a commercial lift boat that capsized off the coast of Louisiana on Tuesday night and were searching for more, the agency said. (U.S. Coast Guard Coast Guard Cutter Glenn Harris via AP) Share on Facebook Print a...

Only a small portion of the overturned Seacor Power remained visible above Wednesday's rough waves in the Gulf of Mexico. The 166-foot long vessel is grounded a few miles south of Port Fourchon after capsizing in stormy conditions a day earlier. The U.S. Coast Guard has recovered six crew members and the body of a seventh. It continues to search for 12 others missing. Capt. Will Watson, USCG commander for the New Orleans sector, said Wednesday morning he remained "hopeful" that more survivors could be found.The Seacor Power is a 265-class liftboat, a staple of the offshore service fleet ...

PORT FOURCHON, La. (AP) — Coast Guard boats and aircraft have covered an area larger than the state of Rhode Island to search for 12 people still missing Wednesday off the Louisiana coast after their offshore oilfield vessel capsized in hurricane-force winds. One worker's body was recovered Wednesday and six people were rescued Tuesday after the Seacor Power overturned Tuesday afternoon in the Gulf of Mexico, the Coast Guard said. The search, interrupted by darkness and bad weather, has totaled nearly 40 hours and more than 1,440 square miles (3,730 square kilometers) of Gulf waters by W...

Winds were reportedly 130-145km/h and seas 2.1-2.7m when the Seacor Power vessel overturned. The US Coast Guard are searching for 12 people missing off the coast of Louisiana on Wednesday (local time) after finding one person dead and pulling six survivors from rough seas when their commercial vessel capsized in hurricane-force winds. Coast Guard Captain Will Watson said winds were 130 to 145 km/h and seas were 2.1 to 2.7 metres when the Seacor Power lift vessel overturned. “That’s challenging under any circumstance,” Watson said. “We don’t know the degree to which that contribute...