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U.S. Coast Guard via AP PORT FOURCHON, La. (AP) — Divers searching the site of a capsized lift boat off Louisiana recovered two more unresponsive crewmembers late Friday, the Coast Guard said after another day of frantic waiting by family members worried for the fate of those who went missing earlier this week. Petty Officer Jonathan Lally, a Coast Guard spokesman, declined to elaborate on the latest two found and referred questions from The Associated Press to a local coroner. A Coast Guard statement said commercial divers on the capsized Seacor Power lift boat found the crewmembers. But t...

Divers find 2 more crew members' bodies near capsized boat, bringing confirmed deaths to 4 Divers continued searching Friday in hopes of finding the nine crew members who remained missing. By Stacey Plaisance, Kevin McGill and Jeff Martin Associated Press Divers found the bodies of two more crew members Friday near the capsized Seacor Power, bringing the total confirmed deaths to four, the Coast Guard said. The two found Friday were identified by the Lafourche Parish Coroner's Office as 53-year-old Anthony Hartford of New Orleans and James Wallingsford, a 55-year-old man from Gilbert, a ...

Associated Press PORT FOURCHON, La. — Worried family members were waiting Friday to hear the fate of nine workers still missing after a lift boat capsized earlier this week off Louisiana. The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed the recovery of two bodies from the Gulf of Mexico's waters off the Louisiana coast Friday night, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths to four. "Our deepest sympathy goes out to the family, friends and loved ones of everyone involved in this tragic incident," Capt. Will Watson, commander of Coast Guard Sector New Orleans, said in a news release. "We are using ever...

1 of 20 In this photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard Station Grand Isle 45-foot Response Boat-medium boat crew members attempt to throw a hammer at the hull of the SeaCor Power. The crew was attempting to make contact with potential survivors inside the vessel. . The Seacor Power, an oil industry vessel, flipped over Tuesday, April 13, 2021 in a microburst of dangerous wind and high seas. HOGP Darra Ann Morales, right, shows a photo of her son Chaz Morales and his family on her phone, as Chaz Jr., 10, comforts his grandmother at their home in Slidell, La...

Seacor Power death toll rises to four as dive teams recover two bodies Keith Griffith For Dailymail.com and Associated Press © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo The confirmed death toll in the Seacor Power liftboat disaster has risen to four, after dive teams recovered two bodies inside the overturned oil exploration vessel in the Gulf of Mexico. On Saturday, the search continued about eight miles off the Louisiana coast, as frantic family members held out desperate hopes that there could be survivors trapped inside air pockets of the massive capsized vessel. Nineteen ...