Coast Guard coordinates cleanup after deadly SEACOR Power capsizing
Newly formed Unified Command overseeing wreckage cleanup and assessing environmental harm off Louisiana coast
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Coast Guard crew searching for missing crew members of the capsized SEACOR Power lift boat April 13, 2021. (Photo: U.S. Coast Guard)
The Coast Guard announced Monday that it has formed a Unified Command to remove wreckage in the wake of the deadly SEACOR Power capsizing.
The commercial lift boat capsized April 13, 8 miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana. It was contracted to Tallus Energy to conduct oil well work.
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Of the 19 passengers and crew on the SEACOR Power, six were rescued. Five were recovered deceased and eight remain missing. Early last week the Coast Guard called off the search for the missing crew members after looking for them for a cumulative 175 hours, covering more than 9,000 square miles.